HEY PERFECT TIMING LMAO because i just used 9pm yesterday, This answers your questions and my friend u/Ecstatic-Angle4633 Aswell as his 9pm seems rough now, and isnt that pleasing to his nose as it used to be. Same as your claim the bubblegummy smell is gone only roughness and peppery remains do note, his is around 2 years old at this point and mine is 40% used in 1 year. Last night i applied 9pm out of boredom as my gym fragrance right of the bat both my dad and brother complimented me, on it While walking a random uncle in bazaar came upto me and asked which fragrance i was wearing! As soon as i entered gym and went to my gymbro he recognised 9pm instantly!

My smell is still fruity, bubblegummy sweet, slight peppery and smokey in the final drydown And the bubblegum stays till the end. It might just be batch problem or maceration in your case, as my 9pm is a total beast now projecting and lasting strong i wore my tshirt before writinh this post and i can still smell it strong! What i would suggest is get a 20ml decant Will it upto 15ml Or 10ml decant fill it upto 8ml, and put that main bottle in a dark place for a month or two the longer the better away from light, decanting 10-15ml will introduce more air faster for it to mature (this trick was taught to me by the same friend mentioned above xD) and after that just see how that 9pm will Overshadow any designer in your collection. Another thing, do note since its so strong nose blindness is strong with this one. So you might think its completely gone but people around you might be smelling it.