My thanks go out to a basenote friend by the name of Dimitrios who recently sent me an ample sample of Richard James Savile Row. I have never even heard of this release and did a quick dab 'n' wear when the sample package arrived. I made an immediate mental note to review this one quickly because my initial reaction was that this was really good. I have, in the last few days, given Savile Row a few wearings and I believe I have now got the feel for this scent and understand it. A masculine tuberose frag? Hmmm.....Tuberose is like everlasting flower ( to me) in the sense that it can easily permeate every note within its grasp. It's a tricky one to implement and not have it dominate the entire composition. That aside, after multiple wearings of Richard James, I can only conclude that this is an elegant, serious scent for evenings out and wearing formal attire. There's quite a few classy masculines out there to be tried and had, so I can now add Savile Row to the list. I
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