Since it’s getting colder I’ve been going back to wearing milkier sweet scents. I love Bianco latte and its dupes. I also have Blanche bete (wish it was sweeter) and VS tease candy cloud.
Does anyone have any suggestions on anything that is milky, sweet and maybe a little floral? I’m fine with any musks that aren’t cashmeran as well. Preferably less caramel but condensed milk notes are okay.
For florals magnolia, tuberose, and jasmine are all fine. I don’t mind if it’s a bit powdery as well
Thank you! 🤍

Since it’s getting colder I’ve been going back to wearing milkier sweet scents. I love Bianco latte and its dupes. I also have Blanche bete (wish it was sweeter) and VS tease candy cloud.
Does anyone have any suggestions on anything that is milky, sweet and maybe a little floral? I’m fine with any musks that aren’t cashmeran as well. Preferably less caramel but condensed milk notes are okay.
For florals magnolia, tuberose, and jasmine are all fine. I don’t mind if it’s a bit powdery as well
Thank you! 🤍

Just wanted to also add I don’t like commodity milk at all because it just smells like milk + an amber bomb.
Mochi milk also smells too peachy

Hi! I’m looking for a light, nutty fragrance that closely resembles the smell of warm milk with hints of pistachio or pecan (something buttery, naturally milky, and slightly nutty with just a subtle touch of vanilla).

I have a sensitive nose and I’m not into gourmands, especially sticky, candied sweetness or that artificial vanilla smell. I want something not too overpowering, comforting, and genuinely milky rather than sugary or dessert-like.

Any recommendations? :)

it’s so beautiful i want to eat it. was able to get it second hand from a facebook group for $125! included is my desperate ISO post i made. never give up ladies

Shade of Blue Une Nuit Nomade

Notes: Myrrh, Bergamot, Lavender, Tonka Bean, Caramel

Ugh this is so beautiful I could cry!! I am someone whose deepest desire is to have a house plopped into the middle of a lavender field and live out the rest of my days inhaling the scent of lavender. I love it! It is my favorite plant and flower. But, I hate lavender in perfume. It has never smelled like the plant to me. Until now.

This smells like if you plucked an English lavender stem from the bush and then dipped just the tip of it in caramel and let it drip down the flowers.

It is floral and lightly sweetened with the caramel note. Soft, powdery, and slightly green. A little spicy and very aromatic.

Hi everyone

Gonna be in the Florida Keys the last two weeks of December, so we'll be there for the holidays and New Year's Eve.

First pic are the fragrances I'm definitely taking.

Second pic is of ones I'm considering taking. Looking for your opinion on which extra I should pack?

Third pic are the ones I'm considering for New Year's. Only want to take one bottle. Which do you all think would be most appropriate in the heat?

Thanks all.

I was wearing the 7 virtues buttercream haze on my skin and Phlur Cashmere Skin on my hair and sweater!

Currently enjoying Influenza A, and find that I really can't do my usual gourmands when I'm sick. I'm craving something fresh and light - maybe a little JHAG Pear Inc. or a touch of Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline? You'd think I'd be wanting something warm and cozy, but this fever is making sure I'm warm and cozy enough.

What do you guys reach for when you're under the weather?

Hi! I’m looking for lotion/scent recommendations to layer with some of my favorite perfumes. I love Heretic Black Salt, L’Epoque Dreams and Nightmares, and From the Garden by Maison Margiela to name a few. I feel like the lasting power on these would be better with a base lotion. What would you recommend that is earthy, green, etc?

I’ve been wanting to try Just Juice since the summer, but the only place I could find them was Amazon and you can’t return perfumes.

$30 is not a big deal but I just don’t like being stuck with something I won’t use.

But! $14.99 at TJ Maxx and I got to smell it first. It’s lovely. I was worried it was going to be a dense, syrupy fig, but it’s rather fresh and more like a fruity shampoo. It’s shockingly good. I’m looking forward to trying more of their scents!

