What do you think about "Perfumetok"? Does it have you or someone you know in a hold? Also, What percent is your phone 🔋on right now? I'm on 88% it's 12:00 a.m. 😭
agree it becoming toxic in these app of overconsumption and the people wonder why they are broke and can't afford daily necessity like food/water/utility bill and so on
Yeah same here. I’m completely obviously to all of these trends until I hear people on UA-cam talking about it. I can honestly say that I’ve never bought a product because I saw it on TikTok or Instagram and some influencer said it was the best thing ever. I really do feel bad for a lot of people because they spend all of that money and then they have nothing of substance to show for it in the end.
I don't think they can see it sadly! And some people know and see it but ignore it. They may feel it won't change anything but it can! You can do alot if you use you head! 💕
When I grew up women looked for their signature scent and then stuck with that scent and was known for that scent not for wearing a different fragrance every day
Yep! Truth! I wore Calvin Klein Obsession for a whole decade before I found a different signature scent. And only because something changed in my chemistry or that fragrance and it wasn’t the same anymore.
I mean you wouldn't wear the same outfit for every occasion, so why wear the same fragrance for every occasion? It's no different to having a range of lipstick to choose from.
I have seasonal scents bc those scents are only sold during a certain time, but usually I just buy that one and use it until it’s all gone. The next time I buy perfume the next seasonal scent is selling lol
Brace for the haircare, nailcare collections next. Heck, prolly eyecare collection after they messed up their eyes scrolling through all the other colections 😅😅
Former perfume junkie here…. Perfume goes bad. It doesn’t smell as good after a period or time. Having 100 is a literal waste of money because you cannot go through them all
Not really, I intentionally bought a new bottle after 5 years just for comparison. To my nose, there was effectively maybe 5% difference. The very opening was very slightly different, and only if I quickly went back and forth. The dry down was identical. The longevity had a 1 hour difference (old bottle longer), but that's dependent on spray amount, which is hard to control by hand. I have 7 year old Aventus decants that outperform new batches, probably due to reformulation. There are Creed bottles from the 90s being sold, and if they somehow went bad, I doubt people would be buying them. Overall, I think the "perfume expires" thing is a bit overblown considering just how pure and concentrated the scent molecules are. The bottles are literally airtight, the liquid has anti-oxidants and stabilizers, and the lab refined oil absolutes have no contaminants. Perfume is also literally at minimum a 70% alcohol solution, so nothing grows in there. The only reason it would go bad is direct sunlight or high humidity when spraying. In that situation, you're decomposing the scent molecules with UV light and diluting the perfume with moist air.
That's why you buy the more high end ones with par fum doesn't go bad as fast. But you are correct with the cheaper ones and most Hobbies will cost some type of money collecting baseball cards to watches. Ours is just happen To be fragrances.
@@BillyTimes-dw7vs what do you consider high end? Because all of my perfume is expensive. I’ve had Kilian, YSL, Lancôme and the likes go bad. Once opened, perfume does not last forever. When I say I was a former perfume junkie, I meant nice perfumes….not Victoria’s Secret. If you buy a high end perfume brand, open it, and smell it one year later, it does NOT smell the same.
New and cheaper ones o goes bad. Old lux last decades. Just used my mom's Givenchy dragon cream from 90s, still good strong scent and stable. Saw online going for 300
@@Justcetriyaart I have a $300 Kilian perfume….if opened, it will not smell the same in 2 years. You can smell your mom’s 30 year old perfume compared to a new bottle….its not the same. This is literally science at this point
When my mother passed away in 2013, my dad asked me if there was anything of hers that I wanted right away. (I'm my mother's only child and my dad and I were taking care of her through at home hospice when she had cancer.) I grabbed her ONE bottle of perfume so I could spray it on my pillowcase. I still have that one bottle of perfume. When I need my mom, I spray some on a pillowcase or a handkerchief and she's right back with me. ❤❤❤ You can't get that kind of scent memory from 200 bottles of perfume.
I did the same thing with both my mother's and my grandmother's signature fragrances. I've narrowed down to four seasonals for myself, and trying to determine which of them will be my lifetime signature just like they had theirs.
@hillarybergen6214 Yes, I agree with you about scent memory. I own around 197 bottles of perfume and recently I asked my kids which perfume reminds them of me… they said -none 😮 that’s absolutely sad.
I stopped consuming perfumes and perfume content because i came to realise that these influencers ( ie Jackie Aina, Funmi Monet etc) get those perfumes in PR and dont pay anything for them while people compromise their budgets trying to smell wealthy and like old money
Funny actually gives a lot of or back to her followers and she purchases a lot of them in her own. She just did a giveaway where she is purchasing them in her own to give back. Jackie is wealthy because she has her own business selling candles and she also purchases a lot of perfumes on her own and also other products. Do they get PR sure but the ones you are mentioning are black influencers who gets not the amount that other ethnicities get when it comes to PR. Black women can buy perfume on their own they don’t need to get it for free. We have money. If they enjoy collecting they let them be
This reminds me of a fragrance UA-camr who passed away a few years ago. He had an HUGE collection, like thousands and thousands of dollars worth. When he passed away, his family had to do a GoFundMe for his funeral costs, because he had no life insurance and no savings. It's really sad.
@@theladynextdoor313I wonder how much the perfumes were worth in monetary terms though. I don't know much about perfumes but I assume once you've opened and used them the value will drop significantly?
@@theladynextdoor313 It could be even more pathetic, had the family made a estate sale but everything he hoarded and spent so much money on, got so devalued, that it wouldn't cover the funeral ☹
Same, I was looking through Sephora App in the perfume section and then going to the Macy’s website to see if they have the 15% off perfume any size 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ Later today I went to Tjmaxx to see if they had this perfume I wanted, knowing the original prize at Sephora is $110 (3.4 oz ) and at Tjmaxx is at 48.99. The good thing i didn’t buy because i didn’t bring enough money. 😅😂😂
I fell into fragTok at the start of the pandemic but I never really fell out. I mainly buy samples though, but I do need to stop following the hype train on some of these fragrances. Almost every time I've been influenced by a trendy fragrance, it did not work on my body chemistry 😢. I will work up more stamina to distinguish between needs and wants. We can do this! 💪🏽
I don’t get it. When I was younger it was all about having your signature scent. Find the perfect fragrance for you so people would know it’s you just by your scent.
I appreciate the person who asked about the difference between collecting and hoarding. Hobbies are fine, collections are fine. But they've turned into focusing on JUST the buying and flaunting of items, rather than actually using/appreciating them and connecting with others in the community.
A “collector” means you are into finding items that are unique and difficult to find. So anyone saying they’re a collector of something that’s easily available to the masses and on everyone and their moms insta…well that’s just a shopping problem
Exactly! I want to appreciate every item in my "collection" and wear it lovingly, not hoard them and buy every perfume that is trending on social media!
@@adriennethiery5432sorry, this isn't true at all. Anyone can "collect" whatever they want. People collect rocks. 🤷♀️ There is no criteria for collecting things.
I stopped taking influencers seriously when this one lady was complaining about how poor she is and how difficult it is to afford to feed her dog and when yt comments told her she always has fancy nails and maybe she should use that manicure $ for dog food instead of begging for donations she said, “I need to get my nails done every week for yall! Yall don’t understand being an influencer and how I have to change my nails so they don’t look the same in every video to keep engagement”. She used her supporters to justify her fiscal irresponsibility (she could buy Polish from the dollar tree and paint them a different color at home or buy press on’s for
The whole beauty World is like...wasting money on shaving, haircare, skincare, makeup, lashes, nails, etc etc...can we unlearn all this bs? I mean its okay to have just our basics.
@@kawaiimombearRight? I agree $40 for a basic mani is crazy. For $40 you can get everything you need from Amazon. Watch a few YT tutorials and you can do your own mani & pedi's at home.
Collecting things in general is a slippery slope. I started out collecting coins, shells, and rocks as a kid but now I love shoes and bags. I had to learn how to limit myself because overconsumption is no joke.
You sound like me! I to used to collect stuff like shot glasses for states we travel to or stamps, coins, stickers, dolls.. now I’m on eyeshadows and makeup 😅
So I’ve been into perfume my whole life.. In the past years I really got into collecting and had a huge “collection”.Until I woke up one day a few months ago and realized I spent hundreds on bottles to only spray them ONCE!!! Like they were literally collecting dust because I bought them to feel “better” in the moment, until I realized I was doing it because I was really depressed and the temporary pleasure I used to initially get only lasted so long. It was literally hoarding which is *A mental health issue*. Overconsumption is literally hoarding in my opinion, with the justification that you have a “collection”
I used to hoard perfumes, makeup & self care products. I saw it as a collection, but in reality it was a hoard. When moving I couldn't believe how much I really had. Along with everything else I "collected". Now that I'm older I realize I was just buying a feeling. It's true that fragrances can change your mood, but so can being broke. Struggling to get finances back to normal is not worth a temporary high.
From not knowing what debt means to £4000 in credit card debt. This is where I’ve ended up due to my obsession with perfume. To me the issue is not the influencers though, it is an outlet for my depression and the things I miss in my personal life. It started with skincare and went through hair care to finish with fragrance. And the worst part is I can’t control it and I don’t know where to find help for it, it is just spiralling down, steady but surely.
you can spend that money on time with friends, picknick in the park,going to the movies ,swimming ,pilates, maybe a trip to the theme park once in a while, volunteer somewhere(if your friends are not autgoing go to pilates and the gym to make new ones)
I dug myself out of $10k in debt, of which a large chunk came from cosmetic and skincare purchases, for similar reasons. I’m glad that you’ve recognized this problem as that’s the first step for choosing a different path. To start, I would recommend seeking out Hannah Louise Poston’s early videos on her no buys and getting out of debt, in addition to seeking out mental health support to help address the core issues. You are so much stronger than you might think you are and you can get yourself past your current situation.
I started a perfume channel a few years ago and at one point had 60+ fragrances. I eventually felt burdened by them. When a huge life event happened I decluttered my entire collection and now have 2-3 at any given time and when a bottle runs out I purchase a new one. I originally got into fragrance looking for that perfect signature scent, but the youtube fragrance community made it all look so appealing. I now only follow a handful of ladies to support their channels, but I have no intentions of building up a large fragrance collection ever again.
@@robinblack7883 I held on to my top 8 favorites and slowly wore through those. I gave away about 10 affordable ones to a teenage neighbor girl down the street and I sold the majority of them on Mercari. I actually turned a profit on two that had recently been discontinued. Now I have three affordable fragrances that I really love and occasionally buy a travel spray to see if I even like it enough.
@@sooyunkim9799 thank you! That’s so kind! I’m doing well, just trying to find a new normal! I’ve recently started a new job and am going back to school. I’m thinking I might start my channel up again, but the content will be very different now that I don’t have nearly as many fragrances 😂
I had a similar experience. Started a TikTok acc on perfumes and omg, when I think about all the money I spent on perfumes I didn’t even like that much (would lie to myself often to justify the high of a new purchase) I could cry 😅 Kept only five full bottles and I still have so many decants to go through.
I've gotten to the age (45) where older perfumes from my childhood and twenties are precious for the nostalgia. I was broke then, so everything I wore was affordable. It's nice to be able to love an older scent and not care what others think.
young but getting older fragrances (britney, pink sugar, juicy) idk these old fragrances are just so good to me plus they are easily found at discount stores
Estee Lauder Youth Dew is what a few of the couple-generation-back women in my family wore. It's still around! Maybe when I've hit 50 or so I'll try it. Or not. I don't even think I liked it that much, but the memories of the smell and the bottle and the cute bow really are comforting.
