On my typical laundry/chill out Saturday, i decided to try this one I described before: https://www.skool.com/bos/new-pickup-347fb6ba It opens with a very loud and natural citrusy smelling that quickly tones down to a very soft and delicate floral/citrusy skin soapy. It’s a cologne that doesn’t last. But for my collection, it’s a piece of history that has 234 years with a beautiful bottle that has been inspiration for many modern fragrances with similar DNA’s like Tom Ford Neroli Portofino. It’s perfect for after the shower hot days, after the pool or the beach, to layering, quick running errands, etc.

Thoughts? https://youtu.be/Y6qXlMKQ-7Y?si=3kyHVl4Sy2a-7IeH

Yesterday I was traveling with my family and we ended up at a pretty large mall. There was a fragrance store there and I went in to see what they had. Mostly designer but they did have a few niche that I wasn’t very familiar with. They actually had givenchey gentlemen original which I had been looking for. The guy told me he didn’t have a sample of it and I was fine with that. Then I saw that the bottom of the wrapper was carefully opened and you can tell it had been like that for a while. I said this has been opened already. Looks like it’s already been tested. I looked at a few other boxes and they were also opened. I watched him very carefully open the fragrance so I could sample it and then reseal it like it was brand new. Ps gentlemen original is not something that I like at all. I’m so glad I didn’t blind buy that one.