My best client and personal friend is getting married this weekend. I'm only photographing her formal portraits before the ceremony, and then I will be there as a guest. I'm really good with advice for others, but I find myself at a bit of a loss when trying to decide for myself what to wear. I'll be wearing a black suit with either a light blue shirt or a pink dress shirt, and a maroon tie for the reception, but black pants and a polo while I'm working. So I need a fragrance that's a little versatile and can deal with a bit of heat. Both the bride and groom will be wearing Aventus - it's her favorite perfume. He'll be wearing Aventus Absolute, and she will be wearing Aventus for Her. I'd rather not match them, as I think it would be impolite and a little weird. I'd prefer to smell unique - she always comments on my scent and loves that I wear stuff she's never heard of - and I need to impress while still being deferential. Here's my options: 1) match them anyway. I have Poseidon 1377 from Dua, which is a clone of one of the more renowned batches of Aventus. 2). Leather / Suede. I'm thinking Un Nuit Nomade's Sugar Leather. 3). Super niche. I have the last wear of Ibrahim Fuhaid Orrisilla. I'm about to buy a bottle for my birthday, but I have one last wear in my sample collection. It's a bit sweet and floral with a powdery iris dry down. 4). Dior Homme Perfume (2014 formulation). The ultimate formal fragrance for being in a suit. I would wear this on my wedding day, when that day comes. 5). Tom Ford Black Orchid. I'm worried about the heat, though, but it is my favorite scent, and it would be unique among the guests 6). I'm open to suggestions. Hopefully I have it in my collection or can pick up an ample.

This was a total blind buy, but one that had garnered my attention. A unique concept using a minimilast approach. I havent come accross anything remotely similar whith the exception of the Escentric Molecule range, although I have yet to try those properly. As the name suggests, it's not a traditional perfume with a complex pyramid of top, middle & base notes. Instead, it's built around a single synthetic ingredient: Cetalox. The entire fragrance is a showcase for this single molecule. Cetalox (also known as Ambroxan) is a synthetic aroma-chemical created as a substitute for natural ambergris, a rare and expensive substance derived from sperm whales. The purpose of Cetalox is not to create a distinct, identifiable scent like rose or vanilla. Instead, it's designed to enhance and amplify your natural skin scent. So whats i like? Well initially you get a clean hint of slightly musky wood. Then it changes slightly, i can only describe it as freshlyl laundered clothes & warm skin! Now here is a kicker, after a while I could no longer smell it, not a trace, it was gone, scrubbed away. This is due to a phenomenon called olfactory fatigue, where your nose gets used to a constant scent and stops registering it. But others will pick it up. I found that throughout the day, i was catching glimpses of it in my nose so I knew it was still there. Even a light gust of air would reactivate the scent for me. So on too performance. This is where it gets tricky, inability to detect it, the fragrance projects a subtle scent trail (sillage) that others can perceive. Usually Ambtoxan stands out for me, easily identified by that shower gel soapy kinda vibe. Cetalox is different, its elusive for sure, but also somewhat more refined, when it does hit your nose its super nice, mixed with your own skin chemistry its going to be different for every user. A genius idea in a world were everyone is smelling of Sauvage or whatever the current fashionable scent is. I would recommend a try before you but, if your new to fragrance id avoid this until your nose has some experience so too speak. It's subtle and clean enough for a professional office environment, but also intimate and alluring for a night out. It can be worn year-round and for any occasion. This is the ultimate layering fragrance, use this as a base layer and top it off with something else. You should be able to obtain a rather unique & personallized version of the fragrance. Im saving the remainder of my decant to experiment with a few scents, hopefully boost their performance with this. There is a Superdose version also available. Just a higher concentration, but I havent seen it yet. What would you pair this with?

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