This was already a problem on UA-cam before Tiktok came around but now this type of consumerism has exploded. The extreme push for "niche quality" fragrances right now is crazy and these prices now are insane.
Right. UA-cam used to be really bad with the overconsumption. I couldn't escape the perfume content and clothing hauls. Now it just spread out into other social media platforms.
Which is silly because niche isn't a particular price point, it just means a less well-known brand - like a lot of Middle Eastern perfume oil brands are both niche and inexpensive.
@@newcamomilesmall correction: niche means a company that only specializes in fragrance products, opposite of designer fragrances that are made by, well, clothing designers. Indie is a small, non-mainstream company that specializes in handmade fragrance products. But niche ≠ quality, inherently. Some niches are just dogshit, and most are extremely overpriced for no good reason...
I’m a victim of this addiction! This is so true i wasn’t even paying attention to my spending, to the point when I did my bank account wasn’t looking so good! This addiction makes me happy but not when I’m broke, is like drug addiction. I suffer from depression and this hobby brought me joy and excitement something i haven’t felt in years! But this video is making see what I’m doing! And I’m not the only one, do I like being broke? Hell no! In less than 1 year I bought 146 bottles of perfume! I get it all set up in a beautiful display that helps me relax when I look at it, middle eastern perfumes are so affordable that i think it made my addiction worse! But I think is time for me to take a Deep breath and get myself under control! Maybe get 1 bottle a month instead of 8 😂 this was a good video thank you! And yes watching these influencers doesn’t help at all! Or the fb fragrance addicts pages. I need to take a break from that too.
The way she explained her justification system.. that was me when i was heavy into my shopping addiction. Now, i have about 10 perfumes. I will use them up or give them away before buying ANY new fragrance. Did that guy say super small collection???? 🤣
I'm glad you have it under control now! I have a thing with natural hair care at one point so I get it. But I was still OVERCONSUMING way too much and it was a problem. and yes he did! SMALL WHERE! 🧐 😂
Girl same one of my perfume is like $100 and I have 12-13 perfumes that are nowhere close to being finished. I overestimated how much perfume I could use up and now I need to finish all of them which might take 2 years to finish them off
Having 2-6 good perfumes, nothing more than that. Good set. Enough to make you happy. And not by any influencer! but by actually smelling them. Or make DIY perfumes with essential oils!
In the movie “Parasite” there is a recurring motif on smell. The two families are identified on the basis of how they smell. The poor families due to their environment and the eventual flooding of their home, develop a “bad” smell and the rich family calls them out on that . The obsession with how people smell is to me very tightly tied to social anxiety. Smelling “rich“, “clean”, or any fragrance theme can be associated with an effort to distance oneself from low social economic standing and sending signals of success and higher economic standing.
This video spoke to me. I loved perfumes since I was a little girl, but when my parents got divorced money was tight and as a teenager I couldn't buy them. I eventually was able to buy designer perfumes once I started working, I had this idea to buy all the designer perfumes I've dreamed of, but I get tired of smelling the same scent every day, in 2018 I had 10 perfumes, in 2023 I had at least 250. I won't lie, fragance tube got to me 😅I've tried decluttering by selling and gifting, unfortunately I still bought more perfumes and now I have 200 again 😢 maybe more😣. I don't display my perfumes because I feel ashamed, every day I fight myself not to give in, so many blind buys disasters 😢 Only my husband knows how extensive my collection is but, I dare not tell him, how many bottles I actually have, what a waste. My sisters collections grew because of my addiction, and I think they're tired of receiving perfumes. I'm not trying to smell rich or make someone fall in love or something like that, hell I even feel some type of way when people compliment my perfume, because I feel is so personal... I need help 😔
Omg This validates me so much 😭 I work at a hospital gift shop and we have a whole wall of perfume . We have a system that can take the hospital employees pay out and spread it across a max of 3 pay checks . RN, Janitors, MD almost every person will come and buy and spread it across 3 paychecks and some are so addicted when they try to buy more it actually denies the payroll because they are spending more then there paycheck is worth 😶 Everyweek I'm like yall are crazy and they act like im the weird one 😅
@@dust798 Thank you so much for the donation ❤ and I am taken back by this system! They are buying perfume from the hospital gift shop???? I need more details cause I was like no way 😂 YOU ARE NOT CRAZY!
I was one of the ones who fell into this deep hole!!!. I have always been into perfume but very responsible. When i realized what was happening to me I unsubscribed from all these perfume channels.And i watch your channel to keep me on the straight and narrow😂
It is okay...I am no different than anyone else because I too was in too deep with natural hair care products and it was BAD! I know the feelings of buying way too much and being unsatisfied and spending too do it. Though I could afford it, so much money I wasted for products that EXPIRED before I could even use them. That's why I want to help people with similar issues. I'm glad you unsubbed those channels and took control of the situation! I feel so blessed to be able to help in anyway and thankful to have your support! 💕💕💕💕
@@inigoimagoThank you! i am so proud of you too. The sad part is staying in it for too long. Luckily we realised and recognized that it was a huge problem. And i believe we can only go up from here. No matter if it is slow progress. As long as it is in the right direction. Whitch is up and out!!!💕
@@rosa7302 And it feels so different watching those kind of videos after you've realized the deception. Than suddenly all of them seems so vain and sad!! 💕
As a recovering perfume addict, this was a good and necessary watch for me. I'm not nearly to the point of having shelves of perfume but I reached a point to where I started feeling guilty about my purchases. I certainly don't put myself in the red for my addiction, but knowing I already own more perfume than I need for years... Helps put it into perspective. Thank you for posting anti-consumption content and bringing a realistic mindset on buying things to just buy things.
I have a little basket in my room. My rule is that i can only collect as much perfume, as long as it fits in the basket. It can hold about 4 victoria secret perfumes, so i need to be picky when choosing perfume. This has helped me be more careful with my money. The same goes for makeup and skincare.
I have done the same with my Wardrobe. It is 2 door wooden. And I deliberately got this shabby chic design, so I can only have what fits inside it. Or I have to give some away, before I can get more. And I have a basket from some shower products. And I have stored that inside my Wardrobe too, with perfumes, shower things. I have plenty already. I never even wear make up daily, so forget needing anymore. With perfumes I buy good dupes or I can get tiny handbag ones at 10ml if I want a treat. At least I will use it that way. They go off way too fast anyway, I don't like to spend full bottle money and I can have variety too 😂
Same system! I'm not super into perfume but I have a little makeup caddy from the 90s and that has all my makeup and nail stuff. If I want something new, I have to use something up.
Well, if you approach perfumery in the academic and artistic fashion, it can be called a hobby. You study chemistry and modern technologies, you learn about ways of extracting fragrant substances, you do simple mixes at home, you keep diaries about your collection and you learn about different genres, history of perfumes from different countries... There is a lot to learn and to do yourself. But most people do treat perfumes like photography - the more expensive device the better. At the same time these people ignore any basic scientific stuff and keep promoting myths and marketing lies, like the temperature of skin, the duration of the smell etc.
*Buying* perfume is indeed not a hobby but *experiencing* perfume can be. I consider perfume a hobby; it is a form of art, like painting or music, just in an olfactory medium. I buy a lot of samples and decants because I love getting to know a new scent and trying to understand the note composition, the vision and the artistry behind it... but I only own 3 bottles. Perfume as a hobby, like any other hobby, only becomes a problem when you are solely focused on and taking pleasure in acquiring new stuff and not in actually using/experiencing it.
@@d3adbysunrise rampant and gross consumerism isn’t a hobby. It’s more like a mental illness wherein people who have no real hobbies think spending money makes them interesting. There’s no skill in buying liquid in jars. Do you think alcoholics have a hobby too when they go the liquor store? Ahahahhaha
Growing up frugal has blessed me. I wanted to venture into the perfume scene, once. I heard so much about Arabian perfumes and was like, huh I want that. I saw the price and immediately decided the hobby was NOT for me.
I have one perfume, my signature scent, and I buy a new one when I run out. I don't care that people are ruining their finances as much as I do about our environment. So much waste and plastic.
Same! I usually have 2 at the most. A bergamot mix smell for fall/winter and a Burberry fruity perfume for spring/summer. I don't replace until I run out or until it smells not good anymore. I'll just wear antiperspirant and deodorant if ik I'll be in close quarters with ppl
Same! I have my signature perfume which is a pricey one to begin with, that is the only one I buy and wear on special occasions or nights out. And then I have my favourite body spray that I wear to work and go grocery shopping! And honestly.. I don’t know how people like so many fragrances, maybe I’m just very particular lol
@@erins928 I agree, I find it really hard to find a scent I like! I've gone in store and tested out perfumes to find a new signature scent because I wanted a change, and most of them do not smell good to me.
I thought I was the only one. I only own one perfume (currently Miss Dior) for all occasions. I’ll stick with one I love until I’m bored then will switch it in the future but always just one
I personally am a victim of overconsumption as well and am trying my best to avoid people like this. Social media is full of ads and marketing making you think you need something when you really don’t.
Buying perfumes that other people recommend is pointless. Everyone has a unique body chemistry that will make each perfume smell different. Always go out and test/sample a scent on your skin before purchasing if you can.
Yeah, I kept hearing about the Qissa Delicious perfume and something told me it was overhyped, almost bought it a couple times but never did and glad I didn’t
So grateful for channels like yours. The hyperconsumerism pushed to us online is wild. I fell into the trap in my 20s. Now I'm in my 30s, and I cringe at the amount of money I spent. Now I'm in such a better place. Hoping the same from these people.
Me too! I don't know what it was but the last year I've been bordering on OBSESSION levels on perfumes. I'm not on Tik Tok but I've been on social media subs. It's definitely enabled my addiction.
I’m guilty of getting sucked in. First it was makeup and needing all of the MAC eyeshadows in my late twenties and early thirties. Then shoes, clothes, perfumes… I have to remind myself that I’m making myself broke by putting money in someone else’s pockets🤦🏾♀️ Great video and I hope more people watch it. Video was a reminder for me to stay focused.
My mom has a shopping addiction. I think she has gotten a little better over the past few years, but at one point it was really bad. To the point that she stop paying our car insurance, but she literally had a box full of tags from this one particular store. We ended up finding out about her not paying the car insurance because my dad got into a car accident and he was at fault…so needless to say she put us in a bit of a financial pickle. She also opened a credit card in my name when I turned 18 and said that she was trying to help me build my credit, but she ended up racking a $5000 bill that she has yet to pay off. She missed a payment this past October and dropped my score from a 730 to a 580. I’ve had my issues when it comes to finances, but now that I’m approaching 30 I’ve realized that this is something that I need to take seriously. And more importantly I don’t want to be like my mom and make those same mistakes. My credit is slowly but surely getting back to where it was, but that’s because I pay my own credit card off every month. And I have a decent emergency fund as well. I make more money now, but I really don’t like spending it, which is a good way to be.
I highly recommend you freeze your credit (with the top 3 credit bureaus). So the only one opening things in your name from now on is you. It's a pain having to unfreeze your credit every time you want to open up something new but when you have close family that have impulse control issues its a way to preserve yourself and the relation ship. Also I would see if the credit card she does have in your name can be closed down so it can only be paid off and no new charges be added.
