Fragrance Reviews by Caelum

An incredible exotic adventure in a fragrance, opening memories of past exotic getaways, of monks chanting from an unreachable temple in the morning echoing off the cold mountains, jungle greenery, spice markets, warm sundried beaches, and tropical wild flowers...

Excellent balance from the start, between a fresh aquatic tone and sweet tropical fruits, evolving into a perfectly subtle hint every once in a while during the day of spices and mountain air.

As exotic adventures would not be such if done every day, this is meant to be used wisely.

Majestic!!! Dark and mysterious, fresh, like a forest by the Alps on a summer night illuminated by a full moon with a cool breeze carrying the scent of distant flowers..., full of energy, its calm surface hiding a wild undertow revealed subtlely with time in layers of unfolding complexity....

This masterpiece is not to be compared with chemists concoctions poured out of drums and purveyed by 24 hour pharmacies, as some of the other reviews keep repeating. A great addition to the collection for those who appreciate luxury for the sake of quality alone, and philanthropically underpriced.

Although Creed's masterpieces are among my all-time favorites, this one I did not like very much. I wore a sample and thought it was ok, at least unique. It starts fresh, with tea and berry notes, which are pleasant, but a little too feminine. A strong aquatic or woodsy underlying note would save it at that point, but instead the lighter notes fade and an overpowering decaying flowers/sweet floral scent clings mercililessly for days....defineitely will not attract women and despite being feminine, I would not want my girlfriend to wear it either. De Charlus's comment, below, was bang on in this instance.