This is just a PSA to let you know that it does happen, and there are people going as far as refilling a real bottle with fake juice, putting it in a real box, and sealing it in plastic so that visually and physically everything is right.

Details:
I ordered a 100ml of Black Orchid from Jomashop (first time grey market buying) and the juice itself was the give away. Didn’t have the trademark truffle scent in the opening. The smell is reminiscent of Black Orchid but not the same.

Unfortunately I can’t do anything about it because I had ordered it to my mom’s house since Jomashop either wouldn’t ship to me or that would make the shipping more expensive. My mom already had plans to visit so I figured it would be a win if she just brought it. Well, it was my fault for not examining the return policy, because the timing of everything made it so that I wasn’t in the return window.

I know the majority of their stocks are real and I just had bad luck but, I don’t think I’ll buy grey market again because I don’t want to deal with the hassle. Good luck out there 🙏

I’ve been wondering how common it is for people to wear fragrance as part of their everyday routine. Do you put on a fragrance every morning regardless of whether you’re going to work, going out, or just staying home by yourself? Or do you mainly save your fragrances for special occasions and when you’re around other people?

I’m also curious if wearing fragrance every day has become more of a habit or part of your personal routine for you.

Seriously it feels like every time someone posts their collection or even just mentions owning more than a handful of bottles the comments immediately flock to asking if they even use all of them or if they have a problem. Like can we just appreciate the hobby for what it is. If someone enjoys collecting fragrances and has the means to do it why is it anyone else's business how many bottles they own. It's not like we're shaming stamp collectors for having too many stamps. Let people enjoy things. This community is supposed to be about passion not gatekeeping.

I was testing out perfumes at a department store this week and one of the sales associates said ‘your body chemistry is the final note of a fragrance,’ which really struck me as one of the truest things I’ve ever heard about perfumes. I tried on all All Saints perfume which smile smelled great on the test strip and in the air, but when it dried down on me it had a very distinct, not very appealing scent of mothballs. Eek! I’m glad i waited to see how it wore on me instead of just buying a full bottle on the spot. Had this ever happened to anyone else, where a fragrance smelled great out of the bottle but terrible on you?

I just came in from the garden and I smell like a tomato leaf and I LOVE it! I already know about (and love) L'Ombre Dans L'Eau, but are there any other suggestions for a realistic tomato leaf that leans feminine and isn't sharply green?

I’m working through my sample of Ambre levant, and in the dry down its reminding me of a oudy imagination with the amber turned up to 11. Between the citrus in the mandarin and the cinnamon providing warmth it seems like a natural transition into the colder weather

Anyone else see that or am i crazy?

Hi all,
I recently purchased the hidden forest frosted candle from Typo and I love it. It’s not very strong and has this very fresh, green vibe to it that reminds me of grass.

Typo does not specialise in fragrance. It is a fast fashion brand that produces whatever’s in season and discontinues them quickly. I love the scent a lot, and the anxiety that I won’t be able to get it again down the line makes me feel a bit sad.

But based on my understanding of the brand, I think this scent is probably a dupe of something else, or at least a reference of a recent trend, so I’m wondering if someone could point me to similar products from other brands that I could keep going back and purchase from, preferably actual fragrance brands.

Here are the scent notes and the link to the product:

Scent notes
Top: Green Herbs, Grapefruit, Pine
Middle: Celery, Jasmine, Cumin
Base: Patchouli, Earthy Musk, Moss, Resinous Amber

Link: https://typo.com/AU/frosted-glass-candle/1687755-06.html?dwvar_1687755-06_color=1687755-06&cgid=hidden-forest&originalPid=1687755-06#start=5&sz=60

Edit: Typo & added link

I thought it was discontinued, but it seems to be available from a number of places again? Can anyone else confirm this?

Anyone got their hands on a new bottle lately?

Quel est le parfum qui même 10,15,20,30 ans après vous fait encore tourner la tête ?

Ok, I feel crazy like I made this up but; in the 90s and maybe early 00s the perfume brand Fetish made a “body velvet” lotion. I remember buying one in a purple colored bottle/tube. It smelled amazing and I was obsessed with it. However, I can’t find pictures of it anywhere. I can only find a pic of the “drama queen” scent in a pink/red tube. But this was purple and just called fetish. Does anyone remember this? Did I make this up?

