Well, my birthday is Saturday, and I originally didn't have anything planned, but then my really good friend told me that Nordstrom's is having one of their fashion shows as part of their Month of Beauty program. Lot's of store discounts, showcases, tips, presenters, raffles. it's going to be a blast. If you're in Austin or the surrounding area, I'm going to go from 9 to about 11am or so to see what they have and maybe take advantage of the sale. I have yet to spend my birthday perfume budget, so I may try to pick up something nice if they have a good discount. Hit me up if you're in the area and planning to attend. They're doing a similar one at the Nordstrom's in the Domain Friday night, but I have a wedding and can't make that one.

With the temperature dropping, some of my favourites are back in rotation. Most are staples but perseus is new and victory edp is a retry. After a PDM heavy 10 days, I think its safe to say the althair DNA got boring to me and now Oajan sits comfortably on the PDM throne. My only gripe is that my 5 ml is almost done and the newer batches are supposedly watered down. Cant imagine a lighter version of DNA that would suck like it did for me with 1M lucky. Perseus was actually very nice. To my nose its just a twist on TDH Eau Givree that makes it more wearable and versatile. But I associate this DNA with work/professional setting so the versatility is not really important. Easy to recommend and gift citrus lovers. Nothing groundbreaking but a very good refinement of Eau Givree. Couldn’t fault anything except the price. 8.8/10. Im also starting to enjoy simpler fragrances now. Victory edp is objectively inferior to elixir but on the days you want something simple and cozy it delivers. Kinda reminds me of Code EDP. Might get a larger decant after i give code another try. Hero edp is now tied with edt as my fav from the line. The resinous nature grows on you. @Jonathan Ventura was right about it. Never thought about layering them but might do soon. Drop some layering suggestions for me to try in the next couple of days.

Finally made it to Denver and got the fragrances on the shelves. Love my wife for building a great area for my craziness.

Super random but Got a late birthday gift from a friend who visited. When he walked in i saw a dior bag in his hand. I was skeptical. He knew i loved perfumes but didn’t know i dislike sauvage. I was hoping it was not sauvage but when I opened it the devil was in front of me. Luckily it was the parfum which i have never tried but heard its the most tolerable sauvage. Lesson learnt. If you hate something enough it comes to you. Now i hate all of the xerjoffs, ysl private lines, Manceras and amouages.

I had to get up early this morning and will be heading out to a few nursing homes and assisted living centers to check on some of my drivers and touch base with the staff to see how everything is going. For something like that, I really don’t want to wear anything heavy, challenging, or overly loud. I wanted something clean, fresh, masculine, easy to wear and, most importantly, non-offensive. That’s where Polo 67 EDT fits perfectly. You get that bright bergamot and fresh pineapple up front with an aquatic freshness, then it settles into vetiver, sandalwood and patchouli. It isn’t trying to reinvent perfumery, but sometimes that is exactly what you need. It just smells good, clean and put together. Performance is actually pretty respectable for this type of fresh EDT. Figure roughly 5–6 hours, with the better projection and sillage coming during the first 1–2 hours before it gradually moves closer to the skin. With the size of my collection, I certainly have plenty of more complicated fragrances I could have reached for, but there is a time and place for everything. Walking through nursing homes and assisted living facilities early in the morning is not where I need to announce myself with my fragrance. Sometimes the right fragrance is simply the one that fits what you’re doing.