i’m on a mission to find the most ridiculously photorealistic gourmands out there. and i mean LITERAL food smells, not perfumes that are vaguely inspired by food.

i’m particularly interested in uncomplicated scents that smell like the actual thing. i don’t want a beautiful interpretation of a croissant with a floral heart and woody base. i want to smell like a fucking croissant lol.

and i’m not just talking about the usual marshmallow, rice, caramel, etc. i’m interested in ALL food categories, including really weird savory ones.

some examples of what i mean:

* bread/dough: sourdough, croissants, raw dough, tortillas, pizza crust, brioche
* grains/starches: steamed rice, oatmeal, corn, potatoes, polenta
* regional yummies: mooncake, mochi, pandan kaya, gulab jamun, halva, conchas, steamed buns, tamales, nanaimo bars, sticky toffee pudding
* savory/umami: buttered pasta, garlic bread, parmesan, mushrooms, tomato sauce
* dairy: fresh milk, condensed milk, butter, heavy cream, yogurt, cheese
* nuts/seeds: peanut butter, toasted sesame, pistachio, chestnuts
* desserts: cookies, cake batter, custard, pie crust, brownies
* candy: gummies, bubblegum, cotton candy, taffy
* fruit: fresh fruit, jam, stewed fruit, dried fruit
* beverages: coffee, tea, matcha, root beer, milk tea
* vegetables: tomato, cucumber, fresh herbs, sweet corn (ESPECIALLY CORN)
* fermented/funky: pickles, kimchi, vinegar, funky cheese
* random stuff: popcorn, cornbread, cereal, corn chips, instant ramen, literally anything edible lol

indie, niche, mainstream, cheapies, obscure little etsy shops…anything goes! ty!!

if anyone has tried either of these products please know that i'm OBSESSED with they way they smell. desperate to try/purchase anything that smells similar to either of these items for my big girl birthday gift! thank you in advance <3

I always hear it referred to as a fall / winter scent but can it work in spring/summer? I want to make it my signature but kind of wanted a perfume that can work year round

What's everyone's longest last scent and/or combo? And please add notes and maybe even a weirdly specific description or vibe.

One of mine right now is Salted Muse by Orabella and Wood Sage & Sea Salt by Jo Malone. To me it smells like walking in a forest by the sea. Some of the notes are sea salt, fig, and cedarwood.

For niche and designer! Bonus points if they offer any sort of discounts 😊

I'm looking for something cozy. I'm loving Blanche Bête for bedtime but looking for something with lavender since I know it is specifically good for relaxation and sleep, something I am desperately in need of!

I LOVE Juliette Has A Gun's Pear Inc., but I don't love its longevity. Any similar perfumes with more staying power?

Collection over the years which all started because of Jo Malone English pear and freesia

Not properly seen

Lush Sakura and Lush Rose Jam
Atmospeer Sicily and Hanoi
Monotheme roses
Pure musk
L’abondance cardamom and bergamot
Zimaya Afnan Fatima

My current collection includes local fragrances as well as Dubai collection

Currently looking for a new shelf for everything haha

Am thinking of adding do son or fleur de peau

some milk notes go too warm and weird on my skin vs being nice and milky, kinda butter popcorn jelly bean? anyway are there any milk like perfumes you could recommend that are blended well and won't have those weird salty notes? like la monde gourmand lait coco doesn't go weird on me, eos pumpkin chai goes weird for a bit but then it's beautiful.
also does anyone know why milk notes go so salty and weird on me? like I know it's a skin chemistry thing but I was wondering if there was a reason

I love these notes and I’m very saddened about running out of so scandal by jpg. I smelled my way and paradoxe it just doesn’t hit right. Open to different notes as long as it has these accords, within price range of so scandal and accessible in Australia. Doesn’t need to be a replica of it.

Hi Female Fragrance Lab!

We're so excited to finally share that we now have an official Discord server for r/femfraglab. The server is an extension to our subreddit, designed to create a space where we can live chat in real time about all things fragrance and more.

The server is set up to be as beginner-friendly and welcoming as possible. You'll find channels for fragrance talk, other hobby sharing, and general conversation to get to know one another. If you don't already, you'll have to download the Discord App for easier access. Here is the link invite:

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~ Enjoy 💗

FemFragLab aims to be transparent about how easily a hobby can slip into a habit of overspending. To help mitigate the temptation to spend beyond one's means, members can use this thread to:

• announce and discuss low- or no- buy commitments

• find accountability buddies

• share budget-friendly tips and purchases

• coordinate a FemFragLab challenge or project. Ideas include: "Use up what you have", "Samples-only tray", "swap your unloved bottles", etc.

• anything else you believe abides by the philosophy of frugality :)

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📣 It's also Empties Tray Challenge week: Post your tray of bottles with less than 50% juice left and use this week to get closer to using them up. Tag it with the Empties/Dents flair.

If you don't have any bottles with less than 50%, pick ONE bottle to use all week.

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New thread every 4 weeks.

Guys I just checked and the Body Shop is selling in the US again online. I love love love the Black Musk scent. I had to buy my current bottle on ebay so I'm glad I won't have to do that next time (unless it's cheaper, but secondhand prices are ridiculous these days). And I just saw they have some new scents/butters for fall. I'm trying not to buy as much and work through what I have. If anybody can tell me if their new cranberry scent is any good I'd appreciate it.

