Sorry if this offends anyone, but I was curious what London had going on under the plaid jacket, so here's a nude photo of the bottle in all of its glory! 🤣 I haven't gotten around to tacking it back on yet. This is easily my favorite from Burberry. It is warm, decently rich and spicy, with a nice masculine edge. To my nose, the tobacco, leather and woods all blend together, and I can't identify one from another. Projection & sillage are moderate, turning mild, and lasts on my skin about 5 hours, which is perfect for today. I paid all of $25 for 50ml, so it's an extreme value for the quality. Have a great day brothers!

I pulled out the Malpaso from my HappyLand samples today and immediately felt the shift. It's darker, rougher, and far more rugged than the brighter barbershop pieces I started with. The listed notes are citrus, castoreum, florals, incense, leather, spices, woods, and vetiver, which sets the stage for something that will have quite a bit of contrast or create accords that are smoothly harmonious. What I experienced was an extremely smooth blend. And just to keep it real: I had to look up what castoreum even is. In perfumery it’s a synthetic leather note with a warm, slightly animalic edge, nothing wild, (no pun intended) just the stuff that makes leather smell more like worn-in hide instead of a new car seat. You get a quick hit of citrus up top, but it doesn’t hang around; the leather steps forward quickly and sets the tone. On my skin, the leather is the clear backbone, but what stands out most with it is spice and vetiver, not patchouli. It isn’t grassy or sharp. It’s dry, earthy, and almost dusty, wrapping itself around the leather and giving the whole thing a grounded, masculine spine. The incense adds a little smoke, the florals keep the leather from getting flat, and the spices warm it up without turning it sweet. The result isn’t polished. It's more like weathered and unapologetically grown-man with dirt on his boots. What Malpaso does for my HappyLand experience is open the house up beyond the barbershop territory I started with. This one shows they can go darker and more animalic, and it pushes my nose into a lane I wouldn’t normally explore. It’s expanding the whole ride for me, not just another variation, but a legit left turn. If you’re into leather anchored by dry vetiver and smoke, this is one you’ll feel immediately. You are going to get moderate projection that will last a few hours. As a skin scent, it will last into evening. For an evening out, wake it with a single spray.