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What should go in wardrobe and what in samples?

post #1 of 21
4/14/12 at 11:52am
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Hi....newbie...1st question....so far I have been listing everything I own 1 oz and above in my wardrobe....I have now started to buy decants and I want to be honest and not misrepresent my wardrobe....would you consider 5ml and 8 ml decants something that could be listed in my wardrobe or under samples?
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post #2 of 21
4/14/12 at 12:01pm
I put them in samples. I usually only list manufacturer bottles in the wardrobe. The exception would be full-bottle sized splits, like a 50ml Le Labo.
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post #3 of 21
4/14/12 at 12:19pm
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Originally Posted by Sniffers View Post

would you consider 5ml and 8 ml decants something that could be listed in my wardrobe or under samples?

I'd put them under samples.
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post #4 of 21
4/14/12 at 12:30pm
I'd put it under samples, but I think you should do whatever you want. It's for yourself to keep your collection organized. Welcome to basenotes!
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post #5 of 21
4/14/12 at 1:30pm
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Thanks for all the input... My thought process was if I buy
A sample from LS and like it, but can't afford a bottle I
Would get a 8ml decant from PF...with the amount of frags
I have a decant is probably good for about 10 wearings
hence my thought to add to wardrobe...
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post #6 of 21
4/14/12 at 1:39pm
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Since I've already done sampling, the decant is for wearing...
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post #7 of 21
4/14/12 at 1:40pm
Put it where you think it fits. It's for your own benefit. and welcome to BN
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post #8 of 21
4/14/12 at 3:56pm
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Originally Posted by rubegon View Post

I put them in samples. I usually only list manufacturer bottles in the wardrobe. The exception would be full-bottle sized splits, like a 50ml Le Labo.

I have to agree, I'd also put them under samples.
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post #9 of 21
4/15/12 at 1:05am
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Originally Posted by rubegon View Post

I put them in samples. I usually only list manufacturer bottles in the wardrobe. The exception would be full-bottle sized splits ....

this ^^^^^^^^^^^
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post #10 of 21
4/15/12 at 3:23am
l put anything 10ml or above in my main collection, including decants, minis & purse sprays. As you say, they are for wearing, not for sampling.

l also have manufacturer's bottles in my collection which now contain less than 10ml. Should l then transfer them to my samples list? l don't think so, they are things l wear, not samples.
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post #11 of 21
4/15/12 at 4:27am
Ys but when happens when your 250ml bottle depletes to 3ml?
Does it need to be shifted to samples?

If 5 and 8 ml decants are considered , by your personal usage pattern, to be bonafide full bottles then classify them under wardrobe.

It's all arbitrary.
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post #12 of 21
4/15/12 at 9:57am
Anything from 30ml or above goes in my main collection (with a few exceptions made by 15ml editions or some extraits). All the rest are samples...
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post #13 of 21
4/15/12 at 1:23pm
I put mfg bottles and decants of 10ml and up in my collection, and the other stuff goes as samples, although extraits are a rare exception. As teardrop pointed out, it's more about the intent - sampling versus wearing - than the actual amount of juice left in the bottle. For me, even a 5ml decant last for a bunch of wearings. I don't think I've finished a decant of that size yet.

In my own records, I maintain a separate category for decants, and categorize bottle-sized splits with mfg bottles.
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post #14 of 21
4/15/12 at 2:45pm
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Do what you want, it really is for you to keep track of your collection. I used to only consider anything 30ml or up as a bottle but then I got a 25ml bottle of Angel and it's weird not to include that in my wardrobe collection because, well, it was in a bottle and was actually larger than the 50ml CKone bottle I have.
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post #15 of 21
4/15/12 at 4:50pm
I'd have to agree withe the post above me, 30ml and up are defined as "bottles" anything smaller is a sample
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post #16 of 21
4/15/12 at 6:59pm
Some guys think in terms of full bottles, but as someone who, for any number of practical reasons, is not likely to accumulate a big collection of those, here's the philosophy I take :

A sample is something I've usually not tried at the time I got it. Will I like it.....or not ? Somehow or another I ended up with a sample. The good, bad and the ugly : if I have, or once had a sample, that's where it goes.

Things in my wardrobe are things I already felt I was sufficiently knowledgeable about, and that I was then able to make purposeful and committed decision to go ahead and acquire a larger amount of.

Even if that means just 5 -10 ml.

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post #17 of 21
4/15/12 at 8:39pm
I consider anything 5ml and above as part of my wardrobe because even a 5ml will last me quite a few wearings.

Anything smaller than 5ml I consider a sample
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post #18 of 21
4/15/12 at 8:42pm
8ml is a good amount depending on the fragrance. I'd put on wardrobe.
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post #19 of 21
4/16/12 at 11:58am
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A sample is something I've usually not tried at the time I got it. Will I like it.....or not ? Somehow or another I ended up with a sample. The good, bad and the ugly : if I have, or once had a sample, that's where it goes.

Things in my wardrobe are things I already felt I was sufficiently knowledgeable about, and that I was then able to make purposeful and committed decision to go ahead and acquire a larger amount of.

Even if that means just 5 -10 ml.

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I'll go with this. I generally put 5ml+ in wardrobe although it depends on the fragrance. For me it's like, if I can look at my collection when deciding what to wear and have it be a possibility for the more long-term then it goes in wardrobe. For example, I have a 5 ml decant of D&G The One and 1 Million, both of which I like but will only wear maybe once every 1-2 months. In that case, that 5 ml will easily last me a year and if I have a year's supply of something for how often I wear it, it should go in wardrobe.
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post #20 of 21
4/16/12 at 12:29pm
You're going to get really confused where to put a fragrance when it's not listed in the directory

I pretty much go based on what I feel like, though I've never really had a large decant I'd put it in the wardrobe section.

What if you buy a bottle with only a few ml remaining?
What if you keep replenishing through samples a certain scent?

It's all really what you want..

You could always go with what you paid, like If I got them for free (1mL ish) or paid like $3 from luckyscent -> sample, $10+ bigger sample, getting a bunch of wearings, maybe that'll go in the wardrobe
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post #21 of 21
6/28/12 at 11:59am
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Thank you everyone for your input...this site is awesome and
It's great to be able to have a place to have these kind
Of discussions...
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