This one is going to be tough to wear.

Well this will start some conversation. 😂 Good morning brethren and today I bring my OG 2011 75ml bottle. Still have a fair bit of this yet. The scent profile is excellent. The sillage and projection are good. Where this frag fails is the price and longevity. Well and the fact it’s still the house of Greed. Ok. So it’s called Royal Oud, yes? PSA, there is no Oud in this. But it is an excellent spicy mildly sweet woody frag that is a large fave by many people. I miss the days of the 120ml and 75ml bottles, batch consistency and Pride in the House. Would I advocate buying this today at $415/100ml on Maxaroma? Nope. But it is a nice scent, all things considered I give it a 7.0/10

Going with Afnan Supremacy Colkdvyit’s Edition for that fruity, smoky vibe that really projects.

I bought this stuff a few months ago (H of D) and I have yet to take it out for a run. It's still warm in the desert with 60 degrees at night and another day in the mid 80s tomorrow. By my reckoning those temps make this frag completely appropriate. The opening has a citrus (lemon) and grapefruit vibe and I don't think I can overstate the "zestiness" (LOVE that word) with that initial blast. I've read a few reviews comparing it to a lemon-lime soda sort of blast. I'm not sure I agree with that but those comments aren't too far off either. The grapefruit is sharp and photorealistic (smells just like a real grapefruit), which is a bit invigorating. (Yeah, I know... I'm wearing this at night to bed.) The mid has ginger, rosemary, neroli (one of my favorite scents) and lavender. It drys down to a clean citrus and the ginger provides a crisp, yet spicy warm vibe. The base include the (omnipresent) ambroxan, patchouli and musk. How can you possibly miss with that threesome in the base. This is a very well-blended frag and I understand that I can expect pretty good performance, especially given that it's a freshie. I may be way off base but I don't see anything here that would be too objectionable to anyone. Is it a crowd-pleaser? You bet... Is it blind-buy safe? Given it's a buck and a half on jomashop, I'd have to say no. The consensus at fragrantica seems to like it a bit more than me, however I still think it's a: 8.1/10.0 Have a great evening my brothers.

I tried a few Electimuss frags last month when I was at @Lon Chaneyfield 's place, but I knew I had to do more research. For once, I decided not to blind-buy a random bottle and I got this discovery set for about $72 at fragrance.com. I kept hearing varying reviews so I thought this was my best option. I'll keep you posted if I find anything that really rocks my boat.