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1. EDT, EDP and parfum don't just differ by concentration. They differ by some notes as well. If you don't like one doesn't mean you will like the other.
2. Natural ingredients aren't always better. Perfumes must be a combination of naturals and synthetics to give you the best performance.
3. Sunlight causes a perfume to degrade. Time doesn't do so much of it.
4. Layer perfumes that are similar. Pair a cheaper one with a more expensive one.
5. There is no rule to find your signature scent. Explore and find what you like.
6. Perfumes don't smell vastly different on different people. There's a small difference.
7. Price and quality don't correlate.
8. Perfumes aren't made by the brand. Cosmetic companies make them.
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Yes sunlight but also humidity! Never store your bottles in the bathroom.
Didn't know that! Thanks!
I dont have a signature scent...i like to smell different everyday ☺
Great video! In Harry Potter it's your "patronus" that is your super unique spirit animal type thing. A horcrux is something very very different. /nerding out
When I worked in perfume shops we were told to tell people "it will smell different on everyone" "it will mix with your body chemistry" I never said it to anyone. What a myth!! 😂😂
I can say this is true. My friends signature scent is Angel and she always smells AMAZING!!! I sprayed it and after an 1 I smelled lk a deer in the woods. Its was so horrible on me. I have tried it several times and no go.
@Sarah Would be very interesting to see what other sales techniques that perfume retailers teach their salespersons. I'll hazard a guess that they are exploiting the fact that there is a lot of ignorance among the general public, whose knowledge probably doesn't extend much beyond the likes of Coco Mademoiselle, Miss Dior, Sauvage and Bleu de Chanel. And I guess that many are using lines like expensive perfumes are always better quality than cheaper ones. Of course, there comes a day when they run into customers that regularly watch videos like these!
I believe in a way that is true.......it is another way of saying......Just because it smels amazing on someone else does not mean it will be the same on you lol ....
I really liked this very realistic video. Much needed as we do get caught up in the hype of some of these fragrance houses
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I'm confused as to why people can smell perfumes differently. I just got a ton of new fragrances and my mom hated pretty much all of them. They're pretty popular and well liked fragrances so I wonder why our sense of smell can be so different. But at the same time, if someone is wearing a perfume I'm familiar with, I will instantly know what they're wearing(so doesn't that mean they smell the same on other people???) My mom said that La Nuit Tresor smelled like nail polish remover and for me it smells like caramel apples lol. Like.. that's a huge difference in how we are perceiving that smell. I wonder if it's because of things we've smelled in the past and we connect that scent to something familiar.
Yes! I think you're onto something. My mother is 75 and hates virtually all of my perfumes. She likes a certain scent profile that is very vintage, floral, sometimes powdery & mature. Kinda like music....we like what we grew up with it seems.
@@a.beaverhausen1140 My mother confuses me because she likes very sweet perfumes and so do I. I think I'm more adventurous in what I'm willing to try though. But I mean she only likes Ariana Grande Sweet Like Candy and Burberry Her. She didn't like La Nuit Tresor, Hugo Boss The Scent Absolute, JPG Scandal, Tom Ford Velvet Orchid, Angel Muse EDT, Alien Fusion, Girl of Now Shine, Burberry Black, Pink Sugar. Pretty much she hates most of my perfumes lol. But what I can't understand is that she says they smell too "musky" and that they smell "too mature." But for me they smell really sweet. Literally, she says Pink Sugar just smells like powder meanwhile I can smell the licorice, cotton candy, caramel and all the yummy sweet stuff. That's why I believed that skin chemistry did make perfumes smell different on people. But maybe it's not skin chemistry. Maybe it all has to do with our perception of a smell compared to things we've smelled before. Idk just an idea🌼😊
A lot has to do with our noses lol.....some of us are more sensitive to certain fragrances than others, also our hormones,what we eat and if we smoke can affect how we smell fragrances. One fragrance that baffles me is BR540 and AG Cloud....all I get is a resinous headache inducing blast....no floral or sweet note at all .......Maybe we can train our noses lol x
@@lindalou8120 Lol and for me I absolutely adore Cloud. It smells like whipped cream, a bit of a cologne smell, and sometimes even a strawberry candy smell for me😄 noses do be funny tho🧐
Side note a bottle of Olympea Intense came in today and I swear I can't smell anything besides salt and pencil shavings, meanwhile other people say it's this amazing salty vanilla. Never fails to amaze me how many different things can be perceived with fragrance.
Maybe you could do a video about your experience of working in the perfume shop.
I imagine that you had many different kinds of customers, like the ones that came in for their signature scent, regular enthusiasts that came to top up their collections(especially when a new perfume was released) and knew their stuff, newbies looking for their first perfume, and my favourite - the "know alls" that tried to fill your heads with their "knowledge and expertise" , but on closer examination couldn't tell the difference between a rose and a raspberry.
Think that would be very interesting!
Nice idea !!
I love the crash course and refresher! I've been watching your channel for about a year now and definitely consider you an authority on perfume. I love that you give good history and background on the perfumes and fragrance notes so I always walk away knowing more than I did before. You're awesome!
