OOB and dried down on blotter paper, it's nice; it's pleasantly complex, with a little cedar and some soft musk, but none of the smoke I was hoping for.
I got a hint of that "wood cracking on the fire, smoke in the air" aroma when I was adding this oil into hot soy wax for a tester candle and wax melt, and figured that was probably it.
But here we are, 2 weeks later and the tester candle is burning (a soy wax blend with a 7% fragrance load, cotton wick), and now I understand. I'm smelling that cracking wood on the fire, smoke hanging in the air, and the musk is still there, but now lingering as a soft finishing note that takes the edge off the smoke and aged, cut firewood taking center stage once the melt pool gets going.
Works great as a wax melt too, but I personally prefer it in a candle. That might just be for the visual appeal of having an actual flame to accompany the fragrance, though.
And always, always appreciate having my bottles individually bagged when getting multiples in one order! Thank you