Wanted this for a while now. Love the way the orange blossom comes off this. I was very torn between elixir and absolu. Both are incredible but if i could only pick one then it had to be the elixir. Performs and projects like a monster. I still think i might pick up a small decant of absolu. If you havent tried it then you must.

So I caught a discussion the other day on the definition of a Signature Fragrance. I've always heard it defined as the scent you wear all the time and that people associate with you. It's what you wear most often and would be the fragrance that people would describe you with. But the discussion presented an alternative definition that I find myself agreeing with. A signature scent should be something that you personally feel like represents the way you most want to smell. It's the fragrance that fits you like a glove and and makes you feel like... YOU. It may or may not be the thing you wear the most often - that would be your utility scent, not your signature. And it may or may not be the thing that other people associate with you. Instead, it is the fragrance that YOU most identify yourself with. As an example, the fragrance I love the most, and that makes me feel the most like ME, is Tom Ford's Black Orchid EDP and EDP Reserve. They are very similar, and I wear them interchangeably. But I only wear it on special occasions, or when I'm not planning much and will be mostly by myself for the day. (as a side note, I once wore it on a casual coffee date, and she told me it was the most beautiful scent she had ever smelled. I wear it now every time I know I'm going to see her). My utility fragrance - the one that I wear most often, and that I think more people would associate with me and how I smell, is Byredo Gypsy Water. I've worn that one more than any other fragrance I own, and have gone through nearly 1/3 of the bottle in a year. It's what I wear when I'm going to be around a lot of people, or when I'm meeting with a potential client, hanging out with my goddaughters, or just because it's Tuesday and I don't feel like spinning the fragrance wheel or playing games with my selection for the day. So what say you? How would you define your Signature? And have you found it, yet?

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Before posting about a fragrance, especially a clone, take a minute to do a quick search. The information is incredibly easy to find online. Most clone houses openly state what a fragrance is inspired by, and if they don’t, a simple search will usually tell you within seconds. There really isn’t much excuse for not knowing or not mentioning the original when discussing a clone. One thing I’ve never understood is why some people will discuss a clone and never mention the original fragrance it was inspired by. I don’t have a problem with clones existing. I’ve owned plenty myself and they can be a great way to experience a scent profile without spending a fortune. My issue is when anyone posting in a forum, Facebook group, Reddit thread, or fragrance community talks about a clone as if it exists in a vacuum and never acknowledges where the idea came from. To me, that crosses into artistic theft. Not necessarily in a legal sense, but in a creative sense. The original house paid for the perfumer, research, development, testing, raw materials, and creative vision that produced the scent in the first place. The clone house is building on a foundation someone else created. Whether the clone is 70%, 80%, or 95% similar doesn’t change the fact that the inspiration came from somewhere. When someone says, “This fragrance is amazing,” but never mentions that it’s inspired by another fragrance, new hobbyists may never learn about the original. Over time, the original creator and perfumer receive less and less credit for the artistic work that made the scent possible. I’m not saying people shouldn’t buy clones. Buy whatever fits your budget. I’m simply saying that if you’re going to post about a clone, give credit where credit is due. Mention the original fragrance. Acknowledge the source. To me, that’s not about being a niche snob, a designer loyalist, or anti-clone. It’s about respecting the artistry, history, and creators behind the fragrance that inspired it in the first place.

I started off with a couple that let to a very large amount of fragrances for me, almost 40 full bottles plus A-ton of decants and discovery sets. The question here is which scents deserve a spot in the collection which one deserves a smaller bottle like 50ml or 30ml, which ones are good for 10ml, 5ml, 2ml decants and which should you skip all together. So where to start, There’s a base if it’s not full bottle worthy then it’s not worthy as a decant at all as I believe in this statement it’s not a fact it’s just a good base, again it’s just a base. Where I believe the smaller bottles 50ml 30ml is better then the 100ml is when you need less sprays and or your collection is big enough that you can’t wear as often so this way if in the future you no longer enjoy the same scent then you can finish the bottle faster (ex: I have a xerjoff Tony iommi monkey special 50ml as 2 sprays is all I need so if I grow out of it or don’t like it then I didn’t waste the same amount) where the 10ml and 5ml are great is where you enjoy the scent but it’s redundant in your collection and you would have better options like for example Versace Dylan blue there’s a lot better blue fragrances out there so owning a full bottle will get wasted, in this case 5-10ml will do if you still want it. Where the smaller decants come into place is actually testing in different scenarios or just experimenting, experiencing a certain scent profile. for that 1-3ml there’s no way around. agree disagree what’s your take on collecting and what size is your go to?