Alexandria Limited #78 100ml (V2) Added Ambroxan Think of this fragrance as high-voltage freshness. It hits you immediately with a massive, hyper-realistic blast of grapefruit and lime, sharpened by fizzy ginger. It’s not just citrusy; it’s electric and biting. As that initial rush settles, you get a cool, juicy layer of crisp bergamot, pear, grapefruit and green apple that keeps it from feeling sharp. But the real hook is the dry down. It warms up into a salty, mineral scent—thanks to heavy doses of Ambroxan and Ambergris—mixed with spicy woods and clean musk. It smells expensive, polished, and incredibly clean, lasting all day without turning heavy. It’s the kind of scent that works just as well in a gym bag as it does with a tailored suit. V2 has added timbersilk (iso super E) to elevate the base and add a woody dry down. Review to come Had to order in England as it is an original from Alexandria Fragrances UK

So my friend had to cancel our dinner plans tonight and I found myself home alone. Thought it would be a good night for another episode of my solo beast mode series, when I go through my collection and spray the $hit out of one of my old favorites. I realized I hadn’t worn Tom Ford Oud Wood in a long time, and since today was a little bit cooler here, I thought what the heck I’ll do it. Six sprays to each arm, five to my chest and neck and a few on my shirt for good measure and I’m basically guaranteed that I’m gonna marinate in a delicious warm spicy woody bubble of goodness for the next few hours. Oud Wood was my very first fragrance purchase and was the scent that opened my nose to world of fragrances in the first place about a year and a half ago. As my nose has developed, I don’t find myself reaching for it as often, and sadly I don’t love it as much as that first revolutionary time I got my nose on it, but I’m definitely still enjoying it. It’s savory sweet, with a blast of warm cardamom, vanilla and woods (including a replica oud) but with a little bit of powdery sweetness, I guess from Tonka. I don’t usually love oud and only have a handful of fragrances with that note (and it’s debatable how many of them actually have any real oud in them anyway) but as for tonight, I’m gonna sit on my couch in my little nuclear cloud and enjoy it for what it is. This one doesn’t usually have the best longevity (with normal sprays I get maybe an hour and a half of projection, then it’s a very nice ambery woody vanillic skin scent for another maybe 4 to 6 hours, longer on clothing) but let’s see how my 20 odd sprays will do tonight :)