A spicy chypre. I have the vintage version, which lost some of the lighter bergamot top notes but maintained a richer depth compared to the modern. The opening wakes you up with astringent aldehydes w...

The 1980s Chypre fragrances are by far my favorites. In the early part of that decade, perfume houses took the previously strict parameters of the Chypre family and blew them up. New- and always bold-...

Amber spice and powder - not my style, but dries down nicely. I can see this working on someone else.

A warm, powdery oriental -- emphasis on the powder. In the end, the drydown is too sweet for my tastes, without enough green to keep it grounded.