My wife is having a major birthday this week and the celebrations start tonight. Dinner with friends, nice restaurant, yada yada. Tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday the celebrations continue.😑 I gave her five fragrances to chose from for tonight and she picked Layton. Fine... Happy wife, happy life.😑 If there is ever a frag from a niche house that's a crowd-pleaser, Layton is it. I mean just LOOK at that rating on fragrantica from nearly 16,000 votes! It's nice... An absolute crowd-pleaser that DOES smell high-end. The blend of apple, citrus, florals, vanilla, and warm spices (like cardamom) is smooth, slightly sweet, and sophisticated. The dry-down has a nice blend of vanilla and cardamom spice, anchored by deep, smooth woods. It'll work tonight. 8.75 / 10.0

This is my first wear of this new release by ATH, part of his Infinite Darkness collection. It goes on sweet, and aromatic. The neroli and saffron seem to provide a rich floral sweetness, that soaks into the mid with warm cardamom, sandalwood, vanilla and tonka. There's a smooth tobacco/oud note that gives the fragrance a little masculine edge also. I was concerned that the civet would be too animalic, but it's not at all. This is a very rich, sensual fragrance that maintains something a little aromatic for about 1 1/2 hours. Projection is moderate for a couple of hours, then becomes mild. A little body heat would keep the sillage alive, but with just spraying on my arms, it's lighter than I expected. I might wear this to work, just to test it under a dress shirt on my chest and arms. Have a great night brothers! Top Notes: Black pepper, Neroli, Saffron. Heart Notes: Nutmeg, Cardamom, Tobacco. Base Notes: Sandalwood, Civet, Frankincense, Thai oud, Tonka bean absolute, Vanilla absolute.