Potion is a warm spicy woody fragrance which I'm honestly going to have to give more airtime because it should be the sort of fragrance that excites me. It opens a little herbal, peppery but soon warms to a cinnamon and ambery heart. I could've sworn there's some vanilla in this which is smooth against the roughness. I tried Gucci Pour Homme once but in honesty I don't remember what it smelled like but I thought it was rougher more like CDG 2 Man? Potion is far from rough it's a smooth amber and woody base which for me is perfectly balanced. A second wear is definitely required as this fragrance has been on my radar for a while..it just smells good.