Well I'll be...it arrived two days early! The stars must have aligned lol.
Wow...this is smooth but MUCH spicier and stronger than I expected!! I'm not sure what note combination makes this so pungent, it's got all of the same florals as my bottle of Xeryus but this Boss #1 is WAY stronger...but somehow also MUCH smoother!
Must be the lavender and orris that smooth it out.
Suuuper honey...I LOVE it!! Heavy on the Oakmoss, Patchouli, Musk and Tobacco too!
I can smell the Rose in it and I'm sooooo thankful it's not a large amount, I don't like Rose that much. You do get that tinge of an animalic urine funk when it's first sprayed. It started out smelling like a strong alcohol note that transformed into something like the smell of those "****-pucks" you find in the urinals at the rest stops, then it went away after 30 seconds passed. I can deal with that...not a deal-breaker.
Overall, this is strong! I sprayed two sprays on a napkin to see what it smelled like and the wife came out of the bedroom and asked me what I just sprayed because she felt like her lungs were being assaulted.
( *DOH!!* I'll have to be sure to wear this one when I'm heading out of the house...)
I experimented layering it with all of my favorite vanilla fragrances and it works like a charm with two of my Top favorites! One for day and the other for night...this is PERFECT!!
I still get the beautiful old-school 80's vibe but with a base of vanilla that either emboldens or calms it. This is soooo perfect! I c-a-n-n-o-t wait to wear this to work on Wednesday!!
Everything great that Xeryus has...the florals, the projection, the endurance and longevity...Boss #1 has double AND more!!
This has HONEY and Musk plus Iris/Orris and Geranium! Only thing it was missing was some Vanilla and that's easily fixed.
This is echelons better than Xeryus in every possible way and I'm thinking Xeryus might get gifted to someone else soon. I can see no reason to go back to that one when I've got this one, BOSS #1.
Goodness gracious...this frag is glorious in it's power, smoothness, strength, versatility, blendability and composition.
It's so unfrigginbelievably S-M-O-O-T-H !!!
