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Dark & Mysterious Vibes
Cool air. Candlelight. Leather. A hint of smoke in the background. That’s the mood - the kind of setup where bold, dark fragrances come alive. The ones built for fall nights, late drives, and quiet confidence. (Think: oud, amber, incense, tobacco, smoky woods.) 👉 Drop your pick below:Which scent would you add to this setup? Bonus points if you post your own moody flat-lay shot - candle, cologne, and character.
Dark & Mysterious Vibes
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My little collection...
...is almost all grown up now. In fact, I've outgrown my display shelves, so I'm moving some to the bathroom (yeah yeah I know it's not good for the frags, but this bathroom is super well ventilated, it gets zero sunlight, and I'm only putting in my most worn frags that I'll burn through before they go bad): - One shelf for year-round daily grab 'n go dumb reaches (year round, I find myself reaching for Dior Homme 2020, Prada Luna Rossa Ocean EDT, and Armaf Mandarin Sky Elixir) - One shelf for seasonal daily grab 'n go dumb reaches (in cool weather, I find myself reaching for Boss Bottled Absolu, Lalique Ombre Noir, and TF Eau d'Ombre Leather) - One shelf for decants I'm testing and travel sprays I use most often when traveling I think I need a few more frags for the following categories: - one more warm spicy (I think I'd sell/trade Incense 01 to make room): top candidates are Blonde Amber or Sauvage Elixir, or maybe the new Micallef Nototious XO which I’ve been testing and is just delicious - one dumb reach sweet vanilla (I'd squeeze BB Absolu onto the display shelves and put the new one on my seasonal shelf): top candidates are MB Club Black; Superz Memories Gold; Boss Collection Exhilarating Vanilla (I got my nose on it in London this week and it seemed really good -- I need to see if I can find a decant); or maybe SWYI or TMWP - one more 3-season easy wear (I'd squeeze it onto the display shelves): this one is tough, thinking Superz Morocco or Smesh; Initio Rehab; Boss Bottled Beyond; or maybe Boss Collection Elegant Vetiver - I got my nose on this in London this week and if I can find a decant, I definitely want to give it a wear My collection is 3-season and cool weather heavy (I mean, here in the PNW we don't really get much summer) and any future purchases beyond the three I mentioned above would probably be warm/hot weather choices. But... I don't really *need* any more warm weather fragrances, and aside from the bottle categories I mentioned above, I think I might be done buying full bottles. With my crazy process of buying and battling decants, I can honestly say I absolutely love every single bottle I own, and there are literally hundreds of other frags that I've worn and found not to be as good for me as the ones I ended up buying.
My little collection...
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SOTD - YSL Kouros
Yes Ladies and gentlemen, the moment of truth has finally come for me, I'm finally reviewing and wearing a fragrance I've been waiting for so long to review, the most controversial and polarizing fragrance in existence; Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent. (DISCLAIMER: This review is written upon my experience with the current "softer, cleaner" formulation of Kouros, not the old strong animalic many have known, hated and loved.) Now what exactly does it smell like? Some say piss, some say sweat, some say soap,the question is who's right? Well for short, the answer is all of them! But allow me to elaborate, the opening of Kouros (and that in my experience gets to live quite long on tester strips) is the part that smells animalic as HELL, it literally does smell like a stinky sweaty guy, no kidding, but past the opening into the drydown (1 to 3 minutes after spraying) it becomes incredibly clean; now I'm not talking nowadays clean, it smells like soap, yes but not like modern soap but like 70s soap. On my skin Kouros smells almost exactly like Palmolive Classic Green soap or Palmolive brillantine just much more refined; a very mature old scent for some but for me it's just beautiful! Finally as for the infamous piss note, it comes in the very very drydown past the 7 hour mark and even though it is indeed pretty "pissy" it's still accompanied by a very good dose of florals, so even then I wouldn't say it's something you should be sacred of. On my skin and as for my bottle (Batch 38WD1M9) it's basically an old school floral soap like fragrance, great for different occasions and all year round wear unless you want something refreshing during the warmer days. Performance? 6 to 8 hours so far, I've heard it used to last weeks but at least mine is 97% gone for the morning after. Good sillage and projection but once again, not a "room filler" anymore. Ah by the way if you've never tried Kouros you don't even really have to blind buy a bottle, find a tester or get a decant, just find a place where they have it for sale and squeeze the box a little, some of its scent comes out even with the plastic wrap on.
Sephora Deal
Nice little savings at Saphora, buy a sampler pack of cologne and receive a voucher for a free 1.7oz of select colognes. I chose Tom Ford's Ombre Leather, retails for $165 and I got it for free, plenty of designers to choose from.
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