This is a warm and enveloping spice bomb, which can be overwhelming at first, give it an hour and it turns into this soft cinnamon hug, a chai latte pillow that you can’t get enough of. very unique scent, I do not own or use it but three people I know do, one is a family friend who has worn this since I was born, since 1996, so it reminds me of her. The heat is blasting, I got this lovely tan, me and my friend we are laying on the sand watching the sun setting and I feel my hair flowing and this extremely nice, extremely potent smell hits my nose.

It was still spicy but the sweetness in the formulation had developed, and in partnership with the light floral additions it stops it from being that acrid 'body odor' complaint that a lot of 'spicebombs' get. Please read the full reviews and consider your own needs and preferences before making a purchasing decision. I only tried this perfume once but that morning it was one of the longest drives to work where I could finally rub it off my skin :D It's very strong and the only thing I could smell was licorice (which I hate). Mostly people wear it during colder seasons, but for me, this is one of the most perfect perfumes in dry heat, during a summer evening, nights out, in exotic countries.It is as if this scent represents the characteristics of an elephant; who despite their magnitude and wild instincts, also have feelings, are sensitive and intelligent. It was a love at first sniff and it went straight into my hall of fame list surpassing many other orientals. Oh, she's having a great time just munching and slurping away, but the whole thing is making me nauseous.

It truly is spicy, especially at the beginning the spices may even seem harsh, I would say the cardamon and cumin are very noticeable. The mother had a well-chosen collection of perfume on display in both bathrooms (not best practice for perfume storage, but that's another story). Well, one tiny dab on my arm filled the entire room with this awful aroma, and after attempting various methods of removal (scrubbing the skin with hot soapy water, rubbing with sweet almond oil and washing, washing with washing up liquid, swarfega, waterproof make up remover) I gave up and just had my arm amputated (I didn't, obviously). IMO it's not as dusty as you usually get from cumin, but regardless it's warm spice without being cinnamon or sweet. I decided to try a dab on my arm anyway, wondering if perhaps this was something that needed to be tryed on.

If it were toned down a little, or a lot, I'd be able to perceive the other notes more and I think I'd love it.