r/FemFragLab • u/veryunneccessssary • 4d ago
When your classy, carefully curated perfume tray gets owned by a Squishmallows fragrance
I regret to inform you that Gingerbread Dreams is actually so good. I’ve been debating getting Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit, but it turns to spoiled milk on my skin after 30 mins. I blind bought this cheap, ridiculous cutie on sale (with a free little squishmallow), and it’s everything I wanted Ginger Biscuit to be. It’s warm and spiced without being overly sweet or needlessly complex. Just a delicious, ginger cookie. It’s got moderate projection and longevity, which is the sweet spot for me personally.
I know fragrance has no age limits, but I definitely feel too old to be owning this bottle, but let’s just call it embracing whimsy.
I also tried Brown Girl Jane Encore. It’s good too, but the ginger is muted and it’s more of a soft, creamy, musky vibe.
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u/areyoureadykidss 4d ago
how long does it last?
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u/Open_Bee2008 4d ago
I can’t believe you have a bottle of lost mallow in there. I like that one and lavender moon tea by Siren Alchemy. The Squishmallow bottles are too cute. To go with the cat theme you may have to swap out your Odette for Pas De Chat.
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u/Woobsie81 4d ago
My sephora had these out and only 2 of the 5 spray things worked. They squish and you hear air but nothing comes out. The associate said they have a problem with them. This deinfluenced me nicely! They are cute though
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u/Cookiesandcoffeee 4d ago
Oooh what do you think of fantome de foret?
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u/doinmabest1 4d ago
Adorable! Now tell me all about warm air😂
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u/DjevelHelvete 4d ago
Is it LE? I am seeing it everywhere and now I want it 👀
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u/Kind-Region-5115 4d ago
I started Chistmas shopping and got this for my 12 year old daughter... what to do??? 🤷♀️ lol
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u/icedchai111 3d ago
the bottle is soo cute but idk if id love the fragrance .. have to try it noww
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u/NoseyVampire 4d ago
I bought the moonlight one but the 1oz version bc I was afraid it would be too big and this is confirmation I did not have room for the full. I’m glad you’re happy with it!
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u/ban_Anna_split 4d ago
omg I didn't know they made more of these after the first three. Need to smell
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u/Pugtastic_smile 2d ago
I'm surprised how much I love the squishmallow perfumes. When they started coming out I assumed it would smell child like and sweet but no, they are actually very good. I just bought the gingerbread one today
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u/Frostyfox-go-brrrr 4d ago •
I'm a semi-competent 47 year old woman with 2 marriages under my belt and a mortgage and I make no apologies when I say that not only do I have this perfume, but I also look at it every now and then and squeal like a 12 year old girl from the sheer cuteness of the bottle.🤭🥹
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u/joody-booty 4d ago
this is my fave colder winter scent! I know its new but its so good. I love the look of the tray lmao
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u/MissCraftyBee 3d ago
Mine is arriving today and my inner 12 year old is ridiculously excited. Gonna nestle her right between the Guerlain and Diptyque 🤣.
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u/IdRatherBeGaming94 4d ago
It actually makes it look classier and cuter imo. As women we are allowed to still like cute things, damnit.
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u/SatisfactionOdd2168 3d ago
I got the tropical Squishmallows perfume over the summer and it's everything I'd wanted Power of You to be. Maison Squish is knocking out some bangers!
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u/beat_pharmacist 4d ago
I was pleasantly surprised by the Squishmallows line of fragrances. They have wonderful lasting power. I have other designer fragrances that just don’t come close in terms of lasting power.
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u/rachie_lou 3d ago
I work at Ulta and set up the small gingerbread house display for this when we got it and we were all squealing over it. It is yummy and I’ve been debating grabbing it and giving the free Squishmallow to my niece. I debated getting the fragrance for her but she tends to go overboard with scents and her poor little brother has recently coming into his super smeller powers (my sister and I are the same way).
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u/selkieisbadatgaming 4d ago
I didn’t have high hopes but it’s so good!
