Yesterday I went with something old. Today something more recent. Released in 2025, created by perfumer Domitille Michalon-Bertier. What stands out straight away is just how far this sits from almost every other Bad Boy release. Most tend to lean hard on sugar, cocoa and loud crowd‑pleasing accords, but this one takes a completely different lane. It’s an Aromatic Woody built around a very unusual choice of white truffle as the sole heart note. It’s also worth noting that despite the “Cobalt” name and dark blue bottle, there’s no heavy metallic or aquatic vibe here at al, the juice itself is earthy, herbal and warm through and through. It opens clean and surprisingly soft with a blue lavender, but it's not the sharp, soapy stuff you usually get; it’s muted, almost powdery, paired with blue sage that brings a faint, dry herbaceousness rather than freshness. They sit nicely together. Then the truffle takes over, and this is where it gets interesting. It’s not loud or pungent, more damp forest floor, a subtle nutty richness with a faint mineral depth that binds everything together without dominating. It’s an unusual choice, and it works well, stopping the vanilla from becoming too sweet. Speaking of which, the golden vanilla is warm but well tamed, more dried pod than dessert. This. rests on dry, sturdy oakwood that adds grip and keeps the whole scent together. Performance is decent, but not exceptional. On skin I reliably get 6 hours before it sits close; sillage is moderate, you’ll leave a nice trail, but you won’t fill a room. It’s consistent mm and it behaves itself in both heat and cold. It’s versatile enough for office or evenings, but it never really wows you. For me the biggest letdown is that I expected something sharper and bolder than what’s actually inside, but if you like quiet, earthy‑herbal warmth that doesn’t scream for attention, this one’s solid enough. My Rating 7/10 Scent 2 Longevity 2 Sillage 2 Y/N 1

Gents, today I was in a purple mood and thought I’d go for Born in Roma Purple Melancholia. I’m a sucker for any lavender + cardamom combination, and it’s done just perfectly in this one — but what makes this one special is this super creamy light coconut in the background. This isn’t a sunscreen coconut, to me it gives a lightly sweet powdery lactonic effect that is just delicious all the way through to the ambery drydown. I don’t know what wizardry they used when making this, but for an EDT it has absolutely beastly performance - eight hours later and I am still getting whiffs of this off my arms. I battled this against the other BIR lavender-heavy offerings Intense, Extradose and Ivory, and this won out not only because I preferred the scent profile, but also I think the lightly warm lavender cardamom along with the light coconut make this extremely versatile for three seasons. I think it was supposed to be a limited edition, but I see it for sale everywhere so it doesn’t seem like it’s gonna disappear like the Ivory did. But I enjoy this one so much that I’m considering picking up a backup bottle just in case. It just makes me happy! And when you’re feeling purple, sometimes that’s just what you need