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Scent of the day with the friendly perfumistas spritzing again - thread 5

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IDontHateRainbows · 08/10/2025 17:07

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5346931-scent-of-the-day-part-four-the-friendly-perfumistas-still-perfuming?

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CorneliaStreet · 18/10/2025 08:15

@BakeOffRewatch The Golden Hour body spray from Saltair is similar to Ouai St Bart’s to me. Space NK recently started stocking it.

I’ve had M & S White Coconut before and it’s lovely. Pretty short lived, but so cheap that it doesn’t matter.

JoRaRaRa · 18/10/2025 08:31

MiaN · 18/10/2025 08:14

Did anyone keep their fragrance advent for December?

I think my nose has enough of my sniffing this week and I need to commit to one scent today. I tested du bois lucius again on skin before shower and I am still on and opinion. Love it but would rather smell it on my husband, its not me.

I can't decide what to go for today!

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I've sold what I don't want out of the SpaceNk and harvey nicks calendars, bought some fragrances from other beauty advent calendars and from the Harrods 2024 calendar to put in the empty drawers. I plan to put winter scents in the SpaceNk calendar to open in December alongside my harrods fragrance one and more summery scents in the Harvey Nicks one to open in January 🥰

BakeOffRewatch · 18/10/2025 08:44

CorneliaStreet · 18/10/2025 08:15

@BakeOffRewatch The Golden Hour body spray from Saltair is similar to Ouai St Bart’s to me. Space NK recently started stocking it.

I’ve had M & S White Coconut before and it’s lovely. Pretty short lived, but so cheap that it doesn’t matter.

That’s what I’m thinking, is that the M&S white coconut much more affordable and won’t last into the evening, but still enjoyable. By the end of the day I am tired and a strong scent gives me a headache. I didn’t like how the BORNTOSTANDOUT Extreme Extraits persisted through after a shower and into morning. Was it the EDT or EDP you tried? Hoping the EDP will last a little longer.

SOTD is Commodity Milk+ Bold. Smells ok so far. It’s the 7.5ml sample they gave me yesterday. It’s meant to be a spray bottle but think it’s stuck inside the cap and I’ve just ruined it with pliers trying to get it out.

Not sure if milk is for me, enjoying trying it. I didn’t know why you were all going mad for a brand called Commodity on the AC thread and now I’m sucked in!

On insta there’s talk of Commodity Orchid Milk becoming permanent. So hopefully they’ll make smaller bottles. She said to me “men love this on women” which was odd to me, probably because I haven’t thought about smelling good to a man in a long time, just whether the smell of baby sick and wipes is noticeable 😂

Just asked DH what he thinks of Commodity Milk+, he said he doesn’t know the whole house smells like a perfume counter no matter which room you go in. 4yo said it smells like pancakes with honey on it.

Another reason to stay away from strong persistent products, think DH really doesn’t get on with it. He loves Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess and taken any sample I’ve had of that.

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MiaN · 18/10/2025 09:04

I love coconut smell but they are also tricky to me. Many vanillas smell artificial and plasticky to my nose, I am not surprised at all that Ambre Vanilla does not have any Vanilla but brown sugar and coconut but that's really home, time to relax scent for me. Love St Barts, and if you do, you may like Miami Nectar Ellis Brooklyn too. However I have to say it only improved it's longevity after I had the bottle for year, it was very short lived at the start. Worth a try, it's slightly less pina colada then St Barts.

I also find ylang ylang when too beachy reminds me of of those body oil you see on a old smoker ladies that plaster themselves with sun oil and are so brown and wrinkly from too much sun exposure, it puts me off. Between that and I the vanilla, it is tricky to fund summer coconut vibe scents that work for me.

Alto Astral Byredo really reminds me of the type of Arizona Bloom/Le Labo 13 with added coconut water. I have 100 ml and 50ml of it, so I do enjoy it but it would be redundant to me. It smells to me as warm skin, after you have swam in salty sea water with slight hint of sun cream with coconut (not the above type)

Scent of the day will be D&S Durga Pistachio.

MiaN · 18/10/2025 09:09

I mean, I have Arizona Bloom not Alto Astral

QueefofSheena · 18/10/2025 10:04

Found you all! I’ve opened both HN and SNK frag AC but I’m going to take my time going through them. May sell a couple sealed that I don’t think are for me if I can get the motivation. Might be better to delay that for a bit though.

