SOTD: Tag Team Edition (Bonus: Monthlong Hack)

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Today I woke up and it was overcast- with Silicon Valley Temp in the low 50's

I thought it was Summer?

If you've been reading my SOTD posts, you know I've been on a Lataffa kick this week. Today I'm wearing something spicy with a tag team partner that tempers it out.

I've also increased my aromatic presence with the Lataffa fragrances by walking out in the warm sun AND employing a month long hack to increase my sillage. Something I've kinda waited to see if if anyone would post their experience with based on the advice from one of our brothers

@Mahmut Erdem Anlaş

who wrote about this a couple of years ago,

@Antonio Cent

and legendary perfumer Roja Dove. Today, after a whole 30 days, I'm here to file my response to this video.

So Habik is a striking, aromatic wear that initially gives you the spicy notes of Cinnamon, Pepper, and Artemesia (Mugworts) which is a strong herbal, earthy, and woody (cedar) note. The Sandalwood comes later, as does the Tonka Bean. It settles as a musky wear. I paired with Mashrabya which has a base of Oud Wood and Caramel, the heart beats with Tobacco and Dates, while the top note crowns the fragrance with Pink Pepper and Apple Shisha Accord,. It's a bit of sweet fragrance, but both of these are great for colder weather and looking at the weather forecast all week, I figured today was perfect for it after I confirmed the temps last night.

With both of these, it's created a great fragrance wear with the Cinnamon wafting throughout my movements during my lunchtime walk. The Tobacco is evident as well, with the sweet of the Apple Shisa Accord pairing nicely with the woody notes of both fragrances. Together is the only way I can enjoy Habik as I wore Mashrabya one night at my cigar lounge and it was working great with the weather, but not so much with the smoke of the tobacco. The temps are lower now than when I wore it before; teaming with Habik, I'll give this combo another wear soon.

As for the sillage hack- I ask how many here in the group watch Antonio's YouTube Channel "Real Men Real Style?" A few months ago, Antonio did a video called "Why You Need to Change the Way You Wear Fragrance" and in the video, the viewer is introduced to the supraclavicular fossa. This is the hollow depression just above your collarbone and is a growing, trending target zone for fragrance appliance.

I won't rehash the video, but I'll ask you all to please view it and understand why my SOTD posts have been a thing as of late for me. Watching this video I learned that pocket above the clavicle traps body heat. This diffuses your fragrance steadily. It's also a natural transfer, where whiffs rise and transfer to the collar of your shirt without heavy staining, thus bringing in some great hugs and loads of compliments. Also, nose blindness isn't a thing with this technique; spraying below your jawline, you get the fragrance away from your nose, avoiding olfactory fatigue and nose blindness.

Within the last month, the compliments have been more forthcoming, most especially after a light walk in the warm sun. Today, I feared Habik would prevent that, but with some assist from Mashrabya, I got warm, genuine responses with me giving out the names for purchases (I've spelled "Mashrabya" 8 times now as of this sentence). Roja Dove Clavicle pocket hack is now the base application of my aromatic presence.

To all members- new and old- please check out the Antonio's video here as well as Mahmut's post.

Let us know what you think.

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SOTD: Tag Team Edition (Bonus: Monthlong Hack)