This came in today. Been on my list to acquire for a while. One step closer to being ready for summer.

technically this isn’t a full on mail call because i acquired these scents over a some time lol, but nonetheless, i’m excited to share these with you! these are all of the designers i’ve acquired within around two months after carefully sampling and experimenting. the one i’m really excited to share is a bottle of ralph’s club new york, mainly because i got a complimentary engraving on it. the one i picked was “invictus maneo”, which is latin for “i remain unvanquished.” it’s a personal, deeply special phrase to me, mainly because well… these last few years have been some of the worst and hardest of my life. and yet, here i am, unvanquished. this bottle is both a trophy, a reminder of how far i’ve come, and a reminder to keep going, because, i remain unvanquished! the other ones i’ve picked up on, replica jazz club, which i mean ive been just using travel sizes for the longest time lol, finally bit the bullet. definitely one of my favorite boozy scents. to add to the list, tom ford’s oud wood, a smooth, spicy take on oud that performs… surprisingly well on my skin lol. i was such a hater until i used it more, and now im crazy enough to buy a full bottle. and of course, the most recent pickup, neroli portofino ALSO from tom ford. this is legit one of my favorite summer scents… ever. fresh, clean, soapy, floral citrus, with a slight sunscreeny tang, this scent is somehow very nostalgic for me lol as an ocean lover and it gets compliments too, not to mention one of my favorite bottle designs in existence. a gorgeous shade of emerald and gold. only con is a super subpar performance to some, but i think it’s excellent in high heat, as it’s noticeable but won’t choke a room out. it’s more of a compliment to your natural skin musk, rather than an extension. as a guy born to surf the waves of southern california beaches, stuck in a stupid fucking desert (yeah ugly dusty filthy valley, i’m talking to you), this is like bringing a little bottle of my personal oceanic heritage with me lol.