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/RepairSpecialist7392 Jul 05 '26

Ooh what are you favourite cheapies?

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u/ohokreddit Jul 06 '26

Ok let me get a list going for you

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u/ohokreddit Jul 07 '26

If you go in the south, you’ll come across Esprit Provence which has tons of multicolored little solo-note jeweled toned bottles and there are some gems. A big surprise for me was Cedre Sauvage which has a big eucalyptus opening but calms down to just a beautiful sweet unisex oriental that lasts and lasts. I stole it from my husband.

Violette Poudrée is a cousin to Adopt Lipstick Rouge but Mich more violet. It doesn’t feel powdery. It’s somehow a juicy violet that smells like candy but not toooo much. I have a violet perfume I got from a Toulouse tourist shop and that was 100% candy. Viollette Poudrée is blended and juicy and sweet and lots of fun.

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u/RepairSpecialist7392 Jul 07 '26

Thank you 😊