This inspired fragrance has overpowering lime and coriander notes. On paper, these notes mellow down and you can smell the sandalwood but on my skin, I mostly smell coriander and lime. Over time, these notes mellow down on my skin but I still hardly smell the sandalwood, which is the star note of Tam Dao. The smell of this fragrance reminds me of Vietnamese pho, not a Buddhist temple that I associate with the original Tam Dao. I really wish that this could have been a replacement for the overpriced Tam Dao but sadly, it was not.
