The numbers are crazy, the not so creative creators are “in my opinion to in a hurry to throw something on the shelves, so fragrances are starting to all smell the same”, I’m over them. Pocket draining for no reason.
I just got my nose on the new Black Opium Glitter. Not gonna lie it’s good!! Really good. The Marshmallow definitely pushes the Coffee note on me smelling kind of like Salvatore Ferragamo UOMO or Halloween Man X. On females it came across more sweet and slightly florally. YSL knows what they are doing for sure. Give it a try.
Black Opium Glitter ?! This sounds DELICIOUS! This is the first i'm hearing of this!! I think Marshmallow may be the new "cherry" hype coming up with the amount of focus on gourmand/sweets, and especially marshmallow lately! Black Opium has always been one of my absolute favorite perfumes. I only ever purchased the OG (many full bottles LOL) and the Over Red (10ml). Love them both, but the OG stood out more to me IMO! The Neon i LOVED when I worked at Sephora. I would spray it on before every shift - never got a bottle yet though! The OG has gotten me probably the most compliments in my entire fragrance collection, ESPECIALLY paired with something like Vanilla 28 or Vanilla Sky by Skylar!
Thank you for sharing about the new releases,You are the only one on youtube that bring us the news about scents and I really love your vidéos ,I am interested about the Cinnamon rolls,the Black Opium glitter,the Tom Ford Bois Pacifique and the Chabaud Tiramisu
Merit Retrospective is a deeper version of Glossier You. Very popular on the Sephora website here in Canada. Merit does a minimalistic makeup line. Nice warm fragrance in my opinion ❤
Omg I knew my spidey senses were tingling! Literally checked fragrantica 3 days ago too see if there was a new black opium flanker in the works (nothing listed there yet) and then I saw your video! Literally so excited to try it
JPG MaDame! I'm a (fresh) rose lover, and if memory serves right, this was a beautiful fresh rose, with some sweetness. I'm most definitely going to test YSL's newest, although I'm a bit wary of the marshmallow trend, I'm not a big fan of Love nor Princess... my favourite Black Opiums are Floral Shock and Over Red and I can understand the attraction of Le Parfum, which is the closest to a genuine niche type of scent that YSL has done for years (even for a decade or so). I wonder if Lancome is going to produce another Tresor La nuit, I'm still loving A La Folie and Nude - maybe for St Valentine's 2025?
Black Opium Glitter sounds amazing! I tried Bougie Marshmallow and got a smoked/burned smell, close to masculine, didn't like it. And it didn't last long. I am a big Black Opium fan (especially Extreme and Neon, which you got me onto!), really eager to try Glitter!
I'm a gourmand girly, through and through! Always up for a good gourmand! The more the better! Excited for the Black Opium Glitter!! Hopefully the marshmallow is better and stronger then in Yum. Its a weak one, and underwhelming. It smells good but Bath and Bodyworks body spray Strawberry Snowflakes smells similar and even lasts longer! Interested to see what these other releases have to offer!
Hey Arlene ! I’m interested in in the new gucci as I love lilac ( same as you it grows here in NS ) Merit retrospect is all ready at Sephora Canada and I bought it - very nice ! Thanks so much for the updates … you are always in the know 😊
I’d like to smell Glitter. I did try Yum Marshmallow and my coworker smelled me across the building and said I smelled heavenly. I didn’t think much of the perfume but apparently it does smells great to others.
Hi, thank you for an exciting video💖 I am also looking forward to the new Black Opium the most. Bottle looks amazing and the scent sounds good. I also look forward to a new Armani Privé it is called Haute Couture En Jeu. Haven’t seen the notes but the bottle is so beautiful!!🩷 I own the new Banana Split from Jousset, the banana is more like a candybanana and not realistic to my nose but the perfume is delicious though!😍
I own Lattafa Teriaq Intense and I can tell you right now that it's heavily inspired by PDM Althair. I own Althair, Brun (another Middle Eastern clone of Althair) and now Lattafa Teriaq Intense lol. I had no clue it was going to smell like Althair but it is heavier on the spices. But so, so similar. About 80 - 85% Althair IMO, but spicier and thicker, if that makes sense. The bottle is STUNNING!! It's one of my favorites in my entire collection. The black waves next to the clear glass and paired with the silver snake on top of the lid? Ugh so beautiful!! Anyway, just wanted to give my two cents about Althair...I mean Teriaq Intense. 😂😂 Edited to add: for those that don't know, Althair is marketed as a men's fragrance but it's unisex. Both my husband and I both wear it and it's heavenly. Its the only PDM fragrance I enjoy besides Palatine.
