Happy Saturday Frag Fam. I am over the moon that Chicago is finally starting to warm up. Even though it’s cloudy and a little gloomy, we are in the 60s so I’m going to run a few errands and enjoy the fresh air. I received a nice sized decant from Nick Clemente of my scent of the day and it has me in a chokehold. I am officially on the hunt for a full bottle at a decent price. Today’s scent is Montabaco Intensivo by Ormonde Jayne. I only have a couple of decants from this house, but this one would be a great addition to the collection for spring and summer. It opens beautifully fresh, green, woody, and aromatic. It is not a huge room filler but it has very nice sillage. I am about three hours in and it is giving me a comfortable scent bubble. We will see how the rest of the day goes, but right now it is definitely full bottle worthy, even if it might require a light reapplication later on. Enjoy your Saturday and stay blessed Frag Fam. 🌿✨

At home, sick, to start the week, but I want to continue my deep dive into Happyland Studios. They have very interesting creations, and most smell good to great. Performance varies, but everything seems to have a presence for at least 5 hours before becoming a skin scent. This morning I applied Green Irish Tobacco (the atomizer is jacked up, so it spit a fair amount of liquid onto my arms and I patted it onto my jawline.) It is intended to share some similarities with Green Irish Tweed, but it's been a long time since I smelled that one, so I can't really compare the two. This opens with an interesting, great smelling, bright, moderately sweet lemon. Like a hard candy, not tart, also with a camphorous characteristic at the open. The violet leaves contribute a green and slightly floral note. The tobacco, vanilla and tonka aren't rich or distinctive, but they combine to deliver a soothing, pillowy soft texture, with a bit of warmth. Everything is well blended and very civilized. Not groundbreaking, but very nice. Moderate proj & sillage for 2 hrs, then a 1 hr scent bubble to the 5 hr mark, and a nice skin scent afterward. This feels casual to me, but you can probably wear it anywhere. It doesn't have any thick or heavy properties, so I expect it to do alright in the warm sunshine, but maybe not extreme heat. Enjoy brothers!