I saw this on YouTube, and thought it might be fun to do here. The idea is to talk about your adventures with blind buys. Talk about 2 that were successful, and 2 that weren't so good I'll go first: Fail: 1. French Avenue Liquid Brun - I avoided buying it because I knew it was a hype trap. But then I tried PDM Altair in the store while waiting for my dinner date, and was really impressed by it. My date liked the scent, and so I put it in the back of my mind. A year later, I found Liquid Brun at the rack store and decided to pick it up. I don't think it smells anything like the PDM. Maybe it's a bad batch, or I just need to let it mature on the shelf for a bit, but every time I've given it a chance, it's proven to be too sickly sweet for my taste and has a weird chemical smell underneath it. I've compared it to other Liquid Brun samples, and it's the same, so I don't think I have a fake. But this was a big disappointment. 2. Lalique Pour Homme Lion - Got a TON of hype online as one of the best daily wear office fragrances. It was only like the 4th or 5th fragrance I ever bought, and one of my first blind buys. Completely forgettable. I just sprayed it a few minutes ago, and I can't tell you what it smells like anymore. I've tried to give it away twice, and each time, it got returned back to me, LOL Triumph 1. Mauboussin Star Pour Homme - bought as a blind buy after a recommendation from TPG on YouTube. The notes sounded good, but the price - $25 - was even better. It has become one of my all time favorites for date nights and colder evenings. I think it rivals Faragamo Signature Uomo and Mercedes Club Black for best masculine vanilla scent out there, and the price is an absolute steal. 2. Lattafa Vintage Radio - I had never heard of Initio, much less Paragon. Had no idea that I would like plum notes so freaking much. I bought it at the same time as Lalique, otherwise, i probably would have quit buying fragrances at that point. It's still one of my favorite fragrances and one of the best plum themed fragrances on the market.

Winter is at it's climax here in Canada as we are about to apporach Spring. Going to a trip to the Dominican in a little while and I'm curious: what are your favourite scents for the summer? As of right now, my favourite scent is Aromatix La Platine Blanc. It hits all the right notes I'm looking for in a tropical vacation. Definitely pulls heavily from Torino21 by Xerjoff, but to me more "mojito-y".