No Apologies

Top 3 for me from the 155 I've tried from Alexandria, and top 3 for all the fragrances I've tried so far. This is everything a fragrance should be and more. This just blew me away the first time I tried it, I really didn't know what to expect, just smelling the bottle I didn't smell much of anything, so I sprayed it on blindly on my way out, and I was just taken back by how unique and beautiful this was. This is mature, classy, but in my opinion wearable day or night for almost any occasion. I find nothing wrong with this in the summer, I like oud in hot weather. I've worn this to work and to the gym, it's just so nice. I definitely get spices, some oud, a little chocolate, it's warm, and cool at the same time in a sharp musky assertive way. There's a little sweetness (perhaps the tonka), and a very nice touch of sandalwood. I do not however get any florals, if they're there, they are blended with other notes. This is a bold fragrance, this is a pretty linear fragrance, it's very long lasting, I get great projection, especially if it heats up it really radiates. I have not tried pardon, I do want to because I like this one so much, although even if it was a better fragrance it just seems way too pricey for just 30ml. I'm very happy with no apologies. This fragrance has also turned me to the orto parisi line by Alessandro gualtieri, I've tried all of those and have 5 bottles, if you like no apologies or pardon, definitely worth checking out orto parisi. I also want to say I'm not a fan of some of the names Alexandria chooses for their inspirations, but this one has a good name, it's a fitting homage to the original and also to the characteristics of the scent. Spectacular!

In my opinion, the very best that Alexandria Fragrances has. Before I get to the scent itself, I'll just say it's absolute BEAST MODE performance. Longevity, projection, sillage, all three. It's POWERFUL! The scent is a chocolatey, oud, woody beast. Supremely masculine, but smooth. It makes you smell like walking sexuality. The oud is there, but never overpowering because the chocolate blends in so well. It's intoxicating. And this is a compliment Kraken. Women absolutely LOVE this scent. I have never, not once worn this an not gotten a compliment from a woman. My lady simply wants to gobble me up when I wear it. When I'm out, women walk up to me to smell me closer and tell me that I smell great. I wore it to work last week and we were waiting in line to go into our yearly Xmas party. A woman turned a corner that I went around about a minute before and said: "Someone's wearing some really strong cologne! It smells amazing though!" Yeah, I went 5 sprays at work, don't do that. 4 max. When going out, I do 5: 3 on my shirt, 2 on my neck. Or the reverse, 2 on my shirt, 3 on my neck. When it heats up, it PROJECTS. I mean like a mushroom cloud. I've never smelled Nasamotto's Pardon so I can't do a comparison. All I know is that this stuff is easily niche quality. Don't bother with the 1oz, get the 2oz and smell like a god. 10 out of 10 and EASILY Backup Bottle Worthy. You'll never want to be with out it.

Love it. I think the "most popular" fragrances (or anything else") are the ones that have instant attraction. Are found appealing to most, most of the time. Middle "C", "love at first sight" (taste, sip, ), harmonious, inviting, like that. The complex, nuanced and sometime "dissonant" are those things (and experiences) that you come to love after "living" with them for a while. Musicians don't usually begin with "Jazz" or "The Blues". Bleu Cheese and Buttermilk are usually "spit out" with the first taste, but have a way of seducing a second, third and finally, devotion. I find some wines have a "barnyard" sense about them and they are highly priced and sought after by those that have grown to prefer them, but might have rejected them, at first taste. For me, this fragrance is of that character and quality. I find it in Dirty English and Regence Kolnisch Juchten, two fragrances I was "putoff" by when I first smelled them, but now consider RKJ in my top 3 and DE in my top 20, As to the characteristic or quality, I prefer it 1st in all aspects of my life. Something I rejected or found offensive at first and now hold in the highest regard. Almost a "nobility of character". I love it.

To my nose, I would say this is a gentlemanly scent that caters to the more mature age group. Oudy, chocolatey and spicy. This humble bottle has grown on me. Believed to be a clone of Nassomato Pardon, I find this one very interesting because of its overall scent quality at a reasonable price. I haven't tried the original yet but I guess I don't have to, since I am already sold on this one. If this one delivers, although not 100 % of the original, then I don't need to spend $130 or so, just to experience the original scent. Projection and performance, it didn't disappoint. I would give this nice little clone guy a 9.5/10 “Let us spread the scents of peace and kindness. The two most beautiful fragrance in the world that will cost you nothing and will get you a totally different kind of compliments” 🙏

This starts off and finishes a smidge spicier than Pardon. Pardon has a much more natural, prominent oud note and finishes with beautiful florals. No Apologies is very close when you are not testing side by side. To wear out, I prefer No Apologies as it is a bit more crowd pleasing and I received many, many compliments with it last winter. I just received my Pardon so I haven't had time to test it too much yet. I am smelling them on each hand as I am writing and Pardon is definitely very high quality in comparison but I really can't get over how much I still love No Apologies. NA has amazing performance as well.