If I Had To Restart My Fragrance Collection I’d Do These 3 Things

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Centeno shares lessons he would apply if rebuilding his 800-bottle fragrance collection from scratch, covering practical strategies for purchasing fragrances including bottle sizes, testing methods, exploring inspired fragrances as alternatives to expensive designer options, and curating a lifestyle-appropriate collection rather than buying across all fragrance families.

Key takeaways

• Centeno argues that 50ml bottles are more practical than 100ml for most men, and recommends starting with 10-30ml samples to test fragrances before committing to larger purchases, since skin chemistry affects how fragrances smell on different people
• Centeno recommends testing fragrances in-store on skin rather than paper, as this reveals middle and base notes that emerge hours later, and suggests exploring inspired fragrances from brands like The Dua Brand as alternatives to expensive designer fragrances, arguing that price doesn’t correlate with quality
• Centeno advises building a collection based on lifestyle needs—work, casual, date night—rather than collecting from every fragrance family, and recommends capping collection size (10-15 fragrances) to avoid impulse purchases driven by hype and influencer recommendations

Episode details: published April 4, 2026 · 11K views · 10:59 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Antonio Centeno’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are his, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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