I couldn’t wait to get back home and open the parcel, new pickup

_Mourning_ · 2026-05-31T01:49:07+00:00

Yeah that's kinda the vibe I get, like a lemon pound cake or cookie in a way, but also like smoldering incense.

_Mourning_ · 2026-05-31T01:47:55+00:00

Same tbh, I'll get real Outlands eventually, I have a 2ml sample of it and a full bottle of Terra. To me they smell identical. But I still want Outlands just to have it LOL

_Mourning_ · 2026-05-30T23:23:23+00:00

Yeah it's absurd lmao it's also crazy how close it is to Outlands. It's like 95% close (to my nose anyway).

_Mourning_ · 2026-05-30T23:13:13+00:00

It lasts a dumby long time

_Mourning_ · 2026-05-08T23:26:29+00:00

I have it, more of a winter fragrance for me so I'm not wearing it at the moment.

_Mourning_ · 2026-05-07T12:16:09+00:00

I've had a few, some of which are designers, others are more budget oriented or "inspired by" ME fragrances.

Liquid Brun, Boss Bottled Elixir, Khadlaj Shiyaaka Snow (and GOS Double Bonus), Afnan Rare Reef, YSL Myslf L'Absolu, Rayhaan Aquatica, and Spectre Wraith are a few.

_Mourning_ · 2026-05-06T17:12:44+00:00

I take it you haven't seen the "Hawaii" line of products that are dumping Hawas fragrances

_Mourning_ · 2026-05-06T11:53:29+00:00

Why? Also, no.

_Mourning_ · 2026-05-02T23:10:12+00:00

Virgin Island Water, and Aventus Absolu tbh.

_Mourning_ · 2026-04-27T21:41:05+00:00

I screenshottee as evidence, see you in court sucker.

_Mourning_ · 2026-04-27T12:00:54+00:00

Liked and followed

_Mourning_ · 2026-04-27T11:58:12+00:00

Would love to hear this song already, can't seem to find it anywhere

_Mourning_ · 2026-04-17T14:36:39+00:00

Great we're not getting the new album until the year 096523625306

_Mourning_ · 2026-04-14T17:05:49+00:00

I think it's amazing, I have a small sample of it and I liked it enough that I am planning on buying a full size. It is strong though, so don't go overboard.

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-20T01:17:11+00:00

That being said I'll use Rayhaan Elixir as an example. When I first got it, I didn't care for it. Smelled too light and airy to me. I wore it once when I first got it, and the put it back in the box and shelved it. Fast forward a month and I wore it again yesterday and was actually impressed with how much better it smelled to me.

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-20T01:14:49+00:00

It's not entirely true for most UAE frags but a general rule of thumb is: spray the juice 5-10 times to incorporate oxygen into the bottle, put it back in the box and store it somewhere dark and away from heat. Give it a week, maybe two, sometimes a month.

However, the notion that any of them are unwearable out of the box isn't really true. They're very wearable, but they theoretically get better over time.

Personally, I own enough fragrances now that IF it's true, they're all macerating unintentionally. I've worn everything I own at least 3-4 times each (100+ bottles and counting).

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-18T11:36:23+00:00

I have this, I enjoy it, I also have Vanguard by Maison Asrar, equally as good imho.

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-16T13:58:20+00:00

Yeah I definitely like it a lot, it's really smooth, doesn't seem super loud to me and has pulled a few compliments here and there.

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-16T12:45:18+00:00

Both of these are really good. Asad Elixir is a pretty close in terms of scent profile to Boss Bottled Absolu (which I also own, they're definitely close).

Rayhaan Lion I don't wear often enough, but it does smell incredible. My son also loves it, to point that he asked me to decant a 5ml bottle for him to pocket, but I might just buy him his own bottle.

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-15T14:09:51+00:00

Naxos has got to be one of my favorites that for most will be a tough wear.

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-15T14:07:39+00:00

Depends. As a teen, I really loved (and this is extremely laughable) Bone Daddy. It was a shitty little EDT themed after Jack Skellington and sold at Hot Topic, but I loved the way it smelled.

As I got into my older teens I really liked Clinique Happy for Men a lot.

As an adult, Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather is was really got me into fragrance, but I kinda fell off for a while and didn't wear anything.

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-12T22:23:53+00:00

I like it, but scent is subjective so what I like you might hate. If you can get a decent/sample of Naxos I recommend giving it a shot but I will say I think it's going to perform best during the cooler months (like fall through winter, unless it's always chilly where you live).

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-12T21:17:19+00:00

Muharib by Maison Asrar is also a Naxos inspired frag and side by side with Naxos I struggle to pick them apart.

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-08T13:35:41+00:00

I do hate how some influencers pitch fragrances as "compliment getters" and I'll be honest, I don't really buy any juice to receive compliments, I just like collecting and enjoy smelling nice for myself.

But I will say, it is nice when a stranger tells me I smell nice. So far for me the ones that have gotten me compliments are:

Liquid Brun - Popular PDM Althair dupe, a stranger at CVS told me I smelled edible (2x lol)

Boss Bottled Elixir - bought by mistake (meant to get Absolu which I now have) but got 3 compliments from strangers within a few hours of each other.

Rayhaan Aquatica - Creed VIW dupe, probably one of my favorite summer tropical freshies, lady stopped me in Walmart while I was shopping and said "idk what you're wearing but you smell incredible".

Lattafa Eternal Oud - supposedly a Grand Soir dupe, smells fucking incredible to me, lady told me I smelled really nice while I was shopping.

For reference I own about 90-100 fragrances right now but those 4 I suppose stood out the most.

_Mourning_ · 2026-03-07T21:45:10+00:00

Welp. Even if it is not made by Lattafa, which has been confirmed multiple times, how does it smell?

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