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There’s a point where collecting stops being primarily about fragrance appreciation and becomes completion-driven collecting. It’s the mindset of: “I already have the one I love, but now I need the Intense, Parfum, Elixir, Limited Edition, Night Edition, Summer Edition…” The actual scent can become secondary. The urge to own the complete line becomes the motivation. A few signs of this collector mindset: Completion over preference: “I don’t love it, but I need the set.” Flanker propensity every new release creates an urge to acquire it. Fear of an incomplete line: owning 6/7 somehow feels incomplete. Bottle-family appeal: the visual continuity of a collection becomes part of the attraction. Acquisition becomes the reward: sometimes the excitement of obtaining the bottle exceeds the excitement of wearing it. Redundancy gets rationalized: “They’re different enough” even when the actual wearing experience is very similar. The house becomes the object: you’re no longer collecting fragrances; you’re collecting the brand’s universe. And honestly, this isn’t necessarily bad. It’s just a different type of collector. Someone may buy a flanker because they genuinely enjoy it; another buys it because the OG without the flanker feels incomplete. With a very large collection, that distinction becomes particularly interesting: Are you collecting scents, or are you collecting completeness?

I know we have some fans of the Michael Malul house here. I want to know if you had 5 fragrances you could only wear from here. Which 5 would they be? For me it would go like this. This list is always changing Cartoonist Citizen Jack Alpine Terra Nova Ocean Noir Zest & Vetiver or Aura

#sotd... Cool Water Oceanic Edition by Davidoff... This Cool Water flanker is an aquatic aromatic fragrance that was released in 2023. Keeping in line with the marine scent, it takes the OG Cool Water DNA and made it more modernized with a simple, clean, and woodier scent. With a simple 3 note breakdown, Oceanic Edition opens with a crisp and airy ocean morning breeze feel. The mid has a smooth yet slightly woody feel to it. The dry down brings a warm woody aquatic finish to the fragrance. Overall performance is moderate at best. Great scent with moderate projection and longevity. I refreshed between 5 to 6 hours. I give this flanker a solid 8 out of 10.

What is everyone favorite scent DNA / Profiles at the moment? Popular DNA that are getting cloned currently or from the past?