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It’s a clammy, cool-ish rainy day here in Seattle and I was wondering what to wear tonight. It still feels a bit too warm for cool weather frags but too cool for warm weather frags. So I thought hey it’s the perfect time to wear both at the same time! The result: I layered some OG The One EDP with my Game of Spades Full House (a dupe of Imagination, which along with that OG or any other Imagination dupes would probably work just as well in this layering combo). This combo is amazing. The crisp aromatic fresh spicy open of The One is a perfect complement to the zesty soapy clean open of Full House. I’m getting a feeling of complexity coming off this combination - I’m definitely getting some spiciness from The One’s cardamom and Full House’s cinnamon, there’s a double dose of ginger and sparkly orange blossom from both, some powdery tobacco from The One and a hint of tea from Full House. After the initial citrus fades from each of those, this combo comes into its own as a fresh spicy ambery delight. I particularly like this combo because it’s not especially sweet - it has just enough to round things out without being too dry. Neither of these frags are built to last especially long, and the combo is no different… but man while these are going, they are singing together in harmony. Yeah I am really enjoying this one. So if you’re getting a little bored of the Imagination DNA, or maybe you were missing that DNA but it’s a cool summer evening or you’re in a heavily air conditioned environment and it doesn’t feel quite right to wear it, try hitting it with some blasts of The One EDP. Now I’m wondering what else I can spice up with The One… I got the giant bottle of it a year ago and even with relatively frequent use in my cool weather rotation, I still have a mostly full bottle left - so even though it’s been discontinued, I don’t mind using it as a layering scent in warmer months. You guys ever try using it as a layer? Any other great combos?

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Maison Solís — a house that leans into agave/tequila based scents … I had my eye on Añejo but thaiught id grab the Discovery Kit first to test them. … let me just say that opening this box was like cracking open a bottle Espolòn Tequila, the boozy-ness just hits you in the face, so I’m really excited to try these

So I'm curious if anyone has any feedback on this first fragrance. It's Afnan's Turathi Blue. Supposedly it's one of the better Tygar interpretations, but I've yet to smell Tygar. It's pretty kinda close to Sospiro Vibrato, but you can clearly smell the price difference there. I'd imagine you would on Tygar as well. Compared to Vibrato, it's a bit harsher and synthetic and that musk just comes off a bit funky for me. I was thinking I could round it out with something still fresh, but perhaps a bit fruity. Enter Afnan's 9am dive.. A fruity, somewhat generic blue fragrance that is often compared to YSL Y. It absolutely did the trick. These two smell better combined that they could ever smell by themselves! That's my opinion at least. All in all, those 2 bottles may have cost me $50 combined. Do any of you have any combos like this?