It sucks the way so many perfumes don’t last . I swear I remember in the late 1980s / early 1990s even the inexpensive drugstore perfumes lasted forever. It was just a given that your perfume was going to last a minimum of 8 hours and most of the time they’re last 24 hours and longer. I feel like perfume companies are just ripping us off .
@P Wallace Yup! As a child of the 80s and a 90s teenager going into my 20s (in 97) I can totally attest to the fact that pretty much everything before 2005 lasted a full workday, even on dry skin. The more expensive perfumes, especially when you paired it with a lotion or just moisturised, could still be smelled when you woke up the next day. On clothing it could go on for days or even weeks. I don't know what the f*** happened after that, but it's one of the reasons I no longer feel iffy buying "inspired by" fragrances. They're a fraction of the price and last just as long most of the time. What's more, I have a few dupes or Middle Eastern perfumes (that aren't dupes, but in a similar vibe) that cost me €20 or less for 80-100ml and they perform *better* than the designer OG or alternative! Perfume prices - and margins, don't forget the atrocious margins on fragrances! - are through the roof while quality has decreased to such an extent I'm supposed to be happy when the stuff lasts me 3 hrs. It is absolutely ridiculous, but the majority of perfume lovers/wearers keeps buying the expensive designer/ niche stuff because god forbid they own items without an interesting looking brand name, so said brands have zero reason to quit this nonsense. Oops, sorry... went a little 'rant-y' there. But I completely agree about the ripping us off part. Granted, a few reformulations aren't as strong anymore due to new perfume regulations (like ambergris and civet and oakmoss and those type of strong base notes not being allowed anymore) and the chemical scent compounds fail to provide a similar enough base with the result a less strong overall effect in projection and longevity, but... that doesn't explain why the many, many, many fragrances who do not suffer under those regulations also smell like their own equivalent of drugstore rosewater...
100% agree on the Hugo Boss The Scent. I loved it so much in the store and got it for my birthday. But I barely wear it, because the scent fades away so fast. :( Will try the vaseline!
Yas! Finally! Somebody mentions Pink Canyon! Legit, Pink Canyon is one of my all-time fave scents! It is so me, clean and cozy, and smells nostalgic.... Like, familiar, almost. Yet, I don't hear anyone really talk about it. I know Frangantica peeps don't care much for it, as they say it's unoriginal, simple, and not long-lasting enough for the price.... But for everyone else out there, I'd recommend at least trying it. In my opinion, it IS original, as there's not many, if any, other fragrances out there that utilize the same notes in a similar way. ie. I don't believe there's any dupes for it -- though, I think it smells like a Gap bodyspray I had 25 years ago. I think.
we should play a drinking game: every time ksenja pops the top off a perfume we take a shot 🤣 cuz she takes it off and puts it back on so many times for each perfumes 😄 love it 🧡 I do the same exact thing when smelling perfumes!
@@ksenja6023 same! I didn't realize I do it until my husband was like "why do you keep putting the top on and off just to smell it?" 🤣 like maybe I need a fresh dose each time!
I think your one of the people I can sit and watch you talk about perfumes for a whole hour and not be bored 😅😂Your description def make me want to purchase everything you recommend. I love how you carry yourself in such a sophisticated manner and the fact that you don’t cuss on camera is a big for me. ❤❤We need an affordable perfume for this fall/ winter please!!!a girl cotta save her coins 🥶. ❤❤ blessings darling ❤
What I love is she’s not a snob about it!! I love perfume guy too but after a while with him i get depressed it’s stuff i can’t afford like sure I’m grab that 1oz I’d niche for $500 no problem ha
Thank you so much for your reviews. They are very helpful. Yesterday I went into Ross with my daughter and we found a ton a perfumes that you have reviewed. I ended up buying Cloud and Guess seductive noir. It was so fun! And I love the scents. Keep the affordable reviews coming! ❤️
My favorite "clean girl" perfumes are D&G Light Blue Intense because hello obviously 😎 It literally smells like a rich minimalist woman on a yacht in the Mediterranean. I also love Calvin Klein In2U for her. It is a very close dupe to Santal Complet! It's fresh and woody, so cozy AND I got it for just 13$ at Burlington! Also love Kenneth Cole Black for her. Smells like THEE sexiest fresh laundry. 😍
Please do another affordable scents that last Longevity beast mode. I hate to spend money and have to spray every 20 minutes. I love Amazing Grace by Philosophy it is so clean and delicious but sadly it barely lasts an hour on my skin. I just love the smell soo much tho. But the the price!! Maybe you can find it cheaper in the stores Don't forget about the longevity when doing a description and thank you so much for talking about the price!
I love several by Rosie Jane scents - Leila Lou, Dylan, Rosie, and Angie would fit into this category perfectly, IMO. Gucci Bamboo (or Guess 1981 which reminds me a lot of Bamboo edt), Light Blue, and L’eau D’Issey as well. Btw, I love Mojave Ghost, but can’t justify the price so I use Avon Santal Musk. The opening is sharper and a bit rosier, but the dry down, on my skin, smells almost identical to Mojave Ghost. Just FYI. 😉 Thanks for these suggestions! I enjoy your reviews and recommendations so much! You and @amyglam are two of my favorites because, not only do we have similar tastes, you understand what most folks can afford, and throw in the occasional niche scent rather than every other recommendation costing $200 +. That is much appreciated. 👊🏻
So happy that both my favs (Ksenja & Jasmine Bullard) dropped a new video!😃 I’ve been waiting and checking all week. 😊 ……. I want to try Glossier bad! I want to see what the hype is all about. The notes didn’t seem appealing to me, but maybe it ties together nicely. 🤔
I like Down Town it is indeed a clean scent but with a hint of something special, the pink pepper gives it a tiny bit edge but in drydown heavenly clean mellow sweetness
Thanks for including my signature scent... Miracle by Lancome. It is so fresh and a delightful scent. I never hear reviews of Lancome scents (except that awful le vie est stinky that is constantly jammed down my throat by slick marketing). I wanted to say thanks for sharing options that are beautiful but not the same things we hear about all the time. Also if you haven't yet, please try the issay miyake i saw mentioned in the comments. I followed someone wearing it and made her write down the name for me. I still love it many years later when I want to mix it up.
