BORNTOSTANDOUT® by FUGAZZI

Incoming nerdy reference: In Sailor Moon, you know when the outer senshi announce themselves and the piano starts and rose petals fall from the sky right before their theme starts playing? Well, That’s what this scent reminds me of. In all honesty, it kind of broke my brain. I’ve been on my fragrance journey for a few years now and was pretty settled into vanilla/gourmand adjacent scents. I’ve also been known to immediately be turned off by the notes of leather and tobacco (they seem like such a cop out for men’s fragrances) but this changed everything. I’ve learned that I enjoy the cleanliness rose notes add to things, but in this.. it’s smells fruity and sweet (pomarose ) and with the added spice from the black pepper and the geranium, it’s anything but just a rose. Ah, and the woodiness. I’m all about some cedar, and here along with the akigalawood they make so such a wonderful mid. I have no problem with the leather and tobacco in this dry down. It’s stays so fresh, it’s really a treat the entire journey. I think anyone could wear this and easily pull it off. It’s good in the air and on skin. Do yourself a favor and try it. It’s not a terribly complicated scent, but it’s wonderfully done. Between this and Fugazzi by BORNTOSTANDOUT I’m not sure when I’ll be wearing anything else. From my sampler duo, this was an immediate love, whereas with the other it took me a day or so to really like it, but I bought full bottles of both. And not that it matters, but I got a compliment from a stranger my first time wearing it.

Ordered a sample of this, and the other collab made by BTSO. This one is very fresh and fits within the Fugazzi scent profile. I get a lot of rose and fruitiness in the beginning but it calms down nicely. Very fresh, green, not too spicy, lots of other elements working together. Dry down is also pleasant. Could work in the office. Easy to wear, very versatile. I like wearing it on outdoor activities and also around town. Top 5 in my collection, signature scent worthy. Full bottle purchased.

I cannot stop wearing this. This smells like a smokey, spicy, slightly dirty rose with a hint of sweetness to balance it out and deep woods underneath. It's wearable, animalic nature keeps me coming back to sniff. This baby is an extrait and performs well like one should. I'd say the scent is sultry yet sophisticated. Can be dressed up or down. If you're a leather or tobacco lover, you'll enjoy this. Unisex. I don't wear fragrance for compliments...but this gets me many.

I work at a niche fragrance store, so I spend most of my days really diving deep into fragrances and learning and loving them. This is in my top 5 almost always. A modern masterpiece that can be worn for ANY occasion, I mean ANY its just so versatile. Longevity on my is unfortunaely brief, but its still so gorgeous. I sold our last bottle before I got one for myself and ive been counting my days.

There's just something about this fragrance that, to me, reminds me of being inside an airplane. I mean this in the most positive way possible. Everytime I get a whiff of this I feel like I just sat down in the seat ready to go explore another country