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Dolce & Gabanna Light Blue EDP

Lattafa his confession is a great soft powdery vanilla with iris, lavender making it soft and kinda floral with a bit of cinnamon. I’m not a big fan of floral scents as is so not much I’m gonna like but the performance is pretty good in all areas. It’s a great looking bottle with a nice case for about 35-50 usd. This is not FBW for me but it was one of my first fragrances and was a blind buy. It’s very hard to not blind buy with these middle eastern brands Bec it’s hard to find where to sample. That being the case if you like the notes then it’s a pretty safe blind buy.

Picked up a 10ml decant of Les Dieux aux Bains by Hellenist after seeing it absolutely blow up across the Facebook groups and wanted to see what the hype was about. On paper, it honestly threw me off a bit. Very much comes across like you just did a full load of laundry with lemon detergent and doubled up on lemon dryer sheets; super clean, almost too clean, borderline sharp. But on skin it’s a completely different story. That initial blast settles down pretty quickly and what’s left is this really airy, diffusive lemon. It loses that harsh “cleaning product” edge and turns into something much more wearable. It’s light, breezy, and almost transparent. Feels like a soft lemon haze rather than a dense citrus bomb. Put this to its first test in Arizona’s March heat wave (first 100° day), both outside and in the gym, and honestly, this is where it clicked. Light, citrusy, and perfectly suited for this kind of dry heat. It stayed refreshing without ever getting cloying or heavy. Performance was right where you’d expect for this scent profile: about 4 hours of solid presence, then another 2–3 hours hanging closer to the skin. For an airy citrus like this, that’s pretty much ideal. Early verdict: hype makes sense if you understand what you’re getting. This isn’t a powerhouse; it’s a clean, effortless, hot-weather reach that just works. Is it full bottle worthy? Yet to be determined. Is it worth sampling? Definitely. Is it worth a 5-10ml decant? If you live in a warm climate, yes. I’d double up and say definitely if you already have a big collection but somehow can never seem to get enough freshies. And yes, it has a pretty cheeky looking bottle.

Valentino Uomo Born in Roma / Green Stravaganza — earlier I said I haven’t worn this a lot so I decided to throw it on after work/shower …