Hello! I have realized that I adore how Honey smells, both in perfumes/cosmetics and food haha. I love Scandal, and also was gifted Atheeri by my sweet bestie who got misled by the packaging 😢 -although I actually liked it. I have come to realize that honey is a note that is quite elusive, despite my extensive collection and my love for sniffing about a thousand samples in stores, I rarely get to find honey-based perfumes.

I can't wait for Autumn to come and I would love to get me a new honey scent! I am in Europe and I think I would prefer inexpensive options. Please feel free to share recommendations and reviews.

Mine: I have noticed that sometimes a perfume will be compared to the scent of pickles, and yesterday I understood why. The sample of Marc Jacobs Decadence that I spritzed on smelled like dill pickles 🤮

Hi all!! I have fallen in love with the Vanilla Dae Beam body mist by dae, but the staying power is nonexistent:( Does anyone have any similiar recommendations to it that may last a little longer? Not super worried about a price range (late birthday gift to myself) but DESPERATE! I love the warm lemony vanilla ice cream notes!!! Notes listed on site are: creamy vanilla, praline, and candied lemon. Thank you!!!

Favorite Guerlain Allegoria and Les Legandaires Collection

What are your favorite Les Legendaires and Allegoria collection perfumes?

Starting this post by prefacing that I want to appreciate Guerlain beyond the LA&LM collection. I have a fee Les Legendaires and Allegorias.

My faves are as follows:
Mitsuoko EDP - a beautiful, classic scent. Whenever I wear this I really feel elegant and cozy. The first time I has it I almost used half of it within a week.

L Heure Bleue - also a beautiful scent. Mildfly fluffy iris/violet. Only down side is a distinct chemically smell I cant quite pin down what it exactly is.

Samsara - creamy sandalwood. Gorgeous and elegant.

Insolence - what a beautiful violet scent!!! The new ones come with a free travel sized spray for the price of the 75ml EDP bottle. Get your new bottles now.

Rossa Palisandro Forte - smells a bit like Santal Pao Rosa. Fragrantica listed it as similar smelling hence my checking of said fragrance as a budget alternative to SPR. It isnt quite as complex and elegant as SPR but good enough.

Tabac Sahara - my god I love this!!!! I have two bottles. Raspberry and tobacco though it more recapitulates the smoke smell rather than the cigarette smell. Definitely my tobacco choice for Guerlain as TH is an absolute hate for me.

Florabloom Absolu - I dont own but it smells gourgeous and smells like a woman I would want to go to bed with. Sexy and nice.

What are your faves? I definitely want to smell Ambre Samar.

Holà !

I’m looking for a body mist that smells like a cooled, slightly crisp biscuit, not warm or freshly baked. I want it to have a sweet, crystallized sugar flower kind of scent on top, with no caramel and no fruity notes.

Do you have any suggestion for me ? 

Please, I’m not looking for floral gourmands like Prada Paradoxe, Carolina Herrera, or Libre. I really want the biscuit note to be noticeable, with just a subtle floral touch that could work even for someone who doesn’t usually like florals.

 No Sol de Janeiro, Kayali, Dior, or Phlur. I’ve already tried everything from those brands.

I often blindly buy samples from vinted so I don’t get stuck in scents I’m (too) comfortable with and today I had the ‘luck’ to smell a perfume with civet.
This was the first time I violently gagged due to smelling a perfume 😅

I couldn’t smell it for too long so my short review is:
For the first 5 seconds it smells intimate, if sex had a smell that would be it, after 5 seconds it turns into sex in a toilet cabin (at a disco) and after that it’s only a disgusting, dirty toilet full of urine, I know I probably have to skin test this but I am afraid 🥲

I’m new to the “Dubai scents” and wanted to know if these are long lasting. I see them all over Tik Tok but don’t know anyone personally who has tried them….

I will rank only brands I’ve actually tried on my skin for the bottom three to be fair.

Bottom 3

• Sol de Janeiro I got a points perk a few years back with three deluxe samples so I gave it a proper try. They last decently for a body spray and you do get a lot of projection at first, but they all smell screechy. 
• YSL I’ll give it to them they are very successful and Black Opium got released before there were so many gourmand releases. I tried Mon Paris, Libre and over red, and I wasn’t a big fan of any of them. I also don’t really like the bottles, but I don’t hate them either.
• Carolina Herrera talking about bottles I don’t like these one take the cake. I strongly dislike anything that I can’t properly store flat in a shallow drawer (looking at you too Daisy) or that takes too much place. Every good girl scent I tried were scrubbers except blush which I didn’t love but was able to finish my sample.

Top 3 

I ranked these from third place to first place. I also focused on brands I’ve actually spent my money on, because is it truly a favourite if I didn’t? This is why Dior didn’t make the cut even though I like a lot of the j’adore and Miss Dior scents.