@@af7959how long ago was the most recent activity on the credit card your Mom opened? You may be able to age out that debt by just ignoring it and then get it removed from your credit report 7 years after the last activity
Your credit score will govern your entire life . What was done to you is fraud. I’ve been there … you need to press charges or you will never have a credit score to ever rent an apartment, get a credit card or loan . Under 650 is pretty hard to live
Started with a ScentBird subscription and just this year I bought 97 bottles of perfume, 22 perfume oils, and HUNDREDS of samples and spent over $10,000 to not really love any of the perfumes I got, but constantly wanting to smell another and another...2025 I'm not buying any perfume or samples!
I used to love scented candles and I could treat myself to one every now and then but the prices have gone up so much that I've even stopped watching videos about them :( it's heartbreaking to watch people use stuff you dream of buying. That's torture tbh
maybe you can invest in a diy set/tools and make your own scented candles & by that you’ll have candles, a new hobby and some nice personal gifts to gift :)
This year I bought two big candles from bath and body works on the semiannual sale they were 60 and 75 % off. I will never buy full price and I refuse to buy more than 3 big ones. They last a few months so I bought one tropical for summer and one for fall/winter. But I don't want this to become another addiction ( I have like 20 body mist) so I set some limits.
I am so glad more people are talking about the dangers of consumerist hobbies. Luxury online communities get so defensive when viewers question the ethics around normalizing and encouraging overconsumption and overspending. The best thing people can do if they're caught up in the addiction of spending is to start unfollowing and blocking this content. I say that as someone who loves perfume and luxury goods but I've set a firm limit for myself.
Honestly this was a hard watch for me, because I saw myself in it. I love love LOVE perfumes, and like the idea of having a scent for each memory I make, so my collection grew and grew. Now, I’ve stopped myself from buying for about 3 months, as I’ve spent around $3k on perfumes in the past year and have just under 40 full bottles (50 bottles with travel sizes included). Overconsumption is real but you can escape ❤
In total for me I have like 14 and most of them are half full with me having most of them since 2020-2021 so they last me some time. I can never imagine having a whole full shelf of them though that is insane to me😂
I used to have the same problem with makeup. Even the UA-camr that recommend the product said "listen guys, normal people don't have this many makeup in their house. One or two bottles of foundation is enough and you don't need all the colors under the sun for lipstick or eyeshadow. Just buy what you need or when you run out." It was wise to say but hard to follow 😂😂😂 but eventually I managed to stop buying things that I don't need and hoarding unnecessary things. But it did takes time 😊
As a person that is recovering from overconsumption of fast fashion/body care this is true.. Working hard for my money yet spending so much of it on products I barely even use it’s overwhelming and I became depressed because it didn’t really make me happy and my living environment became compacted with things.. This year I just went on a no buy and paying off what I owe and reselling online just to get rid of things.. Yeah I had to delete all social media platforms except UA-cam
I gave away a lot of perfumes. It was hard at first. I told myself I don't need so many. The ladies I gave them to were so grateful😊. Good for you for doing what is best for you. You are not alone❤
i have nearly 30 fragrances and i would actually be a bit embarrassed to tell someone i dont know well that i have that many. even tho i genuinely love almost all of them i know it will take me so long to finish a 100ml bottle that getting more will make it overwhelming. hopefully i manage to not buy more than one more until the end of the year. overconsumption isnt a flex its a sign of mental illness.
Addiction is one hell of a drug I thought just like you until I got addicted to buying perfume at the start of the pandemic. Luckily now I'm over it but back then I had so much perfume it was becoming scary.
Yes it really does unless you wear it everyday and that's your only fragrance. But some fragrances are not appropriate for everyday or to wear to work so it can take years to use up.
It also seems like some people like the sense of having "a lot". Like people with closets full of clothes and shoes and cabinets full of half used products. It's low key hoarding.
@@harrisindustries314High-key hoarding 🙃. I like switching up fragrances a lot though… and that is why I buy sample sets. I have two go-tos, that I’ll pay the EDP price for, but of course those last forever. Samples, people, samples.
Seriously, everyone, what fuels these obsessions? I've discovered that the only effective remedy is quitting abruptly; setting limits just doesn't cut it. By stepping back, you gain clarity and recognize it for the madness it truly is. As time passes without engaging, the desire diminishes.
Ouch, I feel attacked, lol! Seriously though, no lies were told. I remember growing up my mom wore the same three perfumes. Right now I think I am closing in on having 100. I'm afraid to count how many I have. I'm weaning myself off of purchasing new ones because I know there is no way I will ever finish them all. I'm also slowly decluttering. I do have savings and retirement but an unnecessary purchase is still a waste of money.
Apply some fragrance before you go to bed . . . you will enjoy smelling it, and therefore get more use out of your collection. If you have any young girls or women in your life, select some of your perfumes and let them choose one. I have loved fragrance since I was a very young girl. We were a poor family, so any fragrance was a big deal.
I have about 15 different perfumes and it feels like too much. I am selective with how I choose one every time. Ppl going broke because of their compulsive shopping habit is so sad. Because I can understand the appeal - a scent can be comforting or take your imagination on a journey.
That was a reality check. And just because you have your finances in order still doesn’t mean you need to buy it. I have 65 perfumes and 39 sets of body mists and creams from B&BW and VS. Enough is enough. Thank you for this.
This video just came right in time! I swear I'm on a perfume buying frenzy phase lately after being on a no-buy for almost a year. It's a never ending vicious cycle and I thought I was over this obsession but here we are again. I need to block all these influencers on YT and TikTok, and stop reading all the reviews for hours on Fragrantica.
I brought 4 perfumes in a month span after going down a rabbit hole of UA-cam perfume videos. For me I’ve always been a I’ll have maybe two that I buy and alternate between. The fact that I’m getting so consumed with what new perfume to buy, which one will get me the most compliment’s isn’t normal. This video is right on timeee!!! Definitely needed to check myself.
I hate this but that damn sol de janeiro 62! That warm pistachio scent just brings me pure joy. But at least it's just a spray and it's reasonably priced.
Honestly if you have a budget where 4-5% goes into fun money and you decide to spend it on perfume. I get it. I don’t agree with it, but I get it. But getting into consumer debt and neglecting saving for your future for perfumes is the problem.
This is why i got into Arabian perfumes, smell good as hell and get a bang for your buck, I’ve slowed down on the overconsumption by making myself use the new scents I got to completion, unless I absolutely hate it then I just give it away to a friend, and I never pay more than 40 bucks for a new bottle.
Yep. When i say influencers are pushing consumerism hoardering overconsumption to a concerning level... its crazy. Between the skincare influencers, hair product junkies, perfume enthusiasts, the restock culture, the aesthetic culture. I am desperately trying to deinfluence myself, get what I need and tell myself that expensive does not necessarily mean better. The perfume obsession is concerning. I finally splurged and bought a bottle of kayali perfume in December and i still have just about quarter left. So im literally wondering how do people get through hundreds of bottles. Perfume still does expire. And us the consumers are the ones that are being sold a lifestyle that we should have every perfume because "it smells so good". Natural hair youtubers had me in a chokehold buying a gazillion hair products and my hair still ended up being damaged and all. Skincare influencers had me where my skin was going through it badly. Since tuning off these peoole. My hair is thriving my skin is thriving. I know influencers have to make a living but these people are unrealistic. They are not relatable. They sell a mirage where we actually run ourselves broke and in debt and they mask it by saying its self care and we deserve nice things
As a fragrance content creator, this was a great video ❤ I can only speak for myself when I say this. I do have a large collection and I love talking about fragrances. I love reviewing fragrances. It is a hobby but I also have a job and small business that I tend to outside of UA-cam and social media there are plenty of fragrances I do not have I have some designer perfumes but the majority of my collection is Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret more affordable fragrances. I purchase 95% of my collection I have received fragrances from three small businesses but it was just to review with my honest opinion but I purchase everything myself Also, every year in October when my church has a carnival I donate a lot of products for prizes to win. I also like to have gifts available on hand and I have nieces and my mom that I will give to if they ask for something. Some people might buy what they can't afford but I make sure all the bills are paid mandatory things, rent, food, gas, etc. At times I can't spend on my hobby and I'm fine with that. I really just enjoy fragrances. It does make me happy and I love the community. I don't persuade people to buy them. I just love talking about them and reviewing them This year I have been purchasing from a ton of small businesses and not what's popular But this was a great video. Thank you for sharing!❤️
@@goldmarie5918I'm proud of my army of 30+ perfumes 😅, none of them full price all of them full size. And living in a perfume crazy country, there's always someone who's all too willing to take perfumes as gifts.
Yup. I’ve amassed 150 perfumes all worth between 250- 550 bucks. It’s ridiculous and im over it. Between the anxiety I get trying to choose what to wear every day, and the huuuuge dent in my bank account that could be going to vacations/traveling or more important stuff…I’m ready to downsize my collection. I would like to get to a comfy number of maybe 20. There is also something special about having a signature scent and not smelling different every single day
Same situation. At the end of the day I am really only drawn to 25-30 bottles (my top scents) and force myself to use the others because I spent the money on them. If I had more control, I could still participate and buy samples and decants and fit it into a small budget, but I would always give into to my cravings for the full bottles. I’m putting a pause on this spending…
Perfume TikToker and UA-cam perfume influencers with 100s of full bottles…😮 it’s bananas. It’s an expensive hobby and there’s no way you’ll be able to use all of it. I’ve definitely gotten way too many samples by wanting to experiment with the smells.
As someone who has a sensitivity to smells, seeing all this perfume would absolutely make me sick if I smelled all of that in one room. It's like going through the perfume section in the mall and smelling a combination of things and getting a headache immediately after
I have 6 perfumes and even that often seems too much for me. I just recently finished a 30ml bottle and realized it was probably the first bottle I actually used all the way up in like a decade. there are a couple I have my eyes on that I smelled and liked but I'll wait until I finish something before getting another one
Honestly as someone who is trying to end me shopping problem your channel has helped a lot. I also found out I have a perfume problem I could purchase 2 perfumes in about 1-3 months, then be looking for a new craving
Thank you for sharing your experience! It means a lot to know that my content is making a positive impact. 💕💕💕 I really hope you are able to get it under control. YOU CAN DO IT!
Hi Symone, thanks for an another video. Another thing is perfume goes rancid overtime so all these influencers showing their walls of perfume...idk. I guess they get it some or a lot of of it free / PR. I usually only purchase/refill after my default perfume has run out. Skin care would be good one to cover next because the skin care cult is on another level.
You are so welcome! And yes they do go bad overtime! The influencers can get enough "new" ones to make a whole separate collection when theirs go bad lol. I kinds covered skincare in my "self-care" video I did last week but a separate one for it alone may not be a bad idea. Thank you! 💕💕💕💕
My mom had a Chloe perfume for over 3 years and gave it to me and I’ve had it for like 2 years and it’s not bad 😭 truthfully perfumes going bad RARELY happens
Never again will i judge someone for being unable to control their spending. I can only hope they honeslty do their best to get it under control. I fell into the perfume trap 6 months ago and have been trying to hone it in. Im glad i spot the problem and deal with it when its still a relatively small problem, but it has been so alarming to me because ive never done this retail therapy with my money before.
