Second decant from @Thomas Chavez. This one is better than the last in my book. It’s another deceiving name as you’d expect it to be a woody aqautic frag but it’s far from it. I feel like whoever names these might be smoking a bit of the sticky green stuff lol. This starts off fruity with pear and citruses. A very bright and uplifting scent. I was concerned it might lean feminine but sits pretty unisex in the open. Open lasts a pretty long time as the citrus sticks around until you start getting some tangy ginger and a very very soft rose. Idk if it’s just me or what but for some reason I can never pick up on patchouli. The open and mid are a nice mixture of spice and freshness. It’s nowhere near the spice level of Amberful and I think it’s a nice mixture in this one. As it hits the base, the ginger lingers but isn’t as tangy as the amber mellows it out a bit. The amber isn’t strong probably because it’s softened up by some muskiness. So far that’s all I can really detect. The benzoin and incense are non existent to my nose. I can usually pick up incense as I’m not the biggest fan of it. I see a trend with Mancera’s performance as being excellent and this one is no different. I’m 8 hours in and can still smell it pretty good. This one is full bottle worthy and has taken a place on top of Amberful for now.

The third decant sent by @Thomas Chavez put it on after Aqua Wood wore out at over 8 hours. Before I get into what I perceive this fragrance to smell like I’ll say this one isn’t for me as it comes off too smoky though incense and smoke isn’t listed in the notes. This one has a ton of listed notes but all I really pick up is a powdery smokiness with a touch of leather and lavender. I’ve had it on for about 2 hours and it hasn’t changed on my skin much or my nose went blind to it because of the smokiness. I like smoky frags if they have something to go along with it. I’ll shelve the rest of this decant and give it another shot another day but as of now this one would be a pass for me on a full bottle.