7 REASONS TO STOP BUYING FRAGRANCE NOW - FRAGRANCE RANT
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I think fragrance addiction is the same as any other addiction. It's meant to fill a void in life that's much deeper.
straight factual information
Better to have a hobby than to spend all you free time watching television.
Starting a fragrance collection is kind of like starting a car collection, except a fragrance collection is far more realistic for many people. The bottles are sleek, they're fancy, the pricier or more rare they are the more exclusive they are. You add one, two, five, ten, a hundred to your collection, and they all look so prestine sitting there, and you know they're yours. You can take any one of them you want out for a spin whenever you like. Some are loud, some are crazy, some are daring, some are mysterious, and some are rugged.
And all of those deeply seeded emotions and thought processes are legitimized by an active community just as interested as you are with similar feelings, making the whole idea seem a little less alienating and awkward.
Wow thats exactly what it is,@@reptilionsarehere
Nicely put.@@reptilionsarehere
Logic
If bottle No 12,13,14 does not make you happy, bottle no 42,43,44 will not do it either
@@badzmypowazni823 I ordered 4 bottles yesterday alone 😭
Two years ago I stopped buying fragrances. Now I use and enjoy the 20 bottles I own 😎
Oh you need like at least 20 more
20 bottles 😮 oh that’s a lot for me lol
@@HollerAtcherBoi I don't need to 😎
@@robo2606 oh, but you do
Dang that's crazy, do you know how many bangers that you're missing out on? The last 2 years have been pretty good! Lol
I stopped buying fragrances once I noticed I was feeling guilty each time I ordered a new one. I felt like I needed to hide my purchases. I have enough cologne for 2 lifetimes at this point.
yup, I started hiding them from my daughter, who is only 12 and was like "MOM, stop buying these!!"
How long is each lifetime? Need a reference point. J/k, I kinda know what you mean. I really do wonder how many we could each possibly finish in a lifetime?
I am using my perfumes as a home air freshener just to use them and don’t feel like it was a waste of money in that way I am getting rid of them so fast. I am not gonna buy new perfumes until I get rid of 50 bottles 😮
Have you stopped buying scents and how many do you own ?
I’ve had buyer’s remorse a few times
My shopping addiction changes every season or year. One year it was jeans, another year it was horse tack, another year it was crystals, last summer it was trees/shrubs/flowers for the yard, last fall it was makeup and this winter/spring it was perfume. I'm very aware I'm doing it. I do get a rush on ordering online and getting packages delivered and then smelling beautiful. But I do have plenty now and i need to stop shopping!!! I'm not rich but not broke either but things have gone up in price and I need to save more.
I do need to clarify, I mostly bought minis to sample and some dupes and cheapies. Nothing niche or over $60. I got some $ as a bday gift and wanted to spend it on myself to help me feel better as I'm in healing recovery stage from some severe trauma that nearly took my life. I'm grateful to still be alive and wanted to treat myself. But I will admit it can get addicting and I'm trying to stop now.
Well my advice is don't start looking at pens (or Japanese stationery and German note journals).
It starts with the Lamy Safari, the Pentel Energel, or the Faber-Castell Essentio ballpoint or fountain, then you know it you progress on to the premium Staedtler Initiums, at least it did in my case, and who knows where it could end; with £300 and £3000 Mont Blancs, or something like that.
Before you know it you could be smelling of Beyoncé or Paris Hilton fragrances and your garden will look like a tip.
This is ADHD behavior. Ask me how I know.
This is by far the most useful fragrance video I’ve seen! All of this overhyping and over sexualizing what a fragrance an do for you is not true unless the other factors in one’s life such as style, fitness and personality/charisma are properly in place. A lot of people in this community have more fragrances than they could wear in 10 lifetimes. At the end of the day all one needs are a few high quality fragrances that they truly love themselves.
Where a few means how many?
@@jhonnatanr it’s really not that deep. Ever heard of collecting? That’s literally the whole purpose…
Not everyone can nor should they that depends on many diffrent factors that comes down to a individual
@@mannyyankey64 Something for cool weather and something for warm weather. Something you can wear to the gym/ office and something you can wear on date/ to a party/club
@@mannyyankey64 Jeremy fragrance said all you need is 5: one cheapie for everyday use, one Fresh one, one sweet and seductive, one thats loud for parties or something and one Niche for special occasions, and even then its a stretch, you could cut it down to 3 and only buy a new one once an old one runs out from same style, like once the fresh one runs out get another fresh one different if youre bored of the old.
