An all right citrus-vetiver freshness, counterbalanced by pepper, wood and later in the drydown some incense notes. A standard theme played out often and nothing special.
The original vintage version:
Amongst the classic chypres this is a more floral one, with touches of citrus, rose and jasmine in the top notes. Woody and leather becomes more obvious in the...
Goldy, is a perfume that when used draws a lot of attention, making it an eye-catching and head-turning fragrance. It evokes a soothing feeling, and brings a level of comfort to the person...
Broderie, is a perfume that is highly sophisticated, kind of Classy, and famously known as "the Jewels" of the body. It is very rare and you can hardly see another perfume that has similar smell....
My initiation with perfumes in High School was Aqua Velva (wasn't everybody's then) but became bored pretty soon, I moved up to English Leather (still in HS) but after just one bottle I couldn't...
Wearing my sample of Frederic Malle - Angeliques Sous La Pluie (J-C Ellena). Had an epiphany although it really has a serious sillage/longevity problem.
I woke mid morning to still have Polo Double Black's leathery coffee aura lingering around me and was very impressed with the longevity of this fairly light presence type frag. Especially since rolling around in bed takes the strength out of a frag's longevity. So I put on a couple more spritz of DB, put on a pot of Sumatra and put together a package for the mail on an awesome swap I'm doing with a fellow basenoter.