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new member with questions: everyday winter and summer frags for a guy?

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Hi All,

I'm new to this place, and from browsing thus far it seems like a very well informed community. I've been buying "mini" colognes (~5 mL) from ebay to try out some of the more popular scents... this way I can try them on my own skin in small amounts, and revisit them if necessary. I'm a graduate student (21), so I work in an office/lab all day around other students of all ages, if that makes any difference.

I'm trying to come up with a rotation for myself, consisting of the following:

Everyday summer cologne
Everyday winter cologne
Summer evening
Winter evening
Going out/clubbing/date/romantic/formal cologne

Thus far, I've tried the following (with my thoughts on them included)

Issey Miyake - love it!
Acqua di Gio - boring, don't like it
Drakkar Noir - too strong, too "old"
Fahrenheit - interesting, don't know what to think of it
Gucci Envy - love it!
Swiss Army - love it!
Azzaro Chrome - like it
ckOne - like it
Cool Water - like it

I've still got A*Men, D&G pour homme and Givenchy Pi to try.

What would you all recommend based on what I like in dislike for the categories I put above? I realize the categories often overlap, and optimally I'd like to keep my collection down to 3 or 4.

Thanks for the help in advance.
S
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Everyday summer cologne - Clinique Happy, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Theirry Mugler Cologne

Everyday winter cologne - Burberry Brit, Burberry Touch

Summer evening - Dolce & Gabanna PH

Winter evening - Lolita Lempicka au masculin, Bvlgari Black, Armani Code, Givenchy Pi
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Everyday Summer: XS, Bvlgari PH, Issey Miyake, Live Jazz
Everyday Winter: Envy, Burberry Brit, M7, Bvlgari Black,
Summer Night: D&G PH, Bvlgari, Issey
Winter Night: Bvlgari Black, Lolita Lempicka, Brit
Romantic: Armani code, Emporio Armani He, (Dreamer, Envy in the winter), Issey Miyake
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