Dear Arlene ( I hope I wrote it correct ) ツ Thank you so much for your content and just being YOU. Your are one of my top fave peops here and you ALWAYS make my day. Iam so grateful and happy I found you on youtube. When I watch your content its like coming home in a very cozy and relaxing way. You are amazing and so beautiful the way you are. Always with authenticity, honesty and a hint of sensitivity. I like sensitive people because they are different like you. You sure are a gift for the people in your life and for us here also. Everyone needs an Arlene. Thank you so much. Aloha And lots of pixiedust. Kate ♡
Nothing really grabbed me there. I was taken with the Black Opium bottle but not looking for another gourmand. I love Black Opium, my favorite being Floral Shock. ❤
I'm male SOTD Terre De Hermes original. My collection limited by budget 60 + mostly male if full at retail probably 6000.00 U. S. dollars. Most of my friend don't understand and buy CK One or similar at drugstores once a year. Hahaha.
I am old enough to remember when there were only 200 fragrances released jn a year and honestly I miss those days. By releasing so many scents, nothing seems special anymore. Edit: I am also looking forward to YSL Black Opium Glitter. The marshmallow note sold me 😂
I agree, you can't even wear them for most of the year and they all dry down to a similar sweet vanilla smell. Love gourmands but diversity and creativity for other things that smell good should be the focus. The problem is it appeals to a new market of people just now discovering perfumes, so they don't notice the redundancy.
@ I agree with you I like something a little more sophisticated and I’m starting to lean more towards French fragrances that are more authentic and classy not that the Gormont’s can be, but I find them a little juvenile the way they’re constructing them
I just got a sample of Cinnamon Rolls and I love it. I might have to buy a full bottle. It's a good cinnamon scent, but I can also smell the icing and bread. So yummy! Performance is moderate, but on clothes, it's eternal! I did not like Bubble Gum Factory. I want to try Brownie Pop and Sticky Popcorn. Happy sniffing!
I've purchased some of the Perfect in Pink products from BBW. I think I regret the purchase. Something in the ingredients is pulling very sour and offputting on me like a pissy smell. Oh dear...😮😢😅. But we all have different body chemistries so surely not everyone will have my experience. I did purchase a travel size of the eau de parfume which lacks longevity.....typical for BBW perfumes. It lasted an hour max on my skin. Of couse give it a try if you wish. The body cream would be good for layering with other cherry fragrances if the fragrance agrees with you. Hopefully this was not tmi, but I feel that frank and honest reviews are needed and especially in these economically challenging times it is hurtful to make costly mistakes. Besides, we have more than 6,000 new fragrances to choose from.
There's one super underrated perfume release this year that is Cacharel Amor Amor Eau De Parfum, this new flanker comes in a red box & the rose stamped on the bottle is bigger so don't get confused with the old EDT. Please make a review on this one🙏
Hiya! As someone who loves gourmands and is a fan of Lattafa, stay away from Vanilla Brioche. It is not good. At all. And I blind bought it, of course. You can have mine😊. Careful with your expectations for Swiss Arabian's Shaghaf Vanilla Toffee. I love this scent, but it is not what you are expecting. It is deep, dark, kinda smokey-incense-y. Polarising, I think. Not at all a safe blind buy. It's a gourmand for grown-ups. You've been warned.. 😂And my bottle of Theodoros Kalotinis Cinnamon Rolls is on the way. I know exactly what to expect from Kalotinis gourmands! 😊
Great recap on newness girl! I agree on Beyonce I still have and wear Pulse. Anyway...Dolly's perfumes are available at Walmart in my little Southwestern PA college town whose only real perfume counter closed leaving our "mall" with 1 of 4 original anchor stores (only JC Penneys remains, go figure? We had an inside JCP srphora for a couple years but it's now closed as well. There are a few frags but they're behind a counter where an old biddy acts like you're asking for one of her kidneys to see a tester!).
