She Took the Gun and Vanished

She Took the Gun and Vanished has a title that does half the work. The maker describes it as a warm, rich, vibrant and strong woodsy musk, rounded with saffron, amber and cashmere at the heart, and says it leans masculine. The maker gives one long list rather than a pyramid: palo santo, leather, saffron, tobacco, oak, oud, cedarwood, suede, a smoky cade, tonka, cashmere and musk. Buyers describe what that adds up to as smoky and leathery, with one picking out a gunpowder-like edge. Another calls it soft leather and says it smells expensive, and a third compares it to a pricey tobacco, bourbon and leather scent. One calls it almost boozy and delicious. Not everyone agrees. A reviewer finds the leather and the saffron extremely synthetic, a rough noise more than a scent, and a buyer says it is not an everyday scent for them, though they put that down to personal taste. The maker promises excellent staying power and one buyer says it is very strong with no need to reapply. It is a cold-weather, evening scent for people who like a smoky leather statement, and it is worth a 3 ml sample before a bottle. It is made by hand by Juliet Rose, and the notes are one blend rather than three separate stages.