I have been eyeing The Spirit of Dubai for some time, but the price point always gave me pause. Blind buying a full bottle felt too risky, and even their sample sets run around $140, making the house feel slightly out of reach. Fortunately, I found a deal at Scent Angel. They were running a sale on testers for $100, and an additional 10% discount brought a 50ml bottle of Ajyal down to just $90. The only drawback was the lack of a cap, but considering a bottle with the cap was an extra $95, I can definitely live without it! Describing this fragrance is extremely difficult. After wearing it back-to-back for two days, I’m still trying to figure it out—it’s like wearing multiple fragrances in one. In the opening, I get a vibe similar to Xerjoff’s Erba Pura but with a distinct hit of mango. Interestingly, the official notes don't even list mango, but that tropical fruitiness is definitely there. This part projects heavily for about three hours before it starts to shift. It transforms into an awesome floral aroma that feels very green and fresh, definitely staying away from being overly feminine. It eventually ends with a great musky, patchouli, and woody dry down. Overall, it’s a fantastic summer fragrance with elite longevity, lasting 10+ hours on skin and over 24 hours on clothes. If you can live without the beautiful, fancy cap, a tester is the way to go.

Since I was 13 I’ve always wanted cologne to become the best smelling dude in the room. So my collection started off with obvious fakes 😭. Kicked things of with “One Bilion” in an all glass bottle with printed on letters. Then a bunch of other ridiculous names lol. Then one Christmas i was lucky enough to get my first ever REAL designer cologne: Versace pour homme. I love this cologne for so many reasons. Except longevity lol. I originally wanted my uncles cologne Mont Blanc explorer edp. I loved it so much, and it brought presence to the room. My main reason for getting into frags on th first place. But then I got my first job, and bought myself Calvin Klein one. Not that great of a purchase ngl 😭. But then got a few samples from Versace Eros najim. And then got one million royal for Christmas last year! So then that became my favourite cologne that I owned. And still is. And recently I ordered some more Cologne and love all 3! Creed aventus, azzaro the most wanted parfum and Bleu de Chanel edp. But yeah that’s basically me! Thanks for reading if you got this far. Means a lot to me. Aight Kearnsy out boys.

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