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Maria Meliora
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Приєднався 22 чер 2015
Your perfume guide and nose bio-hacker sharing olfaction knowledge, sniffing inspiration and food for thought.
Meliora is a channel about olfactory design, beauty product aesthetics, creative self-expression, and mindful hedonism.
I always experiment and try new formats and topics, as long as they connect us closer to inner harmony, energize us to pursue joyful experiences, and enhance our sense of belonging.
Cheers, Maria Meliora.
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Contact Info:
Social media: @meliora.maria, @perfume.nation.podcast
Official Website: melioraparfums.com
Fashion + Aerial Arts: www.aerialgoth.com
Address: Maria Meliora
5480 58th St N
#28279
Kenneth City, FL 33709
Collabs email: info@melioraparfums.com
Meliora is a channel about olfactory design, beauty product aesthetics, creative self-expression, and mindful hedonism.
I always experiment and try new formats and topics, as long as they connect us closer to inner harmony, energize us to pursue joyful experiences, and enhance our sense of belonging.
Cheers, Maria Meliora.
Contribute to keep our community going:
www.buzzsprout.com/2329008/supporters/new
www.melioraparfums.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=643dc3d558b7446e3e36b115
www.paypal.com/paypalme/onashemoglavnom
Contact Info:
Social media: @meliora.maria, @perfume.nation.podcast
Official Website: melioraparfums.com
Fashion + Aerial Arts: www.aerialgoth.com
Address: Maria Meliora
5480 58th St N
#28279
Kenneth City, FL 33709
Collabs email: info@melioraparfums.com
Empty bottles, final opinions, replacements, short & sweet reviews | LastDrops Summer Edition
Sniff for yourself: www.melioraparfums.com/shop
Thank you for your trust and support, see you soon in the next video 💋
Contribute to keep our community going:
www.melioraparfums.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=643dc3d558b7446e3e36b115
Perfumes & links:
0:00 What is LastDrops: Empty bottles, fails, replacements, final opinions
2:35 John Varvatos EDP
5:00 Mon Numero 10 L'Artisan Parfumeur
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/lartisan-parfumeur-collection
7:26 Cuirs Carner Barcelona
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/carner-barcelona-customizable-sample
09:04 Archives 69 Etat Libre d'Orange
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/etat-libre-dorange-customizable-sample
10:53 The Eyes Of The Tiger Eau de Parfum Gucci
12:30 Akowa M. Micallef
14:09 Rose Etoile de Hollande Mona di Orio for women and men
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/mona-di-orio-sampler
17:51 Parco Palladiano III: Pera Bottega Veneta
19:20 In Love Again Yves Saint Laurent
21:11 03 Lonestar Memories Tauer Perfumes
22:27 Yesterday Room 1015
23:48 Nanban Arquiste
25:00 Guelrain Samsara (vintage vs bee bottle formulation)
28:35 Don't Get Me Wrong Baby, YES I DO Etat Libre d'Orange
29:11 Bigarade Concentree Frederic Malle
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/frederic-malle-customizable-sample
29:58 Miracle Lancôme
30:45 Variety of White musks - where they came from
32:23 Amber Musc Narciso Rodriguez (discontinued)
35:00 Pierre Guillaume Paris: Cadjmere 18, Vetiver Matale 6.1
36:54 Irina Bvlgari
38:45 Eau de Cartier Vetiver Bleu Cartier
41:06 Embruns Keiko Mecheri
43:29 How much perfume does a perfume junkie use up in 6-8 weeks?
