Perfume Chat Thread

[Tasha1]

Has anyone seen or tried on the 3 Strangelove NYC fragrances? Silence the Sea, Dead of Night or Melt my Heart? Crazy expensive, Bergdorf Goodman the only place I have seen them. Curious if worth the $$$

I has tried everything
I even won of them , but was scammed.
The scents are gorgeous but rather complicated and high quality. I wouldn't buy a 100 ml flacon, but 15 ml or hardly 50 would suit me.
Laudamiel is very talented and he prefers quality over quantity.

Try a discovery set, it consists of 5 scents, nicely packed and you don't need much juice.

 

[ultravisitor]

Has anyone seen or tried on the 3 Strangelove NYC fragrances? Silence the Sea, Dead of Night or Melt my Heart? Crazy expensive, Bergdorf Goodman the only place I have seen them. Curious if worth the $$$

DeadofNight is really good, though I’m not sure if it’s worth the money.

Bergdorf isn’t the only place that sells them. ScentBar has them, too.

They use real oud in their fragrances, so I would not buy them without sampling first, especially if you haven’t tried real oud.

 

[chowlover2]

I knew I could count on you both. I think I heard from Bergdorf's as I have bought Perfume solids from them in the past. I''l post a pic as not everyone knows what they are. Some of the Strangelove scents are necklaces and some solids are the same way.

 

[TheBlueBox]

Twilly d'Hermes Eau Poivree

 

[Mary_Cole]

Perfumes are much more than just a smell, and they can enhance moods and change behavior! They can alter mood because it encourages the release of endorphins, which make me feel good.
I like Chanel N°5, Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess, and Jimmy Choo Signature. These are my favorite, and they're all so different, but I can't pick just one.

 

[Chanbal]

Does anyone know if Tom Ford Champaca Absolute has been discontinued? It's not available in several stores, including Tom Ford online.

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

Does anyone know if Tom Ford Champaca Absolute has been discontinued? It's not available in several stores, including Tom Ford online.

I haven't heard anything but I am not very up-to-date on discontinuations and suchlike. I suggest calling the Cosmetics Company Store (google the one nearest to you for phone number) and asking if they have it. When they discontinued Shanghai Lily, I called a few different locations of the Cosmetics Company store and was able to find a bottle. If they have it, they can ship it to you. Good luck!

 

[Bag peace]

For those of you who order samples, how quickly do you know if the scent is for you?
Also, do you use it daily until your sample runs out to see if you can tolerate regular use, or do you rotate between various scents and try the sample sporadically to see if your first impression was right?

Edit: I should explain that I'm asking because I'm testing a sample of 'by Kilian- Apple brandy on the rocks'. I like it, but can't quite tell if it's for me. I'm not sure how to make the most of the sample to help me determine how I feel about it.

 

[Tasha1]

For those of you who order samples, how quickly do you know if the scent is for you?
Also, do you use it daily until your sample runs out to see if you can tolerate regular use, or do you rotate between various scents and try the sample sporadically to see if your first impression was right?

Edit: I should explain that I'm asking because I'm testing a sample of 'by Kilian- Apple brandy on the rocks'. I like it, but can't quite tell if it's for me. I'm not sure how to make the most of the sample to help me determine how I feel about it.

it depends
Sometimes it is love from the first sniff ( I use everything on my skin), sometimes I am in doubts if I wanted to buy a full flacon. There are scents that I am indifferent or too much artificial, it means no go. But I give most of samples a second try. Later, a week at least. Floral scents are not suitable to test when the weather is cold and I test them as the weather gets warmer. We spend plenty time in the mountains, both in winter and in summer and the scents smell in a different way than at home.

 

[chowlover2]

For those of you who order samples, how quickly do you know if the scent is for you?
Also, do you use it daily until your sample runs out to see if you can tolerate regular use, or do you rotate between various scents and try the sample sporadically to see if your first impression was right?

Edit: I should explain that I'm asking because I'm testing a sample of 'by Kilian- Apple brandy on the rocks'. I like it, but can't quite tell if it's for me. I'm not sure how to make the most of the sample to help me determine how I feel about it.

