We are entering August and many of us have or are about to take our summer vacations. It got me thinking: If you could bottle the scent of your favorite vacation spot, what would it smell like? Mine would smell like Greece. Olive wood, lemon, fig, a hint of honey and pistachio. What say you? What would your vacation smell like?

https://youtube.com/shorts/_qBm-LT4vXE?si=dbfIBInCfTpXxSDF Who said it has to be expensive?

I recently picked up Vibrato after smelling and testing it. I bought it from Jomashop so I know it’s legit but it’s longevity on my skin is 🗑️. I don’t remember that being a problem when I tested it. What should I do?

What was the one fragrance that started your journey? Maybe it’s the first one you picked up as a youngster? Or maybe something you smelled on your father uncle or grandfather when you were younger? Something you sampled in a department store perhaps that stood out more than anything you’ve ever smelled? For me it was Prada Paradigme. I was working in the press box of my local independent league baseball team. One of our celebrity co-owners came in for an in game interview on the TV/Radio broadcast and MY GOODNESS as soon as he stepped in the room filled with an aromatic aura of elegance! I never got to find out what his fragrance was as he was in and out very quickly and I was swamped with work. But that experience peaked my interest in finding something that I can use to help me smell good and feel good. Not long after, I found myself at Nordstroms sampling everything I could before I experienced nose fatigue, hoping I can find what it was he was wearing that night. I never did find what it was but I did take note of many other fragrances I tried that tickled my fancy. Prada Paradigme was at the top of that list so I saved up the little extra money I had and bought a 100ml bottle as soon as I could. Since then I wanted so many more as I watched a lot of fragrance content and learned about the olifacfory pyramid, different notes and accords, and communities like this one. One thing I’m very thankful I found was the world of clones/dupes/inspired by’s. As someone who is on the lower end of the income spectrum, all the fragrances I wanted seemed so out of reach until I learned about these. Now I feel like I can match a fragrance with my budget and have a well rounded collection I am very happy with and that continues to evolve with my taste and knowledge on the subject. What was your “Gateway Fragrance”?

Hey fam, I was about to buy "Kaaf by Ahmed Al Maghribi", just to use it as an everyday freshie + Gym fragrance. 💪🏻💪🏻 Any thought? 💭