From the local pharmacy used testers sale: - Lattafa: Pride Ajwaa - $10 It’s considered an oriental niche scent profile, but people compare it with Penhaligon's Legacy of Petra (haven’t tried it) but definitely quite unique and beautiful. Review coming soon…

Sauvage Extrait - Really synthetic smelling and sort of dirty floral/green earthy note on strip. The smooth Lavender of the Elixer was toned down and I think an almost lactonic animalic leather note trying to assert itself. I think I'm going to have to give this one another. Try on another day as it may have just cooked my nose because it was too strong and I may need to spray it on strip and wait 30 minutes to even get to know what it's like. Again, it felt really jumbled and almost chaotic and again that might have been overspraying the strip. Given how aggressive and rough it was I didn't want to put it on skin unless I was going straight home. This one is getting a pass for now with a caveat that I'm going to smell it again on another day when it's not as warm. Armani I Will - This one seems intriguing. Smelled after the one above it sort of was washed out and again one that I think I'm going to sniff again. Maybe in slightly cooler weather because the woodsy vanilla got sort of washed out in the same way that BDX Vanilla Caviar is one I love in the winter but just falls flat for me when it's warmer. Again, another one that is getting a curious to try again. Ralphs Club New York Parfum - Of the three I tried today this one was the initially most pleasing, opened with a very satisfying, spicy warmth. This is the only one I kept the card from to get a sense of how it smelled throughout and my only critique is once that initial warmth and spiciness wore off as it was sitting in a fairly warm car while we ran errands. It filled the space quite nicely, but also in the base was sort of sweet caramel that reminds me of a lot of other sort of designer fragrances like the Most Wanted, etc. So in the end my initial take was it smells really nice and is very pleasing, but I'm not sure if I don't already have a few that smell just like this in my collection. I often say that though about Ralph Lauren fragrances, especially Polo 67. If it was my first fragrance. It's a banger if it's your 50th or 60th likely isn't going to move the needle. Much in the safe designer space. But like all the Ralphs club very well constructed for what it is. It's very smooth. And the sort of sweet caramelly base is probably one of the smoothest and best blended of all of the designer fragrances that kind of sit in the same scent space.

#sotd... Dior Homme Colonge by Christian Dior.. Let me start by saying this is an EDC concentration, so the performance you get from it is as expected. Because of that, I choose to purchase the big 200mls bottle. Which I highly recommend if you are looking to buying this. The scent is absolutely amazing. Opens with a sharp, tart, zesty burst of citrus. The mid softens into a light, airy, and slightly powdery floral scent while still maintaining its masculinity. The dry down goes into a smooth, clean cotton like feel as it becomes a skin scent. Like I mentioned briefly in the beginning, this is not a strong performer. Okay initial projection that fades rather fast. As for longevity, I got about 4 hours before refreshing and that is going heavy on the sprays. The reasoning for the 200ml bottle. I suggest carrying a travel size atomizer to refresh Frequently while on the go. If this performed better, it would easily be a 10 out of 10 for me but because of the performance, I have to give it a 8 out of 10.