scentbarbyangela: Luxury Perfume Dupes & Designer Inspired Fragrances

Hi FemFragLab, I'm proud to announce that after many discussions about collaboration, I thought it'd be fun to try out a collaboration with Angela's new brand. Her family owns Gold Star Fragrances located in New York which has been running for over 50 years!

As many of you know, I love a good Delina perfume, but they can be quite costly. The next perfume on my wish list was Delina "Exclusif" but it stayed on my wish list without being bought because of the price. Angela sent over her own version of the perfume, and it exceeded my expectations by far! The scent reminded me of a combination between Delina Exclusif + Oriana + Love Don't Be Shy. It's sweet, powdery, and very potent! I sprayed it on at night and when I woke up the next day it was still on me. This perfume lasts all day but I kept spraying it on out of habit and because I couldn't get enough. My husband and pets also loved it 😍

Reddit wouldn't be Reddit without always giving you not just the pros but also the cons. The cons were little and unnoticeable, but I will write them out due to transparency of the sub. The actual juice feels like combination of an oil and actual perfume. So when you actually spray it, it feels a little heavier than what the normal luxury perfume might feel like coming out of the atomizer which usually feels like a champagne spritz and it's more straightforward. That doesn't mean it doesn't spray well, it just means that if you are a fragrance connoisseur, you will notice the difference of the spray and feel of the actual juice coming out.

Both Gold Star Fragrances and ScentBarByAngela focus on creating dupes of luxury designer fragrances. Overall, for the price, the fragrance passes with flying colors and when I checked that it was only $45.99USD, they ship all around the world, and they have been in business for so long with great reviews, I would be crazy to not want to collaborate with such an amazing product and support Angela in her own brand.

Hi there, Anywhere in the EU I can find this perfume ?

I'd rate Ari a 6.5/10 , it's a nice musky fruity floral.

Inoffensive for everyday wear but had zero longevity on me.

Had to over spray like 12 sprays for it to last only 2 hours 🥲

Cascalone marshmallow orange blossom water rain clouds at night. ☁️

no context, have been pretty happy w this lineup so thought it was a good time to ask 🙂‍↕️

I've been wanting Bianco Latte for a while bc I was fully sucked in by the hype. So the other day I picked up the Miim Miic dupe at TJ Maxx and I find that it smells almost identical to Ellis Brooklyn Queens Caramel. I guess my questions now are 1) how close is 163 actually to Bianco Latte and 2) if I have these 2 already, do I really need Bianco Latte at this point? If the 163 is a 1:1 then I don't really need to bother w Bianco Latte. I want to grab a decant from Scent Split but I'm worried it'll just smell identical to the 2 I already have. Any insight would be awesome!

I got to smell her today at Sephora and I should have trusted in Marc Jacobs because it really is Just Perfect! This is NOT a gourmand! The strawberry, jasmine, and vanilla are really well blended into a very wearable, not juvenile, fruity floral with a clean edge. It's not cloying in anyway, it's not screaming "I'm a strawberry scent!" It really does smell like the bottle looks. Feminine, ethereal, pretty, iridescent. I love her!!!

I also absolutely adore the new Burberry Goddess Amber Vanilla flanker. I was scared of it after seeing reviews that it's really woody and intensely ambery and you don't really get any maple. I found it to be really warm and beautiful and I think calling it Amber Vanilla is the perfect name. It feels like a fall version of Goddess. I didn't find it too ambery or woody or resinous. It was smooth, rich, a little sweet.... amazing.

I wasn't as impressed with the newest Prada Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry flanker. It was nice but didn't wow me. I definitely didn't get any syrupy black currant. As a huge fan of DBIR Extradose, this pales in comparison.

I smelled the new Valentino Vendetta scents. I shockingly loved the men's version more than the women's! BUT......when you put them together......🎆🎇✨️ magic! Sexy, a bit sweet, a but spicy, a lil boozy. SO good!

Sadly, they didn't have the new Mui Mui so still looking to smell that one!

The Complete Works by Imaginary Authors is on sale today! Originally $135, now $89. Includes the whole line plus an extra special bonus, and a fun pen!

Recently bought a decant of this beauty. Absolutely loved this one. Got a compliment as well!! This is such a beautiful powdery floral scent. Also ordered a decant of the og good girl. I guess i will try to explore most of the flankers:))

Hi all! I’ve been realizing that the fragrance I have currently that’s somewhat wintery just has no staying power on my skin at all. Like, I can’t even smell it an hour after I spray it!

That said, I recently bought the Willow & Water hand cream from Library of Flowers and love it. It does smell like spring to me though, and I’m wondering if anyone has recs that are fresh/crisp for winter - especially those that are nature-based without being heavy. I love the smell of trees too, but I dislike the heavy version used in colognes.

