When did , or has your “nose” changed?

I have always worn a fragrance, but most of my life I’ve only owned one to maybe 5 at the most fragrances at one particular time, and they were always designers. I got heavy into this hobby starting last winter so I’ve pretty much gone through all the season except fall. I’m finding that things I use to like I no longer gravitate towards and in some instances down right dislike them. I’m also discovering that things I didn’t like are becoming some of my favorite fragrances. Two examples, I loved metallic musk when I first bought it, it’s been sitting in my shelf for about 3 months and I went to wear it the other day and I literally took a shower to get the smell off of me as it smelled like curry food. In contrast, I didn’t initially like Zaharoff Seraphim Blue but have been putting that in a weekly rotation this summer. I almost sold it. I just bought Day Three Frost and I got a sample of Edge of Eden which I actually returned before opening when it first dropped, based on my opinion of the sample but today I am thoroughly enjoying it. Super sweet fragrances like Prada Paradigm, and most of the JPG line are way to cloying now. I’m just wondering if others have experienced this as they grew. I’m not trying to be a snob by any means and not necessarily saying it’s a Nieche vs designer thing or even a price thing, but I notice most of the fragrances I gravitate towards are smoother and well blended and probably designed for people more my age.

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When did , or has your “nose” changed?