Perfect choice for right after the rain. Wild Vetiver has this crisp, green, almost freshly washed feel bright citrus and pepper up top, a slightly fruity floral heart, then that clean earthy vetiver and cedar underneath. The moisture in the air just seems to bring the green side of this one alive. Fresh without being boring and polished without smelling overly dressed up. Performance: I’m getting around 8-10 hours of longevity, with very good projection early and a noticeable scent trail for the first couple of hours. This may be one of Creed’s better-performing fresh releases in quite a while. After-the-rain scent done right.

From memory these were close but didn't have the opportunity to do a side by side. The Dua has been chilling a few months so it should be good to go. Opening, the similar in the air, but as you get closer, Dua is a bit brighter from the cardamom and citrus, while Amouage focused more on the anise so it had a darker vibe. This goes on for a few minutes and Amouage has this nice church wood when up close with, the nose, that Dua doesn't exhibit. Projection they are on par with each other. 10-20 min. Dua has this very slightly higher resinous sweetness, just a smidge. Into the mid, about 20 minutes in, these fall with about 85% of each other, can only tell the difference about an 1" or closer. Amouage's licorice note is one notch up and the tobacco is just a wee bit more as well. About an hour in, these have both dried down beautifully, however Amouage has brought back it's slight church wood vibe that makes it a bit warmer than Dua. Dua now sits in that 85-90%, but it has it moments where it is virtually indistinguishable, but not consistent. Overall scent I give to Amouage. You know where the bang for buck is. Final thoughts. I love them both and if I decide to dive into the house of Amouage, this will be a bottle that will be on my list, but until then, I am very content with how well the Dua has done their version. Winner is Amouage! Update : 9/28/26 Well I pulled the trigger on the OG, it has been on my want list for awhile. I love the Dua version, as you can see by the dent in my bottle, gifting it to my friend l, so it is going to a good home.

In the backyard tonight with a cigar going and this combo could not be more fitting. Zaharoff Tabac brings that boozy, sweet tobacco base, cognac and rum up top with honey and oud in the middle, drying into vanilla, amber, and myrrh. Warm and rich on its own. Layered on top of that is the Boond Tabaq attar, a traditional Indian tobacco attar handmade in Kannauj using old world methods, no alcohol, no synthetics. It adds a darker, smokier, more animalic edge that pushes the whole thing into a different territory. Together this is a heavier, more complex tobacco experience than either one wears alone. With the cigar smoke in the air, this pairing is exactly what tonight called for.

Flew down to LA to meet up with up with my boys @Aditya Choksi @Thomas Chavez @Steve Louis and do some shopping for the day. Had my heart set on bringing back a bottle of Woods Symphony or Royal Tobacco, maybe the entire Essence line.. 😂 Nordies had 15% and free engraving, but they were out out of stock on both. Last stop of the trip, we hit up the Guerlain boutique, fell in love with Tobacco Honey and this beauty. It's not a sillage beast, scent bubble is modest, can easily heavy spray. Well blended. To me this was a great add, nothing like anything else that I have and that is what I was looking for. They even tossed in free ship, since it was 125ml, which is too big for carry on. If you happen to go to the SoCal location at South Coast, Gigi was great! Have you tried Tobacco Sahara, what do you think? Any other recommendation from Absolus Allegoria line that I should check out?

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