What we think: We weren't sure what we were in for, with the all-caps message on the Pineward product page for this having a warning saying "THIS IS A CHALLENGING PERFUME." But we actually don't find it nearly as challenging as that makes it sound! Not saying it smells like a designer, but we don't even think it's the most challenging out of the Pineward lineup. None of that is meant as a critique at all though - it's really well done! To us it smells like someone brewing a potion and eating licorice in a dark cave, after gathering ingredients like patchouli from a forest floor. Really interesting and unique! We appreciate how fascinating it is, and how it really creates a scene in your mind when smelling it.