Subscribers-only-this-week: use MAXLILAS code at checkout to get 2X more perfume with the Royal lilac sampler (10x3ml vs 8x2ml): www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/lilac-fragrance-8-sampler
Subscribers-only-this-week: use IRISDUO code at checkout to get 70% off this duo: www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/gourmand-iris-duo-lipstick-on
Contact Info:
Social media: @pefume.nation.podcast, @meliora.maria
Official Website: melioraparfums.com
Fashion + Aerial Arts: www.aerialgoth.com
✍ Channel's Address:
Maria Meliora
P.O. Box 28279
Kenneth City, FL
33709
✍ Email: info@melioraparfums.com
Shop #MyFragranceCollection:
🛍️ Official Hub & Perfume Samplers: www.melioraparfums.com/
🛍️ Some gently used bottles on Mercari: www.mercari.com/u/606079592/
Where I shop:
🛍️ Fragrancenet.com bit.ly/3UEnP3r
🛍️ Jomashop: bit.ly/3u0KlIS
🛍️ Functional and Inspiring Home items: amzn.to/3Sh9es2
🛍️ Health and SelfCare Staples: amzn.to/3UdcS8G
🛍️ Elements of Style (If you saw something on me you liked, most likely it is linked here): amzn.to/3udesg9
🛍️ My gear to film and produce photo & video content: amzn.to/3Huzfih
🛍️ Sephora: bit.ly/3HsVTHR
🛍️ Ulta: bit.ly/3HuPVGs
Affiliate Links Policy:
I use affiliate links, and I will not engage with any pr/affiliate offers from businesses that I had no personal experience dealing with. This does not guarantee 100% satisfaction for all, but this is the best I can do to protect my community from fraud.
Sponsorships:
None of these products were sponsored or given for free, unless explicitly noted in the video. I will always let you know when a product is sent for review.
#FragranceReviewer #NichePerfumes
Thank you for your trust and support, see you soon in the next video 💋
Contribute to keep our community going:
www.melioraparfums.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=643dc3d558b7446e3e36b115
Perfumes & links:
0:00 What is LastDrops: Empty bottles, fails, replacements, final opinions
2:35 John Varvatos EDP
5:00 Mon Numero 10 L'Artisan Parfumeur
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/lartisan-parfumeur-collection
7:26 Cuirs Carner Barcelona
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/carner-barcelona-customizable-sample
09:04 Archives 69 Etat Libre d'Orange
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/etat-libre-dorange-customizable-sample
10:53 The Eyes Of The Tiger Eau de Parfum Gucci
12:30 Akowa M. Micallef
14:09 Rose Etoile de Hollande Mona di Orio for women and men
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/mona-di-orio-sampler
17:51 Parco Palladiano III: Pera Bottega Veneta
19:20 In Love Again Yves Saint Laurent
21:11 03 Lonestar Memories Tauer Perfumes
22:27 Yesterday Room 1015
23:48 Nanban Arquiste
25:00 Guelrain Samsara (vintage vs bee bottle formulation)
28:35 Don't Get Me Wrong Baby, YES I DO Etat Libre d'Orange
29:11 Bigarade Concentree Frederic Malle
www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/frederic-malle-customizable-sample
29:58 Miracle Lancôme
30:45 Variety of White musks - where they came from
32:23 Amber Musc Narciso Rodriguez (discontinued)
35:00 Pierre Guillaume Paris: Cadjmere 18, Vetiver Matale 6.1
36:54 Irina Bvlgari
38:45 Eau de Cartier Vetiver Bleu Cartier
41:06 Embruns Keiko Mecheri
43:29 How much perfume does a perfume junkie use up in 6-8 weeks?
Subscribers-only-this-week: use MAXLILAS code at checkout to get 2X more perfume with the Royal lilac sampler (10x3ml vs 8x2ml): www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/lilac-fragrance-8-sampler
Subscribers-only-this-week: use IRISDUO code at checkout to get 70% off this duo: www.melioraparfums.com/shop/p/gourmand-iris-duo-lipstick-on
Contact Info:
Social media: @pefume.nation.podcast, @meliora.maria
Official Website: melioraparfums.com
Fashion + Aerial Arts: www.aerialgoth.com
✍ Channel's Address:
Maria Meliora
P.O. Box 28279
Kenneth City, FL
33709
✍ Email: info@melioraparfums.com
Shop #MyFragranceCollection:
🛍️ Official Hub & Perfume Samplers: www.melioraparfums.com/
🛍️ Some gently used bottles on Mercari: www.mercari.com/u/606079592/
Where I shop:
🛍️ Fragrancenet.com bit.ly/3UEnP3r
🛍️ Jomashop: bit.ly/3u0KlIS
🛍️ Functional and Inspiring Home items: amzn.to/3Sh9es2
🛍️ Health and SelfCare Staples: amzn.to/3UdcS8G
🛍️ Elements of Style (If you saw something on me you liked, most likely it is linked here): amzn.to/3udesg9
🛍️ My gear to film and produce photo & video content: amzn.to/3Huzfih
🛍️ Sephora: bit.ly/3HsVTHR
🛍️ Ulta: bit.ly/3HuPVGs
Affiliate Links Policy:
I use affiliate links, and I will not engage with any pr/affiliate offers from businesses that I had no personal experience dealing with. This does not guarantee 100% satisfaction for all, but this is the best I can do to protect my community from fraud.
