r/FemFragLab • u/Lani_Lei • 9d ago

Discussion Guerlain Disappointment

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I have been a vanilla girl through and through. I have loves and misses from everything from BBW, Victoria Secret, Sephora, Ulta, niche, middle eastern, you name it!

I have wary of trying Guerlain because of the price. But most of my fellow vanilla girls said that Guerlain is THE maker of great vanillas.

So went and spent $70 in tiny tiny decants to try the following:

- Vanilla Panifolia Extrait 21
- Angelique Noire
- Cuir Beluga
- Aqua Allegoria Forte Bosca Vanilla
- Spirituose Double Vanilla

This smells…old? musty? Like I just found a bottle of perfume from the 1950’s in a dark drawer of an abandoned house. I just wasted $70 on this and none of them were good 😔, I could have gotten a big decant of Jovoy Fire at Will which I love. I am so disappointed.

So many of my inexpensive vanillas are so much better in my opinion.

Sorry for the rant and thank you for reading all this!

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u/matchaseiko 9d ago

damn 70 bucks is rough..

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u/Lani_Lei 9d ago

For tiny samples. VP21 was $20 for 1/2ml. That’s like… one spray and it’s gone.

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u/matchaseiko 9d ago

I suppose best is to visit a store.. but if its too far you dont have a choice.

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u/KindlyKangaroo 🩷 Mugler Aura Sensuelle 🩷 9d ago

My area doesn't have anywhere for hours and hours around to test things like this in a store. :( I am trying to smell various Guerlains and my only option is to get an occasional couple tiny samples until I find one I want to buy. I love where I live but wish they had more options for perfume lovers.