I know we’re in the heat of the summer, but I almost can’t wait for the cool weather because that’s my favorite time of year when it comes to fragrances! So I couldn’t help myself in picking up a decant of DVN Havana Gold after sniffing it at a Nordstrom‘s. I haven’t had a chance to do a full test wear, but I tried a few sprays to the back of my hand last night. What I’ll say is I had to stop myself from immediately buying a bottle. I need to give this a proper test wear but it is super delicious. Licorice /anise can be hit or miss for me (for example it absolutely works for me in Oud Zarian and Sauvage Elixir, and absolutely doesn’t work for me in Luna Rosa Carbon EDP or Le Male In Blue) but it fits in perfectly in this one. This is just a delicious mix of syrupy resinous amber, cinnamon, sweet pipe tobacco, and a light licorice rounding it out. If there’s leather in here, it’s like a sweet suede that just adds to the rich backbone – there are absolutely no sharp edges in this (which I usually get, and pretty much hate, from leather notes). Somehow it didn’t come across as overly sweet which I appreciate. It was projecting off my hand for several hours, and I could still smell it pretty strongly on my skin 8+ hours later - not bad for just two sprays. I’m gonna burn through this decant very fast but I think I might have a winner on my hands here. It’s not gonna be cheap but given how excited I am by the scent profile. I think it would be worth it for me. Anyone else tried it?