I was a little nervous when I first got the tester because the opening smells just like spicy pickles to me. After 15 minutes or so it became this sophisticated amber scent that was truly an amazing smell. If you can get past that bad opening smell, this is a wonderful fragrance.
Such a beautiful fragrance. I was skeptical of it at first but absolutely fell in love with it while testing it out. This was the first fragrance with a coffee note that did it right and it comes through perfectly.
Grand Master, from Mind Games was released in 2022. The perfumer behind this creation is Alexandra Carlin. It has the top notes of Black Currant, Peony, and Rose, middle notes of Coffee, Rose, and Violet, and base notes of Ebony Tree, Incense, Myrrh, and Panettone.
I was a little nervous when I first got the tester because the opening smells just like spicy pickles to me. After 15 minutes or so it became this sophisticated amber scent that was truly an amazing smell. If you can get past that bad opening smell, this is a wonderful fragrance.