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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JustKim" data-source="post: 5567890" data-attributes="member: 5478">Today I opened Paladin. At first, it smelled to me like any number of men's colognes. Once I gave it time to settle, it did give two impressions. One impression is of strength and solidarity, and the other is of the traditional oils and subdued alcohols of Christian churches and Jewish temples. That impression might be stronger for someone who was not raised Buddhist, and if you're looking for a hint of Buddhism or Islam I'm afraid this particular scent doesn't translate.It's a pleasant smell and it isn't powerful, so it teases you to find the source. I believe it's marketed as unisex, which in this case is not a mixture of gender neutral scents, but an interesting contradiction. The bourbon vanilla is a common ingredient in women's perfumes and the leather is overwhelmingly found in men's colognes. I would say that the other ingredients soften those, but it still detects as masculine to my nose. Masculine with a gentler undertone, or feminine beneath a rugged exterior. Either way it evokes a paladin (though Christian), it's pleasing to the nose, and it entices. It seems very well done.I'll open another one soon and let you know what I think.</blockquote>