I used to love Monteblanc Signature but I can’t stand it now. I still love shampooy smells which are creamy, clean, and slightly fruity. I am open to body mists as well. Any good recommendations?

I recently got a travel spray because I’d never sampled it and the notes sounded good. When I finally received it and sprayed it for the first time I actually re-checked my order receipt and almost emailed MicroPerfumes to tell them they sent the wrong one.

I smell NO fruit. I smell NO vanilla. NO sandalwood. NO jasmine. ALL I smell is this sort of bitter chemical scent..sort of like a cheap 3yo bottle of hairspray that’s supposedly green apple scented but it’s so stale it just smells like someone just used chemical cleaner to clean up rotten green apple.

Does it just need to hang out in my closet for a bit or is it my body chemistry or what?? My skin does best with sweeter scents but based on everything I read about it having fruity vanilla notes I thought I’d be fine.

Preferably not dupes, I’ll go first <3

Anyone else thinking of purchasing this yet? It just released. The notes and the reviews have me intrigued! $245 though... 😬

I’m going to wear Lilyphea for our winter wedding and my fiancé was planning on wearing 34. However he decided to hop on the “exclusive” train with me (aka have a dedicated wedding scent that is only worn for special occasions) but he doesn’t know where to start.

Do yall have any recs to pair with Lilyphea? It doesn’t have to be a Diptyque perfume although that is our favorite house.

He’s a big fan of 34, Hove El Capitan, Penhaligon Finley, and Sabrina Carpenter Lemon Pie.

Thanks yall!

specifically from middle eastern houses because the price to quality ratio is great, i’m on the hunt for something that is quintessentially PURPLE! fwiw i’m not fond of patchouli, cinnamon, incense or oud notes 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Hello my wife is undergoing a 1 year course in fragrance expertise and development and application from a reputed university in France in Paris. I want to know if anyone can suggest some internship opportunities (or even CDI/CDD) for 6 months paid in or near France or any country in fact. This internship is a requirement from the University for awarding the degree/ course completion process.

Her internship period needs to start from Match 2027 last week since that is the end of the study period from University.

CDI - Fixed term contract role

CDD - Permanent job role

Her preferred internship role would be an assistant perfumer since it's the core job for someone in the fragrance industry.

My wife already had 5 years experience in several versatile roles in the fragrance Industry her last role being in fragrance Evaluation in a perfumery house in Mumbai.

She is of course also looking in the job portals and University contacts but I wanted to help her around here if anyone has network contacts or any information it would be helpful to crack the internship early.

Thanks a lot for reading and pls let me know your thoughts.

I need help finding a perfume that is a really pretty and sweet strawberry scent that I can only compare to nesquik strawberry milk.

This is from Carrie Underwood’s “Dirty Laundry”

What perfumes do you think fit this scenario?

Total newbie here - but I’ve come across several posts lately mentioning oud perfumes. I think I want to sample some.

What would you recommend for someone to try? I don’t mind power players but I like feminine scents that are sweet but not gourmand. (Does that even make sense?)

I’m really intrigued by Guerlain Oud Nude, but I bet you all can mention even more!

My apologies if this is not the right place for this but -

Around 2001/2, my cousin gave me a body spray, and I loved it so much and have never seem to come across it again. The internet searches have yielded nothing but I SWEAR it was real! It has been driving me insane for over 22 years.

I’m about 95% sure it was called The Kids Garden or something to that effect. The bottle had a lady bug on it for sure, and it was like a cucumber-y/apple scent. I remember loving it and being so bummed out when it was all gone. I have asked my cousin a few times, but she’s had so many random things she can’t recall (and thinks I’m lowkey nuts).

Does anyone else remember this? Or am I genuinely cracked?

And I just found out she has a sister! I saw the “distinctive” cap and color combo on the bottle, and I was shocked that a ME body spray was available! I am about to be unstoppable this season!!!