This is why I buy small decant samples under 5ml. It has allowed me to fully test-wear and enjoy well over 150 different fragrances for the price of ONE high end niche bottle. I only buy full bottles of the decants I love the most and now have 5 full bottles to last a very long time.
Yes, so true. I really like that this option is now quite avaliable to us. I know that for many pepole is not the same, because they crave the chemical release of a full purchase (presentation, packaging, ecc). But if you are in just for the juce then sampkes and decant are like the hands of God.
I started a similar strategy, but the decants are expensive. Where are you getting yours so cheap?!
Gotta ask, what are the 5 you've settled on?
That's the strategy I want to adopt too. Where can I find a 100 5-10ml sample vials?
I noticed my addiction & to tackle it that’s what I came up with too, you can enjoy all and pay less to save money. Most likely fragrances are hit/miss anyways
I stopped buying fragrances years ago for these very reasons. I now buy designer shower products, because at least I know I'll use those on a daily basis. Emulating the UA-camrs is a fool's game, especially when they're probably receiving comp bottles to promote, or are actively buying fragrances as a business expense to boost their channel. The hoarder mentality isn't limited to fragrances though. I've been a book addict, a vinyl addict, and now, a synth / music gear addict (we call it GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome).
Ultimately, it is a shopping addiction, if the act of buying fragrances is where the gratification lies, and you always feel the need to find a new scent.
I own 20-30, I'm at the point where I can't find "unique" that I like anymore. Sample packs are really the way to go
One of the best videos by any frag reviewer. I started watching these reviewes 6 years ago with Jeremy's chanel. As a result, blindly purchased many unneccessary fragrances during these years, most of the scents I disliked when I owned. Kind of spent few years in an illusional world. I thought more fragrances I owned, the more attractive, confident and well rounded I was. Building up fragrances never helped me to build up the networking or private life. The true fact is, fragrances were unable to gain me a partner, or any status in a society. What's more, a fragrance is one of the most illusional thing to invest money in. One might be wearing 500 usd. Fragrance at an office, yet never be in the center of ladies attention. Such an experience has been almost traumatic if you will. I am avoiding purchasing fragrances at this stage.
Definitely an addiction or more like a phase for me and I think UA-cam has influenced me to have many phases because you have a genuine curiosity for something so you look it up on youtube and instead you’re quickly introduced to this whole community/world of a certain hobby or thing and it makes you want to BUY and/or experience that thing for yourself just to find out it the satisfaction only lasts a short while instead we gotta focus on meaningful things that add value to our lives.
I've fallen under the influence at times. Love the message of this video. TRUE!
This is so accurate!!!!! Glad I read this
I got to a dozen fragrances and told myself, "I have to STOP." I find myself only wearing about 4-5 of them max...so now I'm just running through the bottles that I do have, and wont buy anymore until I finish these off.
right attitude, same here ... so called "end of the road" for searching of Holy Grail.
@@miles-178 Searching for Holy Grail 🤣😂😅😁. And what is your Holy Grail?
It is actually very healthy to practice a "fragrance shopping fast" every now and then. Finishing old bottle/decants is so satisfying! I realized that spending money on sampling is definitely not a waste, because it saves so many blind buy fails! Sometimes you may not use more than 5 ml of a full size bottle anyway... When I look at my collection, I could easily get ride of 50% of it and not genuinely missing any of those...
"Fragrance sampling addiction" is also a thing in itself though. So what you're saying is good too, to take a "fast" and finish all your samples. Samples are not just for seeing how they smell, you can also use them after you analyze them. Here's a tip: When you "finish" a small spray sample, you can often unscrew the top and there will still be some left in the atomizer tube. When you press the sprayer, it will squirt out of the other end so you can really use it til it's completely dry lol.
But yeah, acquisition syndrome and addiction hits hard not just in fragrance but in many other areas. For instance I play guitar and guitar pedal addiction is a thing also. Wishing you the best! Moderation and self-control, have fun still!
