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.

Yesterday I went to smell some frags, not expecting to spend money, but ready to spend some big ones if the occasion allowed it. So me and the missus went to the fragrance store, and what we saw was amazing. The whole Gritti collection was discounted HEAVY. A scent which was normally 185+ was now <100. Insane to say the least. So from the 15+- fragrances, I loved one, which is Chantilly. It's a women's fragrance, but I can't help but love it on myself. It smells like a light powdery vanilla ice cream that's beautifully supported by a bed of white flowers and some faint strawberries/watermelon. The Mrs smells a faint coconut oil as well, but it isn't present for me to be honest. This is a wonderful fragrance which will be a statement scent during the summertime for sure. I'd give it a 8.3/10. Not the most unique & pretty feminine, but such a wonderful smelling fragrance.