Seasonal Check-In: Winter 2024

What could be a better addition to a blog than an actual blog post? Similar pages often give readers a look behind the veil, sharing just the right amount of detail to remind us all that a human heart beats beyond the words on our screens.

This is designed to be short, sweet, and experimental, going over fragrance-related topics as well as diving into my other hobbies a bit. It could become a regular thing if writing it is fun enough. Without further ado, this is what's been going on.

Primary Winter Rotation
Valentino Uomo (2014) - Casual wear, office
Milk (Expressive) by Commodity - Casual wear, office
Soul Cafe by Savoir Faire - Evenings out
24 Gold Oud Edition by Scentstory - Casual wear
Versace Pour Homme Oud Noir - Casual and formal wear

New Acquisitions

Luna Rossa Ocean (Eau de Parfum) by Prada - Gifted
Jimmy Choo Man Blue - Gifted
Sun Men by Jil Sander - Purchased
Amber Pour Homme by Prada - Purchased
L'Eau d'issei Pour Homme by Issey Miyake - Purchased
Encre Noire à L'Extrême by Lalique - Purchased

Generally speaking, I'm not super inclined to often purchase what the online community calls "cheapies." Keyword is often. Not because there's anything inherently wrong with them, but because there is sometimes a risk to quality when one travels further down that rabbit hole. The fragrances I purchased above, however, don't count as far as I'm concerned. I'll speak more on them in the future.

For a look at the Fragrances that have left the collection, click here.

Other Stuff

Current Reading List

After Dark by Haruki Murakami
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Recently Completed Books

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

Shows I'm Watching

Rap Sh!t
Wheel of Time (Season 2)
Reacher (Season 2)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Invincible (Season 2 - whenever it comes back)

Video Games I'm Playing

Baldur's Gate 3
God of War: Ragnarok - Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Stardew Valley

So yeah. As stated previously, this is experimental, but I see myself doing this again in the spring with maybe some changes to the format. I also have some other posts lined up before then, so please be on the lookout.

Talk to you soon.

-The Fragrance Maven

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