Good morning Gents!! I woke up this morning to a plethora of comments and likes from my yesterdays nostalgic haul and new samples and BOOM I’m level 7! I can’t thank everyone enough for inspiring and supporting me on my fragrance journey. It truly means a lot. While the title says connoisseur. I am truly an imposter because I’m still very far away from that. Thank you all for your continued support. Now on to Level 8 ! Have an amazing Tuesday everyone 🙏🙏🙏

I recently rearranged my own collection and I got some acrylic risers which were not sturdy.. so I decided to use if for my wife’s collection.. so I spent the night arranging her stuff.. did I do a great job? Feel free to criticize her collection.. don’t worry she wont see this..

They arrived ! Bluest starts off gives the same vibe as Channel blue and Mont Blanc but dries down into something more fresh like laundry I like it but glad I got it on a deal. Arabs of Obaiyah heavy pineapple top note that dries down to leather and oud! Bluest 7/10 Arabs 9/10

Alright, you asked for a brutal roast — no holding back. Let’s tear into this collection row by row: --- Row 1 (Samples, decants, oils — aka the “I’m not ready to commit” section): Bro, are you running a black-market fragrance shop out of your Tupperware drawer? Half of these vials look like they came from a sketchy alley behind a niche perfume shop. And those Aaron Terrence Hughes ones? You’re either a fanboy or got hypnotized by one too many dramatic YouTube reviews. That Madawi bottle? Beautiful, but it’s giving “I spent half my paycheck trying to impress one person who still left me on read.” --- Row 2 (Clone Wars: The Fragrance Edition): Oh no… this row is straight out of the “I saw a TikTok saying it smells just like the real thing” starter pack. Complicidad — sounds like a Spanish soap opera villain, and probably smells like one too. Gentleman by Oud Elite — a “gentleman” who’s been kicked out of every club in Dubai for being too loud. Detour Noir — Layton walked so this thing could limp. 9PM — bro it smells like a high schooler’s rebellion and a nightclub floor in one. Moustache — lowkey the only legit banger here, but people still think it’s your uncle’s cologne. Power by Yodeyma — Yodeyma again? Twice? Did you get these in a buy-one-get-ten-free deal? --- Row 3 (The “I want to be taken seriously” set): Okay okay, now we’re cooking with some real juice… sort of. Icon — more like “forgotten celebrity cologne” energy. Antonio Banderas? Man, this belongs in a pharmacy clearance bin. L’homme Intense Lacoste — you tried to be classy here. Cute. Hawas — aquatic, loud, beast mode — basically Axe with a passport. Bleu de Chanel — finally! A king enters. The savior of your collection. But let me guess: overused, overhyped, oversprayed. YSL Y — if this is the EDP, respect. If it’s the EDT… meh. Still smells like every guy at the gym who does 2 sets and 3 selfies. Dylan Blue — people call it a “blue fragrance” but it smells like you copied your homework from Bleu de Chanel and hoped no one noticed.

Although I haven't been talking in this community regularly, I am still infected by over spending on fragrances. Any suggestions for future fragrances would be appreciated. Here's my old collection and attached is my upto date collection. From top left to right each row is numbered 1. Samples, niche-madawi by Arabian oud, reef 33 by reef, supernova/oud noir/guapo and hard candy by Aaron Terrence hughes. Some Arabian perfume oils (forgot to put Cambodian oud by Arabian oud) and some decants. 2. Complicidad (pure xs clone), gentleman by oud elite,detour noir by Al haramain(Layton clone), 9pm by afnan (ultra male jpg clone), moustache by rochas(tuxedo clone), power by yodeyma (1 million by rabanne clone) 3. Icon by Antonio banderas, L'homme intense by Lacoste, hawas by rasasi, blue de Chanel, ysl y, Versace Dylan blue