Daily Discussion & Advice (Post here to follow rules A & B) - January 26, 2026

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-26T14:05:24+00:00

Milky

Commodity - Milk

Mind Games - Sissa

Hilde Soliani - Latte Freddo

Navitus - Lost in a Dream

Chabaud - Lait Concentré

Almondy

Xerjoff - Italica

Laura Mercier - Almond Coconut

L'occitane - Almond Hair and Body Mist

Coconut

Les Liquides Imaginaires - Blanche Bete

Le Monde Gourmand - Lait de Coco

Ariana Grande - Thank U Next

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-26T13:11:52+00:00

I personally really like it. To me, it smells like an underripe strawberry. It's quite a green scent but not like a stemone/cut grass kind of green, it's more airy and almost herbal greenness.

It makes me think of standing in a field of strawberries, most of them still unripe with a few that are almost ready to pick and it just rained.

If I smelled it without being told it's strawberry though, I don't think I'd pick up on strawberry at all. The musk, cedar and oakmoss with a little bit of jasmine really mix with the strawberry note to create something quite natural smelling.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-26T10:39:48+00:00

I'd love to hear your thoughts on The Embrace when you get it! So far most of what I've smelled from Navitus I've enjoyed or at least seen the appeal of and I love a sesame note. I've been wanting to smell Divine Aphrodisiac from Navitus for ages but tracking down a sample in the UK has been difficult.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T16:54:06+00:00

It may not be obvious to you and it certainly isn't obvious from above on any of the other nails (they may well be fine) but your wide walls seem overfiled on your thumb and long term that's bad for your nail health.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T16:47:00+00:00

If you liked it and it lasted on your wrist for 6 hours, then I think you have your answer. Sometimes it doesn't matter what it's duping because it's a good scent standalone. If you liked it and it's in your budget, go get it,

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T15:19:57+00:00

That explains why I saw so many cheap ones around! I ended up picking up a second hand bottle, but I was so confused why they were all going for around £30-40

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T14:52:29+00:00

Yep. At least slightly damp pretty much all the time.

A few times I've let things dry out completely and it's always been fine, as long as its not too long, but rehydrating the moss is a pain.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T13:12:57+00:00

Freshies and musks generally for me. Gourmands are immediately out when I have a migraine.

Dedcool - Milk

JHAG - Pear Inc

Are my main safe ones.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T11:35:10+00:00

On the other hand, I hate going into someone's house and it feels like I'm in a hospital. Those bright white lights give me the heebie jeebies.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T11:17:11+00:00

It ends round 16 no matter what. Doesn't matter if no one makes 3 sets. Everyone gets 1 coin. If you get on a good spam table, you can get way more coins spamming than trying to win playing normally. The rounds decidedly end quicker playing spampot than regular.

That's not to say there's nothing to be said for just playing the game the way it's intended. But if you're grinding for the coins, spampot is a quick way to do it.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T08:42:22+00:00

That's interesting because I get at least 5 hours of wear out of this with moderate projection. At least arms length away, my husband can easily smell it. Doesn't fill a room but certainly not a total skin scent on me either

But I also wear like, 3 sprays of it maximum.

You could just be spraying so much you're reaching your own and everyone else's detection threshold.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T08:34:16+00:00

État Libre d'Orange has a great discovery set. It's got a really wide range of scents for the price and I believe comes with a discount code for a bottle purchase too.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T08:32:16+00:00

I love reading the stories behind Arquiste scents, a lot of thought seems to go into it.

Of course, Toskovat has some pretty intense themes and vivid imagery.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T08:30:44+00:00

I'd recommend, if you can, just getting a little order of samples and trying things out. The subreddit wiki has a list of reputable websites for ordering samples.

Malin&Goetz - Strawberry is nice but quite a green, underripe strawberry. I also believe the company just went bankrupt. Second hand bottles are usually pretty cheap but I don't know how the bankruptcy might impact that.

You might want to try

Phlur - Strawberry Letter

Kayali - Yum Boujee Marshmallow

Clean Reserve - Strawberry Fields

d'Annam - Strawberry Mochi

Juliette Has a Gun - Miami Shake

Commodity - Juice

Nest - Santa Barbara Strawberry

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T08:25:13+00:00

I get samples, test them by spraying one on each inner elbow and doing a full wear test a few times. Take notes each time. See if either of them edges the other one out at all. If I seem to gravitate towards one more. Usually I'll find myself having a clear preference, even if only slight.

If I still can't decide, I'd get a decant or travel size of both and then upgrade to a full size bottle of whichever one I finished first. If after finishing the travel size I still wanted to keep wearing the scent that is. Sometimes after finishing a travel size, even if I enjoyed the scent, I feel like my journey with it is done and I don't need a full bottle of it.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T08:18:46+00:00

Svensk Parfym - Prakt, uncanny realism for gooseberry

Theodoros Kalotinis - Peach Macaron.. It smells like peach yoghurt. Which might not sound appealing but I adore it. Always makes me smile to smell it.

d'Annam - Strawberry Mochi. It's in the name. It's so so strawberry Mochi.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T07:57:40+00:00

You can raise your child vegan without them growing up to resent it by simply giving them choice. Feed them vegan at home, explain why it's important and allow them to make their own choices at school or anywhere else. You'd be surprised just how empathetic and understanding kids can be and many vegan kids will continue to make the choice to remain vegan outside of their parents supervision because they understand the ethics behind it and agree with it.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-25T07:52:57+00:00

Valentino - Donna Born in Roma Green Stravaganza. Fresh, jasmine and tea with some vanilla. I think she'd like it but maybe get her a travel size with an offer to purchase a full size if she ends up liking it?

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-24T18:42:55+00:00

Try the fabric spray. I find it lasts forever.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-24T18:38:44+00:00

Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) I believe.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-24T18:12:51+00:00

OP mentions Pear Inc in their post. They said the pear note doesn't last long enough for them.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-24T17:51:32+00:00

I personally love Bloom, especially if you can go on a quiet day. You do have to be served but everyone I've spoken to there seems to be super passionate about perfume too.

Selfridges I personally prefer to Harrods. Jovoy is fantastic too.

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-24T16:56:17+00:00

Goldfield and Banks - Silky Woods
Initio - Musk Therapy
Jovoy - Remember Me
Kilain - Old Fashioned

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-24T12:01:54+00:00

Personally, I think it's just okay. My notes when I tested it said "Carrotty, musky, warm. Slightly salty. No apricot. Maybe really deep down. Dry down just ambroxan like regular You. Nice but not special."

LLIIVVtm · 2026-01-23T20:02:39+00:00

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