All seniors here please kindly guide me regarding a dilemma I'm facing. When I first started my fragrance journey I was still in my home country living with my parents and did not have any major expenses by myself. I used to work as well and study and I used help my parents with bills as well and then the rest I would spend on myself eg on a new fragrance. I had a collection of 5 to 7 designers back then. Fast forward to 12.12.25 now I'm studying abroad and I bear all my expenses myself and still help out my parents when I can. However, I've seen a huge shift in regard to my mindset regarding buying new fragrances..all my fragrances are almost used up except for the Aqua di gio parfum ;( . I want to buy a new one but now I don't think it is sensible to buy 2 3 as they are a bit expensive here in EU as per my opinion and I have to also save for my own bills and tuition! how do I go forward and have a healthy relationship with this hobby in a way it will not make me regret? I'm thinking about sticking to only 2 or 3 fragrances even though sometimes I get very tempted to buy a fragrance that I wanted for long time or that I used to like a lot! Yesterday I tried out Juliette Has a Gun Ego Stratis and now I'm in love with it but it's 100€ for 50ml 🙃 ... fy I'm 23 , a student nurse and I manage all my expenses alone . Anyone else ever face such situations?

I sprayed this around 10 a.m. this morning and it’s about 2 p.m. now. At this point, the fragrance has pretty much settled all the way down. Earlier on I was getting some sweetness and even picked up a bit of vanilla for a short window, but that has completely faded now. Right now, it’s very faint on my skin and even on clothes I’m not detecting much. The tobacco that was present earlier has softened to the point where it’s barely noticeable. It feels like the scent has quietly exited rather than lingering or evolving further. Based on this wear, I don’t think this one is full bottle worthy for me. It’s not bad, but it wears much quieter and shorter than I expected. There are other tobacco fragrances I’m more interested in exploring that bring more presence or character over time.