Alghabra Labyrinth of Spices has a more bombastic spice-filled opening, full of clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg, that then includes cardamom and anise, so it went from spicy, sweet, and smoky to earthy, nutty, and green with a citrus hint. After an hour, the anise and the cardamom won out in the spice...
Profumum Roma Antico Caruso Eau de Parfum starts off with bright citrus and lavender before almonds added a nutty, creaminess and enhanced a hint of spiced vanilla. As it wore on, it was nuttier, woodier, and smoother as the sandalwood married with the almond and left the citrus behind.
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Profumum Roma Dolce Acqua Eau de Parfum is primarily a scent dedicated to creamy, cherry-almond and vanilla that goes from incredibly sweet to more lightly spiced vanilla over time. There was some powderiness about mid-way through but didn't linger through the drydown, which was characterized by...
Montale Ristretto Cafe Intense Extrait de Parfum begins with a sweet, jammy rose that sits on top of a frothy, caramel macchiato; the rose dominates for the first two hours before the coffee and its accoutrements started to strengthen as the drydown was creamy coffee with toffee syrup and amber.
La Via del Profumo Amber Chocolate Eau de Parfum is a boozier, chocolaty scent that uses tonka bean and vanilla to sweeten and add a subtle spice to it, while there are definite nutty notes that create a smoother, almond-chocolate duo that diffuses over time. The drydown saw more prominent vanilla...
Maison Margiela Autumn Vibes Eau de Toilette begins with a swirl of aromatic spices--pepper, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg--but ultimately shifts into a dry, warm cedar within a few minutes that sweetens with maple syrup over the next several huors of wear. There are hints of pine, darker resins, and...
Pierre Guillaume Paris Peau d'Ambre 28 Eau de Parfum is a sumptuously sweet, balsamic mix of resins, pine, and incense. It's a warm, resinous amber with hints of smoky incense and well-worn leather. All the notes blended exceptionally well together in a way that made it hard to tell which was most...
Profumum Roma Dambrosia Eau de Parfum is a love letter to figs from its earlier, greener stages to its jammier, ripened fruit. At times, it was grassy, then milky, almost like coconut, before sweetening, becoming jammier, and sitting on a creamy, almond nuttiness. The sandalwood played a minimal...
Profumum Roma Santalum Eau de Parfum is an ode to sandalwood in its woody richness, and later, creamier undertones, accented by drier spices and subtle sweetness. It had a cooler, earthier opening that lasted for less than 10 minutes before warmer sandalwood and myrrh arrived and pretty much never...
Jovoy Les Jeux Sont Faits Eau de Parfum has an opening to be remembered--incredibly fresh, green, and earthy--and smelled like damp soil, sweet greens, and cumin. The soil and cumin was ever-present for me, only getting weaker and weaker as time passed, but even as the smoky, spiced woods broke...
