I love your attitude towards perfume purchases! Never the overhyped, overrated and overpriced ones!❤ I am also in control lately Just 2 new perfumes rhis year and very proud of myself.😂 Enjoy your 40's and your new fragrances!🥰
I just buy what interests me and what I enjoy rather than what is new or hyped. I think it's clear that my collection is for me and not for YT 🤣 I am still doing a bit of blind buying though and I think that is showing with me not getting on with a few of these. Lesson relearnt hopefully! 2 really isn't a lot, that's great 👍 I hope you love them! I didnt add up how many I actually bought myself, but my bet is that it was 7/8. I don't think that's bad for someone with a channel. Thanks for watching 🥰
I loved your haul video Claire! I too had Green Lover and decluttered it. I loved looking at the bottle so much in my collection but it put me in mind of a gin & tonic crossed with a tic tac. It wasn’t expensive so I just gave it to a coworker and he finished it for me. I’m trying not to add any more 100 ml bottles to my collection either, unless they are mid-low partials, but I’m really intrigued about Bouquet Encore! Enjoy the weekend!
Thank you ❤️ oh Green Lover was everywhere wasn't it? 😂 I resisted for so long and then succumbed... Sadly not something that is me, but not a bad one at all, it's interesting for sure. Bouquet Encore and actually Piano Santal too are gorgeous, I would love to try all of the l'Orchestre parfums fragrances. I might get a discovery set 🤔 thanks for watching 🥰
I love that you get lucky with second hand perfumes ,I actually need to start looking for a couple I think the last perfume I bought was in December and it was Tresor
It's well worth it, if you want something expensive especially, although clearly you have to be careful! Not sure what the secondhand market is like where you are but in the UK there's a lot available 🥰
I've bought three perfumes so far: fracas, l'instant magicque, la petite robe noire intense and only yesterday Burberry godess, so they are four. Fracas was my absolute favourite and godess is my second most favourite.
Thanks for sharing Claire! My favorite so far is Guerlain Angélique Noire. I had ruled out this fragrance because I would not pay $400 for 100ml. But, It was on ebay new in box, batch code from 1/2024 for $278!!! And I think the travel spray or 50ml size is definitely a better option. I hate that the beauty of the bottle & price per ml woos me toward the 100ml.
That is a big reduction still isn't it? Yes for sure that Merchant of Venice bottle is a stunner isn't it?! The travel spray less so, but I was happy to save £273 😂 it made it easier to buy the travel spray 😂 thanks for watching 🥰
The L'orchestre are really worth the money, i've tried 3 and they are very good, i own Rose trombone for a year now and i must say its one of my favourite roses now, so good!
I've only tried Piano Santal other than Bouquet Encore, but that one is beautiful too! I would love to try Rose Trombone, I think Id enjoy a discovery set 🥰
Hey Claire! I really love your videos ! I have recently gone to Sephora and I noticed that there were no Miss Dior testers. They may have been kept In 19:26 a cupboard ! I get annoyed when I see no testers in fragrance stores and I m still wondering how come that things that used to be given to us for free ( samples) we must now pay . I see people's rights are becoming restricted more and more and we don't react to it. Thanks for the video, always food for thought.
Thank you ❤️ yes! Here the testers are now attached via brackets to counters quite often so they can't be stolen! I get it because I have seen people steal them... Wow! We've never really ever had samples here in stores. I would have loved that! I get the occasional one through Insta, but that's really the only place where I seem them offered... Shopping is a very different experience these days! I totally get the lack of samples with smaller brands because they are pricey for them to make and time consuming, but I don't get it with larger brands... Thanks for watching 🥰
Bubble bath 😍does it have a Barbie doll head vibe ? I need to pull out my Chanel no5 and wear it again Yesterday I wore terracotta and it was so beautiful,I’m definitely taking a big decant of that to Jamaica I have so many dossier fragrances that I don’t feel the urge to buy any 🤷♀️
I wouldn't say so, it's worth a try, lazy Sunday morning too. It makes me think of body shop soaps in the 90s and Matey bubble bath! It's very nostalgic. I am wearing Terracotta today 😊 I need the weather to get warmer here again! Thanks for watching Frances, have a lovely weekend 🥰
I go nose blind to Coco Noir very early on in the wear- but I get compliments on it every time I wear it and surprisingly later on in the day when I can’t smell it at all. So many people have this experience with coco noir and it makes you think it doesn’t last long.
