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  • autumn and winter

    Black Sugar by Korres

    By The Fireplace by Maison Margiela: 06/15/24 18:48 Smoky wafts of wood, smoke, vanilla-tinted tobacco

    Dark Kiss by Bath & Body Works

    Dolls by Moth and Rabbit: 29/11/24 Strawberry mochi and bubble-gum, incredibly fluffy aroma

    Dolce Treviso by Acca Kappa: 10/12/24 06:11 Tiramisuworld

    Strawberry Poundcake by Bath & Body Works: 10/12/24 06:12 What it says on the tin

    Sir Winston by Bortnikoff: 30/11/24 01:22 Visiting the house of an old Eastern European relative. It's got burnt orange walls, the olfactory heirlooms framed by a thin layer of dust; vintage floral perfumes from fifty years ago, the glass misty and faded. Tobacco smoke accents the velvet sleepgowns she gifts to you, wafts of a life well-lived.

    Warm Bulb by Clue

    Lune Feline by Atelier des Ors 12/9/24, 2:46 AM Cashmere Kumquat by Korres if it was good. Trying my sample and I keep going back to smell my wrist — caramel and cinnamon sweetness grounded by tahitian vanilla, heady gooey chocolate you bite into that you were gifted by your partner’s parents. Sweet, sweet

    Manhattan Cherry by flaner: 08/20/24 23:50 The brief: Instagram cool girl, cherry cola, Cretan red and worn leather. This is a warm amber fragrance that's olfactory cherry immediately pops upon first blush, evening out to vanilla bourbon, ginger, tobacco. Boozy, sexy.

    Lust by Lush

    Turmeric Latte by Lush: 10/27/24 02:18 2017 in the middle of regional New South Wales, Australia. You're at a relative's neighbour's house. They're all drinking, everything is suffused by the orange damp glow of candles and lamps, you feel ‘grown up' even though you understand nothing. One of them, your relative's friend, smells so strongly of incense, she refers to you as an ‘old soul'. They simmer down and talk around the sparse table and you start finding them boring, you start wandering around the rooms. You sidle into the main bedroom, it's got a window of the front-lawn, there's a desk and shelves and shelves of vinyl records. Again, all the walls are coloured amber by the glow. The pull. You can hear the bush humming. You collapse onto the bed and shimmer, weightless with desire and lucidity. If you get too close to the glow, it burns your nose

    On a Date by Maison Margiela: 08/06/24 03:20 Tart grapes in a dappled porcelain dish with wine with a lover on a hot summer evening. Wear in autumn and winter, it's too humid for the heat.

    spring and summer

    Morel Map by Clue

    The Point by Clue

    Lemon Tart by Theodoros Kalotinis

    Mod Vanilla by Ariana Grande

    L'eau Papier by Diptyque: 11/03/24 06:33 Rice steam heaven

    Twice to Tea by Poesie

    Lys 41 by Le Labo

    Coffee Break by Maison Margiela: 10/12/24 06:43 Cozy lavender with accents of coffee.

    Matcha Meditation by Maison Margiela: 07/21/24 23:59 a saccharine iced matcha latte at first smell fades to generic florals and white chocolate, some musk.

    Springtime in a Park by Maison Margiela

    Mango Skin by Vilhelm Parfumerie

  • liked

    Language of Glaciers by Imaginary Authors 12/9/24, 2:46 AM Does freezing cold so well with a touch of gnawing floral. I actually see this as being quite unisex. For a (wo)man austere and beautiful and mean, calcified in glass. It actually smells like you’re in a swiss alps type environment with some penguin buddies chilling out with some dying flowers in your hand. Maybe the image of a weed growing amongst snow. Amy Elliott Dunne wears this

    Oolong Tea by Pan Seven 12/9/24, 2:46 AM Freshest oolong scent I have tried so far. It reminds me of the lychee pearls I get in my bubble tea sometimes.

    With the Candlestick by Clue

    Doe in the Snow by 4160 Tuesdays

    Pepe Rosa (..) by Acca Kappa

    Honeysuckle (..) by Jo Malone

    Matcha Cat by d.grayi: 11/01/24 06:21 Animalic, for sure! The immediate freshness of the perfume almost makes you queasy and then settles down into a soapy bitter drydown I don't love but can't help myself from smelling over and over. The bottle design's very cute too. A domestic shorthair skulking around in freshly cut grass

    Cowboy Grass by DS&Durga

    Yakitsugi Wood by flaner

    Ylang-Ylang Espresso by Floral Street

    Hanamizake by J-Scent

    The Language of Glaciers by Imaginary Authors

    Midnight Dahlia by KORRES: 04/17/24 03:58 Sensual, light, airy. I don't smell the commonality every other reviewer comments on as belonging to the memory of generically old perfume; lush notes of lychee, peony and raspberry combine for a full swell I keep returning to. Love!

