The Merchant of Venice is a house I’ve tried many of their offerings from in store, but cannot find a scent that clicks for me; Queen of the Night is no different I’m afraid. It’s a nice enough warm spicy resinous-amber sort of thing, but I just can’t help finding myself getting bored with it. There’s a definite dryness about it, frankincense and myrrh take centre stage with their gentle smoky, almost papery facets being complimented by the dry spiciness of cinnamon rather nicely. From there the dense sweetness of amber and tonka begin to pull you in closer - I don’t really get much saffron if I’m honest. If you’re a lover of resins, this is definitely one to check out. From the notes I thought I would love it, but I don’t. That’s not to say it’s a bad fragrance, it smells great, it just doesn’t scratch that itch for me.