Fragrance Board: Related Topics of Fragrances
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SL Clair de Musc. didn't work. added Feminite du Bois over it. Now I"m fine. katemakesup11/20/2009 5:10PM
That's one sweet musk. I couldn't handle that one.MelissaJane111/20/2009 5:16PM
Can anyone suggest something fairly inexpensive for my sister to bring back from Paris?++laurajh11/20/2009 5:08PM
How about a Fragonard (or two, or three...)MelissaJane111/20/2009 5:16PM
Yes. :)Papillon11/20/2009 5:18PM
Yves Rocher? very inexpensive. katemakesup11/20/2009 5:11PM
Okay I just received a sample of Kat Von D Saint ROPHelloKinky11/20/2009 5:06PM
I'm trying to put my finger on it too. Can't figure it out yet.Papillon11/20/2009 5:19PM
Is viva la juicy a good scent for a 17 yr old girl?ohfiddlestix11/20/2009 5:02PM
Sure. It differs depending on the girl's taste, but Vera Wang Princess, Nina by Nina Ricci, HarajukuPapillon11/20/2009 5:06PM
What perfume/cologne have you recently caught a "whiff" of and it brought you back in time?++nikkimorse11/20/2009 4:53PM
Opium. My Mother always wore it when I was a child.HelloKinky11/20/2009 5:07PM
CharlieTwinny11/20/2009 5:06PM
whenever i smell EL Pleasures it takes me back to my college days in the mid-90s! ++sbarke11/20/2009 5:00PM
LOL--I recall the Liz Claiborne that I used to wear in college about 20 years ago. It came in theSBMD11/20/2009 4:58PM
Yup..I loved it! But, I always try new scents. I can't seem to love one enough to buy over and over.nikkimorse11/20/2009 5:02PM
When you sign on the Frag Bd here, do you read only the first page, or do you r/oMelissaJane111/20/2009 4:52PM
I just read the first page usually. When I first started reading/posting here, I used to go back...Papillon11/20/2009 5:01PM
It has slowed down a lot over the past 2 years, hasn't it?MelissaJane111/20/2009 5:17PM
It has. It used to be hoppin'!Papillon11/20/2009 5:19PM
How do you like the Idole? Just smelled the paper in the mag; I read about 1-3 pages on the board. syozsa11/20/2009 5:01PM
I've wanted Idole for over a year now. Similar to Amber Narguile and Sensuelle Roussie.MelissaJane111/20/2009 5:13PM
Usually just the first page.feelingpeachy11/20/2009 5:01PM
I read until I get to what I read yesterday. If I havent been on in awhile, I read 2-3 pagesheartj163311/20/2009 4:54PM
Hi ladies. Have any of you ordered from Scentiments? Is the customer service good? Are they legit? SBMD11/20/2009 4:45PM
Their customer service is very good and they are legit.paschat11/20/2009 4:51PM
quick! I'm about to make a cheapie impulse purchase of Tova on QVC >>yogakimberly11/20/2009 4:35PM
Not the Autumn but I'm not crazy about her scents - but love Tova. franciepants11/20/2009 4:54PM
NMScotchNSmoke11/20/2009 4:09PM
Hello! Has anyone tried L'aromarine Cherry Blossom? I can't find any reviews on this.sleepyhead211/20/2009 3:58PM
No, but L'Aromarine's scents are very inexpensive, smell great, but are fleeting / need to reapplysyozsa11/20/2009 5:02PM
MelissaJane1 - thank you for posting the beautyhabit code >>ctall11911/20/2009 3:46PM
Aww...that's sweet of you..always happy to help our economy!MelissaJane111/20/2009 4:43PM
you did good :) I'm curious abt the Monyette Paris edp too, love the oilrosarita11/20/2009 4:18PM
Thank you! I will let you know what I think about the MP EDP as soon as the order arrives! YAY!ctall11911/20/2009 4:29PM
Best places to get free or cheeeap samples? Preferably online. makami11/20/2009 3:44PM
swapping's by far the cheapest; also try roprosarita11/20/2009 4:21PM
Thanks I'll take a look. I'd swap but I don't think I have anything anyone would want. makami11/20/2009 4:42PM
Samsara body cream fans? ROPScotchNSmoke11/20/2009 3:14PM
Love the body cream..the scent lingers nicelyjmarie11/20/2009 4:54PM
I used to get terrible headaches so gave it away but loved it! Now have the lotion but not the sameshwets11/20/2009 3:35PM
