Like the title says, I went to smell (and buy) some fragrances today. Despite the awful weather, we were dying to check if any of the new releases had arrived in store. Luckily, one of them was there: Scandal Elixir. Let me tell you… this one is AMAZING. It delivers one of the most realistic sweet, moist cherry pie notes I’ve ever smelled. There’s simply nothing else like it on the market right now. If you love cherry in any type of pastry - which I absolutely do - then you’ll adore this. A strong 8.4/10 from me. That said, I personally wanted to hold off for the new Powerfully by Armani, which also has a cherry note. This way I can compare the two side by side and walk home with the clear winner. Still craving a new fragrance, I headed to another store and blind-bought Coral Fantasy. Even though I’d smelled it a year ago, I didn’t quite remember the exact vibe, so I took the gamble… and man did it pay off. Coral Fantasy by Valentino is a lovely, fruity tobacco leaf scent that’s almost enchanting. It’s nothing like the ground-up tobacco you get in SWY Tobacco or Spicebomb Infrared. Instead, you get that beautiful dry tobacco leaf paired with a not-so subtle Earl Grey tea vibe. It’s truly one of a kind and, in my opinion, the best in the line (with Ivory coming in a very close second). I’d rate it a solid 8.2/10.

Hey good people! Storm day here in northern Canada. I decided to dust off Viking Cologne, my go-to stay-at-home grab: fresh, clean, and never overpowering. Classic barbershop vibes done right, easily one of the best from Creed. Clean confidence, effortless wear. About 4–5 hours on skin, and my wife loves it (finally). 😄

Another good YSL Tuxedo clone. I’m so in love wirh this DNA, that I have several alternatives to it: - Kismet for Men - Maison Alhambra - Turathi Brown - Afnan - Moustache (EDP) - Rochas - Suits - Fragrance World - Taxco - Milestone (I gave it away to a friend who liked it) I guess I will never run out of this DNA 🥰.

I won't go into details and this is not to post to point fingers at individuals or put anyone in blast. I am not good with conveying my thoughts so here I will try. Also trying to be vague just to make a generalized comment. We all join this community for our own personal reasons, learn, teach, or just plane relax and enjoy the hobby. I am of the latter. I have a full time job with a fair amount of responsibilities and a business on the side in which small business depend on me. So BoS is my getaway. I like to read people's post, chime in whenever and a lot of you are the same way. Some of you are here to get educated and I am all for that too. I know some of you want BoS to be more than just a post and like board, a place of education to further the knowledge in the community and hold their own standards, but we can't expect everyone to adhere to those standards although some of us try. A part of education is also people having to have some accountable and do a search for information, be surprised on how much info is out there and has been repeated many times. For those who need or want the education, there has to be some some level of accountability for self education. I use the search function to look for my old posts, other people posts for info etc. I know this may be confusing for some since I didn't give any context, I do apologize for that, but again this is not to call people out, just a statement if we are all here for different reasons and be respectful of that.

Does anyone own this one or have smelled it before. Is it worth getting on eBay? I hear great things about it. I’m on a YSL kick right now. They are my favorite designer.