I started a wish list so I can get the different samples as I figure out a handful of scent profiles I want. I am enjoying doing a lot of the research and working to get my noise more trained
As someone who got into fragrance a few years ago, some tips that I wish I knew sooner: 1) You really REALLY don't need more than 3,4 bottles. And even thats a lot. 2) Buy smaller bottles, especially if you want more than one perfume. I bought one big bottle from a perfume I love, and even though I use it regularly, I still have to throw it away because the smell turned rancid after 2 years. 3) You really don't need more than one "Special occasion perfume". You will not use it as often as you think because for most of your events, it will be too loud. After not even reaching half of the bottle, you will throw it away because it turned rancid. If you want more variety, maybe get 2 different everyday scents. 4) get samples before you buy the full size bottle. 5) You don't need a 300$ MFK Amyris femme bottle. You don't need any other perfume that costs 200, 300, 400 bucks. If you happened to like it and are able to afford it, good for you. But you can get a good scent with a lot of variety starting from around 40, 50 bucks. 6) Delete tiktok. 😂
Just enjoy the scent and buy a perfume you are going to enjoy next months. There's no problem if you have 5-10 bottles or even more. If you use perfumes intensively, you will run out of 3 bottles in a year. Perfumes don't expire so early, they need about 5 years to expire. There's no "special occasion" perfume, everyday is a special day. If you have too much perfumes you can give them away to your friends and relatives, colleagues or to go on a platform for perfume lovers so there's no problem at all. Of course buying perfumes is impractical, but if this is what makes you happy stop being worried and care about others. Just don't go into debts and don't save money for buying perfumes on something really important
@@ТамараКурицеваthis is factually incorrect. Many, many perfumes expire after much less than 5 years. Also synthetic fragrance is known to be an endocrine disrupter. 5-10 bottles of perfume are likely not doing good things for your health .
@@katie8325 in our world we always have to deal with chemicals and other synthetic stuff - washing liquids, cosmetics, shampoos and so on and so forth. Could you show me a scientific research that proves having 5 bottles of fragrance causes health issues with endocrine system?
@@ТамараКурицеваwomen's hormones and ph are usually disrupted by scented products. I use unscented body wash and perfume from dish washing soap. I developed a cyst on an ovary from scented body washes. I use perfume but I only spray it on my clothes. Not on my skin anymore. Take care❤
Honestly, this is a really good sanity check. I started getting into perfume as a hobby this year, and i quickly saw how easy it was to spend a ton of money in no time at all. This is what I'm doing to help keep my impulses in check: -Monthly budget based on a percentage of my disposable income -Avoid blind buys. Smell it in store or pick up a sample/decant. -Buy the travel size first; if i empty the smaller size and decide i truly love it and want more, then go for the bigger bottle. -Challenging myself to wait for sales or find what i want at a discount. Shopping around online or at TJ Maxx and Marshalls feels like a treasure hunt! -Never, ever spend more than $200 on one bottle. If it's so amazing and beloved, someone has probably duped it. I'm also gathering the courage/motivation for my first declutter. There are definitely a few impulse buys on my tray that didn't work out for me, so I need to see if i can sell or trade them away. Last thought: I'm already in a better position than most in this hobby because i don't really care about the packaging's appearance. As long as it has a good atomizer, I honestly prefer a plain, basic bottle that is easy to store and space efficient. Please please please don't be seduced by aesthetics. It's what's inside that counts!
FOMO and consumption has the public in a chokehold. I see videos all the time about everyone being broke while simultaneously seeing thousands of videos saying “You should buy this!” How sway?! 🤔
You know what, thank you for being the message i need to hear, i’ve been collecting fragrances since i was 13 years old, i cannot deny it anymore i collect fragrances mostly for the compliments … i want when people ask me what im wearing i can say “Oh it’s Chanel”, it does something to add my confidence level even knowing well that i am legitimately broke, im in debt and now i just sold my house to pay all of my debt, please pray for me ya’ll so that after this i could truly manage my own finance 🙏, God has given me a 2nd chance and i hope i can do good, perfume addiction is really hard to explain, sometimes you just gotta be stern with yourself and strict with the amount of spendings … consider being broke but looking and smelling good is actually ugly … i seriously needed this thank you 🙏 🙏🙏
I think the #1 theme in all this is that people need to start seeing influencer BS for what it is, something that doesn't make sense in the real world. People need to stop looking to these people as something to aspire to, or something that's even remotely typical. We live in difficult times, financially, and that's all the more reason to have some self-restraint. Also, perfume is *not* an actual hobby, neither is shopping. I think that people who lack a real hobby tend to fall into this trap, and it sadly leaves them with no money to put towards a real hobby that could actually be affordable to them (or at least more so than compulsive shopping).
I would add it's not fully BS. For a lot of content creators their fundamental relation with consumption is totally different, from why they buy to the resulting outcome of their purchases. That lack of disclosure though isn't healthy. Never try to out consume an influencer who's job is literally to consume
Of course perfumery is a real hobby, but as with any hobby capitalism will trick most people into endlessly buying supplies instead of exerting your creativity
I only own two “full size” fragrances, one I bought last year and the other is almost FIVE YEARS OLD. I still haven’t used up the entire bottles. Any other perfume I have is in travel sizes because I found that it’s cheaper and I’m more likely to use it all up rather than have a full bottle sit on my desk for YEARS
I have noticed a spike in influencers promoting perfumes. I guess its because their commissions are bigger from large purchases and expensive products like perfumes. There is literally a “my top 5 perfumes “ and “must have fragrances” video every week
We're living in a mask free world again, the resurgence is real. That said, if a fragrance is brand new I just give it time for a dupe house like Armaf, Bazil or Lattafa to dupe that thing or a sale to happen. I'm too cheap to pay full price on a lot of stuff
I went through a brief perfume moment. I bought 5 different bottles. I like wearing all of them. But now a year later, I’ve barely gotten through them (even with daily application). It woke me up to the fact that I DO NOT need anymore for years into the future, and I was a little embarrassed for buying so much. Seeing these women with hundreds of bottles is absolutely shocking.
Oh, definitely- perfumes are my weakness and have been for years. I had to unfollow all of the fragrance channels because I kept buying. Now I stick with a well-rounded collection of just a few that I will gatekeep until the end of time so that they don't become poplar and sell out.
What do you think about "Perfumetok"? Does it have you or someone you know in a hold? Also, What percent is your phone 🔋on right now? I'm on 88% it's 12:00 a.m. 😭
51% @ 11:58 a.m... I forgot to put it on the charger last night, oops!! 😅
It has me in a chokehold
47% 😊
64% and I own NO perfume. Not interested in it all so not really sure why I’m watching this 🤷♀️
Lady I need a woman like You. Will you Marry me. If u do, I can be a millionaire in 10 years
I’m so glad UA-cam is the only social media platform I use. I don’t think people realize we are normalizing debt and forever being broke.
Amen......
agree it becoming toxic in these app of overconsumption and the people wonder why they are broke and can't afford daily necessity like food/water/utility bill and so on
Yeah same here. I’m completely obviously to all of these trends until I hear people on UA-cam talking about it. I can honestly say that I’ve never bought a product because I saw it on TikTok or Instagram and some influencer said it was the best thing ever. I really do feel bad for a lot of people because they spend all of that money and then they have nothing of substance to show for it in the end.
I don't think they can see it sadly! And some people know and see it but ignore it. They may feel it won't change anything but it can! You can do alot if you use you head! 💕
Right
When I grew up women looked for their signature scent and then stuck with that scent and was known for that scent not for wearing a different fragrance every day
That's exactly what I did.
I been wearing the same perfume since the 90s.
I'm not interested in the slightest, to shop for a new one.
Yep! Truth! I wore Calvin Klein Obsession for a whole decade before I found a different signature scent. And only because something changed in my chemistry or that fragrance and it wasn’t the same anymore.
I mean you wouldn't wear the same outfit for every occasion, so why wear the same fragrance for every occasion? It's no different to having a range of lipstick to choose from.
I have seasonal scents bc those scents are only sold during a certain time, but usually I just buy that one and use it until it’s all gone. The next time I buy perfume the next seasonal scent is selling lol
This is what my mom does, it’s how I always recognize her to
We went from makeup products obsessed in like 2016 to skincare in 2020 and now perfume in 2024 😅😅
You missed hygiene in 2022/2023! The hunt for the EOS body lotion was REAL!!! 😅😅😂😂😂
@@NeoDarkling haha missed that one cuz I stick to Nivea
😂😂😂😂
Yikes this is very accurate
Brace for the haircare, nailcare collections next. Heck, prolly eyecare collection after they messed up their eyes scrolling through all the other colections 😅😅
Former perfume junkie here…. Perfume goes bad. It doesn’t smell as good after a period or time. Having 100 is a literal waste of money because you cannot go through them all
Not really, I intentionally bought a new bottle after 5 years just for comparison. To my nose, there was effectively maybe 5% difference. The very opening was very slightly different, and only if I quickly went back and forth. The dry down was identical. The longevity had a 1 hour difference (old bottle longer), but that's dependent on spray amount, which is hard to control by hand.
I have 7 year old Aventus decants that outperform new batches, probably due to reformulation. There are Creed bottles from the 90s being sold, and if they somehow went bad, I doubt people would be buying them.
Overall, I think the "perfume expires" thing is a bit overblown considering just how pure and concentrated the scent molecules are. The bottles are literally airtight, the liquid has anti-oxidants and stabilizers, and the lab refined oil absolutes have no contaminants. Perfume is also literally at minimum a 70% alcohol solution, so nothing grows in there.
The only reason it would go bad is direct sunlight or high humidity when spraying. In that situation, you're decomposing the scent molecules with UV light and diluting the perfume with moist air.
That's why you buy the more high end ones with par fum doesn't go bad as fast. But you are correct with the cheaper ones and most Hobbies will cost some type of money collecting baseball cards to watches. Ours is just happen To be fragrances.
@@BillyTimes-dw7vs what do you consider high end? Because all of my perfume is expensive. I’ve had Kilian, YSL, Lancôme and the likes go bad. Once opened, perfume does not last forever.
When I say I was a former perfume junkie, I meant nice perfumes….not Victoria’s Secret.
If you buy a high end perfume brand, open it, and smell it one year later, it does NOT smell the same.
New and cheaper ones o goes bad. Old lux last decades. Just used my mom's Givenchy dragon cream from 90s, still good strong scent and stable. Saw online going for 300
@@Justcetriyaart I have a $300 Kilian perfume….if opened, it will not smell the same in 2 years. You can smell your mom’s 30 year old perfume compared to a new bottle….its not the same. This is literally science at this point
When my mother passed away in 2013, my dad asked me if there was anything of hers that I wanted right away. (I'm my mother's only child and my dad and I were taking care of her through at home hospice when she had cancer.) I grabbed her ONE bottle of perfume so I could spray it on my pillowcase.
I still have that one bottle of perfume. When I need my mom, I spray some on a pillowcase or a handkerchief and she's right back with me. ❤❤❤
You can't get that kind of scent memory from 200 bottles of perfume.
I did the same thing with both my mother's and my grandmother's signature fragrances. I've narrowed down to four seasonals for myself, and trying to determine which of them will be my lifetime signature just like they had theirs.
@hillarybergen6214 Yes, I agree with you about scent memory. I own around 197 bottles of perfume and recently I asked my kids which perfume reminds them of me… they said -none 😮 that’s absolutely sad.
aw i love this
Awww this tugs at my heart strings. I always make a note when my kids say i smell good so i can uae that perfume more often @FragranceJunkie
So true! ❤ My mom had one signature fragrance and so did my grandma. Those 2 scents are forever engraved in my heart and nose.
