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adamych – :
The opening of this is fantastic. Super herbal and really reminds me of the liqueur Green Chartreuse but even more concentrated. Very interesting fragrance. Need to give it a few more wears but the basil and cloves do get a bit sharp for me in the drydown. Every Kerosene I have sampled (most of the line) has great performance. If you’re looking for “beast mode” and uniqueness this won’t disappoint.
M1812 – :
This shit is fucking amazing and yes swearing is necessary. This is like an unlit clove cigarette dipped in some honey. It’s sexxxy and definitely unisex but I would so love this on a man. Powerful women can definitely rock it. Also the longevity is top notch. Well worth the price. I’ve got to get my hands on a Kerosene fb someday.
VladSC – :
Kerosene perfumes are so different and unique, I never know what to think at first, they challenge me, which is what I look for.
Copper Skies is one of my favorites, but I havent got a clue why, because I really cant pick anything that really stands out, It’s kind of a ‘scent experience’.
It seems like every time I sniff it on my skin, I get something different. It smells familiar, but cant focus on what it is (challenge!!).
I may buy a bottle of this stuff…
motor_peu – :
I tested this fragrance without reading its description. To my surprise, the top notes smell of liquorice on me – sweet, salty, bitter and sour. Then a big clove note kicks in together with…powdery cinnamon! These spices are being kept in a wooden box, and someone had been smoking cigar in that room some time ago for sure.
Copper skies is an impressive and exceptional warm spicy fragrance, that has an amazing staying power, projection and a heavy sillage.
sakandeli777 – :
Pegg is a pretty nice, unassuming guy; his fragrances, on the other and, while quite appealing, can be a big statement. Copper Skies is absolutely a statement. To me, the cedar is not only wood but the leaves absolute also; it has connotations of evergreen needles when sniffed directly from the atomiser, bolstered surely by the basil. These aren’t really players on the skin though.
As it wears, tobacco and clove become thick and rich, and quite prominent. Their interplay with beeswax absolute creates an impression almost of peanuts or even peanut butter, but dry.
It is one of the only perfumes I know that masterfully pairs these–the very sweet and very dry, making a woody gourmand where the cedar seems strangely edible, like a speculoos cookie. Good tenacity but can be a sillage monster for some. Like all Pegg’s creations, it is worth a sniff.
Xeroxmkrki – :
First off, the name fits the composition perfectly. It evokes a rusty, dusty sky on an autumn sunset.
Cloves, amber, again cloves. It starts a bit sweeter but it becomes quickly a dry, ambery scent.
Performance is very good.
paha2808 – :
Did I get the wrong sample!? All I get is something medicinal, smoky, and dusty (like straight out of an old Chinese medicine cabinet), not very resinous nor sweet. I don’t understand all the comparisons either because this smells clearly “indie” with a very consistent style of the brand. I think it’s over-hyped just like Broken Theories.
aleks-den – :
For me this is like a variation on Tobacco Vanille, which I like. I did a dab sampling so I’m not sure how a regular wearing might change my perceptions. I’ll update this review when I spray it to the chest.
UPDATE: Regular wearing. It’s kind of like Tobacco Vanille with a “lipstick accord,” and I just don’t mean lipstick but some other things in the handbag too! Another element is something that smells like burned/resinous wood, which is done well but feels somewhat out of place. Considering the cost and the fact that I already have TV and think I prefer it, I don’t foresee myself buying a bottle of CS, but it’s certainly strong and has some popular notes. Also, it does feel “quality,” though perhaps a bit blunt.
Though the notes are different and that type of wood note isn’t present, someone who likes this might enjoy “super cheapo” Magman, which isn’t as strong (that might be a positive feature in this instance!). Both have a kind of spicy/sweet cake icing textural quality that dominates after a short period of time.
dmitrii_serg – :
wow…
this is a resin masterpiece.
i seriously can’t stop sniffing my wrist.
this shambles of a paragraph has been stop what must be 5 or 6 times alone just to smell my wrist!!!
this *might* be in the pantheon on winter resinous masterpieces, which include, but are not limited to:
tom ford – sahara noir
amouage – interlude women (yes, i wear “women’s perfume”
terry gunzberg – terrrific oud
YSL – M7
amouage – fate men
abdessalem – mecca balsam
…among others.
at the moment, i’m blown away. this is the first time (perhaps with exception to serge luten – serge noir) where cloves haven’t been either annoyingly annoying or bit-part in a larger ‘spicy’ kinda note. the cloves play off the resin amazingly well. they vibe off each other so well that the accord struck *almost* had me unable to guess that the main components of this scent were.
i’m gonna wear this sample again shortly, and then, most likely, hunt out some more. maybe 5 – 8 mls or so…
love.
