At first, this felt like it was not for me because I sniffed it from the bottle (silly me). However, after leaving it on my skin and letting it adjust to my natural scent, I loved it! It's strong enough for someone close to you to also smell it but will not fill the room it's more of a personal skin scent. But a beautiful one it is.
To me, it smells very much like a sweet oudh, no barny or earthy smell at all. It has a luxurious creamy wet wood scent with some warm saffron-like spice that comes out after application. This is one of my favourites from AKAF.