Those numbers are incredible! Thanks for your research.🫶🏽Merit is a cosmetics brand. I’ve been loving the new Kayali but that’s all I’ll say!💗Dua also makes a banana scent that smells like banana runts.😅I’m also super excited about the new Black Opium!👏🏽
Which new perfumes are you looking forward to the most? 🥰
@@DeliciousDelights BDK smoking rouge intense
The og Of black opium were made by 4 master perfumers. No wonder its a huge success
I love Black Opium and I know it's not a popular opinion but just love it. Excited about the new flanker
Not a popular opinion? You must be ignoring it's massive fanbase..
The numbers are crazy, the not so creative creators are “in my opinion to in a hurry to throw something on the shelves, so fragrances are starting to all smell the same”, I’m over them. Pocket draining for no reason.
Whoa the stats are crazy. I'm definitely overwhelmed too 😂
I just got my nose on the new Black Opium Glitter. Not gonna lie it’s good!! Really good. The Marshmallow definitely pushes the Coffee note on me smelling kind of like Salvatore Ferragamo UOMO or Halloween Man X. On females it came across more sweet and slightly florally. YSL knows what they are doing for sure. Give it a try.
Black Opium Glitter ?! This sounds DELICIOUS! This is the first i'm hearing of this!! I think Marshmallow may be the new "cherry" hype coming up with the amount of focus on gourmand/sweets, and especially marshmallow lately! Black Opium has always been one of my absolute favorite perfumes. I only ever purchased the OG (many full bottles LOL) and the Over Red (10ml). Love them both, but the OG stood out more to me IMO! The Neon i LOVED when I worked at Sephora. I would spray it on before every shift - never got a bottle yet though! The OG has gotten me probably the most compliments in my entire fragrance collection, ESPECIALLY paired with something like Vanilla 28 or Vanilla Sky by Skylar!
Looks like perfume houses are about to turn into pastry shops.
😆
Wearing Eclair today. Loving it!
My scent of the day is Bianco Latte. This is in fact my scent of the year along with Blanche Bete! Love them both! 💝
Thank you for sharing about the new releases,You are the only one on youtube that bring us the news about scents and I really love your vidéos ,I am interested about the Cinnamon rolls,the Black Opium glitter,the Tom Ford Bois Pacifique and the Chabaud Tiramisu
You're welcome, I appreciate it! :D
Hi, Kayali yum boujee marshmallo is so pretty and delicious. Its make mě feel good. Its a mood booster.
Hi. I’m really interested in smelling the new addition to the YSL Black Opium line.
I need that Black Opium Glitter!!
I think I do too 😁
@@DeliciousDelightsyou know when is the release day ❤ I need this to 😅
Merit Retrospective is a deeper version of Glossier You. Very popular on the Sephora website here in Canada. Merit does a minimalistic makeup line. Nice warm fragrance in my opinion ❤
Great video!! Definitely looking forward to Black Opium Glitter! 😆
Omg I knew my spidey senses were tingling! Literally checked fragrantica 3 days ago too see if there was a new black opium flanker in the works (nothing listed there yet) and then I saw your video! Literally so excited to try it
Thanks for sharing your video 🙌🏽🤩. Happy Thanksgiving 🥰
JPG MaDame! I'm a (fresh) rose lover, and if memory serves right, this was a beautiful fresh rose, with some sweetness. I'm most definitely going to test YSL's newest, although I'm a bit wary of the marshmallow trend, I'm not a big fan of Love nor Princess... my favourite Black Opiums are Floral Shock and Over Red and I can understand the attraction of Le Parfum, which is the closest to a genuine niche type of scent that YSL has done for years (even for a decade or so). I wonder if Lancome is going to produce another Tresor La nuit, I'm still loving A La Folie and Nude - maybe for St Valentine's 2025?
Black Opium Glitter sounds amazing! I tried Bougie Marshmallow and got a smoked/burned smell, close to masculine, didn't like it. And it didn't last long. I am a big Black Opium fan (especially Extreme and Neon, which you got me onto!), really eager to try Glitter!
I don’t get smoky I get more synthetic. I don’t like it either.
To me it smelled like Capri. Sour lemon with some sugar. I was very disappointed 😔.
