Haven't really posted many recent hauls lately just really busy. I decided awhile back I wasn't buying anything without some real quality wears. Since Ive stepped into the Niche world they are just too expensive to blind buy or buy after a first impression. So this weekend I made a trip over to Aura Fragrance and picked up Terre Hermes Eau Givree and Eau Intense Vetiver. Made 5ml decants of these and while they may be designers i really enjoy them and they add something different to my fresh summer line up. Overture Woman was tested back in the early fall and when I saw a full bottle for a great price when I was buying decants to sample i jumped on it. Honestly my favorite Overture. Recently I started into the House of Profumum Roma I own Acqua di Sale, Acqua Viva, Neroli and D'incanto. Like each of these enough i wanted to really get deep into the house. These are Ambra Aurea, Patchouly, Arso, Vir, Fiore dAmbra, Olibanum and Santalum. I wanted to try Ambra Aurea, Arso right away thos two along with Fumidus (which is on the way) are considered some of the best of the house.

I've been stuck at home for the last 4 days with the winter storm, and I've been using the time to do some much-needed chores and cleaning around the house. One of those chores was to update the shelving for my collection. It's grown beyond the closet shelves, so I got a little bookshelf to move some into my bedroom. The bedroom shelf has now become my display with the perfumes that I actually use and enjoy the most, and the closet is now the archive with fragrances that get less use. Most of these I will eventually give away, sell, or donate in an effort to make space. The goal is to have the bedroom shelf be the limiting factor. If it doesn't go there, then I don't need it. I have yet to purchase anything beyond a decant for 2026, but I am getting a bunch of new stuff from the press agency to photograph and review. So far, it's mostly women's perfumes like Idole Peach 'N Rose, or it's Middle Eastern brands that I've never seen before. Those items have gotten out of control, and I am struggling to figure out what to do with them. Anyway, here's my update shelving, minus the press items, which are in boxes in my guest closet.