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Scent of the day part six! What will the friendly perfumistas spray next?

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IDontHateRainbows · 12/11/2025 12:39

Shiny new thread as previous one filled up.

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BakeOffRewatch · 01/01/2026 21:36

IDontHateRainbows · 01/01/2026 18:30

I've gone for something else now - prada paradoxe radical essence which is just perfect for this time of year, a heavy gournande scent with pistachio notes. Why it was launched in August I don't know - maybe to give it time to gain some popularity before the winter season.

Unless I see any amazing deals or liberty do another scent kit, going to try and calm it for January. I've still got loads of frag I've barely used and loads in storage ready to be sold. Although I quite like having it around so I'm trying not to sell it off too quickly. I've bought another perfume organiser from Amazon - one of those cosmetic organiser things with deep compartments which is ideal for travel size perfumes. I have 3 now which given that there are 24 compartments in each and the three are nearly full can only mean....

Probably same marketing as the ACs, August launch for December wish lists and purchases.

paristotokyo · 02/01/2026 06:50

My Hermes un jardin sur le nil came, I had high hopes for this one. But I’m not sure! It’s definitely the type of scent I like but think there’s just a little sharpness in it that I’m not vibing with. Will see how it settles and I’ll be testing it out throughout the week. Glad I didn’t blind buy this. I’ve got a couple of the other Hermes ‘Jardin’ series on the way to me too. The Mediterranean might be a good one as it has fig. I wasn’t supposed to be getting more samples but here I am….

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IDontHateRainbows · 02/01/2026 08:48

Given that we are on page 39 I will start thread 7

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RoseTeaLady · 02/01/2026 09:10

Penhaligon’s Empressa today. Using up another sample. Smells like Coco Mademoiselle. Nice.

MrsBnow12 · 02/01/2026 09:14

Penhaligons Elizabethan Rose for me again today, sample is now finished, I do have a 10ml in my collection and is one I would make sure I always have.

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HolidayHattie · 02/01/2026 15:39

paristotokyo · 01/01/2026 02:13

Thanks @OvaHereI’ll see if I can find it to give it a sniff. I was testing replica coffee break this morning but what a dissapointment. Was expecting a cosy sweet coffee type of scent but it’s a bit nothing? It’s mostly a lavender detergent type of smell. I’m not getting any coffee at all which is strange. Any way a scrubber as life isn’t about wearing fragrances you dislike so decided I was in the mood for delina instead.

Happy new year perfumistas, hope you fragrantly waft into 2026.

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That's weird, as when I tried it, I thought it smelled very much of milky coffee, which wasn't particularly what I wanted to smell like. The second time I tried it, I felt a bit under the weather and it was quite cosy and comforting. Different body chemistry and different climates!

HolidayHattie · 02/01/2026 15:45

BakeOffRewatch · 01/01/2026 12:18

I’ve got a Sana Jardin Berber Blonde coming from Vinted and I’m quite excited to try it. https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Sana-Jardin/Berber-Blonde-46702.html I really like orange, but find the Amber Maquis Bastide too medicinal. https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Bastide-Aix-en-Provence/Ambre-Maquis-47788.html

Has anyone tried Berber Blonde here, what did you think?

I got a flashback to my youth and a bottle of O de Lancome the French Exchange student brought me. The descriptions on Fragrantica don't seem to have much in common, but that's what it reminded me of. I'm not a fan.

paristotokyo · 02/01/2026 22:21

@HolidayHattieI’ll give it another test! But yeah very soapy and synthetic on me. I was beginning to think maybe I got a fake but there’s a couple of reviews on fragrantica that say the same thing.

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