Glossier changed their You formula without telling anyone and they ruined it and I’m soooo mad . I was listening to you talk about it and thinking you must have the older formula because the new one doesn’t last or project at all . They even refunded my money because they changed the formula and ruined it … it’s so sad it was a lot of peoples favorite perfume.
I have the newer one (brought it earlier this year) and I’ve heard the newer one has that pepper scent that the other doesn’t I think? But apparently other people don’t smell that and It’s the only perfume that gives me guarantee compliments. I wish I had the older version though I keep hearing that although the newer formula is still good the old one smelled way better.
The newest one smells the same it just doesn’t project or last at all and the old one would still be on your clothes even after you washed them it was so good and got so many compliments… glossier refunded me my money for this last bottle because they changed it without telling anyone. I’m super sad because it used to be amazing and even though it still smells good it does stay on and I have to spray 1/4 of the bottle just for anyone to smell it and even then no one says anything anymore 🥹🥹🥹
My ALL TIME FAVORITE is Glossier You. I just hateee that it doesn’t LAST 😩😩 I have $7 body sprays that last longer but I still LOVE Glossier You. I’m on my third bottle 😂 It’s funny u mentioned it kinda smells like makeup that’s EXACTLY the word I always use to describe it! Love it just wish it lasted longer. 😩😩
Funny how you said that the Byredo Mojave Ghost reminds you of a luxurious hair product because the scent reminds me so much of Kristin Ess’s hair care line scent, the original line. It smells almost like that but more intense. I love the scent of Kristin Ess’s hair care and I’m glad it smells similar to MojaveGhost.
I think I feel the same about "clean girl" scents. My most recent fragrance find that I consider "fresh and clean girl" that I really love is Chloe nomade. I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't consider nomade necessarily a clean girl scent but I do and I love it. Btw I'm going to be on the look out for that Calvin Klein fragrance, I've seen it but due to the reviews I never purchased it, now after hearing your review on it I'm gonna be actively looking. It seems that I have a similar Scent profile as yourself and if nothing else I trust your assessment of perfumes. I'd like to add that Miracle is one of my favorite perfumes ever, I'm gonna give away my age here but Miracle was my first real "adult designer" perfume and my mom bought it for me when I was 16. It was pretty new at the time lol. But that has remained one of my all time favorite fragrances. I'm happy to see that young women are still discovering Miracle. Imo it's truly a scent that will live on forever.
I’m still new to perfumes I only have a fairly small collection right now but Glossier You has been the only one that has given me compliments and I’ve brought all the top perfumes that people have voted to give the most compliments as well but Glossier is the only one I can guarantee a compliment. It’s an all season perfume but I would def recommend on a day where you know you may sweat cus somehow it just projects more and smells even better. It can really only be worn on your skin though so I wouldn’t spray it on your clothes I don’t think it would work that well unlike with some perfumes you can get away with spraying it on your clothes
I’m needing to get into “Clean” perfumes! I’m not a huge fan of too soapy perfumes but some I can handle depending. So these suggestions I’ll have to look into. BTW your hair looks amazing! Loving it 🥰
One of the reasons y ur my favourite is u always review fragrance that r easy to find n most r jus affordable to get u have the best choices ❤ most of UA-camrs like to review high end n niche brands or wats trending n hyping them even tho they jus not all that 🤦🏽♀️thank you
Hi Ksenja I am a every perfume blind buyer right now mostly like the sweet and middle eastern scents which I prefer. Absolutely love watching your videos they are so fun just listening to u describe the certain fragrances that u like. Yay to the sweet girls!!
@Candiblue you and I are vibrating on the same perfume frequency then apparently 😅. I also love the mature sweet stuff and I've been blind buying pretty much everything and am especially on a Middle Eastern fragrances journey. I have so many already and ordered 23 (ehm, yeah, lol) decants last month from an Oriental shop, over half were perfumes I'd never heard of yet and a few Arabian dupes of popular niche stuff to see what they were all about. Discovered a few new yummy ones: Ard Al Zaafaran-Jazzab Gold, Lattafa- Ameerat Al Arab, and again Lattafa: Washwashah, Raghba and Yara. Sheesh, I need to buy stock in Lattafa! Will order all those soon. Only Yara is for the warmer months, the rest is either winter or almost yearround I think. Unfortunately oudh rarely smells great on me, so that means that many delightfully sweet ME fragrances aren't for me. Therefore the double dose of oud in Jazzab Gold is remarkable, because that one is lovely on my skin. Really want a big bottle. I blind bought a few 100ml fragrances with oud before and sadly had to sell most or still have a few to sell. Only Romancea by Ard Al Zaafaran is decent, the Agar in there almost has something of a raisin-y jenever to it ( ehm, I believe in English that's Genever or Vodka). With a sweeter perfume layered on top of it I think I can make my smaller bottle of Ard al Zaafaran's Shams al Emarat Khususi work too, because the rest of the fragrance is nice. I've found that JPG 's Scandal, or any of its dupes, is an excellent layering fragrance because of the strong warm honey scent. Also got a decant of the very popular Khamrah and while I understand people love it, the tuberose in there is so skanky on my skin - like the leftover dirty water in a vase from which you just pulled old flowers, ugh - it ruined it for me. Lattafa's Ameer al Oud Intense Oud, luckily a mere 2ml decant, supposedly a wonderful caramelly nutty alternative for By the Fireplace by Maison Margiela was blegh too. Same disgusting oud issue, but also nothing sweet (on my skin): in the bin!... My current favourite ME fragrances are Lattafa -Fakhar Women, Andaleeb-Asdaaf, Ajmal-Regina, Dirham Wardi-Ard Al Zaafaran, Armaf - Passion, Armaf - The Pride of Armaf (though when it's finished I'll replace it with Ajmal Ehsas Bloom. Much nicer dupe for Good Girl. Tad sweeter and deeper. Armaf has almost sth metallic or an airy note I don't like), Lattafa- Velvet Rose and Afnan-Modest Deux Pour Femme. Rasasi Daarej is lovely too, but very...different. If you like Licorice scents though, you might love it. Lattafa- Lail Maleki and Armaf - Club de Nuit Intense Women are still macerating/relaxing a bit. Got them from the Czech Republic and their first sprays smelled really weird. Like a confused opening that then fizzes out. That usually happens when temperatures have been too variant and perfumes have been shaken during travel. Another from the same box didn't smell at all on 1st spray and is now - while not my absolute favourite (Armaf Q Donna) - a really nice fresh sweet fragrance. It's back in the box in my closed off wardrobe, waiting for Spring. For now I'm enjoying my Autumn/ Winter perfumes. Okay this was a big chunk of my ME journey from the last 3 months. I'm really into mature gourmands (caramel, praline, vanilla, forest fruits, plum etc), sweet florals/ florientals (jasmine being my favourite, but orangeblossom is a good 2nd) and amber vanilla perfumes. So if you have any great middle Eastern tips - preferably without oud, but I'll be willing to try (I'm so curious about Opulent Red f.e as an Alien fan! - I'm ALL ears.
