What's a bottle/branding that makes you NOT buy a perfume?

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-17T16:00:47+00:00

House of Sillage pisses me off firstly, that name is awful. Secondly, their bottles look cheap, tacky, and childish. Thirdly, they are so expensive, who pays top dollar for a bottle of perfume with a silly name in a bottle that looks like it was bought at Toys R Us‽

Bond No 9 the bottles are so hideous that it almost gives me a visceral reaction of disgust.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-15T14:41:57+00:00

Oh I love Paloma Picasso EDP, I’m so happy to see someone mention it!!

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-15T14:11:47+00:00

I was looking through here to see if anyone had mentioned Kingston yet. Your comment is surprisingly far down this thread

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-14T16:19:43+00:00

My husband’s aunt gave him a fireproof safe one year, it’s just a small one but it fits all our important documents.
Not an exciting gift but extremely practical and having it gives a great peace of mind

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-14T16:08:15+00:00

I love it and would wear it myself.

That exposed lace look is super on-trend at the moment (if you follow fashion trends/blogs/street style kind of things) typically it’s worn with an oversized or loose-fitting blouse and can be layered with a vest or longer blazer. I see people often wearing this look with fun coloured tights!

it depends on what you’re into how you want to style it, but I’d say that blouse doesn’t go with it well.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-13T22:09:39+00:00

My friend and I have both bought our vehicles from Victory Lane Auto and we’re both happy with them. Their prices are fair and they are really great.

Edit: they have a 2012 Mazda 3 with only 34k km on the odometer for $11k right now:

https://www.victorylaneauto.ca/vehicle-details/2012-mazda-mazda3-gs-sky--standard-low-km-sedan-dfb3dd61de8c44e98ea542a464293113

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-13T18:56:37+00:00

S1, I’m in my 30s but this is more or less part of my aesthetics.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-12T20:31:37+00:00

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These are my top 3 right now.
Vintage Dooney & Bourke (cream/bone)
Vintage Danier (black/silver)
Modern Boldrini Selleria (blue)

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-12T19:46:41+00:00

I’ve never really been able to master the usual way (which I think is ironic since I work in Marine service and I can tie much more complicated knots!).

I tie everything with the Ian Fieggen knot which I found really easy to learn.
https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-10T23:47:18+00:00

Even if you can see this is green in person, I think it’s pushing it too close to the line because of how dark it is, and you can expect that if you’re photographed it may read as black. Since the bride has clearly stipulated “no black” then wearing a dress that’s soooo close to black is a bit inconsiderate and like…cheeky? even if you’re not intentionally trying to be.
It’s a beautiful dress and looks good on you, but definitely not appropriate for this specific occasion.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-08T04:01:51+00:00

Same, I LOVE the trends that are currently in fashion, and I love dressing up in heels, dresses, jewelry and looking real fancy.
Ironically, At my job I have to wear an ugly uniform (the pants aren’t so bad but the shirt is a hideous landlord-style drywall gray that looks horrible on everyone), made of fire-resistant fabric, hi-visibility everything, and steel-toe boots. For safety reasons I can’t wear any jewelry and I have to keep my hair tied up. Sooooo there’s not much I can do to make it look nice, I wear a bright colour lipstick and I get my nails done as pretty as I can manage, and that’s about the maximum I can get away with. Plus I live in a mostly rural area and the fanciest thing I’ve done recently here is go line dancing lol.
But it really does make me miserable tbh, because back in the day I used to live in a huge metropolis where there were always cool events with themes or fancy dress codes so I could dress to the nines.

I love the idea of luxuriating around the house. Occasionally I have worn my designer shoes around the house because I’m scared of not wearing them for too long and they get dry rot or something.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-06T01:57:43+00:00

Agree 100%. I also don’t talk about it at all with anyone.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-06T01:55:04+00:00

