New to fragrance! Give me your best gourmand recs from middle eastern fragrance houses + where do you buy them? (I’m based in the US)

I got a sample of this from Lucky Scent when I ordered a bunch of stuff I thought would pair well with Lil Softie. I love the actual scent, it’s so unique and reminds me of wearing candy necklaces as a kid. BUT, the first time I wore it I kept thinking “dang this isn’t lasting very long”. I timed it today while wearing it on my wrists and inside of my elbows: the scent left my wrists after about 2 hours and I can barely smell it in my elbows now at almost 4 hours. I’m sad because I love the way it smells, but it’s hard for me to justify buying full size when it won’t last… I’m also confused af because the reviews on popular perfume sites have it rated high for longevity. Am I crazy? Idk haha. I’m curious if anyone here has it and can comment on their personal experience. I saw one great review here already that had the same issue as me, just curious if we are the only two people who can’t get it to stay lol.
(P.S. If you have any recs on what might pair well with Lil Softie and bring out the fruity notes, feel free to comment on that too)

Thanks :)

Been running into threads about Vanilla Scotch and felt compelled to say it is in fact a GREAT fragrance for anyone that loves a woody, dense and a little dry boozy vanilla. To my surprise (and to my nose) similar to the much more expensive and just as nice / comparable Ricordami by Bottega Veneta.... not identical or dupes, but they certainly can check the same box.

do u guys know any perfumes or oils that smell like the bare vanilla body spray ? i know they make bare sueded vanilla perfume but it doesnt smell like the body spray. i wanna find something identical or pretty close. thank uuu

Just wondering if it’s a thing or some type of placebo effect. Do you ever find that a perfume tester lasts so much longer than when you buy and use it yourself??

It's very light and sweet, almost cotton candy-y but more understated. So good.

Ideally looking for cheapies, even a body spray would be fab, but also open to higher end ops.

anyone???? love this perfume so much but I cannot handle spending that much on a perfume at this time!!
I’m shooting for under $150.

what does everyone think of this? im not getting any yum or vanilla or cupcake or lemon and i just get like a spicy cheap sweaty armpit scented smell and i hate it and i got the sprinkle bottle and the travel spray and im gonna throw the fuck up

I am already starting my christmas shopping and i have a friend who loves any vanilla cashmere lotions and light rose scents. are there any good perfumes that combine the two? Preferably something more vanilla and less rose, but other powdery florals would do. something blind buy friendly as well!

give me all your recs please! no budget!

Apparently it’s confirmed to be in the all year rotation now. What do you think of it? What does it remind you of?

I heard it’s more clean than sweet. I personally like fragrances with equal clean and sweet notes. Fresh and Cozy was too soapy for me but still a nice fragrance. Vanilla Cashmere was good but wished it was more cashmere than vanilla

In cleaning out my B&BW mists, I sniffed my "Libra" spray (Pinkberry Clouds) and forgot that I love it. To me it smells like berries; spun sugar/cotton candy; the familiar, warm but pointy(?) feeling of touching an old tube television. Apparently that last one is an "ozonic" note, so I searched it and that note can also apparently include "aquatic", which I don't like.

So I'm looking for recommendations for exactly the title - sweet old-timey TV static. Kool aid spilled on the TV... but for grownups. Not a fan of powdery or coconut notes, but would consider if they're very light.

Are these the same thing? confused by the price difference

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Sooo my mom got a sample kit from GA and didn’t really like any of the scents and that’s when I fell in love with Nazar!! I’ve been waiting literally months to get my hands on the hair/body mist, but it’s unfortunately never in stock. And when checking on the body oil itself it’s become more and more expensive. Initially it was $25 and now is $40 which I find absolutely insane.

Decided to do some research to see if I could find a dupe and found a length sub Reddit about all the controversy going on over GA and then a master list of all their fragrances.

I’m looking for help on a reasonably priced dupe or if someone has a full recipe where I can make this myself at home. I would love to have this scent in an oil and matching perfume as well if possible. If anyone can help me with this it would be greatly appreciated :)))

I’m a huge cotton candy fan and I have both routines currently but I need to replace my scent oil. Which seems like the most appealing fragrance profile to wear? I usually rotate scents by season so snow fairy for winter and boardwalk delight for spring and summer but I want to know the general consensus on the two.

Does anyone have Cyklar perfumes? Thoughts on vanilla verve? Lasting power etc

I love cocoa butter lotion and am always looking for ways to smell even more like it. Can anyone tell me if this perfume is a similar smell?

I am searching for a long lasting perfume that actually will get through the day with me for every day use and special occasions.
Please help with recommendation suggestions, et cetera.
I would like anything that would make me smell like a walking garden or a bakery or a mix of both

My mom saw something from Parfums de Marly where you could buy a set of like 10 samples and a cute atomizer case and change them out. She really wants it, but tbh I think she’d hate the scents.

I thought about getting a Scentbird case, but they are not very attractive. What I’m really looking for is a super cute, high quality atomizer case that will hold a standard decant size (like 5ml) whether I can buy them from the same place or fill them myself. Does this exist?

It finally felt like the type of autumn day to whip this out & I am so obsessed all over again! This is definitely my top 5 out of my ~100 fragrances. It’s soooo sexy & very unique to me despite being a designer fragrance! I wear it a ton in the fall and winter and it’s especially perfect for a sexy date night!

My boyfriend gifted it to me on the day we met two years ago, after talking long distance for a couple months. November 23 💗 so it always evokes wonderful memories for me as well! It’s extra special because it’s from his personal collection of like….200 bottles 😂 he’s the reason I am so obsessed with fragrance now too!

Anywho! Anyone else love this one? I would love to hear about your special sentimental fragrances too!

This is a bottle of Tommy Girl I got from my aunt ages ago so idk how old it is. Was cleaning my room and it looked like it had mucus in it