After a reset day, I felt it was time to get back in style. And what better way to do that than with BB Absolu? This time, I went straight for the bottle. I’d say it’s about 89% ready for use. I’ll let it sit for another two weeks and it should be fully there.

To put it mildly, today was filled with contradictions. Bad news followed by good news, ups followed by downs: - Professionally - things started off a bit contentious with clients, but once the dust settled all was just jim-dandy.👍 - Personally - Today is FINALLY my wife's real birthday so the week-long "celebration" and "fun" is FINALLY coming to an end. - Recreationally - On the golf course I experienced the dreaded "Ray-Ray". A Ray-Ray is when you play one nine like Ray Floyd (Golf Hall of Famer) 🏌️⛳ and then you play the second nine like Ray Charles (legendary singer, song-writer and performer, but completely blind.) Needless to say, ol' Ray Charles wasn't known for his golfing skills 😎. And the last contradiction; I won the money but I had to buy the drinks for EVERYONE because of the Ray-Ray.🤑 So now the question becomes what frangrance(s) would represent all these contradictions today? Clearly a blend is in order. I've been wanting to reach for my Black Afgano for a while so the question is what's the exact opposite of the dark, smoky and quite polarizing Black Afgano? How about the happy and cheerful crowd-pleaser Xerjoff's Naxos? Yeah! It WORKS! Black Afgano: Smoky, resinous, dark, heavy cannabis/oud, woody. Naxos: Sweet, bright, honeyed tobacco, creamy vanilla, soft lavender. The result is not just complementary; it is really something quite special. It merges the rough, mysterious, and earthy darkness of BA with the elegant, warmth and gourmand smoothness of Naxos. This creates a deeply complex scent that is greater than the sum of its parts. It's a winner! I"m expecting great longevity based on the players here. Given the facts and circumstances today, I have to rate this is a: 9.0 / 10.0.