Impassable Wilderness - FRAGRANCE NOTES GRAND FIR SCOTCH PINE RESURRECTION FERN RED CEDAR OAKMOSS PETRICHOR THE ANCIENT GROVE … They had me at Scotch Pine and Petrichor

I've spent a decent amount of time with this fragrance, been meaning to do this review for a while. Let's go! ----- Perfumed by: Francis Kurkdjian Concentration: 49.75% per Dior ----- SAUVAGE The line is absolutely iconic. Every flanker is great in my opinion (except Eau Forte, we don't talk about Eau Forte). ----- Presentation: Size is 50ml. Designers are getting pricey these days, it retails for $205. The bottle is nice. Dark enough to look inky, light enough to be able to see the juice level. Seems like they might've drawn some inspiration from the ADG Elixir bottle. ----- Scent Profile: It's a room filler. Immediately. Extremely woody/oudy, smoky, and slightly animalic. I'm no oud expert, but it smells like real oud to me. Quality is very high. It smells like it has a little tobacco and incense as well, even though those notes are not listed. I love it! It's not my usual or favorite scent profile, but this is nice! It gives me the vibes of pouring blue shower gel all over a layer of burning chips of oud. That blue ambroxan DNA mixed with that smoky oud is to die for. It has a dense, thick bergamont and lavender that works great with the other notes, but the bergamont goes away within the first 15-30 minutes from my experience. It's a damn shame, because that dense bergamont note works so well. People say that it smells in the same style of Amouage Royal Tobacco and Creed Oud Zarian; I haven't smelled either, so I wouldn't be able to give any thoughts on that. It definitely has the bones of Sauvage Elixir though in my opinion. And also what it reminds me of, is Layton Exclusif. I think it's the way the oud comes across. --- Performance: As somebody who usually over sprays, I have to warn y'all, do NOT spray this more than 3 or 4 times MAX. 1-2 is enough for most people. The rumors are true. Performance wise, this makes Sauvage Elixir look like an edt. This projects loud for 5+ hours and lasts until the next day. Officially beast mode. ----- Layering ideas: I was watching ATH's review on this, and he mentioned how he feels like there isnt't really a top note to this fragrance. I would agree, but instead of a missing top note, I find it to be more like the other notes completely drown the top notes. The oud, the cedar, etc.

The more perfumes I’ve sampled lately, the harder it’s become to decide which one to pick. Some smell great at first but lose their appeal after an hour or two, while others seem ordinary initially but have a dry-down that’s absolutely addictive. I’m currently interested in woody, amber, or leather notes, or perhaps something clean and natural; I tend to dislike scents that are overpowering or too aggressive right off the bat. If you also enjoy researching perfumes, feel free to message me and recommend a few that you've actually used and think are worth trying. Both unisex and feminine fragrances are fine; I'd rather hear genuine user experiences than rankings

Hey good people, I just received this super interesting fragrance! If you like sweet, sexy and compliments, this is it. Gourmand fragrance, if I can compare it to something already in the market? I’ll say Bianco Latte (not 1-1) with Hard Candy Elixir background. Honestly, sweet perfumery done to perfection! A must try.

I decided to buy a fragrance on my travels, and the new I Will from Giorgio Armani was the winner. I didn't need another designer. I didn't need another date night frag... but I was at the mall with my date, and she picked I Will as the scent she wanted on me most. I gave her a bunch of blind samples to choose from. It beat out the new D&G The One Parfum, JPG Le Male Le Parfum, Rabanne Phantom in Red, and Spicebomb Infrared and Metallic Musk. (The One Parfum was her least favorite.) She chose correctly. This is a major compliment getter, probably the most compliments I've ever received on a fragrance in a single day! It's a crowd-pleasing, easy-to-wear sweet aromatic that does its job well. I wore it two days in a row, and it's more versatile than I expected. It was perfect for a nice dinner that evening, and just as good at a hamburger stand at noon the next day. It's ideal for fall and winter, but I wore it up to 23°C (73°F) and was still earning compliments everywhere I went. I think it would even work on cooler summer nights. Suitable for men of all ages. Projection and sillage start fairly strong, but after 3–4 hours it dries down to a beautiful woody vanilla that's perfect for cuddling. After 14 hours of wear (and sleeping), my date still had a hard time ending a hug because I smelled so good! I know many have complained about its lack of originality, and they're right. I Will isn't breaking new ground, and it reminds me of several popular frags. But it does its job, getting noticed and getting complimented, very well. Women seem to love it and will stop you to tell you so. I got compliments from gray-haired ladies yesterday. I don't understand the hate. It smells fantastic, and women of all ages love smelling it. And my 8-year-old son, Will, has been asking me to buy him this, because he thinks his girlfriend will love it on him (and it shares his name). 😄 7.8/10 for me.