I bought this cologne as a gift to my wife (since she had mentioned it quite a few times) but without a clue of how it smelled. Based on the name, I tought she was going to smell funky or weird. Who puts Basil on them? I took a chance knowing I might have to live with a weird scent around the house for a long time but that's not the case. It is different but really good. It smells refreshing and it's not too strong or overpowering, meaning that for me, and her of course, it was perfect. I bought it online to be picked up in store and with just a text message, they had it gifted wrapped for me by the time I went to get it. The five stars are not only because of the perfume. This was my first purchase at Nordstrom, not my last.