When I packed up my Culver City apartment last November in order to move into my new place in Santa Monica, it became immediately clear that I had an obscenely large, completely unhinged perfume collection: 58 if we want to chat specifics. I’m a Taurus through and through, so even though I stubbornly insisted on packing every last one and taking it to my new, much smaller apartment, upon arrival, I was deluged with regret. Suffice to say , I quickly abandoned my packrat ways and painstakingly downsized my perfume collection from 58 to 13. (I will say that I have about 20 additional bottles hiding out at my parent’s house in Arizona, so I can’t act all that high and mighty.)

Of course, I only kept the perfumes that I wear most often and consider prized possessions, all of which are handily available in nibble-friendly travel sizes to boot. People frequently ask me about my fragrance collection or what my favorite scents of all time are , and if you keep reading, you’ll uncover the answers. And since the majority are pretty steep investments if you spring for the full size, I led with their more affordable travel-size alternatives. Keep scrolling, the 13 best travel-size perfumes, according to me, are just ahead.