Scent of the day part Four - the friendly perfumistas still perfuming!

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Continuation of the SOTD thread

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It sounds like it may not be quite up my street....I'm sure i can shift it on ebay or vinted.
Bibbi quite hit and miss I find.

White Peaches (Shay & Blue).
Light, peachy, pleasant enough but simplistic - not much to it. Not very strong and is fading fast. I have 10ml and it will probably get used up quickly with overspraying and respraying.

A like but not a love.

MP Vanilla Powder today. I just have a 6ml of this, I do really like it. If I don't end up buying the Liberty AC a larger size might be what I spend some of the BD vouchers on.

I love vanilla powder! Its strong so a little goes a long way!

@HolidayHattie I’ve found that with lots of the Shay & Blue scents (I’ve had loads of 10ml bottles, either in boxes or as part of their Scent Club). They are mostly pretty likeable, but don’t last very long. But occasionally they do a random one that is really strong and lasts for ever, like White Orchid Espresso and Scarlet Lily.

I do love Salt Caramel and their Rhubarb & Sandalwood and several people have made nice comments when I’ve worn Black Tulip (no one ever normally says anything about my perfume).

SOTD DS&Durga Cowboy Grass. It’s not breaking a lot of new ground - pretty basic vetiver tbh - but deliciously dry and strawlike. It also got a compliment from someone who’s always nicely turned out so I’ll count that as a win.

Falling in love with my love fest burning cherry today. I think cherry is one of my favorite notes. One day I will treat myself to tom ford lost cherry or bdk rouge smoking extrait. I like that cherry is quite wearable all year round, can be deep or light.

Also tried a sample of herrera la bomba which is a new one. It's quite sickly sweet so not one I'm a fan of. Kinda syrupy.

Can I join? Have enjoyed a few previous threads from afar and need to work through some samples!

Trying a sample of Charlotte Tilbury Love Frequency (pink one) today from one of the CB boxes. I've been a bit underwhelmed with all of the CT ones! I get some sort of clean rose for a while and then this very generic 'cashmere' base. None of the perfumes in the range stood out to me when I tried them inshore.

Decided to redeem it in the evening with a spray of Kayali Rose Royale which I surprisingly love. Can't stop smelling this. Feels just powdery and sweet enough. I do like jammy rose scents and it reminds me of Lush Rose Jam. Got my mum onto both of them.

Welcome purple !

I think the charlotte tilbury scents are a massive overpriced con, there is one called more sex which I gave a sample of to a single friend luckily she got the joke! But I find them all very generic.
Kayali rose Royale much better

I also love cherry and I really liked Lovefest Burning Cherry when i tried it. I was considering a larger sample or even FSB but then it faded so quickly, I decided it wasn't worth it.

SOTE is Ange ou Demon Le Secret. It's a bottle I've had for a couple of years and I thought I was completely bored with it, but having not worn it since last summer, I'm reminded of why I liked it in the first place. Fresh, light, hints of tea, lemon and florals, but so completely blended that nothing jumps out. There's definitely no demon in it.

@purplesproutingbroc I have that CB set with the three Charlotte Tilbury samples but haven't tried them yet. I'll manage my expectations in the light of your post.

Chloe vanilla planifolia today for me. Lovely fresh green vanilla.

I do like my 'summer vanillas'....although it won't be long before Autumn rolls around. I think this one I could wear all year.

@IDontHateRainbows funnily enough I tried the 'more sex' one this morning. I think it's my favourite of the bunch but I don't get any of the notes that they describe. To me it smells like leather and plastic with some vague spice. Like a new leather car with perfume. Or do I just have no idea what sandalwood smells like??

@HolidayHattie will be interested to hear your thoughts and if they smell different to you.

CT 'more sex' scrubbed off after the gym and I've just gone with Bath and Body Works Luminous body lotion. I find them strong. Apparently this is meant to smell a bit like La Vie est Belle. I get the resemblance.

I had a sniff session today at lunch
Byredo Bal D'Afrique Absolu. Feels little stronger then the original, but I don't think anyone needs both.
Duchessa Gritti - I am really shocked how much I don't care for this
BDK Impadia - I don't hate it, which is compliment for a rose perfume for me but I don't love it either. I wouldn't mind 10ml I guess, to explore it better. I like it much better then PDM Delina, but nowhere near as much as Delina La Rosee.

Vanilla Powder again today. Boring but wanting to wear it often is how you know you love something. Great for office days as it's long lasting but fairly inoffensive.

Spotted this release. New and exclusive to Harrods. One I'm sure @IDontHateRainbows would like to try. Would be nice if it was in the advent calendar.

https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/fragrance-du-bois-rude-cherry-parfum-100ml-000000000007801275

Top Notes: Chilli, Cherry, Almond, Watery Notes
Middle Notes: Tonka, Saffron, Rose, Vetiver, Cypriol
Base Notes: Oud, Vanilla, Musk, Ambergris, Vetiver

As per discussion, Charlotte Tilbury Love Frequency today.

Rose isn't my favourite scent but I'm surprised to say that I don't mind this one. I enjoyed the pink pepper opening and the spiciness that remains behind the rose. The base notes are starting to come through and seem ok too. I definitely wouldn't want more of it but, as roses go, it's not bad.

That does sound interesting.

Green stravaganza by valentino tonight, from scentbox. Comes from America and ordered it so long ago I forgot. It's OK. Green, vanillary notes. Don't love it.

Treated myself to a fb of vanilla vibes today reduced from 100 to 40 on allbeauty. Can see myself bingeing on it this summer

That's a good price. They have some good stuff on there sometimes. I bought Versace Crystal Noir from there a while back.

Carolina Herrera Good Girl today. Against all prior expectations, mainly due to the cheesy high heel bottel, I have succumbed to the stiletto. I do like this brand and got some good deals with the freebies. I also like the very good girl elixir which is cherry heavy.

Original good girl has coffee and tonka notes - probably more of an autumn/winter scent but I actually really like it to wear whenever.

The new Bal D'Afrique Absolu is lovely and very long lasting, but I still will only purchase if I finish my Bal D'Afrique as I don't think you need both. Maybe little sweeter? But not sweet for sure. Just little less clean g& polite vibe but still very soft.

Find comfort layered with vanilla 28 again tonight. Before I relocated, I gave away loads of my fragrances which I thought would be too wintery as I thought they wouldn’t work in a very hot climate where it’s summer all the time (also space!) but I’m kicking myself now. Glad I bought a larger size of the kayali after sampling though as I’m really enjoying it. I initially wasn’t a fan of the kayali dna but this one works well.

My friend decanted me a bit of Amouage Guidance 46 so I've been trying that today. Not sure what I think. It's very strong and very powdery. It always smells lovely on her but don't know if I like it the same on me.

Ooh I like both of those wouldn't have thought to put them together.
Vanilla 28 is good for layering in general though so doesn't suprise me