I wonder what it is?! I really thought it had gone entirely and then several hours later, I would suddenly smell it again a little and then it would go again 😂 I totally understand why you might get compliments but not be able to smell it yourself! It's so strange! Thanks for watching, have a fab Sunday 🥰
You've got lots of fragrances I've never heard of Claire. It's nice to hear about perfumes different from the usual suspects. I think I've heard Green Lover described as a minty gin and tonic. Sounds good to me! I've bought some fragrances this year, my favourites being Lost in the City and Phlur's Father Figure. Have a great weekend 🥰
I do get a bit of the gin feel in the drydown, but for me it's quite dense, it's not really fresh at all. I can send you some. I think it's interesting and a good inventive fragrance, just perhaps not me 😂 Aah Lost in the City I've seen a few times and wondered about, I really love some from Miller Harris. 😊 I've not tried anything from Phlur, did you have their discovery set? Did you try the others? If so, what did you think?
@@dr.claire.perfumethanks Claire, it would be good to sample Green Lover. The only other Phlur fragrance I've tested is Tangerine Boy. It was nice but didn't blow my socks off. Father Figure is beautiful - powdery, woody with iris and fig. Just wish it was stronger but I believe all Phlur fragrances are on the quieter side. Lost in the City is great for hot days. It's quite tart with the rhubarb, which I find present most of the wear time, so may not be for you as I think you're not keen on sharp fragrances?
Good morning Claire. Re the sample bottles not on display in department stores, when I’ve asked if they have the latest release of something, they usually get it out of a drawer and not have it on display straight away because they often get stolen! Heard that at a few fragrance stands. Like you, I have been trying not to get 100ml bottles now. When ordering samples I’ve been getting 5mls, that way by the time I’ve finished it, I’m ready to move on, or commit to something larger. Trying not to blind buy unless it’s second hand. I have a 30mlXerjoff Quattro Pizzi on the way. Bought from a Facebook fragrance page here. No idea whether I’ll love it or hate it. Tuberose and coconut together. 🤞 😃🇦🇺
Hello 👋 yes! I think that must also be part of the reason too! I've noticed a lot of the designer fragrance stores now have the perfumes bolted down with brackets here... I have watched people steal testers though, so I do get it! It's a shame! I did go to Harvey Nichols again on Thursday and they had the bottles out, but I got a terse, "can I help you?" as soon as I touched one 😂 I tried my first ever Xerjoff on Thursday actually! I tried Starlight ✨ I enjoyed it! I need to try more, Quattro Pizza sounds like one I'd enjoy. I'm a sucker for tropical tuberoses. I think that's pretty much my rules too, blind buys are secondhand or at least under £30, so hopefully I can resell if I don't love them. I still do blind buy, but I am trying not to do it as much because I don't think I'm good at guessing what I might enjoy. 😂 5ml samples sounds like a fab system! If you get through 5ml, you know what you think of it and whether you love it. Happy Sunday 🥰
That Imperial Emerald bottle is gorgeous, glad you found a travel size. I wish everything came in travel sizes. 😫 Pitching Woo sounds amazing, I hope they make it again one day! OK, now I need to try Bouquet Encore. 😁 My favorite fragrance purchase this year has been Dulce Diablo by Narcotica. It's a boozy gourmand that I couldn't get enough of when the weather was cool. Cheers, Claire!
