Good morning gents! This could be my last take/review of 2025. Crazy days ahead... but if I find the time, I'll go over the last decant I went through, Boss Bottled Tonic. Now this one... has been having quite some hype for some time now. I could immediately tell why: the declared notes on it are really up my alley, with the exception of oud, which although is not my thing, I do not dislike it at all. Context again: I live in a very warm country (Guatemala), and rarely get the chance to wear warm-ish+ fragrances comfortably. Top notes denote a very nice idea of freshness with Tangerine and Bergamot, the mid with a nice green apple and saffron, and the base with the Oud, vanilla and Ambroxan. The opening is not as fresh and citrusy as I expected. It comes up more like one of those mandarine, creamy hard candies. Citrusy fresh but sweet. I'm sure this is emphatized by the apple and the vanilla in the background at this point. I get a slight leathery aspect out of it, though not declared. Don't get much peppery spiciness. Once it starts to drydown, the apple comes out big-time, and that freshie-sweetness is amped up. It's very nice, and here I thought... perhaps the citruses declared where not meant to be evident, but just add some freshness? Still get that feeling here. The oud is always evident, but here i starts to rear its head. It's nowhere near a heavy oud. Once dried down, the oud and vanilla come up togethe rwith a still nice and evident reminder of the apple and citruses, way in the back, but there. It's a very nice, oudy (still not heavy!), vanillic scent with great company. Performance is great. When appying in the AM at about 9, I could still pick it up at the end of the afternoon, which would place it in about 6-8 hours in average of being noticeable. For an oud/dark/not as dark as I thought fragrance, I really think it's an excellent fragrance. Conclusion: Do I like it? The hype is well worth it, yes. Did I enjoy the decants? Absolutely. Loved it, and did end up getting a bottle.

This is one of those brands and fragrance realizes that fly under the radar and end up in tragic corners at almost gift prices. But Zakat fragrances aren’t a joke, they have great quality and performance fragrances. This one is an alternative to Tom Ford Tuscan Leather. Lever Du Solail Onyx it’s a very refined, luxurious, intoxicating and alluring sent, that opens with a beautiful clean leathery accord from the saffron, along with the raspberry sweetness, and the earthy and powdery presence of the orris root, that gives the scent a very unique but very interesting and wonderful twist. As it dries down, the subtle rose aroma rounds up the blend along with the woody and musky undertones, making this scent very addictive. Performance and longevity are out of the question, and it’s a compliments getter.