I am a sweet and gourmand type of gal so initially I bought Mac candy yum yum and I love it. I have a backup of it. But then I tried Mac to aquatic and babyyyy it smells so good! I have to be careful because sometimes it will give me a headache but that is the most beautiful aquatic fragrance I've ever smelled. Smells just like the bottle looks. I also try Giorgio Armani ocean di Gioia and I'm in love with it and need a backup of that too. That's a big deal for me because I'm not into fresh since but those two are great!
I bought the Kenneth Cole White perfume after hearing rave reviews about it . I do not like it at all. It smells incredibly cheap and isn’t as powdery smelling as I’d hoped. I contemplated returning the very small 1oz bottle that I paid $20 for.
I agree about Peony & Peppercorn. I only have a few florals and this is one of them. I also love Kenneth Cole White and love it but wish it lasted longer.
Glossier You actually has pink pepper and cedar as well! You definitely love those two notes, so do I!!! (the notes on fragrantica don't match up to the glossier site)
Thank you for all that work. Lemon tea with honey for your voice. Beachscape by Jennifer Aniston is my go-to this summer and I'll wear it this winter when I need a bit of summer. Other reviewers have been saying both Glow & Still by JLo are clean girl. Also Noa by Cacharel, a polarizing clean scent. The Grace series by philosophy has Pure & Amazing touted as ultimate clean girl.
I love Downtown and other Calvin Kleins You mention, sadly no one talks about them, becuase they can not get them, rare and discontinued, CK Woman is widely available still though. The one with the Unique Artsy Top. I felt Light Blue Love Is Love was extra Fresh and clean "Raspberry Ice Cream" Style Fresh.
Stella McCartney Pop does smell like Barbie! It's my top 5 fragrances! Is reminds me of my childhood, but doesn't smell juvenile. This is the best fragrance sh has release. The heavy rose one in the purple bottle was the worst. Calvin Klein Downtown is underrated! Most of Calvin Klein scents smell similar but Downtown is unique because of the spice! I would wear with a white shirt and leather jacket. If you do over spray this fragrance it does smell like pencil shavings. This fragrance was briefly in Sephora and discontinued. I go to Ebay to purchase. The commerical from 2011 with the Yeah Yeah Yeah! playing in the background describes the scent. Thanks
My favorite clean girl perfume is Still by Jlo, probably cause it’s like the only clean girl perfume that I have🙃 but I love it and my bf got it for me which makes it more special❤️
I love fresh perfumes. My favorite, which I never hear anyone talk about, is Inis Energy of the Sea. "Top notes are Sea Notes, Bergamot, Sicilian Lemon and Neroli; middle notes are Lily-of-the-Valley and Geranium; base notes are Musk, Oakmoss, Nutmeg, Sandalwood and Cloves." It is unisex, clean, refreshing, and so unique. I love it.
I got the Oakcha sampler set and there is "Beekeeper" and I thought I would hate it, but I LOVE it. It's a dupe for Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom (haven't smelled that one). It's like a fresh juicy citrusy peachy scent, but like a slightly underripe peach and isn't "sweet". It lasts well, too! I also love Catherine Malandrino Dream, such a good spring freshie! Skylar Pink Canyon I love as well. 🖤
I find Calvin Klein, in general, overlooked and underhyped. I mean, aside from Euphoria and Eternity, which I think are severely overhyped for no good reason ..... CK Everyone was legit one of the nicest 'clean' scents to hit shelves in recent years, and my husband and I loved the fact that we could both wear it, and yet I heard NOBODY talk about it. Nobody. Not a single person.
I love plum I think that is why I’m still on poison which is very office offensive! Oh and honeysuckle Omg the straight perfume oil! Add some to lotion to tone it down sooo good. I learn so much from you!
I do appreciate Chanel Chance Eau Tendre but I feel like there's something missing when I wear it. I layer it with BBW Rose body mist & I even spritzed a bit of Alien on top of it just because I felt like it. Alien pretty much took over lol but Chance is nice layered...just...it's not worth the price if you feel like it's incomplete on your skin.
Try Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche, it’s the green bottle and an EDT. It needs no layering. It’s the only fragrance I’ve worn for the past 15 years, it just never gets old to me. I love it. The green bottle is more citrusy, while the pink one (Eau Tendre) is more floral, I believe. I’ve never been big on florals, but I love fresh/clean/citrus scents.
