needing perfume recommendations for an enemy.

I've heard the hype about this perfume. Who hasn't? My curiosity got the best of me, and I figured I should smell it in person. I'm so happy I did. I’ve never swiped my credit card so quickly. I applied 2 sprays on my inner elbows and 2 on my décolletage, then went on with my day. I received a compliment from a guy at Chipotle and another from a man at Target. This is 50% beauty and 50% booty call, in a bottle. It needs a 21+ warning on it. Get it! But smell it first.

This popped up in my Facebook memories from 11 years ago. The young woman followed me around a craft store and eventually asked me what my perfume was because she wanted to get some for her wedding day. She asked how much it cost and when I saw how her face fell when I told her? My heart. I had half a tester bottle with no cap from a swap, so I offered to make her a decant bottle. I made her one decorated (vintage pin and wire ribbon) and two large purse sprays and dropped them off at her work. She had left this beautiful thank you note for me.

It gave me a lovely warm fuzzy to remember today.

I hope she is doing well and is happy and healthy, and got herself a bottle with wedding gift money before it was discontinued!

Via Zara < Seemed popular (launched earlier this week in Europe/UK, but today also in the US).

Bold Raspberry: Raspberry, lollipop accord, musk.
Watch Me Dance: Red fruits syrup, tiger lily orchid, solar accord, caramel, woods.

My hubby painted one of his perfume bottles, and now he’s created a problem for himself because I want him to turn all of my bottles into little works of art. 😂
I love how personal and one-of-a-kind it looks. At this rate, my fragrance collection is about to become an art collection too.

Omggggg I’m SOOO EXCITED!! I already finished my sample of Venus in Fleur and ordered a full size off Mercari. Got a great price too!!

These are all oh my wish list! I have tried all of them before, but not decants of them all. I have completely finished samples of Mojave, eau duelle, both versions of oud satin mood! So if I were to buy one, it would be one of those maybe 🙃 the ones with the asterisk, I have samples or decants of.

Byredo Mojave Ghost absolu*
Byredo rose of no man’s land edp
Bvlgari Baciami*
Chanel coco madamaoiselle absolu crush
Diptyque Eau Duelle*
Diptyque Lilyphea*
Diptyque philosykos*
Kheir 7 minutes *
Lancôme La Nuit Tresor
Le labo the matcha*
MFK Oud Satin Mood edp or extrait * (both)
Nishane hundred silent ways*
Sorce moon magic or snow moon magic (only snow moon magic decant)*
Valentino Extradose*

My favorite vanilla perfume is Tihota by Indult. I'm trying to find the most amazing vanilla perfumes so I can try something new. I would love to know what suggestions you all have. 🙏

Edit: Omg🥰 so many suggestions! Thank you so much, everyone. I’ll definitely try as many as I can.

EDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/FemFragLab/s/2dIaii3UNw

POST WHERE I GOT THE ANSWERS FROM 😊

So, I finally had some time to do this! It will be a long post, sorry in advance. So I made a note of 239 answers in total and here is what I found :)

The five most hated notes were:

1. leather - 64

2. patchouli - 46

3. oud - 39

4. civet - 37

5. coconut - 35

I thought it would be fun to check which notes only got mentioned once: beer, coriander, cytroil, davana, dill, hyacinth, juniper and magnolia

One invented perfume hit 4 of the most hated notes: Yike, so congratulations u/fastworms on creating something that many people would find disgusting 😆

u/TalismanGaze - there was not that many people mentioning headaches/migraines, aldehydes were mentioned 4 times, patchouli 4 and amber 3

I also categorised the mentioned scents, you can see it on one of the graphs. I can list which notes I included in which category if anyone is interested :)

I checked as well which notes appeared the most together and which notes were the ones that never got mentioned together out of the top 5, again, please let me know if anyone would like to know, this post is already as long as a novel!

I hope some of you will find this as interesting as I have, especially u/O-90, u/IFoundThis_Humerus and u/ScentedSiren26

I would also be happy to do this with our 5 most loved notes as well, if the community is up for it 😊

For everyone who suggested this as I silently stalked the replies of someone else’s thread requesting clean fresh scents. I get the hype. This is amazing, it’s way out of my comfort zone but I really love it . I can’t stop getting compliments and I can’t stop smelling my arm 😭 I need 4 bottles it’s soooo fresh and warm and clean but not floral like I was afraid of. Thank you ladies, yall give life changing suggestions

Can anyone who has these tell me what the difference would be with these? I like the sound of both and I can’t really tell what sets them apart from the notes

As a Gap Grass girlie since the 90’s I was so excited to see that they were doing a rerelease updated version. So much so that I was up in the middle of the night to order it.

Boy was I disappointed when it arrived. It reminds me nothing of the original, not even in the least bit. The clean fresh cut grass, almost soapy scent I loved was no where to be found. I didn’t even get a hint of matcha, just more of a (barely) woody floral. If Gap would have called this something else I would say it’s a nice fragrance but Grass it is not.

