If you haven't used it before, it's a strong scent. At first it may seem overly spicy -- almost peppery -- but it mellows out. The description of the scent at NG is not remotely close to how I (and others who wrote reviews) perceive the scent. To me, it has a spicy top note (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom) with an underlying base of warm wood and resin scents and maybe a touch of musk. Most people would perceive it as more of a masculine or fall scent, although I like the fragrance for myself.
There's been a learning curve on using this FO in products. I like to use it at the max recommended dosage in soap because it mellows down so nicely and sticks so well, but I've learned to use it with a very light hand in anything else. At 1% in an emulsifying sugar scrub, it was offensively strong to the point of being unusable. It is one of the few FOs that obviously lingers on the skin.
It discolors to a golden tan, which works well in a beer soap. I get mild acceleration from using this FO.