Good morning fragrance fanatics! I’m sure some of you may have already seen this, but I thought it was interesting enough to share with the hood. https://youtu.be/Uf8gIP1UPjk?si=1AlRkmM__ruGcRBT My biggest takeaway? The gum share part almost immediately had me like wait… what?! 😂 What really caught my attention though was the conversation around maceration vs. maturation. Now I’m over here questioning everything… have I been using these terms wrong this whole time? From what they’re saying, maceration seems to happen more during the product development phase, while maturation comes later. That said, it sounds like this can really depend on the fragrance house and the size of their operation. Definitely check out the 8:30 mark if you haven’t yet. Curious to hear your thoughts, hood! 👃🔥

This is it gents! This one marks the last purchases of 2025. Quite frankly, I feel I'm pretty set, and expect very few adquisitions next year. Have a huge amount of decants to go over, and can no longer see finishing a bottle again, despite my collection being tiny! Full Bottles: - YSL La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum - Prada L'Homme L'Eau - Brioni EDP Intense Decants/Samples: - Day Three Discovery kit (I actually think I'm NOT going to use the $60 voucher, unless somethign really blows my mind. Anyone know if it's transferable?) - Gift 5ml PDM Perseus decant courtesy of Fragflex - By Kilian Angels' Share Eau de Parfum Unisex - 2ml - Tom Ford Noir Extreme Parfum for Men - 2ml - Amouage Search Eau de Parfum Unisex - 2ml - Maison Francis Kurkdjian Gentle Fluidity Silver Edition Eau de Parfum Unisex - 2ml - Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir Eau de Parfum Unisex - 2ml - Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme Eau de Parfum for Men - 2ml - Parfums de Marly Castley Eau de Parfum for Men - 2ml - Bvlgari Aqva Amara Eau de Toilette for Men - 2ml - Brioni Eclat Eau de Parfum for Men - 2ml - Giorgio Armani Stronger With You Sandalwood Eau de Parfum Unisex - 2ml - By Kilian Smoking Hot Eau de Parfum Unisex - 1ml - By Kilian Black Phantom Eau de Parfum Unisex - 1ml - Emporio Armani Stronger With You Tobacco Eau de Parfum for Men - 2ml - Roja Parfums Burlington 1819 Eau de Parfum Unisex - 2ml - Amouage Interlude Black Iris Man Eau de Parfum for Men - 2ml I'm actually on the fence on keeping the Brioni. This is the only oud-ish along Versace Noir that I have REALLY liked, but while waiting for it, I had been heavily wondering... when would I use it? I'ts already on the heavier side of my fragrance-preference spectrum, but add the usual warm weather here... don't know. But... it's just so good... I do have a Ralph's Club Elixir on order at Jomashop, when it came out at an awesome price. When I placed the order, ETA was 1-2 weeks. That was almost 2 weeks ago. I'll just wait it out, am in no rush. Jomashop things...