I mean I can’t help but comeback to this one. This might be a personal top 3 or 5. Idk if I can think of something that nails the fresh sweet combo quite like this. Easily signature worthy, I’d definitely recommend this to the one fragrance club lol. It’s that good. If you want something that’s a Lemale/MYSLF hybrid but more distinguished then both. This is it.

Just got this maybe as recently as 20 mins ago as part of a little haul. Literally sprayed it on a curtain to sample. Then along with a sample decant of Aventus I’ve been sitting on other side. The similarities are a lot closer than I thought. Based on what I pick up almost carbon copy in the openings. I also get slight Eros Energy vibes from both of them but that’s more citrus bomb then each. I liked this enough I sprayed it on shirt I had on. First impressions based on both. Awesome scent profile I can get why Aventus is huge but for the price based on scent profile. I wouldn’t hesitate to say this is to Aventus like how CoolWater is to Green Irish Tweed. Obviously I don’t have an Aventus bottle like I do Green Irish Tweed along with CoolWater. But the high end pick and the designer alternative at a 5th of price That is 75-80 percent of it. Not a bad trade off.

A couple weeks ago bit the bug. Figured I’d scoop up 2 I had my eye on. I’ll have a separate SOTD post on Montblanc Explorer. Immediately sprayed it on after smelling.

This is another great fresh line where I have the OG and decent amount of the flankers. This is the coolest bottle by far and also the greenest of the bunch in my mind. Erica nailed it on her channel when she said this is the more inland one of the group. Good for a spring/summer day or night.

Do people really hate designer fragrances? I do not think so. Designer fragrances are still what most people know, wear, and enjoy. They are easy to find, usually very wearable, and many of them smell great. I think most of the hate comes from deeper fragrance communities where some people start believing niche automatically means better and designer automatically means basic. That is simply not true. When you look at the fragrance market as a whole, designer fragrances still sell the most by a large margin. Niche comes behind designer, clones, and inspired fragrances continue to grow because of their lower prices, and true small-batch artisan perfumery is probably the smallest category in total sales. Artisan may be the smallest, but it can also be one of the most creative because those perfumers are not always trying to appeal to the largest possible audience. Clone fragrances can appear much bigger than they actually are because of Facebook groups, YouTube, TikTok, influencers, and online fragrance communities. When you are inside a clone-focused group, it can seem like Lattafa, Armaf, DUA, Alexandria, Montagne, and other inspired houses control the fragrance market. In the real world, major designer houses still sell on a completely different level because of department stores, worldwide distribution, advertising, gift sets, airports, and general name recognition. Niche fragrances usually sell fewer bottles than designer fragrances, but they can make more money per bottle because of the higher prices. Artisan houses normally have smaller production, fewer retailers, and less advertising, so they are not competing in volume. They are often selling creativity, craftsmanship, unusual materials, and a more personal vision instead of trying to create something for everyone. Another part of this discussion is where the raw materials and fragrance formulas come from. A relatively small group of major fragrance-and-flavor companies—including Givaudan, DSM-Firmenich, IFF, and Symrise—has enormous influence over the industry. These companies create aroma chemicals, process natural ingredients, develop exclusive captive molecules, employ many of the world’s leading perfumers, and formulate fragrances for major brands. They work across the market, from everyday consumer products to prestige and fine fragrance.