Sponsorships:
None of these products were sponsored or given for free, unless explicitly noted in the video. I will always let you know when a product is sent for review.
#FragranceReviewer #NichePerfumes
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Interesting thank you. I look forward to next video. This is the much more interesting side of fragrances 🍻
DAIM BLONDE is really one of the sexiest scents EVER ❤
VITRIOL D'ŒILLET is very special, but I love it, too ❤
I am overwhelmed: MECHANT LOUP & NOIR EXQUIS are my favourite bed scents besides DZING! from the same house! We are scent twins 😊❤
@@OphelieFontaine omg!!
Eli Saab ROSE is stunning! Love your taste ❤
@@OphelieFontaine wohooo 😘😘
FURIOSA ❤❤❤❤❤ Adore it: very unique but also very pleasing!
@@OphelieFontaine yes! It is quite festive 😗
What do you think of Chanel Sycomore? Would you still think prada vetiver is better for a female?
@dmac6704 boutique chanel is certainly a good introduction into less conventional perfumes . That said I never found them to be original in composition and somewhat.. diluted somehow. But you can test them in person - they are intelligently designed and Chanel brand has a lot of value to some people by itself. What is suitable is only for you to decide, truly - what smells interesting to you isby definition suitable for you 😘😘
@@MariaMeliora thank you I got a sample of Sycomore edp batch code 2022 and I do absolutely love it especially the dry down 😍
Oh Wow! I was so excited to buy Yes I Do for my daughter for a wedding fragrance…now I know the back story….Oh yuck. I thought it was a romantic wedding day fragrance. Bummed.
@debbietaylor9241 it is kind of both - they tried to be hooligans in their interpretation of the "happy ending" story , vulgarizing what (some) women are willing to do behind the scenes upon being pressured vs appear as innocent trying to maintain social status, play of words as well.. by its olfactory construction it is a light beautiful lily of the valley fragrance - appropriate for weddings. It is sad how disgusting the vision for it was, how blatant in its disrespect to women the narrative and self-righteous the insult disguised as a cheeky joke. Again, you chose well in terms of the scent, I just personally can't get over the meaning behind it .
did you try by now the Cartier one? I have a sample and I do not like it, it gives me a headache and it smells very synthetic. So you did not miss out on it. happy to send you my decant.
@VirginieNL haven't found a sample yet! If you are open to sharing yes please!!
Fabulous „essay“ on the topic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you 😻
I NEED HELP!!😮 Im at well over 50 fragrances and must STOP! Its sort of embarrassing tbh.
I believe it does have leather in the notes.
Absolutely love Parfums Dusita 😎❤️
@@Jay-vt2so what are your faves??
Omh what a nostalgia .. Collecting perfumes is a very expensive hobby ...glad i sold my entire collection it was over 300 perfumes mostly niche wnd discontinued ones...so glad that insanity left me ...
@NeveCro when was that? What happened afterward?
