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2 days back i wanted to do a comparison so i did 2 sprays of naxos on right wrist and 1 behind right year and same on the left with Sicilian tobacco. Opening Naxos is less citrusy and more balanced up top with addition of lavender and frankincense. ST just has Lemon and bergamot. Mids Again ST just has honey and Naxos has cinnamon, jasmine and cashmere which again smoothens everything out and makes things softer. Both have the top notes carried over. Drydown Naxos has tobacco, vanilla and tonka. ST has everything but vanilla. They show up in the mids and when it fully dried down i just got mids and base. Main differences Not a big difference in overall quality but major difference in how it comes off on my skin. ST smells “medicinal” which i see under a lot of naxos reviews. Once i caught on to that i can smell the same in Naxos but not much. So in a way ST has ruined Naxos for me which is not a good sign 😂 Performance Naxos is better. 2-3 hrs longer, better projection and sillage. Maybe the freshness of ST caused it to loose performance. Verdict The last 2 montagnes i tried were close to making the OG redundant but this one is a pass. Better to cough up a bit more and buy Naxos. And the price difference is not crazy either. A 50 ml ST is £45 and brand new Naxos 100ml can be anywhere between £120-140. Also the

Been a while since i made a dedicated post reviewing fragrances. But i tried/tested so many in the last 2 weeks that i had to make it a separate post. Heres what i tried and the reviews will be in this order: Amouage Outlands YSL Babycat Nasomatto Duro Armani SWY Powerfully Initio Wild Rush Ferragamo Uomo EDT Amouage Outlands Starting off strong. Let me preface by saying that all the hype for this one is justified. If i could describe it in a line then id say its a family photo where the dad is the sweet and dark resins, mom is oriental spices and woods, son is citruses and daughter is florals. Its a complete package but every person plays their traditional role. Its smooth, well blended and high quality, But I must say it’s not unique or super creative. It’s just carefully paired together notes that work really well. Performance is nuclear. 24+ hours and first eight hours was just pure projection. It has dethroned Gucci guilty elixir and has become the longest lasting scent on my skin. Overall, it is close to a perfect scent. Maybe some downsides would be that because there are so many notes that you must try it before you buy it on skin because some notes may smell funky when it mixes with your skin chemistry. even the versatility aspect is not there. Price is not great at all. £375 for 100ml is bonkers. A 10 ML decant will be plenty. Everything factored in brings the overall score to 9.6/10. YSL Babycat I remember trying this in selfridges and liking it a lot more than tuxedo. But just forgot about it until i got my hands on this sample. Simple note breakdown but the actual scent is even simpler. Its a soft and rather simple vanilla scent. All i could get was the clean resins, boozy vanilla and dusty suede. A hint of saffron and peppers were also present for a brief moment. Performance is decent. Its a soft comforting bubble the whole time which lasts around 8 hours. On clothes they last noticeable longer. Its a nice simple soft vanilla fragrance thats very cozy to wear and super inoffensive and versatile with perfect amount of sweetness. I must say its quite expensive for what it is and performance is not as good as other YSL private line fragrances. If there is a clone or a similar smelling fairly priced product then id consider picking up a bottle. But overall id give it a 8.3/10

Banana Republic and Mind Games share same distribution company and have the same perfumer for a couple of scents. 30 dollars or 400 dollars. I have never smelled Mind Games before. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfcVK4GxLoU/?srtk=bjFubDlyZmh3eWpw

Almost a half of what i wore last 2 weeks were new so ill be making a dedicated post reviewing those. Its fully a winter wardrobe now. Happy days. Great season for perfumes but i hate the cold. Excited to try a lot more this season.