Squeezed in a visit to Osme Perfumery on my way to the airport after a long few days of conference meetings in Miami. Shout out to @George Hernandez and @Nestor Lopez for the recommendation! I spent about 90 minutes browsing the store and chatting with the owner Maurice about fragrances and watches. He’s incredibly knowledgeable and has quite a large selection of excellent niches. The atmosphere is super chill, the space is beautiful, and it’s completely self serve sniffing with zero pressure. I am coming home with decants of 5 fragrances I’m excited to try: - Widian Yasat - Floraiku Between Two Trees - Arquiste Nanban and Sydney Rock Pool - L’Enteopiste Altamira Highly recommend stopping in if you are ever in Miami!

Thought id do a dedicated post for reviews this time because i tried quite a few new ones. Maybe ill go in depth for a few. The picture i attached also has the usual SOTDs but ill focus mostly on the new ones. Going chronologically… Ill start with Amouage Reflection 45. Wow. I thought gucci guilty elixir was a great fragrance and this just takes it to the next level. So much depth and complexity. Its almost exactly like GG elixir but its got fresh spiciness, resins, greens and opulence. Performance is on par with GG elixir. If im being completely honest then R45 ruined GG elixir for me. I am clearing out few fragrances and unfortunately GG elixir made it to that list. It smells feminine, simpler and powdery compared to R45. Hopefully R45 or any other reflection flanker could replace GG Elixir. For now im happy using the sample. Easy 9.5/10. Dior Fahrenheit EDT is next. We all know a certain individual in the community who call it their number 1 fragrance but ill still give my honest take. Its nothing like what i imagined. I expected it to smell like burning gasoline and leather. But i was pleasantly surprised with what i got. Lots of aromatics, florals and base notes blended coarsely which you dont see very often nowadays. What stuck out the most to me was bergamot, chamomile, lavender, violet leaf, cedar, nutmeg, patchouli, vetiver and leather. The remainder (mandarin orange, lemon, mace, hawthorn, carnation, honeysuckle, jasmine, lily, sandalwood, amber, musk and tonka; WHEW) were either light, overpowered or new to my nose. I do like it but it smells old school. I dont expect anyone under the age of 30 to wear this. Definitely 30+ fall winter staple. Solid 6-7 hr performance. I can imagine swole men wearing it on their harleys. Quite a picture that one. But all said it was enjoyable and cozy. I would give it a 7.5/10. Not my style, bit outdated and too many things going on but if you like old school scents then this is a must try. Another amouage and this time its opus XVI timber. I understand the amouage hype now. I saw the notes and was expecting this to smell obnoxious and unbearable. Boy was i wrong. One of the best “im him” fragrance ive tried. Turns you from peter parker to iron man. Its uniquely green and resinous with burnt bitterness and sweetness. Im finding it hard to explain the smell. Drydown is super addictive. Performance has no complaints. Needs more wears to understand when and where to wear but this might make it into my collection sooner than i think. Everyone has to try this one. Amouage hype is justified and ill give this one a 9.5/10 as well. They just dont miss.

I received this fragrance the 10th of October and give it a full wear through the upcoming week. It’s interesting because to me it doesn’t smell like anything else that I have tried. It’s a strong fragrance, lasts more than 7-8 hours easily on skin, no matter the conditions. At first you get that citrus but also like green cactus smell that it’s well blended, then it turns more like creamy resinous, through my testing I didn’t get that vanilla scent at first but on the 4th day I clearly smell the vanilla scent. To me is a very well blended and balanced fragrance and it’s my first Rasasi & Middle Eastern fragrance in my collection. This one is a limited edition fragrance Rasasi made with a British fragrance influencer “Fragrance Flan”.

Said I would stop but what happens if I need moisturizer? Oh yea and I may need attars and what happens if I need backup bottles and I hate traveling with full sized bottles. Is there an AA Meeting? Aaron Anonymous.

Hey guys, Joe A. here with today's Scent of the Day : Erba Gold by Xerjoff - Day 389. Parfumo lists it opening with Amalfi lemon, Brazilian orange, Calabrian bergamot, and ginger, moving through melon, green apple, pear, clove, cardamom, and cinnamon before settling into white musk, amber, Bourbon vanilla, and woods. I get a bright, juicy, polished take on the Erba style, with richer amber and vanilla sweetness than the usual fruit bomb. First Sniff: Like booking a last-minute beach vacation, leaving your phone at home, and remembering what carefree feels like. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rCoe2lfbY9s