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Great article! Right now he has an Axe mentality but I'm hoping that smooths out in time I'm thinking Givenchy Vetiver (one hopes). And it really ticks me off when a niche brand ONLY issues 100ml bottles! I need to think at least 9 times now before getting any new perfume. I'm so glad that someone said this. On the up side, the one I like to switch it up with is a 30 ml, which I spray twice- that'll last me only 7.2 months. Help! The labels are colour-coded as well: green for contemporary Euro (French and Italian in the main), yellow for American, pink for classic houses (Guerlain, Caron, et al). So, these are my 3 essential fragrances : Bvlgari Blv Notte which has made me changed my affection for the other fragrances I used to wear. Yep, live and let live! It's very interesting but even more for me it is eyes opening.. My favorites that are non-LE I go through reasonably quickly. I was thrilled that over the last 5 years I have drastically reduced my perfume collection; in the distant past, Ive had between 50-75 bottles active at least. This article is most timely, as I was lying in bed the other day (perfumed up) and pondering this very question with a sense of rising panic.

I did my math on the basis of how much is currently in each bottle and it looks like Ive currently got about 19,780 ml. This figure does not include the hundreds of samples I will wear (each sample takes up one full day) or the contents of minis and decants in my collection. You know I almost always feel like CELEBRATING when a perfume bottle is almost drainedsuccess! I wonder if your Terre d'Hermes use sets a record? I wonder if American's buy larger sizes of perfume overall? If I can't pay my bills next month, I'm placing the blame squarely where it belongs: on the eloquent writings of Robin, Angela, Kevin, and the other contributers here (grin). What if 3 years from now I want to go back and smell one of them? A lot of work and little useful information most of the time(I wish I worked with perfume though). which is, sadly, only about 2 years. I always luved LeDe too, wonder if it will smell the same way it used too. Thank you so much. Imagine the joy it could bring some poor, depressed person in need of a wee lift! Joe, I know exactly what you mean about that mindset when the bottle starts to get even slightly low. My hoarding instincts rev up then, and sometimes I'm even already looking around for the source of a replacement bottle. Shiny, new, and mostly full, trophy perfumes line my shelvesignored for months at a time. NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! it can be virtually counted as FREE right? However, hardly ANYTHING is a 3-spritz fragrance for me: 5-7 sprays average, and I often take the bottle with me so I can refresh a little through the day. Its getting that bad!

When you think about it, monogamy is the cultural norm in relationships, but why stick with just one perfume for donkey's years when there is no obligation to do so? Use Good Stuff. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Blogger: thecollectiondevelopment.blogspot.ca, Blogger: smokeandhoneyforever.wordpress.com. I end up using many perfumes as room sprays or I tuck a mostly unused bottle of fragrance in my bag and, during my day, abandon it in a restroom, a lunch room, on a ledge at a restaurant, in a classroom.

