I’m very happy with all of my fragrances. I’ve gifted my friends and family many fragrances in the past. I know that very few people even wear fragrances in the first place, so whether something is mainstream or not really depends on the audience. I curated my collection by testing decants and I purchased most of my bottles from discounters.
Over the last few years I’ve been sampling decants from many houses. My favourite houses are, by far, xerjoff and initio. I have a handful of designer frags like d&g, ysl, and armani but honestly I’ve been gifting the designers to friends and family so that they can enjoy something nice.
But as per my collection, I know some of these are extremely hyped up now, but with only a small % of people actually wearing fragrances, I still think it’s nice to have stuff that:
I like smelling
Is relatively unique
Gives others an enjoyable olfactory experience without making them recoil with disgust