When MAC had their black, white and green bottles in their collection (I think there might have been another one as well....) I was absolutely obsessed with all of them. I wish they would bring them back. The white one was like suntan lotion but so much better. The black one was my sexy going out scent. So so good
Hi Ksenja, you should include Sicily by D&g in your next clean girl video also. I also love White linen although that's not available in Greece anymore. Not sure about USA . I also find that byredo Gypsy water gives me that clean vibe too. Filakia from 🇬🇷
Thanks for listing the perfumes, still listen and watch your presentation, but it's helpful to go back and find the ones I'm considering purchasing❤️ awesome job, as usual K!
I have Hugo Boss - The Scent. I would like to see a video how you can smell the scent longer!! With love from Rotterdam - The Netherlands. Love your video's. I recently found you, love your content. 😍
Juicy Couture Couture I agree with you also kind of a little more mature of the juices I gave it as a gift and they absolutely love new favorite and of course I have the big bottle for myself as well. I've been using the Kaleidoscope perfume I bought after hearing you talk about it so good on me love it. Thank you:-)
Is "clean girl" kinda like saying "basic"? I don't know. Genuinely curious. But I personally, for everyday use, need a fresh, shampoo, out of the shower scent for work because I sweat and get hot from moving a lot. I live in SoCal so it feels like summer or warm spring 75% of the year also. I can only do sweet, delicious gourmand scents for bedtime.
I would like another one of these videos from you bc I also don’t care for just simple fresh scents but also want to know which scents are more every day easy freshies to wear.
I'm not totally sure but I think I hate orange blossom. it seems to be the common denominater in several scents I just can't get on board with. it smells way too mature to me which is a shame because I've heard men LOVE it. anyway yes a video about making scents last longer would be 💣
Goodness I hate to say that I did not like Mac Turquatic. It was a blind buy for me and I had such high hopes but at the first spray it smelled like a strong man’s cologne. Very masculine. I put one spay on my wrist and hours later I washed it off. Sorrrrrry 😢 I know everyone loves it but just not for me. The bottle is beautiful though !!
GIRL! Me too! If u 💗 pink peppercorn BUY MOLTON BROWNS FIREY PINK PEPPER! Its stupid expensive, get.it.anyway! And the body wash lotion everything, its everything!!!!!!
Hi may I ask if este lauder pleasures is considered " Clean girl" i hate that term as well because every girl or woman is clean no matter what they've been through. To me pleasures by este lauder smells of roses,water lily's, and some ppl said celery it's very fresh. Ty Happy Holidays 🎄🥳
Bright Crystal is my clean go to ..❤ I adore it....and I bought VIP 212 Gold because of you, and I loooove it! It is so sexy...do you wear it only in cold time of year?
It sucks the way so many perfumes don’t last . I swear I remember in the late 1980s / early 1990s even the inexpensive drugstore perfumes lasted forever. It was just a given that your perfume was going to last a minimum of 8 hours and most of the time they’re last 24 hours and longer. I feel like perfume companies are just ripping us off .
@P Wallace Yup! As a child of the 80s and a 90s teenager going into my 20s (in 97) I can totally attest to the fact that pretty much everything before 2005 lasted a full workday, even on dry skin. The more expensive perfumes, especially when you paired it with a lotion or just moisturised, could still be smelled when you woke up the next day. On clothing it could go on for days or even weeks.
I don't know what the f*** happened after that, but it's one of the reasons I no longer feel iffy buying "inspired by" fragrances. They're a fraction of the price and last just as long most of the time. What's more, I have a few dupes or Middle Eastern perfumes (that aren't dupes, but in a similar vibe) that cost me €20 or less for 80-100ml and they perform *better* than the designer OG or alternative!
Perfume prices - and margins, don't forget the atrocious margins on fragrances! - are through the roof while quality has decreased to such an extent I'm supposed to be happy when the stuff lasts me 3 hrs. It is absolutely ridiculous, but the majority of perfume lovers/wearers keeps buying the expensive designer/ niche stuff because god forbid they own items without an interesting looking brand name, so said brands have zero reason to quit this nonsense.
Oops, sorry... went a little 'rant-y' there. But I completely agree about the ripping us off part. Granted, a few reformulations aren't as strong anymore due to new perfume regulations (like ambergris and civet and oakmoss and those type of strong base notes not being allowed anymore) and the chemical scent compounds fail to provide a similar enough base with the result a less strong overall effect in projection and longevity, but... that doesn't explain why the many, many, many fragrances who do not suffer under those regulations also smell like their own equivalent of drugstore rosewater...
100% agree on the Hugo Boss The Scent. I loved it so much in the store and got it for my birthday. But I barely wear it, because the scent fades away so fast. :( Will try the vaseline!
I put it into a travel atomizer and reapply often. I love that line.
Yas! Finally! Somebody mentions Pink Canyon!
Legit, Pink Canyon is one of my all-time fave scents! It is so me, clean and cozy, and smells nostalgic.... Like, familiar, almost.
Yet, I don't hear anyone really talk about it.
I know Frangantica peeps don't care much for it, as they say it's unoriginal, simple, and not long-lasting enough for the price.... But for everyone else out there, I'd recommend at least trying it.
In my opinion, it IS original, as there's not many, if any, other fragrances out there that utilize the same notes in a similar way. ie. I don't believe there's any dupes for it -- though, I think it smells like a Gap bodyspray I had 25 years ago. I think.
Looooove pink canyon. I wear it only in the mornings, when I'm working. It's so motivating, somehow lol
we should play a drinking game: every time ksenja pops the top off a perfume we take a shot 🤣 cuz she takes it off and puts it back on so many times for each perfumes 😄 love it 🧡 I do the same exact thing when smelling perfumes!