@@TheJofrica The difference is you really NEED that Klon pedal.
I've been doing that for the past couple of months. I realized I had nearly 100 samples/decants I hadn't even sprayed including several classic/discontinued fragrances, so I've been thoroughly enjoying going through those, taking notes and figuring out which ones I really want to add to the collection.
@@HorologicRannygazoo Ha! Next step: Spraying the pedals with corresponding fragrance 😂
@@HorologicRannygazooHow do you even get a 100 samples? Seriously, if 5-10ml samples were available here, I won't get a single perfume again. Except for like a bottle or two each year.
Well done Sir. This should be the first video anyone who is thinking of collecting fragrances or anything at all should watch.
It’s amazing how easily we are all coerced just to be part of something.
It's true! It becomes a real problem if your not carful I've got about 90+ fragrances now and while I've got my good ones I've really wanted my weakness is the cheap buys £20 £30 £40 that you get because you seen all the hype about it and before you know it you have over spent and you don't even like or wear them my big tip is go to shop around test test test and buy quality over quantity and wait until you've used that fragrance before treating yourself to a new one or your love for fragrances will probably fizzle out be left with debt and 100 bottles of fragrances you don't wear
Thank you Wayne!
🎯 ....!! Thank you. 😊
It's a tricky one. I too buy quite a few cheapies (mainly ones under £20) and it's easy to do because one tells oneself "this is only a tenner" etc. But you can get a lot of cheapies for the £150 of a supposedly "better quality" fragrance. So even one of those puts one's bank balance out. I think a mixture is needed. Appreciating cheapies (and buying ones you use rather than rubbish) can save you a lot of money. But on the other hand when it's a more expensive one that you really appreciate then it's probably worth it
I just started my fragrance journey last year because I was super stressed and it was my stress reliever but I am definitely slowing down this year
If you’re like me, and you realize you own more bottles of fragrances than pairs of pants and shoes, then you know you’ve gone too far. The sad thing is I end up wearing the same two or three fragrances, and they’re all simple freshies.
How will we change? Kindly help
Which three?
Sounds like you need to sell some bottles, mate!
@@theemclane4037 you haven't watched the video above?
It actually has some good advices. We don't really need them, stop the FOMO! There is no such thing as a must own. Just quit consuming content about fragrances and the fake urge to buy fragrances will definitely decrease. These companies are making billions each year off of us.
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I am taking your video for serious. So, i organized my scents in a fifferent way
Summer scents for really hot days.
Heavy evening scents
Elegant not too heavy fragrances for every day.
On the long run I only want to have two of every category
Thank you for your very good video
You are so right. I look at them and have a sinking feeling of regret about all that money spent.
Thanks smelly, I think this is one your best videos. I think a lot of people talk negative about youtubers and fragrance reviewers because they think it makes people buy more. I think personal responsibility exists and people need to understand unless a gun is in your head you are not obligated to keep buying.
Thank you Javier
Excellent video! Speaks to so many of the common reasons why we overbuy. If the average 100ml bottle has 900 sprays, and you average 3 sprays per bottle, and you have 50 bottles, you have 41 years worth of wearing. And don't even get me started with backup bottles!
I use 8 sprays, so I have calculated it would take 25 yrs to get done with my collection
@@pallavmishra Oh then by all means, buy some more! ☺
I like that way of looking at it. Three sprays is way too little for me though
Most people that have big collections of anything, whether it's fragrances or body parts, have some issues... But that's okay, because everyone's dealing with their own issues, just saying. 🙂
Collecting body parts? What?
I feel like it’s no different than a person who collects CDs, Cars, etc. People are spending money on much worse things in life. I love my addiction but I’m not keeping up with the jones lol. It’s self care in a way to me
Lol if thats the argument then there re better things on can spend money on than smelly water. Just keep your justification of your addiction
@@kristianpomida8259 I feel like it only destroys your life if you let it & that’s with everything. It’s nothing wrong investing into your passion tho. Nothing beats the feeling of buying a new fragrance.
I agree. Fragrance can be a hobby. All hobbies cost money. My music hobby has cost way more than my fragrance hobby will ever cost. That said, shopping addiction is a thing and those can't set and stick to a monthly budget may have an issue.
