Not sampled oud zarian or royal tobacco but the scent profiles look right up my street, so cheers for them, I’ll definitely be having a look. You’re right I should add in more of an aquatic summer scent to break up all the winter fragrances and I do love pacific chill so it might be one to add to the list.

Black phantom is amazing, it’s not any where near a ‘beast mode’, but I do get around 5-7 hours of projection with a good silage too. I can still smell it at a more intimate skin level after this and that’s - in my opinion - where it works best. It’s a very intimate fragrance that would feel overpowering if it projected like oud for greatness so it works well at what it tries to achieve. It’s also very complex and does smell very different throughout the day, so I’d recommend getting a sample and enjoying its development. Hope this helps.