They had it at Macy's tonight, so I swung by to see if I could get a sample. The lady behind the counter has gotten to know me, and I've bought a few things from her over the years, so she takes care of me. They didn't have any samples, but she made me a little decant and let me spray it on pretty heavy to get a sense of how it will wear. I love the EDP, but my biggest complaint is the longevity. The Parfum smells exactly like the EDP, but louder any more heavy on the opening and lighter on the tobacco notes. I've had it on for about 5 hours now, and it's starting to fade to a skin scent, though still fairly present. I'm about to go to bed, so I'll report if it's still there when I get up.

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Thanks to our brother @Steve Louis I've been gifted this sample as well as a few others and the opportunity to get my nose on something of a polarizing and unique fragrance. A little literature from fragrantica breaking down this scent which is much more articulate than I would do, and after an interesting peek into the gothic old stone church style buildings its inspiration comes from (which can also be read on fragrantica) I get a good sense of the intent this frag was crafted with. I get a super powdery and somewhat harsh opening. I actually sneezed and coming from the guy who applies 10-20 sprays of a frag to get the day started that’s says a lot 😂. Instantly my wife hated it then left the house 😆. It’s hard to put a finger on what I would say it smells like in terms of comparison to another frag. Personally I don’t hate it. However i am trying to wrap my nose around it fully. Spoiler alert* With frags I’m very hard to displease😉. There is something alluring here I just haven’t found it yet. As it dries down it gets a little spicy and more well rounded really scaling back on that harshness. I’m really searching for that vanilla 😅. There’s an incense vibe happening as well that keeps me coming back for more sniffs. Definitely a cool weather scent and definitely something of a situational fragrance. Church, funeral, etc.. that’s just me🙄. Anyway I’ll keep sniffing away here until something jumps out at me. What I can say is that this juice is stronggg so spray with caution. Finally, at these prices I couldn’t see myself buying a bottle of this. Anyone else have any exp w/this scent? Smell great out there.