@@marcellxxivhe feeling is the addiction. I mean I'm no one to tell you to not enjoy your hobby. But the video is a reminder to take a step back and getting our priorities sorted. But if you're well settled, then splurge on.
Well, if you have enough bottles to the point of not being able to use them to completion, it's a problem...bottles should be finished within a few years at least
Good comments! This is why I only have a select few fragrances I really like. When I was on stream, I had several luxury ($200+) fragrances recommended to me. When it comes down to it, I could buy a used luxury suit that will last me a lifetime, I could buy a used real fur coat, I could buy four to six high-end dinners, or... I could buy a fragrance that no one will know is more expensive than any normie fragrance unless they're an expert (as we are wont to encounter in the wilds) and will run have out by the end of the season. It's not that I don't enjoy a good scent, it's just that I also enjoy good food, clothes, events, and so on.
@@kevinchunks2749 Would appear you're correct. It might be a bit before I'm on streams, if I will be. It's nothing against Smelly, just personal stuff.
Or you could buy your suit, your fur coat, your high end dinners and your lovely fragrance 🤷🏽♀️
Thank you, sir! Every fragrance lover needs to watch! It's okay to love fragrances, but we only need a few. One sweet, one fresh, and one powerful. And I am 'chief among sinners!' Over 100 is a sickness, not a hobby. God bless and thanks again.
Have to wonder what Paul smelled like.
Not everyone likes sweetness
The bottleneck of my social life is "Cant find people that I want to be around long term", and more fragrances wont help with that. So I limit my number of fragrances to 3.
I wish I never would have gone down the fragrance journey rabbit hole that started in 2010. Thankfully over the past couple of years, especially this year, I cut way back on buying new fragrances. The desire to try new fragrances isn't there anymore. Last month I decided to revisit all the fragrances in my collection, wearing a different fragrance each day to decide if I want to keep or sell it.
Great videos! I’m a fragrance addict but definitely have slown down drastically in the last year. I only keep fragrances that I really like and sell the ones that I don’t but I still have a massive collection 😂 I wear fragrances daily and to bed.. fragrances make me feel amazing and calms my soul.
I have 26 bottles and I think I'm satisfied... think.
How many have you got now? I'm curious as to where this will lead for myself having only 10 bottles myself.
@@reptilionsarehere 28 lol
3 years without fragrance, I use a cheap natural Vainilla and coconut oil mix and women love it, it also improved skin dryness
awesome.
omg i really appriciate you and your video. i just bought a perfume and started scrolling through new fragrances, this video was sooo needed in the right moment. Thank you for being real we need more youtubers like you.
I think we really need to examine how we are using the word, " addiction." Buying perfume usually doesn't land you doped up in some shitty hotel with no family or friends to speak of. Ya just smell good, and you have a little less money. Lordt.
i went from 100 bottles of nonsense too 8 bottles. i now only buy what my nose likes not some youtuber. not even bacarat rouge could convince me i like it. i actually think it's average overdone scent. some amazing fragrances do not even get reviewed that just tells you how many copycat reviewers exist.
I keep it to 20 fragrances. More than enough for a selection to wear at different seasons/ occasions.. i know to average person, 20 is too much but for someone who loves fragrances, 20 is the sweetspot
This is such an important topic that not many are realizing. I stopped getting fragrances about two years in because of how frivolous I've come to realize fragrances to be. Another eights years later and I still own many of the bottles I did then.
Something spurred in me and I've recently come back to this hobby. However it's nice to just discuss and share about fragrances rather than feeling the need to splurge on them all the time.
Very good video.
This applies to me.
I have an addictive personality. I have been addicted to all types of drugs. From benzos to heroin.
After I got sober I became addicted to shopping.
Right now there are perfumes that I am addicted to. In the last 3 months I have bought 60-70 different ones.
But now the brakes are on.
I have to find time to use the 60-70 I got.
So now I only buy perfume if it's something I really want.
But its hard. I want a lot😂
But its not as hard as heroin. And I dont get sick, so its not that bad.
A good smell make me happy😍
Thanks for the video. It helps to open the eyes. 🙏❤️
If collection is not the main aim and discovering new, unique and creative scents is, I would suggest sticking to samples/decants. And only buy a full bottle if you've fallen in love with the sample. You feel like you miss it and you really really crave it.
