Help me out, brothers. Here is my current line-up of planned fragrances for special occasions the rest of the season. Would you make any changes? I’ll also post a screenshot of my collection so you can see what the alternative options are. This weekend, I’m leading an Advent retreat at my church. Kicks off this evening with Evening Prayer, fellowship, lesson, and Compline. Saturday will be all day, and a combo of prayer time and lessons. Sunday is just a typical worship day. Then thinking about NEXT Sunday, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Friday pm retreat: Day Three Filosofía Saturday retreat: Tom Ford Vert d’Encens Gaudete (Rose Sunday): Xeroff Naxos (sample courtesy of @George Hernandez—thank you brother!) Advent 4: Ambar Dominicano Christmas Eve: Grand Soir (or Carlisle) Christmas Day: Family Day — any ideas?

Today, since I'm staying home, I'm wearing a fragrance that I think smells incredible, even if it's not a crowd-pleaser around me: Oud Maracujá by Maison Crivelli. This is a beautiful, divisive scent that blends deep, rich Oud with bright, exotic Passion Fruit, known as Maracujá in Portuguese. The name literally describes the experience: eating passion fruit in an oud forest! Since so many people are curious about the name, and as a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker, I recorded how it sounds in the attached file. For those curious, Maracujá is pronounced roughly like: mah-rah-koo-ZHAH. I love this unique contrast! What is your favorite unique or "challenging" fragrance that you save for days when you don't need to worry about pleasing anyone else?