SOTD is Acne Studios, it reminds me of generic Avon bubble bath from the 70’s. My older sister used to go heavy on the Avon 😁

OvaHere · 18/10/2025 10:06

QueefofSheena · 18/10/2025 10:04

Found you all! I’ve opened both HN and SNK frag AC but I’m going to take my time going through them. May sell a couple sealed that I don’t think are for me if I can get the motivation. Might be better to delay that for a bit though.

SOTD is Acne Studios, it reminds me of generic Avon bubble bath from the 70’s. My older sister used to go heavy on the Avon 😁

Avon soap is exactly how I felt about Acne Studios. Wasn't a fan.

QueefofSheena · 18/10/2025 10:14

I think I’m going to have to change my top as it reeks of it

BakeOffRewatch · 18/10/2025 10:20

Going about my day with Commodity Milk+. I think it’s confirming how much I liked Commodity Orchid Milk yesterday, and that it wasn’t me being a total perfume n00b taken in by a generic scent.

JoRaRaRa · 18/10/2025 10:25

I need to go find acne studios in store before I open it. I don't fancy smelling of 70s Avon bubble bath 🤣

My SOTD is maison crivelli cuir infrarouge. A free sample I picked up at the hbeauty event 🥰 I won't be wearing the ones from the Harrods / SNK / harvey nicks calendars until December, apart from the ones I really liked and picked up another bottle of on vinted. I do like quite a few of the full size bottles, especially out of the Harrods one but I'm not buying any additional FS bottles, although I can't say I've not been tempted 🙈🤣

OvaHere · 18/10/2025 10:39

@JoRaRaRa I like infrarouge. I tested that one a while back in Selfridge.

BakeOffRewatch · 18/10/2025 10:44

@JoRaRaRa i made a shopping basket of all the ones I’ve liked so far it’s a bit extreme 😂

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JoRaRaRa · 18/10/2025 11:56

OvaHere · 18/10/2025 10:39

@JoRaRaRa I like infrarouge. I tested that one a while back in Selfridge.

Yeah, I like it too, it's expensive though 😳 I managed to get 2 freebie 5ml bottles of it, so it should last me a while 🤞

JoRaRaRa · 18/10/2025 12:01

BakeOffRewatch · 18/10/2025 10:44

@JoRaRaRa i made a shopping basket of all the ones I’ve liked so far it’s a bit extreme 😂

Wow!! That's a right list 😍 if only!! Am I right in thinking that liberty are doing 20% fragrances this week? Or have I made that up? I'm not sure if I will buy any, I wouldn't mind pdm oriana but they only do big bottles, or chloe le Parfum but I'm not sure if they have that. I probably should make do with the millions of samples and bottles I've picked up in the last few months though 🤣

IDontHateRainbows · 18/10/2025 12:03

JoRaRaRa · 18/10/2025 10:25

I need to go find acne studios in store before I open it. I don't fancy smelling of 70s Avon bubble bath 🤣

My SOTD is maison crivelli cuir infrarouge. A free sample I picked up at the hbeauty event 🥰 I won't be wearing the ones from the Harrods / SNK / harvey nicks calendars until December, apart from the ones I really liked and picked up another bottle of on vinted. I do like quite a few of the full size bottles, especially out of the Harrods one but I'm not buying any additional FS bottles, although I can't say I've not been tempted 🙈🤣

I like crivelli as a house, they have some more challenging scents! Love ambre chromatique and the newer safran secret.

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JoRaRaRa · 18/10/2025 12:14

IDontHateRainbows · 18/10/2025 12:03

I like crivelli as a house, they have some more challenging scents! Love ambre chromatique and the newer safran secret.

I'm not sure if I tried those ones. I tried a lot that day in hbeauty and lost track 🤣 I'll have to seek those out in harvey nicks next time I'm in town. Although, not that I can actually afford to buy them 🤣 I normally go put gris dior on and then they surround me, I freak out and run away 🤣

IDontHateRainbows · 18/10/2025 12:22

Counted up how many perfumes I have accumulated to either sell, keep or open - and it's up to 43 now (most being travel size to be fair!)

I'm basically seeing it as a savings account in the form of perfume rather than pounds shilling and pence and to fund any future purchases as I have a 'buy one sell one' policy

@MiaN did you say carnal flower was in HN? I can't find it anywhere is this the frag or BAC? Or have I misunderstood and it was in another calendar?

