Opens up apple liquor.  The rose is there in the background. Eventually it gets better and better. The Cypriol and patchouli start showing up and it gets more interesting.

Beautiful, sweet apple, rose combo. The apple note sits on a spicy and leathery / ashy base that gets more pronounced as the fragrance dries down. I guess this comes from the Cypriol Oil. The apple note lingers for a good couple of hours and despite being very upfront while it lasts, do not imagine this as a fruity fragrance. It’s an oriental composition that smells dark, serious, mature and expensive. I would describe Promise as a very rich and elegant man’s signature scent but not necessarily as his formal scent. It doesn’t wear too heavy or too dense but make no mistake it’s a powerful perfume.