SMELLING AMAZING IS NOT JUST FOR THE 1%

The DEMETER Fragrance Library has been a destination of mine for a few years now. DEMETER is not a fragrance house in the usual sense of the term. What they offer is a fragrance library. Things like: • Espresso • Gingerbread • Pistachio ice cream • Saffron • Mahogany • Rain Click here to seeRead more

I NOW SPEAK ITALIAN

This Espresso fragrance by DEMETER is so accurate that after a spray I started to speak Italian… Questo è fantastico! I am a big coffee drinker and love everything about coffee as well as what coffee represent. Anything good generally started with a coffee. The aroma is rich and deep and perfectly aligns with myRead more

Pistachio Ice Cream

  As far as fragrances go, I have deep weakness for arrangements that fall in the “Gourmand” space. I recently found myself wondering if anyone had made a “pistachio” based fragrance.  This led me to the one by DS&D URGA, but at $300 a bottle, my wallet slapped me and said keep walking! Then IRead more

BLACK LEATHER IN A BOTTLE

  Wanting to smell good and being budget conscious doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive. In that frame of mind, I have been a fan of INSPIRATION fragrance houses.  In simple terms, these are fragrance makers who specialize in crafting colognes that are very close if not exactly the same as a big house banger.Read more

LIFE STINKS

Yep you read that right.  Just think for a minute how many things in your life have repulsive scents…  B.O. is the easy one but the list is long. Our sense of smell has evolved over millennia in order to protect us. We can all detect rotting food and excrement for examples.  Stuff we haveRead more

With Confidence by Dear Barber

With Confidence by @dear_barber has been an easy relationship. A love at first sniff kinda thing. It has a very classic type of presence, while not really being a true classic. It is nicer, smoother, more likeable, accessible and sexier. What it isn’t! Pretentious, complicated, pompous or at the other end of the spectrum, simplistic.Read more

ALRIGHT FRAGHEADS HERE IS HANDSOME DEVIL

Having explored the Grooming Lounge shave suite of products, I was converted! So when I saw that gorgeous red bottle called Handsome Devil, it immediately went on my wish list. As per the Grooming Lounge… TOP: Red Grapefruit, Italian Cedrat, Red Cranberry HEART: Red Saffron, Lavandin, Red Sage BASE: Red Wood, Amber, Coffee Berry You seeRead more

DEBONAIR by 19 Fifties

A few months before Christmas, I was scrolling through my feed and came across the announcement from one of my favorite brands, 19 Fifties, saying that they were launching a fragrance. Having been a long-time fan of their Union Pomades range, I was delighted by this expansion in their product offering.  But contrary to popularRead more

King of Wood by Milkman

Trying out the King of Wood eau de parfum by Milkman. SPOILER ALERT: Loved it! And it’s a perfect winter fragrance IMO So what are we looking at? TOP: Bay leaves, Cinnamon leaves MIDDLE: Oak, Patchouli, Vanilla BASE: Sandalwood, Cedar, Smoke To my nose the cinnamon is what comes out first and gently caresses everythingRead more

OBRO or Solid Cologne Royalty

SPOILER ALERT: These babies are a thing of beauty! You’ve been looking for amazing fragrances in a highly convenient format?!  Look no further!  @obrolabs has you covered with their signature solid colognes! • THRONE: Hawaiian Mist, Tobacco Leaf • PHARAOH: Orange Sweet, Sandalwood • REIGN: Fresh Peony, Water Lily • MONARCH: Woodland Spice, Cinnamon CreamRead more

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