LOza – :
Kerosene Copper Skies is perhaps the house’s most visible entry, at least to me, as I see it as the most frequently worn Kerosene fragrance in the online circles. I was a bit surprised to see that it’s received a lukewarm reception in some circles, though, given how visible a centerpiece has become for the brand.
The notes breakdown is suggestive of a winter, heavy-hitting fragrance, and in that respect, it surely comes through. At its opening, it’s a bit acerbic as I get a lot of the clove and basil upfront, but it dries down into an easier-to-enjoy blend of tobacco, cedar, and amber, but like others, I get a pseudo coffee vibe out of it, perhaps still some relapse from trying the coffee-intensive new release of Follow yesterday. The metallic name is appropriate as the fragrance does seem slightly metallic, as well, but not prohibitively so.
I can certainly see this being regarded as borderline medicinal, but on my it comes off sufficiently spicier than medicinal, fortunately, partly due to the tobacco, but also giving off a semi-incense vibe without incense being a listed note, oddly. I have to assume that that’s some of the clove that’s lingering in the mix.
Performance is good, certainly sufficient for the pricing if you love the fragrance. At the standard Kerosene pricing of $140 for 100ml, I probably wouldn’t pursue a bottle of Copper Skies at this time since it’s a “like” not a “love” for me, but I’ll
7 out of 10
nxs118JeomiWogkig – :
Alex.n nails the curry thing perfectly. I don’t get an offensive odor from it but I have noticed that on rare very humid days here in Southern California: This morphs into a more playful, less bombastic middle eastern type of scent that reminds me uncannily of Amouage Fate Man.
I like Fate Man, so it’s not an issue, just something to be aware of.
Normally though: I get a note of black licorice but not anise (if that makes sense) and the amber and some tobacco but there is this presence that I can’t place my finger on and I find it intoxicating. This is on my shortlist for a full bottle once my decant runs dry.
Scent: 7.5/10 it is very unique and memorable. Scent Memory worthy and the fact that it can morph depending on the weather is truly unexpected. Bravo.
Projection: 6/10 I do not get monster projection sadly as so many others seem to, but I’m oddly okay with that. Still “shoulder to shoulder” distance if sprayed on my neck.
Sillage: 3/10 doesn’t leave much of a train on me that I was able to detect or anyone else seemed to notice. A bit dissapointing if Im honest-but my skin does eat fragrance and kill longevity so anyone else will probably get great trains from this.
Longevity: 8/10 this is tenacious and while it does get to a skin scent for me pretty rapidly (by hour three), it does survive light sweat, some water (hand washing and getting water on my wrists where sprayed), and heat. I get about 6 hours total before it’s gone for good under optimum conditions.
Would I buy a full bottle: Yeah I will. I’m not over the moon, but I really enjoy this fragrance and if it had better projection and longevity (on my skin) I would not hesitate.
tvi021JeomiWogkig – :
I absolutely love this in a hot dry summer, but on my body, it smells strongly of curry / BO in a more humid environment.
I get metallic / sour notes as well. Amber and wax are not particularly strong for me.
Strangely enough, my partner loves it on me. Put it on the “sexy datu” shelf.
This is a special and unique scent that I would recommend one tries.
Виталик123 – :
OMG!!!
I love copper skies.
Wow! What a scent.
Crazy…explosive opening which I can only compare to something like Amouage Interlude man just for pure onslaught of notes. It’s like someone threw a bomb of Thai spices into a red hot wok!
Instantly sweet cinnamon, cloves and anise then liquorice all of which amounts to something as subtle as a shot of sambuca. Then smoke and rubbery tires patchouli dirt and aggressive leather. This fragrance is absolutely off the charts insane…I love it.
The drydown is more of a clove focused smell but with that sickening edge taken away. I think to call this a clove based fragrance is wrong because although dominant it’s all about the surrounding notes for me which, rear their heads and retreat constantly throughout my experience of this perfume.
It’s not one for the faint of heart that’s for sure but when it dries down takes another turn into gourmand territory almost smelling like a spiced raisin, fruit cake with a touch of booze. Later the drydown is a deep Amber accord and something which reminds me of pipe tobacco, the remnants of honey or maple tobacco.
