Do you keep your samples?
10 years ago
"Keep all of your samples!" This was one of the most often read tip for the aspiring perfumista I came across when I started with my fragrance journey.
It seems I am not much of a perfumista, if that is what it takes because I don't keep all of them. Usually I swap samples of fragrances I own a bottle of or perceive as either not FBW or plain dreadful (unless I want to keep them for reference). But the more I sample, the more my taste evolves, and when revisiting a perfume I realise every now and then that my assessment differs. That makes me wonder if I should reconsider and generally keep all of my samples.
Do you keep all of your samples?
It seems I am not much of a perfumista, if that is what it takes because I don't keep all of them. Usually I swap samples of fragrances I own a bottle of or perceive as either not FBW or plain dreadful (unless I want to keep them for reference). But the more I sample, the more my taste evolves, and when revisiting a perfume I realise every now and then that my assessment differs. That makes me wonder if I should reconsider and generally keep all of my samples.
Do you keep all of your samples?