Such a subtle balmy, fragrance opening with that typically vanillic, orris signature, sweet but not overtly so. I'm surprised no one has mentioned the looming spectre of TF's tobacco vanille. I mean this is a million times classier and plain doesn't even smell like it at all immediately but as it settles to a skin scent I can't help but get the association and I'd be the first to say I hate these crude comparisons but that 'tobacco' accord exists in perfumery and similar components come together to conjure this in quite a few fragrances, whether overtly, covertly, intentionally or unintentionally. I think Black tie has more mainstream appeal while simultaneously being one of the richer/bolder/spicer ones in this collection (from what I can tell so far) clearly well made and nuanced. I like it obviously but I'm more interested in others from Celine if I'm honest.
