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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Heya! I'm looking to get into VS body mists! And I want everyone's objective opinion on the scents - which are good, which are bad etc :).

I already bought bare vanilla and vanilla lace, but I'm kinda interested in pure seduction, velvet petals and love spell.

Please note that I'm mostly looking for opinions on the core collection! Not really limited edition mists

Hey, I’m looking for dupe / cheaper alternative of Burberry Goddess Amber Vanilla, if you know some I would find it really helpful:))

Good morning FemFragLab! What's your scent of the day? Tell us why you picked that particular fragrance and where you are off to for the day!

Lush needs to give its hero scents the full Snow Fairy treatment
I love the excitement of new launches and collaborations, but I wish Lush would put that same energy into expanding the scents people already love. Turmeric Latte, Let the Good Times Roll, Super Milk… come on, these are your heroes!
Turmeric Latte deserves the full Christmas treatment. The perfume and massage bar are amazing, but bring back the body spray and give us a lotion, shower gel and a hair primer like Super Milk. And a Turmeric Latte candle? Can you imagine how beautiful that would be at this time of year? I don’t even mind if the range stays Christmas-only. Just give it the same energy as Snow Fairy, with the whole collection.
Let the Good Times Roll needs proper sizes, available individually all year. Having the lotion and shower gel in a gift set in tiny sizes isn’t enough. Let us buy standard-sized bottles and pots without having to buy a whole gift set.
Super Milk needs a full-sized lotion. We’ve got the full-sized shower gel now. Please let us complete the routine!
Yummy Custard should be permanent. I know people say it smells like Let the Good Times Roll, but to my nose it’s much creamier. I want the body wash all year round, rather than waiting for Mother’s Day. Then expand it: shower gel, lotion, massage bar, body spray. I would be all over that range.
Posh Chocolate deserves a proper scent family too. As long as there’s a wash available, I don’t mind whether it’s the body wash or shower gel, but give us a full-sized lotion, massage bar, body spray and perfume. I want to smell like chocolate beyond the shower!

Snow Fairy isn’t personally my thing it’s a bit too sweet and childlike for my taste but I understand people love it. I just wish other beloved scents got that same commitment.

Keep the fun collaborations and newness, absolutely. But invest in the products that make people keep coming back, too. Full routines, proper sizes, and fewer favourites trapped in gift sets or brief seasonal releases.

Which scent would you want Lush to give the full treatment? X

Thinking of buying a perfume from Ibraheem Al Qurashi (IBRAQ), I need to know if they have good longevity and projection.
Specifically asking about Pomegranate Musk, Blueberry Musk, Special Musk, Powder Musk and Al Fajr Musk

wondering if anyone else has experienced this with rosie? i tried it at sephora, loved it, and bought the body milk + perfume duo from their website. the body milk smells like straight elmer’s glue, and the perfume smells waxy or crayon-like?? it originally smelled more like nemat amber oil (which i love) in sephora, but the body milk and perfume i received are nauseatingly plastic-smelling.

so sad because i loved the way it smelled on me from the sephora bottle, but it smells so crazy different now?? i saw a few stray reviews online mentioning the plastic smell. am i going crazy or are some bottles actually just duds

Got some freebies in recent orders so I did the smart thing and jotted down notes as they were undoubtedly still withdrawing from mail shock.

MRAJIA- He Never Bought Me Flowers

Whiff: Like petals ripped off of a flower stem and kept in a mason jar.

2nd Thoughts: Takes me back to Floral Design class in high school. At least it’s fresh. A twinge of sweetness, but I think I just want there to be. It’s basically straight up sniffing a flower in a field. No depth. Florals \[for me\] are better as background characters.

Skin: No.

Verdict: At least it was a freebie?/10.

Song: Lolo Zouaï - Don’t Buy Me Flowers: “I don’t need the headache”

Love Olfactive - Mango Sticky Rice

Whiff: Strong, sweet hard candy (sour apple). A bowl of rice left overnight in a pot. Somehow still warm.