Very informative, especially the part about 'natural' perfumes. Always a pleasure to listen to your reviews!
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Great video Sophie ! Very informative
You know your stuff!!
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Very interesting video, Sophie! Thank you 😊
🙌Woah!! nearly 50k, I hope you get there quickly, informative video as per usual👍
Yay thank you 😊
I love love love this video! Hopefully you can make another myth video in the future! My question on would be, is it true that spraying perfume on my clothes can damage it?
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An eye opener! 👍love your video
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Great video! About HP you mean the expecto patronum charm ✨
Yes sorry!
Once again great video
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Very informative video 🙏 💕 luv it
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I love the name 101 remind me of college days 😬
Love the content sooo informative..
thank you sooo much such a great quality video 💞💞💞
Aw thanks for watching !
Excellent information, there are so many good fragances that just have a good price and are good for lasting and projection. Tku soki
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I would love to see you review the Superdrug ‘layering lab’ range! They’re meant to dupes for perfumes such as Alien, Black opium etc! And they have sprays, perfumes and moisturises!
Love your videos! I'm a fragrance newcomer and would like to know info about the industry like is there a time of year that new fragrances are introduced or conversely when they announce when they are getting discontinued. Are there reasons why we hear about reformulations besides cost. things like that.
I'd also love to see a video about perfumes that are completely different in the dry down than the opening (like Angel Muse) so that it we ever do get to sample again in-store that I might not skip over a great scent based on smelling the nozzel.
Hello! I think new releases tend to come for Christmas, Valentine’s and summer :)
Congratulations on 50k ❤️
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Love your energy, it's so positive. If we met in real life, we would be friends ♥️😌
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Hi Soki, i hope you can make a video about PERRY ELLIS 💕
I love your videos.Could you tell me please where did you buy your top looks so nice,thank you.
First! Love your channel!
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Yes the same perfume can smell different in other people, and we are not talking about woods, lemons or candyfloss etc. giving 2 examples. Sometimes me, my sisters and mom would try the same fragrance on our skin ,and yes the same fragrance, but yet it had different outcome to each of us, and yes, body chemistry is a thing. A stranger wearing the same perfume next to me in the shop, as i own myself and i recognised it, yet, i smelled it had a different lay on her than on me, and it works like that differently on everyone. We are talking about pheromones in our bodies that are produced, and other body chemichals, certain smells can help to release pheromones and mix with them, like with our body scent and sweat. (eg. iso e super, hedione etc.) Yes we all have our own signature natural skin scent, everybody has a different and unique one, that the perfume or any fragrance mixes with, adding your own personal unique touch of note to it. Hence why everybody has its own preferance to perfume because everybody is different. So no, lemons arent gonna smell like candy floss on other people because thats just funny.
To prolong your perfumes and edt for longer the best advice i can give you is to not throw away your fragrance box, and store it in the drawer together with it. In a box in the drawer.
Could also be under the bed in a storage box or closet as well. ps you can admire your perfume bottle while spritzing the perfume.
I knew someone who wore Dior Poison and it smelled wonderful on her and got her complements. It smelled awful on me but I am a big fan of Hypnotic Dior EDT ( so unbelievably strong and lasting) and Poison Girl EDP.
Tonight i'm watching many of your videos and learning about perfumes because i know nothing about them. It's really hard to understand a scent by the description but i try to close my eyes and immagine
Thanks for watching :)
It's true what you say about expensive and cheap perfums. I have Chanel Chance eau Tendre and Zara Applejuice, which kind of a dupe of the former. The Zara one projects more and lasts longer than the Chanel one. 🤷♀️
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I love the Harry Potter ideas of magic and muggles and that's what marketing does. They make people believe in unreal reality.
Oh and its not Horcrux but I can't remember what it is also 🤔
Love the video.
Great video! I think I’m most curious about the different...would you say “stages” of a single fragrance? I don’t understand the purpose of “top notes”, if they are only going to last a few minutes on your average person. And how can the manufacturer of a fragrance know precisely how it will unfold in order (top, middle, base)?
I think it’s about the way our nose smells things and the strength of the note 🤔
Perfume is definitely a way that I can have a few designer things. The lovely thing about perfume is that it fits you no matter your size!
I second the britney fantasy Eau de Parfum. I Got the 100ml ml in Sale for £15 and its long lasting
I would also say the Dior Hypnotic Poison EDT is better than the EDP!
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Hello I just wonder if you would review the initio perfumes please x
That was really interesting, I liked hearing those points. Thanks!! I've a question about how to spot a fake perfume. If I bought a perfume from one shop, then bought the exact same perfume from a different shop is the batch code thats printed on the glass bottle itself ment to be the same or different? X
Batch codes are meant to be different, it’s how you can tell from which batch your perfume is. There are websites like Checkfresh where you can enter the batch code and see from what date your batch is. Hope this helps
@@nicolekrisen4376 thankyou, yes that's great.
