The Fragrance Maven

Not long ago, I wrote about my relatively large collection and the desire to downsize, and accepting the realities that come with the act of collecting throughout the years. Ironically, my collection has since grown. But what would be a better follow up to that than a post that actually explores my process of thinning out and making room in my collection? There are four fragrances that I intend to part with for reasons ranging from general redundancies to shortcomings in quality. But instead of simply just selling them and moving on, I wanted the opportunity to revisit and archive them in this space, as most of them are special to me in some way or another. Paper (Expressive) by Commodity When I said "most of them are special to me," I wasn't talking about this one. I still don't really know how to feel about the whole "fragrances that smell like nothing" trend. My gut tells me that it's rather pointless, but there are audiences for this kind of thing....

In my very first post not long ago, I expressed a desire to downsize my fragrance collection. My reasoning: “fragcomm” and influencers have a tendency of promoting what I believe to be unhealthy habits in spending and hoarding. The average consumer does not need more than five full bottles of perfume, in my opinion. Yet, there I was with more than 60. There is no need to extensively revisit how my collection got to that point. Impulsivity, disposable income, and persuasive influencers were all factors. Now that I have reduced my collection to 45 bottles, I have reached something of a crossroads in this journey. My goal of 20 bottles is an attempt to strike a balance between how I interpret practicality, and the passion I have for a diverse collection. A rule I had given myself was to remove two in my collection for each new one I would obtain. The problem? Of the 45, all of them I love due to various factors ranging from composition to sentimentality. Some are cheapies, some are expen...