Tom Ford Ebene Fume Eau de Parfum is all about drier, lightly creamy woods with bits of spice, whether from spiced, smoky incense or sweeter resins. It started out more fiery, peppery, and green before shifting into smoky, drier woods with a hint of leather, and then finally drying down to a sweet,...
Pierre Guillaume Paris Coze 02 Eau de Toilette is a warm, cozy mix of spice, earthy patchouli, and boozy vanilla. Per the brand, Coze 02 features the following notes:
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Kilian Angels' Share Eau de Parfum is rich, fruity cognac tempered by oak woodiness drenched in buttery sweetness and a hint of cinnamon spice. The opening gave me the impression spiced, caramel apple with a darker, boozy bent, and the sweetness tempered as the oak blended with the cognac. It's a...
Nobile 1942 Patchouli Nobile Eau de Parfum is dominated by patchouli, an earthier, darker patchouli that's combined with sandalwood, oak moss, and tonka bean help to smooth and seamlessly blend the fragrance together for heady experience. Nobile 1942 listed the note structure as:
Chanel Coromandel Eau de Parfum is supposed to be a "soft and voluptuous embrace" with "intense amber notes." It is a scent that begins with citrusy, not-quite-ripe orange notes that get milkier, sweeter, and less definable as the flora heart notes come forward. The base notes are incredibly blended...
Chanel Le Lion Eau de Parfum is all about smoky, leathery labdanum that becomes blended with spiced resins, golden amber, and musk that dries down to an amber-patchouli blend with a touch of vanilla. The opening is bright, sharp, and lemony but that was a fleeting moment, swiftly subsumed by smoke...
Ferderic Malle Portrait of a Lady begins with roses just before they bloom with hints of greenery and woody stems in the cool, early morning air. For the majority of its development, rose remains the star and driving force, but the scent becomes earthier, smokier, and woodier over time as the notes...
Xerjoff Richwood Eau de Parfum is intended to be a "majestic patchouli-enhanced" scent embraced by "warm sandalwood from Mysore" and "scrumptious citruses and cassis" that "blooms and evokes the dark rose and patchouli." I found Richwood wore unusually on me compared to many others (based on reading...
Kilian Back to Black, aphrosidisac Eau de Parfum is categorized as a "gourmand tobacco harmony" by the brand with "languid honey" that has "sweet spices" and "smoky incense essence" with "vanilla absolute." While the opening was a burst of raspberry liqueur, the majority of the wear lived in a warm...
Areej Le Dore Manly Extrait de Parfum is a high-quality extrait that is intended to be a rich, woody scent with a boozier opening, spicy heart, and sweeter, woodier, and leathery dry down. Per the brand, Manly's notes are as follows:
