You are probably doing fine…
For any and all who need to hear it, you are probably doing fine. Perhaps you stick to affordable every day stuff, not seeing the hype. That’s great. Premium options are appreciated in life, but they will come eventually. Me personally I like to get one premium thing and make the rest average quality. A lot of people you see around you have their footwear be as expensive as the rest of their entire outfit. Maybe you got a cheap suit, and that’s okay. You can call Men’s Warehouse and they’ll still have excellent references for a tailor. Or you get some nice looking shoes from Bruno Marc on Amazon. That’s perfectly acceptable. As long as what you got is comfortable, nicer stuff can come in time. Some primarily use self care products purchased entirely from their local Walgreens including everything from shave to odor control and skin needs. What you need to knowledge the fact you’re taking care of yourself at all is simply fantastic — good on you there. If your cologne collection is full of dupes or time tested affordable classics, you are also most likely fine. The vast majority of men you’re running into don’t even think of fragrances. Be proud of yourself for putting in the effort in the first place. Point I’m trying to get at here is this is a community to celebrate making any little push to put yourself out there a bit and as a member I hope fostering yourself into someone content with being a noticeable presence to others puts a smile on your face. I just hope no one here feels left out. Take it easy, gentlemen. And…you are probably doing just fine.