My love affair with DSquared’s POTION is a bit like love affairs in general; I have fallen in love with it, out of love with it and now – I’m pleased to report – I am, at the very least, considering having another fling with it.
I adored the original POTION which launched back in 2011 (as you can see here) but POTION Blue Cadet, its follow up, left me massively underwhelmed (as you can see here). The latest flanker, POTION Royal Black, however, puts things back on track somewhat.
Warm, woody and spicy, with a touch of oud and tobacco, it’s deliciously intense and punchy, with echoes of Tom Ford’s Tuscan Leather. I’m sure some people will find its initial intensity a bit much and summer seems an odd time for its launch (it very much feels like an Autumnal fragrance to me) but if you’re in the mood for something deep, smoky and sexy it’s well worth a go. My only criticism is to do with its staying power which could be better and which is why it’s a fling for me rather than a full blown affair.
Notes:
Top: bergamot, incense, pimento
Middle: rose, cedar wood, Balcanic tobacco absolute, oud
Base: leather accord, cahsmere wood, gaiac wood, musk
DSquared’s POTION Royal Black is available from 15th July from Harrods priced £67 for 100ml eau de parfum.
The Grooming Guru 
Dearest L
Guru and Potion… the Taylor and Burton of male perfumery.
I only hope he buys you gems as big and beautiful!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
LOL!
Nice I’ll have to give this a try. I was a huge fan of Dsquared2 He Wood Ocean Wet Wood, so curious to see how this stacks up seeing as it’s new. Also an ever bigger fan of that wood and leather scent which you mentioned, and I do wear Tom Ford’s Tuscan Leather from time time. All in all, pretty excited to purchase it, glad you posted it otherwise I wouldn’t have known! Thanks, Brian
Oh it sounds very interesting. Now it’s on my must try list.