A perfume Addict’s Diary 04: April

As the month of April is coming to an end, it’s time for a new reflection on what the hell just happened in the past few weeks. No TLDR this time, I’ll keep it short, I promise 😁

Remember last time, when I kept myself from buying Pour Un Homme de Caron (2022) Parfum? 10 points if you know what happened: I bought it. No regrets. I use it a lot. It’s a classic. It’s got a good price as well. As I spray it I’m not like “there goes another 5 bucks”

I almost bought it at the store where I regularly take a sniff of all their beautiful perfumes. But online was a couple of tenners cheaper. Do you also feel that sometimes you almost feel obligated to buy something somewhere because you visit often?

I could sell a couple of my old video games to finance quite an extensive set of Xerjoff samples. Nice to finally smell some of their iconic perfumes. Now I know what the fuss is about. Or not. Takeaway note to self: with every discovery set there are a couple of contenders to land on my wishlist. And this was no exception. Later more on that.

I was able to exchange my Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Tobacco with some pretty nice Guerlains. Am I finally getting satisfied? Not yet, but I’m getting there. However, these Guerlain flankers gave me the FOMO as there appears to be a limited edition Habit Rouge Spirit of which I’m very curious now. Also I gave away my Phantom to a very happy nephew. Feels good to groom the collection a bit like this.

The sun keeps on shining brighter, in Dutch we say we have the “lentekriebels”, the spring-itch. Somehow I’m thinking forward to summer. Which perfumes to wear? I’ve got a couple of basic frags but I want something more refined. In "Uden | XerJoff", one of the Xerjoff samples I ordered, I find big love. There was also "Nio | XerJoff" in the set which was even fresher but I wasn’t smitten. After a couple of days I saw it online at a good price, I bit the bullet and ordered it (it’s still being processed grrrr). It scratches my Layton itch and it scratches my "Casamorati - Lira (Eau de Parfum) | XerJoff" itch, those two were high up on the wishlist but not anymore. So basically it’s an economic decision hehehe. I also sold a couple of misbuys like Lalique White in Black so it felt okay.

And last but not least there was the news that Aramis Eau de Toilette is discontinued. Never smelled that old classic. And it’s cheap as chips. So I gave in to FOMO and that one’s also in the grandpa juice collection now.

Soooo I bought more than one this month, and I did a blind buy. That’s two of my own rules I broke. But at that price and that quality I guess it’s okay for now. I’m feeling pretty content with what I have so hopefully May will be a quiet month! 🤞