Lmao i didn’t realize i did that at all🤭😭😅
Yes all her videos but I like it! Lol
Your hair looks amazing today! I love how you describe the perfumes👍🏻
@@ksenja6023 same! I didn't realize I do it until my husband was like "why do you keep putting the top on and off just to smell it?" 🤣 like maybe I need a fresh dose each time!
I’d be on the floor after 22 fragrances.
I think your one of the people I can sit and watch you talk about perfumes for a whole hour and not be bored 😅😂Your description def make me want to purchase everything you recommend. I love how you carry yourself in such a sophisticated manner and the fact that you don’t cuss on camera is a big for me. ❤❤We need an affordable perfume for this fall/ winter please!!!a girl cotta save her coins 🥶. ❤❤ blessings darling ❤
What I love is she’s not a snob about it!! I love perfume guy too but after a while with him i get depressed it’s stuff i can’t afford like sure I’m grab that 1oz I’d niche for $500 no problem ha
Thank you so much for your reviews. They are very helpful. Yesterday I went into Ross with my daughter and we found a ton a perfumes that you have reviewed. I ended up buying Cloud and Guess seductive noir. It was so fun! And I love the scents. Keep the affordable reviews coming! ❤️
Cloud and Seductive Noir are great!!!
My favorite "clean girl" perfumes are D&G Light Blue Intense because hello obviously 😎 It literally smells like a rich minimalist woman on a yacht in the Mediterranean. I also love Calvin Klein In2U for her. It is a very close dupe to Santal Complet! It's fresh and woody, so cozy AND I got it for just 13$ at Burlington! Also love Kenneth Cole Black for her. Smells like THEE sexiest fresh laundry. 😍
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Please do another affordable scents that last Longevity beast mode. I hate to spend money and have to spray every 20 minutes. I love Amazing Grace by Philosophy it is so clean and delicious but sadly it barely lasts an hour on my skin. I just love the smell soo much tho. But the the price!! Maybe you can find it cheaper in the stores
Don't forget about the longevity when doing a description and thank you so much for talking about the price!
I love that you put the names on the screen! Thank you 😊
I love several by Rosie Jane scents - Leila Lou, Dylan, Rosie, and Angie would fit into this category perfectly, IMO. Gucci Bamboo (or Guess 1981 which reminds me a lot of Bamboo edt), Light Blue, and L’eau D’Issey as well. Btw, I love Mojave Ghost, but can’t justify the price so I use Avon Santal Musk. The opening is sharper and a bit rosier, but the dry down, on my skin, smells almost identical to Mojave Ghost. Just FYI. 😉 Thanks for these suggestions! I enjoy your reviews and recommendations so much! You and @amyglam are two of my favorites because, not only do we have similar tastes, you understand what most folks can afford, and throw in the occasional niche scent rather than every other recommendation costing $200 +. That is much appreciated. 👊🏻
The weekend is saved, a new Ksenja video🥰
Thank you🥹❤️
So happy that both my favs (Ksenja & Jasmine Bullard) dropped a new video!😃 I’ve been waiting and checking all week. 😊 ……. I want to try Glossier bad! I want to see what the hype is all about. The notes didn’t seem appealing to me, but maybe it ties together nicely. 🤔
I love when you upload girl ♥️ you’re my fav perfume UA-camr
I like Down Town it is indeed a clean scent but with a hint of something special, the pink pepper gives it a tiny bit edge but in drydown heavenly clean mellow sweetness
I ❤ Downtown it’s so nice for every day !
Thanks for including my signature scent... Miracle by Lancome. It is so fresh and a delightful scent. I never hear reviews of Lancome scents (except that awful le vie est stinky that is constantly jammed down my throat by slick marketing).
I wanted to say thanks for sharing options that are beautiful but not the same things we hear about all the time.
Also if you haven't yet, please try the issay miyake i saw mentioned in the comments. I followed someone wearing it and made her write down the name for me. I still love it many years later when I want to mix it up.
Chloe edp is the ultimate clean girl scent for me
Glossier changed their You formula without telling anyone and they ruined it and I’m soooo mad . I was listening to you talk about it and thinking you must have the older formula because the new one doesn’t last or project at all . They even refunded my money because they changed the formula and ruined it … it’s so sad it was a lot of peoples favorite perfume.
I have the newer one (brought it earlier this year) and I’ve heard the newer one has that pepper scent that the other doesn’t I think? But apparently other people don’t smell that and It’s the only perfume that gives me guarantee compliments. I wish I had the older version though I keep hearing that although the newer formula is still good the old one smelled way better.
The newest one smells the same it just doesn’t project or last at all and the old one would still be on your clothes even after you washed them it was so good and got so many compliments… glossier refunded me my money for this last bottle because they changed it without telling anyone. I’m super sad because it used to be amazing and even though it still smells good it does stay on and I have to spray 1/4 of the bottle just for anyone to smell it and even then no one says anything anymore 🥹🥹🥹
My ALL TIME FAVORITE is Glossier You. I just hateee that it doesn’t LAST 😩😩 I have $7 body sprays that last longer but I still LOVE Glossier You. I’m on my third bottle 😂
It’s funny u mentioned it kinda smells like makeup that’s EXACTLY the word I always use to describe it! Love it just wish it lasted longer. 😩😩
Funny how you said that the Byredo Mojave Ghost reminds you of a luxurious hair product because the scent reminds me so much of Kristin Ess’s hair care line scent, the original line. It smells almost like that but more intense. I love the scent of Kristin Ess’s hair care and I’m glad it smells similar to MojaveGhost.
I usually mix a freshie with a vanilla perfume - to make it work for me.
