Wow this is a morpher on me. I absolutely hated it in the bottle - it reminded me of an old art teacher from when I was a kid, who was slightly hippie-ish and reeked of cigarette smoke - but I decided to try it anyways.
Initially on my skin, it was only slightly less gross... I'm not experienced enough to tell the notes apart, but overall it was much too bitter and spicy for me.
But it all changed after a minute or so! I definitely get the rose otto now, in fact it's almost all I smell, apart from something dry and incensey lurking in the back. It's actually really nice, but I'm not sure if this is what it's supposed to smell like - I tend to amp rose, and all the rose blends I've tried so far (London, The Rose, Wanda) all smell the same to me. Boo.
The verdict - it's nice, I guess, if I can overlook the horrible beginning. But it's probably that icky bitterness that prevents the later stages from becoming just boring old roses. I'm on the fence with this one haha