JPG Dad bod edition.

So my son was with his friend over the house and he was showing me his fragrances before he left on his trip so I wore one and it was Rabanne Elixir. Paco Rabanne 1 Million Elixir is okay, but it didn’t really impress me. It’s very sweet, thick, and loud, with a heavy vanilla, amber, and tonka bean feel. The problem is it comes off a little syrupy and synthetic, almost like it’s trying too hard to be powerful. Performance is definitely not the issue. It lasts a long time on my skin with strong projection for the first few hours and easily gets me through a full day. The scent itself is where it falls short for me. It has plenty of strength, but not enough character or originality to keep me interested. Not a bad fragrance by any means, just a little too sweet, generic, and one-dimensional for my taste. If you love sweet clubbing fragrances, it may be a winner. For me, it’s more “meh” than must-have. For me, the biggest issue isn’t how it performs—it’s that it smells like a lot of other sweet fragrances while lacking the character that makes me want to reach for it again.

So this Friday and Saturday I spent 24 hours at bronco's stadium setting up and attending to a couple of dozen suites for back to back nights of Morgan Wallen ( a very popular US country singer). Since both days were long and warm, I decided to go with my 2 favorite long lasting freshies. I wore Sedley last night and Sospiro's Vibrato on Friday. The latter is a fairly recent pick up, but I've worn it a few times already. Maybe it was just the alcohol, but I had so many gorgeous ladies tell me how great I smelled.. I honestly lost count, but it was somewhere around 10. I'd previously never had more than four in a day! So I'm curious about what fragrance has garnered the most compliments in a day for you!! Please share 😁

Greetings from Asheville, SC! I spent the past week here enjoying the southern heat and humidity, and to balance things out, I decided to test a mini bottle of Penhaligon's Juniper Sling. After four days of wear, here are my impressions. Spraying it on, I was greeted with a bright burst of fresh, crisp, and green aroma. The opening is unexpectedly loud and sharp for such a fresh scent. After about 15 minutes, it settles into a clean, crisp gin-like aroma. If you're familiar with gin, especially deep into the scent game, you'll recognize the juniper character that stays with you for the first hour. As it dries down, a subtle mild sweetness emerges. In terms of performance, the scent starts strong with notable projection for the first 15 minutes. It then becomes quite faint unless worn outdoors in the heat, where I could still smell it on my skin. On hot days, I was able to detect it until about the fifth hour. Without the heat, I estimate it would fade after 2 to 3 hours. Overall, Juniper Sling is a solid fragrance that truly shines in hot weather, making it ideal for those sunny days.

Montagne is posting layering suggestions for summer scents. Considering I have both of these, I may have to try this. Thoughts?