Hunter Intense
Eau de Toilette, Armaf

It’s been around since 2018, but it’s only recently that I’ve been made aware of its presence by an increase in the buzz around it from influencers.
Its note breakdown makes it a useful daily driver in warmer weather:
Top: Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Pomelo (there’s a novelty!)and Lemon.
Middle: Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Tuberose and Geranium.
Base: Black Pepper and Cardamon.
The clean citrus opening (maybe briefly a trifle synthetic) soon gives way to a calmer lavender that is perhaps this fragrance’s main attraction but the sterner spiciness of the black pepper base keeps it from any danger of cloying and safely in masculine territory.
If any of these notes begin to strike a cord with readers it may be because this fragrance is generally held to be a marriage of Dior Sauvage and Invictus. Yes, there are other touches added by Armaf but the DNA of these two stalwarts of the trade is definitely in the foreground.
True to form, Armaf, masters of the tacky presentation, have come up with an abomination of a bottle that puts even Ventana to shame. But the product is damn good with sillage and longevity not exactly beast mode, but certainly decent. I got a compliment on the first day wearing it. But pomelo….?