I stopped consuming perfumes and perfume content because i came to realise that these influencers ( ie Jackie Aina, Funmi Monet etc) get those perfumes in PR and dont pay anything for them while people compromise their budgets trying to smell wealthy and like old money
Also even if they do buy a perfume they can write on the taxes to try to justify it. 🙄
Funny actually gives a lot of or back to her followers and she purchases a lot of them in her own. She just did a giveaway where she is purchasing them in her own to give back. Jackie is wealthy because she has her own business selling candles and she also purchases a lot of perfumes on her own and also other products. Do they get PR sure but the ones you are mentioning are black influencers who gets not the amount that other ethnicities get when it comes to PR. Black women can buy perfume on their own they don’t need to get it for free. We have money. If they enjoy collecting they let them be
@@lisk8142THISSSSSS, they ALWAYS give back ❤❤
and perfume dupes are also a thing!
@laur83 Right? Been wearing perfume oil dupes since the 80's. Get compliments almost all the time.
Where there is an excess, there is a lack. - Yiddish proverb
I love that!
Wow🤯
I won’t forget this proverb. Love it
That proverb is a truth bomb!
My mind is blown.
Gonna recite this over and over.
This reminds me of a fragrance UA-camr who passed away a few years ago. He had an HUGE collection, like thousands and thousands of dollars worth. When he passed away, his family had to do a GoFundMe for his funeral costs, because he had no life insurance and no savings. It's really sad.
That's very sad
Not sad, but pathetic. Sounds like they should have had an estate sale and sold his collection to help pay for his funeral.
I remember that boy from Brooklyn, he was nice but his whole attitude screamed "desperate" to me, even before learning the sad part about his funeral.
@@theladynextdoor313I wonder how much the perfumes were worth in monetary terms though. I don't know much about perfumes but I assume once you've opened and used them the value will drop significantly?
@@theladynextdoor313 It could be even more pathetic, had the family made a estate sale but everything he hoarded and spent so much money on, got so devalued, that it wouldn't cover the funeral ☹
Me, with several fragrances already, looking around for a new fragrance...and this video shows up. Someone somewhere is sending me a message.
Same, I was looking through Sephora App in the perfume section and then going to the Macy’s website to see if they have the 15% off perfume any size 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Later today I went to Tjmaxx to see if they had this perfume I wanted, knowing the original prize at Sephora is $110 (3.4 oz ) and at Tjmaxx is at 48.99. The good thing i didn’t buy because i didn’t bring enough money. 😅😂😂
I just ordered like 6 perfumes and 7 body sprays. This was my wake up call to leave these apps alone
I fell into fragTok at the start of the pandemic but I never really fell out.
I mainly buy samples though, but I do need to stop following the hype train on some of these fragrances.
Almost every time I've been influenced by a trendy fragrance, it did not work on my body chemistry 😢.
I will work up more stamina to distinguish between needs and wants. We can do this! 💪🏽
Me too. I want to challenge myself to not make another fragrance purchase until next yeat
Buy what you want just buy the travel size not only can you travel easier with it you can actually use it all. Trust me 🫶🏾
I don’t get it. When I was younger it was all about having your signature scent. Find the perfect fragrance for you so people would know it’s you just by your scent.
Yes me too.
It’s sheer stupidity
And now, you are encouraged to layer your perfume, like some kind of a backyard chemist 😂
@@deekayvixenexactly! Like that one fragrance was made very carefully and we are supposed to add others on top and make our own mix 😆
@@deekayvixenreally?? I had no idea this was even a thing! 🥴
I appreciate the person who asked about the difference between collecting and hoarding. Hobbies are fine, collections are fine. But they've turned into focusing on JUST the buying and flaunting of items, rather than actually using/appreciating them and connecting with others in the community.
She made a GREAT point and I agree with you 1000%
A “collector” means you are into finding items that are unique and difficult to find. So anyone saying they’re a collector of something that’s easily available to the masses and on everyone and their moms insta…well that’s just a shopping problem
@@adriennethiery5432🗣️speak!
Exactly! I want to appreciate every item in my "collection" and wear it lovingly, not hoard them and buy every perfume that is trending on social media!
@@adriennethiery5432sorry, this isn't true at all. Anyone can "collect" whatever they want. People collect rocks. 🤷♀️ There is no criteria for collecting things.
I wasn’t expecting to get slapped in the face with a reality check today but here I am.
I stopped taking influencers seriously when this one lady was complaining about how poor she is and how difficult it is to afford to feed her dog and when yt comments told her she always has fancy nails and maybe she should use that manicure $ for dog food instead of begging for donations she said, “I need to get my nails done every week for yall! Yall don’t understand being an influencer and how I have to change my nails so they don’t look the same in every video to keep engagement”. She used her supporters to justify her fiscal irresponsibility (she could buy Polish from the dollar tree and paint them a different color at home or buy press on’s for
The whole beauty World is like...wasting money on shaving, haircare, skincare, makeup, lashes, nails, etc etc...can we unlearn all this bs?
I mean its okay to have just our basics.
@@kawaiimombear to me occasionally getting a pedi is fine, but all the time no. I never wear nail polish on my fingers anymore, only my toes.
Wow that’s despicable. When I had a dog , his food was priority over myself having a meal if it was like that .
I've always had jobs where nails were not practical, and I'm glad.
@@kawaiimombearRight? I agree $40 for a basic mani is crazy. For $40 you can get everything you need from Amazon. Watch a few YT tutorials and you can do your own mani & pedi's at home.
It's also important to realize that the popular creators are most likely getting the colognes and perfumes for free as PR.
And sometimes have to send them back after they recorded everything. It's not unlikely you see old footage and they no longer own it.
"You do not need a whole room of perfume when you're broke" really hit me.
Collecting things in general is a slippery slope. I started out collecting coins, shells, and rocks as a kid but now I love shoes and bags. I had to learn how to limit myself because overconsumption is no joke.
You sound like me! I to used to collect stuff like shot glasses for states we travel to or stamps, coins, stickers, dolls.. now I’m on eyeshadows and makeup 😅
My Dad had a lot of money, but he never had more than like 5 colognes and I’m following in those same footsteps lmao
WISE MAN 💕💕💕💕
I have maybe four perfumes if I had more I wouldn’t be able to wear them all.
@@SocialSymone i have 11 and 2 more to come... but almost all of those are gift. I expend my money on only 4 of all of them. So i guess i'm safe 😮😅
So I’ve been into perfume my whole life.. In the past years I really got into collecting and had a huge “collection”.Until I woke up one day a few months ago and realized I spent hundreds on bottles to only spray them ONCE!!! Like they were literally collecting dust because I bought them to feel “better” in the moment, until I realized I was doing it because I was really depressed and the temporary pleasure I used to initially get only lasted so long. It was literally hoarding which is *A mental health issue*. Overconsumption is literally hoarding in my opinion, with the justification that you have a “collection”
I used to hoard perfumes, makeup & self care products. I saw it as a collection, but in reality it was a hoard. When moving I couldn't believe how much I really had. Along with everything else I "collected". Now that I'm older I realize I was just buying a feeling. It's true that fragrances can change your mood, but so can being broke. Struggling to get finances back to normal is not worth a temporary high.
Exactly!💯
Collecting things that appreciate in value makes sense, collecting things that depreciate in value is absolutely irresponsible.
🤣 "Fragrances can change your mood, but so can being broke." I need to write this down and hang it by my fragrances. Seriously!
From not knowing what debt means to £4000 in credit card debt. This is where I’ve ended up due to my obsession with perfume. To me the issue is not the influencers though, it is an outlet for my depression and the things I miss in my personal life. It started with skincare and went through hair care to finish with fragrance. And the worst part is I can’t control it and I don’t know where to find help for it, it is just spiralling down, steady but surely.
you can spend that money on time with friends, picknick in the park,going to the movies ,swimming ,pilates, maybe a trip to the theme park once in a while, volunteer somewhere(if your friends are not autgoing go to pilates and the gym to make new ones)
Therapy. It's hard to spend money on therapy because it doesn't have that immediate reward. But in the end it will be so worth it.
Just realising this might be a problem, is the first step on the ladder.
Just keep one thing in mind- you already HAVE what you need ☀️
I dug myself out of $10k in debt, of which a large chunk came from cosmetic and skincare purchases, for similar reasons. I’m glad that you’ve recognized this problem as that’s the first step for choosing a different path.
To start, I would recommend seeking out Hannah Louise Poston’s early videos on her no buys and getting out of debt, in addition to seeking out mental health support to help address the core issues. You are so much stronger than you might think you are and you can get yourself past your current situation.
@Maria-sg3zn You don't get it. Literally none of what you said applies when someone has depression.
In the nicest possible way - I come to this channel to be told off 😂 and I love it
😂😂 I screamed when I read your message 😂
It’s very useful to be humbled by someone who doesn’t you. Takes the sting out of it 😂
I started a perfume channel a few years ago and at one point had 60+ fragrances. I eventually felt burdened by them. When a huge life event happened I decluttered my entire collection and now have 2-3 at any given time and when a bottle runs out I purchase a new one. I originally got into fragrance looking for that perfect signature scent, but the youtube fragrance community made it all look so appealing. I now only follow a handful of ladies to support their channels, but I have no intentions of building up a large fragrance collection ever again.
What did you do to declutter? Did you sale or gave away.
@@robinblack7883 I held on to my top 8 favorites and slowly wore through those. I gave away about 10 affordable ones to a teenage neighbor girl down the street and I sold the majority of them on Mercari. I actually turned a profit on two that had recently been discontinued. Now I have three affordable fragrances that I really love and occasionally buy a travel spray to see if I even like it enough.
Hi Melody! I'm still subscribed to your channel, lol! Hope you are doing well and wishing you the best:)
@@sooyunkim9799 thank you! That’s so kind! I’m doing well, just trying to find a new normal! I’ve recently started a new job and am going back to school. I’m thinking I might start my channel up again, but the content will be very different now that I don’t have nearly as many fragrances 😂
I had a similar experience. Started a TikTok acc on perfumes and omg, when I think about all the money I spent on perfumes I didn’t even like that much (would lie to myself often to justify the high of a new purchase) I could cry 😅 Kept only five full bottles and I still have so many decants to go through.
“ You only have one body, you can only give off so much scent at a time” 😂 Exactly!
I've gotten to the age (45) where older perfumes from my childhood and twenties are precious for the nostalgia. I was broke then, so everything I wore was affordable. It's nice to be able to love an older scent and not care what others think.
young but getting older fragrances (britney, pink sugar, juicy) idk these old fragrances are just so good to me plus they are easily found at discount stores
Me too! I’m into vintage perfumes 90’s 80’s , they beautiful , cheap, and almost anybody are using them around you
Estee Lauder Youth Dew is what a few of the couple-generation-back women in my family wore. It's still around! Maybe when I've hit 50 or so I'll try it.
Or not. I don't even think I liked it that much, but the memories of the smell and the bottle and the cute bow really are comforting.
This was already a problem on UA-cam before Tiktok came around but now this type of consumerism has exploded. The extreme push for "niche quality" fragrances right now is crazy and these prices now are insane.
Yes! It’s what grew my obsession of perfume
Right. UA-cam used to be really bad with the overconsumption. I couldn't escape the perfume content and clothing hauls. Now it just spread out into other social media platforms.
