Dry, not sweet, even though it lists sweet ingredients like rum and peach, it's more of a dry bitter peach/rum. I can see how this is a good warm spicy fragrance great for a cold winter climate, you spray this and it will feel like you got warm by a few degrees. Overall, Halfeti Cedar by Penhaligon's is a beautiful fragrance that strikes the perfect balance between warmth, sweetness, and freshness, making it perfect for both daytime and night-time wear. Taking the original Halfeti first, it's not difficult to see why it was such an appealing scent - it's a very well balanced perfume that's also a little unusual.

As you'll see, the 'DNA' notes are actually slightly different depending on the flanker - the only constant amongst all three in the top notes is the cardamom, whilst the middle notes of Halfeti cedar differ completely to the original. I've never really been into golden showers but everyone's different of course and maybe some people perceive those notes differently. I personally like cedar in perfumes, but here its too spicy and in combination with the dried fruits, no thanks not for me. There are many soft contrasts in one bottle, and I find them working together absolutely delightful. The peach resembles the daytime of a hustle and bustle city, the saffron and rum remind me of the jazzy and funky nightlife of melbourne, And the woodiness of the fragrance reminds me of the business men and bankers of melbourne.Because it is both sophisticated and playful and the fragrance has aspects that represent both day and night, it is such a diverse scent. Not offensive, but a familiar heavy scent that gives you a headache after 5 minutes and lingers long after you walk away. Opens boozy, dried fruit sweetness, and quickly dries down to cinnamon cedar PDM Herod and stays there.

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