@@MariaMeliora I collected perfumes for about 2+3 years and I sold everything when the pandemic hit...afterward I switched to designer clothes ...cuz I realised better have something that will last over time instead of empty bottle ... But the crucial point for me was when my vintage Pucci perfume went bad...and then I bought every existing addict from Dior I literally spent a fortune on having like every one of and also backups ...I went insane and its not even my fave or my signature ...I deleted my frGrantica accounts and every perfume account I was following and since then I literally bought and still now buy the first cheapest perfume I find...and often times they are copies ...which I never thought I would ever do... I do plan on buying piguet calypso tho I really miss it
@@MariaMeliora to add...completely irrelevant but once in a while I watch, like now, videos or search for some perfume and to find so much has changed only makes me feel even better I let it go ... My favourite perfumes literally 95% of them went discontinued...and I have like top 10 really favourites...the prices let me not even begin ...like the prices went up at least 40-50% ....not to even mention niche category ...lmao
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Iris de Fath is sooooo beautiful!
Hi I’m a perfume addict too nice to meet you at least you started out buying affordable I went straight for the niche and high end 10k in ten months and going strong 🤦🏼♀️
I adore Irina, In the summer She is the best ❤- white flowers near swamp 😊 And Selima and Zahira love ❤ from La Gemme Collection
This hurt living in Scotland
hehe why?
@@MariaMeliora because I don’t want to know Summer is gonna end 😭
Very well said!!
I feel attacked just by the title. The first three minutes also.. muahahahaha
❤ Love Last Drops ❤
u look like a strawberry😂
I love Iris, I love books, I am German. So maybe i am just that type of person..... 😅
I have tried to declutter my collection per your advice, listed some stuff, and now I feel "narcotic withdrawals" and severe regrets:( even if I don't really love those perfumes they became like children to me. I haven't bought a new perfume in 2 days 😅 I was wondering what was your absolute Holy Grail perfume that's must have ? Because I was thinking to buy just one really good one and maybe then I won't have that desire to buy anymore
Thanks for sharing❤
Love this update! And YES to the numbers!!! I agree on the FM Bigarade Concentree, so fresh and juicy! I have all my "summer" frags out of their boxes in my closet. Am rotating about 5 at a time every few weeks not for any other reason than it helps me make a choice faster 😂. Right now my fave picks are Lanvin Eclat d'Arpege, Gucci Gorgeous Jasmine, Byredo Pulp, Bobbi Brown Beach, D&G Shine and Chloé Love Story.
Love the vibe of your videos and all the interesting thoughts you share. Very special ❤
Thank you so much!
Your house must smell AMAZING then Maria. 😄 Interesting about using masculine targeted scents as bases. They do rely more on woody accords don't they. At the same time the JV fragrances were always notorious for their poor longevity. Or should I say poor projection because they tended to 're-activate' with moisture. You nailed the MdO style though. And with the tighter regulations concerning the use of galaxolide. But we'll keep some people searching for perfume Waldo though shall we? 😂 Keeps the creative juices flowing. Appreciate your insights as always. 💗🖤
Keep that alphabetic system in an easily accessible spreadsheet perhaps?
Always happens when a house is bought by a big conglomerate, Estee Lauder is not doing it any good.
I love this guy! I don't know why he has a few subscribers in his channel. He is very informative.
This fragrance is Edt or Edp?
Absolutely! Who doesn’t remember diving their noses into a lilac bush growing up? The most gloriously joy inducing scent around!
Yesssss: you own VACANCES by Jean Patou ❤ I think this is totally LILAC 😊 (Sorry, that was my recommendation 😅)
Speaking of incense- palo santo and sage...Have you tried Initio Paragon ? Do you like it?
@TODOMATIO not yet ! Curious though! If you can spare a decant that would be amazing 😘
I'm an addict 😢. And im trying to break free. It doesn't help that I have ADHD
I bought perfume for the first time in a decade this last November and it unleashed a new passion or hobby for me and I definitely do not buy one at a time hahaha. These companies must have insane markups because fragrance ultimately is just a bit of essential oil suspended in alcohol. In most instances I would wager that the bottles cost more than the fragrance. I am all about brands that sell amazing fragrance in bad packaging, I think Granada is my favorite in that category. They are a nice brand trying to enter the lux market but they have crooked sticky labels on all of their bottles.
Try saying that in a doTerra-sales meeting. 😂 I love lavender, but it’s yeah. It failed the tests.
@@beer_bad doTerra? Tell me more
@@MariaMeliora doTERRA sells essential oils, and promotes pseudo science. And lavender oils is soooo potent.
