Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel) Perfume Oil

Preliminary notes: While suede isn’t an outright leather note, I do really love leather, and combining it with four vanillas sounds delicious. After my experience with The Girls Love Vanilla, I’m a biiit leery of Possets’ vanilla notes (though I’m pretty sure it was the honey that went weird in that one).DH’s preliminary notes: A beach in Florida. (??)In bottle: Vanillic leather with a bit of fruitiness (which means the weirdness in The Girls Love Vanilla was probably the vanilla, unfortunately). Not nearly as dark as I was expecting.DH’s thoughts: That’s much lighter. Maybe something almost fruity about it but also kind of floral. Something that almost reminds me of some kind of bread. Like a sweet bread.On skin: Smells nothing like it did in the bottle (which is fine by me. I don’t want any fruity notes unless they’re supposed to be there). Dusty leather and a bit of dry vanilla and sandalwood. It darkens up quite a bit on the skin. It kind of smells like an old leather jacket that’s been sitting in someone’s attic for 30 years. I do get wafts of some really rich vanillas from time to time, but it’s mostly the dusty, musty suede.Update: After about a week or so of resting/aging, the mustiness is completely gone, and now it’s suede with a delicious, almost caramelized vanilla backdrop with a touch of smokiness. Yet another lesson in “Please rest/age your Possets before making a final judgment.”DH’s thoughts: I know there’s food in that. It smells like something sweet. Maybe there’s a little bit of vanilla and toffee?Verdict: 4.5 caramel-covered leather jackets out of 5. I think it needs to age a bit more to get the balance right, but it’s sublime as-is.