Blonde Amber has me curious. Does the scent justify the price?

Part 17: A Fragrance Must Change Dramatically to Be Well Made THE MYTH "If a fragrance smells pretty much the same from the opening to the drydown, it’s too simple to be well made." THE REALITY A fragrance can hold on to the same recognizable character for most of the wear and still be beautifully blended. That’s what people usually mean when they call a fragrance linear. THE EXPLANATION In Part 12, I talked about giving a fragrance time before judging it. Sometimes that extra time reveals a completely different side. Sometimes it confirms that the part you liked in the opening is still there a few hours later. I’m good with either outcome if I enjoy what I’m wearing. Imagine a dry, woody fragrance with a little pepper up front and a soft musk underneath. An hour in, the pepper has eased off and the musk is easier to pick out, but the fragrance still smells like the same dry woods you liked when you sprayed it. It’s changed in emphasis without changing its identity. That’s where I think the word linear gets a bad rap. It describes how much the scent changes during wear. It doesn’t tell me how many materials went into it, how well they’re balanced, or whether I’ll find the scent boring. For me, there are days when I want a fragrance that takes a few turns and surprises me in the drydown. There are also days when I reach for something because I know exactly what I want to smell like. If I picked a fragrance for its clean woods, I might be happy those woods are still front and center by lunchtime. A dramatic transition can be part of what makes a fragrance memorable. But if I love the opening and dislike what I’m left with for most of the day, all that development hasn’t made it a better wear for me. THE TAKEAWAY Give the fragrance a full wear. Notice what changes, what stays, and whether you enjoy the parts you spend the most time with. If you still enjoy the same character a few hours later, that consistency can be one of the fragrance’s strengths.

The only one not empty is my actual Aventus, but its close. Any recommendations on which one to get next? I have some ideas.

So I usually apply my fragrance first thing in the morning, which these days means often before the sun rises, given that weird heading into the shortest days and longest nights of the year in the Northern hemisphere. With that in mind, yesterday I rolled the dice and came up a little bit short in terms of my scent of the day. When I looked out the window in the morning I thought this might be a perfect day for something like Prada Homme Intense as their were grey skies and the temp was hovering nearish to freezing. However, by the time I went out to do some errands in the afternoon it ended up being sunny and in the high teens Celsius or low mid 60s Fahrenheit. It ended up being slightly mismatched for the day, especially as I got warmer and didn't need a jacket anymore. Oh well good thing. It's a lovely Iris fragrance that I actually could still smell this morning when I woke up. To keep the theme going, I decided to wear Luna carbon today, which feels like it's a safer bet, given that it could be anywhere from freezing to high teens again today. Has this happened to any of you? Any really memorable times? The weather didn't quite match your fragrance of the day?

From the great memories of various summers with this fragrance, to the perfect delicious coconut and rum scent profile, this really just hits the spot. It smells like you’re at a beach bar off the coast of Greece surrounded by beautiful women. What is your favorite fragrance of all time? I really am interested of what y’all’s are?