That was a productive day, One bottle ticked of the bucket list @arnottsdublin. Was a struggle to make a choice but finally went for the Bvlgari. Also changed my opinion of the new Sauvage extrait. Then had my nose on almost every Tom Ford not already in my collection. The Black Lacquer is very interesting.was surprised they did not have the new ombre reserve in stock. Oh and a return to @handsomescent for a new selection. I picked up a couple of their Ouds, a leather, a lemon hello and Wild Atlantic Way. Their an Irish house, they buy their oils from one of the big French suppliers. Then add the alcohol and bottle in house. .Sadly @parfumarija & @cloonkeen were closed. Will need plan better the next time 🙏

Happy Sunday, Brotherhood! Today has been a little bittersweet. After an absolutely fantastic trip to Houston, I came home only to find myself facing a $1,750 repair bill on my truck. Sheesh! Definitely not the welcome-home gift I was looking for. Nevertheless, I arose this morning and went into service to give thanks to my Creator. I was reminded that the rain falls on the righteous and the unrighteous alike. Challenges are inevitable, but once again, He saw fit to provide me with a way to overcome. For that, I remain grateful. Now, on to today’s fragrance. My scent of the day comes from Amouage—the highly sought-after fragrance originally introduced as Sinbad and now called Elsewhere. I was told it may be another 8–10 months before it receives a wider release, with availability currently limited primarily to Amouage boutiques. When I smelled this in the boutique, I was absolutely astounded. Despite that rather serious price tag, there was simply no way I was leaving without it. Elsewhere is an olfactory dream. This composition has an incredible mystique about it. It is deep, rich, resinous, sweet, earthy, woody and spicy, with the slightest animalic edge weaving its way through the composition. Interestingly, there is no oud listed, yet at times I get a darkness and earthiness that almost gives me the impression of one. And this fragrance evolves. Hour after hour, different facets seem to rise from the composition. Just when I think I have figured it out, something else emerges. That kind of evolution is exactly what I love about perfumery, and Elsewhere delivers it beautifully. Performance certainly does not disappoint either. Projection is roaringly large, and the sillage is phenomenal—this can absolutely become a room-filler if you aren’t careful. Six hours into the wear, the longevity hasn’t fallen off at all, and the fragrance continues to shift and reveal itself on my skin. This is unquestionably going to become one of the jewels of my collection. Normally, I’d wait until the end of the wear before giving a final score, but there’s absolutely no need today.

If you're anything like me, you must have experienced this at some point where you really wanted to like either the house or the line. And no matter how many times you sniffed it, you're like it's a pass. For me there's more than a few, but it's definitely YSL and Le Male. Don't get me wrong. I've smelled both on other people and was like oh that's intriguing and then every time I smell it either on strip or on my own skin I'm like: Nope. Also Aqua de Gio - but that's because it gives both me on mywife an instant heafache. So I think it's just more a concentration)ingredient issue. I used to have the same thing with Boss - and then Bottled got me and I'm slow warming up to the scent line. So I'm wondering if anyone else has that same experience where you really want to like a fragrance line or house and they just kind of never do it for you. And as a follow-up bonus, when has that been proven wrong for you? Just thought this might be an interesting convo for a Sunday evening or Monday morning or Tuesday afternoon. Stay sniffty my friends!