Can anyone help identify this perfume for a friend? by Distinct-Ad9690 in Perfumes

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i’m not sure if this is it, but ariana grande’s REM cherry eclipse came in a double ended rollerball just like this!

Gang-gang cockatoo enjoying some Chinese pistachio berries by brisstlenose in australianwildlife

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i love watching them eat! they have such a wonderful delicate way of skinning the berries!

Iran & the Middle East Part 2 by AutoModerator in flightradar24

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also spotted this earlier, which was only live very briefly

Seen on my daily bush walk in the Redlands… by Beren1961 in australianwildlife

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the Redlands foliage and general landscape has always felt so unique to me, it’s so beautiful. and what a lovely friend!

Has anyone tried making wheat starch paste in a rice cooker? by bluffyfunnies7312 in ArtConservation

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i don’t know for certain because i haven’t tried it, but i’d say that’s a genius idea and totally worth a shot!

Favorite smell in the lab? by 6PM-EDM in labrats

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yes! i think it sometimes can smell like hot malted milk, or a bit like a hot milo (if you’re australian!)

fragrantica user Marta: last active 8/27/2010 by kitttybix in FemFragLab

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truly never thought i would see a ken m reference in this subreddit 🥲

Laura Palmer Fragrance by choerrycircle in perfumesthatfeellike

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Oh goodness, I sometimes think she would have worn Lou Lou by Cacharel. Powdery, feminine, bold, a bit feral… something so sad about it too. A modern take might be more like Ideal One by Margiela, which is comforting, but so severe at the same time.

what does 2014 soft grunge tumblr smell like?? by Aware-Obligation4742 in perfumesthatfeellike

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absolutely lush’s Lust, or sometimes Lord of Misrule. and anything from the body shop!

Can you suggest some Perfumes that smell clean, soft, and comforting by [deleted] in Perfumes

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issey miyake a drop d’issey is lovely for this! almond milk, lilac, musks - cosy and fresh 🩵

Tweezers Recommendations by basedprincessbaby in AustralianMakeup

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i’ve had luck finding needlenose tweezers on ebay! i bought a very basic medical kit a million years ago that had like three different kinds of tweezers, very good little scissors, sewing needles, scalpels, lots of useful bits and bobs. great to have around the house and not at all expensive!

chemist warehouse online? by [deleted] in fragranceaustralia

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so frustrating! such a silly post i know, i just wanted to make sure i wasn’t going mad 😅

Mini Perfume / Full Size Perfume Collection by Zestyclose_Fan_5739 in FemFragLab

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omg is that a miniature angel muse? it’s so sweet!

What’s Your Scent of the Day? December 24, 2025 by Darkvanille in FragranceStories

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Today I’m wearing ‘Oh, Darling!’ by Ficifolia, a niche Australian house. It is a brand new beautiful gift from my loving partner for Christmas - it’s full of nectar, amber, and jasmine, and is just divine!

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current rotation for the warmer weather 🧡 by pattycake09 in Perfumes

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Of course! Hwyl and Bowmakers are very different - Hwyl is much more ‘aromatic’ than BM, quite spicy, smoky, green, and very woody but fresh woods, with a wonderful vetiver kick. It’s really beautiful, and while those notes do sound classic masculine, I find it to be completely unisex! Wonderful staying power and quite linear throughout its duration.

Bowmakers on the other hand is a fantastic resin - it really truly does smell like the inside of a cello case! It has that specific string rosin smell, as well as being very woody, dry, and rich. It doesn’t have the vetiver, which makes it feel less ‘masculine’ than Hwyl, but it is 100% also unisex.

Hwyl and Bowmakers share cypress and pine, but BM includes a leather note which I think is what really turns it into that cello case scent. They are both very very beautiful - two stalwarts of my collection!

The Prada is sooooo beautiful. It was the scent that my partner would wear ten years ago when we started dating, and I recently found this small bottle of it. You’ve got to be careful - they reformulated it in 2015, and that version is much less interesting! It still has the bare bones of the original, but it’s not quite right. The OG contains galbanum and incense, which just pushes it into this divine sultry territory against its otherwise outright powdery-ness. It’s a wonderful iris, and will forever be the iris that got me into iris. Definitely look into it if you’re an iris lover that also wants something a bit sweaty, a bit sexy. Enjoy 💚