Which is silly because niche isn't a particular price point, it just means a less well-known brand - like a lot of Middle Eastern perfume oil brands are both niche and inexpensive.
@@newcamomile you are soo right
@@newcamomilesmall correction: niche means a company that only specializes in fragrance products, opposite of designer fragrances that are made by, well, clothing designers. Indie is a small, non-mainstream company that specializes in handmade fragrance products.
But niche ≠ quality, inherently. Some niches are just dogshit, and most are extremely overpriced for no good reason...
I’m a victim of this addiction! This is so true i wasn’t even paying attention to my spending, to the point when I did my bank account wasn’t looking so good! This addiction makes me happy but not when I’m broke, is like drug addiction. I suffer from depression and this hobby brought me joy and excitement something i haven’t felt in years! But this video is making see what I’m doing! And I’m not the only one, do I like being broke? Hell no! In less than 1 year I bought 146 bottles of perfume! I get it all set up in a beautiful display that helps me relax when I look at it, middle eastern perfumes are so affordable that i think it made my addiction worse! But I think is time for me to take a Deep breath and get myself under control! Maybe get 1 bottle a month instead of 8 😂 this was a good video thank you! And yes watching these influencers doesn’t help at all! Or the fb fragrance addicts pages. I need to take a break from that too.
I understand this all too well!
The way she explained her justification system.. that was me when i was heavy into my shopping addiction. Now, i have about 10 perfumes. I will use them up or give them away before buying ANY new fragrance. Did that guy say super small collection???? 🤣
I'm glad you have it under control now! I have a thing with natural hair care at one point so I get it. But I was still OVERCONSUMING way too much and it was a problem. and yes he did! SMALL WHERE! 🧐 😂
Girl same one of my perfume is like $100 and I have 12-13 perfumes that are nowhere close to being finished. I overestimated how much perfume I could use up and now I need to finish all of them which might take 2 years to finish them off
@@ffxfgxsfxxxg2419Store them in a cool dark place & they'll be okay for a long while.
10 is realistic for a year. Keep them and don't buy more
@@BerylWalubengoAnyitiNanyamaTen in one year not overall sounds like many
Having 2-6 good perfumes, nothing more than that. Good set. Enough to make you happy. And not by any influencer! but by actually smelling them. Or make DIY perfumes with essential oils!
In the movie “Parasite” there is a recurring motif on smell. The two families are identified on the basis of how they smell. The poor families due to their environment and the eventual flooding of their home, develop a “bad” smell and the rich family calls them out on that . The obsession with how people smell is to me very tightly tied to social anxiety. Smelling “rich“, “clean”, or any fragrance theme can be associated with an effort to distance oneself from low social economic standing and sending signals of success and higher economic standing.
That was a great movie! Need to rewatch
Excellent point!! And I loved the whole scent thing in Parasite!! I think it's what made the poor dude snap in the end 😕
What a fascinating concept! I have not seen that movie, so thanks for sharing.
Didn't they almost get exposed because one of the rich kids noticed all their clothes smelled like the same laundry detergent?
@@susanritchie2394 yeah
This video spoke to me. I loved perfumes since I was a little girl, but when my parents got divorced money was tight and as a teenager I couldn't buy them. I eventually was able to buy designer perfumes once I started working, I had this idea to buy all the designer perfumes I've dreamed of, but I get tired of smelling the same scent every day, in 2018 I had 10 perfumes, in 2023 I had at least 250. I won't lie, fragance tube got to me 😅I've tried decluttering by selling and gifting, unfortunately I still bought more perfumes and now I have 200 again 😢 maybe more😣. I don't display my perfumes because I feel ashamed, every day I fight myself not to give in, so many blind buys disasters 😢
Only my husband knows how extensive my collection is but, I dare not tell him, how many bottles I actually have, what a waste. My sisters collections grew because of my addiction, and I think they're tired of receiving perfumes.
I'm not trying to smell rich or make someone fall in love or something like that, hell I even feel some type of way when people compliment my perfume, because I feel is so personal... I need help 😔
This is why i stay away from that app you can easily impulse purchase things that you can't even afford and you don't even like at the end
AGREED! It's a dangerous game to play!
Facts, I wasn't even thinking about how simple it is to buy the recommendation. You don't even have to leave the app.
Interesting. I rarely buy through links, nor do I use tictok.
Only if you're impressionable. Tik tok is gross and for the weak. I've never wanted to buy some useless item that came up on Instagram.
I did not bring that app into 2025 with me 😅. This is a big wake up call for me to change my ways! 😊
Omg
This validates me so much 😭
I work at a hospital gift shop and we have a whole wall of perfume . We have a system that can take the hospital employees pay out and spread it across a max of 3 pay checks . RN, Janitors, MD almost every person will come and buy and spread it across 3 paychecks and some are so addicted when they try to buy more it actually denies the payroll because they are spending more then there paycheck is worth 😶
Everyweek I'm like yall are crazy and they act like im the weird one 😅
That is crazy how much the hospital employees are spending!! 😦 You are definitely not the weird one. 🤗
@@dust798 Thank you so much for the donation ❤ and I am taken back by this system! They are buying perfume from the hospital gift shop???? I need more details cause I was like no way 😂 YOU ARE NOT CRAZY!
I was one of the ones who fell into this deep hole!!!. I have always been into perfume but very responsible. When i realized what was happening to me I unsubscribed from all these perfume channels.And i watch your channel to keep me on the straight and narrow😂
It is okay...I am no different than anyone else because I too was in too deep with natural hair care products and it was BAD! I know the feelings of buying way too much and being unsatisfied and spending too do it. Though I could afford it, so much money I wasted for products that EXPIRED before I could even use them. That's why I want to help people with similar issues.
I'm glad you unsubbed those channels and took control of the situation! I feel so blessed to be able to help in anyway and thankful to have your support! 💕💕💕💕
Same here!! So dangerous once you fall into it and have an addiction
@@inigoimagoThank you! i am so proud of you too. The sad part is staying in it for too long. Luckily we realised and recognized that it was a huge problem. And i believe we can only go up from here. No matter if it is slow progress. As long as it is in the right direction. Whitch is up and out!!!💕
@@rosa7302 And it feels so different watching those kind of videos after you've realized the deception. Than suddenly all of them seems so vain and sad!! 💕
@@SocialSymone 💕
As a recovering perfume addict, this was a good and necessary watch for me. I'm not nearly to the point of having shelves of perfume but I reached a point to where I started feeling guilty about my purchases. I certainly don't put myself in the red for my addiction, but knowing I already own more perfume than I need for years... Helps put it into perspective. Thank you for posting anti-consumption content and bringing a realistic mindset on buying things to just buy things.
I have a little basket in my room. My rule is that i can only collect as much perfume, as long as it fits in the basket. It can hold about 4 victoria secret perfumes, so i need to be picky when choosing perfume. This has helped me be more careful with my money. The same goes for makeup and skincare.
Girl I have the same rule. Just that basket and no more. I ve recently sold one just to buy another one lol
I have done the same with my Wardrobe. It is 2 door wooden. And I deliberately got this shabby chic design, so I can only have what fits inside it. Or I have to give some away, before I can get more. And I have a basket from some shower products. And I have stored that inside my Wardrobe too, with perfumes, shower things. I have plenty already. I never even wear make up daily, so forget needing anymore. With perfumes I buy good dupes or I can get tiny handbag ones at 10ml if I want a treat. At least I will use it that way. They go off way too fast anyway, I don't like to spend full bottle money and I can have variety too 😂
Same system! I'm not super into perfume but I have a little makeup caddy from the 90s and that has all my makeup and nail stuff. If I want something new, I have to use something up.
That girl said her hobby is perfume?? Buying perfume isn’t a hobby babe. Drawing is a hobby. Not buying useless crap.
Well, if you approach perfumery in the academic and artistic fashion, it can be called a hobby. You study chemistry and modern technologies, you learn about ways of extracting fragrant substances, you do simple mixes at home, you keep diaries about your collection and you learn about different genres, history of perfumes from different countries... There is a lot to learn and to do yourself. But most people do treat perfumes like photography - the more expensive device the better. At the same time these people ignore any basic scientific stuff and keep promoting myths and marketing lies, like the temperature of skin, the duration of the smell etc.
*Buying* perfume is indeed not a hobby but *experiencing* perfume can be. I consider perfume a hobby; it is a form of art, like painting or music, just in an olfactory medium. I buy a lot of samples and decants because I love getting to know a new scent and trying to understand the note composition, the vision and the artistry behind it... but I only own 3 bottles. Perfume as a hobby, like any other hobby, only becomes a problem when you are solely focused on and taking pleasure in acquiring new stuff and not in actually using/experiencing it.
of course collecting perfumes can be a hobbie
@@d3adbysunrise rampant and gross consumerism isn’t a hobby. It’s more like a mental illness wherein people who have no real hobbies think spending money makes them interesting. There’s no skill in buying liquid in jars. Do you think alcoholics have a hobby too when they go the liquor store? Ahahahhaha
Perfume is a hobby if you are responsible, like making perfumes
As I’ve gotten older, I started appreciating having a few staple products or items in my routine that are my go tos rather than over consuming.
True keeping things simple has been a lifesaver for me
Growing up frugal has blessed me. I wanted to venture into the perfume scene, once. I heard so much about Arabian perfumes and was like, huh I want that. I saw the price and immediately decided the hobby was NOT for me.
I have one perfume, my signature scent, and I buy a new one when I run out. I don't care that people are ruining their finances as much as I do about our environment. So much waste and plastic.
Same! I usually have 2 at the most. A bergamot mix smell for fall/winter and a Burberry fruity perfume for spring/summer. I don't replace until I run out or until it smells not good anymore. I'll just wear antiperspirant and deodorant if ik I'll be in close quarters with ppl
@@thesammielee I love it! :)
Same! I have my signature perfume which is a pricey one to begin with, that is the only one I buy and wear on special occasions or nights out. And then I have my favourite body spray that I wear to work and go grocery shopping! And honestly.. I don’t know how people like so many fragrances, maybe I’m just very particular lol
@@erins928 I agree, I find it really hard to find a scent I like! I've gone in store and tested out perfumes to find a new signature scent because I wanted a change, and most of them do not smell good to me.
I thought I was the only one. I only own one perfume (currently Miss Dior) for all occasions. I’ll stick with one I love until I’m bored then will switch it in the future but always just one
I personally am a victim of overconsumption as well and am trying my best to avoid people like this. Social media is full of ads and marketing making you think you need something when you really don’t.
Buying perfumes that other people recommend is pointless. Everyone has a unique body chemistry that will make each perfume smell different. Always go out and test/sample a scent on your skin before purchasing if you can.
Exactly, scent is about your own personality bc not every scent will suit you.
Learn the top notes mid notes and base notes then you start to read a perfume before a blind buy
This is why retail can’t die. We need to be able to test for real and not have to result in blind buying
Yeah, I kept hearing about the Qissa Delicious perfume and something told me it was overhyped, almost bought it a couple times but never did and glad I didn’t
I'd even recommend to test a scent a couple of times cause a montly cycle can influence the scent.
So grateful for channels like yours. The hyperconsumerism pushed to us online is wild. I fell into the trap in my 20s. Now I'm in my 30s, and I cringe at the amount of money I spent. Now I'm in such a better place. Hoping the same from these people.
I don’t have TikTok but perfume has me in a chokehold so bad 😂😭😅
Which ones are your favorites?
