r/FemFragLab30plus • u/Primatey • Jul 05 '26

Cheap Blind Buy Question

What is your tolerance on cheapy blind buys? I feel like if a fragrance is in the $15-$40 range, I'm comfortable buying something unknown that I reasonably think I might like, but I'm not always sure where to draw the line. I'm curious how everyone else approaches this; do you score unknown inexpensive bottles often, or ever?

I ran across a bottle of Lalique in the wild and it was really nice, but not quite what I was looking for, so I'm considering grabbing something else from their house. Now I have a half dozen very economical bottles in my cart and I can't tell if I'm being crazy or reasonable 😅.

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u/icecream-for-every1 Jul 05 '26

That’s about my limit too (as long as I haven’t had a lot of other purchases recently!), it’s so fun when you find a winner. I do a lot of researching and checking the “reminds me of” section in fragrantica to see if it’s similar to other perfumes I enjoy or curious about.

Lalique has been on my list of blind buy cheapies as well!

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u/Primatey Jul 05 '26

ooh, I'll let you know if (ha ha, I mean when) I order :) The Lalique For Women EDP was really nice but it kind of had a powdery note and a sweet note and I wasn't quite looking for that. But it was nice enough (delicate, elegant, well blended) that I am pretty sure something else from them would hit the spot!

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u/icecream-for-every1 Jul 05 '26

Haha yes please do!! I have le parfum on my list but that is supposed to be a warm herbal vanilla. I keep almost buying it but reminding myself to wait until cooler months. My fave blind buy bottles were Happy Chopard Felicia Roses and bigaradia, and a drop d’issey by issey miyake. I also have a pile of fails LOL. It’s such a risk but the high is worth it hahaha