I started off with a couple that let to a very large amount of fragrances for me, almost 40 full bottles plus A-ton of decants and discovery sets. The question here is which scents deserve a spot in the collection which one deserves a smaller bottle like 50ml or 30ml, which ones are good for 10ml, 5ml, 2ml decants and which should you skip all together. So where to start, There’s a base if it’s not full bottle worthy then it’s not worthy as a decant at all as I believe in this statement it’s not a fact it’s just a good base, again it’s just a base. Where I believe the smaller bottles 50ml 30ml is better then the 100ml is when you need less sprays and or your collection is big enough that you can’t wear as often so this way if in the future you no longer enjoy the same scent then you can finish the bottle faster (ex: I have a xerjoff Tony iommi monkey special 50ml as 2 sprays is all I need so if I grow out of it or don’t like it then I didn’t waste the same amount) where the 10ml and 5ml are great is where you enjoy the scent but it’s redundant in your collection and you would have better options like for example Versace Dylan blue there’s a lot better blue fragrances out there so owning a full bottle will get wasted, in this case 5-10ml will do if you still want it. Where the smaller decants come into place is actually testing in different scenarios or just experimenting, experiencing a certain scent profile. for that 1-3ml there’s no way around. agree disagree what’s your take on collecting and what size is your go to?

Saw this elsewhere and thought it might be fun: Describe your favorite fragrance without listing any of the notes. Can we guess what it is? I’ll go first and keep it to something more familiar: Sitting at a table in a gentlemen’s club with a glass of something strong in one hand and a cigar in the other.

Just test driving Terre d’Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver today, and first impression: this is Terre stripped down and pointed straight at the vetiver. Released in 2018 and created by Christine Nagel, it keeps the citrus-and-woods DNA of the original but pushes vetiver front and center, with bergamot, Sichuan pepper, geranium, and patchouli rounding it out. Right away it feels drier, greener, and a little earthier than the original Terre. Less orange mineral sparkle, more grounded and woody. The vetiver is sharp but clean, and it gives the whole thing a mature, understated confidence. This feels like an easy office fragrance or daytime wear for spring and fall—smart, versatile, and very “put together.” Not flashy at all, but if you like vetiver, this one feels like a very natural evolution of the Terre line.