This is the first time I read your post. What an amazing story this is. I enjoy perfumes myself. Currently I switch between Azzaro Wanted and Paco Rabanne 1 Million.
I looked up that perfume you described. I will ask my wife to pick it up for me when she gets to Dubai, as it is not available here.
Thank you for dropping by dada, truly means a lot to me. ♥️
And it surely does feel good to find out that we have something in common haha.
I know a lot of people who love perfumes, but I barely know any who actually try to dive deep in to the story and the making of fragrances. Whether it be the brand, a certain model, the formulation, or just the top notes, I try my best to scour through everyone's "pile". I try to find out what people prefer and why, with that I get the chance to test out the fragrances, hoping that one day I come across something that just feels right to me.
This is a fairly new hobby that I've picked up, not a lot of time has been invested so far, but I plan on putting in a fair amount of time and effort from now. I wanna see where it all takes me, as I go on testing and collecting. Problem is that these things are double the price over here, even if I could, I probably wouldn't pay that much, yet the people around me still keep on buying and collecting.
And about the perfumes you mentioned, the Azzaro Wanted has been on my list for quite a while, you can't go wrong with the combo it offers, 8 out of 10 people just love it. The Azzaro Wanted series has the "killer look" as well, I don't even mind having an empty bottle laying around somewhere, make it a part of the decor maybe haha.
The 1 Million is a classic, but I think it's not as versatile, I tried one of the older batches a few years ago. It's surely better suited for winter, because only then it performs well and lasts long, the performance does go up and down, depends on the formulation and batch really.
And the niche fragrance that I mentioned is the Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis. There are two variants though, both unisex, and a little bit on the sweeter side, better suited for winter. For more details you can check on fragrantica.com, everything is there, makes it a lot easy to choose. If you do manage to get it from Dubai then you'll surely get the best price and the real deal, and I think you'll like it too, it's surely not for everyone, but something tells me that you'll like it haha.
Cheers dada 🥃