Only now do I have time to write about my sample and there’s not going to be very much to say about it. It is a very nice masculine scent which I could steal if my boyfriend had a bottle but that doesn’t move me like Juste un Reve did yesterday.
Notes: orange blossom, lavender, mandarin orange, cardamom, cinammon, coffee, clove, jasmine, amber, labdanum, woodsy notes, guiac wood, patchouli, cedar, benzoin.
It starts lavendery fresh with spice notes coming at the heels. I really enjoyed the opening, it reads as masculine but is thoroughly enjoyable if you are into spices as I am. Or even less than I am.
I hate saying this again but it reminded me of something else I smelled and liked but can’t remember what (that seems to happen a lot to me).
It is a terribly nice scent, and I’m sure makes for a great present for a guy who is not very perfume savvy. It’s fresh and spicy and enjoyable. I think most guys would like it.
I might be reading this wrong, because I don’t smell that many masculines and can’t really say if one is good or not, only how much I like it or not.
And after a while, this one had me wondering if each time I get a salty note from a perfume it’s me, or is it a perfume (since it happened 2 days in a row). Luckily for me, my other arm was scent free and didn’t smell salty, so it wasn’t me.
Pic by: http://www.luckyscent.com/
Tagged: Mark Buxton, Nameless
All I am - a redhead 
well, you can't go wrong with spicy, enjoyable masculines. Sounds good to me
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La BV, that's what I'm thinking. If someone asked me what to get a boyfriend, this would be my first suggestion.
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You've described my gripe with so many masculine scents– they all smell like each other! I feel sad that they feel like they have such a limited palatte to work with…
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LCN, yes, you're right. Most masculines these days are not terribly note worthy. But, I'm always giving my boyfriend stuff to try and the other day he fell in love with Elixir de Merveilles – which I love too. 🙂 He's in luck that I provide him with a larger pool of choices (and I'm so proud of him for wanting to wear some "feminines").
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I know Mark Buxton did some great work with Comme de Garcon, and is highly regarded in the industry, but I recently tried Cologne Noire, which he did for Van Cleef and Arpels, but that was very meh, for me. I have read some mixed reviews on his eponymous line, but haven't tried any.
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Michael, as far as I'm aware, this is a first Mark Buxton for me. I will be trying more of his works, since this one points in a good direction.
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