This is a gentle and feminine scent, and I absolutely love it. I compared swatches of Si with Alien by Mugler, Mon Guerlain, and Delina Exclusif (by far the strongest of them). Si is the most delicate of the scents, so don't worry too much about over applying, it won't ever be obnoxious and strong, although it does have staying power. It wears close to the skin, but lasts, and is very sexy. I smell rosey florals, and I smell wood, patchouli, and some ambroxan, but not very much vanilla. Maybe a tiny bit. It smells classy, and I imagine a wealthy woman at her dressing table with a bouquet of flowers at her side while she puts on her lipstick, wearing a silk slip dress.