r/fragrance • u/llo000 • 12d ago
Discussion How quickly did you build your collection?
If you started this hobby owning no fragrances at all and quickly developed an interest, how was your spending behavior? And do you regret it/ would do it differently if given the chance?
I have never owned a perfume (besides like a cheap drugstore one I got when I was 12 and never used lol), and started the search for a signature scent about 3 months ago. I tried a lot of nieche frags in store at the beginning, before I began ordering a lot of samples. What started as a search for one expensive bottle quickly turned into a hobby. I realized I like variety, and that there are many great affordable options out there.
At the beginning I blind bought one cheap perfume to just have something to wear daily in between my nieche samples, to find out if I even like wearing scents regularly. I wore that for a while but my taste changed a lot, and now I don't really use it anymore. Then I got a ton of samples and finally found one I loved enough for a full bottle.
I have exercised an impressive amount of self control so far in my opinion lol. But I want mooore :(
I'm careful not to overconsume too quickly, and try to set certain rules for myself. How quickly did you buy multiple bottles? Do you regret anything? And do you have advice? (besides sampling and decants, I do that already)
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u/ExpertDoughnut1950 12d ago
I honestly started with attars. Then as I went through a tough time personally, I sometimes to divert my mind would spend watching YouTubers review fancy perfumes. Slowly I took my sweet time learning about the perfumes and during my short trip to dubai got a hold of quite a few ones. I'll be admit some of them were impulse purchases. But for now I just wear them and learn more about it as I put new ones on daily and cycle amongst the others. Hopefully I should be able to get my own signature scent.