The opening for me is horrible, but one thing about the Dries Van Noten house the fragrances take you on a full journey.

Upon initial spray it smells like BO, but when it officially dries down it turns into this sweet skin scent.

It doesn’t give me a vanilla scent, but more so a blend of woody, citrus, sweet skin-like smell. I can’t throughly pick up on vanilla & the tonka, however those notes play the background to give it a sweetness during the dry down.

I must say for it to be an EDT the longevity is excellent, moderate projection/sillage. It’s not offensive and can be worn at work/office like environment. Again skin like frag.

I can’t wait for it to macerate

This is giving a very citrusy, fresh, clean, light light floral amber scent - the Oud is floating in the background. Definitely not a strong Oud scent

It’s one that can be worn Spring, Fall, winter seasons. To me afternoon, date night, even special occasion. A unisex frag leaning a tad bit more feminine - it’s a beauty.

Price is amazing, longevity is EXCELLENT with a lovely sillage. Again, this is not your aver “oud” frag for those not advanced to those type of scents, is a sexy leaning clean blend.