Most days I just rely on the mood I am in, but take into account what I'll be doing, what I am wearing (clothes) and of course, weather. Your system of choosing is very interesting.
I LOVE that you shared that with us. You remind me of my brother… although he’s more OCD I imagine. When we lived together I remember he would wear his shirts in the order they hung in his closet, and play his board games and watch his dvd sets / movies in alphabetical order. I found it so interesting and also opposite to myself being a very emotionally expressive and intuitive decision maker. Hearing about your past selection processes was so interesting and I can really see how the spreadsheet method would really help you to refine your collection. Thanks so much for the video!
It's always fun to hear how other individuals decide on how they rotate their fragrances. I personally love to wear my fragrances based on the vibe of the day, or practically how I feel. I have fragrances that invigorate me on a working day. On the other hand, I have fragrances that I wear when I feel like I'm in a brooding mood, which happens way too often.
I enjoyed hearing your process. I am not disciplined enough to have a spread sheet and make sure everything gets enjoyed. I know personally there is kinda a little thought that goes into pick the daily scent like you mentioned. the weather and the activity for the day and who I will be seeing. I know for the future I will not bring in any larger size bottles because I want to go through my collection and not be wasteful. I know I personally enjoy looking at the dents and saying to myself I really have been enjoying this one. Thanks again for a great video Pep.
Wow such discipline, I basically spend half a minute in front of my perfume collection every day, after I dressed up and did my make up for the day and choose something intuitively which fits the vibe :D I do track what I am wearing though, and if I haven't worn something from my collection at least 3 times a year, it has to go, I only keep a decant.
Amazing. I do a combo systematic / intuitive. Based on my last worn, I pull my 14 last worn. They go into that weeks “perfume tray”. Then each day I intuitively select from that tray, I do day and night too. They reset the following week. I like the structure and the options.
Wow Pep, now that is a system!!👏 I seriously don’t know how to incorporate sample and decant use on daily basis. There are so many 5-10ml decants and I don’t want them to evaporate.
It would be a fun experiment to have yourself and a group of friends wear the same fragrance for a good week or so and then have a meet up and discuss how that fragrance worked for each individual for the duration.
Good to hear your process! Occasion, weather, and vibe all play into my daily SOTD. I manage my collection in Parfumo and a google spreadsheet, and keep a seasonal wardrobe to wear through all my fragrances. I used to track my SOTD, but now just pick and go.
I don't even know how to make a spreadsheet (I'm a musician so it probably makes sense ~ failed money maker for life!) but this is interesting for sure, Pep! Me: I wake up, look at all the bottles, say out loud ~ "Who wants to spray today?" and I pick... I know, I know, unscientific as shit but it seems to work. Great viddy!
Fascinating. I am not using my spreadsheet for tracking wears. I like that it pays homage to all the bottles, including the ones to be culled. Would you consider flow charts, color coding? For example tracking the note/accord data using color for mood/attraction to the scent? Anyhow thanks. I’m on a long train ride & this is fun. So fun the pure intuition challenge - maybe instead of text tracking the intuitive choices you could assign color… Good luck.
I must be a nerd too! I plan out my week to make sure I cycle through my collection, based on; - weather - WFH Mon testing samples - Tues-Thurs in office are safe but usually high quality - Fri-Sat free range, often fragrances that aren't office friendly - Sun reserved for fragrances I don't love I will switch out if I'm not feeling it on the day
Yeah I just pick based on my mood and the weather, but it's pretty easy to do with a collection of 18 frags (I used up 17 frags this year). I tend to wear through my samples and decants given by friends quite quickly, as they seem to go bad. I would definitely have a rotation system if I had a bigger collection, and your system sounds very considered, Pep
I religiously use my spread sheet to track what scents and clothes I'm wearing. I primarily work on seasonal inspiration along with either an internal or external motivation/goal. I use the spread sheet to look at trends and to use those to remind me about what I'm not paying enough attention to.