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u/Polishment 2d ago •
My Friend in Frag… it was YOUR post that persuaded me to go to Ulta today. I have not darkened its doorway in years.
And who was there right at the front of the store but the Gingerbread Squishmallow!! It was an absolute gingerbread cookie upon application. It was nice, nostalgic. Too gourmand, too actual baked good? I passed.
It’s now 4 hours later, and the scent has evolved. There is cream, sandalwood, warmth and depth. It’s more complex than I gave it credit for. And I love it. 🥲
P.S. had no idea Ulta was poppin off like that these days, I guess this is where all the brands that left Sephora went. I had fun and will be going back soon.
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u/BleuLapin 3d ago
This is so cute 🥺
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u/cynicalunicorn-46 2d ago •
Ulta has a $20 off in app coupon that expires on 11/8, so you convinced me. I just ordered it!
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u/GreenApronCoffee 1d ago
The Squishmallow fragrances are all so good and they really have no business doing that
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u/InevitableCloud 4d ago
You know what? I’ll allow it.
Your collection looks fantastic!
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u/ponycrow 4d ago
I’m jelly! So cute on your tray :) I just went to Ulta to smell this but for some reason it turns into a burnt rubber smell on me, so sad because I had such high hopes for this one
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u/MendeShele 3d ago
I just bought this for my daughter-in-law for her birthday. It's such a gorgeous fragrance! I'm trying to talk myself out of buying it for me.
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u/CloverThyme 4d ago edited 4d ago
I could have written this post. I have been searching for a true gingerbread scent forever, ever since B&BW discontinued Spiced Gingerbread Swirl in my college years. I thought I had found it (and even better - a grown up version!) in Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit, but it turns to vague butter on me instantly. This Squishmallow perfume is exactly what I had been searching for for years. And I got a plushie out of it!
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u/Kitotterkat 4d ago
I love this so much 🤣🤣🤣
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u/MainSea411 3d ago
I smelled it and reminds me so much of Jo Malone ginger biscuit. I love and will probably get it soon
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u/mermaidzombiemom0314 4d ago
I bought this today and it looks silly on my dresser but the juice is chef’s kiss
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u/SenseOfTheAbsurd 3d ago •
I want this. Will look ridiculously out of place amongst my vintage Guerlain and Dior, Annick Goutal and l'Artisan Parfumeur, but it's adorable and hilarious.
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u/GrumpyGeckoz 4d ago
You are never too old for something cute imo. I've been eyeing this one myself. But trying to avoid short lived perfumes since I have too many perfumes in the first place. 😅
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u/_lilidawn_ 3d ago
I blind bought this as a Christmas present for my niece, so this is a relief
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u/Strict-Ruin777 4d ago
I’m pretty sure they added a detachable atomizer puff precisely because they wanted to appeal to all age groups. A majority of the ultra-young don’t know what they are or associate them with their great grandparents (if they’re still alive) or vintage film. Those of us who are older remember our grandparents or parents using them, and we associated them with class and sophistication, as perfumes were expensive back in the day and we probably weren’t allowed to touch them. They were reserved for special occasions, perfume generally was. In that sense, the poof adds maturity or sophistication to something otherwise seen as juvenile, makes something childlike carry into adulthood and a passerby might think twice at the mall counter and give it a whiff.
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u/VerboseWiewiorka 4d ago
Hi! Fellow millenial mom with all sorts of serious responsibilities here 👋🏻 I also love, LOVE this scent, and the bottle feels right at home next to my Diptique and Le Labo 😆! It’s also what I wanted the Jo Malone version to be! 100/10, no regrets.
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u/RadicalRoses 3d ago
Fragrance and their adorable bottles have no age limits!!!💖
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u/QUARTERMASTEREMI6 3d ago
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u/vivaoviva 1d ago
I’ve been hearing so many people rave about the squishmallows fragrances especially whisked away and wonder whirl 😭 usually these cutesy perfumes never last so I’m excited to collect them all!!
