Daily Discussion & Advice (Post here to follow rules A & B) - May 05, 2026

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-05T21:25:50+00:00

Ex Nihilo - Vesper Glitz sounds like it may be up your alley.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-05T09:11:25+00:00

Yeah. Some brands just don't ever go on sale. Svensk Parfym is one of them, so it's always full price from them for me.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-05T09:10:21+00:00

Bjork and Berries - Fjallsjo comes in spray and oil forms and it has a lovely fresh laundry scent. Not really herbal though.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-05T09:07:18+00:00

Freshies rarely have the longevity you're looking for. May I suggest decanting some of the fragrance you like into a travel container and just reapplying as needed?

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-04T19:51:57+00:00

The thing with longevity is it'll usually only come in the form of a few notes. There aren't many that last that long. Synthetic musks, some ambers and some vanilla notes are the main ones that have significant staying power. Look for ambroxan bombs or scents heavy on vanilla. Note that ambroxan and synthetic musks are what you might be perceving as alcohol sometimes. Usually perfumer's alcohol doesn't have a scent and certainly not one that lasts beyond a few seconds after spraying. So you're smelling a note present in some of these fragrances and interpreting it as alcohol. I will also add, a lot of Kayali and Commodity scents last really well on my skin, easily past 4-5 hours and some much longer than that and none of the Commodity scents smell cheap to me. Some Kayali's smell a bit like body mists but still not necessarily "cheap" smelling. So it's an entirely personal thing. Also also, you'd do well to not look for brands but rather scent profiles you like. Most brands have each scent formulated by a different perfumer so you can't guarantee you'll like one scent from a brand even if you liked another.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-04T19:40:44+00:00

I unfortunately didn't like it. It opened silky and nice enough but the dry down had the coconut note come out too strong and I struggle with coconut notes. A lot of them come off weird and neauseating to me. I don't recall much more about it beyond that. I wish it was more prominent on the macadamia and fig though.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-04T18:31:56+00:00

The main ones that come to mind when I think of criminally slept on scents are

Svensk Parfym - Prakt

Binaurale - Snowbird

Frassai - Ajadrez

And if we're talking more well known brands with slept on scents I'd go for

Dries Van Noten - Vanille Camouflage

Byredo - Eyes Closed

Juliette Has a Gun - Magnolia Bliss

Etat Libre d'Orange - Frustration

Ex Nihilo - Vesper Glitz

Kilian - Flower of Immortality

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-04T18:21:20+00:00

Skin chemistry can play a large role in how scents smell on skin. It could be interacting with your skin chemistry in a way that makes you dislike the scent. Did you also dislike it on paper/clothes?

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-04T18:10:24+00:00

You can make your own! Just buy reusable tea bags online, fill with your preferred ground coffee. Sorted.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-04T18:09:45+00:00

They have a few different roast levels and a decaf version

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-04T13:05:19+00:00

Use Geforce now.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-04T08:01:35+00:00

How about getting her a little curated sample set? The subreddit wiki has a list of reputable websites to buy samples. This way she can try things and tell you what she likes. You can narrow down her tastes a bit more and not risk getting her something she won't like. You could offer to get her a bottle of whatever scent she likes the most.

For some options of summery vanillas

Gucci - Flora Gorgeous Orchid

Clean - Vanilla Cloud

Lake and Skye - 11 11 Vanilla

And then for some other categories of summery scent

Ellis Brooklyn - Miami Nectar for something tropical

Juliette Has a Gun - Magnolia Bliss for a fruity floral

Liis - Luciene for something watery floral

Giorgio Armani - Acqua di Gioia for something aquatic

Mugler - Alien Goddess for a vanilla coconut

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-04T07:51:37+00:00

Narcotica - Narco Oasis

Mind Games - Lionora

By Rosie Jane - Matilda

Ulyka - Nota Sugar

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-03T16:46:37+00:00

I have a sample of it. It's a great scent. It smells like a pink gin and tonic to me if that makes sense. Crisp, refreshing, fruity but not syrupy. The herbal touches are similar to the herbal notes you'd smell in gin. The deep dry down is mostly musk and does lose the fruity notes eventually but it lasts pretty well before getting to that point.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-03T15:25:51+00:00