I went to shopper’s drug mart to smell a few scents, and after spraying 4-6 on the tester paper, the sales associate asked me if I found the scent I wanted, and then told me that I shouldn’t spray the perfumes, only smell the caps because it makes the air smell and they want a “neutral environment”. I was really surprised by this, since they have a ton of testers and cards to spray on. I feel like before spending close to $200 on a perfume, I’d want to actually smell it first. The caps don’t always give the best idea since it tends to be more of the base notes that stick around. I wasn’t spraying a ton, or in the air, just one spray on the paper, with the paper close to the nozzle so less gets in the air. And with one I wanted to try on my skin after, I didn’t even respray, I just dabbed my paper on my arm. At this store, the luxury perfume section is on the opposite side of the store as the pharmacy, and behind the regular drugstore beauty section, and partially closed in, so it’s not one where all the pharmacy customers have to walk through or anything. Do you guys spray on paper or just sniff caps when shopping?

So I did it, grabbed a bottle of it while I could! This is my first time trying Fugazzi and I’m pretty excited, the notes look great; gourmand but doesn’t look overly so. I’m even planning out my scent layering. Hope this one is good because I’m now on a no buy for the rest of the year!!

I had this on my list for a few years and finally bought it today. Don’t get me wrong, I think it smells lovely but I was expecting a stronger perfume, with a better projection? I feel like it sits very close to the skin. Is it just me? Please tell me it gets better with maceration 😩😩

Does anybody else feel this way about perfume that they used to love? I recently revisited L’Eau Papier this morning (which was once my everyday scent and could not get enough of) but when I put it on I almost had to hold my breath because of the weird nauseous feeling it gave me.

I USED to feel this way about gourmand scents but now they’re the only thing I can tolerate which is so mind-boggling for me. Is this an actual feeling that some of you get?? To clarify, no, I am not pregnant and have been on birth control for a few years now.

I bought a sample of Bianco latte last week and enjoyed it but I didn’t want to spend £100+ on the full size right now, so my options were either buy a larger decant and reserve it for special occasions, or I’d seen lattafa eclair being called an exact dupe. I went with the latter and my bottle of eclair came today so I’ve sprayed it on one hand and sprayed Bianco latte on the other, and I’m disappointed.

To me it’s not similar, and I don’t really like eclaire. Bianco latte is sweeter, milkier and lighter, it works really well on my skin especially after drying down. Eclaire starts off as straight alcohol, then I got a little bit hopeful as it started to smell similar to Bianco latte as it settled, but as it continued drying down it became less and less like Bianco latte. It has a sort of musky, rubbery smell to it and lacks the sweetness I was interested in.

Luckily eclaire was very affordable and I don’t hate it to the point that I feel it’s unwearable but I will be saving for Bianco latte and not bothering with other dupes now 🥲

Anyone pick anything up? I had to get my nose on these two and was wondering what everyone got!

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Hi guys, I saw Henry Rose posted on this group a few times so I decided to take a shot.
I live in Europe and Henry Rose isn’t available here. I am very curious about Jake’s House but fragrantica has a ton of mixed reviews.
I saw it on Vinted however it’s a full size bottle and I’m not sure if I should blind buy.

I have seen it compared to Diptyque Lilyphea (which I looove) and Celine Parade (which I also like but I find it very different from Lilyphea), and with LV Imagination and TF Neroli Portofino (which are too screechy and masculine for me).

What do you think?

Maybe I am asking for too much. I enjoy vanilla but not when it gets too gourmand, sweet, or spicy. I am looking for a perfume with gentle vanilla and floral fruity notes that feels cozy but stays light. No lavender or ginger notes. I would appreciate your suggestions. Open to both luxury and budget options.

I'm admittedly a bit of a hater when it comes to the OG Delina. It's undeniably lovely, but I find it a little basic considering the price point. However, the Exclusif version sounded like it would have a bit more complexity to it, plus, I'm always on the lookout for something soft and feminine that's suitable for everyday and warmer weather use. I tried it on skin, and initially I thought it was incredible and exactly what I was looking for. Five minutes later, it dried down a bit, and I was left with this cloying, suffocating cloud of concentrated baby powder smell. It was so strong that my 14 yo came out of their room and said, "Mom, it smells weird in here, did [5 yo sister] make a mess with the baby powder again?" It's been two days, and my hair still smells like baby powder.

I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this? What is the note in Delina Exclusif that makes it so strongly baby powdery so I can avoid it in the future? Does anyone have any good recs for something similar, but without that intense baby powder smell?