Yes! Those Merchant of Venice bottles are beautiful aren't they? Perhaps not for £288 though 😂 I was happy to find a travel spray. Jon was so kind to gift me Pitching Woo, I feel like a custodian of it. I've only worn it twice so far, it feels very precious and special. Bouquet Encore is worth a sniff. Not sure whether you have tried the others from l'Orchestre parfums, I've only tried Piano Santal, which was also stunning but a little sweet perhaps for me to want to wear regularly. Hmm! I've seen a lot of people talking about Dulce Diablo! I should check it out 😊 thanks for the suggestion. Thanks for watching and happy Sunday 🥰
Interesting to see what you wanted these first six months. I agree with you on Coco Noir, not very noir but very pleasant nonetheless, one of my favorite Chanel is Eau Première, the first lemony version in the tall bottle, not the vanilla formulation in the square bottle. I had been quite restrained the first two quarters but not at the moment, I'm buying too much really but it's the month of my birthday and like you it's mainly 10 and 15ml sprays.
Wow, I didn't realise there were two versions! I think I've only tried the square bottle. 🤔 I don't think trying Coco Noir in store gave me a full impression of it. I think I only understood it when I'd worn it a few times. It feels very demure and quiet. Perfect for the office really! I think I also go through "good" phases of not buying much and then crazy stages where I seem to pick up a lot of stuff... My plans of reducing my collection this year aren't going too well, but I guess when you look at my actual purchases, this is only 7/8 perhaps? Either way, I'm enjoying my collection, so perhaps I shouldn't worry. Thanks for watching 🥰
Afternoon Claire, so glad you enjoyed Sana Jardin as I just received my summer 5 mls I thought the packaging was nice and the delivery very fast as I ordered on Thursday and got it the day after, can't wait to try them. Enjoyed your video! Have a good weekend
Thank you ❤️ They were a lovely brand to deal with too, they were very responsive to my questions and polite and didn't pressure me. I liked both them and their fragrances. I hope you enjoy your 5mls, those little bottles are cute 😍
Oh, Happy Late Birthday! The 40s is a wonderful decade. Enjoy every moment! Second hand fragrances are the way to go! I have been part of a vibrant indie oil community (BPAL, NAVA, Arcana Wildcraft, Alkemia, Solstice Scents, Possets etc) for the last decade and really appreciate the oportunities for resale. This year, however, for good or bad, I discovered dupes. Ouch! Not only am I investigating dupes, but the OGs that have inspired them (just samples or perfume counters however!) ETA To answer your question, perhaps my favorite purchase this year has been Linden Blossom Musk by House of Nocturne Alchemy. I got a half bottle from my favorite decanter of indies, Ajevie. It is a very fem, floral musk featuring linden flowers.
Thank you! Oh I love linden blossom!!! That sounds beautiful 😍 The nicest one I've tried with some hyacinth and green almonds there too is by L'amandiere by EDP. I would love to try more indie, it's where the magic is ✨
Hey Claire - Happy Belated Birthday! 🎉 40 is a fabulous age! I enjoyed this vid 💛💛 I have been the *opposite* of restrained this year 😳 In my defense, the majority of my purchases are pre-loved or decants, so there is that. Totally agree re: finding travel sprays/decants. I have learned to be patient and in the end I usually find what I want. I have SO many bottles, I don’t need too much of *anything*!! I also bought a partial of RL Woman & agree with you: I like it, but am not reaching for it. I have Green Lover too and it’s gathering dust, but I don’t want to declutter it. It’s so unique and yeah, tic-tacs 👍🏻 I don’t know if I have a favorite purchase. I have been buying mostly 1) violet/iris and 2) middle eastern. I might need to sample Lipstick Rose! 💜🌹
Hi Jill! Hope you are well. Thanks for the birthday wishes! It feels a long time ago now! I think secondhand is my licence to buy 🤦♀️ but at least I'm not spending crazy amounts of money when I have enough patience. The tic tac smell is very very distinctive! You know what?! I loved the Lipstick Rose in store, do you think I have fake??? I'm beginning to wonder. It's like it but without the grapefruit and much less rose. I wonder what's going on... I would recommend the one I tried in store. It was gorgeous 🥰
So glad you spoke on Boucheron place I was looking it up recently but now that you’ve mentioned soapy dry down I will pass lol, Happy Belated Birthday 🎉
Thank you ❤️ The Boucheron is pleasant but relatively short lived and yes a little soapy in the drydown. I like it but I don't love it I guess is what I'm saying.