Ladies - I *need* perfume help for tomorrow, please! +++LipstickLil11/20/2009 3:07PM
Ooooh....I'd go with Farnesiana or Angelique Encens for the reunion. For the dance...I'd go with VolPapillon11/20/2009 5:03PM
Looks like AE for the reunion! What about for the LBD/dinner-dance though?! LipstickLil11/20/2009 3:46PM
31 Rue Cambon would be nice (if you have some.)amcorbett11/20/2009 4:06PM
oops, double post.amcorbett11/20/2009 4:06PM
Farnesiana.paschat11/20/2009 4:01PM
If the choices remain the same, I'd say Vol de Nuit, since it will be nuit - have fun!Tommasina11/20/2009 3:55PM
No - feel free to suggest *any*thing! Thanks! LipstickLil11/20/2009 4:00PM
Angelique EncensHera11/20/2009 3:43PM
You are going to be amazing! Both of your outfits sound elegant yet effortless. amcorbett11/20/2009 3:33PM
Angelique Encens!swiglo111/20/2009 3:08PM
Angelique Encenssniffer11/20/2009 3:08PM
Hah! Great minds...swiglo111/20/2009 3:09PM
I wanna be a great mind too..I'd go w/ AE for both occasions.MelissaJane111/20/2009 4:45PM
ITA, if you already have AE on, no good reason to changeswiglo111/20/2009 5:23PM
What's your HG fragranceohfiddlestix11/20/2009 2:53PM
Well, the one I always go back to and feel the need to stock up on is Youth Dew bath oilkelly911/20/2009 4:10PM
2nd...I alway feel perfectly dressed wearing thisjmarie11/20/2009 4:56PM
still looking, ludovine11/20/2009 3:45PM
Montale Blue Amber (though I don't wear it every day)feelingpeachy11/20/2009 3:10PM
It changes dailyselkins11/20/2009 3:02PM
Nowadays Paris (but always TBS White Musk)shwets11/20/2009 3:01PM
Home sick today but I smell amazing. Wearing an etailer marshmallow cream and layered on Fantasy EDPbiogeek11/20/2009 2:48PM
sounds so snuggly! feel better soon :)Rivercat033811/20/2009 3:35PM
Hope you're feeling better soon! LeslieCZ11/20/2009 2:53PM
No reviews of Fragonard Marche aux Fleurs, does anyone have this? What is the price point?jessae11/20/2009 2:30PM
it's cheap in Paris, I get fresh flowers from this, possibly freesiasniffer11/20/2009 2:49PM
I'd like to try mixing, any suggestions? These are the frags I have+jessae11/20/2009 2:16PM
This may sound weird but once I accidentally mixed Tea for Two with Brandy and it was fabnoisome11/20/2009 2:48PM
Ooh, two of my favorites together, I will try this. :)jessae11/20/2009 3:08PM
here are my thoughtsbrowneyes77611/20/2009 2:24PM
Very nice suggestions, some sound fun already, thank you!!!jessae11/20/2009 2:28PM
you'll have to let us know how it goes!browneyes77611/20/2009 2:29PM
I definitely will. :)jessae11/20/2009 2:30PM
Just tried the Luna Bleu dupe Of Indult Tihota. I'm getting mostly musk. ropmichjo11/20/2009 2:05PM
I got the Tihota-type whipped body butter, it was dead-on to the sample I had at the time. TwoBostons11/20/2009 4:42PM
I like the LB Tihota dupe and get vanilla, but haven't tried the real thingDawnne11/20/2009 2:19PM
Did anyone else try this? Is the original very musky?michjo11/20/2009 2:06PM
Anyone own a Coco purse parfum? p/r/onoisome11/20/2009 2:03PM
Yes! Check the *bottom*! There's a little thingey that slides back! Edit - okay, you did that, ++FeySparrow11/20/2009 2:57PM
Okay, mine slid out the bottom when I pressed down (firmly) on the top, and with the little ++FeySparrow11/20/2009 3:01PM
Is Child only available in oil/roll-on???essija11/20/2009 1:44PM
I recall seeing a spray available a couple of years ago, but it was very limited edition.mariage_soeur11/20/2009 2:41PM
2nd this. I thought I saw it at Fred Segal's recently.drvogue11/20/2009 2:57PM
Hmm. Good question. I know Kai and Monyette are in edp. I never saw a Child edp.MelissaJane111/20/2009 1:51PM
are you familiar with Monyette paris, I'm curious if the oil is better than edp?essija11/20/2009 1:53PM
