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It’s that time of year again when mercury levels start dropping and when people tend to wear clothing in layers—just not here in the Philippines. Nevertheless, some folks are fortunate enough to experience autumn elsewhere. This is me recalling that feeling from two years ago in Tokyo.

What’s there to do with a nine-hour layover in Dubai? Check out fragrances at the duty free shop of course! And since I’m deprived of the chance of trying out Amouage ’s newer releases back home (Art of Scent hasn’t updated their Amouage catalog in years), my wife and I headed straight to where they kept bottles from this Omani house. After sniffing to our hearts’ content, I took with me Opus XVI Timber , the latest addition to The Library Collection .

Got this top because it looks fun. Just unzip it and the sad shark now looks happy. And that’s it; simply injecting some fun amid this gloomy day. Paired it with blue pants and brown leather double monk straps.

Since its release, Bianco Latte EDP by Giardini Di Toscana proved to be quite the hit among fragrance lovers, and it’s not difficult to understand why. It’s a sweet, lactonic gourmand that’s easy to like, perhaps because it’s a universally familiar scent, one that especially appeals to our sweet tooth, which certainly is a happy association. It radiates simplicity and as such, is more approachable instead of alienating. This “friendliness” is only projected further through its presentation by employing a predominantly clean, white motif with minimal accents of sky blue and gold.

It’s been a little over a year since I got this, a little over a year since Guerlain released Habit Rouge Parfum . Naturally, I was curious because I adore the original Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT . It was love at first sniff and I regret not getting into fragrances sooner so I would have enjoyed that masterpiece longer. That said, I also missed the boat on its many flankers, which is why when I got wind of this 2024 parfum version, I got excited.

Teal is such a nice color, don’t you think? It goes well with a lot of colors: orange, yellow, gray, black, and more. Here I’m going with blue, which works just fine. Both sweatshirt and jeans have a relaxed fit, which my chunky pair of Nike Offline 3.0 complements well.