It’s lovely when something like this comes along and truly reminds you what it is you love about fragrance.
Quite sweetly spiced throughout and some may say naive perfumery, I say brave and complex.
I’m going have to get myself some of this…much like interlude man I’ve no idea when I’d wear it? but hey this is one for perfume lovers and I need it in my arsenal.
hxi702Unlogrere – :
Wooooooaaaaaaahhhhhh tobacco! Images of my dad sitting in his chair with his pipe packing it with fresh earthy tobacco. In pops amber dipped in beeswax but hiding behind tobacco. Zero clove on me. Zero. Woodsy, nope. Toilet cleaner…not getting that one either. Nope it’s not sweet, it’s as smokey as the bear. This is what your husband smells like after starting a bonfire. This is going in my sample box of “love to pull out and sample”, but could never wear as a woman…and hubby already has enough.
Edit: premature evaluation….holy crap…i’m loving this dry down. rethinking.
moborka – :
clove and tobaccos. This one reminds me of the smell of a dusty rug in an ancient old place. Something like an Indian old ball room full of red old rugs with golden lines on the sides as you smell an Indian incense inside with lighted candles and wool all over. This is a worm fragrance for cold nights. Quite unique, and very interesting.
yarokvova – :
Rich,dense and alive! I myself never enjoyed clove until I have smelled it combined with sweeter notes. This and Tabac Aurea by SSS are instant loves of mine due to amber which is my favorite note. To say it’s polarizing is an understatement. It’s a bold,brass take no prisoners scent. Clove and amber are the easiest notes to detect but the underlying of tobacco and beeswax are nice additions to help balance it out. As mentioned, performance is 12+ hours and 3 sprays is more than enough to be noticed from a few feet away.
-HyperHZ- – :
This is not a bad scent if clove is a note that you adore. As for me, I’m not a fan of that note. I did give it a fair wearing, and it just doesn’t work well with my chemistry.
authewCaggateers – :
The warm amber-spiciness of this perfume reminds me of the burn you feel going down your throat when you swallow neat whisky. It envelopes you in that way. The peaty notes keep it tough while the rest of it hugs you tightly. I didn’t get any basil, but this is definitely a bouquet of a variety of spices – clove, anise, maybe even a little caraway. After about six hours, I began to smell a definite sweetness in it – the honey with a hint of vanilla bean. This sweetness with a little bit of amber is what is left of it about 12 hours after putting on one spray. It’s soft, but it’s still there. And one spray is indeed enough – any more would be too intoxicating! Along with Unknown Pleasures, this is a Kerosene perfume you could get away with wearing at the office so long as you apply with a light hand. I adore it!
stoun – :
An absolutely wonderful fragrance. It’s very waxy and very overpowering in the first spray so hang in there as it settles down to a wonderful honey/wood note.sillage/longevity is dynamite so be careful how much you spray or you could Chloroform someone.this would be the perfect purfume to take camping with you.
rafkat1972 – :
This is a symphony of sents for amber lovers lol. I tend to enjoy more sweet fragrances, though truthfully Its alluring without the doubt. A mature scent and very calming after a few hours. I don’t like to compare fragrances to other because each develope very different with there dry down. With that I won’t name drop, but if you had try any fragrances with the note of amber this would be right up there with the big name brands houses. Blind buy I wouldnt risk it, scale from 1 to 10 a solid 6 🙂
yaltasos – :
I love how people are so matter of fact on here. I think copperskies is a great creation. When you first spray it, it can be a little harsh, but give it a little time and everything starts coming together. I get a sweet amber smokey almost incense sweetness. Depending on the day and temperature you can get different things out of this. Sometimes it is a very smokey kind of scent for me, other times its hitting the gourmand side. Its a very complex scent that has gotten me some compliments and I find it to be a dark fragrance with depth. It is also daring, yet maintains an appealing smell.. I don’t know if this would be for everyone, but it is a brilliant creation to me. I like it a lot. Just give it a chance and let the fragrance settle in before rushing to judgement.
pepo123 – :
What?! This has essentially zero notes that I look for in a perfume, and yet I find this to be absolutely delightful and so gently spicy. An ideal holiday time scent that is so calming. Notes that I would often find obtrusive – amber, clove, basil and cedar, are here cheerfully well-blended. I have nothing like this, nor have I smelled anything like it. Happiness.
61igor – :
This is a great scent for a woman who wants to stand out in a sea of fruity florals .
