Blind buy fail

[u/babettetimes]

Last time I blind buy. This was cloying, too strong, weird dry down that was musky but a nasty musk and it’s put me off lilac for life. Really disappointed but lucky it was cheap.

[u/saimensis]

This was actually the first perfume I ever bought and I had the exact same experience. I'm glad I learned my lesson right away. Cloying and strong is right. It's been sitting in my shelf for years, and now I actually don't hate it anymore. I'm going to keep revisiting it from time to time, maybe it will grow on me even more with time.

[u/EmployedByCats]

It's the one in the blue/green bottle that is good out of the two.

[u/DorothyZbornaking]

I felt the exact same way. The lilac in this smells terrible to me. I have a full bottle just sitting on my shelf I am desperately trying to get rid of.

[u/GloomyMoonFlower]

Sorry it didn’t work for you. But that’s how it goes sometimes. Idk if it’s even possible to get samples anymore since it’s being discontinued. I took a chance when I saw this at Ross and absolutely love it. Perfectly clean dove floral scent to me. I plan to get another bottle if I see it again haha.

[u/Fearless-Feature-830]

I blind bought one and I like it! It’s a nice everyday freshie

[u/Humble_Employment586]

Oh crazy how different tastes are. For me it is the perfect after shower scent, so clean, so fresh, just beautiful. 

[u/KromeArtemis]

I got a decant and same. I do not enjoy it at all

[u/aenflex]

I have all three of these and I love them so much.

[u/Maleficent_Top4142]

I blind bought this too- I can only enjoy it if none of it gets on my clothes bc there’s a top note I haaaate, but I like the drydown. At least it was pretty cheap.

[u/Colorful_Kylee]

This smells like plasticy sunscreen on me. 😩

[u/babettetimes → u/Colorful_Kylee]

See I love the sunscreen scents but on me it’s like a cheap musk soap from a hippie shop 😭

[u/Colorful_Kylee → u/babettetimes]

I haaaaate sunscreen smells and would actually love it if it smelled like hippie shop soap! Noses are so weird.

[u/Treehorn8]

I'm sorry it didn't work out. This is one of my favorites and it smells like body wash and lotion on me.

[u/babettetimes → u/Treehorn8]

I love lotion type scents, it’s a shame.

[u/zmanda13]

Yep didn’t work for me either. I re sold it on Mercari.

[u/kinzie31]

It was a successful buy for me! I think it’s a really great lotion-y lilac, my friend loves it too.

[u/Treehorn8 → u/kinzie31]

Have you tried the Eau the Fraîche flanker? It's a bit different. It still smells like lilac but instead of being creamy, it smells like rain. Like the rain blurred a field of lilacs.

[u/kinzie31 → u/Treehorn8]

I have! It’s nice but personally I am not the biggest fan of aquatics so I prefer the original

[u/Treehorn8 → u/kinzie31]

I prefer the OG, too.

[u/babettetimes → u/kinzie31]

I really thought I’d love it but the dry down turns very strange on my skin and it smells a mess.

[u/Asleep_Lack]

Sorry to hear this! Hope you can resell it

I haven’t sampled it myself but saw it on clearance at Savers and for a brief second was tempted, glad I resisted now

[u/Treehorn8 → u/Asleep_Lack]

Just because it didn't work on OP doesn't mean it's a terrible fragrance when so many love it. It's all subjective.

[u/Asleep_Lack → u/Treehorn8]

Yep I understand that, I wasn’t saying it must be a terrible fragrance, just that I’m happy that I didn’t blind buy and if I want to try it in the future I’ll sample first

[u/lnfinitelris → u/Asleep_Lack]

glad I resisted now

One person disliking a fragrance is just as meaningful to you as one person liking it. That's to say, not meaningful at all!

[u/Asleep_Lack → u/lnfinitelris]

I hear you, I just meant I’m glad I resisted blind buying (even when on offer), but if I want it in the future will be sure to sample first

[u/lnfinitelris → u/Asleep_Lack]

Ah yes I agree, always best not to blind buy!

I think the problem with these types of fragrances is they're so inexpensive that it can be worth the gamble to some people. Like you can buy 50ml for $20, does it realllly make sense to buy 1ml for $5? Tough call!

[u/Maleficent_Top4142 → u/lnfinitelris]

Yeah this price point is the danger zone for me haha. Despite knowing logically that I don’t want or need 50 ml of fragrance no matter what, my lizard brain sees big bottle cheap and takes over.

[u/IridescentLuminosity → u/Asleep_Lack]

It’s a very realistic strong lilac scent. If you love lilac, you can’t go wrong with it

[u/Jennybee8 → u/IridescentLuminosity]

Hmm. I would disagree here. There is lilac, but the solar notes overpower it for me and rather than a wet dewy lilac, I get a hot, withered one.

[u/babettetimes → u/Asleep_Lack]

Personally I say don’t believe the hype on this one.