I needed this so damn much. Well said, all-around. Thank you for making this video, Sir.
Excellent. Excellent. Thank you. Totally appreciate the points you make and love the energy you put into your presentation. As an Australian survivor of fragrance shopping addiction I appreciate the truth with a splash of British humour.
I found this video by accident and I needed it. I don't really want to be like perfume UA-camrs! 🤣 It''s just a compulsive shopping and nothing more...
really good points. smelly.
i have a predeliction for buying fragrances - not sure how many ive got but def too many
have slowed down a lot but the size of my collection was brought home to me y'day when my 8 yr old daughter asked me
"why do you have so many perfumes?!"
MrSmelly! Many valid points here. As you surely realized, many of us also figured long time ago perfume UA-camrs are "geeky and dorky" males not to be taken as models in any way. I would like to add a few other observations I made early on 1) Buying perfumes can hardly qualify as a "hobby". 2) People spend their disposable income however they like. 3) People watch perfume channels for inspiration and advise on commercial scents and their performance, not because they need a shrink or an accountant. Other than that, I appreciate your effort in this video to open a dialogue on the mental frailty of many people who expose themselves on social media and those who choose to follow and identify with them.
Thanks very much indeed Falgo.
This video is necessary to those who are getting sucked into buying more fragrances than they will ever need. Buy a few for each season and save and invest the rest of your money.
I have 5 full bottles. The remaining 5-6 are 5ml decants. I sample more fragrances when the existing decants are empty which takes a while. This man is telling the truth!
Fortunately or unfortunately, being in India where a single niche perfume is more expensive than the monthly income of 90% people, my perfume addiction has been kept in check.
I have 7, I'm downsizing to 1-2, my last bottle for a year would be Dylan Blue in 200ml to go along with my Eros 200ml, after that, NO MORE. I have 5-6 cheapies that don't give me the value that my more expensive bottles, Eros for nights, Dylan Blue for EVERYTHING.
Thanks Dan! The fragcom needed this wake up call (and that goes for myself too)
I clicked on this thinking it will be a ckickbait title but it's actually spot on. The outcome here is a balance in life where fragrance adds to your attire and is not the pivoting point of self worth! For those looking for more balance and also where in their life to place more emphasis, look at 'The Wheel of Life' on UA-cam by Tony Robbins. It will change your life if you act on it. I myself have a collection of over 200 fragrances and I was about to order another but I should stick to my original plan. Order only on my birthday and only to a budget that is easy to afford. Even people who use the Wheel of Life need a nudge/reminder. Thank you.
I got out of my addiction by recognizing the manipulation behind marketing. I'm shamed to admit I fell under their spell. Red flags for me were: discounts are very low. Realization these people are in sales, and influencing is a skill to be successful in sales. They collaborate videos with one another, so they refer you to their friends channel's. It appeared some of them were reading from the script. I could tell by eye movements. They could really not like the fragrance but what they do is list two fragrances they are not a fan of, to make it seem their opinion is really honest. But they're just pretending to love the scent because now they created an intrigue. Intrigue is where it starts.
I started my interest in Fragrances at the start of the pandemic and lock downs ironically. Before that I always had one signature scent for years. After just watching a few videos on UA-cam I ran out and blind bought the most hyped and talked about fragrances only to be disappointed, there they are collecting dust! I learned a lesson never to blind buy and always sample. Sampling cured my urge to buy more full bottles. 120 decants in 2 years and I finally know what I really want to get. I’m waiting for good deals for a wish list of around 10 fragrances.
Das ist wie bei mir: angefangen kurz vor Pandemie und jetzt habe ich 108 Flakons. Langsam wird es „ungesund“. Momentan probiere ich mehrmals ein Parfüm bevor ich mich für Kauf entscheiden kann. Und meistens kaufe ich kein Flakon. Lieben tue ich eh nur ein einziges Parfum.
I really wanna do that too. Where are you buying these decants from? Are there any trusted sources?
I think you should always have 3: for speacial occasions; every day wear; and for weekend wear - you should also have a good few free samples from those bottles you bought.
