I get it. I'll readily admit that I'm picky when it comes to fragrances. I'm more likely to not like than to approve. There are several that I can fully respect and appreciate, even if they don't appeal to me, but I know how I am. When I do like them, they fall into two categories; ones that grab me immediately and ones that take time for things to warm up and click. That's why I like to take my time and try things repeatedly to see how they progress. A friend graciously offered to share a sample of Interlude 53 with me, which I very much appreciated. When I first tried it ... you know the old saying, square peg in a round hole? Well, it wasn't that. It was more of an oval peg in a round hole. It fit, but not exactly. But, even from that beginning, it very much intrigued me. So I put it aside and tried it here and there, letting myself learn its nuances and slowly taking the time for us to get to know each other. As I often do, I put on a fragrance to just enjoy for myself as I sit here on a Friday night. I decided to grab this one again (it's about gone at this point). Well, the tumblers on the safe finally clicked on the right combination and everything fell into place. It's smooth. It's deep. It's mature. It's patient. It carries a quiet confidence that doesn't need anyone's approval. It's the man that knows who he is and doesn't feel the need to try and impress anyone. In short, it was worth the wait for my senses and sensibilities to catch up to it. And it's really making me want to go put on a suit so I give it the respect it deserves. This feeling right here is exactly why I keep trying things. Because one day things might fall into place and I understand what has been sitting there all along.

One of my go to colognes for cooler days is Mancera Red Tobacco, it is a bold, sweet-spicy tobacco fragrance built around cinnamon, saffron, and smokey tobacco, with a big, syrupy vanilla/amber dry-down and a touch of woods. Loud and very long-lasting, I realy really enjoy it.

Today I'm wearing Café Mystique from the House of MAKSIM Perfume. A spicy Woody olfative family fragrance. Released in 2024. An EDP. A spicy Woody olfative family fragrance. The nose behind This fragrance Is Maksim Bortnikoff. It opens with energetic bergamot, coffe and Black pepper notes in the middle the cardamom and labdanum takes the Center stage and finished with coffe, creamy vanilla, Inciense, Vetiver, Myrrh and Oud notes. All Arab DNA+ coffe, a masculine strong fragrance for all days and all ocations a safe Office fragrance with better performance in fall- winter seasons and cold days. A pleasant drydown with spicy/coffe/Woody notes. Projection 4-5hrs Sillage 2mts Stay on skin 9-11hrs.

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