SAME! When I hear someone say it would take them years to go through a single bottle I'm just thinking to myself, "You ain't doing it right!" 😅😅😂😂
@@nalahbaer8290 Kilian Pairs-I don’t need a prince by my side to be a princess, Coach-Love, and Forvr Mood-I am her
@@NeoDarkling exactly lol my bottles are for usage and not show.
Me too! I don't know what it was but the last year I've been bordering on OBSESSION levels on perfumes. I'm not on Tik Tok but I've been on social media subs. It's definitely enabled my addiction.
I’m guilty of getting sucked in. First it was makeup and needing all of the MAC eyeshadows in my late twenties and early thirties. Then shoes, clothes, perfumes… I have to remind myself that I’m making myself broke by putting money in someone else’s pockets🤦🏾♀️ Great video and I hope more people watch it. Video was a reminder for me to stay focused.
My mom has a shopping addiction. I think she has gotten a little better over the past few years, but at one point it was really bad. To the point that she stop paying our car insurance, but she literally had a box full of tags from this one particular store. We ended up finding out about her not paying the car insurance because my dad got into a car accident and he was at fault…so needless to say she put us in a bit of a financial pickle. She also opened a credit card in my name when I turned 18 and said that she was trying to help me build my credit, but she ended up racking a $5000 bill that she has yet to pay off. She missed a payment this past October and dropped my score from a 730 to a 580.
I’ve had my issues when it comes to finances, but now that I’m approaching 30 I’ve realized that this is something that I need to take seriously. And more importantly I don’t want to be like my mom and make those same mistakes. My credit is slowly but surely getting back to where it was, but that’s because I pay my own credit card off every month. And I have a decent emergency fund as well. I make more money now, but I really don’t like spending it, which is a good way to be.
I highly recommend you freeze your credit (with the top 3 credit bureaus). So the only one opening things in your name from now on is you. It's a pain having to unfreeze your credit every time you want to open up something new but when you have close family that have impulse control issues its a way to preserve yourself and the relation ship.
Also I would see if the credit card she does have in your name can be closed down so it can only be paid off and no new charges be added.
@@af7959how long ago was the most recent activity on the credit card your Mom opened? You may be able to age out that debt by just ignoring it and then get it removed from your credit report 7 years after the last activity
stop letting her steal from you, report it was fraud
@@af7959 well yeah it easily can when she says she never consented to open it?
Your credit score will govern your entire life . What was done to you is fraud. I’ve been there … you need to press charges or you will never have a credit score to ever rent an apartment, get a credit card or loan . Under 650 is pretty hard to live
Started with a ScentBird subscription and just this year I bought 97 bottles of perfume, 22 perfume oils, and HUNDREDS of samples and spent over $10,000 to not really love any of the perfumes I got, but constantly wanting to smell another and another...2025 I'm not buying any perfume or samples!
I used to love scented candles and I could treat myself to one every now and then but the prices have gone up so much that I've even stopped watching videos about them :( it's heartbreaking to watch people use stuff you dream of buying. That's torture tbh
i rack up on candles around halloween when they’re going out of season at kroger 🤗
maybe you can invest in a diy set/tools and make your own scented candles & by that you’ll have candles, a new hobby and some nice personal gifts to gift :)
This year I bought two big candles from bath and body works on the semiannual sale they were 60 and 75 % off. I will never buy full price and I refuse to buy more than 3 big ones. They last a few months so I bought one tropical for summer and one for fall/winter. But I don't want this to become another addiction ( I have like 20 body mist) so I set some limits.
I am so glad more people are talking about the dangers of consumerist hobbies. Luxury online communities get so defensive when viewers question the ethics around normalizing and encouraging overconsumption and overspending. The best thing people can do if they're caught up in the addiction of spending is to start unfollowing and blocking this content. I say that as someone who loves perfume and luxury goods but I've set a firm limit for myself.
Agree!
Honestly this was a hard watch for me, because I saw myself in it. I love love LOVE perfumes, and like the idea of having a scent for each memory I make, so my collection grew and grew.
Now, I’ve stopped myself from buying for about 3 months, as I’ve spent around $3k on perfumes in the past year and have just under 40 full bottles (50 bottles with travel sizes included). Overconsumption is real but you can escape ❤
you're rock! I hope I can follow your success
In total for me I have like 14 and most of them are half full with me having most of them since 2020-2021 so they last me some time. I can never imagine having a whole full shelf of them though that is insane to me😂
I used to have the same problem with makeup. Even the UA-camr that recommend the product said "listen guys, normal people don't have this many makeup in their house. One or two bottles of foundation is enough and you don't need all the colors under the sun for lipstick or eyeshadow. Just buy what you need or when you run out." It was wise to say but hard to follow 😂😂😂 but eventually I managed to stop buying things that I don't need and hoarding unnecessary things. But it did takes time 😊
As a person that is recovering from overconsumption of fast fashion/body care this is true.. Working hard for my money yet spending so much of it on products I barely even use it’s overwhelming and I became depressed because it didn’t really make me happy and my living environment became compacted with things.. This year I just went on a no buy and paying off what I owe and reselling online just to get rid of things.. Yeah I had to delete all social media platforms except UA-cam
I gave away a lot of perfumes. It was hard at first. I told myself I don't need so many. The ladies I gave them to were so grateful😊. Good for you for doing what is best for you. You are not alone❤
i have nearly 30 fragrances and i would actually be a bit embarrassed to tell someone i dont know well that i have that many. even tho i genuinely love almost all of them i know it will take me so long to finish a 100ml bottle that getting more will make it overwhelming. hopefully i manage to not buy more than one more until the end of the year.
overconsumption isnt a flex its a sign of mental illness.
Why would anyone do this??! It takes an eternity just to actually use up one bottle of perfume.
Addiction is one hell of a drug I thought just like you until I got addicted to buying perfume at the start of the pandemic. Luckily now I'm over it but back then I had so much perfume it was becoming scary.
Yes it really does unless you wear it everyday and that's your only fragrance. But some fragrances are not appropriate for everyday or to wear to work so it can take years to use up.
It also seems like some people like the sense of having "a lot". Like people with closets full of clothes and shoes and cabinets full of half used products. It's low key hoarding.
Escaping their feelings, artificial sense of accomplishment, unable or unwilling to regulate emotions.
@@harrisindustries314High-key hoarding 🙃. I like switching up fragrances a lot though… and that is why I buy sample sets. I have two go-tos, that I’ll pay the EDP price for, but of course those last forever. Samples, people, samples.
Seriously, everyone, what fuels these obsessions? I've discovered that the only effective remedy is quitting abruptly; setting limits just doesn't cut it. By stepping back, you gain clarity and recognize it for the madness it truly is. As time passes without engaging, the desire diminishes.
Ouch, I feel attacked, lol! Seriously though, no lies were told. I remember growing up my mom wore the same three perfumes. Right now I think I am closing in on having 100. I'm afraid to count how many I have. I'm weaning myself off of purchasing new ones because I know there is no way I will ever finish them all. I'm also slowly decluttering. I do have savings and retirement but an unnecessary purchase is still a waste of money.
Apply some fragrance before you go to bed . . . you will enjoy smelling it, and therefore get more use out of your collection. If you have any young girls or women in your life, select some of your perfumes and let them choose one. I have loved fragrance since I was a very young girl. We were a poor family, so any fragrance was a big deal.
humankind needs to dissolve asap
Holy….. I only have 14😂😂
I have about 15 different perfumes and it feels like too much. I am selective with how I choose one every time. Ppl going broke because of their compulsive shopping habit is so sad. Because I can understand the appeal - a scent can be comforting or take your imagination on a journey.
If you don't enjoy your collection in silence then you're not a collector. You filling out the void.
That was a reality check. And just because you have your finances in order still doesn’t mean you need to buy it. I have 65 perfumes and 39 sets of body mists and creams from B&BW and VS. Enough is enough. Thank you for this.
This video just came right in time! I swear I'm on a perfume buying frenzy phase lately after being on a no-buy for almost a year. It's a never ending vicious cycle and I thought I was over this obsession but here we are again. I need to block all these influencers on YT and TikTok, and stop reading all the reviews for hours on Fragrantica.
Fragrantica will be the death of me I swear
Same, im on a perfume hunt for one that finally WORKS.
Had three perfumes in my cart and then checkout UA-cam for review and saw your video. Thank you, you made me rethink my purchase .
But are influencers really paying full price for anything they’re promoting?!
Some of them are because not every company does sponsorships
Most of them are NOT spending a DIME! Those 400$ fragrances the company sends to them!
lol HIGHLY doubt it, they get stuff sent for free or for a big discount.
I brought 4 perfumes in a month span after going down a rabbit hole of UA-cam perfume videos. For me I’ve always been a I’ll have maybe two that I buy and alternate between. The fact that I’m getting so consumed with what new perfume to buy, which one will get me the most compliment’s isn’t normal. This video is right on timeee!!! Definitely needed to check myself.
I hate this but that damn sol de janeiro 62! That warm pistachio scent just brings me pure joy. But at least it's just a spray and it's reasonably priced.
Honestly if you have a budget where 4-5% goes into fun money and you decide to spend it on perfume. I get it. I don’t agree with it, but I get it. But getting into consumer debt and neglecting saving for your future for perfumes is the problem.
I find it wild just how deep the rabbit hole goes with how predatory the fashion industry is towards women
As a guy, I just use BOD Fresh Guy. .
This is why i got into Arabian perfumes, smell good as hell and get a bang for your buck, I’ve slowed down on the overconsumption by making myself use the new scents I got to completion, unless I absolutely hate it then I just give it away to a friend, and I never pay more than 40 bucks for a new bottle.
Which ones do you like?
@@KaysiKoi i recently bought Yara Lattafa and I loveee it, it’s very feminine, soft, sweet and creamy, very second skin vibes
We love a good balance. I went crazy and bought all the Yara’s lol but I DID sell quite a few other perfumes beforehand. Balance 🧘🏾♀️
Yep. When i say influencers are pushing consumerism hoardering overconsumption to a concerning level... its crazy. Between the skincare influencers, hair product junkies, perfume enthusiasts, the restock culture, the aesthetic culture. I am desperately trying to deinfluence myself, get what I need and tell myself that expensive does not necessarily mean better. The perfume obsession is concerning. I finally splurged and bought a bottle of kayali perfume in December and i still have just about quarter left. So im literally wondering how do people get through hundreds of bottles. Perfume still does expire. And us the consumers are the ones that are being sold a lifestyle that we should have every perfume because "it smells so good". Natural hair youtubers had me in a chokehold buying a gazillion hair products and my hair still ended up being damaged and all. Skincare influencers had me where my skin was going through it badly. Since tuning off these peoole. My hair is thriving my skin is thriving. I know influencers have to make a living but these people are unrealistic. They are not relatable. They sell a mirage where we actually run ourselves broke and in debt and they mask it by saying its self care and we deserve nice things
I love it when people have a signature scent! Whenever I smell my mother's or grandma's perfume, I'm immediately reminded of them
As a fragrance content creator, this was a great video ❤ I can only speak for myself when I say this. I do have a large collection and I love talking about fragrances. I love reviewing fragrances. It is a hobby but I also have a job and small business that I tend to outside of UA-cam and social media there are plenty of fragrances I do not have I have some designer perfumes but the majority of my collection is Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret more affordable fragrances. I purchase 95% of my collection I have received fragrances from three small businesses but it was just to review with my honest opinion but I purchase everything myself Also, every year in October when my church has a carnival I donate a lot of products for prizes to win. I also like to have gifts available on hand and I have nieces and my mom that I will give to if they ask for something. Some people might buy what they can't afford but I make sure all the bills are paid mandatory things, rent, food, gas, etc. At times I can't spend on my hobby and I'm fine with that. I really just enjoy fragrances. It does make me happy and I love the community. I don't persuade people to buy them. I just love talking about them and reviewing them This year I have been purchasing from a ton of small businesses and not what's popular But this was a great video. Thank you for sharing!❤️
I enjoy watching your videos and your opinion on BBW scent
@@sandramiller6789 Thank you so much! I appreciate you🥰
I never went in debt as I purchased $10-33 perfumes but I lined them up on my table and I saw how much I had purchased and thought to myself no more
Me too! I have too many reasonable priced perfumes . I picked up a lot after Christmas sales from drugstores
At least we dont have thousands of dollars lined up there 😚
I'm glad I switched to cheapies (
@@goldmarie5918I'm proud of my army of 30+ perfumes 😅, none of them full price all of them full size. And living in a perfume crazy country, there's always someone who's all too willing to take perfumes as gifts.