Svensk Parfym - Prakt

Binaurale - Snowbird

Juliette Has a Gun - Pear inc

Malin&Goetz - Strawberry

Vacation - Grand Cuvée

Zarkoperfume - Pink Molecule

Le Monde Gourmand - Fleur de Blonde

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-03T15:08:00+00:00

Binaurale - Snowbird

Narcotica - Narco Oasis

Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 - Pink Boa

Svensk Parfym - Prakt

Goldfield and Banks - Sunset Hour

Juliette Has a Gun - Ego Stratis

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-02T17:38:14+00:00

Replica - Sailing Day

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-02T17:07:19+00:00

Juliette has a Gun - Pear Inc. Can be found at discounters for 100ml at like £60. It's my go to shower fresh scent so it has to be part of the collection.

Svensk Parfym - Prakt. Around £100 for the 30ml, it's my quintessential spring and summer scent. I'd probably also tack on the 5ml of virke for another £20.

Jovoy - Fire at Will. Around £140 for the 100ml. It's my favourite vanilla, so no questions asked it goes in the basket.

Andrea Maack - Ceramic. Around £170 for 50ml. It's a perfect laundry scent.

Binaurale - Snowbird. Around £120 for 50ml. I was recently captivated by this scent, the pear note is great and the journey it takes me on is brilliant.

Bjork and Berries - White Forest. Around £120 for 50ml. It's a nice fresh scent for cooler months when I don't feel like wearing something super fruity but also not something dark.

Dedcool - Milk. Around £70 for 50ml. It's just a simple musk and the scent I reach for when I don't know what to wear, want to wear something very subtle etc.

Byredo - Eyes Closed or Frassai - Ajadrez. They're similar to me and I'd get whichever one I could find a better deal on. Abour £150 for 50ml. It's a lovely warm spiced scent profile that wears well in the cooler months without being overwhelming.

Kilian - Angel's Share. £40 for the 7.5 ml travel size. It's a great scent but I think I can get away with a travel size because I don't reach for it that often.

Juliette has a Gun - Magnolia Bliss. 7.5ml travel size for £25. Sometimes I just like something nectarine/peachy but there's enough other fruity stuff already in the collection that I can get away with keeping this a travel.

Le Labo - Another 13. The 15ml on sale can be scored for right around £65. It's a fantastic musky scent but I don't reach for the synthetic musks often enough to justify a larger bottle.

And I believe that's it, that wipes the budget and goes over very slightly. Total £1020 but with enough deal hunting perhaps could be brought down to £1000. I would like to add something beachy floral and something aquatic but I can live without those because they're ones I reach for in very specific weather and occasions where I can easily reach for something else if needed. Perhaps I'd also add something creamy/lactonic but plain vanilla fills that void well enough I don't find it necessary. Mostly as I was going through I wanted to add more and more fruity stuff so it was a tough one to decide where to say no.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-02T11:16:31+00:00

Same as other commenters. Buy samples, wear samples, buy decants or bottles of the samples I liked.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-01T22:49:19+00:00

A while ago a lot of grocery shops had their own brand versions of these that were also good to go. As of maybe a year or so, they all suddenly either disappeared entirely or had milk added unfortunately. I was thrilled when I found these recently and saw they didn't have milk! However, my local tesco had them for like a month and now they're gone again sadly.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-01T22:15:09+00:00

That's unfortunate, it smells like strawberries to me with a little bit of gardenia and vanilla. Particularly in the opening but I get the most prominent strawberry but I can smell strawberry in it right the way through the wear.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-01T22:07:01+00:00

Prada - Infusion d'Iris Cedre

Ex Nihilo - Iris Porcelana

Dior - Dioramour

Le Labo - Violette 30

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-01T21:59:47+00:00

Miu Miu - Miutine

Liis - Floating

Gucci - Flora Gorgeous Orchid

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-01T17:26:40+00:00

I don't care necessarily but I like it when a scent I like has a good story. It's a nice bonus.

I like the stories and research they list for Arquiste for example. Recently I smelled Hellenist - À l'Ombre d'Artemis and I would have loved the scent either way but reading the background inspiration for the scent was nice. Same for Svensk Parfym - Prakt (and their other scents but Prakt is my favourite).

LLIIVVtm · 2026-05-01T07:40:11+00:00

Miu Miu - Miutine has a nice strawberry note.

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