JVD290280

I keep coming back to this one now that it’s discontinued, which is arguably the worst possible time to fall in love with a fragrance. The opening hits with bitter orange, but not the loud, syrupy...

You see "chypre" on the bottle, and something in you straightens up. Oakmoss, bitter woods, leather - the stern, dusty elegance of a fragrance that expects you to have done some reading first. You brace for severity, maybe...