Hey good people, just received this new friends.

Dang, maybe went a little hog wild up in NYC for a visit and of course #ScentXplore2025... It's gonna take at least a month to get through all this 😅😅😅 You guys see anything interesting here? Love to hear from ya!!

I've been on pins and needles watching for updates on my parcels. Stalking deliveries online to avoid a repeat of my parcel being taken. On Saturday, I received 17-ml decants from Scent Rush for Roja Amber Aoud and Amouage Interlude 53 (second decant). Today, I received Isola Blu Parfum (Roja) and Mango Ice (Gulf Orchid). No, it's not a hoax. I bought another clone out of curiosity. The plan is to pass this to my nephew when he visits after Christmas.

I'm curious, now that I'm starting out on this journey into fragrances, what was your first fragrance? Why did you choose it? And do you still use it? (I'd like to know more about how you chose it so I can see how to choose mine, thanks for the replies btw)

The more I wear this one the more I appreciate it, but it's still a "like" for me vs a "love". It'll get some more wears this week, with some heavier sprays. Notes are Citrus, Ambroxan, Apple, Pineapple, Vetiver, Patchouli and Musk. (Aventus dna). It goes on supremely fresh and aromatic, with a fruity, citrus blast, rounded out with oakmoss & musk, that smells woody to my nose. Moderate projection and sillage for the first couple of hours. Citrus burns off after an hour, and the woody, oakmossy nature begins to take over, with a touch of sweetness lingering. At 2 hours, I get an aromatic, clean, woody, oakmossy scent, with steady, moderate to mild sillage. Vetiver and musk are listed, and must be blending into the overall scent. I'm also catching little whiffs of something tart, that reminds of grapefruit, but it's fleeting. Mild sillage to the 5 hr mark, then a skin scent for hours more.