! the next time I write a check to a favorite charity I say: If I can pay $150 for perfume that I don't NEED I can certainly pay XXX to have a dog spayed. You get the picture. And there are those who choose the same boring desperate housewife bra-in-a box for a lifetime. Thanks for your hard work, it is very illuminating! I know people who vacation at the same place each year and love every minute of the trip, though they know there's a BIG world out there. ONE?!? I think spray bottles use up more per dose than rollerballs though so ymmv! But that's just me. Buying perfumes from discounters when possible cuts down on my perfume guilt (its easier to abandon a $30 bottle of scent than it is a $100 bottle). This article is all about me too! Replies to my comments So, I have a great collection with ladies and men fragrances, old as brand new , kashaya: I'm too lazy for eBay! Very cool, Kevin! *picturing Kevin standing at his entry door all entering accept a spray of perfumeHIS choice*. I really think someone should start making perfume coolers you know, like the wine fridges they make, but insted of wine racks inside, shelves for perfume bottles. How could I justify buying MORE perfumes? I knew Id accumulated quite a decent collection over the last couple years, but never sat down to calculate just how much. Kevin thanks for the great article! Veronica: oh it's bad alrightbut thank you for trying to cheer me up. and which is now down to half its volume. lol! My near anosmic partner who eschews all but soap is known as a retrosexual, LOL! I've been working my way through a 5ml bottle for the past 2 months. So when I think about how much I do enjoy perfume, I feel a little better, but just a little. I have five bottles!!! You betcha I practice what I preach. As for how long my perfume collection will last me, I choose not to think about it, except to ponder that my great great great grandchildren will have a rocking vintage collection. Wine cellar perfume cellar. In all honestly, I really think I have found my holy grail fragrance, and could get rid of all the others. Oh! After reading this article, which started to give me a bit of a panic attack, I realize that (at age 60) I will likely die long before Ive used up even a third of what I have ?. I've enjoyed the idea of counting. believe me, after spraying those bottles empty my index finger hurt and I had a cramp betwixt that finger and my thumb. No need to be stingy. Rochas Femme a rumpled peach satin teddy how can I not try that too? Now that Chandler Burr has pooh-poohed the cold-is-bad theory, we need to face facts. Some people wear their hair in the style of their heyday for decades. omgosh !! i'll go now and place my bid! So, I loved it on the moment but after few days, I get tired of it. That look does not work on me. . We are comfortable being ourselves, mostly for ourselves. I think I am about a 100 years now. Are we just lost souls here at NST while a whole hoard of other perfumistas (in one way or another) have settled down with The One?

Is that new? Oh, that? 2 caveats to my recommendation though: Don't do what I do IF: 1) You sweat a lot and feel the need for an anti-perspirant because you won't get away with it, trust me. Yea, I stick mainly to using up samples. I almost always get the biggest bottle as it is way cheaper per ml. I'd say a few months. HA! Just for fun I will propose that those who like variety in fragrance (and clothing and hair styles, for that matter) may simply have more confidence. Same as folks who visit the same restaurant every time they go out for dinner they know what they like, dammit! I need to buy a marketing report on US fragranceshould be interesting to read. I, with only the equivalent of 27 full bottles of perfume, have enough cologne to last me 5,291 days 14.5 years to be exact! Language gets me to the counter, and then from there it's all about the fragrance, if I like it or not. I got lost.

This kind of relates to divinemama's comment above (way above). May I just say, Kevin, that your partner is the cat's pajamas! GAAAAD. YATAGAN for instance! I only apply a little because it's so strong it can be easily smelled across the room. clinique The number is astounding! Question: And not all perfume holds its integrity for that long what a disaster in the making! can't help to leave a note though i'm very late. I just checked 1 ml of liquid in a 1-inch tall/2.5 ml spray bottle and in a 2.5-inch tall/30 ml spray bottle: I got 15 sprays from the 30 ml bottleand over 22 sprays from the smaller bottle. I only have four bottles, true, but my favorite scent is a 100 ml bottle, and I only use ONE spray per day which means that it alone will last me 4 years. I believe perfume is a living thing and should be WORN, not kept in a bottle and admired from afar. I have a moderately sized collection and like to rotate but these were two that I really love (and repurchased). The thing with my collection thus far is that I start getting nervous when there's only half a bottle left, and when it's one-third full or less I'm almost afraid to spritz because I don't want to use it up. Silly or a common feeling? So you leave your traces with a bottle here and there. I actually have a room dedicated to them with four buffets where they are stored in the dark. Ive had thoughts of getting a mini-fridge just to store the perfumes. Serious self-denial is involved. But that's more of a pheromone issue than anything else. I'm with you regarding music, though I need to take more time to explore the newest stuff. If I tell a perfume loyalist they are unadventurous they may well tell me I'm confused and unsure of myself. I would hope so but one should probably consult a book by Ken Leach to be absolutely sure. Well, I don't know how it used to be, as I have just discovered it, but it smells pretty all right to me and I have knowingly bought a tester with the top missing! There are niches I love like Sa Majeste Rose, Filles en Aguilles, Ambre Russia and Charogne, L'eau Par Kenzo. Can't win! Thank you Haunani: and I accept blame for all of us at NST! No one is right or wrong. Cheering thought.