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IDontHateRainbows · 18/10/2025 12:23

SOTD is herrera good girl again. Liking this one but by god the bottle goes down fast as I do tend to douse myself.

Will be passing by Selfridges later so may pop in the beauty hall, although it's rare that I buy in store these days - use it mostly for a sniff sesh

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JoRaRaRa · 18/10/2025 12:26

IDontHateRainbows · 18/10/2025 12:22

Counted up how many perfumes I have accumulated to either sell, keep or open - and it's up to 43 now (most being travel size to be fair!)

I'm basically seeing it as a savings account in the form of perfume rather than pounds shilling and pence and to fund any future purchases as I have a 'buy one sell one' policy

@MiaN did you say carnal flower was in HN? I can't find it anywhere is this the frag or BAC? Or have I misunderstood and it was in another calendar?

Carnal flower is in HN fragrance calendar, in the same drawer as kilian. I want to say drawer 7? Have a dig around, it's little.

Yes, it's definitely a little investment portfolio 🤣 I don't dare count mine, I've no idea where I'm going to store them once I've opened the advent calendars.

IDontHateRainbows · 18/10/2025 12:34

JoRaRaRa · 18/10/2025 12:26

Carnal flower is in HN fragrance calendar, in the same drawer as kilian. I want to say drawer 7? Have a dig around, it's little.

Yes, it's definitely a little investment portfolio 🤣 I don't dare count mine, I've no idea where I'm going to store them once I've opened the advent calendars.

Oh gosh thats long chucked, hope I didn't miss it! Definitely don't remember seeing it at the time. Frenzied opening/ unboxing!

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BakeOffRewatch · 18/10/2025 12:49

M&S store lady said the EDP version of white Coconut, Pink Pepper and Warm Neroli launched yesterday. So the ad targeting was very timely! There were no testers of them. I smelled the White Coconut EDT tester, it’s a lot more zingy and fresh and AWAKE than the Commodity Orchid Milk profile. I sprayed it on top of the Commodity Milk+ and the combo smells the same as Commodity Orchid Milk to me. To be fair in the product description it is described as “bright, uplifting”, I think I’ll like it as a weekday scent www.marksandspencer.com/white-coconut-eau-de-parfum/p/hbp60709010

Plan to try the White Coconut EDP on its own tomorrow and layered with Commodity Milk+ on Monday.

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RainbowZebraWarrior · 18/10/2025 13:33

BakeOffRewatch · 18/10/2025 12:49

M&S store lady said the EDP version of white Coconut, Pink Pepper and Warm Neroli launched yesterday. So the ad targeting was very timely! There were no testers of them. I smelled the White Coconut EDT tester, it’s a lot more zingy and fresh and AWAKE than the Commodity Orchid Milk profile. I sprayed it on top of the Commodity Milk+ and the combo smells the same as Commodity Orchid Milk to me. To be fair in the product description it is described as “bright, uplifting”, I think I’ll like it as a weekday scent www.marksandspencer.com/white-coconut-eau-de-parfum/p/hbp60709010

Plan to try the White Coconut EDP on its own tomorrow and layered with Commodity Milk+ on Monday.

Ooh. Hello and sorry for just jumping in here Bakeoff. I like to lurk here from time to time and soak up all the knowledge you lovely ladies have. I am a proper coconut nut. I used to love Body shop coconut back in the day. I've tried all of the M&S EDT and none of them last long / all end up smelling samey to me in the end. I'll have to go in and try the white coconut EDP though.

Thanks for the info ❤️

MiaN · 18/10/2025 15:21

hm I sniffed Alto Astral again and didn't remind me of Arizona Bloom at all. I really thought it did the first time I tried it! If anyone has decide on full bottle of Byredo perfume, I highly recommend the grande discovery set. It is expensive but the full value goes against bottle so in reality if you are certain you are getting a bottle you will get 24 samples as well
www.byredo.com/eu_en/p/la-grande-decouverte

OvaHere · 18/10/2025 16:55

Lucius arrived earlier. I do really like it but it's one for DS, too masculine for me. He will really like this one I think.

BakeOffRewatch · 18/10/2025 17:39

@RainbowZebraWarrior I had a sniff of the bottle earlier and it’s much much nicer than the EDT! Can’t wait to wear it tomorrow. The M&S price bracket is much more in my comfort zone with fragrance. Don’t know why I don’t want to spend as much on fragrance as I do on skincare - guess I feel I’m paying for actives?

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