Yup. I’ve amassed 150 perfumes all worth between 250- 550 bucks. It’s ridiculous and im over it. Between the anxiety I get trying to choose what to wear every day, and the huuuuge dent in my bank account that could be going to vacations/traveling or more important stuff…I’m ready to downsize my collection. I would like to get to a comfy number of maybe 20. There is also something special about having a signature scent and not smelling different every single day
Same situation. At the end of the day I am really only drawn to 25-30 bottles (my top scents) and force myself to use the others because I spent the money on them. If I had more control, I could still participate and buy samples and decants and fit it into a small budget, but I would always give into to my cravings for the full bottles. I’m putting a pause on this spending…
Perfume TikToker and UA-cam perfume influencers with 100s of full bottles…😮 it’s bananas. It’s an expensive hobby and there’s no way you’ll be able to use all of it. I’ve definitely gotten way too many samples by wanting to experiment with the smells.
samples are fine, that's the point of them?
That’s why I don’t get samples lol I sell them too on mecari haha
As someone who has a sensitivity to smells, seeing all this perfume would absolutely make me sick if I smelled all of that in one room. It's like going through the perfume section in the mall and smelling a combination of things and getting a headache immediately after
I watch your videos to basically brainwash myself into not buying sh*t. Regulary, once a week, when I want to buy something :'-)
This is to true… even for me I want to declutter and pick my favorite ones ONLY. Needed this
I have 6 perfumes and even that often seems too much for me. I just recently finished a 30ml bottle and realized it was probably the first bottle I actually used all the way up in like a decade.
there are a couple I have my eyes on that I smelled and liked but I'll wait until I finish something before getting another one
This is the best video about perfumes and overspending, I agree with every word ; thank you so much it helps me a lot👍💕
Honestly as someone who is trying to end me shopping problem your channel has helped a lot. I also found out I have a perfume problem I could purchase 2 perfumes in about 1-3 months, then be looking for a new craving
Thank you for sharing your experience! It means a lot to know that my content is making a positive impact. 💕💕💕 I really hope you are able to get it under control. YOU CAN DO IT!
I feel attack 😅 I like perfumes. But you are so right !!! Thank you for the video.
Hi Symone, thanks for an another video. Another thing is perfume goes rancid overtime so all these influencers showing their walls of perfume...idk. I guess they get it some or a lot of of it free / PR. I usually only purchase/refill after my default perfume has run out. Skin care would be good one to cover next because the skin care cult is on another level.
You are so welcome! And yes they do go bad overtime! The influencers can get enough "new" ones to make a whole separate collection when theirs go bad lol. I kinds covered skincare in my "self-care" video I did last week but a separate one for it alone may not be a bad idea. Thank you! 💕💕💕💕
bad perfume goes off, good perfume doesn't
My mom had a Chloe perfume for over 3 years and gave it to me and I’ve had it for like 2 years and it’s not bad 😭 truthfully perfumes going bad RARELY happens
We all need to listen to this!!!
Never again will i judge someone for being unable to control their spending. I can only hope they honeslty do their best to get it under control. I fell into the perfume trap 6 months ago and have been trying to hone it in. Im glad i spot the problem and deal with it when its still a relatively small problem, but it has been so alarming to me because ive never done this retail therapy with my money before.
I started a wish list so I can get the different samples as I figure out a handful of scent profiles I want. I am enjoying doing a lot of the research and working to get my noise more trained
As someone who got into fragrance a few years ago, some tips that I wish I knew sooner:
1) You really REALLY don't need more than 3,4 bottles. And even thats a lot.
2) Buy smaller bottles, especially if you want more than one perfume. I bought one big bottle from a perfume I love, and even though I use it regularly, I still have to throw it away because the smell turned rancid after 2 years.
3) You really don't need more than one "Special occasion perfume". You will not use it as often as you think because for most of your events, it will be too loud. After not even reaching half of the bottle, you will throw it away because it turned rancid. If you want more variety, maybe get 2 different everyday scents.
4) get samples before you buy the full size bottle.
5) You don't need a 300$ MFK Amyris femme bottle. You don't need any other perfume that costs 200, 300, 400 bucks.
If you happened to like it and are able to afford it, good for you. But you can get a good scent with a lot of variety starting from around 40, 50 bucks.
6) Delete tiktok. 😂
I have two perfumes and one eau de toilette. Lol
Just enjoy the scent and buy a perfume you are going to enjoy next months. There's no problem if you have 5-10 bottles or even more. If you use perfumes intensively, you will run out of 3 bottles in a year. Perfumes don't expire so early, they need about 5 years to expire. There's no "special occasion" perfume, everyday is a special day. If you have too much perfumes you can give them away to your friends and relatives, colleagues or to go on a platform for perfume lovers so there's no problem at all. Of course buying perfumes is impractical, but if this is what makes you happy stop being worried and care about others. Just don't go into debts and don't save money for buying perfumes on something really important
@@ТамараКурицеваthis is factually incorrect. Many, many perfumes expire after much less than 5 years. Also synthetic fragrance is known to be an endocrine disrupter. 5-10 bottles of perfume are likely not doing good things for your health .
@@katie8325 in our world we always have to deal with chemicals and other synthetic stuff - washing liquids, cosmetics, shampoos and so on and so forth. Could you show me a scientific research that proves having 5 bottles of fragrance causes health issues with endocrine system?
@@ТамараКурицеваwomen's hormones and ph are usually disrupted by scented products. I use unscented body wash and perfume from dish washing soap. I developed a cyst on an ovary from scented body washes. I use perfume but I only spray it on my clothes. Not on my skin anymore. Take care❤
Honestly, this is a really good sanity check. I started getting into perfume as a hobby this year, and i quickly saw how easy it was to spend a ton of money in no time at all. This is what I'm doing to help keep my impulses in check:
-Monthly budget based on a percentage of my disposable income
-Avoid blind buys. Smell it in store or pick up a sample/decant.
-Buy the travel size first; if i empty the smaller size and decide i truly love it and want more, then go for the bigger bottle.
-Challenging myself to wait for sales or find what i want at a discount. Shopping around online or at TJ Maxx and Marshalls feels like a treasure hunt!
-Never, ever spend more than $200 on one bottle. If it's so amazing and beloved, someone has probably duped it.
I'm also gathering the courage/motivation for my first declutter. There are definitely a few impulse buys on my tray that didn't work out for me, so I need to see if i can sell or trade them away.
Last thought: I'm already in a better position than most in this hobby because i don't really care about the packaging's appearance. As long as it has a good atomizer, I honestly prefer a plain, basic bottle that is easy to store and space efficient. Please please please don't be seduced by aesthetics. It's what's inside that counts!
FOMO and consumption has the public in a chokehold. I see videos all the time about everyone being broke while simultaneously seeing thousands of videos saying “You should buy this!” How sway?! 🤔
You know what, thank you for being the message i need to hear, i’ve been collecting fragrances since i was 13 years old, i cannot deny it anymore i collect fragrances mostly for the compliments … i want when people ask me what im wearing i can say “Oh it’s Chanel”, it does something to add my confidence level even knowing well that i am legitimately broke, im in debt and now i just sold my house to pay all of my debt, please pray for me ya’ll so that after this i could truly manage my own finance 🙏, God has given me a 2nd chance and i hope i can do good, perfume addiction is really hard to explain, sometimes you just gotta be stern with yourself and strict with the amount of spendings … consider being broke but looking and smelling good is actually ugly … i seriously needed this thank you 🙏 🙏🙏
I think the #1 theme in all this is that people need to start seeing influencer BS for what it is, something that doesn't make sense in the real world. People need to stop looking to these people as something to aspire to, or something that's even remotely typical. We live in difficult times, financially, and that's all the more reason to have some self-restraint.
Also, perfume is *not* an actual hobby, neither is shopping. I think that people who lack a real hobby tend to fall into this trap, and it sadly leaves them with no money to put towards a real hobby that could actually be affordable to them (or at least more so than compulsive shopping).
I would add it's not fully BS. For a lot of content creators their fundamental relation with consumption is totally different, from why they buy to the resulting outcome of their purchases. That lack of disclosure though isn't healthy. Never try to out consume an influencer who's job is literally to consume
Of course perfumery is a real hobby, but as with any hobby capitalism will trick most people into endlessly buying supplies instead of exerting your creativity
I don’t know about others but having lot of things give me anxiety.
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Seeing people have multiple Full Size bottles of those cheap smelling, yet super expensive Gucci florals makes my heart race 😢
Nothing from that house agreed with my skin. I felt I dodged a bullet there.
I was in the fragrance buying fog for about a year, thank God that haze of building a collection wore off, and I woke up.
I only own two “full size” fragrances, one I bought last year and the other is almost FIVE YEARS OLD. I still haven’t used up the entire bottles. Any other perfume I have is in travel sizes because I found that it’s cheaper and I’m more likely to use it all up rather than have a full bottle sit on my desk for YEARS
Great way to not have too many too! I like the idea of the travel size ones. A great option for people who don't use them often also. 💕💕💕
I have noticed a spike in influencers promoting perfumes. I guess its because their commissions are bigger from large purchases and expensive products like perfumes. There is literally a “my top 5 perfumes “ and “must have fragrances” video every week
There's a new 'holy grail' twice a week.😭
We're living in a mask free world again, the resurgence is real. That said, if a fragrance is brand new I just give it time for a dupe house like Armaf, Bazil or Lattafa to dupe that thing or a sale to happen. I'm too cheap to pay full price on a lot of stuff
It’s very addictive to buy and try new perfumes all the time, I think it’s easy to get in financial trouble 🌸
I went through a brief perfume moment. I bought 5 different bottles. I like wearing all of them. But now a year later, I’ve barely gotten through them (even with daily application). It woke me up to the fact that I DO NOT need anymore for years into the future, and I was a little embarrassed for buying so much. Seeing these women with hundreds of bottles is absolutely shocking.
Oh, definitely- perfumes are my weakness and have been for years. I had to unfollow all of the fragrance channels because I kept buying. Now I stick with a well-rounded collection of just a few that I will gatekeep until the end of time so that they don't become poplar and sell out.
the thing is the perfumes have an expiration date, so in fact you are literally watching your money getting spoilt day after day
My Mom has one bottle of Daisy Jacobs perfume that she's had for like ten years and she only uses it for special events