My take: I hate to be biased,
but this is a favorite. When I first smelled this perfume, I was hooked (hypnotized, if you will). It begins with a blend of pepper tree, pimento berry, and clove followed by Bulgarian rose and patchouli, which settles into a base scent of vanilla, benzoin, and opoponax. It has that perfect woody, smoky smell.
My husband's take: A lot of the time with perfume, it's either really overpowering, or it's too sharp. But this is just great. I keep getting surprise whiffs of it. If you smelled this in a crowd, you'd go looking for the person wearing it.