Slightly fishy, mimosa skank-fest. It's wondeful but I can't imagine wearing it. The Lover's Tale is the limit for me with the Bianchi animalic fug. I'm glad to have a decent to wear to bed though.

This is a rich and intoxicating blast of real-smelling ambergris with a nutty, warm musk envelope. It's absolutely exquisite, and while it smells familiar, it doesn't resemble any other perfume I've ever discovered. It's very, very powerful and longlasting but can be used cautiously to create a discreet, visceral allure. I'm sure there's something synthetic underneath it all, but it never takes hold, and is only really noticeable to me on card, whereas on my skin the sweet, earthy, natural ambergris wins through. After a long while, I start to notice the vetiver a bit more, but it still emits rich ambery waves. It's a dynamic perfume, always reminding me of its complexity and quality, but it never seems screechy or scratchy. This is a firm love, and now I've found it for a real steal online, I'm left craving the divine Cuir Curcuma....

I do like this, but it does smell like it could be a flanker from the Homme Idéal line by Guerlain. L'Homme Idéal Fumeur,?

If Francesca Bianchi were tasked with remaking Le Male Le Parfum, this is exactly what it would smell like. It has the same notes in the same proportions, but way better quality ingredients providing a sprinkling of niche magic. Where the difference is most stark is with the iris. What seems designery and synthetic in LMLP is dusty, rooty and natural smelling here, and lends a leathery base to the drydown. I'm so familiar with Le Male that I can't get too excited about this, but that doesn't mean it's a bad perfume. But for the price, I want something that brings tears to my eyes.

I love this so much. Big white (and dusty purple) florals, complexity and quality, all for an absolute snip of a price! The chamomile and hawthorn are strong and realistic, as are the other notes to be fair, which sets it apart from any other designer fragrance. No synthetic pong or aroma-chemical overdose. Update: This time, I'm getting the strong synthetic leather. Maybe it's my skin today. It still smells great but I'm not smelling what I did when I wrote the above glowing review... Sigh...

All I can smell is ambroxan and ethyl maltol. Not that it's terrible, but it's ridiculously strong and over the top.

Smells like you've sprayed the entire perfume department at the same time (specifically the Montale/Mancera range, with their frat bra, testicle-shrivelling, supercharged fixatives). Pretty awful. I haven't put it on my skin yet, not sure I can bear to do so, but maybe. It could be better on skin. Update: Yes, on the skin the harsh fixative stench melts away (or I go anosmic to it) and it becomes a sweet Baccarat style nutty scent. Not groundbreaking but quite delicious. However I suspect it'll choke anyone around me. Update: Starts to smell like Alien after 30 mins. Strong, synthetic jasmine with a sort of pungent, ambery soapy musk underneath. It's getting very irritating.

What seems like a polite, delicate floral soon becomes skanky and rich, and I LOVE it. It's never the same thing twice, being green, indolic, cold, rich, delicate and wild, a real conundrum of a fragrance. I find all of the Dusita florals like this, but I think this is my favourite... Dusita does florals like no other., truly masterful.