Well today is day six of the rotation. Somehow I forgot I actually do have two of the fever triplets in Midnight Fever and Red Fever. SMH. How did I forget???? I’m old. lol. Well that and I did two major purchases that each had a bunch of them and I’m honestly still learning these in order to fully appreciate them. Another amazing scent profile and somewhat reminds me of Hard Candy Elixir except not as sweet. How does this one differ then? Well it doesn’t quite have the performance of HCE in projection and longevity but still excellent. I would say this is simply more intimate. Longevity before being a skin scent for me is about 7-8 hours but even at 9 hours in today still very noticeable and gives those moments where you move and here comes a little scent bubble to remind you it’s absolutely still there. Again I’m a broken record here in saying absolutely work safe and FBW. If you think HCE is too sweet I’d bet this would make you very happy. If you love HCE I’d be amazed if you don’t feel the same way here with MF. Well then you might ask if they are redundant??????? Absolutely not. They have their own profile and progression. MF I feel is slightly more linear in progression vs HCE which seems to go through waves of slightly different ebbs and flows throughout the note pyramid. Overused term alert!!!!!! Absolutely a BANGER. 😂. Be well all.

This is the start of busy season for me, and god knows I need it. I hate being idle, and sitting on my hands is never good for my bottom line (LOL). So after a very long weekend working SXSW events, weddings, and an a cosplay shoot that involved some serious set construction, it was nice to come home and find this in my mail box: Item 1). TPG Scent Club Kit 018. I used a $10 discount for filling out a survey from them to purchase this kit. I was mostly excited about The Hellenist Le Bras de Morphee (The arms of Morpheus). I tried it at the Scent Room in Dallas back in February, and was really impressed by it. I think, for me, it was overshadowed by L'ombre d'Artemis, but it's a solid violet, orris, hazelnut with a woody, creamy dry down. I can tell it's going to be a favorite. Sarah Baker's Va Va Vanilla is a nice surprise. I wasn't really interested in it, thinking it would be a vanilla bomb, and it kind of is at first, but transforms into a rum and cherry fragrance with a hint of coffee and smoke. It's a vanilla for the over 40 crowd. L'Orchestre Liqueur BPM is interesting, too. Tobacco, leather, vanilla, and patchouli. I'm looking forward to wearing this later when I haven't blown out my nose on the other two. Item 2). I got the cover of one of my favorite publications - Bachelor Pad. It's a retro pin-up magazine in the style of early vintage men's magazines. It's very tongue in cheek, and the editor pushes a 60s - 70s Playboy aesthetic but without the nudity. I'm including the cover here, but will refrain from posting the interior since it might not be appropriate for everyone. Anyway, I'm quite proud. It's my 15th cover for the magazine and my 25th feature, and marks me as the photographer with the most covers that they have published. The fragrance next to it is Anfar Mistral Earthy, which was a gift, along with some other items that I can't show, from the publisher. On first spray, I think it's in the same vein as Althair / Liquid Brun, though it seems to be its own thing. I'm not familiar with the brand, but will follow up on it.