#sotd... Intense Pepper by Montale... This opens with a nice fresh lemon scent. It took between 5 to 10 minutes before the Black Pepper came through. The two mixing gives this a really nice blend of a fresh spicy scent that remains present for most of the wear. Even though Floral Notes is listed in the mid, however I did not pick up on any. After about 4 to 5 hours, I started getting a really nice pleasant sweet, musky, woodiness that pretty much closed out this fragrance. I refreshed at the 9 hour mark. I was still picking it up on my shirt but at that point it was more of a skin scent. I give this a 9.5 out of 10. I believe this is a very versatile fragrance that could be worn year round. I would just be gentle with the sprays in the high heat weather. But definitely can be pulled off.

Fresh, citrus (lemon), spicy (black pepper), aromatic, vanillic, lavender, aromatic opening The coffee is drastically toned-down on this one.. maybe even negligible compared to the OG (edp) Masculine, mass-appealing, versatile fragrance Moderate projection and sillage Great for the office and evening nights out Best for Fall, Winter and Spring Powdery, creamy, velvety, woody, bit earthy, bit mossy, vanillic dry down Lacquered glass with the sacred heart emblem; cap clicks in place; great atomizer Good longevity Very prominent for 2-3 hours and stays as a skin scent for 2-3 more hours Good overall performance I would recommend D&G Devotion parfum ⭐⭐⭐ I prefer the OG Devotion edp version with its prominent coffee-forward nuance.. https://www.skool.com/bos/dolcegabbana-devotion-pour-homme-edp?p=613c108c

Today is a decant of the day for me. Thanks to you @Jamal Moore for this. While I’ve smelled this before on paper but never on skin. Very much in the houses DNA, Wajd opens nicely off my skin. Warm, slight powder and sweet floral. Yet where Oud 07 gains depth by woods and Oud derivations, Wajd digs deeper with patchouli, musk and amber. Now this also isn’t a high rose heavy frag though. Ive read some people try and compare this to Radical Rose by Matiere Premiere. I can’t see that at all. That’s like comparing a 46 horsepower, 20yr Irish whiskey to isopropyl alcohol!!! 😂 not saying this is bad under any circumstances but be realistic please!!!!! This sits slightly closer to my skin than Oud 07’s higher projection. (Not a bad thing at all though) Sillage is excellent maintaining a bubble around you and trail behind you. At about 0.80 Cents per ml this is obtainable by all if the scent profile is in your wheelhouse. Is this FBW? Absolutely. For me personally no. But only because I already have many frags in this style and I curate my collection very carefully. If you have room for it in your collection or need a good alternative in this genre I say get this. Price point is hard to beat. Solid 8.5/10 for me.