On to Pieria he stepped from the upper air, and swooped down upon the sea, and then sped over the wave like a bird, the cormorant, which in quest of fish over the dread gulfs of the unresting sea wets its thick plumage in the brine. In such wise did Hermes ride upon the multitudinous waves. But when he had reached the island which lay afar, then forth from the violet sea he came to land, and went his way until he came to a great cave, wherein dwelt the fair-tressed nymph; and he found her within. A great fire was burning on the hearth, and from afar over the isle there was a fragrance of cleft cedar and juniper, as they burned; but she within was singing with a sweet voice as she went to and fro before the loom, weaving with a golden shuttle. Round about the cave grew a luxuriant wood, alder and poplar and sweet-smelling cypress, wherein birds long of wing were wont to nest, owls and falcons and sea-crows with chattering tongues, who ply their business on the sea. And right there about the hollow cave ran trailing a garden vine, in pride of its prime, richly laden with clusters. And fountains four in a row were flowing with bright water hard by one another, turned one this way, one that. And round about soft meadows of violets and parsley were blooming. There even an immortal, who chanced to come, might gaze and marvel, and delight his soul; and there the messenger Argeiphontes stood and marvelled.
Crisp sea air, kelp, and climbing vines, flame-singed cedarwood and juniper branches, cypress boughs, alder wood, violets, selino, parsley, glistritha, and white sage.
Gloame –
Sharp and yellow. Not my cup of chai tea, but not bad.
Danielle –
I really like this bold fragrance, but not on me, as I personally find it to be masculine.. I’ve sampled it on 3 separate occasions, just to make sure, and each time I find it sexy and bold, but manly. Other reviewers disagree, so its clearly a personal preference. If I could convince my man to wear this, I’d buy a full size bottle. This is a cowboy scent for the rugged “take what you want” type. It is golden, deep and spicy. A little bit goes a LONG way and it lasts forever.
walker –
Received a imp of this my last order .so happy I did . works very well with my chemistry. this is long lasting with a nice throw without being to strong . it has a dusty creamy smell On me and really has a el Dorado feel to it . Feminine but with a daringer clipped to my thigh high. Just in case those cowboys want to get out of hand . I love this one . top five for me and I’m female.
abovezenith –
El Dorado has a almost metallic scent that smells like a cologne when wet. The dry down turned this into a harmonious, alluring smell. I can see the City of Gold inspiration perfectly!
The copal is most present here, I’d say. It smells so beautiful and ends up turning very feminine on me. I’m wearing this to formal occasions due to the sophisticated way it blends with me personally. One of my favorites.
luxdancer –
Wet: Strong, aggressive, metallic/herb, with a cold, alcohol bite. My guy describes it as having a minty finish. Smells kind of like commercial men’s cologne.
Dry: The same cold, alcohol bite but paired with some bitter afternote. I do not like this on my skin. It’s quite sweet on my guy’s wrist, it mellows out on mine but still retains that bitter quality and eventually, it kind of started smelling like tea leaves. There was almost no bitterness on my guy, but the tea smell was there.
I actually really like it now, especially on him!