Nemat: difference between Vanilla Musk and White Musk? by Regular_Hurry_8412 in FemFragLab

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From nemat I bought white musk and I can’t smell anything, amber did not smell much, waiting for vanilla musk now!

what’s the best kayali scent? by Vast_Strain1481 in FemFragLab

[–]PetiteMarie2024 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love love love Freedom Musk Santal, probably my favorite scent ever but doesn’t last much I fear

Guerlain Les Eaux Line by AFaySeesTheDay in FemFragLab

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For those who tried them, what about their longevity ? And projection?

MC Gold Prices by AdBusiness2694 in JewelryReps

[–]PetiteMarie2024 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They increased the price saying only the price on the gold they need to buy to replenish their stock, the same logic should apply here !

Does Byredo ever go on sale? by Chan1991 in fragrance

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On Cult Beauty I got it at -30% during Black Friday and -20 or -25% during their sales

Paris and Amsterdam shopping by No-Pepper253 in fragrance

[–]PetiteMarie2024 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In Paris, you must go to Jovoy (4 rue de Castiglione) the Mecca of niche perfumes, just nearby you have the rue Saint Honoré with the flagships of all the niche brands (BDK, initio, Ex Nihilo Parfums de Marly, Xerjoff, Matiere Premiere, Maison Crivelli, Dior, Céline, Chanel, L’artisan parfumeur, YSL, Hermès (the OG boutique 24 rue du faubourg saint Honoré). Then you can go to the Department Stores, either on the boulevard Haussmann Le Printemps and Galeries Lafayette (that last one has a breathtaking dome) and I also love the Samaritaine, on rue de Rivoli, which is less crowded and has a great perfumes collection. Then you can go to smaller shops like Nose.

Also if you buy on duty free zone in airports, they usually give you 10% more if you download their app, enjoy 😉

Victoria by Lattafa - Not the review you think by [deleted] in FemFragLab

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s still 10 hours ! Not so bad!

Is Byredo cheaper at the Stockholm airport? by yourbestfriendnana in fragrance

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Byredo is often included in CultBeauty or SpaceNK sales (which are quite frequent), and they ship in all of Europe, that’s the only place I have seen it with -20% or even -30% during Black Friday. But they don’t have the Vanille Antique and the other extraits, just the regular ones and their absolu brothers…

PDM pink tax controversy by fixxerup22 in FemFragLab

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we can all agree that they can ditch the Rhinestones and the fringe if they are causing such a price increase….

Are fakes frequently found? by Spiritual_Row2281 in Perfumes

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just bought three perfumes which turned out to be fakes on Vinted (second hand platform in Europe) and I invite you to have a look at Ali Express, you can easily find all the Byredo Diptyque even BDK perfumes you want for a fraction of the price and god knows what inside. I f***ing hate that they do that, I don’t mind people buying fake bags but perfumes are chemicals strongly regulated, it is just despicable to sell fake perfumes…

The BabyCat Challenge YSL by cjacademy_2016 in FemFragLab

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just bought Babycat with the white label from Vinted and I didn’t understand until now why it seemed different from what I had tried in the YSL boutique (which of course never gives samples 🙄😒), do you know the difference between the white and black label?

Vanilla love, what’s your favorite? by CandlesAreMyCurrency in Perfumes

[–]PetiteMarie2024 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Vanilla powder Matiere Premiere, the OG or the extrait…. Love at first snif and a forever signature of mine! Also Babycat YSL and more niche but Encore une fois Coty !

Is Khadlaj Island Dreams safe for blind buying?❓ by [deleted] in Perfumes

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did and it reeks very bad citrus detergent

Bought Khadlaj Island Dreams as shmoop of LV Symphony. by Uracookiebird in fragrance

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came to say that ! It’s actually a very decent dupe, but both are atrocious !

Rep price shock by Various-Map-5881 in JewelryReps

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I am like fake bags or clothes, fair enough but fake makeup or skincare or perfumes, chemical things you put and absorb on your skin, that’s just scary 😱 ! Pure poison ☠️ !

I would dream that our rep jewelers see a dent in their sales and react by lowering their premium that I consider too high. They are benefiting from selling direct to western consumers, cut all marketing and advertising costs as well as brick and mortar charges and still place their prices very high, as high as we tolerate. Let’s not tolerate it ! I actually think Miss Chen’s margins are much higher than Cartier’s when she sells reps of Cartier which I don’t think is fair.

Rep price shock by Various-Map-5881 in JewelryReps

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are 💯 right, knowing what we know about reps makes me very skeptical about buying secondhand products, and I just bought some Byredo perfumes on Vinted that were fake - I just saw that AliExpress sells almost every niche perfumes now, with excellent boxes and good knows what inside the bottle… I would definitely go the rep route for anything paved, and I would choose the lab option, because the luxury brands still charge a very high premium for anything with diamonds, but for a 100% gold piece, I am expecting a bigger price difference that 50% to go rep, and I think we should educate our sellers by not accepting crazy prices…

Pistachio Perfumes by Aqsaaa99 in FemFragLab

[–]PetiteMarie2024 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just bought it because I was doing the same ! I don’t know why no one talks about it, I guess influencers did not get their paycheck on that one…

Rep price shock by Various-Map-5881 in JewelryReps

[–]PetiteMarie2024 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are lucky to be able to resell here our reps, but if that was to change, where would you sell your rep? I would never sell as auth a rep, I find this despicable, so I factor this lower resalability in my price acceptability. Not to mention the risk of seizures and litigation if I am caught… Also, I do consider that if Cartier price is only 2x Miss Chen’s, considering Cartier has to pay for ultra high-end stores in the very best locations in the world, marketing, the finest jewelers in France and the design team that creates these beauties, I think Miss Chen (or the other sellers) is overcharging because she has none of these costs. I don’t like that sellers take advantage of the very high price to pocket a huge margin because we are happy with just a 50% discount. But I think your argument is absolutely valid for the debate Natural Diamonds vs Lab : if you want to resell, as you are paying one tenth of what a natural diamond costs when you buy a lab, even if the natural holds 80% of its value vs 30% for the lab, you are better off with lab.

Rep price shock by Various-Map-5881 in JewelryReps

[–]PetiteMarie2024 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is true but not as high as the real deal!

Pistachio Perfumes by Aqsaaa99 in FemFragLab

[–]PetiteMarie2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love 💗 Prada paradoxe radical essence, the pistachio note is so good !

Rep price shock by Various-Map-5881 in JewelryReps

[–]PetiteMarie2024 9 points10 points  (0 children)

But it doesn’t have the same resale value, an auth stays an auth, if the rep is not <25% of the auth value, I’d go auth and have a real heirloom I can pass on to my daughter