Decant Haul from Scents Angel · Brotherhood Of Scent

Decant Haul from Scents Angel

Just got eight decants from Scents Angel. This is the first time I’ve purchased from them. Quick shipping. The atomizers are good, but the caps are crazy tight.

Anyway, I’m at the end of my decant and sampling journey after 8 months. I've tried or bought over 100 fragrances, had head to heads for three categories per season, and 4 wildcard spots, and with this haul, I think I’ll have figured out what bottles I’m going to get. So here’s what I got with my initial thoughts on these eight.

First I got one for my daughter

Fredreric Malle En Passant: A beautiful and delicate lilac scent. Just gorgeous but not a very seductive scent. Clean and beautiful, what else can I say.

Then a few to fill in some gaps I’ve missed along the way.

Nishane Papilefiko: A very piney, almost Christmas kind of scent. A sophisticated old school gentlemanly kind of fragrance. But very Fir tree forward. Still there is some lavender that makes this a fougere type scent.
Maison Francis Kurkdjiian Baccarat rouge 540. I didn't get a chance yet to try it. But I can't wait.
Parfums de Marly Percival. I had heard this one had Curve DNA, which my wife loves. And it did not disappoint. She did like it. And yes, I can see the Curve similarity, even more than Montblanc Legend EDP. Full review to come.

Then after trying the amazing peach fragrance Nishane Hundred Silent Ways, I wanted to try some fruity fragrances to see if any could hold a candle to HSW so…

Xerjoff Erba Gold. Every fruit seems to be represented here, with some amber and vanilla, but the melon and vanilla lead the pack giving it a very sweet syrupy character. A little too sweet for me, but very nice.
Gritti Mango Aoud Extrait du Parfum. A greener Mango, guava, and Neroli scent. Less sweet than Erba Gold, and very clean and soapy- neroli does that. Not my favorite of the neroli fragrances, but still very nice.
Fragrance du Bois Oud Jaune Intense. This one is listed as a Unisex fragrance, but who’s kidding with that, this is feminine to the max. I can’t say I will wear this one but I can without a doubt say, this is the most beautiful fragrance I have ever smelled out of over a hundred fragrances. Sexy, floral, fruity, and potent. For the price this better be great, and yes it is worth it. I can’t say enough good about this. My nose has been buried in my wrist for the two hours that I’ve had it on. Just gorgeous. Do yourself a favor, men, buy this for the woman in your life. You will thank me.
Goldfield and Banks Bohemian Lime: Unfortunately, a review will come. Haven’t tried it yet.

So that’s my haul, look for some head to head’s next week. The only decant I couldn’t get right now was Amouage Reflection man. Bummer. For the head to head I’ll probably start with a fruit showdown and give more in depth reviews on each. Till then. Smell great out there.

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