Bortnikoff is an artisan niche house by Dmitry Bortnikoff, known for rich natural materials, real oud, ambergris, musk-style bases, florals, resins, and extrait-level compositions. This is not a typical designer-style house. Bortnikoff leans more old-world, dense, artistic, and natural-smelling, but Tiger Blue is one of the more wearable and modern entries from the brand. Tiger Blue is a collaboration between Dmitry Bortnikoff and Christian Carbonnel / Chris Maurice. It is an Extrait de Parfum with grapefruit, lemon, ginger, violet, magnolia, amber, labdanum, ambergris, musk, vanilla, and benzoin. Tiger Blue opens bright, clean, and sharp with grapefruit, lemon, and ginger. It has that fresh citrus sparkle, but it does not smell basic or shower-gel cheap. The ginger gives it some bite, the florals smooth it out, and the ambergris/musk/vanilla/benzoin base gives it a salty, slightly creamy, expensive drydown. To me, this is Bortnikoff making something easier to wear without losing the niche quality. It is fresh, citrusy, slightly floral, a little spicy, and has a smooth resinous base underneath. This is not a beastly dirty oud fragrance. This is the one I would recommend first to someone who wants to try Bortnikoff but does not want to jump straight into the heavy animalic oud side of the house. Performance: good for a fresh extrait. Expect around 7–9 hours, with solid projection the first 2–3 hours, then it settles into a clean but noticeable scent bubble. My take: Tiger Blue smells like a high-end fresh niche fragrance with more depth than the usual citrus freshie. It is clean enough for daily wear, but the ambergris, musk, and balsamic base make it feel more expensive and more grown than a basic blue fragrance. Top 5 Bortnikoff Fragrances 1. Musk KhabibA rich musky amber fragrance with bergamot, cardamom, nutmeg, ylang-ylang, cedar, tolu balsam, ambergris, musk, oakmoss, vetiver, tonka, and vanilla. This is one of the house legends. Smooth, sensual, musky, slightly spicy, and very refined.

Not really a SOTD yet but more of a heads up.... Starting tomorrow for the next 7 days, I will be reviewing 7 of the 8 Fragrance Story fragrances I currently have. Drug, Drug Extradose, Mafia, Kill, Money, Deadly, and Snow. Perfect is the 8th bottle I have which I already did my review on.

Going with Zino Davidoff to save what’s left of my TF Beau de Jour but still get the vibe. Very classy fougere style with pretty good performance at a really good price.

Today was nice and warm again and as I had mentioned in a previous post, I'm realizing that I really enjoy fig notes. This is one of the few that I own and the most recent The listed notes are only black pepper, fig and patchouli. I also get some green apple and light floral notes ( Jasmine I think. Also there seems to be a light citrus to it as well. It's not groundbreaking, but it seems to have eliminated the juniper note that I'm not really a fan of. The OG gets me tons of compliment, but it's not my favorite. So this is a .win for me! What do you gents think about this one?