The wear column should contain personal observations. Record opening character, transitions, comfort, and how noticeable the fragrance feels in that session. These notes describe one experience rather than a universal result. If another wearing produces a different impression, keep both records and note the changed context instead of averaging them into a false certainty.
The value column records the factors the shopper cares about, such as budget fit, perceived usefulness, or whether the scent direction fills a gap in the collection. These factors can be important without proving anything about formula or performance. A lower price can improve value while leaving the structural comparison unchanged.
The three columns become most useful when they disagree. A candidate may be a good personal value even when its concentration is unknown, or it may wear pleasantly while the budget fit is poor. Preserving those trade-offs is more informative than blending everything into a single ranking that hides the evidence behind the score.
A useful audit asks whether any conclusion would change if one column disappeared. If removing price changes a claim about scent similarity, or removing personal wear changes a claim about concentration, the categories have been mixed. Re-separating them keeps the parent framework honest and makes the final tradeoff easier to explain.
The final decision should then explain tradeoffs instead of hiding them. A lower-priced option may offer strong personal value while remaining uncertain on concentration; another may have a clearly sourced concentration label but be less preferred in wear. The C007 Parent Resource can present those differences honestly because no single column is allowed to dominate the others automatically.
This T2 supports the direct T1 parent because the broader comparison framework needs clean evidence categories. By separating value, personal wear, and concentration claims, the parent can compare multiple Margiela-inspired options without letting one attractive factor become proof of another.
The concentration column requires sourced evidence. If a product page clearly identifies a concentration, record it. If the collection page does not establish one, leave the field blank or mark it unknown. Do not infer concentration from a search phrase, bottle style, strength impression, or how long the scent seemed noticeable.
The three-column method becomes most useful when each column has a different source of evidence. Value can include price, purchase priorities, or frequency of intended use. Wear belongs to personal observation. Concentration belongs only to a sourced label or product fact. When one column is unknown, leave it blank rather than borrowing an answer from another column.
Value, wear, and concentration can all influence a fragrance decision, but they are different evidence types. Combining them into one score makes it difficult to see why a candidate is succeeding or failing. A product may be appealing for its price, enjoyable in one wearing, and still have an unverified concentration label. Keeping the three questions separate protects the comparison from assumptions.