It cost me my marriage. And she ended up marrying a guy who doesn’t even wear fragrances
Personally I've got 15 different ones and find it's more than enough, you can use a different one every day for a fortnight, but I tend to have about 4 or 5 that get used more than the rest.
Facts! Thank goodness I stopped waaay ahead. It truly becomes hazardous when you get hit by the FOMO! Yes they are probably FANTASTIC but having 30 scents is more than enough. I came to the conclusion that I'm pretty much only allowed 1 expensive a year and the much cheaper clones need to be empty before I either repurchase or exchange it.
I've found a balance, and I'm happy with it!
Rarely if ever, do I comment on anything at all but watching this video, I cant help it. Probably the best video I’ve come across for a good old reality check and balance. Totally agree and fragrance should be the cherry on top
Is the reason because it is a path to watching your channel?
Thanks
I have 43 perfumes and I decided not to buy anymore perfumes. Two days ago I found a great deal for Delina PDM for only 220 Euros. I am temped and I am thinking all day about Delina but I AM NOT BUYING ANYTHING! This video helped me to continue respect my decision
I have another tip that can deter your perfume buying addiction.
Do the maths. How long does 1 bottle take to finish? How many bottles do you own? Will they end in your lifetime?
Buy only the very best and maybe get sample vials for the others you're curious about.
@@ingridfitz5677 Yeah, we should have supply only for a few years and not for a lifetime already, because who knows what new cool stuff might be dropping in the years to come.
Not to be too redundant with all the positive comments here, but you really did speak a lot of truth in this video, Mr. Smelly. Heck, based on your intellectual integrity alone, I'm an instant subscriber. As for my own collection of fragrances, I've certainly bought too much, but there is an upside to that. Before I started really collecting, I found that if I wore a fragrance for more than a day or two, I'd get really tired of it -- sometimes enough that I'd never go back to it. Having a large collection ensures that can never happen. That said, per your suggestion, there are some lonely bottles that deserve more attention than they're getting. And yes, it's like getting a new fragrance, all over again. Cheers!
"Shop your own collection." Gold!
Very interesting comments! Yeah, I think about this stuff at times. I'm up to about 75 bottles now and probably over a hundred decants... do I need another fragrance? Sure I do! It's my hobby, I tell my wife... haha...thanks!
Shopping addiction....100% me, thanks for this wisdom. I was definitely heading into the fragrance black hole.
I fell into the trap of crypto, later on vintage jackets, then 80s music on vinyl, now fragrances, all because of influincers or things from my childhood. And tattoos. I am an all or nothing person lol. I did quit drinking and smoking 7 years ago and am proud of that 🏆
This is precisely why I haven't purchased a fragrance for myself in well over a year or more. There are Facebook groups where people will post about buying literally every fragrance they come across and everything that smells good to them. Maybe I just higher standards than those people or something but that vast majority of stuff I smell is just okay at best and even if it absolutely floors me in how amazing it smells, I have the maturity to know there are far more important things to spend my money on. That being said, I do spend a lot of money on perfumery materials to make my own fragrances lol.
Yeah, there are like 5-6 DNAs in any era and every designer perfume is 80% similar to one of the DNAs.
You are hilarious! The funniest part of all is that you make fragrance videos, but I really appreciate your honesty. This might be the only fragrance video that will actually save me money. I’m ready to abandon the shopping cart I have going. There’s one in there I still want, but it’s not expensive and not a blind buy, and I’ve wanted it for a while. As for the others, I suddenly feel I don’t need them.
I hope that feeling will last. I fully understand that I’m captive to this addiction, and somehow that hasn’t been enough for me to escape it.
Anyway, for now I hope the shopping my stash will help because I certainly have enough to not get bored.
Thanks for your insight!
Thank you very much Stacy!
Something that I did that helped me is when I buy one I sell one online I try to always keep that flow going
Nah I think I’ll just continue living my life and if I come across a new fragrance I’m gonna go ahead and do it. I’m not worried about missing out I just know what I want
Thanks for this video. I limit myself to 20 full bottles and 12 decants. I can see how easy it is to get caught in hype.
Agree with you Dan. I knew 9 ago when I got into this hobby that it would never be enough. So I created a goal to purposely have a relatively small fragrance wardrobe.
