With my job transition complete its my first day at the new work place. Quite different from what im used to but its refreshing to say the least. Thought id bring some energy on this sunny day by wearing this one. Bright, citrusy and mass appealing. Great pick for the price.

I tried this fragrance, it doesn't projects loud and overpowering. It's super expensive, and any good clones of this fragrance is fraction of price?

Hey good people, it’s been a while! I’m wearing this very nice, easy-to-wear fragrance from the house of Louis Vuitton. First things first: is it worth it?? Hell yeah! Is it worth the price? Hell no! 😂 I got a great deal on it and already decanted around 50ml with ease! This beauty smells like a luxury grapefruit cocktail. Bright, citrusy, with a sparkling touch of ginger, super clean… and somehow it smells expensive the entire way through. Performance? Honestly, not bad at all. I get around 2 hours of nice projection, then it settles closer to the skin and lasts a solid 6–7 hours on me. Definitely a bottle worth trying… just please, don’t pay retail! 😅

Warm and cloudy day so a good excuse to wear this one. Its super light on me and i plan on finishing this one soon so again a good excuse to overspray. Usually between 5 and 10

This has been an ongoing debate for a very long time. My bachelor's degrees are in International Studies with emphasis on the Far East and Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language. I spent 20 years working for Taiwanese and Japanese firms here in the United States overseeing shipments of materials from China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, and far eastern Russia. When I was studying back in the early 90s, the topic of the word "Oriental" was already a big discussion, and we started shifting away from it. It was considered an anachronism. A holdover from a Eurocentric, colonialist, outdated mindset when Asia was considered an exotic and mysterious destination. Over the last 30 years, as the world has become a more global market, it just doesn't make sense anymore, so the term has largely been dropped in favor of more clear and descriptive terms. On the other side of the discussion, especially when it comes to perfume, the term is considered a compliment and does not poke fun at or insult anyone. It was born from the creation of Guerlain's Shalimar (which has recently seen a big resurgence in the market) in the 1920s, when "Oriental" was used to describe the exotic and mysterious blend of spices and resins used in its formulation. Over time, it became a category unto itself - not unlike the creation of "Blue" fragrances with Bleu de Chanel. It's not meant to poke fun of or minimize the vast and beautiful cultures of the Asian continent, but rather as a descriptor for the origin of the ingredients that make up the category. So if the category were to change, what should we use? I have a lot more to say about this, but would love to hear from you guys. What say you? And let's remember to keep the discussion civil and cordial. We are all brothers here, and this is meant to be food for thought.