Opone by Diptyque

Aalia

The scent starts out as a potent floral.
It made me think of white flowers and yellow flowers mixed together...like mimose and lily of the valley mixed...but it's not, it's the saffron-and it's blooming brightly.

I did not sense the rose so strongly.
The spices are fantastic. The spices came out after about two hours. As it winds down, the spices persist, and the sensation of woody notes is wonderfully prominent.

The sillage is excellent in the beginning of wear. So enjoyable that I could smell it all I wanted, when I moved slightly, or a breeze passed by my skin. In total, it has lasted four and a half hours on my arm, very faint now. And it's here at very last, that it becomes "masculine". A phrase that came to mind, from beginning to end of this scent, today was...(please permit me to wax poetic here)......"it seems like I am wearing nature"

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I asked for a sample of this because I love rose notes mixed with spices. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with this scent. I can't get any of the notes listed. It smells to me like sweet wine (specifically Mistela, a type of wine from the south-east of Spain). It's quite strong and has good sillage. I wouldn't wear Opone but my boyfriend liked it.