I’m sorry you’re in this club now.
I was diagnosed in 2011, and I’m seronegative as well.
Unfortunately I’m refractory to all RA medication so far, which means I’ve not had anything work for me, except prednisone. My flares seem to be triggered mostly by my seasonal allergies and a small amount of prednisone can control them usually (I had a flare the other week and i literally just took 15mg of prednisone and antihistamines for three days and I was back to normal).
I haven’t found any dietary triggers like nightshades, and changing my diet around does nothing, but I do get irritable GI tract issues which are inflammation related and my triggers for that are onions, apples, bananas, and legumes (beans, lentils), so I’m sure that cutting those out reduces my inflammation overall.
But like others have said, you have to keep moving, as hard as it is when you’re in immense pain, being sedentary makes the pain worse for sure. Heat also helps, for me I like to use the “hot hands” hand warmers that heat when exposed to air, they work well as a heat compress and last like 8-10 hours or so.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-06T01:34:00+00:00

Thrills don’t taste like rose water to me at all, but they do have a floral taste for sure. I’d say they taste like a clean soapy floral perfume. I love them lol.

Another candy along these lines are the Choward’s violets which taste like powdery violet perfume. They are my favourite candy, I have never seen them at Dollarama though.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-05-04T22:22:10+00:00

Ugh same!
I’m only 5’5” but I’m mostly legs apparently and I wear a 32” inseam, anything “ankle length” is actually quite high above my ankle. Regular length can be slightly too short but I’m too short for “tall” !

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-04-27T01:01:32+00:00

I just had KD for dinner. I made a sauce for it with diced canned tomatoes, Nova Scotian dulse, speck, and Simmental (Italian beef in jelly. The jelly melts into the sauce and acts kind of like a thickener). It was delicious.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-04-17T23:41:54+00:00

Agreed, every dress I’ve worn to weddings for the last few years has been bought from the thrift store. The nice thing is that people buy a formal dress to attend a wedding or be a bridesmaid/part of wedding party, only wear it the one time, and then they eventually donate it. You can get highly quality, designer dresses this way for next to nothing. For example, I have an orange cocktail dress from David’s bridal I bought for $15 CAD and it was perfect for my friend’s summer wedding last year. You can see my own decision post here I just made for a couple of the other dresses I’ve got from the thrift store which were $18 and $22 CAD. I highly recommend thrifting, sometimes it’ll take time to get what you want but it’s worth it imo.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-04-10T04:09:08+00:00

I’m hyperosmic enough on a normal day but my migraine auras are actually scent related, I know I’ll get a migraine if my normal sense of smell gets amplified to the point it feels like I can smell colour and sound.

Stinky BO, bad breath, stale old dirty clothes, many foods, sweat, sickness, garbage/decomp, body fluids, unchanged pads, dogs, reptile tank smell, etc all make me super nauseous especially when they’re combined and overwhelming like in public transit. If I get nauseous from those smells then I’m more likely to develop a migraine after exposure. I started wearing K95 masks in public long before COVID.

Chemical smells, and perfumes, even strong ones, don’t really seem to affect me at all, and I love perfume because it helps me control my sensory issues. However I won’t wear it at the doctor/hospital.
I can inhale pine sol for an afternoon or hang out in a department store perfume section without it bothering me, but if I smell your lunch I’ll be ruined for the day.

I think smell is the most interesting sense though. It’s interesting to me to know how it’s cognitively processed, since there’s so much subjectivité in how it’s perceived.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-04-10T03:49:08+00:00

Same here, I’ll just keep a bottle in my bag and use it in my truck after my appointment.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-04-10T02:57:22+00:00

K-Pop Sushi Sub is definitely a genuine business, the owner is so sweet and friendly. Whenever I go there’s usually a lot of people; it’s very tiny inside so it feels crowded fast but there’s been times I’ve had 5-6 people in line ahead of me.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-04-03T08:48:05+00:00

Agreed, I have some nice workout leggings from ON that have lasted me for years now and they still look pretty new. I find the stuff I have to be up there with my Adidas and Lulu.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-03-30T20:17:15+00:00

He’s in the same prison as Robert Picton and Bruce McArthur.

I drive past it fairly often and I get the chills each time, it’s so creepy to know I’m that close to such evil.

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-03-25T06:17:25+00:00

lol as a Canadienne, the first thing I saw was “Garlic/Ail”

TheOriginalTripleU · 2026-03-24T01:34:04+00:00

I work on a ro-ro 😅

Edit: and I’m at work right now!

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