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holler-witch-queen · 2 years
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What’s your new fav perfume smell like?
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Poor quality and smashed up cars but this one is so girly and sweet I’m obsessed with it. If the color pink had a scent it would be this.
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neptuniannotes · 8 months
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Irresistible Eau de Parfum by Givenchy, a charming, fruity, musky, and woody floral. This 80ml bottle was my first excursion into the world of fragrance. Saturn had placed his throne on my ascendant when I had come across Irresistible. I was on Christmas Break after overhauling my life and moving into an apartment in a city for university. After such a big change, I craved something with substance and longevity. The lady who donned an accent and bright lipstick at the Macy’s perfume counter held it in her hands. She had brought me all the different Irresistible varieties, but what struck me about the EDP version was the tart top note. I had originally recognized this as raspberry, but it was a crisp pear. 
The notes are as follows:
Top: Pear & Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Middle: Rose & Iris
Base: Cedarwood & Blond wood
Before we dive into the breakdown of each note and how I experience it, there are a couple things we must cover. First, Irresistible is regarded as a spring and summer scent and I disagree. I can see spring, but in my opinion, it could be a little too sweet for the heat. I associate this perfume with Saturn because besides the alignment I was going through at the time of purchase, it rules Aquarius which has associations with the pear. Saturn is not only bitter, but cold; an astrological signifier for when you may wear it. The planet Venus is commonly associated with sour and tart things, so spring is a reasonable time to wear it as well. Second and lastly, this is not your average “pretty girl” perfume. She is not hot, she is not cute, she is irresistible.
Today is a cooler summer day, sitting around 79 degrees Fahrenheit, and I sat in air conditioning while experiencing this perfume. Therefore, it may read much differently in the humid air, perhaps the fruity and floral notes would be stronger, but because this does not feel like summer to me and I don’t wear it in the heat, I just don’t know. 
Unlike Chypress by Floris, my previous review, the atomizer on this bottle is fantastic. There is full coverage here. Whereas Chypress was a light mist, this was a light drizzle. There was much more product leaving the bottle than expected. Upon application to my wrist, the pear arose and sparkled. It was fresh and green, but not juicy, perhaps dewy instead. The freshness was not a breeze moving through translucent drapes, but the frosty tingles that hit the back of your throat when drinking a Japanese soda. The ambrette here works like a transition accord. The train left the station at pear and stopped at a cabbage patch doll head before arriving at its next destination, floral station.
As soon as the middle notes touched down, I breathed a sigh of appreciation. I forgot how much I enjoyed this fragrance. If one could feel like Crazy-In-Love Watercolor Blush by Too faced, this is the transformative vehicle allowing you to do so. A quilt made specifically for greeting mother nature with tea and a book. A chess game against your crush in your rose garden. You’re wearing a sheer, pink dress over a vanilla cream turtleneck and he compliments you. Your eyes, blurry, full of sparkles smeared on the inner corner by a pinky painted lilac. Here in the middle notes, the roses are caressed by iris, a wonderful pairing. I prefer florals to gourmands, but they are not my favorite accord. The two florals swirl together agreeably, creating a petal soft aroma, nothing is sharp in this garden. 
Irresistible in its base notes is no longer in the form of mist or powder, it’s solid. It develops balmy and warm. It lives on the skin like ointment, where sunshine becomes glittering snow and flowers grow into tall, spiky trees. The snow dusts the cabin in late January and melts wet in February, causing wooden steps to creak more than they did prior. Your lover, who you met many seasons ago in a remote farmhouse, carries his fishing pole to the lake in front. This fragrance, in its most final form is sap covered branches, where icicles evanesce and sunny, brown furs reign supreme. A beautiful, syrupy musk. 
Final Notes:
This perfume at first glance looks like a modern, chic woman, but when given time, it is that woman in all stages. It’s her innocence, it’s her carrying a fruit cup of sticky pears in one hand and her doll with curly hair in the other. It’s her coming of age and adolescence, the blush she spreads across smooth skin and appears naturally when she looks at flowers she was given. It’s her independence, the open world both an intimidating permafrost and a welcoming embrace. 
Irresistible lasts incredibly long. On skin I give it 8-12 hours, on clothes I give it until you wash it next. This smells incredible on a sweater in the winter. I still recall when my cat would loaf up on my sweatshirt and when he would go see my brother, my brother would tell me he knew he came from my room because he “smelled like it.” Projection wise, I’d estimate say a good 1-2 feet. 
