Blood Orange

This is actually an amazing fragrance. It is simple, yes, but it does what it sets out to do and it does it well. It is not listed here of Fragrantica, but it does contain actual ambergris and it is prominent from the beginning. It gives the tangy orange a bit of a dirty, sweaty skin smell that elevates this fragrance above the "designer" level. Notes as listed on the ATH web site: "Top Notes: Blood Orange, Mandarin and Tangerine. Middle Notes: Jasmine Sanbac. Base Notes: Musk, Amber, Sandalwood, Ethical Ambergris". The longevity and performance are both excellent. I use two small sprays on my hand after my typical evening shower and I get wafts of it after I wake up the next day and start moving around. As for the price point, I have paid more, for fragrances I like less...

Super nice fragrance. This is a sweet orange with a very natural sandalwood base anchoring it. I do not think it is like his Slut fragrance. I find Slut, and Neon, to be a sharp and bitter citrus with a synthetic style base. While both have their place, I find this to be the better and much more wearable from an office type perspective. I can see the similarity to Viking and I would wear this for the same places. 8 out of 10 for me mostly because it is so expensive.

Has something from roja parfums.the opening it’s rojas’ oligarch and the drydown it’s more Burlington 1819.

Honest Review Time: I love Aaron Terence Hughes' personality, and his Youtube channel. I own a few of his fragrances, and some of them are amazing. Regardless of how I feel about him I am going to review this fragrance with 100% honesty. The opening to this fragrance is very bright, sparkling, and uplifting. It has one of the most realistic orange notes I have ever come across, and orange is one of my favorite notes. After the invigorating opening it kind of goes down hill form there. The citrus quickly fades, and it becomes a skin scent within 15 min. After the citrus dies down you are left with a very light slightly floral, slightly musky skin scent. After about 2 hours it is completely gone. In his videos he literally suggest that you spray yourself 20 times, and he's not joking. I got love for you Aaron, but there is no way I'm spraying any fragrance 20 times, nor should I have to. 1: that would cost WAY TOO MUCH per wearing, and 2: that's just kind of crazy in general. For the entire short lived life of this fragrance it smells very pleasant, but leaves me wanting more. I wish there was something stronger in the base. Also the scent is kind of boring. If it had some sweetness, or a stronger woody base it would improve it greatly in my eyes. I like it, but it is not a love. I think this fragrance has potential but it seems incomplete to me. Check out Tobac, and Arabica by him. Those two are lovely, and have no problem in the performance category.

Got a bottle of this last week. On the opening I got a real strong hit of citrus, very concentrated. As it begins to dry down, it really does have that rich orange note. This is not a light orange its a rich orange with the other notes being quite light to balance it. I do get some floral from this and I do find from what I have bought from Aarons line so far, some of the fragrances do border on being feminine as well as masculine. I think it is unfair to call it a feminine, I think this is a true unisex fragrance. On the full dry down it is beautiful and it does last as 'a bit stronger' than a skin scent for a fair while. It is definitely unique and I do enjoy wearing this. I have also found myself wearing it as an easy win fragrance to throw on wherever, whenever. General Smell Score: 7/10