What's up Fragrance Family. I've been on the hunt for a great boozy cherry fragrance. I'm leaning towards Chris Collings Savant Manhattan Cherry. It would be my first from the house and I'm excited to explore this house but I want to remain open to what else is out there. I already own Guerlain's almond cherry, Dua's Cherry Cigarillo and BR Dark Amber and Cherry but I'm really itching for something boozy. Any recommendations? Also this combo of Dark Cherry and Amber with Egyptian Smoke is pretty good. Have a great weekend folks and keep smelling great 👍🏾.

#sotd... Iris Raspberry by Primera Perfumes... Being the Iris lover I am, when I came across this fragrance, I had to get it. I was able to secure a 30ml sample. Well, let me say this now, if you are a fan of the Powdery Iris note, you will love this. Not so much the lipstick vibe type of Iris but definitely the powderiness. Add the sweet fruitiness of the Raspberry and there you have it, a very pleasing and captivating scent. Add the Iso E Super and Woody notes for some depth. The other notes seem to be there to support the two main notes. Violet, Musk, and Orris gives depth help to the Iris while the Floral Fruity notes, vanilla, and Amber all help with the Raspberry. From start to finish with the fragrance all I get is a sweet fruity Powdery Iris scent. No big changes, which for me, I really enjoy.This fragrance is not a huge projector but it definitely has longevity to it. It will leave a nice sillage as you walk by. I went more than 10 hours while picking it up on me in a close bubble. I give this a 10 out of 10. I will be getting a full 100mls bottle.

I personally despise summer. It's hot, heat makes people angry, and you can only wear so little to cool down. Especially facing days of 105-115F in the mostly arid climate of the NorCal valley. I'll take arid over humid any day (I did spend 10+ years in Florida for comparison). However, what I struggled with the most after dealing with Spring allergy season, was finding a summer-friendly fragrance. My tastes have always leaned toward cold weather. Gourmands, heavy delicious food, coats, scarves, boots, newsboy hats... but sadly, fragrance-wise, the dreaded description of "cloying" must be considered. It was challenging to find something appropriate that I also liked. However, that's where I'm grateful to be exploring the middle-eastern market. I initially tried Lataffa Ramz Silver because of its affordability and fruity notes... only to find a little too late that it's a less mature-smelling version of JPG's Ultra Male (and I'm already much happier with the superior clone of Rayhaan's Lion EDP). I still like it and plan to use it, but I needed something... more tropical. Several videos, search engine AI questions, and countless time scrolling around Fragrantica, I finally settled on Hawas Tropical. Only $40 on Amazon. Top: Coconut water, fig leaf, ginger. Middle: Coconut, fig, and mint. Base: Sandalwood, tonka bean, musk. Essentially a near-superior clone of JPG's Le Beau Paradise Garden. Even right out of the bottle (after 10 sprays to get the initial often synthetic smell out), I really liked the creamy coconut, slight fruit, and comfortably musky smell. I like that it's fresh-smelling without being marine. Personally, most marine or blue fragrances remind me too much of cheap stuff like Axe, or too commonly used.