Every few weeks a thread appears that serves as a public service announcement. This month's version: "Blind bought 6 fragrances off TikTok recommendations. I regret 5. Ask me anything."
The pattern in the replies was depressingly consistent: fragrances chosen from other people's skin, other people's climates, and other people's marketing budgets. TikTok compresses every scent into "beast mode compliment monster," and the algorithm never mentions drydowns.
The community's collected wisdom, distilled: samples cost €3-8; regret costs €80-300. Decants exist. Discovery sets exist. Your wrist exists.
And the one fragrance the poster didn't regret? A €25 Lattafa he bought "as a joke." It's now his signature. The house always wins — it's just not the house you'd expect.