Hello, Basenotes humans!

I'm a total homebody, which means I do not go sniffing perfumes at counters frequently, if ever. Nevertheless, I've become preeeetty good at blind buys based on reading copious reviews, in addition to scrutinizing note analyses. Still, there are fragrances that confound me. Why, for example, are there fragrances that sound like they should be completely up my alley, but then I abhor them in person? Why are there fragrances that contain notes I usually don't...

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