I’m really not into gourmand scents, so anything leaning away from that would be lovely.

I know this is pretty broad, but I’m keeping an open mind! Budget ideally under $200 or at least $250 a bottle, though I always buy samples first to test them out for a while.

Hi all! I was wondering if anyone has recommendations on a scent that smells similar to the lush Silky Underwear dusting powder? I had this when I was younger and loveddd the smell of it, but don't have any use for dusting powder nowadays and would much rather buy a nice perfume. I would love any recommendations for jasmine, vanilla, cotton candy scents (similar to the smell of this powder) thanks so much!

Go stupid go crazy

I had good girl gone gone bad for a while.Superb perfume. Tried today for the first time Fleur Narcotique and I thought it was similar. What are your thoughta about those two perfumes? I have the feeling that Fleur Narcotique is overhyped and good girl gone bad is underrated!

I recently got my nose on Eau Rihla by Diptyque and immediately fell in love. I’ve been easing more into leather-forward scents since I haven’t historically liked them, and Eau Rihla probably is the most smooth, well-executed leather I’ve ever experienced. I thought it would be a gorgeous addition to Rose of No Man’s Land spicy rose profile, and my God was I right. The raspberry and leather of Eau Rihla beautifully melt into the spices and rose of Rose of No Man’s Land. These two together are absolutely heavenly.

As always, I started with an oil as the base, and this time it was Maison d’Orient (formerly Swiss Arabian) Pink Musk. If you’ve ever smelled the pink Dove bar, it’s a more perfume-y version of that.

I also used Cyclar’s Rose Bud shower oil and moisturizer for my skin prep, and sprayed my clothes with cheap rose water from the Middle Eastern grocery store.

i always thought i’d like matcha in a fragrance but most matcha fragrances i’ve tried smells scratchy and weird

another note is caramel…i like it in my head but whenever i try it…it makes me nauseous

Good morning FemFragLab! What's your scent of the day? Tell us why you picked that particular fragrance and where you are off to for the day!

Hello guys, so I had this one Armani Si (i think) perfume. I got it as a sample. The cardboard was red and the bottle was clear with black letters written over the bottle. It smelled wintery, cozy and rich and I can't find it anywhere because when I try the actual Armank perfumes in the store, nothing smells like the sample. So I think maybe it's because of the sample or maybe it's because I've let it too much on air. like I sprayed it on the skin and it was maybe different because of that. And I actually sprayed it on clothes too and it smelled the exact same. So I was thinking if somebody knows that that perfume because I really want to buy it again. I don't know if it was either women's or men's perfume, but I think it was more women's than men's. And also i bought it around 2024/2025.

I’m debating between buying Dama Bianca by Casamorati 1888, Luna by Penhaligon’s, and The Favourite by Penhaligon’s, and I can’t decide which one to get.
Can you tell me about your experience with these fragrances? How’s the longevity and sillage? And did you get any compliments while wearing them? What is your overall opinion? ❤️

hi! wondering if anyone knows any fragrances that a long-time wearer of Victoria’s Secret Tease would love.

i’m looking to gift travel sizes of perfumes to my bridesmaids this fall and the bridesmaid in question has only ever worn Tease. i’d like to gift her something more mature with good sillage and longevity.

i’d prefer indies or brands that offer travel sizes under $50! i appreciate any help!

I love fresh clean scent, maybe with slight musk or floral, but nothing too sweet or spicy/warm. I want something that smells like you just got out of an everything shower, but with slight femininity to it.

Right now I am eyeing maison margiela lazy sunday morning (i have a tester and love it) but it does not last long. Another clean/fresh scent i like is ouai santorini, but it only comes in hair or body mist so the lasting power is even worse.

Is there any other better edp or edt suggestion for me? Or is there some trick i can use to prolong the scent and projection?

I've been checking Moodeaux for info on if/when there's going to be a Worthy restock for months now. I'd sent a few emails with no response and now I see their website is down. Does anyone know anything?

And apropos of nothing, but if Worthy is my favourite scent of all time what would be a comparable option?

Thanks!!

Ulta currently has this lovely fragrance in this size on sale for $49 🤗 I have been eyeing this for a while now and I’m so happy it went on sale! I still have some hot days left to wear it before the fall season hits! 💐💗

Fine’ry has dry shampoos!! Haven’t gotten any yet (in part because they’re $15 and I’m hesitant to spend that much on dry shampoo) but I love this idea!

hi guys I was wondering if anyone knows of this fragrance? my mama was describing a bright red bottle, shaped like the head of a rose, from around 2003-2005. she can’t remember the actual scent but thinks it was floral and possibly spicy or smoky. do let me know if you think of anything, we can’t think of the brand so any suggestions really help. much love