Yeah, I think that sounds like a plan. I really don't have the $15 - I'm tapped out until the end of the year (still raising money to buy a birthday present for my mom), then I have to pay for my part of the wedding and then, with whatever's left over, I need to start getting out of debt. My financial situation is so bad as to be embarrassing. I basically only buy magazines, which I ask my mom for permission to buy; sometimes I buy clothes, but only work clothes, nothing fun. & my bf doesn't really buy me stuff - sometimes a snack or a movie ticket, but not, like, dresses/jewelry/perfume/books/cds. This will be better when I go back to work, but not MUCH better - even that money is earmarked.
I worry that if I do scrounge up the $16 I won't end up liking the ones I pick! But I think I might be able to mitigate that with the forums. The perfumes I wear are Angel (bf's fave), Baby Doll, and Fiorucci Loves You (my fave); I like fruity vanillas, fruity-florals, and some rose-based things (I used to love the old Victoria's Secret signature perfume, "Victoria"); some musks are also OK. I wouldn't see a point in buying direct replicas of the things I already wear, but I know what I can't wear: gardenia, some peppers, a few other things. The perfume that makes me the most ill is probably Opium.
And yeah, it's totally that I can't afford to get sucked in at all. I can't do the "jump on a limited edition" thing. I have kind of obsessive tendencies and should not get involved in anything I might feel compelled to "collect," especially at a time when I can't afford to do so. (I mean, one of the ways I got so far into debt was collecting Custo Barcelona on ebay.) & like I said, I worry about not liking all 6 imps, if I ever have the opportunity to order them. But I think your suggestion about sniffing parties is a good one & might look into that.
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I worry that if I do scrounge up the $16 I won't end up liking the ones I pick! But I think I might be able to mitigate that with the forums. The perfumes I wear are Angel (bf's fave), Baby Doll, and Fiorucci Loves You (my fave); I like fruity vanillas, fruity-florals, and some rose-based things (I used to love the old Victoria's Secret signature perfume, "Victoria"); some musks are also OK. I wouldn't see a point in buying direct replicas of the things I already wear, but I know what I can't wear: gardenia, some peppers, a few other things. The perfume that makes me the most ill is probably Opium.
And yeah, it's totally that I can't afford to get sucked in at all. I can't do the "jump on a limited edition" thing. I have kind of obsessive tendencies and should not get involved in anything I might feel compelled to "collect," especially at a time when I can't afford to do so. (I mean, one of the ways I got so far into debt was collecting Custo Barcelona on ebay.) & like I said, I worry about not liking all 6 imps, if I ever have the opportunity to order them. But I think your suggestion about sniffing parties is a good one & might look into that.
Thanks for the nice reply! :)