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The cedarwood comes through warm and dry, with the amber and ginger adding a subtle spice that lasts well into the evening. The box may be dented, but the bottle inside was sealed and fine, and the scent itself is exactly the cozy, refined woods I was hoping for.

The box is crushed on one corner but that doesn’t matter once the cedarwood and amber hit your skin—it’s like sitting by a warm fireplace with a hint of ginger spice. The olibanum keeps it from being too sweet, and it lasts through a full workday without turning cloying.

The cedarwood comes through warm and dry, with the ginger adding just enough lift to keep it from feeling heavy. The damaged box was cosmetic only—the bottle and juice inside were perfect, and the scent lasts a solid eight hours on my skin.