Today I’m wearing Hombre by Aaron Terence Hughes. This was a blind buy based on a recommendation from @Steve Louis and his review, and honestly, no regrets at all. This fragrance is awesome. The note list says citrus on top, but on my skin it jumps straight into the clary sage. I’m getting that aromatic herbal opening right away with a bit of vetiver already coming through. If there’s any citrus, it’s gone in seconds. This thing goes immediately into that smooth aromatic territory. I went full spray today — wrists, elbows, sides, and behind the ears — and what I love is that Ombre doesn’t shout, but it absolutely has presence. It sits confidently without needing to be loud, which I’m starting to appreciate more and more. I might actually be turning into a huge fan of ATH as a house.

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Today I decided to put Purpose EDP on the skin. I held off on retesting Purpose 50 until I get a proper fine mist atomizer because I’m pretty sure the decant sprayer was affecting the way that extrait performed. So for now I’m starting fresh with the EDP to get a baseline. Right off the first spray there’s an actual pop to this one. I get a clear burst of citrus on top and a noticeable bit of spice. I’m pretty sure that spiciness is the pimento pepper coming through because it has that warm, slightly sharp kick in the opening. Compared to Purpose 50, this one lifts off the skin immediately. It doesn’t cling or sit heavy. There’s more brightness and more movement in the air around me. It’s interesting because the Purpose 50 extrait wore extremely quiet and stayed close to the skin all day, so the difference here was almost immediate. Purpose EDP feels more alive on my skin. I’ll keep wearing it through the day to see how the heart and base develop, but the opening already feels noticeably more energetic than the extrait.

My DecantX delivery, including decants of Nefs, Creme de Cuir, and Diptyque Orpheon was taken minutes after being delivered. I am trying to figure out who steals a Fedex envelope? What makes it worse is that another package was stolen 4 weeks ago.