Again I'm no expert on florals...far from it in fact! To me this is a scent which is like a exploding bouquet of strong floral notes to the point of unpleasantness and one which I thought would remain that way. To my suprise the drydown is very pleasant and has a woodiness to it, you still get the florals but they tone down to a lovely realistic and soothing flower scent. It's like the smell of walking past the door of a florists on a damp day...or the plant section of a rainy garden centre. Not really for men this one I certainly wouldn't wear it. It's long lasting though I put a tiny amount (and I mean tiny) on my wrist about 4 hours ago and its still going strong.