I fancied something deep and comforting today, so I reached for my Oud Zarian. This is a deeply satisfying treacle-doused oud that lasts for 24 hours on my skin, for 48 hours on clothes, and for at least a week in my mind. Projects like a beast, some of you guys on the East Coast can likely smell my application today. Spicy ginger at the top, floral rose in the mid, and a brilliant liquorice core at the end. It's the Best Scent, so if you are looking to complete fragrance then I'd suggest you give it a sniff.

So! After testing all five fragrances in the Hacivat Time Capsule Discovery Set, here is my scent ranking and final thoughts. 5th- Papilefiko. Very pedestrian fragrance with poor longevity. No purchase necessary. 4th- Tempfluo. Initially interesting gourmand fresh blend, but nothing special in any aspect. No purchase necessary. 3rd- Tero. Lovely spicy caramel that was initially intriguing shared a little too much with other scents I own. No purchase necessary. 2nd- Kredo. Absolutely brilliant opening and mid into a passable but a little dull drydown. Purchase a possibility. 1st- Deziro. Superb citrus blue scent that’s well blended and smooth. Better than most others in the space. Would buy when another blue scent is drained from my rotation. That was good fun! I’ll have a few days off (wearing some favourites) before coming back with another deep dive into Discover sets. Will poll the group for thoughts later.

For the fifth and final day of my Nishane Time Capsule Discovery Set testing, I was hoping for something special. If not brilliant, I would take exciting. Heck, I’d even settle for “decent”. And decent is exactly what I got. Tero starts strong with a lively blast of salted caramel. It’s not syrup sweet, tempered as it is by a black pepper spice that both calms and elevates. My first smell was accompanied turn of the head and a muttered “okay”… it was definitely intriguing. As I waited for a development into a promised patchouli and cinnamon, I did appreciate a subtle shift away from straight-edged sugar, but it was insolvent enough for me to breeze past it without fanfare. The dry down, however, was much more approachable, with a woody greenness and an unexpected warmth that I found very pleasant. It lasted well, too. Maybe that was accelerated by a hint of overspraying due to atomiser woes, but I got strength in performance and decent projection for at least six hours. And this was happening as I braved the cold winds of a northern English spring day. Overall, while I did like this fragrance, it sat a little close to a number of other sugar scents in my collection for me to consider anything more than a successful test and a nod of the head. One for the journal, but not one for the shelf. Approved!

According to Fragrantica, the most apparent accord is citrus, but I got nothing but coconut, I'm afraid. Fortunately, it's just a sample and not a complete bottle. This one isn't for me.

Wearing this revolver today, I know it’s more for night time but I can’t resist wearing it. The opening of this Elixir is really really good, the only downside is that it doesn’t last not even like 5 or 10 minutes. Then it changes for that fruity or smooth leather. Solid longevity and projects for 2 feet for the first 2 hours, IMO this fragrance grows on you. I do really enjoy this one.