Tabac Blond was borderline but the drydown won the day, and most of the Aouds take some grinning and bearing it initially! so itll be a bit difficult to work out my perfumes lifespan. I still have bottles from BPAL that I picked up around 2008. They can be had for free, and are generally a renewable resource. Collecting beautiful perfume bottles must be as addictive as buying just perfumebut bottles last 'forever' so no guilt. Anyone really into perfumes knows they are perishable, some more than others. OIls do fine, but I keep them in the fridge (cool & dark) too, just in case. My full bottles are in the fridge, while my hundreds of samples and decants are in drawers in my bedroom, organized in boxes of alphabetical and size groups: samples A-G, H-O, P-Z, and ditto decants, in the latter case stored upright in lidded, hinged, clear plastic boxes with round handwritten labels on the tops for easy reference. I wish we North Americans would use more!! And then, the ultimate pleasure: Tossing that empty bottle that you no longer had the hots for anyway in the hotel bathroom trash can! I used the same oil every day for like six months and used about 2.5ml. Oh argh. Can it be true? I, too, have a lot of perfume and I collect them for the bottles when I've emptied them. Worth ever decant, too, since I've gotten some much-coveted stunners in exchange. i'm so surprised and excited but also afraid if i'm buying something fake or not.

All rights reserved. My brother, though fullly aware of my perfume compulsion, bought me a 50ml bottle of Private Collection for my birthday, which is generous on his part, but 30 ml would have done just fine. Forgot to mention that I have *oils*.

I think thats a marvelous idea! Like a dedicated room with umpteen chests of drawers? Niche are large and pricey and though I like to buy often I prefer spending smaller amounts. Seriously humorous article, Kevin! 2) You want to get rid of your Yatagan or Montale Aoud that way. AussieBec: encouraging friends to spray away is goodas are most PBs. Oh, yes. And, Kevin, I think that you use perfume more than once a day, not just in the morning, so maybe it's not as bad as it sounds:), cazaubon: if only you knew your reincarnation you could write a will! If they are happy with it after that, then they can grab a bottle. You're like a perfume samaritin bequeathing gifts on the world randomly. But so many goodies are on the way this fall 2009! 25 years 5 weeks 1 day 9 hours and 36 minutes. And some of the bottles, less than half full, still smell fine after 7 yearsbut they are stored in pitch blackness and coolness. Now, I'm not sure I've convinced myself here. I think there are recent published studies in which couples are more likely to split if they don't like each other's scent. Other than that, a very big scientific research effort thank you, Kevin! Just like there'll be money left over when we die and go to the great perfume house of our choice (if we've been good) in the sky, there will be bottles still with juice in them left behind. I think it was on Possets' site I was reading about 1mL samples and it said there was enough for 4 uses. Im the type who has fast and furious perfume affairs. I live in the Bay Area which rarely gets too hot and we use AC when it does. Iris Silver Mist, Hiris and La Pausa all take no prisoners to start with, Ta'if is a bit sharp on me, ditto Tauer L'Air du Desert Marocain, but they are mostly worth persisting with. Youll be surprised at how many 1 ml samples are far, far less than that amount (especially decanted samples sold by perfume stores). There is a separate box for classic high-end samples as well, for speedy reference. Some people are quite content to listen to their old Eagles albums, while others love to explore different genres and keep abreast of new things. Copyright © 2005-2022 Now Smell This. They are surprisingly open minded once you tell them you have a collection of about 300 they might like to dip into. Wow! Also,I had to add, I have a beautiful chocolate pit ball called Bonnie. I know I can spray with abandon, spray any lucky (in my mind) friends who visit, and give away decants and samples freely. Thanks for the article!

