An alternative to purchasing the fragrance

t first, the sillage resembles something of a generic men’s cologne cocktail; citrus, herbaceous, spicy but this bouquet quickly evolves after the top notes volatilize. There is a brief moment maybe of a few seconds, after the top notes dissipate where you get a floral scent like lavender or the like, but not a feminine floral like jasmine. Quickly after, in the heart of the unfolding layers you get rich, chocolaty notes like tonka, vanilla and coffee however, this may be olfactory confusion as the base notes of leather and Oud wood push through. If I were to speculate, based upon the rarity of Oud, I imagine the showcase of Oud in this fragrance to be an accord. If I were to wager a guess to the composition of the Oud accord, it would be a leather accord, the ‘woodiness’ to come from birch and or moss and the smokiness to come from Oak or the like. My interpretation of Oud wood is more ‘incensy’ and not so smoky and leathery.