I needed something nice and light today due to feeling a bit under the weather. This one fits the bill. Nice and smooth tobacco, very similar to Zaharoff Signature Tabac with Penhaligon’s DNA. The only issue is performance which is extremely light. But on days like today, it’s perfect and cozy. Getting some needed rest. Have a great day/night everyone.

After all these years, changes in tastes, various phases of my collection, almost complete change in my collection, this has survived it all and still remains in my top 10. I still haven't tried the OG Initio Paragon, but I just can't see how it can be better than this and for the extra cost, but I should be considering it, especially where I am with my collection now. Update: literally 2 minutes after posting this, my connect had Initio Paragon for sale and gave me a deal, so now I will have the OG coming.... Woot woot!

I had converted this sample to a bottle a few months ago and hadn't been able to take it out for the full test drive. Today's weather is mild 60's but cloudy and rainy. This scent just hits right! I knew when I wore the samples that I wanted a bottle and boy am I glad I did it. Out of the bottle always seems to be better for me than the samples if I am going to be honest. I think the freshness of the juice inside the bottle, the quality of the atomizer all lean into the bottle being overall much better than the sample.

Have any of you ever found yourself wearing a fragrance to please others that you don’t particularly care for or perhaps you would have chosen something else but you decided, hmmm I’m going to be with a certain person so I’ll wear this? I have found myself in that type of situation a few times where I’d probably reach for something else but I know who I’m hanging out with has given a compliment on something else or I know they like it a lot and I’ll wear it, even if it’s out of season. Or maybe you make an audible because the person you are with has made a comment they don’t like a specific fragrance. Examples: My wife loves BB Cobalt Elixir, every time I’ve worn it she makes a comment how good I smell and will be more close and what not when that’s not really her normal nature. She typically likes her space even when just watching a movie together at home she will be on her own couch. I just got a bunch of Initio fragrances and would normally want to try them out but both kids were out of the house so naturally I put on Cobalt Elixir as it was just us two. Another instance, I was choosing a fragrance for the afternoon and was going to put on Ingenious Ginger but I remembered I was taking my daughter on a “daddy- daughter date to go putt putt and get ice cream and she hates that fragrance but loves Althair Exclusif so I wore that instead. Another one was my son had a basketball tournament and he bought me Ultra Male as a present so I wore that to his game so he felt like I was wearing his gift when I prob would have chosen something else. Not like any of these are bad fragrances that I don’t like I’m just saying sometimes who I’m with influences what I wear and wonder if anyone else makes these kind of calls.

A long day at your desk and a client meeting call for different things. Silver Mountain Water brings an airy tea note; Original Vetiver is crisp and green. If you prefer woods, there’s Royal Oud. 💰 Creed Aventus EDP is about 33% OFF at Maxaroma, now $340 for 100 ml. https://get.aspr.app/SH1G66 Creed Himalaya EDP is about 35% OFF, now $318 for 100 ml. https://get.aspr.app/SH1IiC Look at the intensity row, gents. Which of these would you move up or down for a shared office, and what Creed would you put on the chart that isn’t there?