With a little elementary mathamagic, I find that for the price of my bottle of Green Irish Tweed, I could have bought around twelve bottles of this stuff. And I'd probably go through them all before I finished the Creed. This stuff is pure magic on me. Firstly the sweet citrus opening that you get with TDH is dialled down a few degrees - it's there but it isn't the main player from the get-go because the vetiver is the star here and it really is a whole lot darker than TDH. I have to say this is one of the few vetiver fragrances that I love (along with Encre Noire Sport) because when it's blended with the citrus and spices you get here it doesn't become too dark, dull or an acquired taste - it's just right for me.

When I first used this it was summertime and I lost the bottle before winter came. Had I used this in slightly colder weather it would be great, really meant for spring/fall (anything under like 70 degrees) in my opinion. As a big Terre d'Hermes fan I was intrigued by this and thought as it's cheap it would be worth a punt. It opens with an alchool blast (so don't smell it in the initial 15 seconds). Then you get a very good spicy sweet (caramel) citrusy opening. There is also touch of cardamom. The opening notes endure through the heart notes. With the hearth notes I mainly detect the orange blossom and some white flowers. Basically you have a 2nd stage with some fainting opening notes but with a strong vibe of caramel /grapefruit / orange blossom that blends with some dirtiness coming from vetiver and cedar of the closing notes. During the drydown the woody scents become a lot more cleaner. The sweetness persists probably due to the vanilla and musk notes. At the peak, the sillage reaches 3~4 feet. After 4~5 hours it becomes a skin scent and vanishes after 6~7 hours. With higher temperatures (or sweatty skin) it projects more, the sillage reaches 6 feet and the skin scent dies after 8 hours. Performance on my skin is really good - 3 hours of projection and I can still smell it on my skin 10 hours after applying. I didn't smell any top notes on this and that's my main concern and why I did that. I figured once it dried down that would be it, but no.

I still wonder about the X in this equation. My best guess is 10% of Angel Men mainly in the opening. I buy it today. in my point of view it is very similar to terre dhermes but there are alittle diffrences between these two. Great value, they make excellent cut flowers and they more you cut the more flowers they produce. Plus at the end of the season tubers can either be lifted and stored or given a deep mulch to preserve them overwinter before starting again the following year. Half-hardy perennials, grow in full sun although they will tolerate some shade. It's wearable all around the year and is versatile and expensive smelling,Longevity is decent and sillage is good

Edit: I have been a little harsh... the body temperature increases the projection, that is ok in the first couple of hours.EDIT: I wrote the initial review before I knew anything about fragrance, and even now I'm still a newbie, so take everything with a grain of salt... One to ponder...as I had very high hopes for it, although it didn't fully disappoint. I simply found myself wanting something "more". Still a solid bottle, especially for the price. Synthetic, of course, and not something I see wearing often as it is already collecting dust. In the end, it just doesn't do anything 'special'...for me.