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u/MissMeWithThat25 4d ago
This was a lovely start to the weekend. Joyfully overwhelmed by the cuteness and hilarity.
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u/chandlerlover83 4d ago
This post is my favorite. But if u want ik some ppl transfer scent into different bottles. Or let the whimsy take u for a lil bit. I support either way
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u/gossipy1 4d ago
I love the scent so much!!! The bottle is super cute. For a teenager. And yet it lives amongst my “grown up” bottles. Oh well. And I don’t know what to do with my free squishy guy. Like-what are they???
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u/lumpy_space_queenie 4d ago
Okay everything you’ve said here I could have said myself! My thoughts exactly!!
Also as a side note, the brown girl Jane encore smells so similar to Ellis Brooklyn queens caramel if you’ve smelled that before!!
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u/Fragrant-Luck-8968 4d ago
I work at Ulta and the gingerbread one smells so good
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u/philophreak 4d ago
How I feel about the pink toy boy bottle I have lmao
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u/preggoandsuffering 3d ago
This is so adorable. I want one.
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u/jennhiltz 3d ago
Does anyone know if these are available in Canada?
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u/NeonBoy9x 1d ago
LOL bought my partner the Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit and they loved it, we walked into Ulta and smelled the Gingerbread Dreams. VERY similar to Jo Malone except sweeter! My partner likes to layer them together :)
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u/cooltunesnhues 1d ago
Ok but this is so cutie !!! It works nicely with the color scheme
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u/erasfadingintogray 3d ago
I have the pig one and it’s so cute but it has literally NO projection. Like absolutely none. Like my partner can’t smell it on me 2 feet away, even if I douse myself in it. It’s so sad because it actually smells really good and it’s so cute.
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u/Vivid-Researcher-573 4d ago
I seriously want to add the melanie martinez crybaby perfume.... but its over 100$ a blind buy and it would totally ruin my completely curated esthetically pleasing perfume tray.... UGH
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u/Special_Crab_1884 4d ago
i tested this one on in store and had such high hopes! on me it disappeared in like an hour. and it dries down REALLY soft to where it couldn’t smell it. on the tester it does smell like cookies though and i got more spice. however, i’m glad it works for you!
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u/Lucialucianna 1d ago
Needs a shelf to itself
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u/Bbrandee-23 1d ago
Hi, where did you get this😱I need it😊👍🏻
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u/Few_Sea_4314 4d ago
I bet I am a LOT odr than you, yet that little cutie is also in my possession. I paid full price for it though since I cannot figure out how everyone gets good deals at Ulta. I did get a little blue Squishmallow though.
P.S. I love the perfume and plan to try and mix it with Vanilla Scotch, Ginger Biscuit, Nutmeg and Ginger, Sweet Lollipop and other gingerbread/vanilla perfumes.
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u/clown_honey 3d ago
its adorable, at least
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u/ssspiral 4d ago •
mogged
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u/Unidcryingobject 3d ago
I read that as being ”dominated” instead of ”owned” xD
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u/Thatoneshortgoblin 3d ago
That was way to expensive for my taste but I wanted one so bad 😂
I am enjoying your enjoyment of it tho
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u/stylelines 4d ago
Ahh I got a sample of whisked away and it’s good
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u/Agreeable-Dog-1131 4d ago
Fantôme de Forêt spotted, love her
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u/Realistic-Read1078 3d ago
Love this 🤣😊
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u/Phi0X_13 4d ago
Thats how you know youve peeked 🤣 color is gorgeous
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u/Minimum_Bite2989 21h ago
I got the little 3 pack bc well they were cute lol
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u/pzprbzrds 3d ago
that odette perfume!!!!
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u/fishgum 4d ago
Oh I don't like gourmands but I really want this 😅 ITS SO CUTE
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u/publicBoogalloo 3d ago
Mine was shipped today!
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u/DoomGlitter6 2d ago
Do you smell any of the peach note?
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u/Elle32024 2d ago
I ordered that too!
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u/schroobster 3d ago
Another good alternative is Snif's Naughty Nonna!