Here’s the deal; I LOVE this fragrance. My go to used to be “Get a room and order champagne”, but I got a free sample of “say less” and was HOOKED. I was excited for my full-sized bottle to arrive. However, I was quickly disappointed. It became apparent to me that the sample sizes must be slightly aged and exposed to a fair bit of oxygen. Which is a great thing. Really mellows out the more volatile notes. The full-sized, unfortunately, was not aged and probably had minimal oxygen exposure. It’s very sharp and chemical forward. Smells more like Lysol honestly. So I sprayed out about 10% of the bottle to introduce a bit of oxygen. I keep it in my gun safe (cool and dark) and give the bottle a little swirl everyday. Hopefully in a month it’ll have mellowed to match the sample that I fell in love with.

That said, this is a PHENOMENAL fragrance. Idk how they did it, but it really does smell of Red Bull. The vanilla is soft and matches the tobacco and leather like a dream. It’s a bit light, and doesn’t seem to last more than 4-5 hours on the best of days, but I’ve never had anything that matched my weekend vibe so well. A spray on the chest, back of the neck, and wrist after a shower and I’m ready to hop on my bike and ride down river road to this great dive bar with a stunner of a bartender. 10/10 scent. A must try. Just air it out and age it for a month or two. You will NOT be disappointed.

KH