SmellGoodGuy

Initially, it's almost a one for one of Giorgio for Men, but goes on to smell like Zino with cinnamon and civet in the dry down... It also has that Antaeus leather in here, too. Oddly, I REALLY like it.

I know, I know, I said I was over with buying perfume. But I was looking for this thing for YEARS. I ended up giving up on it; I even took it off my want-list with stuff like Over the Musk and Pure Wood. Yeah, rare stuff.

Then, while obsessively looking for items on discount sites from my want/ maybe-one-day-list (old habits die hard lol), I seen it! I almost said no. But I thought of how rare it is and how it was selling for cheap! I hit add to cart and the rest is history lol

This is a SEXY scent meant for alpha males who dress sharp. Definitely falls into the proximity of the fragrances i compared them to at the top, meaning grown man stuff.

I want to say mature but I don't think late 20's and up is considered mature quite yet.

In any event, glad I got it.

UPDATE:

Since I've had this, I've been really, REALLY, liking it. To put a cherry on top, I had a random woman just follow me and come up to me saying how she "like that smell. It smells GOOD.".

This with only one spray and a half, so the sillage is off the charts.

The fact that she complimented the smell and not me tells me the scent is definitely niche, because she didn't say she liked the way I smelled or my cologne.

Say what the want about Bond but they know how to make a mass, but expensive and niche fragrance.

Today is about 60° fahrenheit in NYC with rain and 90 percent humidity and I'm currently wearing this. In a word: MAGNIFICENT.

It's not too warm as to make this inappropriate and it's not too cold as to mute certain facets of this fragrance.

The weather is screaming for this. I'm on a crowded bus and I'm dressed in upscale, casual, smart attire that makes it plain this is a scent I opted for and not spilled kefir. So far, no dirty or angry looks.

I find the sharp, sour, facet of this has a kind of citrus acting effect to make it ideal for semi warm and humid weather. Kind of like a Platinum Egoist kind of thing, but FAR from that scene profile.

Again, wearing this in the cold mutes the mitigating facets of this, making the animalic qualities stand out full stink. Which to me smells unbalanced and unfinished in that environment.

All in all, I feel happy that I FINALLY understand this perfume.

NOTE:

I'm wearing two sprays worth. Both on skin. One on chest and one on stomach, with a undershirt, button down, and canvas jacket.

The absolute BEST jasmine themed fragrance ever. At least that I've smelled. And I am not a jasmine fan.

My only gripe with this, and don't laugh, is this is a scent for rich people. This gives that: 'I'm better than you.' vibe. I kid you not.

Altho it's perfectly unisex, I can imagine a queen rocking this in all her regalia. Chin held high, with a slight smirk on her face, beholding her court.

This is a scent that makes everyone else's fragrance smell like room spray or just plain loud and uncouth. Something I find typical with a lot of their offerings.

I really, REALLY, want this. But, I can't justify buying anymore fragrances, especially at this price point. Y'all think Tom Ford asking price is shocking, shoot. Lol

BUT, to me, this is worth it.

Too, I would feel outright pompous rocking this. And that's a lot to say considering what my favorites are.

Oh, and by the way: I'm not a fan of mixing fragrances. At all. However, I have a small decant of this as well as their other 2023 release entitled 'New York' (REALLY good tobacco scent) and mixing them together takes the both to new heights. If complexity and depth (something this brand does not really offer) is what you crave, just mix them. Trust me and supposedly they encourage the mix.

Shout out to Simply Put Scents on YouTube for making me aware of these new releases.

I bought this at the start of COVID and sprayed it once and I liked it, vowing to give it more wearings when the weather was ripe for it. Something I just never got around to doing.

Fast forward a week ago, i was trying to see what I would go with for the next day and just happened to pick this up. I thought 'let's see' and the longer it stood on me the better it got!

The next day proved to be back on the hot side of things and I dismissed it.

However, this coming fall season, I will DEFINITELY have this on. This is a beautiful mossy, patch & honey fragrance that oozes manliness. I'm happy I own this.

This is one of those fragrances that is very hard to understand smelling it up close.

I also find that this is not a fragrance you would want to liberally apply. Doing so will project the close up experience of the fragrance. If that makes sense.

This one is meant for the air to translate. I had this on and, to be quite honest, did not fully enjoy the wearing experience of it. However, the next day or two, I was doing laundry and this sophisticated aroma was wafting off of one of my shirts and it wasn't until I got a closeup whiff of the shirt that I realized it was Enclave! So, yeah, this is definitely a keeper.

I just wish I can experience it exactly as I did on that shirt all the time lol

To be honest tho, I think MOST fragrances, if not ALL, are perceived differently in the air. This is why a person can be wearing something you own or have smelled before and not recognize it but yet be intrigued by it. Or you can buy a fragrance based on how you smelled it on someone and not like it once you purchase it. It's not always skin chemistry.

Sometimes, it's the same exact smell to others, but by smelling it up close you totally think you got a bad bottle or something.

Kind of similar to meeting a beautiful woman. Once you become close to her you don't see her how you once did, but yet everyone still compliments you for having a gorgeous lady by your side.

Ok, that's it for me. Until next time ..