I used to be unconcerned with fragrances. I just used essential oils. Then I read idle posts
Catlord17 posts were also helpful
idle is super smart!
7) Catlord17 is a perfumer.
8) When you make a decision about what you want to buy... then wait a week before buying it. Seriously, I wished I'd done that more. During the week you are waiting, I'd encourage you to go back to the store and sample again what you want to buy. Make very sure it smells good on you after 5 minutes, 20 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, 6 hours, etc... (Remember checking every 20 or so.) Also, keep trying other scents during that week because you might find ones you like better. Unfortunately, I bought some fairly high end scents that smell really good on me but there are others I liked better.
9) Of all the scents I've sampled, only about 8 have smelled really good on me continually and past the 4 hours mark. Most ended up smelling very bland. Some smelled awful! It didn't seem to matter if it was an imitation like Belcam or something high end or something mid range priced. In fact, this week I sampled 11 and only 1 smelled really good on me continually as well as 4 hours later.
10) There are sites that sell sample bottles of expensive scents in case you want to try them before you buy them and can't find samples on ebay.
11) I stay away from limited edition scents. I thought about it and getting a limited edition seems illogical. If I like a limited edition scent, how am I going to find another bottle? Also the price is usually a lot more. So I'd be paying a lot of money for something that if I like it I may not be able to get it again. Sounds like buying a limited edition would be setting myself up for disappointment rather than experiencing the elitism of having something exclusive.
Catlord17 posts were also helpful
idle is super smart!
7) Catlord17 is a perfumer.
8) When you make a decision about what you want to buy... then wait a week before buying it. Seriously, I wished I'd done that more. During the week you are waiting, I'd encourage you to go back to the store and sample again what you want to buy. Make very sure it smells good on you after 5 minutes, 20 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, 6 hours, etc... (Remember checking every 20 or so.) Also, keep trying other scents during that week because you might find ones you like better. Unfortunately, I bought some fairly high end scents that smell really good on me but there are others I liked better.
9) Of all the scents I've sampled, only about 8 have smelled really good on me continually and past the 4 hours mark. Most ended up smelling very bland. Some smelled awful! It didn't seem to matter if it was an imitation like Belcam or something high end or something mid range priced. In fact, this week I sampled 11 and only 1 smelled really good on me continually as well as 4 hours later.
10) There are sites that sell sample bottles of expensive scents in case you want to try them before you buy them and can't find samples on ebay.
11) I stay away from limited edition scents. I thought about it and getting a limited edition seems illogical. If I like a limited edition scent, how am I going to find another bottle? Also the price is usually a lot more. So I'd be paying a lot of money for something that if I like it I may not be able to get it again. Sounds like buying a limited edition would be setting myself up for disappointment rather than experiencing the elitism of having something exclusive.
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