Yes!😊
Great video again! 😍 Mac turquatic is so nice for spring and summer but the lastingpower on me is crap!! so frustrating 😤
I think I feel the same about "clean girl" scents. My most recent fragrance find that I consider "fresh and clean girl" that I really love is Chloe nomade. I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't consider nomade necessarily a clean girl scent but I do and I love it. Btw I'm going to be on the look out for that Calvin Klein fragrance, I've seen it but due to the reviews I never purchased it, now after hearing your review on it I'm gonna be actively looking. It seems that I have a similar Scent profile as yourself and if nothing else I trust your assessment of perfumes. I'd like to add that Miracle is one of my favorite perfumes ever, I'm gonna give away my age here but Miracle was my first real "adult designer" perfume and my mom bought it for me when I was 16. It was pretty new at the time lol. But that has remained one of my all time favorite fragrances. I'm happy to see that young women are still discovering Miracle. Imo it's truly a scent that will live on forever.
Glossier You literally is SOOO good, it is very hard to explain but it’s so amazing, it’s for sure a compliment getter 💋
I agree
Yesss! I just so BADLY wish it lasted longer! It doesn’t last at alllll but no matter what it’s my absolute favorite still 😩
I’m still new to perfumes I only have a fairly small collection right now but Glossier You has been the only one that has given me compliments and I’ve brought all the top perfumes that people have voted to give the most compliments as well but Glossier is the only one I can guarantee a compliment. It’s an all season perfume but I would def recommend on a day where you know you may sweat cus somehow it just projects more and smells even better. It can really only be worn on your skin though so I wouldn’t spray it on your clothes I don’t think it would work that well unlike with some perfumes you can get away with spraying it on your clothes
I’d recommend Another 13 by Le Labo. It is pricey but worth every penny! It’s my new signature scent and I wear it alll the time!
My go to clean perfume is Armani ocean di gioia. So feminine, clean and aquatic 💞💞💞
I also love Givenchy Irresistible. Have you tried the eau fraiche version? I love it! Same scent just a tiny bit lighter and fresher. I have both! ❤
Me too 💗
really love your mix between affordable and high end perfumes!!! and loooovvvee your make-up, have you ever done a video on that?
I’m needing to get into “Clean” perfumes! I’m not a huge fan of too soapy perfumes but some I can handle depending. So these suggestions I’ll have to look into. BTW your hair looks amazing! Loving it 🥰
One of the reasons y ur my favourite is u always review fragrance that r easy to find n most r jus affordable to get u have the best choices ❤ most of UA-camrs like to review high end n niche brands or wats trending n hyping them even tho they jus not all that 🤦🏽♀️thank you
Hi Ksenja I am a every perfume blind buyer right now mostly like the sweet and middle eastern scents which I prefer. Absolutely love watching your videos they are so fun just listening to u describe the certain fragrances that u like. Yay to the sweet girls!!
@Candiblue you and I are vibrating on the same perfume frequency then apparently 😅. I also love the mature sweet stuff and I've been blind buying pretty much everything and am especially on a Middle Eastern fragrances journey.
I have so many already and ordered 23 (ehm, yeah, lol) decants last month from an Oriental shop, over half were perfumes I'd never heard of yet and a few Arabian dupes of popular niche stuff to see what they were all about. Discovered a few new yummy ones: Ard Al Zaafaran-Jazzab Gold, Lattafa- Ameerat Al Arab, and again Lattafa: Washwashah, Raghba and Yara. Sheesh, I need to buy stock in Lattafa!
Will order all those soon. Only Yara is for the warmer months, the rest is either winter or almost yearround I think.
Unfortunately oudh rarely smells great on me, so that means that many delightfully sweet ME fragrances aren't for me. Therefore the double dose of oud in Jazzab Gold is remarkable, because that one is lovely on my skin. Really want a big bottle.
I blind bought a few 100ml fragrances with oud before and sadly had to sell most or still have a few to sell.
Only Romancea by Ard Al Zaafaran is decent, the Agar in there almost has something of a raisin-y jenever to it ( ehm, I believe in English that's Genever or Vodka). With a sweeter perfume layered on top of it I think I can make my smaller bottle of Ard al Zaafaran's Shams al Emarat Khususi work too, because the rest of the fragrance is nice. I've found that JPG 's Scandal, or any of its dupes, is an excellent layering fragrance because of the strong warm honey scent.
Also got a decant of the very popular Khamrah and while I understand people love it, the tuberose in there is so skanky on my skin - like the leftover dirty water in a vase from which you just pulled old flowers, ugh - it ruined it for me. Lattafa's Ameer al Oud Intense Oud, luckily a mere 2ml decant, supposedly a wonderful caramelly nutty alternative for By the Fireplace by Maison Margiela was blegh too. Same disgusting oud issue, but also nothing sweet (on my skin): in the bin!...
My current favourite ME fragrances are Lattafa -Fakhar Women, Andaleeb-Asdaaf, Ajmal-Regina, Dirham Wardi-Ard Al Zaafaran, Armaf - Passion, Armaf - The Pride of Armaf (though when it's finished I'll replace it with Ajmal Ehsas Bloom. Much nicer dupe for Good Girl. Tad sweeter and deeper. Armaf has almost sth metallic or an airy note I don't like), Lattafa- Velvet Rose and Afnan-Modest Deux Pour Femme. Rasasi Daarej is lovely too, but very...different. If you like Licorice scents though, you might love it. Lattafa- Lail Maleki and Armaf - Club de Nuit Intense Women are still macerating/relaxing a bit. Got them from the Czech Republic and their first sprays smelled really weird. Like a confused opening that then fizzes out. That usually happens when temperatures have been too variant and perfumes have been shaken during travel. Another from the same box didn't smell at all on 1st spray and is now - while not my absolute favourite (Armaf Q Donna) - a really nice fresh sweet fragrance. It's back in the box in my closed off wardrobe, waiting for Spring. For now I'm enjoying my Autumn/ Winter perfumes.
Okay this was a big chunk of my ME journey from the last 3 months. I'm really into mature gourmands (caramel, praline, vanilla, forest fruits, plum etc), sweet florals/ florientals (jasmine being my favourite, but orangeblossom is a good 2nd) and amber vanilla perfumes. So if you have any great middle Eastern tips - preferably without oud, but I'll be willing to try (I'm so curious about Opulent Red f.e as an Alien fan! - I'm ALL ears.