Happy belated birthday, Claire! Making it to 40 is great reason to celebrate with fanfare. Recently acquired Coco Noir, which, I agree is very much like Coco Mademoiselle but shy and quiet. I own 2 bottles of Lipstick Rose, which smells like 70s/80s lipstick from L’Oréal and Lancôme, the kind my mom and aunties wore. It’s nostalgic and I love that grapefruit note, too. Both my bottles smell the same to me. Definitely rose forward to my nose, with violet and Iris close by. Have a lovely weekend. ❤
I was quite shocked by Coco Noir, I really hadn't got a proper impression of it front trying it in store at all! It really is relatively quiet on me, quite demure. I don't understand where the grapefruit went in my Lipstick Rose... It's just not there at all! I wish it was more rosy too, like the one in store. I am beginning to wonder whether it's a fake 👀 it's similar but with particular aspects missing... I will try it again later in the year. Have a fab Sunday 🥰
I haven't bought as many scents this year, actually no way near as many as last year. That maybe is something to with sobriety. A differently way of living, call it decluttering the mind!
That's good! I've been trying to keep it calmer. I have way too much and I end up not being able to enjoy what I have. My storage space is FULL right now. 🤦♀️
I definitely enjoyed the video. I think one of my favorite purchases this year is Chantilly from Gritti. It is a creamy comforting tropical fragrance. Happy Birthday and I hope you are enjoying your new job 💜
Chantilly sounds lovely, I've not tried anything from Gritti actually! I should! Thank you! My job is busy but good so far. Thanks for watching, have a lovely Sunday 🥰
Ooh I love these round up vids of yours ❤ I am so happy that Dandy or Not has a new home and that you are getting some use out of it. Yes I did indeed use up Lemon Dulci, it was fantastic, thank you! Trying to think now what else has come into my life these first 6 months of the year... The Space NK edit... really love the travels of Eau des Sens, White Tea and Rose, Mohave Ghost. Annnnddd full bottle of Mojave Ghost. Partial of Chipmunk. Full bottle won of Star by Wales Perfumery, and travels of Fig Infusion and Lumiere Blanche. Love them all! My only regret this year was buying that flippin Charlotte Tilbury discovery set 😂 BUT, was only £20 and I have given that a new home now, along with some of the things in the SNK edit that weren't hits for me.
Dandy or Not is an infrequent wear but I have really enjoyed it! I wore it again about a week and a bit ago before it got hot. I think travel sprays are joyous aren't they?! I really love little bottles 😊 star was a fab win 👌 I need to talk about Wales Perfumery too! LOL 😂 I think we all regret the Charlotte Tilbury discovery set 😂 I don't think those have done well for her at all... 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes! Love a good solid travel size or a good mini, those Olfactive Studio and L'Orchestre Parfum 15mls are so perfect. Will be great to hear your thoughts on Wales. Yes, Charlotte darling. Shame, they could have been much better than they were, the line feels cobbled together
@@dr.claire.perfume also if you do ever tire of Dandy, feel free to swap or sell on. I realise a 90ml bottle is a lot to love. Was just too bold and dense for me even though it has a lot of freshness. The patchouli I suspect. I really am just a quiet, basic perfume B, 95% of the time 😂
@@ems_h.eartnotes haha! Well me too! I don't want anything unwearable in my life or anything that people can smell me from Mars wearing. Just something nice for work is about my level. Although I do like a non-traditional gourmand occasionally, something that isn't just straight up vanilla. And I do like a punchier one, but mainly just for my own enjoyment rather than a "look at me". I doubt I will ever sell Dandy, but yes, I agree with you, 90ml is a lot, so never say never 😂 If Stash is autumn, then Dandy is spring. 👍
i was shocked by how chanel coco noir has changed when i smelled it last time, i guess it got reformulated as well, i used to really love its scent and find it luxurious... you're absolutely right about lipstick rose especially with that dominant violet rose combination, boucheron has some really underated frags too... cool list and lovely video ♥ +
