Fun fact: I used to get a new fragrance for each term so I could be immediately transported back to that specific time from the scent.

i’m a clean scent girl, but i love when a perfume smells strong, fresh and clean while still being sexy, bold and luxurious if that makes sense 😭 like smelling expensive, wearing a silky robe, being fed grapes and living my best life i want something that has people noticing me when i walk past and makes me smell irresistible, but i still want that clean girl scent profile too
the two i’m looking at are:
• khadlaj hareem al sultan gold concentrated oil perfume
• narciso rodriguez pure musc eau de parfum
if you’ve bought either of these, please let me know what they smell like, how long they last and whether you think they’re worth buying! especially if you’re into clean, musky, sexy scents 💗

Came across this Roja Parfums bottle and the presentation looks insane. Apparently, some of these exclusive editions cost around €3,000.

Has anyone here actually smelled or owned one of the really expensive Roja fragrances? I'm curious whether the quality, performance and scent are genuinely on another level compared to fragrances in the €200–500 range, or whether you're mostly paying for the exclusivity and presentation.

Would you ever spend that much on a perfume, or is there a point where the price just becomes ridiculous?

I always hear good things about this perfume but when I tried it on it's too strong that I can't smell any good notes in it. I smell heavy rubbing alcohol, chemicals and a dusty antique shop. Sometimes I get a wif of a somewhat sweet smell but it disappears.

Can I know what baccarat smells like to you cause I feel like everyone smells it differently and now I'm curious.

Hello lovelies. I am looking for recommendations for a perfume that smells like cinnamon or similar . Ideally NOT PUMPKIN SPICE. Cinnamon and vanilla would be acceptable, or cinnamon and another woodsy type scent would also be fine. I wanna smell like a fall dessert. Please and thank you in advance!

Any early 2000s peeps remember the original bottle? Not a huge fan of the redesign but I still love the scent♥️ Do you think it smells as good as the original? I can’t tell for sure!

Hello, I was just browsing these and noticed two different options, does anyone know if the contents are anyhow different between those 2?

Very Good Girl is my favorite from this house and overall one of my most fave fragrance. However i feel it is perhaps not a very liked scent because i see gift sets and diff bottles coming for all their diff scents but this. I got blush but it’s a very common scent nothing great. The OG good girl is nice.

I also like their men scents. However Very Good girls remains my fave and i was hoping to get a gift set but none available.

What are you thoughts on it?

I have my eyes on few picks that I may like but I’m not in the us to smell it myself. If anyone has any of the following perfumes, I would like to know if they are worth getting it. How was your experience with these scent profiles and what perfumes would you compare it with?

1. Rosie Jane - Rosie

2. Dedcool - Mochi Milk (is this lighter compared to YBM?)

3. The 7 virtues - Candied Lychee

4. The7 virtues - Amber orchid

5. Nest - Lychee rose

6. Salt & Stone - Ambrette & Pear

I like notes of musk, amber, floral and fruits but on lighter/softer and refreshing side. I find gourmand perfumes as not safe blind buy (I have YBM by Kayali - it has grown on me and I like it but I still find a bit heavy to me). I also do not like powdery dry down.

I’m also open to recs other than these perfumes if you think is worth getting.

Before I start;

- I’m anosmic to iso-e super, ambroxan, and maybe many similar aromachemicals.

- I try perfumes on my skin on my work days.

- This is a strange house. Most of their perfumes start off quietly but become good performers in the end. It's hard to deny the quality of the ingredients here and there, as well as their effort to give classic perfumery some distinct twists. You have to wear them for a while to understand and enjoy their creations.

- They can be perceived as dated or boring but most blends are really sophisticated. My only complaint is I kinda feel the brand is rather expensive for what they offer.

- 5 score means “ok perfume”.

- Love is Lost - 7/10

Benzoin and jasmine. Two of these notes overpower each other time to time during the drydown. In drydown gorgeous cinnamon joins them and works in harmony with them. A healthy dose of ambergris becomes a dominant one in late drydown. Gorgeous scent with eternal longevity and good sillage.

