Fruity, primarily raspberry, incense blast that fades to an amber-sandalwood-slightly earthy, slightly medicinal finish.

Interestingly, for a perfume that features fruit notes, there's no cloying sweetness here, and it's dry as a bone. This astringency is the core characteristic of the perfume. Incense is very prominent in the opening but turns more subtle during the drydown, emerging in wafts throughout the day.

I wasn't hugely impressed the first time I wore this, but it has grown on me, primarily because it is so spare, so aloof, and even though the constituent notes are far from unique, the way they are presented gives this a distinct character of its own.

This doesn't suggest anything cosmic to me, or actually conjure up any immediate mental images or emotional associations. It's a pretty cerebral creation, and I like this a lot more than I initially thought. Long lasting, intermittently powerful, worth investigating.