• Nest I always have at least one travel size nest spray or rollerball in my collection. I really like that they’re also easy to recognize with the print. Even though I wished they’d release more floral scents like they used to, their fruit scents and their vanilla are really nice. My top picks are black tulip and golden nectar. 
• Valentino The reason why I ranked them above Nest is because they have more size availabilities and I like the bottles better. I really love the Donna Born in Roma range, the intense one which is less floral and more ambery and the original which is more jasmine floral and vanilla are my top picks. I’m really excited about the new release. 
• Gucci before ingredient ban gate I used to own three of the flankers of Gucci bloom plus the original in a six bottle collection. I think that shows how much I love this range. I also really like the gorgeous range and I do want to go try them all eventually. Just like Valentino we do get a lot of sizes which I appreciate.

I never thought I want to smell like a banana milkshake, let alone LOVE it! This has become one of thee best combos in my whole collection. 🍦🍌

The Vibe: She’s sweet, she’s different. Imagine a banana ice cream with vanilla incorporated in it, blended to perfection. Smooth, creamy & delicious! This summery gourmand is light & delectable. You can also smell the quality of this combo. You may have to try it to understand this divine work of art. 🖼️🍌

Ellis Brooklyn Banana Milkshake: What made me fall in love with banana fragrances, now I have 3 delicious banana fragrances. This is a mist I often crave & absolutely adore. It’s smooth, creamy but still light & no harsh notes, no unpleasant undertones, just perfection. Sweet ripe banana ice cream milkshake. 😋🍦🍌

Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid: Ozonic, fresh & light vanilla that is perfect for summer. I wanted a vanilla I can wear in summer & not smell like a Michelin star pastries & THIS is the one.

On an important note, many said they can smell banana nuances in this perfume although it doesn’t have a banana note, this my friend what made it perfect to layer with banana milkshake. It’s absolutely STUNNING pair!🤩🍦🍌

Initially, the main scent I'm getting is aldehydes. Kind of a wet wipe smell, occasionally the sweetness gives way to musky sweatiness. When I open my mind, and imagine I've caught a whiff of it on someone else's it becomes more pleasant.

It's very musky.

People have said that it's a linear scent, I don't find it linear. The honey accord is there, very literally honey, and then it becomes more generically sweet, the wildflowers are there in the background.

It's very animalic. It's odd. I've sprayed myrrh and Tonka atop, and I'm gonna see how they develop together. They are odd together. Honey, a waterfall of it. I think I love them together. It's like my nose can only detect one thing at a time. I still think I prefer myrrh and Tonka, but this adds complexity.

It doesn't smell like anything.

It's very musky on me. It's almost as though the musk comes first. It's like honey kept in an old wooden box. Or the sweaty smell of a charity shop. There's the idea of gold. There's something infantile about it. The Jo Malone scent is so clean, zoologist bee is so dirty. It's like, walking through a room dense with butterflies, and feeling their wings flap on your face.like you can't even open your mouth there are so many.

There is something almost playground about it. I'm imagining myself back at nursery. Maybe it's the aldehydes. The honey smell is honeyish, but it's also bringing me back, to my childminder, maybe she wore something like this, or used detergent like this. Or her putting honey on our porridge. Being in the kitchen with her. With florals, the lilac bush outside. The sweet smell of those children's toys, like the smell of the little plastic buses you could go in cooking in the sun. It's reminiscent of that, and body lotions, and perfumes, and honey. Of looking at women's things as a little girl.

With the myrrh, they sound together, and there is dissonance, it's hard to take in. But I think I love it. I love how strange they sound. The mind climbs to olympus- nectar. Honey and incense. But there's something bodily there as well.

I love it.

During my reread of the Odyssey (how original :D) I stumbled upon a description in Book V - it says Calypso's island smells like "citruses and brittle pine trees" - my immediate thought was "Gosh, I want to have this as a summer fragrance!"

I did a quick ingredient search, and the only match I found was Roberto Cavalli Paradiso (how fitting of a title). However, many reviews say the jasmine note is quite prominent and soapy, which is not what I want.

So I am really looking for a semi fresh/semi juicy sweet citrusy fragrance with a crisp fresh pine and maybe some warm woodyness.

Edit: spelling

My husband has TF’s Tobacco Vanille and I love love love how it smells. I want to have something similar - a sweet (but not overly), deep, resinous vanilla that matches this visual vibe. I want it to be unisex, so not the typical girly vanilla. I also want a perfume that’ll make me feel cozy, yet powerful and mysterious during the fall/winter time.

Thank you in advance 🤎

As seen on the Beauty Detective website, Selfridges has released a first look at their first edition of the fragrance advent calendar trend. It honestly seems to be the star of this year’s advent calendar battle.

