I haven't been very active for a couple of months, so I'd like to share the fragrances that I wore during April 2026. I have two wearings of Pasion EDP by RDZ that are not available on Parfumo.com.

Not a full review, but one that gets you info on what S&B offer: Kings Wood- got some hate on this and it’s not a Spring/ Summer wear, but I’d enjoy it as a cigar fragrance. Chypre fresh with English Oak and Pineapple. I truly like it. Blood Oranges- the “Loki”/ Tom Hiddleston fragrance which got me turned onto to S&B years ago. A fresh Spring/ Summer wear with notes of the obvious blood orange, but leather and charred wood are also part of the aroma. Fresh and rascally would be my descriptors. Blacks Club Leather- boozy, smoky leather. Another cigar fragrance that stays with you. I like this one too. Now the surprise of the order: Matcha! This is a genuine daylight Spring/ Summer evening wear that really gives an aromatic fresh aura. 4-5 hours and the fading fragrance becomes skin sensual. This changed my mood while wearing it. Shay & Blue have some haters, but I’m not one of them. I’m thinking of getting a few more and start a collection like my Michael Malul London. Solid choices and great investment too.

So i’ve been revisiting Orto Parisi to give genuine reviews on everything, and i acquired a sample of their breakout scent, Megamare to try on my skin. I wasn’t a huge fan of it on paper, but i figured it might smell different on me… and it still smells the same to me. I was stupid hyped to try this one out for the first time, i’d heard about its legendary performance and photorealistic ocean scent, and actually trying it now…? i get literally none of it. I love the brand, and adore the bottle design. The cap and a gorgeous mother of pearl on the top make it a beautiful looking fragrance, but i get literally nothing like they describe. The opening notes are incredibly harsh, synthetic, and screechy. You get a really strong dosage of calone which stays with you throughout. In small amounts, it’s a pleasant aromachemical that gives aquatic fragrances a nice breezy uplift, but here, along with the high concentration of an extrait, it’s on absolute steroids that burns my nose, and reminds me of bleachy chlorine cleaning products. The drydown isn’t that great either. The awful medicinal screechiness stays with it throughout, and drowns everything out. This doesn’t get compliments either btw lol, my mom says i smell like a janitor. This was an awfully disappointing fragrance for me. I was excited to try it out, i was expecting a strong, salty metallic ocean scent, like crashing waves with seaweed and a rusty anchor, but it smells like an over chlorinated pool to me. Out of all the Orto Parisi’s this is probably my least favorite. It might have been reformulated too, i’m not sure, but it’s not worth it imo. What do you guys think of this one?