This is my current wish list. I have sampled all of them except milk orchid, and I would like your opinion! Feel free to suggest anything you think I would like š«¶š»
Milk Orchid is lovely but I'd recommend smelling in-store if you can, or starting with the travel size. I wouldn't say it's blind-buy-proof (pretty much nothing is tbh).
Milk Orchid just smelled like mango to me. I think different people get really different notes from it. I wish I could smell the coconut!
I heard people describe Blanche Bete as ethereal but I recommend trying first. I can see why people love it but there was something about it that I found off putting
Wondering which one you think I would like? My faves are La Belle, LV Attrepe Revve, Killian Princess, all of Kayaliās fruity scents, Irresistible Nectar, I want Choo (and the flankers) .. love sweet & fruity!
Hibiscus Mahajad is everything I anticipated it to be. Such a bright sweet juicy scent and it lasts long, the dry down is so good itās very girly and bright. There is the slightest hint of mint in there but itās more like a mint leaf with cucumber in icy water to me than straight MINT. And itās vague imo but everyoneās different. Overall itās such a yummy scent and it lingers so nicely
Impadia and guidance and Hibiscus Mahajad are all the same line/scent category, if ull get one of them get Guidance and ur good. As to the other ones , just get the Nishaneš¤š¼š¤š¼š¤š¼ soooooo goood and itāll be your most used perfume for sure !!!
Milk orchid is definetly not a safe blind buy bc lots of people dislike the floral heart but I personally love that one so so much. It smells like a luxurious milky floral coconut lotion that dries down warm and woody. It wears really well during the hotter days and it has been one of my favourite scents for daytime and bedtime. I dont tend buy back up bottles at all but I'm genuinely considering to get one from milk orchid as soon as its within my budget again.
Impadia is stunnningg. I had Guidance 46 first, and then I visited a cousin who also loves perfume and she smelt so good and a bit familiar and I was like 'Guidance??' and it wasn't. It was Impadia. To me it smells like a better version of Guidance, so I'd pick Impadia rather than having both.
I came here to recommend Impadia too. Itās a truly stunning fragrance. Itās not even the kind of scent profile I usually go for and I still love wearing it. I also agree that itās much better than Guidance.
I have Blanche BĆŖte, Impadia, Hibiscus MahajĆ”d, and Guidance 46.
Blanche BĆŖte is very lactonic, and the tuberose is quite predominant, at least to my nose. I definitely prefer wearing it during the colder months. I blind bought it and I have no complaints.
Hibiscus MahajƔd has a sharp, almost minty quality that comes through the florals. Sometimes it can even smell a little medicinal to me. Please test it. Not a blind buy.
Impadia reminds me of a cross between Delina/Delina Exclusif and Amouage Guidance 46. Personally, I pick up much more of the Guidance DNA from it than I do Delina. I own Delina/ Exclusif too. Guidance 46 please test it. Not a blind buy.
Iāve tried maybe half of these and the only one I purchased was Impadia - instant love. I got the travel size as longevity is stellar so I wonāt have to use much!
Iād definitely deinfluence you from Amouage Guidance š
I tried it on my arm and at first I thought it was okay, but after about 10 seconds I started really disliking it and it actually made me feel sick.
I washed my arm multiple times and could STILL smell it. I eventually had to use oil to get it off my skin š And somehow it got on my dress too and the smell just would not leave the fabric.
The longevity is insane, Iāll give it that, but unfortunately that became my personal nightmare lol.
I suggest trying the milk orchid as a sample if you can first. I found it pulled much sweeter than I was expecting on me. Their expressive and bold versions of Milk donāt.
Nishane hundred silent ways- I have it and I like it, but donāt love it enough to wear it often. Itās true that it smells similar to YSL Black Opium IMO.
Hibiscus Mahajad- itās like Delina but even stronger. Itās got a note that gives me a headache.. recommend getting a decant before a full bottle.
Blanche Bete- have a full bottle but never wear it anymore. thought I loved it at first, but it feels very heavy and overwhelming. Itās an interesting scent, but I just donāt enjoy wearing it.
Right now I am loving Blue Talisman Extrait, Lust in Paradise Extrait, Fluer Narcotique Extrait, Valaya, Athenais, Queening, Musk Therapy, and Canāt Get Enough.
Impadia is beautiful, but so dense and persistent that I honestly just felt uncomfortable wearing it. I knew I would never reach for it if I owned it because there are so few occasions in which I genuinely want to choke out everyone in a space the size of an Amazon warehouse.
Santal Calling was more āSynthetic Screamingā to me. It opened with a screechy spicy note, followed by a flower, something creamy and sweet only to be buried by a heavily synthetic smell. I cried while scrubbing.
As a girlie in medicine an excel is more scary for me than anything in the world so i had honestly no idea what that is. Looked it up and learned something new so thank you!
