Here is the newest hype beast from the fragrance influencers in the Maldives (IYKYK) lol. This one smells very close to Dior Homme Cologne or Jimmy Choo Ice. I have always been a fan of this DNA, but the performance has always been the issue only getting 3 hours. Rayhaan Azul fixes the performance problem. 6-7 hours is what I got with solid projection 1-2ft the first 2 hours. Perfect for the hot weather. Reminds me of frozen lemonade. It is very citrus forward. Work safe / spring Summer/ casual or daytime. Presentation looks great, ocean blue with a white cage on it with a nice pressurized atomizer and a white cap that fits snugly into place. If you like this citrus bomb DNA this is a worthy of the price tag. Beauty House had it for 34 dollars. I’m excited to add this one to my Rayhaan lineup and going to put this one into the rotation for the summer.

When I first got introduced to the idea of the iris note and the “lipstick” smell, I was definitely skeptical of the scent being largely feminine. But let me tell you… The note of iris and especially in Dior Homme Intense, is some of the best notes I can appreciate in any fragrance and its shockingly masculine and mass appealing. Dior Homme Intense has great longevity, and it can be used for evenings out and 3/4 seasons. One of the best all time in my opinion, and no, I’m not saying this because someone like Gents Scents did. Highly recommend yall get your nose on this! Stay safe.

I bought my 2 son's (and myself😬) a sample of BTV Almas for Christmas this year. My older son loved it and asked me to make him a decant if I ended up with a bottle. Truthfully I forgot all about it until I ran into my samples this weekend while "reorganizing". So I thought I would give it a try. I'm enjoying this one immensely, and my wife complimented me this morning as well so it already has a leg up! 😎. I have not heard from my younger son yet, but if we go 3/3 assuming my wife doesn't want in, it may make a full bottle more reasonably priced considering the usage. We'll see how the day goes.

After about 15 months of building my collection I think I have hit a plateau of some sort. My collection is up to about 50 bottles and the same number of decants. I've sold several off the past few months and curated the collection a bit. I have all the seasons covered, I have(or at least tried) most of the fragrance categories and notes and now know what I like and don't like. I have dupes, designers and niche (mostly in decants). I find now though, I'm not really actively looking for new frags to try. I go on here everyday and check it out and on Rescented but not as many times a day as I used to. I don't stop in Sephora/Ulta/Macys every chance I get to try out the frags, only once in a while. This happen to anyone else or have I just reached a certain phase of collecting?

I have been really enjoying this fragrance lately. The opening of this fragrance is a semi-sweet fruity scent coming from the Pear and Mandarin Orange. At 15 Min - Some of the sweetness has settled and I am picking up some of the Ginger note. At 30 Min - I am still picking up some of the subtle fruitiness, but also getting some of the Orange Blossom note. 60 Min into the wear, I am still picking up the sweetness from the Orange Blossom but also getting some Musk and Woodiness. The dry down of this fragrance is a musky and woody scent with hints of semi-sweet florals. Performance: Projection is OK with the fragrance creating a scent bubble of about 2 feet for about 2 hours. The sillage is also OK with a scent trail of about 2.5 feet for about 2 hours. Longevity is fair with the fragrance lasting on my skin about 6 to 7 hours, but becoming a skin scent at about 3 hours.