Lattafa / Atlas — cool, gray, rainy spring day here in CO so felt like pulling out something to compliment the weather. This beautiful recreation of Orto Parisi Megamare - metallic, salty and mossy … a bit dirty with a hint of citrus. Whatever you do, go easy on this, it is a BEAST and will easily last 24+ hours and if oversprayed you just might find yourself standing alone 😏

Well, I find myself home alone lounging on my couch tonight, and I thought there’s no better time to douse myself in a fragrance I love. And so, for your scentertainment, here’s another installment of solo beast mode night: Absolute Aphrodisiac. Five sprays to each arm and four to my shirt, and I’m now marinating in a deliciously sweet yet oddly edgy bubble of goodness. Absolute Aphrodisiac has such an interesting mix - it’s got a frothy ambery sweet vanilla desert vibe, lifted up by musk and a really interesting note that I guess is castoreum, but there’s a warm backbone hiding in here and a teeny tiny edge from a light leather note. I’m not usually one for dessert-like vanilla scents (or really anything sweet, for that matter) but somehow this one just nails it for me. It’s unique in my collection and I love busting it out on cold nights. From past experience, projection is pretty solid — I’ll be radiating vanilla goodness for a few hours and then this will be a delicious skin scent that will carry me well past bedtime. No data yet on whether this actually works as an aphrodisiac, but if things progress with this lady I’ve just started seeing, I will wear it one night around her and let you guys know…