I've made the decision to cap my rotation at 10. Only way I'll buy a new one is when one runs out or is given away. I'm happy right now with 9
I definitely agree with you on this, it can get really out of hand once you dive deep into this hobby.
I think a lot of people who say they are addicted to fragrances don't really understand addiction. I see a huge difference between my indulging in my impulse to buy fragrances at rack stores or even expensive ones from the Louis Vuitton store, and the way I used to use intravenous drugs, specifically opioids, like Heroin and fentanyl at the end.
The last time I used any hard drugs was December 17, 2018, when I woke up on the bathroom floor with a needle still in my arm. I wasn't even strung out again yet at that point, but I was already just done with life.
I'm still not sure if I was literally trying to end my own life, or just recklessly getting high. I know that I was in a really bad place. The reason that was an addiction is that it caused severe negative consequences on my life, and I kept using it anyway. I was both addicted and physically dependent. When I was strung out, dope was my only concern in the world. I would randomly leave work to go score, lying and saying I had a Dr appointment, and shooting up in the grocery store bathroom and passing out for like an hour or two, getting payday loans and car title loans so I could keep using. It was horrible.
Things have not been easy since then. My dad died just over two years ago, a week after my ex fiance's grandma died, so we went to both funerals together, just for her to ghost me a couple weeks later. We got back together a few months ago, but she already ghosted me again.
I've really been using fragrances to help with my low mood and anxiety. I think it's been helpful, and I started exercising a couple years ago, and got in shape, and I got my nipples pierced because my ex said that would be hot.
I have probably 90 bottles and I enjoy fragrances from as simple as lavender sprays to Penhaligon's. I crave certain smells such as chocolate, vanilla, coconut and particular perfumes. They lift my spirits. My room always smells amazing and like a spa 😂 I have perfume from under £8 it's not about the names for me.
You can just buy fragrances without it being an issue. I get that some people probably need to hear some of the points in this video, however If you can afford it and you enjoy collecting fragrances, then go for it.
Thank you so much for this I needed the straight talking to you, I just unsubscribed and I am resolved to never ever, ever, ever, ever buy another frag or watch another video.
agree, no one care what fragrance we wearing so I just use what I have, I have 12 bottles
I found myself getting a couple then I'm researching what else to get next, then again. Especially when i watch reviews. I have more than i could possibly wear in a lifetime. I finally slowed way down in fact ive stopped. Just wearing what i already own.
This is a great video.
In the last year I have bought a lot of cologne. Maybe fifteen 3oz bottles. Fifteen 30 ml bottles and about thirty 10 ml.
But I have noticed that I keep reaching for the same ones, such as 1 Million Royal, Spice Bomb, Gucci Guilty, Wanted.
I should just keep those types and liquidate all the stuff I rarely wear.
Mr Smelly77. OMG. I needed to hear this. I started buying fragrances with a discovery set. I followed that up with a subscription discovery service with ScentBird. Then, I thought I will go and buy a 100ml bottle every other month.
I found out I couldn’t leave the store without spending $250-$300. Then I started buying at discount online stores with smaller purchases. I just spent 3.5 hours researching my next fragrance purchases.
I realize now it is a mild addiction. I needed to hear this. Thanks,
Dan T.
See, in my opinion going out on an expensive dinner is a bigger waste of money than buying a new fragrance that you can enjoy for many years 🤷🏻♂️
One thing i do that i think really helps me so i don't overspend on perfumes is that whenever i want to buy a new fragrance, i get the travel size first. Those last me a decent time and that way i can really try it out on my skin without spending a fortune. Once i've gone through it and i do love it, then i'll buy a full sized bottle but really only then. I found it also helps having perfumes with specific purposes. Like i have 6 perfumes that i keep as a staple: One for the cold and dry winter months, one for very hot and humid weather, one for date night, one freshie i can wear to the gym and also use after the shower, one i wear to bed and one that's like an all-around one that i can wear to work or go grocery shopping but i can also wear it if i'm going out to eat, etc.
I just have my few signatures and I don't go beyond what I already love, and I just started buying perfumes. Thanks. I'm content with having 2-3 fragrances.
