Well i have to report and own i have failed. I ended up purchases 3 Argos Fragrances last night. Triumph of Bacchus, Charon's Veil and Sacred Flame. Checking on the receipt from my last haul I see it was a little over a month ago on August 18th so while I failed @Renato Carotti challenge I consider it a win. Ending up getting 3 fragrances from a house ive really been interested in for priced that I couldnt argue with. Since I failed so miserably I went ahead a started #buywaytomuchoct as some one called it. Picked up 6-7 samples from Zaharoff and Bond no9 Dubai Gold

#1 from the set. It’s sweet on first spray with lime and guava and a bit of green notes. I really like the open but then the dry down starts to show through after about 20-30 mins. In the dry down it becomes a bit bubblegummy and begins to resemble the Invictus DNA which I'm not a fan of. The notes say it’s from daisies and it doesn’t smell synthetic. The mid notes also have a bit of rose but it’s not overpowering. The bubblegum sweetness stays through to the base notes but becomes more subtle and starts to mix with some woods which is white oud (didn’t know that was a thing). So I really like the open and base but the mid is not my favorite. Still a pretty good scent but probably not full bottle worthy for me. I don’t normally rate but since I have the set this one gets a 6.5-7/10. No idea on total longevity yet but I have had it on for about 2 hours and it’s still going strong. Very decent projection as well.