How did you figure out what worked for you? Just run through the popular ones until one stuck?
Get a lot of sample vials from dept stores or online and figure out what “notes” you dig. It took me dozens of samples from various labels over a few months to figure out I really liked iris/orris, vetiver and incense, and stuff that read unisex or was so dry in presentation that it didn’t seem ‘sporty’ or “cologne”.
On the more reasonable end of the pricing spectrum I’ve found CdG is a great source for these kinds of releases, all of ‘em are relatively straightforward while also a bit, or a lot, offbeat.
I also will never call these labels “houses” lmao, what a needless pretense for bottled chemicals.