* Nice differentiation from the rest of the Insurrection II line
* Nice blend of cherry, citrus, wood, pepper and powder aromas
* Good price point
* Great for younger users
* Good for warm weather
* Unisex

* Nowhere near as potent as the other Insurrection II line flankers
* Weak performance; especially shocking if you have other Insurrection II flankers
* Dark name is rather misleading
* Not good for older users
* Not good for serious or formal occasions
* Requires serious overspraying and respraying

Insurrection II Dark is another flanker in Reyane's Insurrection II line. With the sole exception of absolute runaway banger hit Wild which is a beautiful tobacco fragrance, each Insurrection II flanker is a play on the classic Creed Aventus DNA but varies the fruit notes in each one to come up with a new fragrance. It's such a simple yet brilliant way to vary the line that I'm genuinely suprised Creed didn't think of it themselves. Pure has the classic pineapple opening; Emperor has an orange and vanilla opening; Dark has a nice cherry blast in the opening before settling down into pink pepper, citrus, wood and powder aromas. That wood note is birch which gives it a bit of a fougere touch which is nice. With a name like Dark, I was expecting an addition of an additional darker note like coffee or cocoa or iris. There is none, which kind of makes the name misleading.

Unfortunately, Dark is nowhere near as potent as the other Insurrection II flankers. The others aren't beast mode by any means, but they certainly had a decently average performance. Dark is a shockingly weak performer in comparison. This requires massive overspraying and respraying. Which is perfectly fine especially for the price point. But again, when you realize the other flankers are so much stronger, it does make you wonder why this one isn't.

Like the other flankers, this is great for younger users and is totally unisex. It's a good choice for warm weather. I don't think older users would appreciate it and it isn't good for serious or formal occasions.

Everything about this works. It's a fun pleasurable fragrance just like the rest of the line. Had it only just matched or exceeded their performance, this would be the absolute best flanker in the line.

5 stars for shipping and the scent, perfect order!