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The first day I wore this, I was catching little wafts of both the opening and the dry-down until about 3pm this afternoon, and I put it on at 6 that morning... that's a solid 9 hours, with 5 sprays to the body hot-zones and 3 to the clothes. Sure, it was a little heavy right up front, but about 15 minutes in, I wanted to spray it again just to relive the evolution. I controlled myself, but I'm genuinely excited to give it another go when it comes up in the rotation. orangey, earthy and if you dont like this scent then just wait 2hrs. and it will be completely gone.i have been sniffing this and my lips are all covered in it's base oil.not even a skin scent really.
Projection is very moderate in the opening, and turns into a skin scent after 1 or 2hours: the reason why it's cheap. (Difference between cheap and expensive frags is often the performance, not the quality level of the scent). EDIT: I wrote the initial review before I knew anything about fragrance, and even now I'm still a newbie, so take everything with a grain of salt... Buy It Direct Ltd is a limited company registered in England. Registered number 04171412. Registered office: Unit A Trident Business Park, Leeds Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1UA. It's wearable all around the year and is versatile and expensive smelling,Longevity is decent and sillage is goodThis opens up with some pepper and orange. It has a creamy or rosy note in that adds a new dimension that isn't as popular for the genre. The dry down is good too as it mellows and becomes woody. It's smooth. Final thought. I could have saved my money and just bought a bottle of the far better performing Terre instead of these cheaper alternatives, but this hobby is partly about having a bit of fun with these frags too. The anticipation and excitement of potentially receiving your "Holy Grail" through the post is addictive. Performance on my skin is really good - 3 hours of projection and I can still smell it on my skin 10 hours after applying. A fragrance by itself.Totally masculine,unique ,peppery and long lasting without being headache inducing. One to ponder...as I had very high hopes for it, although it didn't fully disappoint. I simply found myself wanting something "more". Still a solid bottle, especially for the price. Synthetic, of course, and not something I see wearing often as it is already collecting dust. In the end, it just doesn't do anything 'special'...for me.
It opens with a fresh aromatic Grape and a dry bitter pungent Spice note (Pepper most likely). A dry earthy woody Vetiver note plays the main role (should be listed within the middle notes). Most importantly, there is a musky Jasmin note alongside the whole road which makes the composition a little less rough and a bit more aromatic and elegant, a bit more versatile.Wore this today as I wanted something noticeable in 22 degrees and it payed off.Various positive comments and I have been wearing it now for 6hrs and can still smell the spices even with a fairly light application. It opens with an alchool blast (so don't smell it in the initial 15 seconds). Then you get a very good spicy sweet (caramel) citrusy opening. There is also touch of cardamom. The opening notes endure through the heart notes. With the hearth notes I mainly detect the orange blossom and some white flowers. Basically you have a 2nd stage with some fainting opening notes but with a strong vibe of caramel /grapefruit / orange blossom that blends with some dirtiness coming from vetiver and cedar of the closing notes. During the drydown the woody scents become a lot more cleaner. The sweetness persists probably due to the vanilla and musk notes. At the peak, the sillage reaches 3~4 feet. After 4~5 hours it becomes a skin scent and vanishes after 6~7 hours. With higher temperatures (or sweatty skin) it projects more, the sillage reaches 6 feet and the skin scent dies after 8 hours. On first spray you can detect it has a similar DNA to TdH but is only 40-50% similar. However, my big problem was the dry down - after an hour or so it smelled really cheap, synthetic, and powdery. In fact, it wasn't very pleasant on my skin at all. So much so I had to get the Domestos and Fairy Liquid out and scrub it off.
Sillage: 7.0 (3~4 feet for 2 1/2 hours with 3 sprays on cold weather; average projection for 2 hours); practical skin scent till the 7th hour.
The opening is rather striking - a sharp blast of grapefruit and bergamot with a nice cardamom really open your nasal passages! Rich, earthy patchouli and geranium enter soon after with a strong undertone of dried vetiver (not rooty or rubbery). It is a great note and the key to this composition. As to longevity, on my skin this stuff is implacable; 14 hours later, all I need to do is wipe my fingers over my collarbone to bring the scent alive again to my nose, with goodly strength. A luxurious, manly, dual-dimensional, spicy citrus perfume which is a doppleganger of Terre D Hermes, yet adds a dark, sexy, nightime twist to create a great scent...
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