@@TheScentinel I figured I needed to make the most of my collection and this helps a lot. The tracking I can do on basenotes and the others only scratch the surface. Agree that it's comforting to know that we're not that over-obsessed all on our own. 🙂
I also have a spreadsheet with all my fragrances but only to know how many I have purchased and the categories that they fall under. I am 19 in and I plan to discuss downsize to 15.
I think it makes a difference if you're reviewing fragrances or if you're just wearing what you like. The "scientific" approach makes a lot of sense if you're reviewing. I have 4 shelves and I have my fragrences split in gym, cold weather, warm weather and one for the rest. My system is flawed because I tend to "save" the good/expensive ones for "special" occations.
I think you would like Georges Perec, if you haven’t already read him. I’m thinking of how he would decide to traverse Paris only on streets named after generals, for example.
I look at fragrances as formal and everyday. The formal fragrances are more difficult to use in an office setting but surely an everyday fragrance can be used for a formal setting. With work its usually a choice between Cedrat Boise Bleu Chanel EDP Aventus Dior Sauvage Terre Dhermes Prada Lhomme Greenley I only wear Layton and Layton Exclusif for night time chilling or events as its the best thing Ive ever smelled.
Most days I just rely on the mood I am in, but take into account what I'll be doing, what I am wearing (clothes) and of course, weather. Your system of choosing is very interesting.
Seems like a solid method
I tend to match my fragrances according to the season, and often according to how i dress
I LOVE that you shared that with us. You remind me of my brother… although he’s more OCD I imagine. When we lived together I remember he would wear his shirts in the order they hung in his closet, and play his board games and watch his dvd sets / movies in alphabetical order. I found it so interesting and also opposite to myself being a very emotionally expressive and intuitive decision maker.
Hearing about your past selection processes was so interesting and I can really see how the spreadsheet method would really help you to refine your collection.
Thanks so much for the video!
@@breannacarels6479 I think it's one of the few things that I am old about
It's always fun to hear how other individuals decide on how they rotate their fragrances. I personally love to wear my fragrances based on the vibe of the day, or practically how I feel. I have fragrances that invigorate me on a working day. On the other hand, I have fragrances that I wear when I feel like I'm in a brooding mood, which happens way too often.
@@reeethydroo I want to be more like this
I enjoyed hearing your process. I am not disciplined enough to have a spread sheet and make sure everything gets enjoyed. I know personally there is kinda a little thought that goes into pick the daily scent like you mentioned. the weather and the activity for the day and who I will be seeing. I know for the future I will not bring in any larger size bottles because I want to go through my collection and not be wasteful. I know I personally enjoy looking at the dents and saying to myself I really have been enjoying this one. Thanks again for a great video Pep.
@@GinaAngels thank you, again, for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
Wow such discipline, I basically spend half a minute in front of my perfume collection every day, after I dressed up and did my make up for the day and choose something intuitively which fits the vibe :D I do track what I am wearing though, and if I haven't worn something from my collection at least 3 times a year, it has to go, I only keep a decant.
@@gabbiagoston believe me, it's the only thing i am disciplined at🤣
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Amazing. I do a combo systematic / intuitive. Based on my last worn, I pull my 14 last worn. They go into that weeks “perfume tray”. Then each day I intuitively select from that tray, I do day and night too. They reset the following week. I like the structure and the options.
@@orosz4001 I am loving hearing everyone's methods
Wow Pep, now that is a system!!👏 I seriously don’t know how to incorporate sample and decant use on daily basis. There are so many 5-10ml decants and I don’t want them to evaporate.
@@esteres.choice it is nearly a full-time job😁
It would be a fun experiment to have yourself and a group of friends wear the same fragrance for a good week or so and then have a meet up and discuss how that fragrance worked for each individual for the duration.
@@a_paradigm_sniff a Perfume Book Club👌
Good to hear your process! Occasion, weather, and vibe all play into my daily SOTD. I manage my collection in Parfumo and a google spreadsheet, and keep a seasonal wardrobe to wear through all my fragrances. I used to track my SOTD, but now just pick and go.
