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THE BLACK TOWER (Bewitching Brews): (Company says: A sepulchral, desolate scent. Long-dead soldiers, oath-bound; the perfume of their armor, the chill wind that surges through their tower, white bone and blackened steel: white sandalwood, ambergris, wet ozone, galbanum and leather with ebony, teak, burnt grasses, English ivy and a hint of red wine.)

In bottle: Mostly ambergris and grapes with incense. Wet: Much more complex on the skin as all the more delicate ingredients come out. The grapes smell way more winelike too. This is my last try at wine scents and the most successful of them, likely because of the way ebony and ivy interact with the wine. It still doesn’t work quite with my skin chemistry, but it came close. Dry: The sandlewood and ivy slowly become dominant turning the whole thing much drier smelling in a pleasant way. The wine stays present, but gentler.