I have the Body Mist and the edp, not the oil. Love the edp!! You would like both.MelissaJane111/20/2009 2:03PM
20% off at beautyhabit now :)MelissaJane111/20/2009 2:03PM
really? do I need a code?essija11/20/2009 2:15PM
got it thanks!essija11/20/2009 2:26PM
"instyle"MelissaJane111/20/2009 2:21PM
Testing Sensuous from the Ulta catalog scent strip & plesantly surprised. It reminded me at 1st ++Rivercat033811/20/2009 1:39PM
I habituate to this ne, can't wear it every day, by the 2-3nd day I don't smell itludovine11/20/2009 2:55PM
this one loosely reminds me of Bulgari Jasmin Noir...love both!ellesjuicieglosses11/20/2009 2:05PM
one of the blogs said that in their review. I have a strip of that as well! Rivercat033811/20/2009 2:37PM
Can anyone describe LUSH Olive Branch perfume for me please ?evel11/20/2009 1:37PM
herbal and slightly woody, with a v. small amount of vanilla. Clean & gender neutral. ♥ Cellogirl11/20/2009 2:40PM
I'm looking to try Nocturnes. Which bottle/packaging is the best formulation of the EdT? Thanks!jenniferx11/20/2009 1:27PM
Gosh nocturnes is so pretty, I want to run home right now and spray some on.alabasterkitten11/20/2009 1:31PM
I have run into a few women in stores & got chatting about perfume and they rave about Nocturnes.jenniferx11/20/2009 1:41PM
Pretty and unusual, reminds me a bit of Caterina de Medici by i profumi di firenzialabasterkitten11/20/2009 1:51PM
I adore Nocturnes! Have the edt, I believe.Rivercat033811/20/2009 1:35PM
Is it the one in the black box with colors or the nubby bottle?jenniferx11/20/2009 1:40PM
It's the black box with the colors, smooth bottle. Not the classic Caron jar bottle, tho the edt ++Rivercat033811/20/2009 1:47PM
For those of you who love Samsara, was it love that grew over time ropellesjuicieglosses11/20/2009 1:20PM
Hmmm - well, the parfum is *almost* love!LipstickLil11/20/2009 3:51PM
I almost like it but there's something in it that doesn't quite work for me.FeySparrow11/20/2009 3:06PM
I think I feel the same way as you...ellesjuicieglosses11/20/2009 3:16PM
3rd this. I really wanted this to work. Have you tried tuscany per donna? I prefer thisshwets11/20/2009 3:36PM
Never liked in my teens then loved recently like crazy. Now i'm slightly off. Its now an off and on+shwets11/20/2009 2:46PM
I am a huge sandalwood junkie but this just didn't work on me for some reasonRivercat033811/20/2009 2:04PM
love right away after I got the older edp with real sandlewood(per LT)delmartian11/20/2009 2:04PM
I sprayed it on, walked around the mall, and in 1/2 hr knew I had to have it - went back & bought itsillage11/20/2009 2:02PM
I love/hated for a bit; love opening, DON'T love 5-10 minutes of powder Hades that follows citric r/ellizam11/20/2009 1:45PM
Love at first sniff for me. Or rather, I should say, love at first sniff after a little drydown timejosie2411/20/2009 1:37PM
hear you about the drydown time!ellizam11/20/2009 1:48PM
i really like sandalwood...had a bottle back in early nineties...good stuff.kiune11/20/2009 1:35PM
it was love at first sniff for me...essija11/20/2009 1:33PM
over time. but first impress was fair.kiune11/20/2009 1:23PM
Can I sample Trish McEvoy fragrances at Nordstrom & Neiman Marcus? I don't recall seeing them there.leeyah8711/20/2009 1:15PM
Yes, both I believe.jessae11/20/2009 1:20PM
I'm interested in #3 and #9 - have you tried those? I read that #9 has blackberries, vanilla, ROPleeyah8711/20/2009 1:32PM
Nordstrom definately, not sure about NM. I found #9 to be too sweet (I did not detect >>ctall11911/20/2009 3:32PM
#9 is my favorite perfume. The rose note does not come out on my skin, (which makes me happy...kazzy11/20/2009 3:24PM
in the "testing" phase.... and loving Prada Infusion d'Iris! fofuddly11/20/2009 1:11PM
I love this one too - just acquired it a few weeks ago. Happy to have it in my Fall/Winter rotation!ctall11911/20/2009 3:34PM
