I was about to make this a SOTD post, butt changed my mind as this question popped into my head. I know we all have and are still building collections. We all start out and are in different places in this journey. But I noticed how my FBW criteria has changed since I started and was curious about the other brothers. When I first started, I would hear about a scent, if I smelled it and liked it in the store it was an immediate bottle purchase not wear testing, not sample grabbing just straight to the bottle. Over time I have become a bit more discerning, now don't get me wrong I have still bought a couple of bottles by falling victim to the shopping excitement, but I have been lucky enough to still be happy with those. Now I am at the point that I will wear my samples a few times before I make a decision to add it to the FBW list. Because of the relationships at the stores I have made I have a crazy amount of samples to go through and I am doing that lately and just doing my samples that were either given to me by the salespeople or by my family at Christmas. and making some decisions. I'm wearing BTV - Hasu today. Now I know that Boadicea is a polarizing house. You either love it or hate it and most of the hate I have read online comes from pricing. I had worn this one a few months back and thought hmmm 🤔. this is nice, I'll have to revisit it. I chose it for today and both of my harshest critics gave me compliments. My wife and my book keeper both of whom never hold back (even when I think they should 😜). So this one will be added to the FB conversion list. So let me know. 1) What is your criteria to convert to a full bottle? 2) do compliments play a roll in your decision? Hope you all have a wonderful Thursday!!

I tried categorizing this post so you can skip what you’re not interested in. MAIL CALL!! I bought the 3 new xerjoff straight from their website it’s 25$ for a sample set each 2ml but for the shipping to the states was 17$. The discovery set was a great way to scratch that massive itch!! I tested them all before I looked at the notes to take away any bias opinions. XERJOFF BLUE BOTTLE AVANGUARDIA: firstly I’d compare this to mind games French defense but a more masculine version. Great cherry scent that I thought had leather but apparently not, it’s fresh, soft, fruity. XERJOFF ORANGE BOTTLE FIEREZZA: I can’t figure out what this reminds me of. It’s more of a mixed fragrance from the different families, it smells spicy but also aquatic that’s fresh but also woody leather if that makes sense. XERJOFF GREEN BOTTLE PERSEVERANZA: THIS reminds me of LV LOVERS but a fresher version that’s nicer but to my nose they both smell like woody pickles which just doesn’t fit me well. My favorite is the BLUE then ORANGE and lastly the GREEN (these names are too hard to pronounce lol) FINAL VERDICT: I wouldn’t pay 400$ for these especially since they’re gonna hit the discounters hopefully soon but the avanguardia I like. At the end of the day it’s all hype that got to me with this Lamborghini collab.

I bought Azzaro Most Wanted last year. I like the perfume. My main issue was Most Wanted doesn't last on my skin. Friend of mine got the clone from Yusuf Bhai. Every single purchase I've had from YB last till day 2 on clothes. I tested clone and OG on skin. Soon I took a shower. YB clone lasted even after the shower. So I expect 4X longevity over Most Wanted based on the performance of other purchases. Opening: Not the same. Maybe 75% similar. But keeps getting better towards dry down. After 30 mins: It's so close on my skin. I don't think I'd be able to tell them apart on air. Cost: $20 I'm blown away to say the least. It's an IFRA complaint clone.