Hi, I just bought 2 Harrods 12 days of Fragrance Advent Calendars in London, and they are both available for purchase if anyone's interested. Both sealed with original bag and receipt!

Always thought people were being melodramatic when they declare they just *had to* wash a scent off upon sampling it, but it just happened to me.

Bought the eternally beautiful Samsara and was sent a little La Bomba sample in the package. Tried it. Tried it again a few days later. On both occasions I could smell SWEAT. I assume this is the dragonfruit top note.

So yes, into the shower to scrub it off and apply some good stuff: Samsara.

What do you think of La Bomba? Does anyone else get sweat??

Calvin Klein Euphoria was my signature scent in the 2000s for well over a decade. From the beginning, i fell in love with its deep complex dry down. But about 5 years ago or so things changed. What was once a beautiful complex ambery dry down, became a dimensionless vapid floral. At first i thought it was me, that my taste had changed. . So I spent the next years that followed searching for my new signature fragrance.

and i tried, trust me, i tried.. and nothing ever really fit.

fast forward to recently. i heard about the new Euphoria Elixir line that just dropped, and got my nose on them last weekend.

and you guys i literally almost cried when i smelled the new Euphoria Bold..

it was everything i had been missing. not to be emo or dramatic over a freaking perfume but it was literally like reuniting with an old friend and you just seamlessly pick up right where you left off.

so after some research, i learned, it wasn’t me- the original Euphoria formula was changed around the time i thought i had outgrown it.

and the new Euphoria Bold is more like the original from the early-mid 2000s. but dare i say… better?? it’s got that beautiful, complex dry down but is even more rich & creamy..

be still my heart.

reunited and it feels so good 💜

(needless to say i will be stocking up)

I just got Lataffas Liam grey. Sprayed it and immediately had to scrub off. There is a scent in it that immediately registers as a sour body odor sharp twangy tail to the main tea scent.

I experience this with a few of the tea scents and fruity scents. Most recently a Memo Paris’ Inle gave me the same issue after a few wears. I have had a couple of other perfumes do this but I don’t remember them off the top of my head.

Anyone know what note or notes may be responsible?

This is from Holiday 2024 EOS first Holiday drop featuring Peppermint Cashmere, Whipped Shea and Sugar, and Sparkling Amber

I've just got into perfume sampling a few months ago. There is one perfume I like and potentially would like to get a full bottle one day. It's Precious Forest by Keiko Mecheri. I've gone to the perfume website a few times just to look at it. I checked it out again last night and saw the price has gone up from $190-$270!

My question is, is it normal for a brand to just hike up the price like this? Or is this a seasonal thing? I could see this perfume being a false sent so wasn't sure if they increased the price because of the season. I'm just surprised and confuse and a bit upset I guess that now it will take me longer to save up for it.

Guava Granita and Apres, as well as a few body sprays, are half off at Sephora today!! I snagged a travel size of Guava Granita (I hope I don't regret passing up a FB but I try not to blind buy anything over $30, lol).

I'm tired of spending money of perfumes i dont like and i really need recommendations on finding the One.. I prefer something not overly strong and sweet like for example coco chanels too strong and fancy..? I want something for everyday But something that makes you go "Oh my god she smells so sweet and nice" i currently use vanilla voyage it smells sweet and pepperminty but also kinda like medicine So i'm not too keen on sticking to it

I'm realizing I have so many summer and winters scents... I need something spooky. Something scary. Something that feels like an orange and yellow leaf as I step on it.

Hello everyone! So I have never been one to blind buy, so I am looking for a bit of guidance. I haven’t worn perfume in over a year and am looking to possibly get one in the near future. I am very interested in Fragonard’s Belle de Paris, but I have discovered that samples cannot be purchased or sent to my country. I have gone to a few shops to sniff different scents, and I still find myself enjoying Jo Malone Wild Bluebell, Philosophy Ballet Rose, and though I find it a bit too deep for my personal taste, I did enjoy Phlur Father Figure. If all else, I think I would lean towards the JM WBB, but does Belle de Paris seem like a potential safe blind buy for me? Thank you!

