Immersed in ancient and elegant tradition, yet supremely skilled in the deadliest of combat, the Samurai warrior class emblemized the dichotomy of the spirit of feudal Japan. In order to properly represent these larger-than-life figures, Moonlight Samurai, therefore, is both ferocious and also surprisingly poetic, a rugged and smoky leather-driven masculine-leaning fragrance with a richly boozy sake opening, but also a tempering balance of aromatic cedarwood and gentle wildflowers to suggest the contemplative depths of the soul within. As it dries, the leather reveals more subtle and dry aspects to play against the smoky, animalic intensity, further embodying the noble yet unbending spirit of the Samurai. Lovers of rich, smoky, masculine leather scents that reveal their gentler side only to those with patience and wisdom could do no better than to honor Moonlight Samurai as it so richly deserves.
