r/MindGamesFragrance

Okay, so I finally caved and picked up Blockade and it completely ruined my top 10.

It was love at first sniff, but I didn’t trust that yet because I’d only done paper and the cap. I sprayed it on skin too but my hands were already a mess of other samples from that day so my olfactory brain was definitely cluttered. But it definitely left a marked impression on me.

Bottle showed up and obviously it had to be my SOTD. That mango/bergamot/ginger opening is so juicy and vibrant, perfect for a summer morning. Got a solid four house of a gorgeous scent bubble, a pleasant skin scent the rest of the day. Dry down is sweet and woody, my favorite combo it kept me sniffing my wrist like an idiot.

At first I was like, “Okay, this is definitely top five.” But honestly, maybe it’s recency bias, I’m afraid it had gone straight to number one. That is saying a lot, because I love love love my number two.

Anyway, here’s my top 10, the ones I truly enjoy in my fragrance collection. These 10 do shuffle around quite a bit, so I think I’m just under the spell of new bottle syndrome.