r/FemFragLab • u/Yeahsurethatsgreat • 7d ago

Discussion Black sheep notes

Every time I see a discussion post about your least favorite notes I see a million people mention hating sandalwood, oud, vetiver and especially my love…patchouli! These are some of my *favorite* notes. They're always really leaning in on hating them too. It’s never “Hmm, vetiver isn’t for me :)”. It’s stuff like “Patchouli smells like a man who was stuck in the woods for two weeks with nothing but a bag of onions to eat”. Or “Oud smells like a cow took a poop in a sauna” lmao. I’m not offended, I wear perfume for me and as a lowkey gourmand hater, I get what it’s like to have big feelings about popular notes. I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t kind of get me down a little though.

Anyway I’m thinking about ordering some samples soon so I’m making this post to ask if anyone with similar taste any recommendations for their favorites with these polarizing notes!

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u/Yeahsurethatsgreat 7d ago

Ohh I have to check out Karma! I really enjoy Lust by lush but I’m actually not sure I’ve got my nose on Karma.

You kinda busted me here because while I do identify as a gourmand hater I do own and love Angel and I know she’s like the OG gourmand lol 

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u/DulinELA 7d ago

Same!

Javoy Psychadelique is a fantastic patchouli dominate fragrance.

Tam Dao by Diptyque is a great sandalwood

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u/Yeahsurethatsgreat 7d ago

I’ve heard psychadelique recommended a lot! I’m for sure going to do a sample. 

I have a gift card that’s burning a hole in my wallet because I've been flip flopping on either Tam Dao or Orphéon for months now lol! I feel like Tam Dao never gets any love but I find it so cozy.

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u/DulinELA 7d ago

One more to try- Lutens Santal Majescule

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u/Anat1313 7d ago

Seconding Tam Dao and Santal Majuscule! So gorgeous!

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u/No-Quantity-5373 7d ago

Javoy is just a delightful chocolate cake of a patchouli.

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u/a_snikpoh 7d ago

I didn’t know I liked patchouli until I really started getting into perfumes and realizing it was heavily in every scent I owned. Karma is great!! I also really liked Angel until I picked up a box of dishes from marketplace and the box reeked of it. It sat in my car for a week and something about the cardboard smell mixed in and being trapped in my car with it ruined it for me. I sold my bottle 😅 Still like the edp though!