Initially I was put off by the sharp hiss of elemi, acidic grapefruit and saffron, which combined into a bitter, solvent cloud of hairspray. That aspect of the elemi is too muffled on my skin; it merely works indirectly from the sidelines to add subtle touches to the wood’s fresher, lemony characteristics. After reading reviews , people noted that they smelled Grapefruit, Cardamon, Patchouli, Musk, Gaiac, Woody accords, Smoky accords, and Cedar. There's very little if any Sauvage DNA in this scent (thankfully), but in particular there's a memory of the original, discontinued (and mourned) Gucci Pour Homme.

My nose whent positivly nuts of the flowery musky and leathery smell folowed by the fruity smell that is a bit overwhelming in the beginning:). Their signature frankincense note, most notably and potently used in Interlude Man, the "blue beast," is powerful, challenging and widely loved by fragrance enthusiasts. The scent itself is pleasant and very summer-y, invokes the memories of sunshine and and warm breeze in a lazy afternoon.

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When I read your first line describing Beloved, I immediately thought of a favorite of mine I found last year, HM by Hanae Mori. The Amouage Beloved Man Eau de Parfum Spray is a sensuous fragrance for him, which explores intimacy and comfort. My skin always amplifies sweetness and base notes, so if yours is the same, then hopefully you’ll get the lemony-woody mousse with some light smokiness. I can lightly sense something ever so slightly camphoric right at the back which may be producing all this sweetness. Yet, regardless of the different manifestations of Beloved — from baby powder to sweet floral woodiness, leathered woods, or “grapefruit-inflected melting plastic” with “abrasive woods” — there seems to be a common theme in many of these assessments: disappointment.I simply cannot fathom what he’s experiencing with Beloved that makes him think it is unique enough to light up his life or to remember a special occasion forever. A nice fresh sexy floral blend down there in the vivid wrapping of light cheerfull velvet, perfectly in balance under the sky of the sunny freshness of the top notes and floating like an adored and beloved king seated on his throne on top of this superb creation of the magic of the base notes.