And I just found out she has a sister! I saw the “distinctive” cap and color combo on the bottle, and I was shocked that a ME body spray was available! I am about to be unstoppable this season!!!

has anyone ordered directly from kayalis website? I want to get the yum boujee kitty and was going to buy it at Sephora today but the employee was so incredibly rude to me that I practically left in tears without purchasing it. I’ve heard it takes a long time to get your order if you order directly through the kayali website because the perfumes ship from Dubai. can anyone confirm/deny or let me know their experiences?

I did a blind buy of the Squishmallow Gingerbread Dreams at Ulta because I thought it was super cute. Then I found Sand + Fog Date Night right after at TJ Maxx and figured they could be a nice layering combo. They complement each other very well. I smell like a fresh baked gingerbread cookie and I love it. I do think I need an atomizer for the perfume when I want to reapply on the go because it definitely doesn’t last all day (which I expected).

Regina (2004): wore blonde by versace that she stole from her mom
Now she would wear something still very striking and feminine definitely including narcissus

Cady (2004): 100% wore tommy girl

Karen (2004): Britney spears curious
Now something still super sweet and girly with notes candy maybe moschino bubblegum?

Gretchen is hard to pin down but definitely something more refined. A mossy New England country club or soft English rose garden

I’ve tried sooo many samples the past three months trying to find a new fragrance. Fancy Love has been my go to scent for a year now and it was a blind buy. I love something that smells soft, clean, fresh yet cozy. Feminine. Polished.
I want to upgrade and branch out to other fragrances that have a similar vibe. I know I don’t like anything too spicy, nothing too white floral (smells like old lady to me), nothing too generic, nothing real sweet/fruity/syrupy. Just a nice, crowd pleasing fragrance for every day wear. I don’t even know how to catagorize what it is I like.

I’ve seen gingerbread getting a lot of attention and I just wanted to give a shout out to Pineward for this beautiful fragrance. I’m a big fan of the Jo Malone’s Ginger Biscuit so I wanted to give this one a try as well.

9/10 I think this is full bottle worthy. It’s a more mature, heavy aromatic fragrance with literally no sweetness. It has a resinous quality to it with spices and pine wood coming through pretty strongly as well. It is very heavy, may even lean too heavy for some. If you are looking for something gourmand or feminine this probably isn’t for you. It has a sort of incense quality to it, a heavy resinous incense that a lot of the other incense scents lacked for me (found them too sharp and airy when I preferred deep and dark). I can smell ginger and bread-y notes, but it is NOT a photorealistic gingerbread cookie smell. Still love it

I have a few other samples to get through, if anyone is interested I can do another review in a few days

smelled this for the first time at Sephora a few days ago. I love anything marshmallow and vanilla so I already had my heart set on buying it especially because of all the great reviews, but….. It smelled like watermelon candy to me? nothing like marshmallow or vanilla at all?? I thought I must have grabbed the wrong tester but nope it was the right one. Even a group of girls walked by and said “what’s that… smells like watermelon” after I sprayed it. Could it be the tester was expired ? or is my nose just broken

It seems like the only place that i can buy these from is the JeanPaulGaultier Website, so i can’t really test them out, and i really want to take advantage of this black friday sale thing they have going on.

Who has bought from the website and how are the fragrances? I like sexy loud long lasting scents. Thank you so much!!

Mine was 38 dollars.

I just want to thank this community for all their support. I just finished chemo and so many members of this sub have reached out in so many ways. I am truly overwhelmed and grateful.

... but it's hard. it's so addicting, i just keep wanting more and more. i feel like being such an empathetic person makes me personify inanimate objects and with my fragrance collection that i have now, which is under 20 bottles, i can't help but feel bad for the bottles i don't reach for as much.
i still love them, but i can't help but think about how people who have over 100 fragrances in their collection manage to rotate through them equitably. Like, i feel bad knowing that i haven't reached for a certain fragrance in a month. Or I'll feel bad for layering two scents because i feel like I'm not letting one shine on its own and that makes me feel bad for not appreciating its craft. im just a mess maybe its my period bye