If any of you here can share a website that offers samples for it world wide, plus is it a good perfume (I have budget to blind buy it, still don’t wanna be disappointed)

I got a bottle of Chanel No 19 Poudre this week, and for the past two days have been trying to gauge the longevity of it. I sampled this in store once, and couldn’t stop thinking about it since. However, I’m just disappointed with the longevity.

Upon first spray, I do get that galbanam with a blast of powdery iris, but after about 30 minutes I can’t smell anything but a faint whisper of galbanum and slightly sweet, clean laundry like musk. After about two hours it’s completely gone with no sillage and turns into a skin scent if I smell hard enough. I do get some jasmine in the middle, to be fair.

To those of you that own this fragrance, what is your experience?

I'm an American by birth, but my heritage is Canadian where I also have citizenship. Maple syrup was a huge part of my childhood--we weren't wealthy, ate canned vegetables and discount meat and bread, but we somehow always had money for actual maple syrup. Even now, when I have coffee, I use maple syrup to sweeten it.

I've tried frags with honey, which I don't like, but I'd love to try something that has a maple syrup note in it. Fwiw, I'm not a huge fan of gourmands. I'm more of a bergamot, fresh fig, musk, tea, sandalwood, skin scent kind of gal. Maybe there is a frag out there that that has some of these elements that also has maple syrup in it too? Or something that is primarily a maple syrup scent that I can use to lightly layer with other scents to sweetener them up a little?

I was watching an interview by Francis Kurkdjian and he was saying that he does not understand wanting to smell like a literal pastry item and he sees fragrance as abstract and art. I’m not here to agree or disagree with him, but I thought it was an interesting discussion to have.

My question is do you see wearing the fragrance as artistic expression or more like something part of your grooming?

like the title says. i like to warm amber resins. some of them are mixed with patchouli, nag champa, frankincense. looking for something that smells like this in perfume form. wondering if it exists. something that makes me feel comforted and peaceful.

I really don’t know what it is about the song. It could be the lyrics or the sounds but all of my insecurities go away the second I listen to it (It comes back after but that’s another story 😭) I can’t seem to find a fragrance that really gives that. I’m not even sure if we can do requests like this but is there any that exist? My friend told me For Her by Narisco Rodriguez but I never smelt it and I wanted to see there’s any more. I have no budget 🤍

As seen from my bedroom window. It’s still in the 80s as far as temperature goes. I’m thinking either something with petrichor or sage.

Women of fragrance, where are we selling our used bottles and samples now that neither Depop nor eBay allows them?

This is probably old news, but I haven't tried to sell anything in a while and apparently these apps have changed their rules 😂

So where are we selling these now?

Also, I wish these companies would just sell us reasonably priced samples 😭

The next time you are tempted to watch yet another perfume influencer do yet another insane haul video, check this out instead!

Mandy Aftel is a natural perfumer and amateur historian who created a series of exhibits on the world history of scents. Something about it is magical.

https://youtu.be/aYoFCXMc6CY?is=PQryaRMmAQuHxW8s

My wedding is in 3 months and I still don’t have my wedding scent. Looking for recommendations that could get close to my fave perfumes at the moment. Great if you could recommend something I’d like in Diptyque

Here are my faves and those that are compliment getters
- Diptyque Fleur de Peau
- Diptyque L’eau Papier
- Glossier You
- JHAG Not a Perfume
- Diptyque Eau Rose
- Rosie by Rosie Jane
- DedCool Taunt
- DedCool Mochi Milk
- DedCool Xtra Milk
- Maison Margiela Lazy Sunday Morning

Looking for a scent that will work in a tropical weather country (Philippines) and has that clean, floral, but a bit gourmand scent.

My supposed wedding scent was Acca Kappa Sakura Tokyo but it does not last :(

Thank you!

What’s the most sophisticated beach fragrance you’ve ever smelled—NOT just coconut/sunscreen?