verbosa

Wrath and Sacred Whore of Babylon are almost identical on me. Is that the dragon's blood?

This is awesome. Spicy pine, but not artificial Christmas tree - more like standing downwind from some pine trees on a cold, clear night. Then cedar, but not hamster cage cedar - more like an old cedar apothecary cabinet that still smells a little like opium or something. Kind of musky too? It's not traditionally masculine, but I can imagine a man's chemistry making this turn incredibly sexy and manly. This sounds weird, but I think it smells the way a really sexy man's sheets would smell after he gets out of bed.

My first review is a hard one. Okay: in the bottle it smells light and almost sort of waxy? Sort of like one of those milk chocolate oranges, but the chocolate part isn't very heavy or rich. It also smells citrusy, but slightly artificial and cloying, like lemon dish soap or something. Immediately after applying, the citrus part takes over and also becomes a little soapy. It smells like a "fresher" version of Dorian, with the tea and sugar. After awhile, it morphs into a floral - I think gardenia? Iris? but I don't know my florals very well. I have to wear this again before I really decide. There's something about it that I really like but also something that makes me a little nauseous. I wish I were better at picking out specific notes.