Good day gents! Latest to come in. One of them is a repurchase! - Missoni Wave. Sold my previous bottle when I got Chanel AHS Superleggera, as they inhabit the same scent profile realm. However... I found I simply resonated with Missoni Wave better, not to mention it's a 5th of the price. It's just a so happy scent! So... sold Superleggera and repurchased Wave :). - Rayhaan Obsidian. Wanted an iris forward, more dressed-up scent. Was not willing to pay much, as I don't really dress up frequently, so that took out the chance of the fragrance it inspires from, DHP 2024. Thought about Prada L'Homme Intense, which is magnificent, but a bit more on te sweeter side, also considerably more expensive for the use I plan on giving it. - Boss Bottled Sport. Took the hint from @Jonathan Ventura s review of it. It sounded great, and if there's a line I DO collect, it's the Bottled line. Jonathans review was on point: a very nice, fresh, citrusy scent that is playfully synthetic. Nice! - YSL L'Homme EDT. Couldn't delay it any longer. It's just such an extraordinary scent. Sadly, I was expecting Rayhaan Aquatica as well, but Giftexpress ran out of it before they shipped mine. Really want it, so started shopping, and found it at Jomashop on sale that brought its price almost in line to what giftexpress asked. I also saw another pair of very interesting fragrances on sale, so yeah... instead of one, have another three on their way. It happens...

This is the 2nd of four samples I picked up from this company last year. I've been waiting for a good day when I wasn't worried about being around a lot of people to give this one a try. Scent: 7.0 It reminds me a lot of being in my 20s and early 30s. I wore a lot of patchouli oil and smoked clove cigarettes and burned Nag Champa incense (in the little blue box you get at your finer bodegas and convenience stores). This is exactly that scent. Enough so that it's very nostalgic for me. I saw my best friend, and she commented that I smelled how she always remembers me from when we were young. As much as I love it, though, it's not really who I am anymore. It's nice to visit, but like they say, you can't really ever go home again. Performance: 9.0 BEAST. I've had it on for 8 hours now, and it's not letting up or letting go. I'm going to smell like this until I die. Projection: 8.0 I was walking outside, and the wind was blowing from behind me. I'm sure they could smell me in San Antonio, two hours away. Presentation: 3.0 The bottles are very generic, and the sample came as a 1mL dabber, which I personally hate. I decanted it into a little sprayer for convenience. The bottles aren't bad to look at, but they just have nothing to distinguish themselves or stand out. The brand is also very confusing and difficult to sort out. The fragrances are listed on one page, and the notes are located on a completely separate page with no links back and forth. It makes it very difficult to sample and find items that might be worth checking out. Perceived Value: 8.5 The pricing isn't bad. At $60 for 30mL in the Extrait de Parfum concentration, this is pretty affordable. Overall: 7.1 If I was me in my 20's and early 30's, I would have worn this every day, and it would have been my signature scent. It practically was anyway. I think that this scent is how many of my friends probably remember me smelling back then. But I'm 52 now, and while I still absolutely adore this scent, it's symbolic of a life I no longer lead. It was nice to visit and see the old place again, but I don't have any desire to live here any more.