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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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Dunnoburt · 06/09/2023 03:04

Christian la croix - Rouge

StellaLaBella · 06/09/2023 03:50

Calvin Klein Escape, not super high end, but whatever way the notes worked on me, I would get compliments all day long, and people chasing after me to ask what I was wearing. I've never had one hit like that again 😭

Ilmecourtsurleharicot · 06/09/2023 04:12

Maybe Baby by Benefit- before they reformulated it. white blossoms, apricot, delicious

Naked shampoo and conditioner in Cottonseed and Neroli smelt unbelievably delicious to me- whole range and company went

Calvin Klein Escape for nostalgia not because it was that lovely

Bofy shop fuzzy peach, a bit of both

Podgedodge · 06/09/2023 05:22

@SocksAndTheCity oh summer moon by Ghost was my pregnancy fragrance! Have searched and searched ever since…I loved it!

happyasaseagullstealingchips · 06/09/2023 05:26

Question10 · 05/09/2023 23:05

Paco Rabanne Pour Elle - I loved this scent!!! Anyone else?

Me the scent of my early adult years.

Holly Sharpe limited edition from Marksies.

Tribe. Gone not once but twice FFS.

FluffMagnet · 06/09/2023 06:20

D&G Light Blue - Dreaming in Portofino

Mummadeze · 06/09/2023 06:25

Aroma tonic by Lancôme. If anyone has found anything similar please let me know.

PersianFrankZappaOnAHorse · 06/09/2023 06:51

I have a bottle of Kumquat from the Marc Jacobs Splash range (it might have been called Tropical Splash) which is about 10 years old now. I also had Hibiscus from the same range but that is sadly all gone now. Those two have been my summer perfumes since they first came out. I'll be so sad when the Kumquat bottle is used up.

DebbieLouiseDairyleaCheese · 06/09/2023 07:24

This one 😞

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dearanon · 06/09/2023 10:48

@ninetieseyebrows I use that but I'm finding it harder to buy it now liberty London have stopped selling it.

Wish they would bring it back, absolutely loved that perfume.

Ilikegreenshoes · 06/09/2023 11:19

Gucci Eau de parfum II. Still have a tiny bit left, saving it for special occasions only.
Body Shop Fuzzy Peach, which actually smelt fuzzy!
Natio Woman

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NotSoLittle · 06/09/2023 13:27

LadyDaffodil · 06/09/2023 00:35

Can you still get 'Tweed' my late Mums favourite, would love a sentimental sniff 😢

https://www.expresschemist.co.uk/tweed-pdt-spray-100ml.html

Don't know if it's the same or re-formulated like so many older perfumes seem to be

Tweed Parfum De Toilette Spray 100ml - ExpressChemist.co.uk - Buy Online

Tweed Parfum De Toilette Spray 100ml a classic fragrance with an understated, yet refined attitude, making it perfect for day wear or night time.

https://www.expresschemist.co.uk/tweed-pdt-spray-100ml.html

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/09/2023 13:37

Champagne/Yvresse by Yves Saint Laurent

You can get a similar thing on EBay but it's not the same.

mistermagpie · 06/09/2023 14:11

Fendi Theorema in the black box. There are occasional bottles selling for silly money on eBay so it must have been popular with someone other than me!

Crikeyalmighty · 06/09/2023 14:27

@StellaLaBella I had that effect with Chloe Roses - people asking me on buses etc!!

Crikeyalmighty · 06/09/2023 14:29

@LadyDaffodil we have an extremely old fashioned chemist here in Bath- sells Yardley, Coty etc - stuff from 40 years ago- I will pop in and have a look .

Ellemeg82 · 06/09/2023 14:34

Calvin Klein Love

Defiantlynot41 · 06/09/2023 14:50

Skinscent by Ultima 11. Long gone and much lamented.

AnotherCrazyBirdLady · 06/09/2023 14:57

Bvlgari Black, my signature scent. I emailed Bvlgari to ask if they had any spare bottles lying around, they told me to buy Eau parfumee au the noir intense, as it smelled exactly the same. I can't attest to that as I've never come across a sample, but a quick look on their website and it looks like that's gone, too.

Mango Adorably. Quite miss that one.

HazelBite · 06/09/2023 15:10

Madame Rocha,

notlucreziaborgia · 06/09/2023 15:18

Oh, yes to Bulgari Black! I loved that. Also, L de Lolita Lempicka. I bought up a few bottles of that when it was discontinued.

Edited to add Plum Japonais by Tom Ford.

FernFae · 06/09/2023 16:17

Another one I've just remembered
Impulse Fresco 😍 was out around the same time as O2

Sagedragon · 06/09/2023 18:38

Dior Addict Shine, that was my lesson to never buy a special edition of any fragrance again.

ELOU1111 · 06/09/2023 18:51

Used to love limara green summer

SocksAndTheCity · 06/09/2023 19:34

It's not actually a perfume, but one of my favourites back in the day was the Vidal Sassoon shampoo, conditioner and finishing rinse set in the dark brown/white writing bottles that smelt a bit like marzipan. It was lovely.

I don't think that's been around for a good thirty years though Grin

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