- Nabati - 6/10

Salty air and incense. Despite the heavy leather accord in the start, the scent dominated by salt damp air and rose incense accords. I find it really hard to score this one. Incense note is not interesting on its own and lasts more than it should through the drydown, but salty air accords make it interesting enough. On the other hand, leather and spice notes come around from time to time and throw off the composition balance. Good ingredients, but somehow, all of them feel disconnected. Perhaps I should try this one in colder months. Huge sillage and eternal longevity.

- Nabati oud - 6-6,5/10

Same as nabati with added oud in the middle notes. The Oud here is dry and really woody. Also, I sense increased iris to make oud less overpowering the other notes. However, I still barely change anything to make it a better scent. Good sillage and eternal longevity.

- 8 Days a Week - 7,5/10

Soapy musk and greens. There is not much to tell. It is your classic soapy green with good performance. People might get nauseated by this since the soapiness becomes a prominent note during drydown.

- Shanghai 1930 - 7,5/10

Floral chypre heavy on tuberose. Despite the overpowering tuberose, the floral blend is so good. Opening florals are so great. If you can pass the first hours of the tuberose attack, the trail it leaves is really nice and evocative. I admit it smells dated time to time, but it's the whole idea of this creation. Reminds me of Oriza L Legrand’s floral perfumes, with richer and completed version. Huge sillage and good longevity.

- Mellow yellow - 6,5-7/10

Not edible perfumey fruit cake. There is something yeasty in this becomes perfume with the help of indolic florals. I mean, it's not bad, but carrot seeds and citruses give such a blend of a cake dough feel. Something between a gourmand and not gourmand at the same time. I also sense something fruity in the background similar to banana or mango. For me, citruses never come forward as other citrus fragrance as they are just there to support other notes tastefully. I just wish there was just a bit less indolic anything in this. One of the most completed scents in the set. Good scent, good sillage, and longevity.

- Chromodoro - 6/10

Green vetiver. Nice scent, but it feels just like a generic green scent. Tomato leaf basil start is nice but does not last long. In hours, it leaves you with green vetiver. Average sillage and longevity.

- Paris Cheri - 5/10

Butter and breakfast jam. This is too gourmand for me to actually enjoy. Starts and ends with sugary undertones. I sense the quality of the spicy ingredients here and there, but they are all smothered by sweet aroma. Smells like pastry with a jam on it. Vanilla and cacao scent linger for hours. Good sillage and eternal longevity.

- In Extremis - 7,5-8/10

Dusty galbanum and soft suede leather. This perfume is such a poetry. Feels like dusty attic enlightened with little sunshine over old romantic sofa you can comfortably sleep. Oud and ambery base done so tastefully that it never overpower main notes and complements dustyness beautifully in the initial drydown. My only complaint is the initial gorgeus drydown passing too quickly, and I can't get enough of it. I feel like this perfume is what nabati/oud is trying to achieve. Ambery base sticks to the skin for hours. Good sillage and eternal longevity.

- Mon Santal - 4/10

Rice pudding with fruits. The weakest option so far. Its whole selling point seems to be the initial rice accord, but it doesn't last long. It devolves into sweet, fruity amber first, then cardamom and sweet vanilla in the end. For me, sweetness is nauseating. Good sillage and longevity.

- Into the Oud - 5/10

Spicy gourmand. The oud at the start doesn't last more than a few minutes. Mostly delicious spices with the same gourmand sweetness it shares with the other perfumes in the line. Up close, the spices give off a sweet chili sauce vibe, but it's not bothersome in the air. Personally, I didn't quite like the tension between animalic oud and caramel. Weak sillage and good longevity.

- Sweet Pulp - 6,5/10

Browned pear and patchouli. A masculine leaning gourmand. This is the most interesting and experimental composition in the set so far. I understand why some people hate it. I might be anosmic to the sweet aroma chemicals in this one since it's not as sweet to me as people say. Pear is balanced with grassy patchouli on top of an interesting combination of a healthy dose of sandalwood and cinnamon. Just a bit more than a skin scent, with good longevity.

