This is a cross of classics.
Jil Sander Scent 79 Man (Artemisia, Incense, Birch Tar)
Hermes Bel Ami (Patchouli, Birch Tar, Vetiver)
The top starts out very similar to Scent 79 Man with its liquid, green, sour artemisia note and the smoky woody birch tar.
The mid is more like Bel Ami with its patchouli, vetiver and birch tar although its more woody compared to the more spicy Hermes.
The base is of its own, its dry, woody like finely sawed oak, it has a sweetness to the wood.
6-7 hour fragrance, and mostly a dry woody one for about 4 hours of that.
Very nice stuff overall, worth seeking if you enjoy those woody/spicy chypre classic masculines from the 70s and 80s.
Its too bad this brand never caught on. Priced themselves out of the market IMO, “art” or not.
Ratings
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Fragrance - 8.5/108.5/10
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Performance - 6.5/106.5/10
Summary
Arturetto Landi turned a classic chypre leather into a respectable contemporary woody.
A fragrance of cameo appearances, nostalgia in a modern bottle.
Like this one initially. But find it a bit synthetic as I get used to it.
A worthy BelAmi competitor.