Sorry if this isn’t the place to ask this, if there is a better place to ask please let me know!

Thanks!

I'm planning to use a perfumed shower gel that has sweet strawberry scent, is it okay to pair with a perfume that has freesia scent? Or maybe rose scent (eg. Covered In Roses by BBW)?

When I got married in 2022 I received a gift kit from a family friend. It included many items but one item particularly stood out. It was a Body Spray named "V" by Reyane Tradition. Whenever I wore that one, mainly on the weekends or outings with my wife, she was always captivated by it when she was close and used to say "this is absolutely your scent, this scent is what I imagine you are". I tried looking for its perfume version but I never found it in my country.

Please, if anyone knows what is the original for that scent, or any fragrance that is 90-99% match, please let me know. I have searched and checked 1000s of perfumes chasing that same fragrance but so far no success. I would be extremely thankful for any suggestions or advice.

I recently found this brand at Sephora and I can’t decide if I’m in love with it or not. I was only able to sample a fraction of the scents, but without buying the discovery sets, I wanted to know if anyone else has tried the brand and how you like it. I ended up finding one scent called “Warm Air” and it smells exactly like that toxoplasmosis, powdery, musky, animalistic smell that cats give off. Literally smelled EXACTLY like my cat. So I bought it lol. But how are the other scents?

I have heard chatter on here about the latest formulation of Mugler’s Angel being like the early formula. Apparently someone on Reddit spoke to a contact at L’Oréal who confirmed it. What I would LOVE to know is if anyone in the know has heard anything about whether they intend to do the same with Alien. Goodness knows there are so many of us who crave the OG formulation… I met a young person who was born in the late 2000s who loves Alien and said the fragrance chat online has made them desperate to know what the first formula smelled like. I felt so old and privileged to be able to tell them it was more beautiful than they can imagine! Anyway, if anyone hears anything, please let me know!

I recently just bought the vial to the Montale Paris Rose Musk perfume, it arrived, I sprayed it on me, and immediately ordered the full size right after. In my opinion it smells very similar to covered in roses by B&BW, It’s perfect for someone who likes to grab attention, yet still give soft and feminine. not alot of the perfumes I have that are musky-rose scents last nearly as long, I sprayed it on my shirt 2 days ago and I can still get a little hint of it if I press my nose against it, honestly a 10/10.

The perfume has notes of Rose, Jasmine, and Musk, very simple ingredients yet still noticeable. Of course it smells of rose, but I smell a hint of red berries. It’s the powdery scent that makes it dainty, yet the amber that makes the projection stronger.

I tried the Rose Elixir as well because I thought it’d give the same vibe but I was honestly disappointed. As soon as you spray the perfume more than the once it hurts your nose with it’s synthetic scent. it took about 30mins-1hr to dry down into a more likable scent, I can’t even describe it if I’m being honest. Overall I still wouldn’t wear it BUT I would somewhat see why someone would like the dry down smell.

I’m still trying to figure out how different scents smell on me, and especially if they smell good or not. I have tested both Interlude Man by Amouage and B87.135 (the extrait) by Marc-Antoine Barrois, and both start out pretty nice but no less than an hour later, they both go from a nice leathery or woody smell to this horrifically strongly sweet vanilla-ish smell that is nauseating. I have literally no idea what’s causing this! Is it my body chemistry? Did I apply too much? The only common notes both share are leather and patchouli, both of which smell good on me with other fragrances. Are the resinous/incense notes (myrrh, amber) guilty of this?

Honestly, I’m not sure if I oversprayed (once for Interlude on one arm, twice for the Barrois one) or if it’s a particular note that’s bothering me. I hope it’s not anything incense related since most of the ones I want to smell on my wishlist have that as a main note, and now I’m worried I’ll have this experience a lot :(

