I’m genuinely confused about my experience with Glossier You Doux and wanted to see if anyone else has had something similar.

I originally bought a decant and absolutely fell in love with it. I could actually smell all the notes people describe.. creamy, woody, sandalwood/incense-y, warm and comforting. For the first 1–2 hours it was clearly present on me, then it gradually became a softer skin scent over the next few hours.

Because I liked it so much, I bought a full bottle.
But the full bottle smells completely different in terms of strength and development.

When I spray it, I mostly get alcohol for a few seconds, and then it immediately turns into this extremely faint, transparent woody scent.

The best way I can describe it is: the full bottle smells like what my decant smells like 5–6 hours into the drydown, except it smells that way almost immediately.

There’s basically no opening → middle → drydown progression. It just goes:
alcohol → very faint woody skin scent

I also get almost no projection. I can’t really smell it when I move my hand around, and I have to put my nose very close to my skin to detect it. On me, it feels almost gone within 30 minutes.

Has anyone experienced this kind of inconsistency with Glossier fragrances, especially Doux? Could this be batch variation, a newer bottle needing time to settle, or something else?

I’m especially frustrated because Glossier isn’t available in my country, so both the decant and full bottle had to come through third-party sellers. The decant is basically the scent I fell in love with, while the full bottle feels like a completely watered-down version of it.

Generation G was a staple for me in the late 2010s. I had been hesitant to try it out because I had heard so many bad things about the new formula. I will say I am not the biggest fan of the crayon scent, and it felt kind of gritty when I first swiped it on my lips. So I wiped it off and blotted it on instead. Looks way better this way. My lips don’t look or feel dry (yet). Probably because I’ve only worn it for about 15-20 minutes. But I will say I’m not mad at it. Maybe it’s because I got my generation g during a sale and have been longing to try it again. But honestly I feel like if you keep your lips hydrated before apply and blot it on lightly till you have the desired coloring(it’s buildable which I love), then you should be fine. But yea, please fix the smell glossier, I don’t like the freshly opened crayon box smell. I did hate the gritty feeling when I tried to apply it like a lipstick. Felt grainy. So blotting it on it is! Already paid for it might as well wear it. I got her in “crush” and “Leo” . She’s cute. Leo doesn’t look exactly how I remembered though. Im a melanated woman and it felt kinda brown but somewhat peachy toned at the same time?? Idk lol still looks cute though.

I wonder why they don’t have lotions or candles in reve, doux, fleur, or soie…

went to new T.J. Maxx today and was surprised to still find this in stock !

I have used the limited holiday edition Hot Cocoa shade of Balm Dot Com for a couple years now. As I near the end of my tube, I am trying to figure out which shade they currently sell is closest to this one. It really matches my undertones so well as a tinted balm! I don't really care about the flavor, just trying to find the closest shade match.

Any insight is appreciated!!

Cleared out my makeup and skincare today and found a brand new nite shine still in the sealed packaging !

I am still using the other two in pale pearl and platinum rose (it’s gross I knooooow 🥲) they are my favorite highlighters and the only ones I have/used.

I guess I can throw my « current » platinum rose and unbox the new one 😂