Sunday was the first bitterly cold day of Fall, with snow to cap it off. I was in the mood for something warm, and Oajan fit the bill. This gourmand with apple pie accord, topped off with an overdose of cinnamon and some vanilla, goes a long way.

Description from the MM website: "The Feeling: It’s the perfect sunny 75 degree day as you make your way to the country club to hit a round of golf. With a sense of unapologetic confidence and invincibility, you rendezvous with friends for a pre-game ritual of bourbon and cigars, setting the tone for an unforgettable day on the course. At this moment, you are ready to effortlessly tackle the challenges ahead. The Notes: Fresh and fruity notes of melon and bergamot soften into unique and luxurious notes of pineapple and amber before warming into notes of vanilla and musk." It has the underlying Michael Malul scent profile that carries through their line. Performance: This is not a great performer. First hour was arm's length, moving into a scent bubble for the next couple of hours. I expect this to be dead at 5 hours. Thoughts: The name and presentation do not match the scent profile. To me it looks like it would be a masculine, professional fragrance with the name Citizen Jack Absolute showing a brown and gold bottle (10mL is clear with gold). The description talks about a manly meeting over drinks and cigars. However, this is akin to Xerjoff's Erba Pura. A lighter, cheaper smelling version with worse performance. My wife asked if I was mistakenly wearing a women's version; said it smells good like something she would wear. I was excited to try this one out, but its a bust for me.

Many thanks to @Henry Clay for sharing with me some samples from Zara. We were going back and forth on a post and he offered to share five of the scents available as we discussed how I want to wear colognes when I’m in the field but don’t want to break the bank when I know the impact is lost on construction workers. Again thank you my friend.

Dior - Fahrenheit Parfum Here is one fragrance guaranteed to turn heads... though maybe just not the way your hoping. And is VERY controversial. NOTE: Please keep in mind this is one of those Fragrances that for the VAST majority it will smell one way and only one way. For a small niche group it smells different. Almost floral for them. Proving why it is always important to still test/try even with checking reviews/opinions. Immediately opens up with a STRONG & Fragrant gas like aroma that is quite potent that may be unappealing to some others. In the dry down again not much changes here and is the same through out as far as I can experience. This particular version of Fahrenheit i had hopes for even with knowing prior how it would most likely smell. Which was unfortunate because I really think the boosezy rum & vanilla aroma would of been fantastic. And maybe even similar to rolling in love by kilian.But alas for me it was another gas/petrol aroma. Definitely one to try before buying as it is not for everyone and will definitely be likely to be disliked by most others around potentially as to the vast majority it really doesn't come across as you would hope when looking at the notes profile. However it is a winter fragrance so I have chosen to include it even if I don't like it, there is sure to be a few out there that might enjoy it! (T-Minus 10 Days! 🎅)

One of our Brother’s is a year older today! Happy birthday @Jonathan Ventura. What will be your SODT?