This wasn’t your regular day-in-the-life because I linked up with Mr. Viking and my guy Oda Ragna all the way from Dubai, and we basically knew it was going to turn into a full-on fragrance shopping mission. We bounced around four stores, tested a ridiculous amount of scents, and I kept it real with first reactions. We even spotted the brand new Mancera Ombre Tonka and the boys were instantly debating it—Tonka Cola vibes, “smells like Coke/Dr Pepper,” and one of the lads straight up called it a waste of money. That’s the energy of this vlog: honest, on-the-spot takes. I also hit the Xinu (customisation) boutique to finish what I started—after customising Blue Talisman with amber last week, I went back to lock in rose for Outcast Blue. I tried amber, iris, and rose on strips again, and for me the rose was easily the best, so that’s what I got put in. Then we did the rounds at Bloom and tested like 15–20 fragrances; my summer pick-up was Still Life in Rio in a 50ml because it’s that fresh, clean ginger that just works in real life. We ended the day with more pickups than I can even remember, one of the boys spending about £1,300, and me reminding you: get the good ones on skin and wear them outside.