I used to go for this perfume in my college days when I felt that I had to look and fell professional particularly if I was attending an interview or going for a conference. It is my official perfume if you like. It has a musky smell that reminds one of masculinity. I particularly like the clean cut image that the packing does. There is a little cloth attachment thing on its bottle which softens the rather business like look. I also find the prices to be fairly appealing.  When I got involved in perfumes, I decided to look at the actual detail of the perfumes to see whether there was something I could learn about my tastes.

The top notes are apparently bergamot and violet leaves with a hint of basil. This is rather surprising because I would not have thought that basil was a scent you would want as a perfume. It tends to remind me of Italian food. I suppose the violet and bergamot is there to counteract the violet which is absolutely fine by me, albeit rather amusing.

The middle notes are recorded as pink pepper, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg. Once again the theme of cooked Italian food is still presence so I suppose they are at least consistent. In hindsight, I now begin to feel these scents when I go via my bottle so maybe it was just a matter of me not paying attention.

The base notes are more familiar to me and they include sandalwood and vetiver with musky notes. This really does make sense to me as a perfume now when I read about the base notes. The top notes are a bit new.

I love this perfume because it just does what you need when you are meeting people on a professional basis. It does not give the impression of being flashy but makes you believe that you have an air of sophisticated confidence. It is not too brush that it gets up people’s noses but yet it is noticeable enough to make a good impression. I would heartily recommend it.

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