Well I've finally sampled John Varvartos fragrances and superficially I've been very satisfied with them. I say that because across the board they open fantastically then just disappoint massively as they drydown. Unfortunately It's the same story with Varvatos Artisan but maybe to a slightly lesser degree. The opening is a sweet juicy clementine which is very accurate and is obviously floating on a base of woody notes and a fizzy, green note of galbanum. This is all very nice but then starts to retreat from this fresh and natural scent into something slightly more white floral, orange blossom and a hint of ginger. That's all in the first 20 mins or so and I'm thinking Artisan is a bit of a winner. Then it seems to change into a bit of a sour car crash after the orange/tangerine note subsides. Tomato leaf is what I get on my skin...yep...a greeny, slightly metallic note and that mixed with a white floral that plainly, just isn't very nice and certainly a contrast from the lovely opening. Performance is pretty poor (lasting 2 hours if that?) but this fragrance is interesting and the opening is very nice so just for that I give JV Artisan a thumbs up.