Struggling to find fragrances I like

Hello,

I am a non smoker, non drinker. I stayed away from fragrances most of my life and after certains events in my life I'm trying to find ways to change certain things. I've been thinking that maybe I could start wearing some perfume, something that I would find pleasant.

I have tried over the past year many different fragrances, some of them that are very popular and highly regarded from what I've seen, but almost all of them I just don't like even after I tried really hard to.

So far I like Burberry Hero EDT, which I ended up buying because I could identify myself with the smell. I also like Bleu de Chanel.

Giorgio Armani Aqua di Gio Profundo, Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme EDP and Yves Saint Laurent La nuit d'Homme are also smelling nice and I can see myself wearing them, but they don't really feel at the same level as Burberry Hero EDT. They're just good, not great.

I have tried Versace Eros EDT and right off the bat I really don't like it. It takes hours for it to start smelling good.

I tried Yves Saint Laurent Y EDP and the initial phase is even worse, then it takes even longer to start smelling good.

I tried Yves Saint Laurent Myself EDP and the smell is way too floral and sweet as if someone over sprayed it. Only hours later it becomes nicer, but it smells more like a feminine scent combined with the Yves Saint Laurent Y EDP.

I tried Tom Ford Black Orchid and... Just no.

I tried Tom Ford Tabaco and it just smells like... well... tabaco. I guess that's about it since it is in its name. I'm no smoker and I definitely don't want to smell like one.

I tried Tom Ford Ombre Leather and I still feel like it smells somewhat like cigar smoke and that's again a no from me.

I tried Versace Dylan Blue EDT and I can't pinpoint what it is, but it feels like it could smell good any moment, but it just doesn't. It smells better than the opening of Versace Eros, but not good enough to be more than that.

I tried Dior Homme EDT and it was ok-ish, just not enough to make me want to get it.

I tried Valentino Uomo Born in Roma and it is kind of similar to Yves Saint Laurent Myself in being sweet, but it takes less time to get better, just not good enough.

I tried Dior Sauvage and... nope.

The list goes on and on for the past year. For the most perfumes I tried, I really don't like the opening, but some of them I start to kind of like after hours pass. I know it might be something with the skin chemistry so I got a few second opinions and I tried them on paper too, but I didn't smell much difference from my skin and paper, and the others that I asked, they said they actually liked them. But I don't care about them liking the scent, I want me to like it.

Is this something normal? I don't feel like it is worth getting any of them if I have to wait hours to start smelling the part I like more. Am I supposed to "train" myself to like those scents? I see so many people liking them, and even if they don't, most don't seem repulsed by all of those at the same time. I see people hating on one but loving another, but I seem to flat out dislike most of them.

I've seen some people that changed their preferences as well. Is that something that comes with wearing perfume? You get your nose "trained"? Or is it more like just getting tired of it and moving to something else?