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keepincool · 31/01/2026 23:01

A M&G Strawberry has just been uploaded on Vinted for £30 - the seller is someone I follow.

keepincool · 31/01/2026 23:03

She also has the Dedcool No1 on at £32.50

MotherWol · 01/02/2026 10:35

I’m feeling very drawn to woody scents at the moment, so I rearranged my shelf to match the mood. Leaning into cedar, sandalwood and oak.

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Mackemlass79 · 01/02/2026 11:38

SOTD and a surprise like although it really shouldn't be a shock as I like rose at min is Molton Brown Rhubarb & Rose from a set of 3 minis i was gifted smells very fresh and clean to me and not heavy as some rose scents can be

JoRaRaRa · 01/02/2026 11:39

Oops, wrong thread.

SOTD is Valaya though 🤣

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IDontHateRainbows · 01/02/2026 12:26

SOTD is oda ona carte blanche which was in the liberty scent kit in autumn. It's just right for this kind of year, a bit of citrus but mellowed out with a vanilla (I think) base. Also comes in a lovely little pod thing.

Off to take DD into town soon, she's heading for the K-pop store but it's not far from selfridges, harvey nicks and space nk! So she'll have to allow me some time to browse the perfumes as payment for making me take her to buy K-pop!

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IDontHateRainbows · 01/02/2026 12:28

I'm going to go into Space NK and huff the steamed rainbow as much as I can - it's an intriguing 'how does this smell like this' one but not something I think I'd ever get a full bottle of. Samples are £6/ml so not sure I would want to spend that much. Let's see how I get on in Space NK that may be enough to satisfy my curiousity

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IDontHateRainbows · 01/02/2026 13:18

Meanwhile I opened the DS Durga singles collection and found the Debaser has a slow leak and about 1/4 has come out, I cba to send it all back so will live with it and just keep that vial upright in my organiser. The upside is I've covered my fingers in lovely figgy debaser, I forgot how lovely this is and i prefer the edp to the oil based rollerball that was in one of the FACs.

I am looking forward to a good ole sniff sesh in town, DD is used to me now and usually hangs around rollng her eyes whilst I say 'smell that!' although she can be relied on to give an honest opinion of whether it is good or not.

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Doglover73 · 01/02/2026 13:37

Mackemlass79 · 01/02/2026 11:38

SOTD and a surprise like although it really shouldn't be a shock as I like rose at min is Molton Brown Rhubarb & Rose from a set of 3 minis i was gifted smells very fresh and clean to me and not heavy as some rose scents can be

I had 4 mini molton brown hand creams. Using them and one smelt lovely. Rhubarb?? Not something I ever thought id like. Will look out for that scent x

Doglover73 · 01/02/2026 13:40

@IDontHateRainbows
I have this liberty set. I need to dig it out 🤩

Lurkingshark · 01/02/2026 15:22

@Doglover73 this is a good one. Lots of new scents and a few of us have done mini reviews here at sone point. Flora danica, vyrao and Veronique Gabai a hit for me. Vilhelm one not so much… but got sold quite easily!

IDontHateRainbows · 01/02/2026 17:13

Went to space nk but alas no steamed rainbow tester😪 after bigging it up to my DD.
Did try some other things including the new boy smells vanilla. Hmm not sure. I hate the name boy smells! They are trying to have a bit of a Renaissance after going quiet since a few years ago.

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JoRaRaRa · 01/02/2026 18:45

So like I said on my oopsy post earlier, valaya this morning after my shower, it's so beautiful, light and fresh. The perfect start to the day 🤍

Then I went on a last minute shopping trip with my mum 🩷 (husband on dog duties 🐾), so I switched to Thameen Rivière, I love the subtle, elegant floral in this, it's absolutely gorgeous, even my mum complimented on it 😍

She was wearing delina, so I’m sure we were wafting around the shopping centre smelling amazing 🤣

Doglover73 · 01/02/2026 18:57

Lurkingshark · 01/02/2026 15:22

@Doglover73 this is a good one. Lots of new scents and a few of us have done mini reviews here at sone point. Flora danica, vyrao and Veronique Gabai a hit for me. Vilhelm one not so much… but got sold quite easily!

