I don't know how to make sense of this, but the first time I smelled a sample it took me back to my childhood, holidaying on the northern beaches of Sydney and staying with my aunt and uncle in this big house filled with antiques, leather furniture and old books. It is so evocative. Lustre is warm and complex with a hint of spice, sweetness and leather on the opening (although it is not mentioned in the notes, I do get a hint of leather), but none of its notes overpowers others. The dry-down for me is quite linear - I can still detect the spicy/woody/amber notes from the initial spray, but a soft vanillin comes through, and it mellows a little. Lustre is stunning. It is amazingly refined. I love it.