In the beginning I got freshly cut wood, followed by tobacco leaf. There’s no smoke, only a freshly cured tobacco leaf. Cloves is very noticeable and on me is more predominant than Amber by far.On my skin there was just enough Amber to give it depth and sensuality. I couldn’t smell Basil at all.
Sillage is moderate, but noticeable and the longevity was good.
timchik – :
Another classy, gorgeous offering from John Pegg. Once again a total other beast to the other three of his scents that I own. This is old worldly, contemplative, comforting and spacious. I love the almost “counter intuitive” nature of the Kerosene fragrances and this is no exception. Basil and tobacco? Amber and clove? On paper, one could be forgiven for thinking this would be a mess, but I can assure you, it’s far from that!
To me, the amber and tobacco are the central protagonists in this scent. The tobacco note I recognise from another Kerosene offering, Fields Of Rubis. It is amazing. The amber is pretty much the first one I’ve really understood and fallen in love with. I’m generally not an amber fan, especially as a primary note. But this one is remarkable, not too sweet or candied, not too rich, a tad resinous and as such, it provides a wonderful base for Copper Skies.
The accompanying notes, cedar, basil and cloves are perfectly balanced and executed, adding an earthy, almost ‘outdoorsy’ (but not in a sporty way at all), vibe to a scent that could have easily veered more towards a kind of fireside, leather bound book, worn old armchair and whiskey type of fragrance. I’m grateful it avoids that direction, as I think it’s a genre that’s been done well enough elsewhere.
There are definitely hints of honey, whiskey and coffee grounds here also, but to me they’re very subtle and waft in and out of view over the life of the fragrance, which incidentally, is extensive, much like all the Kerosene scents I’ve experienced. I get very decent, yet still polite silage and I find it still going strong on me after 8hrs. That’s great value in my book.
As a side note, I certainly don’t agree with the reviewer who called this “chick repellant”, in fact I’ve had quite the opposite experience. I guess it depends on the kind of women you’re around? I don’t want to dwell on or diss his review, but there’s no way he’s got the genuine scent. It’s either a fake or it’s somehow gone bad. This is as far away from a “toilet cleaner” smell as you can possibly get in my opinion. Fragrance is a very subjective thing indeed, but I just can’t understand what he could be smelling in this case. At all.
So anyway, if you’re looking for the perfect amber and you’re also a lover of that fine tobacco note but you don’t like those things going all sweet and syrupy on you, you may now stop looking, because Copper Skies ticks all those boxes admirably! I never thought I’d be able to say this, but Copper Skies may quite possibly bump TF Tobacco Oud off my favourites shelf pretty soon! Especially in the dry down, this scent is just that good! It took me a few wears to get my head around this, but from there it’s just pure love. I really dig it when it takes a few goes to fully comprehend a fragrance. Persistence certainly pays off in this case! An outstanding, natural, elegant and sophisticated scent. A big winner in my book!
ve6naja – :
I was really looking forward to try this scent based on the notes. Well, all what I got was a very strong medicinal and herbal scent that had some basil in it, and deep inside there was some amber hidden. It was sharp and not creamy at all, no tobacco notes at all, and none of the spices. The longevity is amazing, unfortunately for me, since it wasn’t that pleasant of an experience. When it settles, the dry down becomes more bearable and I definitely get the cloves.
razdik – :
Before you decide to buy a fragrance based on a review always remember to visit the profile of the reviewer to see what they think a “good” fragrance is. for example a rather long and harsh review for this fragrance comes from someone who lists Kouros as a favorite.
jeollaKem – :
This is beautiful in an old world way. This smells remarkably similar to cult favorite Voodoo Love by Bourbon French Parums. Voodoo Love has top notes of cinnamon while Copper Skies has top notes of cloves, but both are in a base of honeyed amber tobacco. Both make me think of the New Orleans of my heart – not the touristy Bourbon Street Nawlins, but the quiet bayous and tobacco farms, fireflies, and gators. The amber is warm and boozy. The spices are deep and murky. The tobacco adds texture. The cedar anchors it. Stunning.
Grem743 – :
Hello everyone, I am relatively new to Fragrantica. Recently, I discovered Kerosene at MiN store in New York City and fell in love with the while collection. I tried every perfume on paper and on my skin.
The opening is very bizarre. The smell associated with a heavy smell of machinery and heated lubricant(Copper makes a lot of sense here), very sexy and strong opening. The amber in concoction with cedar are responsible for that surprisingly arousing smell. Afterwards, the heart opens up with sweet smell of sticky beeswax and clove which reminds me of my countless visits to Orthodox Christmas Church (incense and Frankincense. The base notes are of masculine tobacco.