Love this. One of my favorite scents.fake_t11/20/2009 3:26PM
I actually received a mini in a swap a few months ago... took a whiff from the bottle, and ++fofuddly11/20/2009 1:55PM
I think I should retry this one, too. amcorbett11/20/2009 2:46PM
this one has grown on me....by leaps and boundsanne2911/20/2009 1:51PM
One of my fave iris scents!happyincali11/20/2009 1:45PM
Yes, a lovely one!sarahspurl11/20/2009 1:41PM
Isn't this one lovelyessija11/20/2009 1:34PM
I thought I loved Parisienne at first, but the dry-down is so weak and soapy :(ellesjuicieglosses11/20/2009 1:11PM
I really like, but doesn't have great longevity.sherrie0911/20/2009 3:39PM
Yes i loved it so much initially but too fruity as it started to settle and dry downshwets11/20/2009 2:48PM
tried the mag scent strip a few days ago and it was really "meh"Rivercat033811/20/2009 1:32PM
I really like the top notes but it turned weird for me too. :(jessae11/20/2009 1:20PM
been less than 2 weeks and already my new "HG" frag seems old and outdated. will search never end?kiune11/20/2009 12:50PM
all the fun lies in the hunt IMO ;)katinka00711/20/2009 2:12PM
hard to have an HG frag since fragrance depends so much on mood, weather, occasion, etc. Rivercat033811/20/2009 1:43PM
2nd. I had group of HGs for long time. Then group... um... got a little big.ellizam11/20/2009 1:49PM
lol!Rivercat033811/20/2009 2:37PM
what was your HG?fofuddly11/20/2009 1:27PM
current winter HG was Dior Midnight Poison. But the patchouli is confusing me.+kiune11/20/2009 1:29PM
i guess the notion of a 'current HG" is an oxymoron...hehehekiune11/20/2009 1:41PM
I try to spread out my use of new frags with old ones, so I don't get "worn out" too quickly.jessae11/20/2009 1:10PM
2nd - I rotate between about 5 different scents so that I don't get bored with them.leeyah8711/20/2009 1:16PM
is this a fatal flaw or something to embrace?kiune11/20/2009 1:04PM
I think both as long as you can afford it! Everytime I get on here, I read about another "must have"LeslieCZ11/20/2009 1:09PM
as long as you have a pretty strong sense of self-control, I'd say embrace..ropellesjuicieglosses11/20/2009 1:08PM
i could be saving for a house...lol...and instead, i have mu and perfumekiune11/20/2009 1:10PM
lol me too! I'm more of a live-for-the-moment kinda gal, lol ellesjuicieglosses11/20/2009 1:12PM
I am forever and always wanting "something else". For me, it NEVER ends...true addiction!LeslieCZ11/20/2009 1:02PM
2nd this and adding: I don't want it to ever end!MelissaJane111/20/2009 1:06PM
i want it to end. i want a HG signature scent.kiune11/20/2009 1:13PM
I prefer variety for different moods and occasions, but I can understand wanting "the one" tooLeslieCZ11/20/2009 1:15PM
tho i want a sig scent, i feel your sentiment 100% too, LeslieCZ. kiune11/20/2009 1:20PM
Ha, ha....nor do I!LeslieCZ11/20/2009 1:10PM
in my experience it has yet to end! I get bored so easily!ellesjuicieglosses11/20/2009 1:01PM
you need something complex like lheure bleuemarymary11/20/2009 12:52PM
maybe so ... maybe so,,,, +kiune11/20/2009 12:58PM
I can't believe it!Opium EDT is so smooth and soft on me!I love it!Esperanza8711/20/2009 12:46PM
This has got me so many compliments!shwets11/20/2009 2:49PM
Yes! Wore this couple days ago, same thought on EDT. EDP only bad formulation in it...ellizam11/20/2009 1:50PM
I agree! It's made out to be this big diva scent but I think it is soft and cozyjosie2411/20/2009 1:39PM
Hi, E :-) I'm loving Opium in EDT too. Lovely warm spice, and smooth as you say.sarahspurl11/20/2009 1:35PM
i only like it in parfum, which is too spendymarymary11/20/2009 12:52PM
lucky! i've been wanting to try opium too. hope it smells as nice on m :)e as on you.kiune11/20/2009 12:51PM
I'm lucky with anything incensey!:-)!You should definatelly try it!It's gorgeous!Esperanza8711/20/2009 12:58PM