Heyy!! Have you tried any of the Christian Louboutin Loubiworld collection? I just ordered some samples in the mail and wondering what your take on some of them would be
@Fake_blnd not sure what collection I had samples from, I think tge very first releases. I thought of them as crowd pleasing and forgettable 🫠
Gorgeous scents in this selection of yours! So glad you picked Cartier's La Panthere as a Chypre choice. I am a sucker for Mitsouko for a long long time (own the extrait version). I fully agree to your description of La Panthere as a contemporary fruity Chypre. And yes, the Parfum version is the best, also to my nose. And Sancti.... oh my god....such a delicious, beautiful and uplifting incense! Smells like a Catholic forest chapel on a spring morning.
Love that brand! I like their concept and their packaging. Prices are ok. Thing is, in Germany, you can buy those online for a much lower price than from their website. Especially when it comes to scents from their upper price range, like Fidelis or 1904. I own Ambre 114, Fidelis, 1904 Madame Butterfly and This is not a blue bottle 1.4. I am very keen to try Mata Hari as I have a soft spot for Chypres. If you like 1904 as a reference for Iris scents, have you ever tried SL Iris Silver Mist?
Ambre Sultan, Arabie, Serge Noire....you are dismissing all those SL gems, Maria, you are KILLING me! ;-) My husband wore Serge Noire as a signature scent (before it went into the ridiculously overepriced black skyscraper collection) and he really pulled it off. So sexy on him. To me, Ambre Sultan works as a true reference for amber scents. When I smelled Arabie in the SL Boutique in Paris, it really beamed me directly into the scenery of the spice market of Souq Waqif in Doha (spent 2 years in Qatar). This is so truly Middle Eastern spices and dried fruits; LOVE it! Anyway, perfume is very subjective, we all like different things, thank God, and it is so refreshing that you do not shy away from taking these holy grails of niche perfumery from their pedestials. Chapeau!
Agree with you on the mid niche. I've realised I like the smaller niche brands around that price point you described. And they are usually the ones that I like the packaging aesthetics of. I mean they are comparitive to pricing of new designer bottles but can be much more interesting. I feel turned off by those luxe niche brands 300 and over at the high department stores. I feel like it's all glitz and glam over the actual quality of the perfume
I used to watch you in Russian back in the day, and I bought Sea and Sun in Cadaques cause of your review, it's a decent summer fragrance, I still have about 10 mil of it now. I'm aware I've an issue with shopping and collecting, but that's just fragrances, I luckily don't fancy buying clothes and somehow cooled off about makeup (well just turned 30 really and started reading about skincare and became rather picky). My addiction (well not in a medical sense I guess) is rather weird: I started to buy a perfume every month, but I've almost never exceed 1 perfume per month (presents don't count), back in the day I didn't buy perfumes that exceeded 50 euro, well now I've upped to 100 as I'm more stable financially but I never cross that line. I also don't really hunt for sales, well I do google it a bit but searching for discount codes have always been too much of an effort. Weird enough, I buy only the biggest bottle, at least 60 mil, if the price exceeds a 100 euro, I don't buy a fragrance and if a fragrance is only sold in a bottle less than 60 mil I don't buy it. I also never buy samples. It's a weird kind of behaviour and I'm not good at pinpointing my reasons it just feels comfy this way. So I've never overspent, but I've collected more than 150 full bottles for now and although it's just one small cupboard it takes a toll on me - I can't keep all that in sight, I can't wear all of them long enough to make some period of life associate with each particular fragrance, and selling is too much of a hustle ... I've never experienced any negative effects of the collecting really, no fragrance even went bad... but I still feel weird about it. I keep buying one fragrance per month though. Donno, it's weird. I could stop, but could I, as I'm collecting for a decade now.
You really amused me and made me laugh in the self-ironic chapter about Lipstick on and La vie e belle😂😅 Rafined and warm provocative Seinfeld look like humor ❤
I loved this video!
Oh and I am on the verge of buying Tempte d'automne. I like it so much, but not sure I need it in my collection 🙈
So glad you managed to get Fragonard🤗 can't wait for the review🥰