Bentley for Men Intense opens with the faintest brief spray of dulled citrus mingling with a sheen of black pepper, before quickly adding laurel and cinnamon spiced smooth boozy rum-laced incense...
Skimming through the reviews of Habit Rouge it's apparent that this scent comes/came in many incarnations, wastly different. I've tried a current EdT. .. There's nothing masculine about this...
I dislike the original AdG, always have because of the bitterness and strange orange synthetic note. The Essenza after one wear won me over, smooth opening, soft woodiness once it settles down....
Disturbingly bad.
This opens up obscure, smoky, spicy and what seems like an attempt of a jasmine flower note. I have smelt jasmine notes from higher end perfumery and this is utterly...
This is the first Montale fragrance that I've liked enough to merit purchasing a full bottle. I would like to wax poetic about this frag, but Darvant and others have pretty much captured it's...
Undecided for the time being. I'm going out with a friend later on tonight, and will probably only decide when I am just about to go out the door. I think I am leaning toward Antaeus though.
Guerlain Vetiver for me today. Though I was in the room when my partner applied 19 sprays of Terre DHermes so I guess I'm wearin some of that too! :-) jk
This evening (third and final SotD post, I promise) will be Robert Piguet's Baghari: an ambery bittersweet orange chypre to match my earlier choices (VdN and CdOV).
Cartier Roadster - Mint, minty mint, mint mint. Then there's some other crap thrown in there too. I like fragrances that uses mint like this, sorta like Hugo XY. Clean, fresh, and has substance. Again, this really reminds me of Hugo XY with a little extra in it.