The only bummer for me is (maybe it's because i've had it for so long that I just can't smell it on me for long) that I don't think it lasts very long. A fresh and citrusy blend of mandarine orange mixed with saffron,soft spicy and musk as they provide a fresh masculinity and captivating elegance that it captivates the attention especially a woman as she loves it and will follow a man wearing. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. Top notes are Pink Pepper, Bay Leaf, Orange, Green Mandarin and Black Currant; middle notes are Magnolia, Peony, iris and Lily-of-the-Valley; base notes are Vanilla, White Sandalwood, Amber, Musk and Virginia Cedar. This stuff is up there with smaller sizes of the discontinued Tom Ford-era Gucci-PPR stuff, and yet is nowhere near the same level of interesting.

It starts with a familiar medicinal smell, due to the saffron and then mingles in with the woody and orange notes. The guy in in front of me was wearing this, as was I, and we turned to each other and smiled and briefly chatted about the recognition.And because scents reveal your essence, you'll receive recommendations that fit your olfactory personality like a glove. Funny enough, the saffron helps this one being a kind of a predecessor of Baccarat Rouge 560, that came out many years later. Venera Cosmetics is a modern perfumery and distribution company for genuine branded fragrances since 1993. fragrantica - The note breakdown that used to be displayed above was actually the correct note breakdown. After a while, the cedarwood became more proeminet, the fragramce became drier and the musk adds creamy-floral and soft sweetness to the overall scent.

I can’t speak for the new reformulation, but I can say that if they kept the original smell you’ll be happy with this one. Best use would be for spring and fall if you had access to a stash, and although unerringly pleasant, this is the kind of fragrance you could actually forget you're wearing, just like some of the MFK Aqua range. It is extraordinarily well done, and I can see why Francis Kurkdjian once said this was among his favourite creations. I don't see anything listed in the notes that would suggest that other than tangerine leaves but someone else mentioned basil and that seems closer to what I'm smelling. To the questions of what you might like- I will tell you this- mania was the scent that smelled amazing on me- the only other I’ve found that I can wear and it works for me is lemon grass extract oil or Chanel “mademoiselle” it’s more expensive than mania but I’ve had really good luck.This Estée Lauder flanker to the original Sensuous tries to go to the dark side, but the sparkling citrus notes keep it balanced and easy to wear.