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Have any of you ever found yourself wearing a fragrance to please others that you don’t particularly care for or perhaps you would have chosen something else but you decided, hmmm I’m going to be with a certain person so I’ll wear this? I have found myself in that type of situation a few times where I’d probably reach for something else but I know who I’m hanging out with has given a compliment on something else or I know they like it a lot and I’ll wear it, even if it’s out of season. Or maybe you make an audible because the person you are with has made a comment they don’t like a specific fragrance. Examples: My wife loves BB Cobalt Elixir, every time I’ve worn it she makes a comment how good I smell and will be more close and what not when that’s not really her normal nature. She typically likes her space even when just watching a movie together at home she will be on her own couch. I just got a bunch of Initio fragrances and would normally want to try them out but both kids were out of the house so naturally I put on Cobalt Elixir as it was just us two. Another instance, I was choosing a fragrance for the afternoon and was going to put on Ingenious Ginger but I remembered I was taking my daughter on a “daddy- daughter date to go putt putt and get ice cream and she hates that fragrance but loves Althair Exclusif so I wore that instead. Another one was my son had a basketball tournament and he bought me Ultra Male as a present so I wore that to his game so he felt like I was wearing his gift when I prob would have chosen something else. Not like any of these are bad fragrances that I don’t like I’m just saying sometimes who I’m with influences what I wear and wonder if anyone else makes these kind of calls.

Banana Republic and Mind Games share same distribution company and have the same perfumer for a couple of scents. 30 dollars or 400 dollars. I have never smelled Mind Games before. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfcVK4GxLoU/?srtk=bjFubDlyZmh3eWpw

I am interested and curious as to why other collectors collect fragrances... We all have are reasons. No right or wrong answers. We all love to smell good thats why we are here, right? As for me, at a very young age I have always worn cologne. Always had just 2 or 3 bottles in my collection. Wasn't until about 3 years ago I started taking more of an interest into fragrances. Started studying and learning more of the notes and the craft itself. Then realizing how huge the fragrance industry and community is, I dove deeper into it. Realizing that asides from mainstream fragrances being in stores, there are alot out there that you may not have access to so you can smell without having to blind buy. I decided to start collecting and posting my reviews and experiences. To help others get an idea of how a fragrance may smell or perform or even just bring awareness to others about a spefic fragrance that may not be advertised out there. While the full understanding that everyone's experience with the same fragrance is going to be different. Many factors take part in peoples personal experiences. Everyone's nose is different. What notes I pick up in a fragrance could differ from the next person. Also considering skin chemistry and reaction plays a part in it as well. Whether you have dry skin or hydrated skin makes a difference with performance. So many factors that play a major role in the fragrance world. With that being said, I collect and post my reviews to help others gain more knowledge of a fragrance they weren't aware of or maybe curious about. For the most part in my reviews, I try to be as detailed as I can. With my collection pushing 600 bottles, not including my wife's 300+, I do think the normal person does not need this many. When I do not have a new fragrance to review, I have a hard time deciding what to wear sometimes. Even if I was to stop buying, I don't think I would ever use up everything I have in my collection before I leave this earth. So, just curious, what is your reason if you are a collector? Just pleasure? For reviews? Whatever it maybe, why?

Nautica Voyage: SUPER Over-hated and has a clean easy scent for the gym or for going to run errands. Davidoff Coolwater: Super classic DNA, nostalgic feel, and a dependable everyday quick spray and go scent. Also a bit over hated. Azzaro Chrome: Super easy to wear, fresh out the shower, clean gym/office scent. Can’t go wrong.