Final Rating: 5/5
Astrology Placements this fragrance reminds me of:
Where Saturn is most comfortable: Libra, Aquarius, Capricorn (Rising, Venus, Mars, and Saturn)
Strong Saturn in general
Venusians (Taurus, Libra, potentially Pisces if one has strong Saturn)
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catforsley · 2 years
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New Beauty Monday - Pacifica 💫
New Beauty Monday – Pacifica 💫
Happy September – I hope your Summer was lovely (Northern Hemisphere!) So Glad to be back at writing! Expect a Lot of beauty! Instagram writing has never been enough for me….This site is mine and it’s forever so… I will have my Spring/ Summer 2022 Faves up this week as well. —   Let’s Start Back with Pacifica!     I am Going to tell you guys what my favourites are from this lovely bundle- so…
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Pleasing Scent Samples
Hello, friends! I ordered the Big Lip balm from Pleasing and with it came a fun surprise.
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I already gave my initial impressions to @twopoppies as soon as I opened the package. It’s been a couple hours or so now so the scents have dried down on my skin and I can take a second smell to let you know my thoughts.
Full disclosure, I don’t think I have a very sophisticated nose 😂 But I’ll try my best to describe as accurately as possible. That said, I’m sure I’ll miss the actual notes and ingredients so consider this the most unprofessional review you could get from someone that just really loves perfumes and doesn’t mind being totally honest for better or for worse.
RIVULETS
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Pepper, pine, and powder with floral come through. It reminds me so much of Gucci Memoire but slightly lighter. These are the notes from Fragrantica and I swear Rivulets is very much this but slightly cooler.
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It also reminds me of Diptyque’s Figuier scent too. Overall very woody and clean!
Unfortunately it just won’t stay on my skin. I tried it on my wrist and the back of my arm but it only lasts about 10mins or so and then vanishes. ☹️ I really do love it (I was also a fan of Memoire) but if I took the risk of buying it, I know I’d have to put some Vaseline or something else on first to hopefully help the scent last longer.
Bright, Hot
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Delicious! Cinnamon, Vanilla, Fruity! It reminds me of bourbon with some sweet tanginess. Or maybe Peach Schnapps! Like it has the spiciness from alcohol but I swear it makes my mouth water like after biting into a ripe peach. This is what I wanted Tom Ford’s Bitter Peach to smell like but Ford’s is just too musky and overpowering for me. I’ll 100% be purchasing Bright, Hot though! It’s so much more pleasant and light. The fruity notes come through with this more vs the musk. And it STAYED on my skin. I’m so obsessed with it, I want it in as a perfume and candle (Harold, please 🙏🏽).
Here are the notes from Bitter Peach to get an idea of what I mean:
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Closeness
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Oh, she’s SEXY 😮‍💨
I told @twopoppies it smells like spice, pink fruity bubblegum and a pink bubble bath! I also get rose. Pink, pink, pink. They chose the sample card well.
This one is the heaviest scent, almost like oud with it’s dark muskiness. But that sweet floral scent just makes it completely intoxicating. I couldn’t stop smelling myself after putting it on, it also had the strongest lasting power on my skin.
If this is the scent people are describing a “vaporub and sex” I don’t disagree but I don’t think the description necessarily does it justice. 😂 All the scents are definitely meant to be unisex so they all have a powdery, spiciness to them. But this one is just so alluring and HOT. It gives me sweat, heat and sweet playfulness.
The closest thing I could compare it to in my own collection of perfumes was Clean Reserve’s Sparkling Sugar.
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But switch the Fruity and Musky amounts. Closeness is like this scent’s naughty sister. 🖤
And there you have it! As I said, I’m not a professional perfume reviewer by any means (clearly 🤣) but I hope this gives everyone some idea of what they can expect! And of course if anyone else got the samples and would like to add (or tell me I’m completely off the mark, haha) please do.
Overall I genuinely loved each scent and think there’s something for everybody here. My favorite compliment is when someone tells me I smell good so I’m really particular about what I wear but I can honestly say I’d wear all of these happily. I lean more towards Bright, Hot for my personal preference but Rivulets smells great for an everyday scent where Closeness would be perfect for a date night out. The quality also seems to be great so if you do plan to purchase like I am, I don’t think we’ll be disappointed with the product.