The fill line is slightly above the top of the label. I'm similar to you, Kevin, with the fickle love one scent today and another one tomorrow. ), the multiple lots you get on Ebay, or I am giving away the small vials when I get a FB, which hopefully I won't be doing too much more of this year. Before bed I often spritz on a Calgon cheapie! I just paid $150 for this perfume when I have 27 bottles at home!! In fact, it smells really great! ), BIG laugh at abandoning the bottle & fleeing the scene heeheehee. and yet, when making a purchase of less than 100ml of a new frag, one gets dirty looks! But looking back, I now regret some of those giveaways and wish I still had the scents. Is it dead? Part of the problem is the rushed/stressed experience of in-store testing (spraying and praying), or so they tell me. Keeping perfumes in their boxes is a good idea (it's nice if you give it away to have the boxor if you ever want to swap or sell it) and it keeps out light. I have to be brutal and start burning through the stuff!

For example, there's a bottle I've had for about a year and a half, and it was my most worn perfume for about six months (I'd wear it 2-3 times a week, now I wear it at least once every two weeks). factor in heat and sunlight for a poorly placed fragrance display and you can reduce that. I have just bought a slightly used 100ml bottle of the very lovely Givenchy Le De for 7.50 on Ebay, and will at least be able to consider that cheap enough to waste. It must have been nice to have some closure there. I want to know names of perfumes which can last for more than three months when used onced. Ages. Though I already know some of those I won't necessarily finish (I'm considering accidentally letting Britney Spears sit on a sunny window sill, I still want the bottle), nice article, I also used to count how many perfume I can own/ Exist: I need to find more perfumista friends! I knew I had enough cologne to last me well into my next life, but I was too was amazed at how long I can keep spraying. Ill long since be dead, so maybe I should slow down a bit on additional purchases. 3 is the maximumeven for the lightest scent! Oh thanks Robin! Different strokes folks! Benoit: I just had to buy a bottle of discontinued pefume toowhat other choice did I have? Thats nuts. Friends absolutely adore playing with my perfumes, It always cracks me up when they worry about spraying too much as they don't want to waste it! I have actually estimated these numbers before, and that's why I'm so incredibly reluctant to buy full bottles (I've only ever bought four). Kevin, seriously, what's the brand? But what fun would that be? how can we buy safely in ebay? Actually, I think you may have something there.A mini fridge! So many comments look fwd to reading them, Kevin. i should look into this interesting cultural difference! It is unfortunately discontinued but I will try to find other copies (I love to search for discontinued perfumes after they have been removed from sale). IrisNobile: the power of our minds when faced with such truthsI think perfume has made me give more money to charity. I also spray more than a mere couple of sprtizes each time. It reminded me of what I do on a regular basis with clinical trials: Extracting non-obvious data that can be used eventually for promotional materials. Is it vintage, i.e., is there a year on the bottle somewhere?

I've had quite a few for two or three years now. Maybe I'll just go with a drawer or get a light tight storage box. (Your box is packed and addressedwalking to the P.O. According to your calculationsI will be smelling wonderful for a Loooooooong long time. However, I was shocked to realize I have enough perfume to last years and years. And instead of abandonning your bottles at the restaurants, why dont you resell them on eBay, even on lot ??? True, the occasional person could fell a smalll army at twenty paces, but most people don't use enough. vanessa: isn't it VERY disappointing when you realize you've already ordered a sample and even tried it and still it didn't register so you ordered it again?I need to keep a perfume log. I also made the mistake of stockpiling favorites for fear of being discontinued, same bad result. And you have two lovely smelling cats too, don't forget! Kevin, a super post again..:-) !! Thanks for the morning giggle. and bring extra clothing with me to spritz before I leave! Using your post as a starting off point, I almost recommended saying take the perfume on camping trips toobut on second thought, Lord knows what animals some colognes would attract. Strange seeming that only 12 months ago perfume meant nothing to me. I took me about 24 hours to realize what a grave mistake I had made. Do you have the time, or inclination, to figure out YOUR perfume collections lifespan? bartamy: I think 6-7 sprays is averageno need to be embarrassed! Your partner has sage advice. I used to love young fragrances with citrus, marine notes but I realized that I lost myself. I'm definitely of the sensualist group in everything in my life, and I feel the richer for it. OK I think most of us who read this blog on a regular basis find ourselves in this article. My collection has to be one of the most massive out there. Your partner is right we all have our weaknesses, so let this be yours!

