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Discontinued fragrances!

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lalawalkonby · 05/09/2023 21:47

Lighthearted, but in the past month I have discovered 2 of my favourite fragrances have been discontinued! One a perfume, one a home fragrance:
Jo Malone Orris & Sandalwood
Kew Gardens Damson & Jasmine
I'm so sad as both fragrances have strong associations for me and smell is my most powerful sense.
Anyone else had any fragrances discontinued they wish weren't?

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1of2 · 06/09/2023 21:06

Gucci Eau De Parfam 2.
Gutted 😢

TenPenceMix · 06/09/2023 21:10

Givenchy Hot

TenPenceMix · 06/09/2023 21:11

Or Hot Couture- absolutely gorgeous

Scarfweather · 06/09/2023 21:15

I loved Venezia by Laura Biagiotti. Gorgeous perfume in a bottle with a golden (?) turret.

Narcisse (?) was also lovely sweet fragrance that wasn’t what I would usually wear, but it had such a beautiful and distinctive smell. I bought a vintage bottle a couple of years ago and it brought back so many memories.

Vitriolinsanity · 06/09/2023 21:18

Vanilla and Anise by Jo Malone

shadlo · 06/09/2023 21:34

My favourite was Lacoste Inspiration. I've still got a little left in my bottle but don't want to use it up. I like to just have a sniff in the bottle every now and then.

I used to love body shop fragrances in my teenage years, in fact, I think all girls at school wore them, that was all you could smell.
I make wax melts and a few years ago my fragrance oil supplier started releasing dupes of the old body shop scents, so I jumped right in and ordered them. I've got white musk, fuzzy peach, and dewberry (plus a few others). I made myself a fabric spray in dewberry, sprayed it all over my clothes and was taken back to my teenage years, but it's not one I could wear all the time now I'm older, lol.

Bluevelvetsofa · 06/09/2023 21:37

Verbenas of Provence, the first Jo Malone I had, when Jo Malone was run by Jo Malone.

LyndaSnellsSniff · 06/09/2023 21:38

Jo Malone Nutmeg and Ginger. I loved it most as a bath oil. When I found out it was discontinued, DH managed to track down 2 bottles of the bath oil through a contact at John Lewis. 🥰

Jo Malone Bronzewood and Leather. I've still got a bottle and a half left though.

But most of all, I miss Jo Malone Incense and Embers candle. It was just fantastic. Nothing else comes anywhere near it.

chucklevisions · 06/09/2023 21:39

Marc Jacobs Essence in the square yellow bottle. Happily I discovered by complete chance that Gucci Bloom Profumo do Fiori is very similar!

l’eau d’Eden is another - my first ‘proper’ perfume as a teen, but Floris fleur is just like it. Discovered this thanks to Fragrantica 😀

TheHorneSection · 06/09/2023 21:55

Jackydaytona · 06/09/2023 20:48

Try the perfume Parlour dupe

Which one is the Gucci by Gucci dupe?

BeverleyMacker · 06/09/2023 22:04

Gap used to do a perfume called Grass. Loved it.

Max Factor Geminesse

Metatarse · 06/09/2023 22:08

Everything I like, usually.
Armani white
Dkny be delicious red apple

Waiting for Euphoria to go next.

dontmakeitaweproblem · 06/09/2023 22:09

All about Eve by joop

Dfg15 · 06/09/2023 22:11

Armani Sensi, loved it

Catusrusty · 06/09/2023 22:13

Still in mourning because Dior never repeated their limited edition Lily of the Valley.

balkanscot · 06/09/2023 22:13

Manifesto by Isabella Rossellini.

Byzance by Rochas. I know they have resurrected it relatively recently but it is NOTHING like the original 1980s version. 🤮

notlucreziaborgia · 06/09/2023 22:14

Catusrusty · 06/09/2023 22:13

Still in mourning because Dior never repeated their limited edition Lily of the Valley.

Diorissimo is a beautiful lily of the valley perfume that is still made.

Candycats · 06/09/2023 22:19

Escada Rockin' Rio - wore it on my wedding day so has good memories for me. I miss it!

SaltyCrisps · 06/09/2023 22:34

Jo Malone, French Limes :-( It's the only perfume I've ever really liked. I was quite crushed to hear that they've done away with it :-(

Holzy91 · 06/09/2023 23:09

Escada-Cherry in the air

one of their summer releases back in 2013 still have an unopened bottle I’m saving for something (not sure what)😂

Mondaymanic · 06/09/2023 23:48

@anxiousannie63 are you me lol. Two of my favourites

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MichelleScarn · 06/09/2023 23:54

What a derailing waste of space

Mondaymanic · 06/09/2023 23:56

@FluffMagnet I've searched the world over (or feels like it lol) for d&g light blue dreaming of portfino. Such a scent

MichelleScarn · 06/09/2023 23:56

Back to fragrance, why do the perfume houses get rid of clearly popular scents?