If anyone has anymore questions, I’m totally happy to answer. 🩵🧡🖤
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ollieapologist · 2 months
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a collection of things that remind me of Oliver- bare bones chapel in the snow. Creaky floorboards in your parents house. The incessant clink clink clink of a flagpole when it's windy. The way you suck in sharply through gritted teeth when something hurts. when you look in the mirror in a dream. when your friend falls asleep before you at a childhood sleepover. a wounded animal you can't touch. The way dead things are stiff. when a bird is trapped and cant stop throwing itself into the windowpanes.
a collection of things that remind me of Felix - swan boats, sand at the bottom of a champagne glass. The way it smells when plastic melts. The small shock of biting your tongue. the soft flesh under your chin. the confusion of waking up when you didn't mean to sleep. heart shaped jacuzzi. the crispness of fresh tennis balls. losing control of your car for only a brief moment. the hard candies with bugs inside. cough syrup jello shots.
File this under aesthetics lol I know I am insane
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the-meghan-m · 1 month
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Fragrance girlies: what do we think Scully wears?
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently because I’m searching for my signature scent and have been learning about fragrances in the process.
I think Scully is someone who chooses how she presents herself very carefully. She would employ the scientific method to find her signature scent, doing research, testing dozens of samples, and keeping track of which notes she prefers.
Here’s how I imagine Scully’s signature scent, in the style of a fragrance review (which are, on the whole, surprisingly lyrical):
I think she wants her scent to be subtle but layered. Apart from simply liking the smell, she wants to evoke a scene, feeling, or memory. As we know, Scully is a family-oriented person who cherishes the gifts bestowed on her by her parents—notably, the cross necklace, but more broadly, her Catholic faith. As I suspect is the case for many Catholics, for Scully, much of the appeal of going to church is rooted in ancient traditions and worship aesthetics—think incense, smooth wood, gospel processions, tall beeswax candles, blood-red fabrics, chants, bitter Communion wine, textured bulletin paper. I think Scully would want her signature scent to evoke, if not a sense of Catholicism, something monumental, ritualistic, and purifying; a promise of salvation that science can never provide.
However, speaking of science, I think there must be something about the freshness and modernity of what you might call more “clinical” scents that appeals to Dana Scully, Medical Doctor. Even the pickiest of noses cannot ignore the allure of a good lobby smell, complete with a whiff of commercial floor cleaner, and as a star medical student, young Dana Scully was often in labs and hospitals, surrounded by chemicals. I think she likes the comfortability of the fresh, clean, and methodical. It feels like her, what she brings to the table.
Lastly, I think Scully has a deep reverence for nature, and judging by her behavior in episodes like “Darkness Falls” and “Detour,” she’s always been a forest girl. I associate The X-Files in general with foresty smells, and I think when Scully remembers the early days, she pictures all those times she and Mulder ran around in the woods together. Think fallen pine needles, miles of conifer trees wet with rain, damp, rich soil. Woodsy and earthy and rooted. Tethered to the ground, not flying around amongst the stars, fate unknown.
So, based on all of that, I think Scully would want a fragrance that’s traditional/nostalgic, fresh/modern, and woodsy/earthy, possibly with some of these notes:
Traditional/nostalgic: frankincense, myrrh, patchouli, elemi, benzoin
Fresh/modern: bergamot, cotton blossom, lemongrass, aldehydes, white tea, lavender
Woodsy/earthy: Cedarwood, cypress, pine, rain, soil, orris, petrichor, vetiver, oud
But what do you think? What would Scully wear? What scents do you think she would like? I know this is so nerdy and random but I am so curious what the fandom thinks!
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perfumereviewers · 1 year
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milkyway-gaily · 8 months
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Floraiku- One Umbrella for Two☂
It's a comforting mix of blueberry muffin and hot tea, in a delicate way! The opening may be a little fruity but the tea is definitely present. The dry down is a non-intrusive pastry scent that just makes you feel cozy💜 Very gourmand, just the right amount of sweetness. I could not but think of FugoNara, platonic, like family🍓🍊
I'll be sharing more of my unprofessional weeb thoughts so stay tuned!🥰
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frodothefair · 5 months
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Emma 2020: at first I wasn't too keen on the passive-aggressive, self-important Emma who was forever rolling her eyes -- I felt they were driving the point too hard. But then it grew on me, particularly when Emma began to understand that she was being horrid, and her "me above all" facade began to break down.
Mr. Woodhouse sitting behind several different screens against the draft also made for a good laugh.
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nothing0fnothing · 6 months
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nobody on here knows this, but I'm actually a massive perfume nerd.
