Alexandria II

Very good. I think it is quite a different perfume, a woody, vanilla-forward, heavily powdery perfume with real depth. It opens spicy and then turns sweeter, but still I can't say it is a very layered perfume. Also, although it isn't in its notes, it gives me a slight Dior Homme Intense iris feel, which I think comes from the combination of powder and lavender. Performance-wise, I think there is a batch issue. I'm not saying the new batches are weak, quite the opposite, they are strong, but if possible I think it would be better to buy the older batches.