It’s been so long since I’ve last post. Between work, school, my business, kids, travel, my car wreck and rehab it’s been a whirlwind! I was displaying discipline and didn’t buy a fragrance for months so I decided to reward myself with… more fragrances 😂😂 Afnan- Lynked Freedom 11/10 Afnan- Supremacy CE 11/10 Zimaya- Musk is Great 8.5/10 Gulf Orchid- Hikma 8/10

🍋 Colonia Veneziana 56% https://get.aspr.app/SH1WYj OFF bright citrus splash with a clean, classic fresh finish. 🌵 Damascus Desert 58% https://get.aspr.app/SH1WYk OFF spicy-amber warmth with a dry, desert edge. ⚓ Gold Regatta 58% OFF https://get.aspr.app/SH1WYl fresh aquatic citrus, sporty and uplifting. 💬 Own these fragrances? Tell us why you love it!

Fragrance wishlist time, gents! The shopping and holiday season is rolling in — perfect excuse to talk bottles you’ve been eyeing 👃💸 Drop your fragrance wish list below 👇

This is a very respectable clone of LVs Ombre Nomade. I've tried the LV within 30 minutes of trying this clone. Yes, the OG is a much better blended fragrance with better quality ingredients, but at $440(!!), I just think that LV is trying to play me for a chump.🙈 They're both oud/rose fragrances, which is not exactly the most unique combination out there, and again, the LV is at a different level to most, but not all... Now let's talk real world. The LV goes for $440, no discounters, no nothing. $440. The clone goes for $25 everywhere. Is the LV 16x better? Not in my book, thank you. If the LV were to go for $220, I may consider it, but for $440(!!) I'm forced to actually dislike the entire brand altogether. I just hate being played... With JL Noir I get a respectable performance and longevity, and the sillage isn't bad either (see fragrantica below.) This is a very pleasant scent for my purposes on a Tuesday morning and I don't have to worry about figuring out how much it costs everytime I hit the atomizer.🙄

God this island is beautiful. Torn about 4000 years ago, it still has some activity, but you'd never know from how serene and beautiful the waters are. I will say this, though, if you hate stairs and don't like going upwards the entire time you are on the island, quite literally both directions, then Santarini is pretty to look at from the boat. And of course, leave it to me to find the ONE perfume store on the island. hidden down a set of stairs, it's called the Perfumé Bar. He didn't carry much, but the real star of the store was his homemade fragrances that he made there in the shop. He had about a doze, and they were very reasonably priced. I ended up picking one called Amoudi Bay. He doesn't post his notes, and he declined to give them to me, telling me it was a mystery and the fun is in discovering how the scent progresses over time. My inital impression is that it smells woody and aromatic with a bit of marine notes. It's a good year round scent, but will probably be better suited for spring and summer. Price was very reasonable: €14 for 30 mL; €17 for 50mL, and €23 for 100mL. I picked up the 30mL because I was worried about transportation, and I honestly prefer the smaller sized bottles to the larger ones. Tomorrow, we go to Crete, and I'm excited to see what's there.