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Hey, folks! I hope everyone is doing well today. I am doing well. I won't talk too much in the intro this time. I am just going to say that I have been thinking about things that make little or no sense to me in the fragrance community and here are some of those things. Let's get into it! Performance I get it. People want fragrances to perform. They want what they perceive is value for money. I just don't understand why it is the main factor for some people. Every fragrance has a place. Sometimes you don't want a super-strong fragrance. Subtlety is beautiful sometimes. I don't think you should base your whole collection around strong scents. Diversity is much more versatile and gives you a lot of options when selecting a fragrance to wear for certain events. You don't need a 10 hour fragrances for a date. I sometimes like to change my scents throughout the day and it's impossible to wash some of these stronger scents off. I am not saying performance is a bad thing. I am just saying that I think judging every fragrance on this metric is limiting your options. Projection I understand this one too. Some cultures love fragrances that strongly project. However, not everyone does. I don't think projection should be a determining factor in every purchase. I think summer scents that project a lot can be cloying and make me nauseous sometimes. How are you going to draw your date in closer to you when he/she can smell you from halfway across the room? I don't know about you, but many of the females I personally know don't like it when someone smells like they bathed in a fragrance. Of course, there are ones who love it. There are just far fewer of them, in my experience. Again, having projection is not a bad thing. I am just trying to make a case for some diversity in your fragrance wardrobe. It's like having only one type of shoes. If you have all dress shoes, then you are limited in what you can accomplish with them. Hate It's really annoying when people post "I hate (random fragrance) because it was hyped and I don't like it". Most of the time, this is stated by people new to fragrances. I see that many people things like this only try the fragrance once and give their opinion right off. Either that or they are trying to be edgy. I have also never understood why some people look down on others for fragrance decisions. It's their money. They can spend it how they'd like. I know the two sentiments above contradict that a bit, but they are just my opinions. I don't look down on people who like strong fragrances all of the time. I am just trying to make a stance that they might not have thought of. The fragrance community is about learning from one another and not putting people down. FOMO(Fear of Missing Out) FOMO happens quite often with discontinued fragrances. Yes, a fragrance like Prada L'homme Intense had a small cult following before being discontinued(if it even is. there is conflicting information on it), but why is it all of a sudden a "masterpiece"? This causes people to just buy it because they are afraid of missing out on a fragrance and generates unwarranted hype sometimes. Some people might actually love it and that is fine. However, if people didn't only try what YouTubers hype and actually sought out these fragrances, then they wouldn't have to scurry around to find a rare bottle. Experiment and find what you love, not what someone tells you to try. Compliments Compliments are nice. Don't get me wrong. However, I think there is an issue when people go to Jeremy Fragrance's lengths and say a fragrance is bad because you don't get compliments on it. If you want to get compliments, then you need to have confidence in yourself and wear the right fragrance to fit that. It's like a relationship. It's a two-way street and you have to cooperate to make it work. People will never make you happy until you decide to be happy yourself. You can't just expect to spray a fragrance on and get compliments. Anyone who tells you otherwise is not being honest with you. No fragrance is guaranteed to turn heads or get you noticed. Panty Droppers Ugh. I hate even typing that word. Can we stop treating women like they are robots to smell our fragrances and that alone arouses them? It shows a lack of understanding and maturity when this term is used. Women are just as diverse as men are. Let's not act like they aren't and pigeonhole them into a box by saying these fragrances will excite them. Will it work for some? Sure. However, by saying this we are disregarding their individuality and making them seem like they will just sleep with anyone because of a smell. It's just demeaning to think that about anyone. I know this term is normally used in a flippant fashion, but we need to learn to stop disrespecting women. That is probably one reason why people aren't getting the compliments they seek. Oud Smells like Feces I get it. Oud is not everyone's cup of tea. However, I do not think most people who say this have smelled real oud. Yes, some start off with a fecal or skanky vibe, but they normally get much better over time. I don't think many people have smelled real oud or even the synthetic stuff when they say this. Real oud is a journey in itself. They have top, heart, and base notes and evolve beautifully when it reacts to skin chemistry. Some of it is fecal, but most of it is beautiful. It heavily depends on the region, variety, distillation, and many other factors. Oud is very diverse in its scent profile. Your Nose is Broken I see this comment a lot in certain groups. There are new people in the groups who can't differentiate notes. Education is better than damnation. I don't understand why people have to feel superior in this regard. I have seen some comparisons that made me raise some question marks as well. One guy was saying Bentley Intense is just a stronger version of a Tuxedo clone. When I first started collecting, I thought Burberry London and D&G The One smells similar. It wasn't long before I figured out how dumb I was, but I am just saying...We all came from somewhere. Mockery doesn't help anyone. Overspraying I understand that some people like to overspray. I don't care. I am just glad that I don't have to smell you, haha. However, when someone says I sprayed this fragrance 30 times and can't smell it, that is deceiving to me. Spraying a fragrance 30 times is sure to make you go nose blind, just from the alcohol content along, much less the fact that you just overloaded your nose with a fragrance. Our nose has a tendency to shut off strong smells in order to look for threats(i.e. smoke, gas, and other things that could be dangerous to our health). You can wear the whole bottle if you want. However, don't blame the fragrance for not performing when you decide to numb it with so much fragrance. Feminine/Masculine Mother nature never said flowers are just for women and woods are for men. Wear what you want and be yourself. If you are a man, then wearing a fragrance makes it masculine on you. The same with a woman. I understand that some smells associate with a certain gender. My grandmother grew gardenia bushes, so I associate gardenia with her and as feminine. It is okay to have scent memories to associate with certain people, but I think judging fragrances on a purely generated line alone is not productive. Then you have the guys that call people "soy boys" and think everything has to be uber-masculine and smell like pure testosterone. This is just insecurity creeping through. I don't believe in the whole alpha male idea, but if these guys were actually alpha males, then they would not be worrying about what other men smell like. A man who is actually "alpha" never has to call anyone beta or claim himself as alpha, because he is already who he is and doesn't care about your opinion on it. Conclusion These are just a few things that I do not understand in the fragrance community. I am perfectly aware that these things will continue to happen and I am okay with that. I am just stating my opinion on such things. I hope everyone has a wonderful evening. Don't forget to say something kind to someone today. You never know who it might help. Keep being great and smelling great. Buy fragrances with an Italian soul. Mozzafiato is your one-stop shop for all of your Italian beauty needs. Mozzafiato (affiliate link)
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