I'm excited for Opium Glitter 🤞
Cinnamon bun roll sounds Yum. My husband will probably love to smell💗
I like that you referenced Parfumo rather than, ahem ahem, that other site. 😉
Thank you for the updates! Looking forward to Dipped in Chocolate and Whipped Cherry!💕
You are so welcome!
I'm a gourmand girly, through and through! Always up for a good gourmand! The more the better! Excited for the Black Opium Glitter!! Hopefully the marshmallow is better and stronger then in Yum. Its a weak one, and underwhelming. It smells good but Bath and Bodyworks body spray Strawberry Snowflakes smells similar and even lasts longer! Interested to see what these other releases have to offer!
Hey Arlene ! I’m interested in in the new gucci as I love lilac ( same as you it grows here in NS ) Merit retrospect is all ready at Sephora Canada and I bought it - very nice ! Thanks so much for the updates … you are always in the know 😊
They are all sweet perfumes
I adore boujee yum ! I m searching a marshmallow body lotion if you have recommandations …❤
Fenty has a marshmallow one. Skin Potion too, but they’re more on the pricey side.
@ I saw it but I read some bad reviews about it
Bath and Body Works has strawberry poundcake which smells just like yum marshmallow
I’d like to smell Glitter. I did try Yum Marshmallow and my coworker smelled me across the building and said I smelled heavenly. I didn’t think much of the perfume but apparently it does smells great to others.
Hi, thank you for an exciting video💖 I am also looking forward to the new Black Opium the most. Bottle looks amazing and the scent sounds good. I also look forward to a new Armani Privé it is called Haute Couture En Jeu. Haven’t seen the notes but the bottle is so beautiful!!🩷 I own the new Banana Split from Jousset, the banana is more like a candybanana and not realistic to my nose but the perfume is delicious though!😍
I own Lattafa Teriaq Intense and I can tell you right now that it's heavily inspired by PDM Althair. I own Althair, Brun (another Middle Eastern clone of Althair) and now Lattafa Teriaq Intense lol. I had no clue it was going to smell like Althair but it is heavier on the spices. But so, so similar. About 80 - 85% Althair IMO, but spicier and thicker, if that makes sense. The bottle is STUNNING!! It's one of my favorites in my entire collection. The black waves next to the clear glass and paired with the silver snake on top of the lid? Ugh so beautiful!! Anyway, just wanted to give my two cents about Althair...I mean Teriaq Intense. 😂😂
Edited to add: for those that don't know, Althair is marketed as a men's fragrance but it's unisex. Both my husband and I both wear it and it's heavenly. Its the only PDM fragrance I enjoy besides Palatine.
When is black opium release date????
Dear Arlene ( I hope I wrote it correct ) ツ
Thank you so much for your content and just being YOU. Your are one of my top fave peops here and you ALWAYS make my day. Iam so grateful and happy I found you on youtube. When I watch your content its like coming home in a very cozy and relaxing way. You are amazing and so beautiful the way you are. Always with authenticity, honesty and a hint of sensitivity. I like sensitive people because they are different like you. You sure are a gift for the people in your life and for us here also. Everyone needs an Arlene.
Thank you so much. Aloha And lots of pixiedust. Kate ♡
Aww Kate, that's so nice of you to say, thank you. I'm so glad to hear you enjoy the videos 🤗
My SOTD is Barenia by Hermès.
Sotd Black Opium Le parfum💖
Mine too. It‘s been my scent of the day for weeks now, I love it!
Just a heads up,Dua fragrances have made several bath&body works fragrances a extrait parfum and they have a Black Friday sale coming up
Nothing really grabbed me there. I was taken with the Black Opium bottle but not looking for another gourmand. I love Black Opium, my favorite being Floral Shock. ❤
Cinnamon Rolls is good. I got it today. Vanilla Toffee is awesome, too. Waiting on Teriaq Intense.
Sounds great!
Hope you will feature jerome epinette new fragrances of Zara. Love the pistacio ang that petitgrain, far superior than expensive ones.
I'm male SOTD Terre De Hermes original. My collection limited by budget 60 + mostly male if full at retail probably 6000.00 U. S. dollars. Most of my friend don't understand and buy CK One or similar at drugstores once a year. Hahaha.
I understand you😂
Awesome choice
I am old enough to remember when there were only 200 fragrances released jn a year and honestly I miss those days. By releasing so many scents, nothing seems special anymore.
