currently looking to buy a cool cologne for my stepdad for christmas, and i’m stuck on a few different options. first option: nocturno by rayhaan i’m thinking of this one, because he likes the sauvage dna, and likes his fresh, woody, masculine scents. he has some old school freshies like azzaro chrome and perry ellis red, and i think he’d like a modern, mass appealing take on it. it’s something he could wear daily and yearly. second option: club de nuit intense classic, masculine, great take on the drydown of aventus. if i was super rich, id by him aventus, but this is close as i can get haha. the one con is that the opening of this scent is a bit horrific, but the dry down is great. i dont think this will be a top pick but still a consideration third option: obsidian by rayhaan i think this is the direction that i’m leaning the most in right now. while he likes freshies, he also does enjoy sweet vanilla scents for the winter, and really likes coach’s platinum for men. this is a great potential option for him, because i think he’d like (and also need) something sophisticated and mature for the cold months. he’s in the age range and career range to pull this off, especially being around the classier crowd. what do you guys think?

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