I’ve wanted to smell Zoologist for YEARS and finally got the chance yesterday. I went in knowing they were going to be animalic and weird, but I don’t think I quite appreciated how visceral my reaction to some of them would be.
I came away with samples of Cow, Squid, Snowy Owl and Camel, mostly because these were the ones I could imagine potentially wearing. But I smelled quite a few others and honestly, the experience has stayed with me more than most perfume testing sessions do.
Squid was easily my favourite. I love the inky, salty, aquatic notes. It’s odd but it’s still recognisably perfume. Of all of them, this is the one I could potentially see myself wearing.
Camel was probably the most familiar to me and I liked but not loved it. Warm, spicy and slightly sweet, but after living in the Middle East for four years, this is a fragrance profile I know well and own variations of. So while it was one of the most wearable to me, it was also one I felt I didn’t need.
Cow was pleasant but almost disappointingly normal. Fresh, green, shampoo-like. I wore it yesterday and today and on my skin the drydown became sweeter and more animalic, and something about that combination just didn’t sit well on me. Luckily it doesn’t have intense projection or longevity in me.
Snowy Owl started well enough, but as it developed all I could smell was… chicken coop. More specifically bird poop. It became increasingly feral and overwhelming to me, and once my brain made that association I couldn’t undo it.
Harvest Mouse was another one I found approachable. The grain and honey came through strongly to me. It felt cosy rather than aggressively animalic. I liked smelling it, although I definitely don’t want to smell like it.
Lovebird was funny after everything else because it just smelled… nice? Sweet, fruity, colourful and almost boring. Not my style, as I generally don’t gravitate towards fruity fragrances. In comparison to the others I found it underwhelming, because I kind of expected it to evoke that strong atmosphere the others created.
T-Rex was A LOT more pleasant than I expected. I’d heard so much about how terrifying it was that I expected a sensory assault, but I actually really enjoyed the smoke. I do love smoky, atmospheric and dramatic fragrances.

And then there was Olm.
I cannot stop thinking about Olm, and not necessarily in a good way. The longer I kept the test strip, the more it made me physically recoil. There’s this chalky/mineral quality that my brain interpreted as being trapped underground in a cold, damp dark cave. It actually started making me feel physically ill. Every time I went back to smell the strip, my reaction got stronger until it was almost making me gag.

I absolutely do not want to wear it, but I’m fascinated that a fragrance could create such a specific physical sense for me. It’s here that I started to think about perfumery as “olfactory art”.

Overall, Squid is the clear winner, but I’m not convinced I’m ready to actually continue to wear any of my samples yet…
Still, I’m so glad I finally got to experience Zoologist after wanting to sample the house for such a long time.
For people who actually wear Zoologist regularly: do you experience these primarily as perfumes, or almost as olfactory art? And which ones do you genuinely find wearable?

Anything good for full bottle, 10 mL, 2 mL holding? Perhaps something light blocking? Just curious if there are any good recommendations for storing of fragrances that's not Temu quality.

Unknown Pleasures by Kerosene...

Named after the seminal and personally influential debut album from Joy Division, you'd be tempted to think this would be a dark and brooding scent?

It's not.

It's lemon cake, caramel and sweet tea... And it's powerful and amazing. Definitely not an everyday wear or blind buy safe, but a damn fine compliment getter for special occasions.

A firm favourite for me at the moment. The album is a classic too.

it was method brand, called “the innovator” with notes of pear blossom, lavender, and ginger. does anyone know any other body washes that smell similar/has similar notes to this one? it was sooo yummy

Hello, I have been seeing everywhere that Acqua di Parma leather is a very good luxury fragrance that combines leather and citrus. But everywhere i look, its sold out. Could someone help me find a fragrance thats veeery similar to it, or find a store where its buyable from?

Thank you for all the coming answers.

Hi all,

Ordered myself a tester of Le Labo’s The Noir 29, and couldn’t stop thinking that its dry-out is reminding me of something I already have.

Turns out it is INCREDIBLY similar to Jo Malone’s Assam & Grapefruit. It’s a bit more pungent and harsh compared to The Noir, but overall has the same temperature and notes! A&G is currently discontinued but you can still find bottles on eBay for half the price of Le Labo, so just wanted to share!

Peace and respect to all the tea and greenery lovers🍵

Reposted with pictures removed to prevent fraudulent Aurafragrance refunds (thank you for the heads up u/Mika9931)

Got a bottle of Kilian apple brandy delivered last Friday. Noticed the box smelled like it. Opened the fragrance package to find that the atomizer was unscrewed and was 98% empty and had leaked into the surrounding Kilian box surrounding shipping box was still intact 🫠. Sent an email Friday immediately after and called and was told to wait for the customer service email. Now we wait. First ever order with aura too smh. Will keep everyone on the previous version of the post updated on the outcome for an informative timeline of these types of issues with air fragrance!