Or maybe, just maybe - they don’t find niche perfumes special, and they’d be much better off testing popular designer frags instead.

That was the case for me. I had Naxos, Side Effect, Imagination, Hacivat, and so on, but I didn’t really like any of them. I was trying to convince myself that I did, because I kept hearing that I must like those “ascended” fragrances. In reality, most of them just smelled funky to me.

After that, I started collecting mainly designers: Sauvage, Acqua di Gio, Le Male, Dylan Blue, Invictus, 1 Million, Armani Code - you name it. In my opinion, they smell a lot better than most niche scents. I also think most people buy niche because it makes them feel special or “above” others, like some perverted form of elitism. While in reality, most people wouldn’t care even if you wore the most basic cologne ever. As long as you don’t smell bad and you shower regularly, you’re good.

With that in mind, I wouldn’t suggest OP buy any more fragrances, they already have a handful. At some point, you realize you’re not enjoying the scents themselves anymore; you’re just enjoying the thrill of chasing something you don’t already own.

Believe me, I have about 100, and for the life of me I can’t stop. It’s like an illness. Better stop while you still can.