Blackberry & Bay vs Myrrh & Tonka

Opens with a sharp grapefruit bite that quickly gives way to a cool, slightly herbal blackberry — not jammy or sweet, more like the fruit still on the branch. Bay adds a green, almost medicinal crispness that keeps the heart from going soft. The dry-down settles into cedar and vetiver: dry, lightly smoky, grounded. Projection is moderate and well-behaved; sillage stays close after the first hour. The overall effect is clean without being sterile — casually sophisticated — A three-season workhorse for anyone who wants fruit without the sweetness.

Opens with a soft, slightly medicinal myrrh that quickly softens into the heart, where tonka bean and almond push things firmly into gourmand territory — warm, sweet, and faintly nutty. Lavender adds just enough herbal lift to keep it from collapsing into dessert, while vanilla anchors the dry-down into something cozy and resinous. Projection is intimate, sillage is a close skin-cloud. What it leaves behind is smooth and genuinely comforting, not cloying — myrrh keeps the sweetness honest. — Best worn in cold months by anyone who wants warmth without loudness; ideal for evening in or low-key dates.