Brothers- this has been a difficult week. My dad passed away on Tuesday, and we have his visitation and funeral tomorrow. I will be wearing a fragrance, so not wearing one isn’t an option. My question is, what type of fragrance would you choose? I’ve ever been the sentimental type when it comes to fragrances, so I don’t foresee me attaching his funeral to the fragrance forever, unless it’s something I wear just once. Let me know what you would choose.

2nd, maybe 3rd full spin with this new release pickup from a couple months ago. This stuff is just so good. Smooth mysterious deep spicy amber tobacco. So much more refined and well rounded compared to the OG (which I own and absolutely love) which is a stronger projector with a little roughness to it. I’ll even go out on a limb and say this is the best of the line and punches well above its weight. I know there’s a Boss comparison around this scent but I wouldn’t know personally in terms of comparing the two. Smell great frag fam. Have the best blessed day out there.

To begin with, let me say I am NOT patting myself on the back. I'm not looking for praise. I've just been thinking about this group and what I've gained from it, knowledge wise. A few years ago I decided I was ready to return to fragrances after being away for a while. I walked into Ulta ... and walked back out not too long after. I had no idea what I was doing and just left, overwhelmed and frustrated. Tonight I was in Macy's in Times Square, the day after being in Sak's. Both times I walked up with confidence and made connections with people, using the opportunity to explore fragrances I haven't tried before and leave knowing more than I did. I had the clerk at Diptyque questioning her knowledge with my statements, got the attention of the one with Aqua de Parma and at Creed, had the one at Burberry asking if she could get them to hire me, because I was doing a better job of explaining things than she could, and rolled my eyes at the guy at a smaller luxury brand (don't remember what it was) explain that the best way to experience a fragrance was by spraying it in the air and waving the paper strip through it. What did this say to me? That the time I've spent here since this group started has been invaluable. Sure, it's been fun and I've loved the connections I've made here. But I've gone from being intimidated by the Ulta in a Mississippi suburb town to standing my ground in Times Square. For those of you who have posted information on houses, notes, science and experience, and who put up with millions of questions from me and people like me, thank you. I've learned far more than I ever expected when I first signed up when BoS was unveiled.

Firstly huge shout out to @Jonathan Ventura for rallying the troops to give me the push. Many thanks to @Justin Tillery, @Raymond Reeves, @Jamal Moore, @Steve Louis, @Lon Chaneyfield, @Blake Merl, @Edward Mooney, @Jeffrey Plotka, @Henry Clay, and others I know I’m forgetting, it’s been a long day and we ended the day at a Krewe dinner where the drinks were flowing. I head out for the day/evening and come home to a mad rush to elevate me to Level 9! Y’all know how to make a guy feel like part of something.