Overall, the fragrance is very strong with a great longevity and sillage. I would recommend this perfume for men 30+. I like to think in pictures/images and I see a very successful businessman in a dark grey suit with cream shirt and dark ties with silver lines, salt and pepper hair, cuff-links, nice cigar club, old leather chairs and single malt whiskey. This smell would complete an ultra macho look with a young twist.
Punx – :
This is my take on Copper Skies. The opening is kind of weird cuz the clove note is strong and sharp but still has a sweet nice opening in a strange good way. That lasted one hour, then the basil, honey and the amber starts to go out strong and beautiful for the dry down leaving the clove in the background. Its like a really nice church scent, its beautiful and mystical. Somehow I feel some cinnamon and incense somewhere but its not listed in the notes and for the tobacco note Im not getting it for the moment.
Overall, I really enjoying this one. Longevity is really good, 6 hours for now and not giving sings that it will fade away. Sillage is pretty great, I can feel Copper Skies strong and nice on me. Kerosene made a beautiful mystical fragrance here, amazing first impression and the presentation for Copper Skies is solid.
4 out of 5.
Mefet438Diobtetty – :
bitter, sour, odd, astringent opening. All I really got are cloves, smoked basil, and something unnatural that smells like those rough feeling brown paper towels in school bathrooms back in the 80s…if they are run under the sink and sniffed. I didn’t get tobacco or honey at any stage, but I did get a decent amber once it dried down. sample first, but that goes for any fragrance really.
Kirill137 – :
I’m afraid that based on my sample wearings of two Kerosene fragrances, I cannot (yet) join the John Pegg fanclub bandwagon. Now mind you, I really like John. I’ve been watching his Youtube reviews for a few years, and think he’s a great guy. I think it’s terrific that he’s a successful niche perfumer. But I can’t help but wonder if people are too reticent to be honest about how things like Copper Skies really smell.
Creature smelled good on the drydown, and pretty bad on top. The drydown was pleasant and read to me like an old-school green, woody-aromatic fougere (of sorts). It’s a much better effort than anything I could ever put together, that’s for sure. But given that there are fresh-woody things like Jazz and Tsar still on the market, and that they smell better, I see no reason to spring for Creature.
Copper Skies, on the other hand, does not at any stage smell good. In fact, I must go on record in saying that this smells truly awful. There are no woods, or coffee grounds, or anything redeeming here. Copper Skies smells like toilet cleaner. Take it from a guy whose five-year college job was a night janitor at an elementary school. From beginning to end, it’s awful. I had someone wrinkle their nose when they smelled it on me and say, “Oh god. No. That’s a chick repellent.” And I wholeheartedly agree with her. Bear in mind that I don’t wear fragrance to attract women. But I am cognizant of fragrances repelling women, and people in general. This one seems to have that effect. Just for comparison’s sake I went home and popped open a little jar of whole cloves to see if there’s any aspect of that lovely smell in Copper Skies. I believe clove is in this fragrance, but the stuff in the jar smells a hell of a lot better than what’s on my personage.
Sorry, John. I must try more of your fragrances, it’s only fair to you. I cannot say that I think you’re a bad perfumer, based on trying just two of your fragrances. But I can say that I think Copper Skies is one of the worst fragrances I have ever encountered.
bahmat – :
Is Kerosene an all-natural perfumer? I ask because Copper Skies is rich and redolent of natural essences, reminding me in turns of perfumes by Sama and by Mona di Orio. This creation is definitely my favorite so far from this house. Copper Skies, which is perfectly named, offers a gorgeous blend of unsweetened coffee–the scent of wet grounds–and tobacco and honey and basil. Sounds like a mess, I realize, but somehow it smells splendid!
The idea of mixing coffee and basil is not all that intuitive, to put it mildly, but it reminds me a bit of the combination of coffee and lavender in Sonia Rykiel Belle de Rykiel, which also works well. However, here the sweetness is really held at a minimum. Thank goodness the perfumer had the good sense to skip the vanilla in this case, which often turns coffee fragrances into an exercise in spilled cappuccino…
I also do not detect the honey as dominant at all, so I’d call this more of a savory-aromatic-oriental composition. I am quite sensitive to clove, which often ruins perfumes for me, but here it is blended in so that I do not detect it at all.