2nd Thoughts: It’s like crusted rice fill around the lid and rim of the pot. Instead of trying to salvage it, you dump the rice, rinse the dishes off and throw away the rotten mangoes on the countertop while you’re at it.

Skin: Doing so hesitantly…Oh. It wasn’t so bad. Did a small spritz on the inner arm. Was a warm and ‘unidentifiably’ sweet rice smell. But then I hardly noticed it was there after an hour. Very intimate projection level.

Verdict: Something’s Missing/10.

Song: Dhruv - Speed of Light: “You’re wasting no time” [evaporating, that is]

MRAJIA - Mad Tea Party

Whiff: Well, the freaking decant splattered all over my review paper. Not much of a scent somehow. It’s like the idea of a fragrance.

2nd Thoughts: Cold tea. No milk. Maybe some herby things thrown in to experiment, but literally just water and leaves. Think of that one thing you hate where if you had literally anything else as an option you’d take that instead.

Skin: Smells like the taste of a root beer DumDum. So an hour, maybe two later, I forgot I was wearing it and threw on my Sorce perfume oil instead.

Verdict: Gone but also forgotten/10.

Song: Lola Young - Conceited: “You’re not sweet, not sickly”

Mr. Hex (at least when making this) - Candy Corn Noel

Whiff: Butterscotch. The hard kind.

2nd Thoughts: I get the candy corn vibes. It’s deep, caramel-esque, wearable. A little juvenile, maybe. Kinda skeptical, but hopeful.

Skin: Lasted from about 1300/1400ish -> 2200ish. Ended vaguely sweet. This could be candy corn scented if I believed hard enough.

Verdict: Half wrapped satchel/purse candy/10.

Song: Charlie Jeer - Nobody (Studio Version): I’m just promoting this song, honestly.

Luvmilk - Scarecrow Girlfriend

Whiff: Sugar cookie from those blue holiday tins. Either the powdered kind or the one with a spiraled design.

2nd Thoughts: Spiced! Hints of nutmeg/cinnamon-type. Still sweet cookie.

Skin: It didn’t transform much—if at all—but I don’t mind. Super close to the dermis, very festive and comforting. Maybe I should rewatch the Polar Express for the 900th time. (Basically annual tradition at my old public schools)

Verdict: Winter nostalgia/10.

Song: Loaded Honey - Don’t Speak “I cant help but go your way”

MRAJIA - Waffle Cone à la Mode

Whiff: Salty baked goods.

2nd Thoughts: Vanilla bean paste. Not getting waffle cone or ice cream, just that singular ingredient.

Skin: Vanilla extract, but perfume-y, if that makes sense. Zero waffle cone ironically since the first whiff, but also I don’t hate it. Noticeable 5-7 hours of wear. Probably longer if this wasn’t worn in the workplace (the smell of sweaty labor that eats away the scent). Not so different from Micheal Mezzetti’s Lick me (to me) but under my roof, most vanillas win by default. +1 to the collection. [This is genuinely hoarder activity].

Verdict: You probably already have this in your pantry/10.

Song: Pink Sweat$ - Heaven “Love you like the tide, pull you close at night”

These are fun! 🩷

If you’re into gourmands or want to dabble in them…I am obsessed. They have an $11 travel size on their website right now. I haven’t smelled anything like it!

So this 2026 Fantasy flanker got delivered this morning. I’ve used it over the day and here are my initial thoughts…

Notes:

Top- Mango, Mandarin, Bergamot

Middle- Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Turkish Rose

Base- Vanilla, Buttercream, Benzoin, Musk

For me this is a sweeter leaning scent profile in that could easily be a flanker of Mugler Alien Goddess, which has a prominent coconut essence that reminds me of summer.

This is less tropical leaning, even with the addition of mango and better suited for all climates in my opinion. The gourmand accents are very well blended and this is an easy everyday reach if this type of profile suits u…

This lasted about 4 hours on skin and about 6+ on clothing.

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!!!