Aristia: Sinbad • Lubin

The dry-down is where this one truly shines—that benzoin and vanilla blend with the incense into a warm, resinous skin scent that lasts a full workday. I keep catching whiffs of the cinnamon and rose hours later, and it's gotten me three compliments already.

The tangerine and bergamot up top give it a bright, almost sparkling opening, but it’s the cinnamon and incense that keep pulling me back for another sniff hours later. Wore it on a cool evening and the drydown felt like a cozy, smoky hug that lasted well past midnight.

That resinous warmth underneath the pink pepper and cinnamon is what got me—it dries down to a soft vanilla and benzoin that lasts the whole workday. I keep catching whiffs of it on my scarf hours later and it still feels elegant, not cloying.