Top: Incense · Black Pepper · Pink Pepper · AlmondHeart: Orris Butter · Heliotrope · OrchidBase: Bourbon Vanilla from Madagascar · Tonka Bean · Amberwood · Leather Accord · Patchouli Incense, almond, orris butter, bourbon vanilla, and leather — warm, marzipan-adjacent, and genuinely unlike anything in the traditional Creed catalog. This is the house stepping into darker territory under new ownership, with longevity that outperforms decades of prior releases. Creed retails it at $495. The almond-cherry opening is polarizing. Give it 30 minutes before deciding. The decant is essential before the bottle on a composition this different from the house's traditional DNA. Fall and winter. Evenings and cool occasions. Twelve to fifteen hours. Two sprays maximum. Not blind-buy safe.