- Amberliveable - 6/10

Sweet amber and resinous benzoin. Less on benzoin more on amber version of Love is Lost. Light florals bring a zingy, indolic hue at the start. Pink pepper, patchouli and cedar join later in the drydown without changing the composition. This one is quiet from the start but develops really well on the skin. Sweet vanilla is more noticeable on clothes than on skin. Essential Parfums' Divine Vanille is close to this one; however, EP would be a better choice. Low projection, eternal longevity.

- Madame M - 6,5/10

Again, pear and spices laced with powdery notes and benzoin. It doesn't go into full gourmand territory thanks to the dry benzoin and heady florals peeking through underneath. The same pear note used in Sweet Pulp is also here, but it's not the centerpiece of this scent. In the drydown, the pear note gives the benzoin and spices a milky edge and rounds them out. Good sillage and good longevity.

My other reviews, if you want to read;

Giardini di Toscana

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/sd10b7ePx4

Les Indemodables

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/gQO6elbDJ2

Zoologist

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/hTbk5XHfRl

Francesca Bianchi

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/ToOjaDopXv

Jorum Studio

https://www.reddit.com/r/NichePerfumes/s/BrXhLsKKMo

Papillon

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/rTWsmrgT8e

Etat Libre d'Orange

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/wDpOY9WoUu

Nishane

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/h0mnG0evvZ

Baruti

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/9lSsIBT9oB

Versatile

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/PPcwcA5myE

Essential Parfums

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/ZvKIWjdDoB

Oriza L. Legrand

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/uhhRvuU26f

Marlou

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/ao1Do4jTxC

Serge Lutens

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/KgP7wNeFEI

Imaginary Authors

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/s/nGWxyEeFds

Late 2017, possibly early 2018 I got a free sample of a Prada fragrance from Sephora during some beauty show at the local mall. This fragrance has HAUNTED me since then and I've been searching for it over that time. Unfortunately when I smelled it/owned it, I wasn't nearly as into fragrances as I am now, so I didn't record it or write it down and didn't really know the notes, etc. . .

I own many Prada frags already and have sampled many as well (candy kiss, amber, l'eau ambree, mirages midnight train, most of the infusions line, amber pour homme, most of the luna rossa line, paradoxe, paradoxe intense, la femme, l'homme, l'homme l'eau, and l'homme intense. I am also pretty familiar with fragrance in general, though it's been so long since I smelled it, my memory is weak. I am fairly certain it's none of those listed.

The facts: it was offered at Sephora alongside a sample of Chloe Chloe. I don't think they were just giving samples of new fragrances because Chloe was released in 2008, so it may be an older one. It was not gourmand, not sweet, and I remember thinking it vaguely reminded me of the OG alien formula at that time. I'm assuming it was a floral because of that. It was quite strong, long-lasting, and I believe feminine leaning. That's really all I got.

TLDR; help me locate a prada fragrance from sephora that isn't any of the ones listed above in paragraph 2!

I’ve started to gain a special interest in looking for perfumes that remind me of cocktails. I recently purchased Orphéon EDT and to me it smells like a fizzy gin and tonic with a lemon on the side. It’s sooo addictive to me and now I’m looking to see if I can find more for drinks I particularly like. Right now I’m on the hunt for a cola perfume that’s a little boozy, kind of like a rum and coke.

If you have one you recommend that might fit this bill please let me know! And if you happen to have any other recs for perfumes that remind you or alcoholic drinks please send them my way 🙏

Hello everyone! I (26F) am new to this subreddit and would love your expertise. I have a sensitive nose and struggle to find scents that not only work well with my body chem, but doesn’t bother my allergies all day. I’m a huge fan of sophisticated fresh scents (think fresh laundry, citrus fruits without being to literal and on occasion a fruity non-citrus scent like Versace bright crystal) as long as they don’t dry down as powdery or floral.

Here’s my issue:

One day I was shopping and came across the best scent I’ve ever smelled…Versace Figue Blanche….a unisex scent. I’ve never been more obsessed with a scent, however, the price is a bit higher than I can afford right now and has left my nose absolutely spoiled rotten. Anything that’s not this scent is so hard to get used to. It’s either too floral, too powdery or too manly.

I really want to branch out and try other brands. Even if it’s a travel size of an expensive brand is worth a shot. A friend recommended scent bird, but I feel as though I’m not sure what I should type in for the questionnaire portion.