I always go with love at first sniff. I don't even wait for the dry down. I think I am like that with everything in my life. I always know at the get go. Only one fragrance that I own that is 90% love and that is Estee Lauder's White Linen. The original. I get nothing but compliments when I wear it.

 

[ultravisitor]

For those of you who order samples, how quickly do you know if the scent is for you?
Also, do you use it daily until your sample runs out to see if you can tolerate regular use, or do you rotate between various scents and try the sample sporadically to see if your first impression was right?

If it's not something that I'm at least willing to sample more than once, then it's usually not for me. Even in the perfumes that I don't initially care for, there will often be something in it that draws me back. Some of my favorite perfumes are those that I didn't like at all at first. If it doesn't pique my interest in any way--good or bad--then it's not for me.

That's why I rarely pay for samples. I don't want to pay money just to get a whiff of something once.

 

[Bag peace]

But I give most of samples a second try. Later, a week at least.

I always go with love at first sniff.

If it's not something that I'm at least willing to sample more than once, then it's usually not for me.

Thank you all so much for your input.

I thought I'd be able to tell from the first application (probably would be able to tell if it was a straight "no"), but this scent will need another try. It starts off almost like tobacco, then an hour later I got a lot of fruitiness, and then it quieted to an earthy/woody scent, almost musky but not quite. So it was quite interesting all the way through and new to me in the way it developed.
It didn't last long on my skin and was very faint right after application, so I couldn't figure out if I liked it or loved it. It was enough to make me curious. I think I'll return to it after a week, apply a slightly more generous amount and see how I feel.

That's why I rarely pay for samples. I don't want to pay money just to get a whiff of something once.

I can totally understand that.
Though, I'm doing the opposite and getting only samples for 2 reasons:

1- I have lingering anosmia since catching covid in 2020. I can certainly smell more now than I could a year ago when I had no sense of smell at all, but I am still re-training my senses and don't trust what my nose picks up. I can identify strong smells quite clearly now, but not milder ones yet. It is recommended that I sniff different scents twice a day, and perfume samples are a good way to expose myself to a lot of different scents. Sampling allows me to explore my new interest in perfumes, whilst also acting as rehab for my long-covid.

2- I am totally new to the world of perfumes. I wish I'd picked this up when I was younger! There is now a temptation to try everything to make up for lost time and to figure out what my favourite scents are! I want to try it all!
However, I need to be careful. When I first got into bags, I quickly picked up different brands, colours and leathers as I experimented to find my style. I accidentally ended up with a bag collection much larger than I wanted. I'm trying not to repeat that mistake with perfumes. Samples are a good way not to accidentally fill shelves with lots of pretty bottles of perfumes that I don't like.
In time, I'd like to have around 4-6 bottles that I love. Enough for some variety, not so many that I can never use up the whole bottle.

 

[ultravisitor]

Samples are a good way not to accidentally fill shelves with lots of pretty bottles of perfumes that I don't like.

I don't disagree. I said that I rarely pay for them, but that doesn't mean that I don't have tons of samples. I have more samples than I know what to do with. I have some good relationships with SAs at stores here, so I get lots and lots of samples for free. Between that and the rather wide variety of brands that I can check out through testers in stores here in Chicago, I don't feel any need to pay for samples. If there's something that I can't check out immediately because it's not here in Chicago, that's fine. I don't have any FOMO over perfume. I can usually wait for the day that I visit a store that has it. I have plenty of perfumes to enjoy in the meantime.

 

[Bag peace]

I love your approach, @ultravisitor !

 

[JenJBS]

For those of you who order samples, how quickly do you know if the scent is for you?
Also, do you use it daily until your sample runs out to see if you can tolerate regular use, or do you rotate between various scents and try the sample sporadically to see if your first impression was right?

Edit: I should explain that I'm asking because I'm testing a sample of 'by Kilian- Apple brandy on the rocks'. I like it, but can't quite tell if it's for me. I'm not sure how to make the most of the sample to help me determine how I feel about it.

I don't wear the same perfume every day, so I don't wear the same sample every day. Most perfumes I know after one test if I want to get a full bottle or not. But any that seem really 'seasonal' (citrus or light florals for summer / heavier, or warmer, scents for winter) I won't buy the sample until it's the season that seems right.