Did you sell once sprayed x

IDontHateRainbows · 01/02/2026 21:00

Vanilla binge tonight:
Vanilla factory, love this one. Just the right sweetness

Vanilla powder: strong Vanilla, house leader from matiere premiere although too strong for work. Nice bedtime scent.

Mesopotamia: Babylon dupe from perfume parlor. Im not usually a dupes fan as they are rarely quite like the original, but i had this at the same time as the original and it's not far off. Lovely spicy but light Vanilla. I wish penhaligon's did the real Babylon in a smaller size. As they don't, this will have to do.

Next on my Vanilla to try list is 7 virtues Vanilla Woods. Kicking myself for not getting the mini set whivh was discounted on Sephora, now sold out.

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OvaHere · 01/02/2026 21:16

SOTD day started off with Valentino Punk Romantic. A silly blind buy from the Selfridges xmas sale which luckily I really like. However I now smell like the entire contents of their perfume hall after a satisfying day sniffing scents.

OvaHere · 01/02/2026 21:17

@IDontHateRainbows Babylon is now on my wish list after today. Also annoyed they don't do less than 100ml. If there was a 10, 20 or 30ml I probably would have come home with one.

Fleecy · 01/02/2026 21:19

SOTD is Commodity Milk - I work for a church so today is one of my 'office' days. I always think this is lovely but very inoffensive so a good one for wearing among lots of people.

IDontHateRainbows · 01/02/2026 22:27

OvaHere · 01/02/2026 21:17

@IDontHateRainbows Babylon is now on my wish list after today. Also annoyed they don't do less than 100ml. If there was a 10, 20 or 30ml I probably would have come home with one.

You can buy real Babylon from perfumista in a 9ml vial, around £30. But give Mesopotamia a try as a cheaper option.

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Lurkingshark · 02/02/2026 06:11

@Doglover73 I did but was honest on listings about the one spray. Knocked a pound or two off.

Doglover73 · 02/02/2026 08:28

Lurkingshark · 02/02/2026 06:11

@Doglover73 I did but was honest on listings about the one spray. Knocked a pound or two off.

That's good. Was ot vinted or Ebay? I sell on vinted but do want to try some scents before selling if I dont like. Just a quick spritz. Fomo 🤣

Lurkingshark · 02/02/2026 08:43

Vinted. The liberty ones are hard to try IRL. Also one spray usually a good indicator but not always - e.g. the laundry day scent from the autumn kit is a grower for me.

MotherWol · 02/02/2026 12:02

SOTD Commodity Paper-: this one is odd, like it actually reminds me of the smell of photocopiers? Not in a bad way, I quite like it, but not a conventional perfume at all.

Having now given the Commodity discovery set a thorough go, my reflections are: Milk- is nice, and I'm likely to pick up a 10ml on Vinted as there's plenty there for a low price. Moss expressive I also liked, and might consider in the future, as a nice green oak moss that didn't disappear too quickly, but not the personal/bold variants. Book was fine, nice wearable sandalwood, but I already have a good santal in my collection.

Gold I didn't like in any of the variants - I didn't detect vanilla, marshmallow or tonka at all, just ambrox, it smelled like generic aftershave to me. Juice was not for me, I've realised that raspberry in any form smells like Herbal Essences shampoo to my nose.

All in all, the bold variants for most of them were too ambery on the base, and the personal variants seemed the best blended. It was a fun discovery kit, but the hit/miss ratio was off for this house. I'll pass the ones I didn't care for on to a friend, so will finish the month having made a good dent in my samples/decant number.

Fleecy · 02/02/2026 12:32

SOTD is BDK Nectar Oud - could smell fruitiness at first but that's gone now. It's a nice oud, not a rough overpowering one, but not overly memorable to me.

With the Penhaligons chat, I'm wondering if there's a decent dupe for Cairo? My DD loves it but is on a student budget and her birthday isn't until the autumn. A good dupe might tempt her!

keepincool · 02/02/2026 12:35

Perfumistas, should I snap this up?
3 x 12ml

Scent of the day part 7 - let the friendly perfumistas take you to perfume heaven!