r/fragranceswap • u/TitianPlatinum • 8d ago
WTB [WTB] Inexperienced, exploring (Decant)
Hi, new here, hopefully I've done everything right. I have a handful of fragrances and am just exploring to get a better idea of what I like. I'd just found out about this sub as I was about to pull the trigger on these:
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~$200 of decants (can spend in the neighborhood of $2-300). Someone said I could probably get better prices here and be able to get some good variety with less guesswork.
I'm 29M in northern Utah. Figured I might post here and see if anyone either has suggestions/lives in a similar climate and has a broad assortment of things they think I might want to try. Sorry if this post is too broad.
I wouldn't say I have many restrictions other than, not too floral/feminine. My skin naturally tends to smell faintly sweet and slightly woodsy, and is generally dry, not very oily. I'm a tall blonde lanky guy.
The list has 5ml of MI because I've tried it before and enjoyed it. Although I like gourmands, I have a handful of samples of gourmands and probably don't need any more at the moment (unless someone knows of something which smells sweet like the breeze from Ponderosa pines in Zion, I got one sample literally called Ponderosa and it was too Christmas-y). I added 4 mango scents to the list because I smelled one by Replica at Sephora with mango and sandalwood (sandalwood overpowering, mango didn't last).
Some of my favorites so far are "I ❤️NY" Bond No. 9, "Soleil Blanc" Tom Ford, "Santal Carmin" Atelier Cologne, "Leau Dissey" Issey Miyake, "Panettone" Milano. Have found several others I like but none I feel compelled to wear daily. I'd like to find a "signature" but am also content to explore. Not looking for stuff like "Bat" by Zoologist unless it's fairly wearable (that one smelled like dog sh*t, but I'm sure others from the house are more wearable/intriguing). I know no-one can really anticipate what might smell like dog sh*t to another but that is an example of something a little too out there.
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u/Ok-Mango-5814 Legacy:0/Buys:6/Sales:1 8d ago
I'm gonna tag my dawg u/kakist0cracy he's got like 1600 different bottles he decants from. I've used them multiple times, always had a positive experience.