I was excited to see this but wasn’t expecting it so soon after the release of Yesterday Haze 2nd Edition. Imaginary Authors typically does two releases a year with either a reformulation or a limited edition fragrance for a third one. If they follow the pattern this is their last release for 2026, but I would t be surprised if they had another Holiday promotion. Anyway, it is very woody and reminds me a lot of cape Heartache but without the powdery strawberry note. The focus is on woods and petrichor (the smell of rain on damp ground after a downpour). It’s been rainy and grey for the last few days, so this makes perfect sense for the weather. So far I’m really enjoying it. These kinds of scents resonate very well with me, and it will definitely be a fall and spring staple. The bottle is beautiful, too. I have yet to see the movie it’s inspired by, but all indications are that its extraordinary. And just for fun, do yourself a favor and shout “Petrichor!!” Like Michael Scott doing parkour in the office. You will never hear the note the same way again.

For a quiet dinner, I’d reach for the creamy kulfi warmth of Noir Extreme. For a late drink, the bolder leather of Tuscan Leather sounds right. And on a cold night, Tobacco Vanille has a case of its own. 💰 Maxaroma has Tom Ford Ombré Leather Parfum for $122 in 50 ml, about 36% off. https://get.aspr.app/SH1X8X Where would you push back on the chart’s date-night picks? Name a Tom Ford we left off and tell us where you’d wear it.

We finally got some legitimate fall weather. Got to pull out the clothes I prefer and reach into the other part of my fragrance options. On Saturday I went with one of my all-time favorites, Austin. To me, it says fall weekend the way VIW says summer weekend. Had me feeling good all day. Today I reached for my newest one, New Orleans, which they just released. The foundational DNA of the two are similar; this one leans into some cherry booziness as well. When City Rhythm does its holiday sale, I'll most likely add a bottle of this to the mix.

“Sometimes it does not take long to ideate a fragrance, but to materialise it is much longer! It takes between six months and two years. The idea has to be reworked; you have to perform many trials before you perfectly formulate your initial idea.” — Juliette Karagueuzoglou Ideas can arrive in a moment. Turning them into something real usually takes longer. Rework the plan, test what fails, and keep going until the result finally matches what you saw in your head. Enjoy the #Journey. Love to hear from ya’!

This content creator has popped up on my feed from time to time, and I came across this video which I thought was a very thoughtful and self-reflective account of her recognising she wasn’t getting joy from growing her collection anymore once she got to 100 bottles, the reasons she thinks she fell into that trap of wanting to chase new fragrances, and things she did to course correct. The videos I’ve seen by her were made after this, and now they make sense - in most of her videos, she talks about only adding a fragrance if it replaces something she already has. I can definitely relate to the pull of adding more and more and it’s definitely been something I personally struggle with to impose some discipline and not let my collection balloon past what I’m comfortable with, and the majority of my recent bottle purchases came with the promise I made to myself to flip out of a bunch of others that I just wasn’t wearing. There is a bit of a dark side to this hobby and I know some of the other brothers have written about these struggles as well. For anyone feeling the same, maybe this video will give you some ideas on how to keep things in harmony https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynu9lrfYXG8&pp=0gcJCUEMAYcqIYzv&ra=m