Going with this fruity, metallic, and fresh scent on a pleasant sunny day keeps you smelling fresh throughout the day. I hope my fellow brothers and sisters here have a great day.

Let’s discuss— if you as a Scentmelier had to layout all of your fragrances from your shelves like this, what would you say is the worth displayed in front of you? Mine is at $2800 roughly over the course of three years since joining the group and yes 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I do keep a spreadsheet of all fragrances I purchase just to have this conversation 🤣🤣🤣🤣 as my fragrance guy asked me to join him in doing this.

Alexandria Fragrances Arabian Horse: The dupe that outdoes the original. And considering that the original is PDM’s Herod, that is saying A LOT, because I LOVE Herod. Herod, like many other great fragrances, has unfortunately dealt with some reformulations that have slightly altered the scent and hurt the longevity quite a bit. Arabian Horse is an Extrait de Parfum, so that’s already a big improvement, performance-wise. They are about 85%-90% similar. But Arabian Horse is denser, more ambery/resinous, and more tobacco-forward. This being my favorite tobacco note in any tobacco fragrance I’ve come across. It’s just sweet enough with a little smokiness while never smelling ashy or like a cigarette, or a night club. It has a nice, dark woodsy base that dries down into something that is absolutely to die for. (If you’re into these types of scents.) It’s warm, cozy, and comforting. I also have to mention that it is superbly blended! Herod is a bit more woody, a bit more spicy, a bit sweeter, and a bit lighter. The use of Iso E Super doesn’t help its longevity issues, as it seems to disappear before it actually does sometimes, due to anosmia. The modern formulation of Herod that I currently have, lasts about 4-5 hours (used to be an easy 8 hour or more fragrance!) Whereas Arabian Horse will get you a solid 8+ hours with solid projection and sillage for about half that time. The skin scent that lingers is an absolutely gorgeous amber, woody combo. I think it’s the slightly bolder use of amber/resinous notes in Arabian Horse that tips the scales in its favor for me, along with performance, of course. It also seems a bit richer, more opulent, and upscale than Herod. Honestly, fragrance houses should be wanting to make their own versions, or dupes of Arabian Horse. That’s how great it is.

A warm weather beast, GnTonic has a wonderful fizzy effervescence that really radiates in the heat. A beautiful blend of citrus, woods, and musk, it is effortlessly refreshing, timeless, classy, and masculine. Not particularly boozy, which I appreciate. Can be worn both casually and in more formal scenarios. More than worthy of being a signature scent or a daily driver. It is a rather unique fragrance, to my nose and I have never smelled anything else quite like it. It can also last a solid 6-8 hours, which is quite nice for a freshie! On a side note, I have a sample of ATH’s new fragrance Gin Sling on its way that should be here on Saturday. I don’t think they’re supposed to be very similar, but I am looking forward to comparing and contrasting the two scents, nonetheless! Happy Thursday, everybody!

Sunny day outside. Met people for lunch. Went heavy on sprays today but still not a lasting performer. Predominantly a skin scent so gotta overspray all the time.