So far, a little Update. The scent feels slightly lighter, or rather fresher. Still testing, the original 2011 is more dense, while this one is more versatile and can be used more casually. This is still going through testing, as it is not final. Either way, the core DNA is there!!! I will retest today, it has less of the chocolate drydown and more of the woody drydown, which would, for some of us, make it easier to wear and more seasons to pull off going into warmer weather as opposed to just cooler weather!!! Everything in this still screams Dior Homme intense!!! I am thinking of minuscule differences as I am wearing. Longevity may be 1 hr less, will reevaluate, but so far if the original batches lasted 8 hrs, this goes 7 hrs, but with aging, this could catch up!!! More to come!!!

Today’s gonna be a sample day for me and to start off the new year I’m going with this surprisingly good under the radar Oud gem. I know “jazz club” and “by the fireplace” usually get the spotlight in the colder weather but one thing I can say about this house is they’re putting out some solid juice 👌🏼. This has a simple note breakdown and you pretty much get what you see. Leather, oud, pepper and spice. Extremely mild skank in the mix and pleasantly tolerable. Especially for more sensitive nostrils on the non animalic side of things. One thing I notice though is that this isn’t too distinct in terms of uniqueness. It’s comes across as just another oud frag imho🤷🏻‍♂️. If you’re in the market for a pretty solid generic Oud scent, maybe the first to be in your collection, this is definitely a contender for a relatively fair price. Smell great on this new year day frag family. Have the best blessed day out there.