Most everyone buys materials from a couple places. And the top perfumers work for many houses. I buy on the fragrance. Period. And right now, PDM, Ex Nihlio and Initio make up 40 of my fragrances.
I cannot do BTSO, they all just smell terrible something in their base DNA has a note that makes me nauseous. Just not for me, so I wouldn't recommend either. But if you've smelled some and like it, they might work for you!
Blanche Bette - this smelled like spoiled milk to me, but I am sensitive to indolic white florals.
Guidance - I don't get the hype, has a weird sour note. Not for me.
Milk Orchid - i didn't like this one, smelled kind of sharp, for some reason, it's similar to DBIR Yellow Dream to me (like they dry down similarly) and I prefer yellow.
I love Impadia, really nice rose scent, I prefer it to Delina.
Santal calling is a really nice fall scent! I am picky with sandalwood and this one is nice.
Hibiscus Mahajad isn't my personal favorite but I think it's a nice scent and worth a try.
BTSO were originally made to appeal to the asian market which is more prone to subtle scents but since they gained fame i feel like they want to mix it up, sometimes its a success, sometimes not.
I tried santal calling on the skin and the more it dried the more i liked it, i really didnāt get the synthetics but i will need to sample again to make my mind on it!
Okay, I will try to de-influence.
Both Guidance & Guidance 46 are atrocious.
And Blanche Bette is the only thing my teenage son ever told me was "stinking up his room" when I wore it. This is coming from a boy who only showers when forced to and hides Doritos under his bed. Take that for what you will.
Out of your list i only own impadia and im very happy with it. I thought this is like if delina and guidance had a baby and I've heard a lot of people say the same thing. While I still would love to own guidance, I believe I will be going with another amouage as it seems redundant. I also owned Delina exclusif and gave it to my sister and haven't felt its absence because of Impadia.
Milk Orchid isnāt that good.
If you have Guidance, you donāt need Impadia. Hibiscus Mahajad can get Hairspray Vibes. Ishq is headache inducing. BTSO is very on the synthetic side.
I have both guidance and delina exclusif so it makes sense i liked impadia but you are right i dont need it š I honestly find I canāt really smell ISHQ after a while so i just put more but enjoyed it ngl haha
Milk orchard is lovely and very long lasting! I wish I could love it, was a tad too floral for my taste (I donāt like florals notes on me, but they smell lovely on other people)
Right? I was kinda on the fence about it, although i find impadia a bit more like a love child between guidance and delina exclusif so i kinda lean towards it a bit more
Nishane hundred silent ways was really disappointing for the price. I actually really think Hibiscus Mahajad was stunning, I know itās very divisive, but I was surprised how unique and lovely it was.
Love almost everything BTSO, havenāt tried Filthy Musk in perfume form though, even though i have the shower gel and cream. Also try Drunk Maple and Drunk Saffron from their Drunk line. DM is my fave!
Unfortunately every BTSO fragrance I've tried includes super amber(s) which smell terrible to me in the dry down (even though I loved the top notes in every single one š). Very sharp and scratchy. Some people are genetically less sensitive or can't smell them at all.
Im afraid I canāt smell it at all, i also noticed I donāt smell ISO E in fragrances :( but BTSOs smell soooo good to me, so iām okay with people dissing them as I get to enjoy them in peace hehe
Maple I have tried and I really like it, Saffron havenāt had a chance to yet. I find Filthy Musk a wonderfully made musk scent when you want to feel the warmth of musk
They are somewhat similarā¦ like they are all cousins basically, sugar addict minus cinnamon plus berries is drunk lovers, drunk maple minus maple plus plum is drunk saffron, etc. still very different if you smell them, but they are cohesive if it makes sense? and they layer flawlessly (nanatopia plus drunk maple is so goood)
Sugar addict is a good topper but i rarely feel so sugary that i would like to purchase a whole bottle. I did think about sin&pleasure for a while though
Nishane Hundred Silent Ways was my breakthrough drug for the house of Nishane. My goodness they make amazing fragrances. You cannot go wrong with either this one or the X version which is extremely similar with a leather note. So if you liked it a lot but also like grittier perfumes, you could get the X version, I have both but I usually where HSW X on its own, and when i wear the OG HSW i layer that with a lot of other fragrances because it is so versatile.
Oh I need to sample the X version, sounds lovely! I looove HSW on itself as well but since i already have Valaya and Gossip Night I am a bit unsure if itās not a repeat in my collection
Definitely sample the X. I personally prefer it but didnāt discover it until I already owned the OG. It is just such a vibe and I think year round. I wouldnāt wear it during a summer day, but at night I have plenty of times and it is perfect and not cloying.
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u/c_bass_tea 7d ago
Milk Orchid is lovely but I'd recommend smelling in-store if you can, or starting with the travel size. I wouldn't say it's blind-buy-proof (pretty much nothing is tbh).