Hello! It's been a while. Apologies for inactivity, I have a lot on my plate. Some mild familial troubles, though nothing new, and trying to figure them out, along with some big stuff. My life is hitting a major transition period, as I've been called to serve a mission for my church (LDS), and I'm preparing to begin training and go on my mission in just a few weeks! I got called to California, speaking the Hmong language, so much of my time has been spent on studying, scripture reading, and studying this beautiful language. In my free time though, I spend a lot of time working on perfumes. I've started really falling in love with making them, though I still have a lot more to work on before making anything that doesn't smell too muddy, I've hit a potential gold mine, and I won't have to worry about them smelling generic. Below I've attached a little rough sketch I've been working on for my logo. The letters need better alignment, and the logo is just a pre filler sketch my friend designed for me, though I plan to make it more golden ratio-esque and slightly more minimalist, as the mollusk design I engraved on each bottle and cap. I've designed the bottles, packaging, story cards and storytelling, and currently have around twenty concepts in the works, with four being currently developed by *yours truly 💅*, and the more I do this, the more I'm realizing this is a career I want. I've also spent a long time locking in on different tastes and building little profiles for a lot of the brothers here, and so when I start releasing my stuff in a few years, you'll find things that are a little curated to your guys' tastes ;) Still an enormous thank you to Mr Centeno and this community for getting me on this journey! After a lot of time, work, effort, and money, I'm hoping to break through eventually, however long it takes. Currently we don't have any socials, but I am working on a website in its bare bones, and when I return in the two years, I'll start having these finished up, and prepared to continue the designs. I will be so happy to share this progress with you as I continue on.

Let me start with the reviews. From all the Mind Games ive tried, prodigy clearly stands out. Growing up in south india, i often had this cold beverage called rose milk. Its sweet, creamy and lactonic with warm spices infused in it. This reminds me of an expensive version of that drink. Best performance from any MG on my skin. 6-8 hrs and medium projection. I would love to smell it on others. Unisex but feminine leaning. Not a good value for the price. Scent is 9.3/10 but overall 8/10. Next up its a first from the brand. Floris honey oud. I believe i haven’t even scratched the surface of the frag world but im already tired of the rose oud DNA. Smells like honey from naxos mixed with shaghaf oud edp. Its a Cheat code that every brands use with their own twist. Still think shaghaf puts most rose oud frags to shame and would be my top pick from this DNA. Arabians tonka is a close second. Would recommend trying but dont expect anything out of ordinary. 7.5/10 Now the SOTDs Mix of everything. High 20s and low 10s all in 2 weeks. And although the picture doesn’t show, i did try layering last week after coming across a few posts on the community. First was gucci guilty elixir. Smells a touch feminine to me now so i needed to add something. Decided to go with hero edt for the spice and woods. It was alright. Guilty overpowered this so maybe i should have tried edp. Wouldn’t recommend trying edt but let me know if you have tried/will try layering with edp. Second was y edp with cedrat boise. Diabolical stuff. Blue, fruity, citrus, soapy and leather. 2 #1 fragrances fighting for 3rd place on my skin. Idk what i was thinking but I wasn’t thinking straight. Definitely would not recommend.

A couple years ago, I met a lady through a group of friends. At the time I was wearing Givenchy EDP Boisée. This seem to have The Effect on her. We talked for a couple weeks, then we dated for a few weeks after, but learned that it simply was not the right time for us. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago. I got invited to a speed dating event hosted by a friend of a friend. I've never done one of these before, so in the spirit of trying new things, I accepted. I was told it would start inside a new brewery for an hour, then make its way outside once the speed portion was concluded. I am in central Texas, and it's still too darn hot. The Givenchy is one of my go-to fragrances, but I figured it would be cloying in the heat. I also did not want to wear something that would stand out and mark me as That Cologne Guy. I opted to wear something simple, and that would be Prada's L'Homme L'Eau. It's powdery with a hint of spice; I happen to love the dry down. One spray was all I ever use. It's a small world, and the lady I mentioned earlier happened to be there. We were polite and friendly--no drama. After the event (everyone stayed inside for the air conditioning) I ended up talking to a couple ladies. During the conversation, the lady I had once dated came over to join us. Time passed, and we were hungry. This lady and one other mentioned a steak house around the corner, so the three of us decided to walk over. No, fellas, this is not one of those stories! 😇 We turn a corner, and the other lady made a comment about smelling powder in the air. She said it smelled wonderfully pleasant. She looked around and realized it was coming from me. She leans in, smells, and compliments my fragrance. My friend commented she was aware I was a fragrance guy and leaned in to smell what I was wearing. She frowns and growls, "That is not THE cologne I like!" I laugh, said I almost wore it, but felt it was too hot. She says, "I don't care. You need to get rid of that powder crap immediately!"

The Vibe! What are you wearing? -I can se myself wearing: Babycat Royal Tobacco By the Fireplace

Hey guys, Joe A. here with today's Scent of the Day : Vintage 1978 by Alexandria Fragrances - Day 352.Parfumo lists a leathery fougère with pine needle, juniper berry, oakmoss, patchouli, leather, tobacco, vetiver, aromatic herbs, spices, amber, cedar, and musk.This isn’t a modern crowd-pleaser—it’s late-’70s swagger, sideburn confidence, and a barbershop getting funky with it.First Sniff: Like 1978 hit the dance floor in bell-bottoms and nobody dared tell it to calm down.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cKlMQQtnOVY