Well today I decided to go the opposite route from yesterday with this cute little bottle. 😂 (for you bro) This house I struggle with for many reasons. Not the least of which is the outrageous price tag. $550usd ish for 100ml???? Now do I have higher priced frags? Yes but imho they are worth it. This one? No. And tbh none of the 100ml bottles are. BTV as a house markets themselves as an “exclusivity” house when the frags imho come off as mass appeal designer quality at best. Also the problem that these smelled not great when I first got the Sapphire set was a big eye opener for me. Ok today’s soapbox rant is done. LolI So how is the frag you ask? It’s…… nice. Def mass appeal, fresh, synthetic, slightly harsh citric/aquatic and best imho for the warmer months. Very linear, office safe for sure. No real notes jump out at me other than a citric aquatic feel. Would smelling this make me more interested in the house? Not at all. Especially with the price tag being what it is. So what’s my ranking of this without the price tag? 7/10. With the price tag? 4/10. This frag dna can be found in many designer houses for less then $100

Well after PT today I decided I needed more depth today and decided on Oud Yusha. From the Trat area and distilled in 2010 this traditional Cambodian style Oud is everything delicious about the style. Jammy plum fruits, incense, woody and resinous there was a total of 22 Tola or around 90ml in total from this distillation. If I had to guess I would say this was done in a traditional copper pot style. On opening there is a slight minty brightness to it that almost leans towards a Borneo style. While that does stay slightly, very quickly the body of it comes more to the forefront. Somehow I lost some of my notes I had written about this beauty. That or I’m just old and forgetful where the notebooks are at and only have my written card in the box with minimal info. Sigh. 😔 A beautiful dark honey color and slightly thicker than a motor oil for reference. People today don’t realize just how long a 1/4 Tola will last since it’s only a swipe onto the wrist for application. Be well all.