Review by colormechris
Applied this about an hour ago in the store. Can't stop sniffing my wrist. The opening notes were quite pleasant...I was expecting to be bowled over, after all this is a Bijan scent. And it's "black". But it was sublte to the point of boring. Powdery and sweet with just a hint of that "black" element (which is fine with me!) I suppose this whole "black" thing came about with Armani Black Code and spread like wild fire. All of the subsequent blacks have had a similar element, which I'm guessing is tonka bean. None of those "blacks" have moved me in any way. In fact, they've kind of put me off. But this one... At first it wasn't very impressive...but now, into the drydown, I love it. There's some great, completely unanticipated things going on with it. Very close to the skin. You really have to press your nose into it, but when you do, it's seductive. It's so hard to find recent scents that maintain interest. Every house has some throwaway juice every six monts or so with no apparent thought put into it. It's like they just put out scents in volume, hoping for a success. Somebody took some care with Bijan Black. Hopefully it won't get lost in the dark forever. This kept passing through my hands at Marshall's and when it dropped to ten bucks...well, how could I resist? I've quickly become addicted to it. Orange, Pine and Vanilla is what it boils down to. Sort of a mash of Happy for Men, CK Contradiction, and Halston 1-12. It's kind of Christmasy, yet also summery. It's an excellent all purpose, great quality fragrance. No, not earth shattering. But sometimes you just want to walk quietly and carry a small stick.
