Joseph Abboud Dark Woods and Charcoal Sandelwood. Base Notes Sandalwood, Amber Musk, Leather, Patchouli Middle Notes Violet Leaves, Blue Iris, Coffee Accord Scent Profile Dark Woods Top Notes Cardamom, Pink Pepper Charcoal Sandelwood The opening notes of orange peel, saffron, and ginger blend seamlessly as their scent lures you in. At the heart of this empowering fragrance are warm notes of tobacco leaf, earl gray tea leaves, and cardamom, while a base of tonka bean, redwood oak, and dark leather enrich this eau de parfum with an enduring finish. Both are pleasant. Not sure of lasting power. Did not buy them.

In my current role, I've kind of become the local "fixer" in my area, due to decades of networking. I am retiring in a few months from my government position, but have been putting off what I have wanted to do for so long, and that is open my consulting firm. I have even designed my advertisement, but for some reason, will not go live. I never charge to fix issues for people, but it's time to let my family reap the benefits. As I have said in a prior post: it's strange how the human mind works. That is my cell & email that I created, but haven't put this out to the public. Keep it in the circle please brothers. Sometimes we are our own worst obstacle.

When we were at D'or Prestige on Saturday I had to try out Hypnotizing Fire by The Harmonist, since I love the Dua version. I kept going back to it. Joe was cool and he hooked me up with a sample. I couldn't wait to check it out and give it a wear and compare. This isn't a review just some quick notes about what is same and different as well as my thoughts. Opening, the pimento and pepper in the OG is more noticeable. Dua hits you with dirty patchouli out of the gate. Dua is also a louder, but I don't want to give that too much weight the sample atomizers are mostly junk and Dua might as well be a fire hose in comparison. About 15 min in, I am picking up some rose and praline, but it is start to settle. Dua is still pumping hard, not as dirty in the opening, rose and praline are faint. Hour update : TBD Final Thought: TBD