Good morning frag fam. Today is day 4 of my self imposed ATH overload. Also wanted to say Let’s Go Duke!!! Glad to see them win the ACC yesterday. So Hombre is an interesting frag and was an instant win imho as a blind buy. Really my entire ATH collection is a blind buy since where can you actually test them unless you know someone? Woody, mild citrus, Vetiver and clary sage. For me what comes to mind at the opening is Champagne. Dry and effervescent (Thank you thesaurus. lol), this is a huge win for me. Absolutely office safe. 4 season wearable in my mind. Nick I know you hate clary sage and It makes me sad this isn’t in your wheel house. But always a huge thank you for bringing this back for me. Always grateful. Performance you ask? Fantastic. No it’s not beast mode nor would I want this to be. Sillage bubble is always present and about 2-3 feet that follows you. Projection is solid but not offensive. For me, this is as close to perfection in modern parfumerie as you can get. It gets a 9.9/10 for me. I can’t give it a 10 as I’ve recently changed my thought process slightly reserving that for all but a few frags both current and discontinued. What say you? Tried it? Hated it? Loved it? Meh?

At some point this afternoon I reached level 9, and I just wanted to thank everyone who makes this board a fun and educational place to hang out! I have learned so much, and have received so much inspiration, over the last 15 months, from all of you. Sometimes a literary masterpiece from @Renato Carotti is just what I'm looking for, and other times a two-liner SOTD from @Adeel Arif makes the bells go off in my head lol. I appreciate the experienced viewpoints, as well as the epiphanies being shared by those of us newer to the game. Thank you to the guys I DM with, to the guys that I've connected with, and to those I've yet to meet. Onward and upward brothers!