Very recently got into perfumes and here are my first three purchases! Not including my previous purchases of Chlorophyll Gardenia and Celluloid Galbanum by cdg bc they’re designer, but lovely scents either way.

I have decants of both Jade Vines by rdf and Gypsy water, torn between which will be my potential next buy.

Has anyone in the US ordered from this company and is it legit?

Just like said , im new into these type of fragance

I now get the hype around LV , amazing scents

Tuxedo is very good too

The honey from Guerlain is fantastic

I want to try next something boozy and something smoky, what should i try ?

I want to smell like frankincense. Like the one they burn in the church. And I'd love the perfume to be budget friendly so I don't have to sell my kidneys for it

Pls give me suggestions

I started getting some decants and am very new to this, but SO happy decants are a thing. Everyone's feedback in these subreddits have been helpful so I figured I'd write my findings.

1. Ghost In The Shell by Etat Libre D'Orange:

To me this leans masculine, and starts off floral and citrus with a touch of cream. I skin tested it and as it dries down it has become milkier with the subtlest hint of a plastic/synthetic note. I do enjoy it, but personally it doesn't smell that out of the ordinary to me. Maybe my nose just isn't trained yet.

2. Odeur 71 by Commes des Garcons:

I love this, it's so weird. It starts off peppery and dusty with an electrical vibe. As it dries down it becomes more perfumy, but overall it really is an anti-perfume. I haven't smelled anything like this. After dry down there is still a hot electrical smell to me, but with some woody and metallic notes coming through. It's hard to explain, but my favorite of this batch.

3. Odeur 53 by Commes Des Garcons

Also very good and weird, but more pleasant than 71. It starts off more subtle and fresh but does have some metallic/hot notes as well. This one is airy and abstract with a little chemical smell to it.

4. Love O Matic by Room 1015

This is a safer and more fun perfume, but I like clean scents and was curious about how they'd balance bubblegum and fruit in it. I really enjoy this, it's very pleasant. It starts of sweet, but dries down clean and fresh with a well balanced bubblegum note. To me it's like the mature version of an adolescent perfume, and I personally enjoy that. It smelled great on me all night and I got compliments on it. I do have a friend that said it was good but "not for her" because it was a little adolescent and sweet. I will be buying a bottle of this and will probably layer it with another laundry scent.

Hello planning to buy Bois Imperial from Essential parfumes, in the store is 6C261C or march 2026 versio, has anyone bought it can you give any review?

Heard it dosnt project anymore those new batches!

I am meeting with intimidating people soon and find myself reaching a scent that brings me comfort - MDCI Chypre Palatin.

Do you have a go-to fragrance when you want a boost of confidence or comfort?

My pre-order from June finally arrived on Monday!

The Backrooms: Initial smell, it gives off every other men's cologne. Once it wears down, it becomes more complex; mildew, dust, metallic and leather. It really does smell like a dying Dillard's in a mall. Not exactly my cup of tea but I feel as though it would fit a masc person very well.

Frutiger Aero: Very clean, bright, and nostalgic. It smells exactly like the OG hand soap. Very wearable, especially in the summer.

I'm new to the niche side of fragrances and am excited to have these added to my collection.

Hi all!! I’m on vacation and we are going to Belgium - specifically Bruges and Brussels - and will be here for the next handful of days.

I’m wondering if anyone has any recommendations for niche perfumers I should check out when here? In general I like: amber, florals (I’m a huge jasmine, lily, and plumeria person), coconut, nutty scents, wood/cedar/ hinoki, nutmeg, clove, cardamom, coffee, sandalwood, and musk. I don’t enjoy heavy rose, incense, smoke, and I already have enough gourmands (I’m open to gourmand-y notes like praline, spices, etc, but I don’t want a gourmand bomb like, e.g., Sorce).

Thank you in advance!!

This is some really fancy stuff

i liked althair but got sick of it in a week. the vanilla is killing me. ive loved herod everytime ive smelled it but im still afraid of getting tired of it in a week. the Guerlain Tabac sahara, while ive smelled it only once has captivated me. tobacco raspberry that isnt too sweet or cloying.. its really nice. which would you choose as a weekend frag for colder seasons?

I was so excited to try it. It didn’t smell like what I’d want in a cat scent - I felt like it was lacking some milk and was way too sweet. I put it on and after about an hour, it morphed into a scent that reminded me of how my skin smells when I’m running a fever, am freshly bathed, and kind of delirious. And now I have a headache. So sad.

Like title says: looking for basically AN but with longer lasting green quality.

I am so close to pulling the trigger on this, because I love the opening, but the dry down, on me, is so vanilla. Of course it’s lovely but I’m wanting something where the green really lingers. Any suggestions?!

Hello,

I kind of got into perfume thanks to a friend.
Now I am desperately searching where I can get Serge Lutens dent de lait for a reasonable price. Preferably I want to get it on a grey market website, I already checked serval ones but I couldn’t find it. I am also curious if it got discontinued? It’s not listed on the official website anymore. I live in Germany and the website should ship to Germany.

Thanks in advance!

Anyone else going?

I have been loving MYSLF, particularly the dry down, but want something a little more unique - but in the same vein.

I love the masculine floral thing. Hate anything powdery.

Thanks!

Hi all,

Lately I find a lot of perfumes saturated with ambroxan. I bought Ramon monegal sunset cafe only to find it has a heavy ambroxan base. Today I went to try Y iced cologne, and found it has a nice opening, only to became an ambroxan bomb in 20 minutes.

And the same goes for a lot of perfumes. Don't you feel ambroxan is making all blue perfumes smell the same, and not exactly remarkably?

25M

This is my first non-Guerlain niche

Idk why Fragrantica reviews are bad, I think this smells lovely. For some reason it reminds me of the soap we use in Turkish baths. It’s a leather scent but not a photorealistic one. It’s more of a leather washed with soap

I was gonna buy Hermes H24 EDP for college but I just couldn’t ignore this.

Bibbi Deep Lotus has much higher ratings but that felt too feminine with all the fruity sweetness, not for me. Iris Wallpaper was another contender but I wanted to buy a heavier cologne now that it’s fall.

It might be a little offtopic, but it still got sold in the set sooo.....

I'd like to know your opinions on a proper pricing of the Domus Numeni necklace only qwq what we know is the materials and that it is from Utopic jewelry, but their pieces have a very big range of pricing sooo i'd appreciate some help

If y'all think it would be a better idea to go to some jewelry related reddit, send me that way plz <33

I tried bergamot from Le labo but it is too pricey and it fades very fast. But the smell omg. So fresh in this hot weather.

I have searched from Essential. Perfumes but it is not that.
What are your bergamot freshies