I just get really overwhelmed by random smells and I seek sensory input through smell, so just having a reliable fragrance I like on my body is really soothing. Its an autism thing dw about it.
My problem is sometimes my favorite perfums can attract male attention.
And I don't want male attention.
Does anyone know any perfumes that women love but men hate?
Appreciated
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had to leave work early bc i was having trouble breathing again and also i just didn't wanna be there BUT when i got home i had a perfume sample for a full sized bottle im considering purchasing and also a full bottle of a budget knockoff of ANOTHER expensive fragrance ive been wondering about AND a free lip liner and balm AND a job application in my inbox that just needs to be submitted so they can officially make me an offer AND the full bottle of champagne i bought last night to help me motivate myself to get some shit done around the house. so everything is basically coming up millhouse ☺️
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holler-witch-queen · 2 years
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Specific info would be great! (Niche too, I'll take anything)
I've always had trouble trying to find my "signature" scent, if that makes sense? Do you mix for yourself? Any decent results?
I'm definitely gonna try out everything and hope for the best! I value your opinion a lot so I really appreciate your insight/suggestions :)
Honestly if you’re trying to get into fragrances, scentbird is worth the money and you can always pause or buy stuff outta your queue and utilize the subscription when it makes sense. Like I paused mine this month because i have so many to sort through. I can 100% post a more detailed response. I work the next couple days so probably the middle of this week I can post that.
What notes do you dislike? Not everyone has strong dislikes but if they do it’s good to know.
It’s hard to find a signature scent, honestly. I think I found a few I liked enough to call mine. I have them for various things. Like I have a go to date night or something I wore to the office, something I wore bc for MYSELF. All kinds of things.
Sometimes custom perfumers are good. I have used Waft and I have used Scentcrafters twice. Waft includes a couple little mixers. I’m going to have to play with some of the scents I have and try to tailor make something. That could be a fun project.
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blushcoloreddreams · 3 months
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Forever and ever Dior
Today I’ll review Dior’s best perfume: Forever and ever.
It is part of the same collection as diorama, diorella, Dioressence, diorling and right now it’s the only one from this line - Les Créations de Monsieur Dior - that is available to buy at your average perfume shops.
It only has 3 notes that balance each other to create the perfect perfume: freesia, Jasmin and tincture of rose. On my skin freesia is the predominant note.
If love had a smell I’m sure that would be it. It has a princess smell, it’s sophisticated it’s a fragrance you could wear on your wedding day. A perfume that will never displease or bother someone since it’s so delicate and perfect.
It’s such a clean floral, so delicate that when you wear it will bring you a sense of peace. It has a really good longevity but its silage has a more intimate feel.
It’s impossible to not fall in love with it. It’s my newest acquisition and I already have a feeling it will become my signature scent.
Another advantage is that It’s way less popular than miss Dior edp - sadly I don’t love the new formula, the 2017 and specially the 2012 were way more unique and elevated - or blooming bouquet - another one with the princess feel, and another one of my loves - but still way more affordable than perfumes like La collection privée from Dior.
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feytouched · 8 months
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scent of the day: snowy owl (zoologist)
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i'm new to zoologist scents, and i have three of them to sample, so i decided to start with the one that looked the most unusual. snowy owl promises to depict its namesake animal's habitat, and it seems to be somewhat divisive for its earthy, 'dirty' profile. i get that; it does smell like revolved soil on a cold day, just above freezing. there is a big blast of calone in the first wafts, though, and calone to me is the quintessential 90s mass-market watery-cucumber scent, which somewhat breaks my suspension of disbelief when it comes to this scent. nevertheless, the bitter greens and mint are doing a lot of heavy lifting to sell the ambiance, and in the end they pull it off.
as the top notes fade, a subtle creaminess comes in: the coconut rounds out the scent, without taking the spotlight for itself. it somehow does not steer this arctic composition even slightly towards tropical territory, but instead provides a counterpoint to the cold green opening. the animalic, hay-like base is evocative and not unpleasant, but it is faint on my skin. herbal, icy, earthy, soft - definitely an experiential scent and an artistic creation. i can picture a nest made of moss amid dirty snow and cold air. whether that's something i'd actually want to smell like, i'm not so sure.
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gotholsentwin · 1 month
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one of my wishlist fragrances 🍰 - annabel’s birthday cake by marissa zappas
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vitruvianmanbara · 5 months
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