Ladies and Gentlemen of the BoS, I am truly honored, humbled and speechless by my fellow members. Speechless. I am without speech... Today I received the following: From @Mark DiCiero, received decants of: - Paragon by Initio, - Haltane by PdM, - Fahrenheit Parfum by Dior, - Le Sel d'Issey by Issey Miyake, - Hacivat by Nishane, - Check Please by Mind Games. But my blessings did not end there. From @Jonathan Ventura I received: - A full new (in the factory wrapper) 100ml bottle of the highly rated Ramad by Arabiyat Prestige Gentlemen, your generosity goes far above and beyond... Thank you so much. Happy Holidays to all!

This is one I sampled many moons ago, and wanted to give it a decant level look. I was off from work today, running some errands, and BIR Intense seemed like a good choice. This smells magically fantastic for the first hour and a half to 2 hrs, with its beautiful smooth, sweet, woody, floral, vanilla open with some powder, a touch of aromatics and pinch of warm spice. It settles down to a very nice, even airy, blend of all its notes, with mild, stable sillage that lasts a good 7 hours. I thought a little heat might activate the aroma, and it certainly did. It's in the 80s in South FL today, and the warms provide some extra energy to keep the sillage pumping. This fragrance is not heavy at all, and I'm curious how it would respond to even more outdoor heat? We shall see. I'm giving Haltane a first wear tonight, and I'm excited to see where it goes. Keep smelling great brothers!