Hey guys, Joe A. here with today's Scent of the Day : Naviglio by Milano Fragranze - Day 357.Parfumo lists it opening with neroli, Calabrian bergamot, and French soap, moving through petitgrain, Haitian vetiver, and Provençal lavender, then settling into aquatic notes, white musk, and cedarwood.I get a crisp, bright, very clean scent, but the idea of washing clothes in canal water gets a lot less fresh once I think about what else was flowing upstream.First Sniff: Like grandma did the laundry before anyone asked what or who was upstream.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gW-uyKD9O6w

BOS crew, here are a few standout posts from the BOS community this week. 👏 Big shoutout to @Jordan Filley for “A New Crown Jewel In My Collection 👑💎” and sharing the excitement behind finally adding Dior Homme Parfum 2014 to his collection. His detailed enthusiasm made it a great conversation starter for fellow fragrance collectors. Post: https://www.skool.com/bos/a-new-crown-jewel-in-my-collection 👏 Shoutout to @Edgar Mertins for “Adding staple Niches to the collecction!” and explaining the thought process behind adding long-delayed niche and designer staples despite import costs. It offered a useful, honest perspective on collecting strategically. Post: https://www.skool.com/bos/adding-staple-niches-to-the-collecction 👏 Shoutout to @Lon Chaneyfield for “The Bottles Are the Collection. The Samples Are the Library.” and sharing his intentional system for using samples and discovery kits. It gave the community a smart framework for exploring fragrances beyond simply accumulating bottles. Post: https://www.skool.com/bos/the-bottles-are-the-collection-the-samples-are-the-library 👏 Shoutout to @George Hernandez for “Fragrance Review Methodology Explained” and clearly walking members through the evaluation points behind his reviews. Sharing a repeatable process helps make fragrance discussion more thoughtful and useful for everyone. Post: https://www.skool.com/bos/fragrance-review-methodology-explained 👏 Shoutout to @Stephen DeMent for “300 Slays” and celebrating his 300th tracked scent wear while working through his samples. His goal-focused approach inspired conversation about enjoying and using what is already in the collection.

One of my drivers was heading to Vietnam for a month to visit his fiancée, and since he knows I’m into fragrances, he gave me a call before he left and asked if there was anything I wanted him to look for. Of course, that sent me straight down the rabbit hole. I immediately started researching niche fragrance houses in Vietnam and came across one that really caught my attention. I even found the perfume shop that carried the line. The problem? They don’t ship to the United States. Well, problem solved. I had somebody going to Vietnam. I sent him the information, and he actually went looking for the store. He told me it was tucked away on a small street toward the back, but once he walked inside, the shop itself was absolutely beautiful. He also noticed that most of the other people coming in were foreigners, which told me right away that people are starting to discover what is happening with fragrance over there. Before sending him, I started digging through reviews and decided to have him pick up three of their most popular fragrances: CO CUNG DA YEN HOANG TRA When he got back, I came home and immediately started smelling all three. First impressions? I really like them. These aren’t fragrances that smell like somebody simply copied what is already popular in Europe or the Middle East. They have their own personality. They’re unique, interesting, and all three smell extremely good to me on the first sniff. And the presentation? That was another surprise. Absolutely beautiful. The bottles and overall packaging make the whole experience feel much more special than I was expecting. This is exactly why I keep saying that Asia is going to become a much bigger part of the fragrance conversation. There are houses coming out of Vietnam and other parts of Asia doing things that a lot of fragrance enthusiasts in the United States haven’t even discovered yet. That is one of the things I still love about collecting fragrance. Even with all the bottles I’ve smelled and owned, there are still entire parts of the world producing perfumes that can completely surprise me.

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