Emrego

I will definitely try this more but 2 tests (different days) and without being influenced by the notes I get heavy sage and linden notes from Ganja the most. Opening has an artificial (sweet fruity) grapefruit vibe. Surely vegetal, green and a bit musty. Does not smell like cannabis, which I believe not trying to either. For green herbal aromatic lovers this could be “it”.

The mother of Baccarat Rouge 540? I think so...I do not know any other fragrance that combines an overdose of Ambrox/Cetalox or a variation as such with Veramoss IFF (oakmoss) and Hedione (transparent jasmine or white flower petals) at this level prior to this one so gotta give credits to Nathalie Lorson for coming up with such minimal yet likeable creation in 2010. I always respect the pioneering blends a lot even if they couldn't catch the sweet moments in perfumery like BR540 going viral.

You can just tell by the reviews here: 40+ matches for "BR540" or "Baccarat", but if you go to BR540's page, there is around 5 mentions of Another 13 which suggests people are taking BR540 as the baseline, I say it should be the other way around...But that's what social media and word of mouth does to you.

Niche appealing designer for a sand/salt impression with a powdery iris twist and a traditional amber accord (vanilla-labdanum-benzoin) that helps the “cashmere” fantasy note, but it is definitely not Cashmeran alone if at all present (which is a musky velvety ingredient). Fragrantica notes are misleading at this point.

Overall it leans more feminine than I thought, it stays close to skin and smells quite classy, I imagine a chic woman wearing an outfit of pastel colors, beige tones and a cashmere scarf. People who like Armani Prive - Bleu Turquoise can really like this one, it is not a clone or maybe not even that similar, but the vibe of the blend is definitely there.

Worth its asking price and respectful creation whether you like it or not. Brands like CK rarely puts out gems like this one…I believe once this is discontinued (or starts to vanish online), it will become one of those sought-after “rare gems” fragrances.

I experienced its sillage on a friend for some days, and I can confidently say Versace Woman has an amazing sandalwood mid-drydown in the air, very similar to sillage of Crystal Noir sandalwood, which smells quite masculine. When i sprayed it on my arm it did smell like rose-y hairspray, quite millennial, a bit harsh, a bit old school, but the sandalwood can be picked up all along, if only marketing have decided to include in the announced notes. Jasmine leaf surely a cover for Hedione, and rose is most likely Citronellol x Phenylethyl Alcohol (PEA), bergamot/linalool but for me star of the show is sandalwood, like Molecule 04 in the air (Javanol) and Iso-E kind transparent woods plus musks to fill in the gaps and reduce contrasts.

Great bang for buck, silent, classy, simple. It doesn’t smell like Terre d’Hermes to me, we can’t just call any vetiver frag similar to TdH, this one doesn’t have any prominent citruses but goes to a vetiver dominant musky barbershop direction. Perhaps we can say TdH mid-drydown is similar but that one keeps citruses and sharp woods quite a while. Here though we get Vetiver, Iso E Super, tonnns of musks a la Galaxolide/Ethylene Brassylate, and coumarin, possibly Ambrox and Norlimbanol (to give the slight shaving foam note), all happening under a nice clean vetiver layer.