Notes identified by kafkaesqueblog - Ginger, cloves, cumin, plums, stewed fruits, incense, labdanum, amber, cedar, patchouli, styrax resin, tolu balsam, oud, brown sugar sap, possibly a pinch of birch tar. ---------- I find this to be an arrestingly beautiful and unique fragrance. It ebbs and flows gently, sometimes seeming light, then redoubling its brooding, throbbing burn, rather like the embers of a fire that don't die, but just keep glowing and cooling, then glowing again as breezes stir the remaining fuel. It manages to skirt several genres, never quite settling anywhere specifically, but always burning and glowing. It's a work of staggering technical genius to keep twisting and turning and playing tricks, all the while remaining one unified scent experience. For me this is a classic, unforgettable masterpiece, and I'll cherish what I have for as long as possible.

After the first 20 minutes, it's identical to Tobacco Vanille. The first 20 minutes are almost identical to Tobacco Vanille except for a slightly pissy benzoin element. Not bad, but to me it's a clone of TV. There's no smoke, it's raw tobacco, not cigarettes.

To me there is (a lot of) cashmeran, minty geranium, aldehydes, incense and musk and something earthy. It's great if you don't mind the minty aspect. I struggle with minty perfumes but I do enjoy wearing this from time to time.

Exactly like the MFK Aqua line, bright, fresh, light, sharp, slightly sour, with a noticable fixative woody/musky base. Good for after the shower freshness or when you want your scent to be discreet and inoffensive.

I prefer the new version

Sprayed this on one hand in a boutique, now I'm home and I've scrubbed it off. A metallic opening gives way to a very heavy, pungent, gasoline-leather note, with some violet alongside, but it's completely linear and relentless. On me the performance was nuclear, unfortunately.

No cumin listed but on skin it has big fat sweaty BO cumin, I love it.

On the opening I get very little, and I'm tricked into thinking it's wishy-washy. No! Over a short period it starts to unfold, and gets stronger, with first white florals, then fruity aspects coming through. I start getting ready to go out, and as I'm moving about and my skin heats up, it gets stronger still. I'm surprised by the performance! This is a crafty little "eau" which isn't very transparent at all in the drydown, and to its credit there's no evident fixative base keeping it going like there would be in such a scent from your average designer or something like MFK. There's also a sort of spiciness underneath it all providing just a touch of warmth which, again, gets stronger the more it heats up.

Wow, this is a great, sweet fruity floral that smells way more expensive than it is. Whereas Velvet Orchid is too bombastic for me to wear, this fits the same bill but is more wearable. I got a few 10ml Avon scents for dirt cheap and there's more than one hiddem gem here! ....... Now I'm into the drydown, it's got a twinge of Angel too, but again, easier to wear. Love it! ...... Far drydown is like Lost Cherry