… not sure I’m going to make it to 9. Going to have to sit back and think if this community is really for me. I enjoy sharing fragrances and thoughts, but it seems way too serious. I enjoy having fun and being a sarcastic twit, sharing things I believe others will find fun, interesting, informative and ( hopefully ) useful. But this almost seems like a competition, more a race to see who can post the most and show off their “knowledge” rather than share … not really the family I thought I was looking for. I know this isn’t an airport and I’m not announcing my departure … yet, but I think I’m going to take a sabbatical and see if I can realign my priorities with the rest , until then - Happy Smells and a Wonderful 2025 All !!

Got this sample on my last trip of the year from one of my helpful counter people in the Dillards across my territory. Should you find yourself in Panama City Florida and have a little time to kill, visit Adam and he will help you out and provide samples as well. Boss Bottled Beyond by Hugo Boss is a fragrance for men. This scent is characterized by a blend of spicy and leather notes, with ginger providing a fresh opening, leather as the heart, and woody notes forming the base. The fragrance aims to balance freshness and intensity, embodying a modern masculine character. The fragrance breaks from the traditional pyramid of top, heart, and base notes, instead created around the duality of ginger and leather accord. Using innovative CO2 Extraction technology, vibrant and spicy ginger delivers a long-lasting scent enriched with the sensuality of grained leather, adding a warm, addictive trail. Composed at a significantly higher concentration, the scent is enriched with a Coty-patented sugar-derived technology, acting as a natural fixative for its extended lasting power. BOSS Bottled Beyond offers niche fragrance refinement at an accessible price point. The iconic BOSS Bottled glass flacon is reinvented with a gradient black to gray lacquered finish and a gunmetal, leather-trim cap adorned with the double-B monogram, a marker of the BOSS brand and a bold symbol of the fragrance’s duality. Out the gate, it gives that hello there projection while not getting in your face and announcing it. I remember when I tried it, the sample spray lasted over night on the skin so I’m looking forward to what a full day will do.