SOTE - Black Gold by Mancera
It's been a relaxing yet interesting day. I'm not looking to rock my world and I KNOW I'm going to like this one. It's REALLY easy to like this one... The opening is spicy and floral lavender, cinnamon, and I understand, nutmeg. Yeah, I know there is some citrus in there, but I focus on the florals. I love 'em... They're great and they continue through the mid with some rose and violet. I'm a fan of the powdery or soapy notes. Make no mistake thought, this is NOT feminine, but rather sophisticated (? yeah let's go with sophisticated) and classy. The dry-down is where you'll get the leather, amber, woody notes. The leather is nice. Not animalic or harsh, but smooth. I may be over-hyping this one, but for tonight it's a: 8.0 / 10.0 P.S. Shower followed by some VERY slow reading....