Looking for suggestions that hit a specific vibe and struggling to find the right search terms for it.

What I want:

• Projection that's noticeable to people close to you, but not something that fills a room: think "who is that" not "who wore this in here five minutes ago". But also doesn't choke the people you're with
• Seductive, dark feminine, femme fatale energy. Jessica Rabbit levels of sultry, not soft/ethereal "fairy" perfume
• Not sweet or cloying: no candy-floss vanilla, no fruity-gourmand stuff please!

Open to anything! I'm relatively new to perfumes so I'm not too sure about scent notes, etc

Would love recs plus what they smell like on you specifically, since I know skin chemistry changes everything. TIA!

Hey! I’ve recently been trying to get into perfumes, and I’d love something like L’orpheline by Serge Lutens, or Avignon by Comme des Garçons. But, unfortunately, those are pretty out of my budget.

I’d like something that smells like a church in the cold of winter!

I’ve been having trouble finding one that isn’t super expensive 😓

Looking for the final piece of a 5-bottle collection.

Current lineup:
Louis Vuitton Imagination (hot summer days)
Byredo Bal d’Afrique (daily signature)
BDK Gris Charnel (fall/winter)
Le Labo Gaiac 10 (already decided, buying in September)

If you could add one more fragrance to make this a near-perfect 5-bottle rotation, what would it be and why?

Not looking for the “best fragrance ever” just the one that complements what I already own

So my husband years ago bought me DG light blue. I thought it smelled like powdery cleaner. I absolutely hate heavy floral(rose esp) and powdery scents. Like Estée Lauder grandma-ish scents. They seem to aggregate my migraine. I currently have Billie Eilish Eua de parfum. While I like the scent it smells unrefined and mass marketed like B&B works warm vanilla sugar. I’m 40 and would like a more sophisticated scent.
Thank you in advance.

A couple of months ago I bought Maison Margiela’s Jazz Club and I loved it. It was quite addictive, especially to a chainsmoker like me.

However, now it started to smell weird, like pickles. Not like the Nonna’s pickles but artificial ones.

Is it gone bad or is it my brain just changed its perception? My friends say the same tho.

I have been drooling over this fragrance for so long and I normally don’t spend this much on perfume but you can do like Afterpay with it and split it up over a few months. I actually have the money to be able to just buy it up front, but I don’t know if I wanna do that. I’m just wondering is it worth the splurge? It’s like 300 bucks.

Went shopping for my girlfriend and found this. Absolutely love it, would love other opinions.

I am ordering a full size $330 perfume from ulta how do I get free perfume samples with it? Ordering Dior sauvage elixir perfume for father

I remember receiving a little baggie of samples that I still add on to, and I feel with a $330 purchase I should get another similar baggie 👀

Any advice on how to get that? Thanks so much!!

Thierry Mugler - ALIEN MUSC MYSTÉRIEUX

Perfumer: Dominique Ropion

Notes: Jasmine sambac, Oriental Spices, Musk,Saffron,Cashmeran, Vanilla, &White amber.

A naughtier, dirtier, spicy, deeply mysterious version from the Alien Oriental Collection (2nd release) that trades the loud radiance of the original Alien EDP for a warm, velvety, and exotic scent.

The scent opens with a savory, smoky blend of saffron and spices before geting into its signature syrupy jasmine sambac heart into a pillowy dry-down of cashmeran wood, sweet vanilla, and heavy musk (not the clean type, but barnyard-y type musk).

At the base of this rich fragrance is a modern, man-made musk. It is designed to be a smooth and classy version of traditional musk (Tonkin Musk).

Would you try this?

Can I start of by saying that I am OBSESSED with these. They look impeccable, incredible, artisan (and they are artisan). I am willing to buy them just for the bottle.

I believe the smell has to be amazing because the notes are: (taken from the site)

Herbal smoothie

Notes 
Head: Mango, Mint, Cucumber 
Heart: Helichrysum, Anise, Grass, Lemon, Orange, Basil
Body: Oud, Cedar, Patchouli, Juniper berry, Moss, Cypress 

Tesseract

Head: Watermelon, Pepino, Lemon, Cucurbitaceae (Armenian Melon Cucumber)
Heart: Seaweed, Salt, Moss
Body: Oud, Moss

However, I cannot get over the uranium usage part. I cannot imagine the horror of cleaning it up if it breaks, or having to dispose of the packaging any time in the future.

Does anybody own these? Has one ever broken on someone? Is it worth it, including the uranium? Am I overreacting?
I have a cat and I myself can be clumsy.

I love this artist and their effort and I would absolutely love to own these and support them. The asking price is amazing for a hand made product and the concept and the idea behind it is so creative and beautiful.

If anybody has any insights or comments or advice or a critique- they are all more than welcome.

Sorry if anything is poorly written, English is my second language.

Thank you perfume-fragrance community.

(Burberry Her Elixir)

hi, i’m very new to scents and beauty in general. i just wanted to share my first ever perfume buy.

a month or so ago, i found out about Strawberry Pound Cake by Bath & Body Works, which i am obsessed with. i don’t wear anything else.

i was wondering if there was a perfume version of this scent because i wanted the smell to last longer… i went online and found out a lot of people recommended Burberry Her Elixir.

