#sotd... Hawas Nautilus by Rasasi... This is a dark, heavy mineral, Oceanic fragrance with a noticeable woody scent. While similar to 40 Knotts by Xerjoff, Nautilus does do its own thing. I actually pickup the woodiness from start to finish. There is a present of a pine-needle scent.The dry down does go a little musky. As with most Hawas fragrances, this has great overall performance. Good projection and great longevity. I refreshed at the 10 hour mark. I give this a 9.5 out of 10.

I am slowly starting my transition from Summer to fall but the swings in daily temperatures are a challenge. Unfortunately, one of my favorites that I wore a couple of times recently is not available on Parfumo, so I had to stick in a separate screen grab. My favorites of the past two weeks are Paraiso Perdido (by Hop Atelier aka Mike Payne) and Sacred Bond by Reinvented. Below are the Perfumer's notes on Paraiso Perdido: "Sweet Orange oil from an Italian citrus farm that has produced some of perfumery’s finest citrus’ since before Aimé Guerlain created Jicky, is paired with CO2-extracted Caribbean rum and pineapple ketone isolates to build the opening. French Carrot Seed Oil, creamy lactones, and clove extend that structure into the heart. Ionones, the white biotech material Clearwood®, and an extremely rare Orris Root Absolute from Grasse, form the core and shape the transition, along with the lactones, into the iris and peach facets. In the base, Tonka Bean Absolute from Brazil is balanced by an amber accord built from Bourbon Vanilla Absolute, Peru Balsam, Benzoin Siam, Spanish Labdanum, sustainably sourced Dominican Amyris, and English Oakwood Absolute, rounding out the fragrance profile."