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This opens with a somewhat musty vanilla, which airs out to something slightly more musky and airy over the course of a few minutes. As if I opened an old book, covered with a gentle layer of dust and filled with crinkly stale paper, and watched it slowly transform into a new, glossy magazine. The best way I can describe this is it smells like a bucket of wet wood pulp splashed with vanilla extract, lacquer, and a dash of black pepper. Papery, woody, with an air of gentle sweetness. Moderately soft projection for 2-3hr, longevity 9-11hr.

Bright and uplifting, clean, sinus-opening shower gel scent. A sweet, somewhat watery ambroxan bomb with a touch of fruity citruses, spices, and the faintest hint of incense if I try to notice it. I find Dylan Blue heavier on the musk than most "blue" fragrances and it has a bit of a musty undertone that makes me rank it lower than its peers, but comparisons aside this is pleasant enough. Moderate projection over 3-4hr, longevity 8-10hr.

Smells somewhat like a warm spiced eggnog to me, with a touch of herbal lavender and that airy lift typical of jasmine. My nose hardly picks up any mint, it's not close to what I would consider medicinal. A warm creamy vanilla and chocolate, dusted with a melange of holiday spices, hints of nuttiness and cherry flavoring. Reminiscent of Guerlain Tonka Imperiale if you replaced the green facets with cocoa. The cherry gets stronger as it dries down. Moderate projection for 4-6hr, longevity 12hr+.

Smells just like a chocolate orange. But it's not the cheap Terry's chocolate orange that I so despise -- and I like most fruit-chocolate combos! This is a freshly peeled, effervescent but perhaps slightly candied orange dipped in high quality rich, dark milk chocolate. This is far more edible than the majority of so-called "gourmand" fragrances. The tiniest hint of cardamom adds a spicy nuance that really allows the scent to pop off the skin.

I don't notice the other notes in the opening, but after 60-90 minutes of drying down hints of vanilla and woods underlying the chocolate orange start peeking through. I wouldn't identify the woody notes as specifically oud if I wasn't told so, as they don't stand out much. Performance is quite excellent as well, with a consistently moderate projection over 3-4hr. I can pick up faint whiffs up to ~8hr, with 12hr+ longevity as a skin scent.

Opens with a sharp blast of slightly bitter greens and rindy lemon, with perhaps a hint of soapiness leaning ever-so-slightly into "lemon cleaner" territory. Very reminiscent of Nio with a refreshing addition of cool mint. Where I find Nio to be fairly linear, just with the greens overtaking the citrus more over time, the jasmine here becomes increasingly prominent as Torino21 reaches the deep drydown. Green, lemony jasmine. Soft-moderate projection for 2-3hr, longevity 6-8hr off my skin.