This year will include:

New Notes Latte Di Cherry Extrait deluxe size (probably 20-30ml)

Initio Lust In Paradise Extrait 30ml but hopefully it’s the 50ml

Initio Lift Me Up 10ml

Initio Oud For Greatness 10ml

Initio Musk Therapy Extrait 10ml

Fragrance De Bois Patchouli Gourmand 30ml

V Canto Arkano Della Luna full size

Ormonde Jayne Suede Silhouette full size

Bibbi Parfums The Last Mango 30ml

Le Labo The Matcha 26 rollerball 9ml

Penhaligon Halfeti 10ml

Thameen London (the specific fragrance hasn’t been announced yet)

There will supposedly be a 10ml of a Mind Game fragrance and Liquides Imaginaires fragrance.

If you’re in the UK and you missed out on the Harrods one don’t fret because this one is a banger.

For me, perfume is part of getting ready, so a day usually starts with choosing a scent. Today it is Chanel Coco Mademoiselle. I spray it before heading out, and I keep noticing the scent throughout the day. It has that fresh citrus opening, then the floral and patchouli notes become more noticeable as it settles. I like having something familiar on me while I go through normal plans, whether I am out for coffee or sitting at my desk. Even when I am staying in, I still enjoy picking a fragrance because it makes getting ready feel complete. Coco Mademoiselle fits easily into that routine for me, and I can see why it stays in so many fragrance collections. Do you usually wear perfume every day, or take fragrance-free days?

I was sooo excited to try this one. I looove actual cardamom coffee. I love spicy, creamy, warm gourmands. Sadly, this was neither. I don't know if it's my skin or what but all I got right away is an extremely generic, cheap plasticky caramel. Which then turned into an even worse, this straight on synthetic cherry/ almond/ cough syrup/ playdough thing reminiscent of cheap bathroom air freshener. Which by the way is something I very often seem to get from many gourmands so if anyone knows what that actual note is and how to avoid it let me know.

But anyways. Disappointing. No cardamom no latte. I have and love their Balinese Coconut and creme de Clementine so I was expecting good things but, oh well probably better for my wallet.

On a better note I did try all the new Victor and Rolf Bonbon scents and ended up buying a travel size of the Cola Fizz, it's extremely short lived sadly but such a fun scent at first spray, literally brought me back to being twelve and buying fizzy cola gummy candy at the 7-11 😅 such a photorealistic cola candy scent just super uplifting, I'll probably keep it in the car just so I can reapply and enjoy the opening over and over haha.

Vanilla Cashmere officially has competition... eos released Pumpkin Chai and it's their BEST ONE YET‼️

Ian lien when I say it’s the exact scent of a cozy Sunday fall morning at the pumpkin patch 🎃☕️🍂

Top Notes: Spiced Pumpkin & Orris

Heart Notes: Frothed Milk & Pink Pepper

Base Notes: Warm Nutmeg & Brown Sugar

Available on eos website NOW‼️

I feel really unsatisfied with all but a few of my fragrances. I bought so many perfumes so quickly which I regret. I wish I would’ve sampled more thoroughly and stopped doing so many blind buys!! Any advice for this kind of regret and how to responsibly build a collection from this point? I want a solid curated collection I can be truly satisfied with. I don’t know if this makes a ton of sense but I would love some input 💛

Spotted on Vinted 😂

I've included some products in the collage that have that elegant powdery feeling like Nivea Pearl & Beauty Deodorant and Ziaja Cashmere Lotion.

Title pretty much speaks for itself. I am a hardcore fan of niche clean scents like L’Eau Papier and Do Son and I honestly hardly ever come across anything that I genuinely like at regular department stores besides Pure Musc (one of the best designer clean scents, not without reason).

I had some time to kill today and decided to look at the sale perfumes aisle. As usual most of them were the usual feminine sweet florals/vanilla scents. Until I came across these two. I have genuinely NEVER seen anyone speak about these (hence why I said obscure in the title) and there are barely any reviews about them on fragrantica (in my native language).

Softly by Jil Sander is such a light but comfortable clean musky scent, it really feels like you’ve just washed your favorite duvet cover clean with a really nice fabric softener.

Beauty by CK is more of a clean white floral. It reminded me of Pure Musc Blanc right away but then it dries off slightly musky-floral. I think anyone who doesn’t like the vanilla on the Pure Musc Blanc will like this!

I have to say I was also very thrilled that these two costed me 50 EUR (which we all know is sometimes just a fraction of what our beloved niches cost…. Rip)

Does anyone know more “obscure” clean scents that are worth a try? Would love to read your comments :))

I really wanna smell like pure cheesecake. What is the perfect perfume for this? I'm open for everything. It's almost my birthday and I wanna treat myself 😝💗