Elegant, subtle, and refined,
For an introspective frame of mind.
Close to the skin, it lingers on,
I'll re-apply before it's gone.
I wish that it would longer stay,
But "Less is More,"...
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...
Hmmm, this is no time to be a fancy basenoter and break out the unpronounceable niche frags. This calls for serious sexiness. If my Body Kouros comes in the mail on time, maybe I'll wear that.
Something quite formal actually and while I fully agree with frags like Vintage Tabarome and BDP, I would also suggest Floris No. 89, Czech & Speake No. 88, Endymion or Opus 1870 by Penhaligons
So as not to appear as just another desperate guy who's foaming at the mouth at having been invited to the mansion, I'd be subtle. Maybe go with a nice cologne from T&H or Trumper.