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I am hit and miss with vanilla, but was inspired by the 15 mins review to take the leap. Ultimately not for me, but I thought I would share my notes: This is really lovely in the bottle. The cognac is present but not boozy, and there's a nice balance of sweetness and depth. Once applied, the cognac goes all the way to the back and vanilla remains at the forefront for me. It has a crackling, dry quality - an almost toasty vanilla, which is an impressive interpretation of the label image.

When I first tested this, the tulip was stronger than expected and I put it aside to revisit. Now as I come back to it, the wet scent still leads floral, but dries and settles into something truly evocative of a worn leather book cover on my skin - something well handled and smooth. The sweet beeswax stays in the background with a calmer floral standing in between the book and candle. Applied lightly it remains very close to the skin, but not sure it would have much throw anyway. Comforting and subtle.

I don't think I gave this much thought when I received it last year, but since the new black friday smells were announced and someone in the pumpkinville thread referenced it, I thought I would revisit. The impression of this oil when wet is very pumpkin spice, as noted, almost fall craft store. Dry on my skin, however, this reminds me of a sweeter, more cinnamon forward version of the great sword of war - maybe a small dagger to bring to the family dinner just in case!

This scent is blowing my mind and I love it so much. ♥️ In the bottle it is almost overpowering, I get motor oil with lavender dancing around in the fumes. On my skin, the notes all blend into an unexpectedly exquisite cologne-like smell, skewing towards bright/sharp, but settling into sexy leather jacket person territory. A little goes a long way, it has great staying power, and I can't wait to see how it ages!

Purchased in 2021, and have only had it for a month now, but it's all black musk for me, in the bottle and on my skin. Silver lining is that this is how I finally figured out black musk doesn't work for me (and also explains my trouble with Night from the Who Can Fight... collection). 😅

Silly me, was not expecting this one to be so very LOUD! Definitely lots of throw, apply sparingly. But ultimately what does not agree with me is the sweetness - this is giving a powdery fougere on my skin. Might have anticipated that since there was a lot of Dorian in the Fatherhood collection this year, or maybe I'm just catching a "cold" note the wrong way.