Citrus and woody Ambroxan beast to punch through the cold!

Look at what was waiting for me when I got home!!

Remember a bit of hype surrounding this one when it came out earlier this year. To be honest it never really garnered much attention from me. Created by Marie Salamagne, Bruno Jovanovic and Nicolas Bonneville, it's a woody amber number, although nice, it does nothing to wow me or justify the price tag. Even now, it still sells for €135 for a 100ml. The opening is a unique clash of deep, warm ambery woods and a powerful clean, citrusy freshness. It's somewhat familiar, like I have something in my collection that has a similar profile. They seem to be pushing the, everything back to front vibe with a quote, inverted olfactive architecture, meaning the heavy, warm base notes are designed to be immediately present, tracing a path from depth to light. Base notes include Ambery Woods Accord, Peru Balsam, Benzoin Resin & Guaiac Wood. What you get is depth with a resinous, balsamic warmt. At its heart, Bourbon Geranium & Floral Rosy Facets which lead to a clean, bright, and slightly aromatic green floral core. The top notes are Calabrian Bergamot and airy musks.sharp and clean, with a fusing burst of citrus freshness. I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm getting YSL Myslf or Polo 67 vibes here? Performance is not so bad, I'm getting 5hrs before it starts drifting away and it projects strongly forthe first hour, creating a noticeablescent bubble. Yes it's good, but it ain't nothing new, a lot of unwarranted hype IMO, wrapped in a fancy nonsensical story. A hard pass for me I'm afraid. There is a lot better out there. My Rating: 5/10 Scent: 2 Longevity: 2 Sillage: 1 Y/N: 0

I was recently fortunate to have been chosen as a giveaway winner, thanks to @Antonio O. Centeno ! So today I decided to wear my new fragrance as my SOTD. I'll just start off by saying the opening to Arrakis is absolute magic and I mean MAGICAL! It opens up with a photorealistic grapefruit note that is accompanied by ginger. They only list a 3 note breakdown, so I'll share what I detect to my nose. You may get something else, but this is how I perceive this fragrance. I get the grapefruit and ginger, and then amber and woods. The first 30-45 minutes of this are possibly my absolute favorite openings I've ever experienced for my tastes. I allowed it to completely drydown once and then sprayed 2 sprays every hour since, just to experience the opening and beginning of the drydown. I get a dry and subtle leather mixed with the ambers and woods, but there is still a subtle sweetness that stays the life of the fragrance. I went to dinner with several family members and work colleagues and multiple people commented on how nice it smelled. One even remarked that it was the best thing he's ever smelled and made me send him information on what it is so that he can buy it. If you're a fan of citrus, amber and woods and want to try something completely addicting and blind buy safe, this is it. I rarely ever say a fragrance is blind buy safe because of how different our tastes can be, but this is one that I can unequivocally say is blind buy safe. Have you tried this one? What're your thoughts on it? I hope everyone has had a wonderful smell day in the brotherhood!

Are looks ties to scents and vice versa? For example if you wear a beige suite is there a particular scent that compliments the look. Like a biege smelling perfume hehehe. Pinnapple? I dont know. Just curious. Men of valour. What say you?