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Blessed Baraka

Blessed Baraka by Initio is an unisex eau de parfum from 2017 in the luxury price tier. It opens with bergamot, grapefruit and cardamom, moves into cedarwood and vetiver and dries down to musk, amberwood and white musk. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
• Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
• Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.

Heart

• Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
• Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.

Dry-down

• Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
• Amberwood Dry synthetic warmth, sharper than amber. Everywhere in modern masculines.
• White Musk Clean, soft, laundry-like. The 'smells like nothing but better' note.

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