Burberry brit sheer is my favorite clean girl scent! Glow by jlo is a nice mature clean scent.
I am a sweet and gourmand type of gal so initially I bought Mac candy yum yum and I love it. I have a backup of it. But then I tried Mac to aquatic and babyyyy it smells so good! I have to be careful because sometimes it will give me a headache but that is the most beautiful aquatic fragrance I've ever smelled. Smells just like the bottle looks. I also try Giorgio Armani ocean di Gioia and I'm in love with it and need a backup of that too. That's a big deal for me because I'm not into fresh since but those two are great!
I bought the Kenneth Cole White perfume after hearing rave reviews about it . I do not like it at all. It smells incredibly cheap and isn’t as powdery smelling as I’d hoped. I contemplated returning the very small 1oz bottle that I paid $20 for.
I agree about Peony & Peppercorn. I only have a few florals and this is one of them. I also love Kenneth Cole White and love it but wish it lasted longer.
Skin by Clean Reserve and Giulietta by Tocca are amazing clean girl perfumes
Also Green Tea is also a "clean girl" fresh scent for me. I love a good aquatic perfume myself..water lily is my fav mote but this was a good list
Yes I want to see that video on how to make fragrance last!!❤
Glossier You actually has pink pepper and cedar as well! You definitely love those two notes, so do I!!! (the notes on fragrantica don't match up to the glossier site)
Fragrantica always gets their notes wrong 🤦🏻♀️ I LOVE glossier you tho! Still my fave
Thank you for all that work. Lemon tea with honey for your voice. Beachscape by Jennifer Aniston is my go-to this summer and I'll wear it this winter when I need a bit of summer.
Other reviewers have been saying both Glow & Still by JLo are clean girl. Also Noa by Cacharel, a polarizing clean scent. The Grace series by philosophy has Pure & Amazing touted as ultimate clean girl.
Glow by JLo is my ultimate clean scent!!
@@marygracefelton Gifted myself for Christmas and haven't regretted the blind buy for one second. :)
I can vouch for Pure Grace. I get mine at Ulta. Once it sits on the skin for a few minutes, it gets better and better. Its beautiful.
I've recently gotten Amazing and it smells like a shampoo I used to use but can't remember the name. LOL@@triciamrkich944
Noa is beautiful, I get so many compliments when I wear it
I am missing a comment on longevity on the various fragrances. Thank you for this, even more going on my list now 🙂
I love Downtown and other Calvin Kleins You mention, sadly no one talks about them, becuase they can not get them, rare and discontinued, CK Woman is widely available still though. The one with the Unique Artsy Top. I felt Light Blue Love Is Love was extra Fresh and clean "Raspberry Ice Cream" Style Fresh.
Love your list. I also love a little sweetness in my perfumes, even in the fresh ones.
Please try Gucci Guilty. I feel like you will love it!❤
OMG i was just about to comment on ur last video to ask if u can make a fresh/clean perfume video and YOU MADE IT ❤
Stella McCartney Pop does smell like Barbie! It's my top 5 fragrances! Is reminds me of my childhood, but doesn't smell juvenile. This is the best fragrance sh has release. The heavy rose one in the purple bottle was the worst. Calvin Klein Downtown is underrated! Most of Calvin Klein scents smell similar but Downtown is unique because of the spice! I would wear with a white shirt and leather jacket. If you do over spray this fragrance it does smell like pencil shavings. This fragrance was briefly in Sephora and discontinued. I go to Ebay to purchase. The commerical from 2011 with the Yeah Yeah Yeah! playing in the background describes the scent. Thanks
My go to fresh scents are Mont Blanc Signature Kate spade Perry Ellis 360 and Jlo Miami… I want to try Trussardi and Jill sander
My favorite clean girl perfume is Still by Jlo, probably cause it’s like the only clean girl perfume that I have🙃 but I love it and my bf got it for me which makes it more special❤️
Trussardi Donna smells good. Smells like a white long sleeved shirt or a summer dress. So feminine without being overly flowers
I love fresh perfumes.
My favorite, which I never hear anyone talk about, is Inis Energy of the Sea.
"Top notes are Sea Notes, Bergamot, Sicilian Lemon and Neroli; middle notes are Lily-of-the-Valley and Geranium; base notes are Musk, Oakmoss, Nutmeg, Sandalwood and Cloves."
It is unisex, clean, refreshing, and so unique. I love it.
I got the Oakcha sampler set and there is "Beekeeper" and I thought I would hate it, but I LOVE it. It's a dupe for Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom (haven't smelled that one). It's like a fresh juicy citrusy peachy scent, but like a slightly underripe peach and isn't "sweet". It lasts well, too! I also love Catherine Malandrino Dream, such a good spring freshie! Skylar Pink Canyon I love as well. 🖤
Best ones that I’ve tried:
By Clean- Rain, Skin, Classic
Banana Republic Rosewood Amor
I find Calvin Klein, in general, overlooked and underhyped. I mean, aside from Euphoria and Eternity, which I think are severely overhyped for no good reason ..... CK Everyone was legit one of the nicest 'clean' scents to hit shelves in recent years, and my husband and I loved the fact that we could both wear it, and yet I heard NOBODY talk about it. Nobody. Not a single person.
I love plum I think that is why I’m still on poison which is very office offensive! Oh and honeysuckle Omg the straight perfume oil! Add some to lotion to tone it down sooo good. I learn so much from you!
Please make a video on how you layer perfumes and make them last long. Also, you're my favorite perfume reviewer. ❤❤
I do appreciate Chanel Chance Eau Tendre but I feel like there's something missing when I wear it. I layer it with BBW Rose body mist & I even spritzed a bit of Alien on top of it just because I felt like it. Alien pretty much took over lol but Chance is nice layered...just...it's not worth the price if you feel like it's incomplete on your skin.
