I know this website is known for how long it takes to get anything. So, I had stayed away from it for the longest time. But I finally gave in when I got the promo code in my email. And saying no to a $62 bottle of Torino 21 was to hard. So ordered today on 7/9/26.... let's see how long it takes.

Gentlemen… I have again encountered a problem. All of the amazing niche fragrances I got to play with and get samples from Nordstrom I was in love. Creed, Parfums de Marly, Tom Ford, Initio, Amouage, Clive Christian, Louis Vuitton, and Xerjoff. I shared all of these tester strips with the Mrs. And guess what? She hated them. Made the stank face and everything. “Why would anyone wear that?!?!” I’m still developing my nose and figuring out what I like and haven’t really found anything yet I don’t like. All of this is still new and very exciting for me. I wear fragerance for me, for me to feel good in, for me to be a new person everyday. But I also want to wear something that impresses her. For lack of a better term I labeled her a “designer groupie”. The only time I have received WOW compliments is Art of Universe, Born in Roma Intense, and Nautica Voyage freaking Sport. FREAKING SPORT!!! I literally had a 500$ fragerance on my skin that made my head spin in a good way and she hated it. I wear Nautica and she wants to give me hugs and kisses. Why can’t I accept this and be comfortable with it? Am I a scent snob? All constructive criticism welcomed. 😬

Well, I was on a search for some new and fresh scents for spring and summer and ended up going down a rabbit hole on youtube. At the end of my search, I grabbed up 4 bottles of dupes from Montagne: Imaginary (LV Imagination dupe-really good...Still want the original but this one is super close.), got a blonde amber, torino 2021 and blue talisman dupe as well...all for under $160. Anyone have any thoughts on these or other good dupes? Love the LV but at $400 a bottle versus this one at $40..I had to try.