Good to know. I don't feel so embarrassed now
Wow~ You have a sometimes complicated but often interesting set of ideas and techniques on how to decide on a scent each day. You outlier, You. 🤗
@@oldmanshizuoka 😅
I don't even know how to make a spreadsheet (I'm a musician so it probably makes sense ~ failed money maker for life!) but this is interesting for sure, Pep!
Me: I wake up, look at all the bottles, say out loud ~ "Who wants to spray today?" and I pick... I know, I know, unscientific as shit but it seems to work.
Great viddy!
@@ScottCutshall that will be me next year
Fascinating. I am not using my spreadsheet for tracking wears. I like that it pays homage to all the bottles, including the ones to be culled. Would you consider flow charts, color coding? For example tracking the note/accord data using color for mood/attraction to the scent? Anyhow thanks. I’m on a long train ride & this is fun. So fun the pure intuition challenge - maybe instead of text tracking the intuitive choices you could assign color… Good luck.
@@IzanythingOk no colour coding, but I definitely make notes of prominent accords
Interesting, I do exactly what you do with the spreadsheet and rotating through them based on last worn date
@@deluxelex9056 at least I am not alone
I must be a nerd too! I plan out my week to make sure I cycle through my collection, based on;
- weather
- WFH Mon testing samples
- Tues-Thurs in office are safe but usually high quality
- Fri-Sat free range, often fragrances that aren't office friendly
- Sun reserved for fragrances I don't love
I will switch out if I'm not feeling it on the day
@brookef2368 well THIS is a schedule 😁
Yeah I just pick based on my mood and the weather, but it's pretty easy to do with a collection of 18 frags (I used up 17 frags this year). I tend to wear through my samples and decants given by friends quite quickly, as they seem to go bad.
I would definitely have a rotation system if I had a bigger collection, and your system sounds very considered, Pep
@ems_h.eartnotes I bet you really love all 18 bottles. How do you work the samples through?
I religiously use my spread sheet to track what scents and clothes I'm wearing. I primarily work on seasonal inspiration along with either an internal or external motivation/goal. I use the spread sheet to look at trends and to use those to remind me about what I'm not paying enough attention to.
@@lineplanevolume it really comforts me that people share a similar approach to this.
@@TheScentinel I figured I needed to make the most of my collection and this helps a lot. The tracking I can do on basenotes and the others only scratch the surface. Agree that it's comforting to know that we're not that over-obsessed all on our own. 🙂
I also have a spreadsheet with all my fragrances but only to know how many I have purchased and the categories that they fall under. I am 19 in and I plan to discuss downsize to 15.
@TevinC814 it's definitely a number that can cover most bases. Then you can sample so many others
I think it makes a difference if you're reviewing fragrances or if you're just wearing what you like. The "scientific" approach makes a lot of sense if you're reviewing.
I have 4 shelves and I have my fragrences split in gym, cold weather, warm weather and one for the rest.
My system is flawed because I tend to "save" the good/expensive ones for "special" occations.
@@gubberfranzen there's no right way, I guess.
I think you would like Georges Perec, if you haven’t already read him. I’m thinking of how he would decide to traverse Paris only on streets named after generals, for example.
@@dushkopetrovich I will look him up
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@@katyamuravyeva9880 thank you
I look at fragrances as formal and everyday. The formal fragrances are more difficult to use in an office setting but surely an everyday fragrance can be used for a formal setting. With work its usually a choice between
Cedrat Boise
Bleu Chanel EDP
Aventus
Dior Sauvage
Terre Dhermes
Prada Lhomme
Greenley
I only wear Layton and Layton Exclusif for night time chilling or events as its the best thing Ive ever smelled.
I would say that organization is just good perfume etiquette. 😉 Really is a helpful tool in the long run.
@@justaddlight yeah it has helped me