The name does not match the scent in my opinion, or is at least misleading.

Opening is a jammy, dark, almost anamalic rose paired with a metallic saffron twinge and either these combined, or on its own, a dark oud note.

A lovely rose scent, but I feel offput from what I was expecting.

3 hours later it is settling past the dark rose intensity and has throw the pepper into the mix. It is finally woody, spicy, and a little dry and aromatic. Not as creamy as I expected but quite clean and sophisticated. There is still depth and floral, but the transformation is quiet interesting!

Reminds me of Morning Chess, maybe it's Vilhelm DNA or the mix of cardamom and patchouli.

A very dry, herbal citrus.

The dry down adds a lot of depth, with smoky incense and leather.

The patchouli here is very sharp and green. Quite aromatic.

The name is fitting as citrus does peek out through the depths.

A true powerhouse of grapefruit.

Tangy, tart, fresh, juicy, salty.

There's a crisp, watery aquatic that is almost like sea spray from waves, and a delicate fruity sweet note.

I will report back in a few hours to see how the dry down continues but this will be an amazing scent on a warm summer's day, if grapefruit is your thing that is.

An absolutely stunning fragrance. Amber done right.

Opening is a little aromatic and herbal with lavender, and a slight touch of citrus.

The warmth is apparent straight away. The resins and amber and vanilla are ridiculously smooth and warm.

It is comforting and sensual and luxurious.

Terrible this has been discontinued. It's top 5 for sure. Using dupes now.

An incredible frag.

Gentle citrus and spice in the opening but just supporting the wonderful aromatic herbal lavender.

Truly reminiscent of a barbershop.

Some depth supports the base with leather, musk, and tonka adding warmth.

Second time returning to this decant. It was warm autumn last time, it's frozen outside now.

I don't know if this one's for me. There's nothing bad about it per se, it's just not things that excite me.

I adore rose, and while it tries it's best to fight through the other notes, it's hard to clearly identify.

I don't know what's doing it, it could be nutty notes which are too heavy and fatty, the fruity note of pear which seems to be overripe, or the insane 46% concentration making it thick and heavy, but I just find this too cloying. Not in a screechy way, just in a thick, consuming way.

I'll give it a few hours and update.

6 hours in. I still find it almost too decadent.

It's sweet and rich and heavy, but there is a creamyness with ambergris, vanilla, and woods.

It's weaker than I expected for such an extrait.

Sweet, warm, cosy, and comforting.

Lactonic milk, sweet marshmallow, creamy vanilla, warm amber.

If you took By The Fireplace and removed some of the smokiness and spices then you'd be here.

This on also falls into my category of 'i don't really like gourmands but it this is good.'

Opening is bright green and citrus mixed with a smack of pepper and spice.

It then flows into a gentle peppery aquatic and the salty sea air flows around with very delicate florals.

After some dry down the woods become more prominent, but with the salty, peppery mix this hits me the same as Santal 33. It they released 'Santal 33 By The Sea' as a flanker this would be it 🤣. Salty cucumber pickle. It's delicious.

Later on the woods are gentle and there's a faint wisp of the Olibanum.

A lovely, albeit relatively safe scent for ELDO but I really enjoy it.

The opening is a beautiful almost realistic crystalline camphor. Not intense or overpowering, but more like a medicinal shampoo. There's a faint spicy and warmth from pepper, and a not too sweet, but juicy fruitiness.

Drying down the camphor softens and mixed with the musc becomes almost like a perfumed talc.

A little gentle spicy remains but hard to identify if that's from the incense, patchouli, or resins.

A really lovely scent, and worth a sample at least !