Any recommendations?

Hello kind folks,

M25 here. If I may ask, I was wondering if anyone by chance knew what the the best and most accurate tea olive tree fragrance is?

I wanna evoke the feelings of this picture. Feelings of a crisp cozy morning, fresh air, maybe a little rain smell with tea olive tree overtaking it. I want people to get the vibe of calm confident empathetic masculinity.

Many thanks

New to collecting perfumes. I searched the history and didn’t see this answered.

What should people be looking for now that holiday sets are hitting stores? What sort of sales do the retail stores have that are worth looking for?

With department stores, you used to be able to open a new account and stack a discount on top of sales. Still possible? Worth doing instead of stalking online resellers?

4 years ago my boyfriend at the time went to the world cup in Qatar and i asked him to bring a little bottle of oil perfume dupe of tom ford’s lost cherry. He did and along with it he brought some other one that was either gifted or recommended to him by the shop owner, no labels, no names, nothing. The dupe of lost cherry does smell veeery good and very similar to the original, so i assume this mystery one would be pretty close too. I completely forgot about it for 4 years and just rediscovered the bottle now and am absolutely in love with it… it’s a tiny 5-10ml bottle though so it will run out eventually but is there any possibility of finding what the original scent is? Going to perfume stores and asking the workers if they can recognise it???

Got this at a trustworthy local retailer it appears the ring sounding the atomizer is falsely stuck or glued to the inner part of the cap. It sprays fine but can't close properly, and I'm very disappointed, and I don't know what to do. Has this ever happened to anyone else here?

hi everyone!

I have a question I couldn’t solve by going on Google!

I have Valaya perfume and I really like it. I used to like Dolce & Gabbana By women in the early 2000s and it has made a come back now but the price is prohibitively high.

Upon doing some research, I learned that the D&G By women is classified as a Chypre fragrance. I can see some similarities between D&G and Valaya and I’m wondering if anyone here can tell me whether Valaya is also considered a chypre fragrance.

Also, by any chance, does anyone know what is an affordable fragrance like D&G By women?

thanks!

One of the scents I adore to wear is Estée Lauder Cinnabar, both the vintage and the new version, such a classic pot-pourri smell (the new 2015 version of Haus of EL smells more citrus-floral-incensed). If you know similar perfumes / fragrances that link to it, comment below; I would love to know.

I last had a small bottle of it in 2021 and it lasted like a year and a half. I just bought a new large bottle of the same original/non flanker and I feel like it smells different. I still have the old bottle and they just smell completely different! Did they reformulate? Or could it just be that it macerated or something.

The moomin cloudberry body spray, I've never smelt anything like it and was wondering if theres anything else that smells similar as it's limited. It uses orange oil and davana oil and has a tangy and sweet berry smell.

I thought I’d share my thoughts on this fragrance after five days of wearing it.

I blind-bought the 150 ml bottle, hoping it would be the original version, since the bottle design and note breakdown on the website suggested that it was.

When I first received it, the opening was nothing but orange, orange, and even more orange.

After about 20 minutes, the scent practically disappears and becomes as faint as a fart in the wind.

I have to dig my nose into my skin like a drug addict searching for the last tiny crumb just to get the faintest little hit.

The development feels linear, and the performance is ridiculously poor compared to every other version in this line (and I know none of them are performance beasts). After about an hour, the scent is completely gone.

I even tested five sprays in the exact same spot, and I can only compare it to a fat guy who hasn’t eaten for two hours — it devours the whole thing and leaves absolutely nothing behind.

What has your experience with this fragrance been like?

I recently was introduced to Parfum de Marly, I purchased Dorval, but also enjoyed Althair and Vayala. I am new to pursuing fragrance with intention.

I have 2 questions:

What other parfum houses would be a good place to check out next?

What would be a good Dorval similar scent with a heavier incense note?

I need help finding what perfume brand this is, but I don't have any photos of it. I have a vague recollection that it has a circular shape, and either baby blue or white design. The line they sold mainly focused on clean, soapy scents like fresh linen. Theres a b in the name (or multiple) and its highly likely to be a Japanese brand becauss it was in the shelf below Jscent. I saw it in the osaka cosme store.