Try Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche, it’s the green bottle and an EDT. It needs no layering. It’s the only fragrance I’ve worn for the past 15 years, it just never gets old to me. I love it. The green bottle is more citrusy, while the pink one (Eau Tendre) is more floral, I believe. I’ve never been big on florals, but I love fresh/clean/citrus scents.
When MAC had their black, white and green bottles in their collection (I think there might have been another one as well....) I was absolutely obsessed with all of them. I wish they would bring them back. The white one was like suntan lotion but so much better. The black one was my sexy going out scent. So so good
Hi Ksenja, you should include Sicily by D&g in your next clean girl video also. I also love White linen although that's not available in Greece anymore. Not sure about USA . I also find that byredo Gypsy water gives me that clean vibe too. Filakia from 🇬🇷
I’ve heard so many good things about couture couture. Gonna have to try it out!
Thanks for listing the perfumes, still listen and watch your presentation, but it's helpful to go back and find the ones I'm considering purchasing❤️ awesome job, as usual K!
Great video! And yes, the first though that came into my mind when i first smelled Pop by Stella McCartney was Barbie Dolls 😊🧚♀️
Thank you for adding timestamps 😍😘😍very thoughtful of you!
I have Hugo Boss - The Scent. I would like to see a video how you can smell the scent longer!! With love from Rotterdam - The Netherlands. Love your video's. I recently found you, love your content. 😍
After a shower put Vaseline or a non scented oil on the skin, then spray the perfume/cologne on.
I have Hugo boss private accord. Chocolate orange 🍊 scent
Nice video you mentioned that there’s other perfumes that you would save your money up and spend better than Mojave ghost can you name a few thank you
Absolutely dying to smell Mojave Ghost!!
Can u do a video on sexy classy perfumes that a 90s supermodel would wear? Like anyone have good recommendations?
I love all the Hugo Boss the scents! My favorite is private accord. Smells like orange chocolate.
Since you love pepper in perfumes, you should check out Reveal by CK 😉
Ksenja, I adore your videos! Thank you for your expertise and your taste.
I’m new to perfumes as I typically use body mists. I would love a video from you on how to make perfumes last longer! Please and thank you!
water lily tea dress and chanel leau sooo fresh and so clean! anything jo malone
I just bought Miracle, can’t wait to get it!
Have you tried Givenchy L’interdit EDP? I think you’d love it and I want to hear you’re opinion on it.
I always wanted to give KKW Body ll a try but it's not available in my country unfortunately 😕
Juicy Couture Couture I agree with you also kind of a little more mature of the juices I gave it as a gift and they absolutely love new favorite and of course I have the big bottle for myself as well. I've been using the Kaleidoscope perfume I bought after hearing you talk about it so good on me love it. Thank you:-)
Skin musk oil is a very inexpensive Glossier You type of fragrance and it lasts.
literally stumbling when i saw this upload 😭💕
Is "clean girl" kinda like saying "basic"? I don't know. Genuinely curious. But I personally, for everyday use, need a fresh, shampoo, out of the shower scent for work because I sweat and get hot from moving a lot. I live in SoCal so it feels like summer or warm spring 75% of the year also. I can only do sweet, delicious gourmand scents for bedtime.
I used to be a massive gourmand lover but I’m obsessed with fresh clean scents now. Go figure.
Same!
Prada candy kiss
Versace bright crystal
Sooo gorgeous. Also layer beautifully!
What's your fave?
@@Vee92521 too many good ones to pick a fav. Wearing atelier love osmanthus currently
I would like another one of these videos from you bc I also don’t care for just simple fresh scents but also want to know which scents are more every day easy freshies to wear.
I'm not totally sure but I think I hate orange blossom. it seems to be the common denominater in several scents I just can't get on board with. it smells way too mature to me which is a shame because I've heard men LOVE it. anyway yes a video about making scents last longer would be 💣
Goodness I hate to say that I did not like Mac Turquatic. It was a blind buy for me and I had such high hopes but at the first spray it smelled like a strong man’s cologne. Very masculine. I put one spay on my wrist and hours later I washed it off. Sorrrrrry 😢 I know everyone loves it but just not for me. The bottle is beautiful though !!
GIRL! Me too! If u 💗 pink peppercorn BUY MOLTON BROWNS FIREY PINK PEPPER! Its stupid expensive, get.it.anyway! And the body wash lotion everything, its everything!!!!!!
Yes to the video for your perfume to last longer 🥰
I love pink pepper! If a fragrance has it - I'm there!
Yay Ksenja with another video! Thanks for sharing!💖
Hi may I ask if este lauder pleasures is considered " Clean girl" i hate that term as well because every girl or woman is clean no matter what they've been through. To me pleasures by este lauder smells of roses,water lily's, and some ppl said celery it's very fresh. Ty Happy Holidays 🎄🥳
I love your makeup in this video! It’s so cute! ❤
I cracked up when you said,"it literally has a butt" love watching your content 💜
I'd love another video, JHAG Not a perfume should be on that list
Could you start doing perfume of the day tell us what your wearing I would love to know what you wear often and it’s really interesting to know xxxx
Lovely review and i enjoy watching you greetings from the Netherlands
Nice picks-Gotta grab a couple of these!
Hi Ksenja happy Sunday morning and I loved your vlogs and you are amazing Supporter and I'm proud of you
I regret selling my sheshiedo zen all the time. Wish I'd at least have kept a decant of it.
Needed this video! Thank you!! ❤️
Bright Crystal is my clean go to ..❤ I adore it....and I bought VIP 212 Gold because of you, and I loooove it! It is so sexy...do you wear it only in cold time of year?
Clean reserve radiant nectar😍
You have a nice taste 💗 I trust your judgment
I love jlo perfumes to smell fresh and clean.
JLo Glow is a clean, soapy one for me.