Collection Notes de Fond : Vanille-Benjoin
Affinessence (2015)

A medicinal vibe. It's subtle, not too strong, that must be the benzoin with a slightly resinous quality. But that quickly faded to a dusky vanilla. Mildly sweet. Slightly butterscotch. For me, it made the vanilla a tad sickly, not enjoyable.

I don't really like this one. It does smell consistent with the house style based on having sampled Santal-Basmati and Cedre-Iris: on the sweet, heavy side. (Resinous, deep, and dense sound right).

The opening was off-putting for me. I'm not smelling vanilla as much as something else, presumably benzoin. The harshness of the opening dissipates with time, as it develops on skin. To my nose, it doesn't feel like much creative energy went into making this.

Over time, this becomes more palatable, earning a neutral.

Leathery,dirty, slightly animalic notes form the basis , a resinous heart gives depth and density and on top sits a soft, delicious, high end vanilla
The whole collection of affinescence is pricey but worth it. If you have a trained nose you will realise that the ingredients are high class fine quality