“Initial opening will garner one or more reactions1. You hate it amd it's off putting to synthetic2. It's a love hate Parts of it you will like and some not so much3. You'll love it if your into dark oud saffron spicy openingsThis fragrance opens with a strong oud and saffron so you get a rubber smell from the saffron. So easy on the sprays there ace the projection is crazy.The mid bring you into the nutmeg, oud and pitcholi so your getting more of a spicy scent, little sweet, earthy, and the argwoodDrydown base notes is lataffa signature... its the quintessential wait for it. The argwood oud, nutmeg, pitcholi really holds it together but the saffron has not burned off the chemical rubber smell and you're left with the sweetness of the saffron that rounds this scent off.This is a winter fall scent, you want to wear your grown man power suit with this one. I sure the performance and sillage will be crazy goodLook around for a sample this is not a safe blind buy. If you've never smelled oud before go to your nearest Nordstrom or Neiman and try tom ford oud or initio oud for greatness so that you can get a sense of how dark this scent is”