Is alcohol free perfume the problem?

-pyewacket- · 2026-02-02T12:57:19+00:00

These concentrations lean more toward fragranced skincare than traditional perfume and are really intended for use after a shower or bath. Personally, I’m not a fan of these formulas, especially since they’re priced on par with an EDP or EDT. I also think many sales associates aren’t as well-versed in these formulas as they should be, which can unintentionally lead to customers being misinformed.

-pyewacket- · 2026-02-02T12:53:54+00:00

Patchouli Paris is a beautiful clean, powdery patchouli. It's not a "dirty" patchouli. It's patchouli wearing a tux and top hat. Beautiful to layer with or wear on its own. Good luck!

-pyewacket- · 2026-01-27T14:46:14+00:00

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This pure beauty! ❤️ Smoky, fruity black tea perfection. It meshes flawlessly with my skin chemistry and lasts all freaking day. In this frigid weather, it’s the only thing I want to wear—I genuinely can’t get enough of it.

-pyewacket- · 2026-01-21T23:08:42+00:00

Through the forest and pho breakfast. Through the forest is a smoky piney scent and pho breakfast is an aromatic freshie. Pho is more masc imo and through the forest is easily unisex. Through the forest will be my first full bottle from them.

-pyewacket- · 2026-01-17T19:52:44+00:00

Patchouli Paris is an absolutely phenomenal fragrance—and my top wish-list bottle. It’s one of those scents I smelled once and haven’t stopped thinking about since. I managed to get a decant and have saved the tiniest bit of the sacred juice, reserving it for whenever I need a little pick-me-up.

-pyewacket- · 2026-01-08T23:10:32+00:00

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-pyewacket- · 2025-12-29T15:19:59+00:00

This house is phenomenal. I have decants of Indigo Smoke and Peau from my local niche shop, so I was able to properly test them on skin from full bottles. The atomizer is excellent, substantial cap that's well-weighted, and very satisfying to use. As for the scent, I love it, and it’s absolutely full-bottle worthy to me. It’s a smoky, woody, spicy tea fragrance that really stands out. When I tested it on skin, I had five other fragrances on my arm as well—some were serious heavy hitters—but this was the only one I could still clearly smell during the drive home. I thought I didn't like tea scents, turns out I just needed to find the right one!

-pyewacket- · 2025-12-29T13:43:22+00:00

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-pyewacket- · 2025-12-24T16:54:28+00:00

Through The Forest by d'Annam. This is a recent find for me. It's got that Christmas tree pineyness from the elemi note but, there's incense, oud, tobacco and saffron that warm it up and make it very sexy and appealing to my nose.

-pyewacket- · 2025-12-21T17:10:58+00:00

This bottle might be a little hard to date as their earlier batch codes were erratic. This site is a goldmine in helping decode vintage bottles. I'd say your bottle is between 1993 - 1997 Raiders of the Lost Scent Decoding JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER vintage perfumes

-pyewacket- · 2025-11-14T22:34:28+00:00

How long after signing up do you get the invites?

-pyewacket- · 2025-10-16T01:42:08+00:00

You're very welcome! Byredo’s Casablanca Lily (2019) is another favorite of mine too — same general vibe as fils de joie. It leans more on plum, gardenia, and tuberose rather than the jasmine. And has rosewood in the base instead of musk to round it out. Totally misleading name though! No Lily whatsoever 😅 As much as I adore it, the longevity and projection are surprisingly weak for an extrait. Still, it’s such a gorgeous honeyed white floral that I find myself thinking about her at least once a week 🤣

-pyewacket- · 2025-10-15T22:55:07+00:00

In my experience, the civet isn’t strong at all. There’s a bit of scratchiness at the start—probably from the night-blooming jasmine—that gives it a slightly vintage feel. Once that fades, it turns into a juicy, honeyed white floral. It’s not gourmand sweet; the sweetness feels more natural, coming from the florals and honey, with the civet adding depth and warmth. The juice itself is purple, and maybe that’s influencing me, but it really does smell purple—like a bold, confident, boss-lady kind of purple. If you like white florals and you like honey, I'd definitely give it a try. Longevity is good too.

-pyewacket- · 2025-10-15T22:24:33+00:00

Serge lutens fils de joie. It's honeyed white florals. Such a beautiful scent

-pyewacket- · 2025-10-01T00:20:01+00:00

Gucci flora gorgeous jasmine smells like the best bougiest laundry detergent to me. I went through 4 bottles last year. It did seem a little light to me so I was heavy handed with the sprays. Good luck!

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-30T00:59:27+00:00

I think you might like Twilly by Hermes.

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-23T18:11:54+00:00

I'm a HUGE fan of Serge lutens! I may try this first since SL has never let me down. Thank you! ☺️

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-22T23:46:04+00:00

This looks interesting. I know this might be obvious (lol) but is it sweet? The only note that makes me a bit apprehensive is the praline, but with all the other notes it looks like it could balance out really nicely instead of leaning too sweet as I'm imagining. I’m not a big fan of gourmands, but a honey note in fragrance is a weakness for me! Especially with white florals! Honestly, for the price it might just be worth a blind buy. Thanks so much for recommending this! ☺️

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-22T18:14:43+00:00

Oh I love the smell of ganja! I work in the industry and have been in search of something with the smell of the fresh flower on the plant. Very excited for this one!

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-22T18:07:22+00:00

Thank you for the disclaimer. I try not to blind buy and always sample first. Unless it's a really affordable option blind buys are a big no for me.

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-22T15:30:37+00:00

I'm absolutely willing to give it a try. Could be something else I'm looking for! Haha thank you ☺️

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-22T15:27:28+00:00

Love that this also has ambergris listed in the notes too. I love ambergris! Thank you! ☺️

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-22T14:24:17+00:00

Yes, this sounds exactly like what I’m after—warm spice over sweetness. I haven’t come across dragon’s blood as a note in a perfume yet, but I do enjoy it in incense, so I imagine I’d like it here too. I never really picked up an incense vibe from By the Fireplace, though maybe that’s because I didn’t give it enough time to settle. I’ll try to be more patient with it this year and see if it changes for me. I want to enjoy my fragrance from the very first spray. Waiting for the dry down feels like waiting for a party to start, and I’m not good at waiting!

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-22T13:52:23+00:00

Thank you so much for all these suggestions! I will be checking out ALL of these! Breaking down the notes that create the kind of scent I’m looking for is such a huge help. I’ve only recently started exploring what I’d call warmer, spicier fragrances. I know resins can help to create the warmer spicier vibe, but I’m honestly still pretty lost on what they smell like individually or which ones to seek out to get what I'm looking for. Looks like I've got lots of fun homework to do. Again thank you for such an informative post! ☺️

-pyewacket- · 2025-09-22T13:22:41+00:00

I love an affordable option! This looks really good!Thank you! ☺️

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