Edit: I am also looking forward to YSL Black Opium Glitter. The marshmallow note sold me 😂
I totally agree with that. It seems as though everything is trending gourmand. And I love gourmands, but I am getting bored with them.
SOTD is Kayali Silk Santal
They’re overdoing it with the gourmands.
Agree
Agreed. I'm underwhelmed
Agreed. IMO gourmand scented candles, fine - perfume, especially heavy gourmand perfumes, not so much.
I agree, you can't even wear them for most of the year and they all dry down to a similar sweet vanilla smell. Love gourmands but diversity and creativity for other things that smell good should be the focus. The problem is it appeals to a new market of people just now discovering perfumes, so they don't notice the redundancy.
@ I agree with you I like something a little more sophisticated and I’m starting to lean more towards French fragrances that are more authentic and classy not that the Gormont’s can be, but I find them a little juvenile the way they’re constructing them
SOTD Poison Girl EDP
Hi Arlene, do you perhaps know if Mugler Cologne, the original, is coming back now?
I've not heard any news about that 🙂
I tested the new toffee ashgaf and was excited to test. But its a miss... the drydown has similarity with serge lutens' bois vanille.
Thanks for the heads up 🤗
I just got a sample of Cinnamon Rolls and I love it. I might have to buy a full bottle. It's a good cinnamon scent, but I can also smell the icing and bread. So yummy! Performance is moderate, but on clothes, it's eternal! I did not like Bubble Gum Factory. I want to try Brownie Pop and Sticky Popcorn. Happy sniffing!
Sounds great!
I've purchased some of the Perfect in Pink products from BBW. I think I regret the purchase. Something in the ingredients is pulling very sour and offputting on me like a pissy smell. Oh dear...😮😢😅. But we all have different body chemistries so surely not everyone will have my experience. I did purchase a travel size of the eau de parfume which lacks longevity.....typical for BBW perfumes. It lasted an hour max on my skin. Of couse give it a try if you wish. The body cream would be good for layering with other cherry fragrances if the fragrance agrees with you. Hopefully this was not tmi, but I feel that frank and honest reviews are needed and especially in these economically challenging times it is hurtful to make costly mistakes. Besides, we have more than 6,000 new fragrances to choose from.
There's one super underrated perfume release this year that is Cacharel Amor Amor Eau De Parfum, this new flanker comes in a red box & the rose stamped on the bottle is bigger so don't get confused with the old EDT. Please make a review on this one🙏
Is the Gucci Guilty Love Edition really back? Can't find it anywhere online. Just overpriced old versions.
Hiya! As someone who loves gourmands and is a fan of Lattafa, stay away from Vanilla Brioche. It is not good. At all. And I blind bought it, of course. You can have mine😊. Careful with your expectations for Swiss Arabian's Shaghaf Vanilla Toffee. I love this scent, but it is not what you are expecting. It is deep, dark, kinda smokey-incense-y. Polarising, I think. Not at all a safe blind buy. It's a gourmand for grown-ups. You've been warned.. 😂And my bottle of Theodoros Kalotinis Cinnamon Rolls is on the way. I know exactly what to expect from Kalotinis gourmands! 😊
Marshmallow and ☕️? 🤔
Merit is makeup company
I wish more green scents would be released. Now it feels like every other new scent is gourmand. I was enjoying this trend, but it's getting boring.
Great recap on newness girl! I agree on Beyonce I still have and wear Pulse. Anyway...Dolly's perfumes are available at Walmart in my little Southwestern PA college town whose only real perfume counter closed leaving our "mall" with 1 of 4 original anchor stores (only JC Penneys remains, go figure? We had an inside JCP srphora for a couple years but it's now closed as well. There are a few frags but they're behind a counter where an old biddy acts like you're asking for one of her kidneys to see a tester!).
Oh joy....another Black Opium flanker..... exactly what we DON'T need or want....🤦♀️🤣
And again….same old s***: cherry,vanilla,marshmallow and flanker after flanker after flanker and ofc re-releases….they milk it sooo hard!
Those numbers are incredible! Thanks for your research.🫶🏽Merit is a cosmetics brand. I’ve been loving the new Kayali but that’s all I’ll say!💗Dua also makes a banana scent that smells like banana runts.😅I’m also super excited about the new Black Opium!👏🏽