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I chose a decant of this on a bit of a whim, owing to my love of creamy/milky scents in other bpal blends. I was more than a touch nervous about it, as normally florals and me don't get along. In the bottle: oh, how sweet! And creamy! Vaguely reminded of making homemade strawberry shortcake with fresh whipped cream. It isn't strawberry, but the cherry blossoms are just so sweet as to almost read as the cherry fruit itself. On me: Creamy goodness, staying sweet, but with the florals coming out to play a bit more. Engaged skeptical eye, ready to wash off, but not ready to give up just yet. Drydown: Miracles happen! The florals mute a bit, but stay super sweet, and the creaminess doesn't die down at all. This is unlike any other bpal I've ever had luck with (musks, ambers, spices, etc), and my first happiness with anything overtly floral. Springtime excitement!

The tobacco note is normally one that doesn't smell (on me) of exhaled smoke, but is usually clean and faintly spicy/tangy. The one in this veers a bit closer to the exhaled smoke, but never crosses over into something I wouldn't wear. The honey note strikes me as kin to O, and lasts just about as long on my skin as that lovely blend does! The floral lifts things,but doesn't overpower anything, which is partly why this strikes me as a unisex, but still very sexy for either gender, scent. I know the gentleman is already threatening to steal it to give it a try.

I, too, went through a brief (and undesirable) root beer phase during the early drydown... which thankfully only lasted a few moments, whereupon it turned into a delightful musk that is beautifully warmed by the coffee. Thankfully for my chemistry, the florals stayed in the background and just kept everything from being bogged down, but didn't take over the blend.