Sandalo e The (for women and men)

Miss_Nightingale

A warm blast of dry tobacco mixed with myrh is immediately apparent, followed by the dark notes of tea & sticky patchouli. This lightened upside down on my skin, strangely, to the citrus notes and something faintly medicinal - probably the rosemary and lavender. The caraway is present throughout, but in the background (thankfully, as I'm not a huge fan) rather than shouting out its presence. The hyacinth, rose and jasmine didn't fully emerge for me, which is a shame as I would have liked a little more of the florals to balance the mix.

An extremely interesting and quite complex fragrance - far more difficult to pinpoint than one may imagine by reading the notes. A must-try for tobacco note fans who aren't fond of fragrances that temper this with fruit or vanilla.

At first I thought the longevity would be excellent, as the first couple of hours sillage was almost overwhelming (I overdid the sprays, obviously!), but this seemed to fade quite suddenly. Or perhaps I got used to it. I can never be quite sure. Perhaps you should ask a passing stranger (tall, dark & handsome, of course) to sniff your neck and see?

Wearing Sandalo e The is like sitting on the porch of a tea shop located somewhere vaguely exotic, overlooking a herb garden at twilight and opening a fresh packet of tobacco, breathing in the delicious mixture of aromas and sighing with pleasure.