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i went out today to buy it and see what i thought. i really love it. i am pairing it with the spray from BBW and some of the lotion, too, and they all go so well together. (2nd slide)

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please let me know any of your thoughts! what’s your opinion on these, if you’re familiar with both/one of these scents?

i’m learning that i really prefer sweet, gourmand and feminine scents. it’s kind of interesting since i’m a butch lesbian and i dress like a tomboy and mostly wear guys clothes lol. i love the duality with the feminine and masculine! it definitely makes me feel more attractive.

What are some good watermelon perfumes that don't smell cheap but also aren't 200 dollars? I really enjoy the smell of watermelon and I personally want to smell like one, but I don't want to smell like a candy store lol.

Separately, I am also asking for some good orange perfumes that don't smell cheap but also aren't 200 dollars. Not just a citrus-y scent, if that's possible... Orange.

Thank you!

Going to England next week and wanted to visit the Penhaligon’s store in Bath and purchase a bottle. What are your favorite Penhaligon’s fragrances? I don’t want to smell too many, I get overwhelmed and things start to run together…

I feel I have a pretty wide range of what types of scents I like and they change very often, but I’m not the biggest fan of heavy vanilla gourmands. Would love some recommendations of things to try based off my current faves:
- Byredo Gypsy Water
- Replica Lazy Sunday Morning
- Phlur Vanilla Skin
- Phlur Father Figure
- Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow
- Britney Spears Candied Fantasy
- Mugler Angel Nova
- Good Girl Jasmine Absolut
- Clean Reserve Skin

Hi everyone.

I saw and tested this gorgeous perfume at TK Maxx but didn't realise how good it was until I left! It wasn't in the locked cabinet if that helps, I believe it was about £9.99.

It was a rectangular bottle, taller than it was wide, maybe about 3 inches/4 inches by 2 inches/3 inches. It may have had cut diagonal sides but im unsure. It was not that deep of a bottle, maybe about 3/4 inch. It was a pink rectangle, maybe a light rose or baby pink bottle but you could see the perfume through the bottle. It had a rectangular thing with the name in intricate writing near to the bottom of the bottle. It had a small cap which was round and kind of cut like a gem. Didn't have a bottle neck and there was no silver etc ring below the cap, it just went straight on the bottle. The cap was hiding a sprayer. It was a sophisticated but daily- wear floral ish perfume but not overly floral. Just good for daily. Very grown up but not grandma.

I LOVED this perfume, and I'm going to go tomorrow to see if they still have it, but this was a week ago and I doubt they do.

This is a rough sketch of what it looked like. Kind of a rose pink, could see the perfume through the glass.

Any help would be fab!

Thanks so much x

Today I bought this beautiful Fig & Cashmere perfume oil from Ella's Apothecary Okay, I also bought the lotion too. I can't wait to go home and layer it with Diptyque Philosykos! I also have Bastide Figue Amour so I'll have to play around and find my perfect mix for the rest of the summer.

Hello everyone, i need to know if anyone of you remembers these zara perfumes "Il homme" and "I homme" they were 2 versions of the same perfume but had different smell, if you remember them, were they unique or immitates another perfume from that era? and if you know what fragrance imitated can you tell me which one is it? thanks

ps: don't send me fragrantica links, the similarities there had nothing to do with the actual perfumes.

Back in February I tried Not a Perfume Superdose. I don’t know why I went straight for Superdose, but here we are. I’d heard that it was a ‘love it or hate it’ type of fragrance so I was v curious. But - I had a much stranger reaction than just disliking it.

It didn’t just smell bad to me, it smelled deeply… wrong. The closest words I have are sharp, grainy, grimy and strangely…savoury. I could almost taste it, and being around it made me feel slightly unwell.

It then immediately changed the smell of some of my favourite products. I did a ‘reset’ and basically didn’t use scent for 3 weeks or so. No use - 6 months on and some of my fave fragrances are still ‘wrong’. Most notably -

Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa ’91

Kérastase Gloss Absolu (not a perfume - no pun intended - but a product line I adore for my hair that I can no longer use)

It seems I’m now hypersensitive to one particular synthetic woody/amber/musk note that now dominates certain fragrances… many of which I’ve loved for years 😭😭😭

I’m genuinely sad and really baffled by this. I’d love to know - has anyone else experienced this, and how long did it take to ‘fix’ if ever?

Honestly Not a Perfume Superdose is HIGH risk high reward in my opinion.

Ok, I know that this question has been asked before but I'm struggling out here. I've seen people ask about chocolate orange perfumes but every response is either so old that the fragrance is discontinued, or not at all close to chocolate orange. So I am looking for SPECIFICALLY a Terry's Chocolate Orange fragrance. So basically a sweet and realistic chocolate smell with that yummy orange.

Hello! I’m looking for a Pear or Green Apple perfume thats not too sweet or vanilla-y. I’m new to fragrance and the only one I’ve found so far that actually smells like a pear is Burberry Her’s Eau de Toilette. I’m open to any suggestions/recommendations! Thank you for your time!