    White Tea by KORRES: 02/21/24 18:02 snorting Ritalin in the bathroom at a Super Smash Bros Melee tournament while listening to KATAMARI by femtanyl and drinking Monster Energy. When you close your eyes, you can still see the CRT glow

    Ethereal Wave by Liis

    The Noir 29 by Le Labo

    Coriandre 39 by Le Labo: 10/31/24 06:19 As someone who consciously stays away from citrusy fragrances, I received this in a surprise mix of samples without looking it up beforehand and actually really liked it. A soapy jubilee of lime and green notes. I'd even say this is 'giving' a fresh, bitter matcha

    From the Garden by Maison Margiela: 06/22/24 04:39 Smells like dirt and tomato leaves with a touch of citrus sweetness, your knees wet from the freshly cut grass.

    Sailing Day by Maison Margiela

    When the Rain Stops by Maison Margiela

    Cannabis by Kalin+Goetz

    Lucia by TOCCA: 08/13/24 03:13 Creamy fig, sweet and musky. Unfortunately, because this is prod. TOCCA, it subsumes into being a generic floral that makes you seasick if you spray heavily

    Simone by TOCCA: 02/21/24 18:06 Girly and sweet, although very very strong (~would not recommend overspraying Simone!). For sweet spring days, where the grass is still wet with dew; first notes of watermelon and apple fade down to a generic, "pretty" floral haze

    Lost Cherry by Tom Ford: 10/16/24 02:39 Maria from Silent Hill 2 wears this.

    The Sixth by Vyrao: 08/26/24 01:01 This is photorealistic petrichor. Cop if you come into a melancholic inheritance.

    Murasaki no Ue (Lady Murasaki) by Parfum Satori

    White Tea by Shiro

    okay

    Kinmokusei by Shiro

    The Pope's Daughter by Voyage Royal

    Shanghai 1930 by Astrophil & Stella

    Pear Gelato by Theodoros Kalotinis

    Happy Dust by Narcotica

    A Thousand Wishes by Bath & Body Works

    Warm Vanilla Sugar by Bath & Body Works

    Sweet by Ellis Brooklyn: 10/12/24 06:11 Dry pasta and almonds

    FCUK Friction for Her by FCUK

    Lime Basil & Mandarin by Jo Malone

    Wonderland Peony by Floral Street

    Vive la Fleur by flaner

    Bianco Latte dupe by Bujariami Perfumes

    You by Glossier

    Autumn Vibes by Maison Margiela

    Bubble Bath by Maison Margiela

    Lazy Sunday Morning by Maison Margiela: 08/23/24 03:16 THE clean girl perfume. Florals and pear, white musk and aldehydes. Suitable to reach for in all seasons

    Petrichor Plains by Mihan Aromatics: 10/23/24 03:46 Kinda smells like rain and fog, but mostly cucumbers/pickles. I don't know…

    Florence by TOCCA

    Stella by TOCCA

    Bitter Peach by Tom Ford

    Cloud Collection No 3 by ZARKOPERFUME

    Yoru no Ume by Parfum Satori

    The Noir by Bvlgari

    Genetic Bliss by 27 87

    don't like

    Grass by Demeter: 08/11/24 21:23 This is minty apple air freshener. I'd suggest Maison Martin Margiela's From the Garden for a more photorealistic grass scent.

    Under the Rose by flaner: 08/26/24 01:13 This is strong patchouli and rose with distilled raspberry throughout, belonging to a mature and self-assured wearer. If this perfume was a colour, it'd be dark burgundy pink

    Black Pepper by KORRES

    The Matcha 26 by Le Labo: 08/23/24 03:08 When titling this perfume, Le Labo accidentally substituted the word Citrus for Matcha, and then forgot to fix it

    Cashmere Kumquat by KORRES: 10/12/24 06:34 Screechy creamy kumquat. Gives you a headache.

    Under the Lemon Tree by Maison Margiela: 10/12/24 06:42 Lemon detergent. The only Replica scent I've ever hated. Everyone glazing this has an abusive relationship with this fragrance.

    Delina dupe by Palermo: 11/02/24 05:29 Reviewing the Palermo dupe, never tried the original scent. An immediately fresh floral hit of rose and rhubarb dries down to a dark musky drydown that feels warm on the wrist

    hate

    Choeur Des Anges by Atelier des Ors: 11/02/24 11:33 Smells like sex and sweat in the worst way; inhaling this scent is akin to breathing in fumes from a bonfire EDIT: I'm coming around to this more, but it's still a really unpleasant mix of marmalade and burnt orange

    Green with Envy by flaner: 08/20/24 23:49 I really didn't like this one...remisicient of urine and dehydration

    Ambrette 9 by Le Labo: 11/21/24 06:58 spit and baby vomit

    Inexcusable Evil by Toskovat'