Christmas was set back by the flu this year. My three kids are all sick in bed, too sick to enjoy anything. We were going to travel to see family, but alas that was not to be. And as my birthday is today, my wife brought this out for me. She's a great wife. Now we are hoping the kids get better soon and that neither of us get it. When they are able to enjoy it we'll do Christmas. Postponed but not canceled.

What mistakes did you make in your fragrance journey this past year, and how have they reshaped your approach going forward?

While sitting here today I realized that today marks the first anniversary of collecting. I made my first online purchase on Christmas evening 2024. At that time I bought Eros Flame, Burberry Hero EDP and Stronger With You Only. When I first started collecting terms like "discounters" or niche, and dupes were completely foreign to me. These are the last pics taken of where the collection has grown to. Currently 108 bottles mostly niche with a few private line designers with a few regular designers. The thing is when I first started this journey I went from just about every scent being interesting and unique to, just about everything I smell reminding me of something else. In the last few months i came to the realization that while I enjoyed buying i wasn't wearing or enjoying nearly enough. So I decided this next year, im going to stop collecting and just really just enjoy what I have. Still waiting for the last few I ordered to arrive. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and enjoy. I know the shelves are really cluttered so I included a few screen shots of my parfumo collection

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Hope Santa brought you what you want!