So true! And it always “fits”, unlike clothes. Gives you that dopamine or serotonin hit/rush to get it and then you don’t use it. Reselling a bunch.
Yo this is deep! I saw my self on everything he said. That was pure honesty
I’m not into vintage fragrances and I’m not subscribed to any of the fraggle channels, but just for the honesty in this video, I’m subscribing!!!
Hearing that I don't need the latest Amouage is one thing, accepting this as a fact is the hardest part. I love Amouage. But I am a trust fund or three away from realistically being able to collect them all. Cheers Smelly.
Video of wisdom. Less is better and you don't are not confused. Actually , the ones that suit you, are two or three at the most. And the best, is the Grand Finale video clip. Congratulations Dan !!!!! Better and better videos!!!👍👍👍👍👍🍺
Im at 45 bottles now and really needed to see this 😢im in that never ending cycle of watching UA-cam reviews, ordering then waiting for it to arrive smelling it then straight on to the next one 😮im never satisfied. I've literally given up a dangerous addiction for this addiction to perfumes which helped me at first but its time to get a grip i think.
Good advice Dan. Here in Queenstown New Zealand 🇳🇿 an upmarket fragrance store has now opened down the town for the overseas tourists. It has a counter with a phalanx of Tom Ford testers. This is not good...
Hi Duncan. What is the name of the store?
DFS Queenstown
@@Andrewmylife😅
Best *fragrance* video ever. I really needed this. Thank you very much.
From what I think I find that many people who are "addicted" to fragrance collection are people who Mr. Smelly rightfully diagnosed as 'broken people'....people who are quite fractured in their personal lives and are desperately seeking some tangible proof of "beauty* out there....somewhere...to compensate for the lack of 'beauty" (love, nurture, kindness etc) in their lives...
Think about it.
This makes sense .
Bought another 3 bottles today that takes me just over 20. Definitely time to stop. Thank you
Social media and cellphone use is ruining our lives altogether
Thanks Mr. Smelly for one of the best video I have seen this year. You are right to the point. Keep up with the good videos :).
I have shopping addiction, but i never lose alot of money. Buy and sell used and make deals :) Makes it fun and it keeps your shopping hunger full!
I’m watching you while I own 5 bottles of fragrance 😅 I might not be addicted but your videos are genuinely enjoyable
I have 80 bottles and 10 backups. It is enough!!! I would so much like to have a signature but with that collection it is just not possible. I
Hahaha 😂😂😂 Dude ur the man! The most honest contrarian in the frag com, both necessary qualities in this topsy turvy world of ours.
PS: Figured out a long time ago as the frag head that i am that the only way to make sure this hobby doesn’t get out of control is to cap my collection at 100. For a fragrance to come in one needs to go out either sold given or used and i can’t buy more than 3 new fragrances a year(not including backups for discontinueds or frags am about to run out of). At this point i think i’ve created the most optimised collection i can based on my tastes as it is quite a chore, painful even, to work out what needs to go, if at all, assuming i’ve found something i really really really like.
I have a similar system but my cap is 10 lol.
Excellent video, keeping it real. I’ve always loved fragrance and still have original 90s vintage. Intending to only keep the special ones, sell some of the vintage bottles which I’ve grown out of, and only buy something when I truly love it and represents me now. No blind or impulse buying. I’ve already started the editing process and it feels good. I don’t get the “it” and status fragrance hype tbh, it feels like fast fashion but with a preposterous price tag. But each to their own.
I have two bottles that I got new, 10-12 years ago. One I rarely use, the other I hardly ever use. Then a couple years ago I got a half full bottle of English Leather at a garage sale, and I’ve used that 2-3 times.
The guy is on point with. I’ll never use what I already have much less any I’d buy in the future.
I've always enjoyed things that smell nice. It started with food and herbs and flowers... Essential oils. Now fragrance. I love the idea of adding another dimension to my image one that people can smell and hopefully enjoy. I've become known as the best smelling guy in the town I work in and I used both essential oils and fragrance. I don't have the money to buy more and what I learned is that dupe fragrances generally do the same job and you can wear them more often and reapply more often too. The only area that I worry about are the chemicals used in ore affordable perfumes
1 of the best Fragrance Awareness videos on UA-cam!!! 🔥