Watery cucumber soap. Not a horrible smell but very light and fleeting for the extravagant price tag. Update: no, I was wrong, this is a wonderful perfume, just a bit subtle compared to many other opulent LOOK AT ME Amouages. I love this, it's more than meets the eye.
I just gave a sample away for christmas to a female friend of mine and thought, that prompted me to try my sample again and I loved it. Really fresh opening of watery melon with sweet florals, jasmine and magnolia. Usually I'd think something like this was nice but ultimately feminine, thin and lacking depth and quality but this is Amouage and Maurice Roucel we're talking about here. The slightly ambery base and drydown of sandalwood is classy and adds a bit of warmth to what is a fresh and flyaway type of scent without it. Don't get me wrong though this is not something I'd wear and maybe those woods come out a little more on my skin than they would on a womans? Still if you're a fan of lightly floral stuff that's a cut above in longevity and projection terms then look no further.