This is kind of a bit Mugleresque in it's approach, complex, strangely gourmand and a little exotic. The fruity opening is osmanthus heavy but soon descends into a thick, chunky fragrance of patchouli and tonka but it's not a creamy sweet vanilla all the sweetness is provided by the heart note of cassis, which isn't a straight forward sweetness. The drydown surprised me a bit because I found the opening a bit feminine and too reminiscent of recent, black orchid style fragrances but with far less class like a Marc Jacobs Decadence for example. However, the drydown is a quiet, balsamic affair much more unisex and with a blackcurrant note of cassis and even a hint of liquorice. I quite liked it, despite an obvious and overtly female focused opening which would be sickly after a while it changes to something softer and more balanced.