We are just muggles, best line ever😉😂
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Could you pleaseeeeeee review the mail line Zara perfumes? I am talking about Oriental, Femme, Red Vanilla, Black Amber etc. And could you please talk about whether they are or aren't dupes of well known designer perfumes???
Oriental isn't a dupe of anything I'm aware of. Femme is lovely and suppose to a be dupe of Hypnotic Poison. Red Vanilla is suppose to be a dupe of lancome la vie est belle, I don't think it is but it has a similar sweet vibe
Hear up, hear up people. DONT buy HOS Benevolence. Blind buy it because some so-call perfume girl said on youtube it was so lovely. Well I paid $180 for it, 50% of the original $360 price. This water down juice did not even last 6 hours on my skin. And they company does not do exchange, refund or anything like that. I could have given my $180 to someone who does not have a job so they could buy some groceries. Just all hype, and I am so darn mad for spending my $180 on rubbish.
I love the fact that you're sharing more and more your personnal opinions on perfumes, your tastes and your thoughts on some brands, concepts or anything !😊
PS : 10:44 this is the Patronus spell, not the Horcruks 😉
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Nice video! You forgot eau de cologne 😅
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What are the notes that makes a perfume sweet or bitter
I think people are trying to say natural ingredients" because essential oils are so popular right now so I think a common misconception is that perfume oils are similar or the same as essential oils. Maybe? 🤷
Good point
Horcruxes are not cool!! 🤣 You're thinking of the patronus charm. Horcruxes are objects in which wizards store a part of their soul in after committing murder. 🤭 You're forgiven this time Soki. ❤️ 🤣 Too true about the brand marketing though. After all, Tom Ford is owned by Estee Lauder and Dior and Guerlain by LVMH. Those two and L'Oreal own soooo many brands. Oftentimes, heritages die to the sound of a pen stroke.
Haha ah yes sorry patronus!
I own both Hypnotic Poison by Dior eau de toilette and eau de parfum, and the eau de toillete is stronger and more complex.
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Tom Ford Black Orchid smells entirely different on me than it does my friend.
Did Santa bring you Tresor in Love? If so would you consider doing an in depth review of it? Wondering if it would be good for warm weather, it's a bit soft or hard to smell in winter.
Santa didn’t bring it 😭
@@SokiLondon Same here, but I got a few that are probably better for winter. Hopefully it is something you can look forward to this Spring. I enjoy your videos so much, you do a really nice job!! 🙂
Do perfumes go on sale at specific times such as Christmas, Valentines or Mother’s Day! Is there a better time to get the best deals?
Iam waiting for the answer too
Good question! I think those times they would be at the most expensive. Black Friday is pretty good for sales. Generally the older the fragrance the cheaper you’ll find it
Should your signature scent be based off the fragrance you like the most or the fragrance you get the most compliments in (considering the fact I still like this fragrance)?
Depends on your "why"
@@dr.claire.perfume Hmm I didn’t think of it that way.. My all time favorite fragrance is Jimmy Choo EDP but i’ve only gotten a cpl compliments on it versus when I wear In the Stars from Bath & Body Works lol I get way more with the body spray, oddly.
I agree it depends on what you want and how it makes you feel
Serious question, is it true wearing moisturiser on wrists then spraying perfume on top will make it last much longer?
So.. I saw a video that said that a few days ago and I decided to put it to the test. When the lotion is still wet you spray the perfume and you let it dry. I tried it with Kayali Vanilla which I think has terrible performance. I sprayed it on at 8 pm and at 10 am I could still smell it on my wrist. I was in disbelief. The lotion was just a regular cocoa butter formula. I am trying the method right now with a mist. Let's see how it goes
Basically you want it not to rub off as your skin sweats so if the moisturiser will help it sink in then i guess it would help
@@SokiLondon Thanks for your reply, I will try this. Did you know that perfume sales have absolutely soared since covid cus smelling scents helps against depression. Soki I think it would be awesome if you could do a vid about this like how covid has had such an impact on people now buying perfume and the perfume world throughout. More people last year have become perfume addicts than any other year. I also think that it's a subconscious thing cus one of the symptoms of covid is to lose your sense of smell
Perfume is the one thing where we can really engage in our sense of smell in an exciting joyful way. We don't want to lose that, perfume is Such a huge comfort.
I thought essential oils are natural ingredients.
So they are all not being made in France like it says on the bottle.
Well what is written on the bottle has to be true, so there can be big warehouses of big corporations in fancy sounding countries 😅
Yes agree
GOLDEN RULE - never rub your wrists after applying perfume!! Just tap them gently
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Sooo...you don't believe in magic?? 😂😂 I don't think scents change drastically, but I do think body chemistry can mix with perfume in a way that doesn't smell nice on one person but not on another.
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Clearly not a Harry Potter fan.... Expecto Patronum!
Sorry! It’s my dyslexia. I love HP ❤️
I would hope designer brands would at LEAST be designing their own perfume’s bottles? Say it ain’t so Soki...
Hmm maybe 😬
There are many subcontractors in a brand, so it depends on how you look at it.
@@UponTheStarz good point. I’m going to daydream that all bottles are meticulously designed masterpieces!