Varanasi • Meo Fusciuni

The saffron and cardamom hit first, then it dries down into this smoky oud and vetiver base that lasts a solid eight hours on my skin. It's a proper leather fragrance, not the sweet stuff — I wore it to a dinner and kept catching my own wrist.

I didn't expect the rose and jasmine to sit so quietly under all that incense and leather, but they soften the whole thing beautifully. Six hours in, the oud and vetiver dry down to something warm and almost smoky on my skin. Worth every penny if you like your leather fragrances with a floral whispe

The saffron and cardamom opening is sharp and almost medicinal at first, but give it twenty minutes and the rose and oud settle into something warm and resinous. I wore it to a dinner and got asked twice what I had on.