The first impression I get (sniffed right out of the bottle and unrested) is quite syrupy golden vanilla cake. I was kind of scared to put it on because it smelled a bit sour, green, and cake-y. Oh boy, does this change. So I let it sit a few minutes before putting some on my skin and the initial blast is of strong (specifically crusty and golden) creamy cake with some well balanced cardamom.The description really nails what you smell. Then after the first cake blast there is a creeping floral that is turning the cakes a little strange. The cakes reveal a bouquet of...funeral lilies? That's exactly what I'm smelling. If you've ever stuff your head into a big white bushel of funeral lilies and the stagnant and creamy smell hits you in the face...The florals in here are definitely spot on for funeral lilies. I'm very familiar with the smell of real lilies because I have a garden full of them right now and they happen to be one of my favorite flowers. The drydown of this is just beautiful because the lilies start to come to the forefront and the vanilla dries to a whisper that really compliments the creamy spiced lily. Then you smell like a bouquet of big white lilies with vanilla.
Edit: the cake in here reminds me of Knave of Hearts(I have both to test) but I prefer this to KoH
