On the opening you are blasted with oregano, dust, smoke, and incense. This soon settles into a deep, resinous incense while the oregano smooths out and some of the smoke and dust sadly falls away. On the drydown you are left with a sweet, herbaceous incense smell which is neither masculine or feminine but is definitely BOLD and not like other fragrances. I am an older male now but it reminds me what my aunt wore in the 80s when she was in her 40s and 50s. I didn’t like it at first but came to love it. It won’t get compliments, though, and is very divisive. Some people say they’ve been kicked out of places bc they wore it, which sounds bizarre to me.