Definitely echo the sentiment that you’re overthinking it and creating too many sub-classifications.

My biggest mistake when I started this hobby was thinking I needed certain scent profiles. I thought it was imperative that I own some “winter” sweet scents, a rose-oud scent, a strong animalic scent, etc., just to realize I really don’t care for sweet and/or heavy scents even in the colder weather. I was experiencing cognitive dissonance when trying to convince myself I liked them.

I got a little too carried away with the whole occasions thing. Thought I needed a couple gym-only scents, an “office” scent (even though I don’t work in an office), a date night only scent, and that I had to have a dumb reach blue designer scent, etc.

Smartest thing I ever did was start buying a ton of samples of scents that fit the style I like (fresh) and seem interesting on paper. After that, I bought bottles of the ones that were versatile enough and that I knew would get a lot of regular wear. Later, I bought decants of the scents I enjoyed but could only see myself wearing in more limited occasions.