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SOTD - Pineward - Treacle


Notes: tobacco, lapsang souchong tea, molasses, raisin, honey.

With one decant to go, finally got a straight up winner,.

Of course it's a tobacco scent, :youngsabo: but y'all know me by now.

The tea and the raisin do take it up a notch.

Do I buy the 4ml or not, that's the question....
 

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SOTD - Nishane - Fan Your Flames X


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I like it. A lot. Another banger from Nishane & their "X" line as far as I'm concerned :wow:

The coconut is not overly sweet at all. And even with the rum, it's no super boozy either. It's all real subtle and damn near confounding....but in a good way.

I get the oakmoss the most on the dry-down. Shyt done lasted damn near all day.
 

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Silky Woods Elixir

I don't care if people think this is a night out fragrance.

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SOTD - Strangers Parfumerie - Roasted Coffee Cigarette Whisky Come And Get Your Suede Honey Baby


Prin is a perfumer from Thailand, and prolly one of my earliest forays into niche/indie.

This is primarily a coffee fragrance, and it's right up there with the best of em.

It's a pretty damn good fragrance, but

Full Retail? No.
Discount? No.
Is it even Full Bottle worthy? No

2 mls is more than enough. There are a lot of scents that I really like, that I wouldn't wear all the time.
 

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Goodness.

Coffee, cigarette and whiskey.
That sounds overwhelming

Potna must write titles for Anime and Light Novels.

But it's one of those scents that definitely has a distinct opening, middle, and dry down.

Before I started wearing cologne, I didn't know that was a thing.
Now when I get a scent that actually does that for my nose I really appreciate it.
 

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SOTM - Dolce and Gabbana - Velvet Tender Oud

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TOP:
Sweet Almond
HEART:
Damask rose and rose centifolia
BASE:
Agarwood (Oud), Woody Notes


Their website mentions a touch of suede leather in the top note profile....but I didn't see that anywhere on the decant website or other websites. But it explains why I get a brief pungent smell on the opening when I was expecting something a lot more smooth/sweet. Thought these mfs used Bitter Almond Milk or sum shyt. Mfs out here wit secret notes like they working for Apple :dahell:

I didn't get too much of the rose til about 20-30+ mins in, but the dry-down is where its at. More powdery than wood/oud but its a nice blend of the 2.
 

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SOTD - Nishane - Fan Your Flames X


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I like it. A lot. Another banger from Nishane & their "X" line as far as I'm concerned :wow:

The coconut is not overly sweet at all. And even with the rum, it's no super boozy either. It's all real subtle and damn near confounding....but in a good way.

I get the oakmoss the most on the dry-down. Shyt done lasted damn near all day.
I'm gonna decant this one. I have FYF OG and I loved it enough to grab a full bottle.
 

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I don't follow Max Forti on YouTube but the algorithm put it in my feed.

I got $5 says @WIA20XX disagrees with everything.
Don't ask me how.



*sees Bat Signal*

Entry Level - Own - 3 out of the 1st 4, heard of all 4
High End - Own 6 out of 8 - might have to peep Qhue Provenance.
Hidden Gems - Own 3 out 4 - Fortitude by Robert Graham is new to me
Holy Grail - 2 out of 3. - Tobacco Oud is in his holy grail, nice

Vintage Tabarome? Wow. didn't even know that existed.

Pretty good list TBH.

There are a couple from Slumberhouse that I was expecting, but they didn't show up.

I've been meaning to do a post on tobacco, hmm
 

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*sees Bat Signal*

Entry Level - Own - 3 out of the 1st 4, heard of all 4
High End - Own 6 out of 8 - might have to peep Qhue Provenance.
Hidden Gems - Own 3 out 4 - Fortitude by Robert Graham is new to me
Holy Grail - 2 out of 3. - Tobacco Oud is in his holy grail, nice

Vintage Tabarome? Wow. didn't even know that existed.

Pretty good list TBH.

There are a couple from Slumberhouse that I was expecting, but they didn't show up.

I've been meaning to do a post on tobacco, hmm
Is Slumberhouse gonna be the new hype beast?

Nobody talked about this brand but in the last few months I've seen them pop up in comments online.
 

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Is Slumberhouse gonna be the new hype beast?

Nobody talked about this brand but in the last few months I've seen them pop up in comments online.

It's an old hype beast. The guy who makes the stuff is a real "artiste" - the "e" is there because he's extra.


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