Copper Skies is definitely unisex, and it may be my new favorite coffee bean perfume!
debenko – :
A nice, complex amber fragrance with a bit of sweetness to it. There’s a smoky, slightly herbal note as well, and the longevity and projection were good (meaning respectful as opposed to belligerent and loud). For me, it’s the best and most unique fragrance from his line — the rest (aside from Creature, which is a challenging one) are all fairly safe / MOR.
[EDIT]: I’ve worn this for a couple of days now. The cloves are the most dominant aspect, but they’re very nice. It’s a warm, well-rounded fragrance and the longevity seemed very good.
nooplop – :
This did not work for me at all, it is extremely weird, the tobacco is sweet, the clove is all over the place and beeswax for me is bitter, so I do not get it at all. It is simple too much.
It does get better at the heart part where tobacco takes over the other notes and this gets dark and woody. Still at the heart something disturbs me still – there is a very noticeable note of basil which messes up the good smoky part.
Test before you buy as it might work for you perfectly if you enjoy weird tobacco scents, but unfortunately I was not the case.
Romeo5036 – :
its a great scent for anyone an it really has a nice sweet woodsy rich drydown perfect for going out on a date
poolppaz – :
Beautiful creation made by Kerosene, lucky for us he has emerged as a perfumer.
Resuming, is an ambery animalic sort of, I think it’s the mix with tobacco and cloves, but also submerged in refined with a boozy chord, it makes this very interesting and unique scent, which surprised me a lot.
I get a fragrance with power and exotic features.
Rating: 9/10
Iteneundeptewa – :
Great review to the poster above. He basically summed it up. I also think this fragrance is very nice. Its like ambre sultan but more appealing. Ambre sultan sometimes reminds me of some kind of aged or rotted coffin at times lol. It is very resinous.. whereas keroseens maintains the integrity of the amber note but blending it into a very smooth and creamy concoction. This isn’t a typical vanilla amber as stated above, but I get some spices, almost a cinnamon type feel mixing with the amber and honey. It is well done, well crafted and I think everyone should definitely try this scent even if you aren’t a huge amber fan.
k0s777 – :
The House of Kerosene is a fairly young house, the perfumer himself is a fairly young man, you would even ask “what makes this guy think he has what it takes”. Once you put your nose on his three offerings, you may ask “why didn’t this guy start years ago”
Fragrance Bros, gave a nice and honest review of R’Oud Kerosene’s freshman offer, I will do this one, one of his sophmore offerings the other being Creature.
This is a somewhat medicinal amber based fragrance in the vein of Ambre Sultan, but a bit sweeter in the opening, there also seems to have a coffe vibe, but this could be a mixture of notes just playing a trick on the nose.
When you first spray this the clove, beeswax and amber are heir apparent here. The cloves are providing a nice medicinal vibe but the beeswax is taming it down, preventing it from having an opening say like Musc Ravageur (so no need to be afraid here), the amber is thick and a tad smokey, but the beeswax and clove prevent it from dominating the fragrance thus amber haters may still want to visit this fragrance.
There are woodsy undertones and to be honest the tobacco is so subtle and quiet that it play a little part here. It comes off as almost a nice baked gingerbread gourmand, both herbal (basil and cloves) and sweet only approaching a foody like aroma but never touching the line.
I would say it is relatively sweet so if you don’t like sweet fragrances (signficantly less sweeter than say New Haarlem, or maybe sweet in a different way)that are amber based you may not like this. If you are a fan of Sultan or Ambre 114 or Ambre Precieux you may like this one quite a bit. I would actually put it middle of the road between say Sultan and maybe Chergui on the sweet scale.
The longevity is SUPERB!!! I asked how long he said 6-8 hours I have worn it 5 times and it is at least 10-12 hours on my skin, it doesn’t even get close to the skin, my wife smelled it 12 hours later (as she told me to wash it off LOL). The projecting with about 4 sprays out of an atomizer would be a 8 out of 10 maybe more. She is not quiet unless you do one to the front of the neck. Anything over two and you will be noticed 4 and you are making a statement.
The sillage is also superb. This is a performer for those who like to say something with their fragrances though this could be curbed with less sprays. As a fan of amber, who likes it sweetned (and instead of using vanilla like everyone else it is spicy and honeyed) this was an easy 5/5. My first impression was very positive on skin she sung to me.
I don’t know what Kerosene has in store for us but R’Oud is really good. Creature is terrific and this gem is CLASSIC. I will have this as long as it is manufactured!