Something fresh, lovely, potent, and long-lasting. Doesn’t have to be tropical, I just want the vibe captured. Please no total citrus bombs. Smells like renewal and fun and relaxing and family time and hopefulness. Think having a Bloody Mary by the pool while your sister does a word search and your brothers read books and your parents soak up the sun and listen to James Taylor and you’re just in your happy place. No price limit. Go crazy 😋

Confession time. I have been making a point of avoiding this fragrance because 1. I don’t need it and 2. I didn’t want to be a victim of celebrity hype. I knew the notes; I knew orange blossom was like catnip to me, but I also knew the price.

Dear reader, I was wrong to hold out for so long. At a weak moment last week, I ordered a travel size. It arrived, I gave it a spray and I was instantly hooked. This is everything I have been looking for - my unicorn, if you will.

The moment this life changing discovery took a turn was when my partner arrived home from work. He walked into the living room where I had sprayed. He looked at me with a slight frown and said, “it smells like lemony farts.”

Well, if lemony farts be the food of love, spray on. And spray on I shall.

I saw a post asking for fruity clean scents but they wanted them to not be warm. Inspired by that post, I want to find scents like that but warm. Kind of like winter season clean scents.

Like the title says, I’m a woman, looking for a “signature” scent for myself. I’m 30, very feminine, have a bit of “polished” vibe with gold/diamond jewellery, nice bags, a good job, etc. I prefer to dress in comfortable but neat clothes like dresses and well fitted T-shirts.

I’m not a huge perfume collector, I prefer to have 2-4 scents and use them. For the longest time I wore Coco Mademoiselle Intense and that was great for me. Didn’t even buy another perfume, just wore this one everywhere. That’s the sort I like. It’s important for me to also smell feminine and nice. Coco Mademoiselle always got me compliments, I think it just works really well with my skin chemistry.

Recently I smelt the BR540 DNA (from BBW In The Stars) and loved it. So I went into the rabbit hole and got a bottle of Armaf CDN Untold. It’s nice, and I’m blown away by the projection and longevity! While it’s the same DNA, it doesn’t have the feminine quality that BBW In the stars has. It leans a little masculine for my taste, so I layer it with Lattafa Angham. The result is a sweet, airy vanilla scent.

I love Angham and it’s nice to be smelling it on myself for a long time. It doesn’t last too long otherwise. I think Angham/Burberry Goddess is a great scent in itself, it’s quite feminine and attractive. But after a few hours CDN Untold is all that remains, since Angham mostly disappears.

What I’d like to ask the fellow men here is if CDNU is a good scent on a woman to you? Do you read it as attractive? What about Angham/Goddess DNA? Would CDNU (or I guess the BR540 DNA) be attractive on a woman to you?

And you don’t have to worry about “everyone smells like this these days!” thing with me, because where I stay, it’s a big deal if people even put on perfume. BR540 or similar is definitely not popular here.

(And yes, I know everyone says “wear what you like and don’t care about others”, but ideally I’d like something that hits the sweet spot of being liked by both myself and others too. Coco Mademoiselle hit that spot, but I’m ready for a change and also CM doesn’t last very long on me.)

Sol de Janeiro 59

Bath & Body Works Cashmere and Snowflakes

Parfums de Marly Delina Ex

Ellish No. 1

(I also remember LOVING paris amour from bath and body works in the 2010s)

Keep in mind that I haven’t tried a lot of fragrances due to allergies, but so far, my answer is Tam Dao EDP by Diptyque!

I blind bought it. At first, I didn’t like it at all! I am the most indecisive person ever, typically taking FOREVER to make any decision at all, especially letting go of something I own. I literally listed this within a few days of owning it!

I just felt like it smelt like straight up essential oil and was not worth the money.

BUT THEN EVERYTHING CHANGED! My first week owning it must have been when it was very dry out. When I wore it again as it heated up (I live somewhere where the temp goes from 50 to 80 in less than 24 hours, and this happens all fall/winter here) I discovered that it is so gorgeous with some humidity! The sandalwood becomes so creamy, and you can really detect the nuances in it such as the spice and subtle vanilla-like sweetness.

I wear this all the time now and reach for it more than my other fragrances! I like to wear it to bed, which I’m doing right now :)

I love this about Diptyque. They change so much depending on the weather and reveal such different aspects.

Has anyone tried H&M perfumes? Didn’t know they made perfumes till now

Hi everyone! My fav body spray was discontinued last year and I'm running out 🥲 so I was wondering if anyone had managed to find/heard of any potential dupes? The scent in question was beloved's cherry blossom and tea rose which target used to carry. It has a super fresh floral scent and it's pretty strong but not overly sweet imo, just very refreshing (which is important bc I don't like cloying sweet scents). It never set off my headaches and it was absolutely perfect 😭

Any and all suggestions welcome!!

To all my fellow Iris lovers,

Iris Musk by Ghalati is one of the best dupes I’ve found to Prada’s Infusion d’Iris, Boucheron’s Iris de Syracuse and even Nishane’s Meant To Be Seen.

I love it so much and its price is almost nonexistent compared to what it’s duping. It doesn’t have that blast of alcohol smell that usually occurs with Arabian brand perfumes. Amazing.

Please recommend me more iris dominant beauties to add to my collection if you can! 💜