Especially since there are new additions every year. When I think, Hmmmm. .and the 41 cents a day makes my penny-pinching heart soar! air ocean: you're welcome. I'm sure it's a matter, when it comes right down to it, of simply enjoying that kind of creativity and self-expression, being aware of and sensitive to all our senses. Mandatory sprayage! What if you would leave another bottle in that very same place.. But still, its a good idea to see how much time would take to finish certain perfumes. Have there been NO special-enough occasions since 2002?? Don't let it go bad. At least I didn't reward myself after such an endeavor with a new perfume. always above 30'c in summer? Sevenjoy, that's a good question. Whoa, now I'm curious: which perfume did you love enough to wear for six months straight? Sorry you could not make it for the citrus extravaganza last month! Then there are those who are not loyal to a category and perhaps go with what's appropriate for the time of day, a season, occasion or outfit. Otherwise, you have the right attitudethough most of your perfumes must wait over a year for their wearing!. That is such a great idea! As long as the extra bottles remain in their original unopened packaging, theyll probably be worth a bit in another 50 years. That's with liberal use multiple times a week, reapplying once or twice a day on days I wore it, and with some product lost to my backpack before I discovered my bottle was leaky. I've had it for a year and I'm close to halfway done, I expect to have to repurchase by the end of this year (or as soon as it comes back, I don't ever want to be without it!). I actually made the decision a month or so ago to start enjoying what I have and stop shopping. the job of washing that Tee. So, I fervently bought again all the perfumes which seemed to please me until I decided to stop this behavior (yes, it was not easy), also because Ive discovered one perfume which let me think that all the other ones I owned didnt correspond to me. Yatagan smells like a T-shirt sprayed with the old (green) polo and worn for 2 days in a row while you got stuck in a non-air conditioned airport without being able to take a shower, Eric: I assume you are very familiar with that scenario and scent-sation? yr storage methods really work! Do you keep them in their boxes while in the fridge? it's a sad sad day when you are all dressed up on yr way out the door, and you are washing yr wrists and neck with every soap, oil, and rubbing alcohol product you have. If I hadn't read reviews and blog comments from so many who love this fragrance, I'd have been in the shower in a flash.

Nam: of course we're not lost souls! Almost all my friends actually use and like perfume, and are very aware of what's out there, but don't bother moving past their signature scent. (look around people, I am NOT going to run out any time soon!) I had no idea how many sprays I'd get with one bottle. I went rather berserk with collecting (nearly all vintage) and really had no business doing so. The thing that strikes me most for the amount of enjoyment that perfume provides, it's really a cheap form of entertainment. If it were true, then a sample of 1-1,5 ml would last 2- 3 days with 10 sprays a day and I think you know and said in this article that one sample lasts 1 day if you spray more than 1-2 sprays.

Blimunda: I admire your restraint!!!!! E: I'm sure the German laundress would have been thankful if she (he?) An average 50ml bottle probably costs about $60, so that's about .41 per 5-sprays. When I was younger, I would have hated the smell of Bvlgari but the day when I discovered it, I was certainly ready to change My second one is Helmut Lang Cuiron. Ha! I think my next one will be Dior Bois dArgent. Okay, so my old fridge (which DOES vibrate) is NOT the best option then. I'm on my third or fourth bottle of a select few. I promptly went back and exchanged it, without caring a fig what a pain in the ass I looked like. This article forced me to sit down and do some math. If I get as far as emptying a bottle, I rarely repurchase. ha ha ha ha! this would be a revalation to me. rachelsf: Thanks. I agree that our perfume wardrobes would be much leaner if we stayed away from the blogs. But I don't feel guilty, I get enjoyment out of each purchase and I rotate different scents every day, so I figure I got my money's worth.

That works out at a little over 8 years. the design ideas!!!!!!! one day it will be completely foul.

Now I understand. P.S.

You have hit the nail on the head I think a lot of us have to smell other smells. Having said that though, I have become utterly ruthless about my scent purchasing that I now own three full bottles, one decant, and I love them and wear them often. clinique

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