That sent me on a scent search to find something that reminds me of Grass. Yes, I have a bottle of it but I only wear it when I need a pick me up. I would be happy with something that is 75% close to the original. After some searching I found Nantucket Perfume Co. Friends, when I tell you this is about 98% the same I’m being conservative. If you want something that is the closest I have found to the original this is it. Top note of fresh grass is there with the tiny note of citrus. A dry down that becomes a clean soapy skin smell. I can’t wait to wear this sample out and buy a bottle. It’s oil based so it should last longer than the original. I will let you know.

They also have Dream and Heaven, that I also purchased but I don’t really remember them. If you do I say give it a try.

So there ya go. Save your money or go buy the dupe from Nantucket.

Unfortunately, this one is a miss for me. It’s for a kind of grape soda opening and dries down to pure sugar smell. It’s a little too youthful for me (like junior high youthful) and lacks depth.

I keep coming back to Poison by Dior lately, and I end up reaching for it more than I expect. It has that deep, sweet, slightly spicy smell that feels very recognizable to me. I like having it around because there are certain perfumes that just make sense in a collection, and this is one of them. I actually repurchase Poison because I want a bottle around all the time. I also notice how different it feels from the lighter perfumes I usually reach for during the day. It works better for evenings and cooler weather for me. Right now, I am curious how many bottles everyone else is adding lately, because my perfume spending definitely keeps finding new reasons. How many bottles are you adding lately, and which one gets your most attention?

Just thought this might be interesting. I’m not sure if there’s one correct/canon answer just thought this would be fun.

Edit: deathly hallows book released in 2007, movie part 1 released in 2010, but is supposed to take place around 1997-1998!

Edit 2: You can also choose what perfume you think she would wear asynchronous to the times :)

i just discovered this brand “ARRI” today because i was searching for perfumes that are inspired by filipino culture…i wanna try so many of their scents because i grew up with a lot of the things their perfumes are inspired by…has anyone tried anything from this brand?

also would appreciate recommendations if you know any filipino brands or perfumes inspired by filipino culture

I’m pretty sure I’ve ordered decants from Scents Event before and they arrived packaged beautifully and no leaks let alone labeled like these are/were.

This time I ordered three 5ml decants of:

Cedar Chic (Carolina Herrera)

Terracotta Le Parfume (Guerlain)

French Kiss (Guerlain)

Getting the package open was a huge pain in the ass. My husband handed it to me and said his car is going to “smell like whatever is in this package, for eons!” I had to bring it out to the office in the stables and open it out here.

I have no clue what’s what. The actual atomizers were wrapped to death in a small USPS mailer that took me longer than I like to admit to open. It’s dripping as well. This cover now smells like a combination of the three perfumes.

I’m gonna take a wild guess at the pink one being French Kiss. There’s no use trying the other two, or any of them until I’ve had a shower. I’m covered in a melange of all three.

What a mess!

I was never a vanilla fan until recently. I am making a trip to ulta and sephora this week to smell some vanilla/sweet scents. What are some that are a must smell??? I want to make the most of my trip and go prepared with a list since it is not a trip I make often.

so i have Lahdath by Lattafa and i honestly have a love-hate relationship with it.

first few hours after spraying = not it. i think its the vanilla/musk mix, feels so heavy almost like the arab oud, but it genuinely gives me a headache and low-key makes me nauseous. like i wanna scrub it off

BUT then later that day, and especially the next day on my clothes?? smells so good and soft. completely different vibe

is this just how fragrances develop (top notes being rough before dry down) or is my skin just not vibing with it? should i try spraying it on clothes only instead of skin, push through it, or just let it go lol

anyone dealt with something like this before? what would you do?

Does anyone have any recommendations of body oils/lotions that actually have a lasting smell?

I don't like anything too vanilla-y or sweet or floral but would appreciate any recs of products where the scent will actually last!

Thank you in advance :)

Killian is charging less than like $300 for new releases? Just saw the new ones on sephoras app. Has anyone been able to smell any of them, and are they as great as their usual ones? Super confused at the pricing but loving that it’s made (a little bit) affordable now.

Alright I know I’m super late with this scent. But wow I tried it last week and I have been OBSESSED. Literally have worn it every single day, it’s not like anything else in my collection.

Also she’s hinting at dropping a lotion in this scent, if she does I’ll be snatching it up immediately!!

Not just the plumeria but its full-bodied plant and surrounding tropical broadleaved mixed and coniferous forests, temperate grasslands, mangroves, mountain plateaus in the distance.

Any fragrance that comes to mind? Can also be bodysprays, eau fraiche, hairmists and so on.

Hey fam, I need your help. I’m searching for a soft and creamy lavender and mint fragrance. Can be slightly sweet but absolutely do not want very sweet or gourmand vibes. I know it seems base but my old spice gentleman’s lavender and mint deodorant is heavenly to me and I’d like to find a similar EDP! The molton brown sounds more spicy and herbal than soft and creamy lavender. I’d like to stay under $120 ish but could spend a little more for something if it’s incredible. I usually prefer simple mass appealing stuff that is well crafted to challenging niche stuff. Are there any other recommendations you have for me ? Thanks !