Oh wow, I don't think I knew it enough to realise actually, but I do remember thinking that Coco Noir was not smelling like it did when I first tried it several years back... Did you try Boucheron Jaipur bracelet at all? Thanks for watching 🥰
I own and love both Green Lover and Lipstick Rose. Funny how we perceive things differently; I never noticed a grapefruit note in Lipstick Rose so now I need to smell it with that in mind and see what I get! I am very intrigued by L'Orchestre Parfums Bouquet Encore and now I want to find a decant somewhere. Ahhh, I'm so easily influenced, lol :o)
Bouquet Encore was lovely at first sniff! 😂 I'm wondering what's up with Lipstick Rose. It's pretty different to the one in store that I really enjoyed. I will leave it and come back to it 😊 Green Lover I think is inventive and a nice fragrance just not me sadly. It's a shame! Thanks for watching and happy Sunday 🥰
@@Abeautifultorch yes, I agree! I have an entire video talking about how and why fragrances smell or are perceived differently by different people if you've not seen it, it's here: ua-cam.com/video/ScGexP0nx6I/v-deo.html
I was looking online for a discontinued perfume-it’s so confusing. Would you do a video on buying 2nd hand perfumes? What should we look out for? What the numbers mean and what to find them on the bottle such as batch, lot etc?
I have this video here, ua-cam.com/video/9RVssYTNulI/v-deo.html although a lot of this is centred around eBay. I might do another one about batch codes, but actually the things to look out for are likely to be different across different brands other than batch codes. E.g. vintage Mugler have particular distinctive points, same with Chanel. Are there any brands in particular you are wondering about?
I went a bit crazy post 2020, buying tens of perfumes I think as a compensation for the Covid restrictions so this year is a no buy. I’m not allowed to buy perfumes but I’m allowed to receive them as gifts 😅 So I got 3 gifted so far: A drop d’Issey around April when I craved the lilac smell, D&G L’impératrice to wear during a recent holiday and Van Cleef and Arpels Rouge Rose for my birthday 😊
Oh Rose Rouge is beautiful! What a fab birthday choice! I totally misjudged that one when I first tried it, I really like it ❤️ I wouldn't say no to a bottle of that, and drop d'issey I wore last week and l'imperatrice the week before. 😂 They are good for cooler and hotter summer weather respectively. Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume I am always trying anything with rose as I love the flower and the note. In Rose Rouge I very much like the combination of the peppery rose and the cacao note. I have many rose perfumes and this one is different enough to cheat on my no buy by asking my husband to buy it for my birthday 😋
Very nice additions and belated birthday wishes. Buying a perfume to celebrate a special birthday is lovely. Did you ever buy Orpheon? I tried it recently and really enjoyed it.
Thank you! I didn't! I have £75 worth of vouchers that I still didn't get ordered yet... I need to get on it... I have decided that that is the one so I should get to it. 🥰
@@TheEagleslover thank you! ❤️ I hope it will be this year for 10K, but I'm not chasing views for it, I'm just making videos on what interests me and seeing what happens 🥰
We are real perfume maniacs. Buying fragrances just to smell them 😄 I did the same thing way too many times. I agree with you on Coco Noir, I do smell Mademoiselle in it! The patchouli part of it is so strong and so similar! :)
Yep... I tried it so many times in store but it's different when you wear it from your own bottle because you spray in a different way and in different locations to where you do in store. Sometimes it seems to make a huge difference. Coco Noir is one of those for me 🙃 thanks for watching 🥰
I haven't, but it sounds like I need to! I know that's often said to be a longer lasting sweeter version of Virgin Island Water. I've always wanted to try it, it sounds like something I would enjoy. 🥰
Hi Claire, Moon Palace sounds wonderful. I'm going to look for this. Coco Mademoiselle was my first fragrance, but I'm kinda off Chanel, but you've piqued my interest in the noir And Holy Peony might be a possibility 🤔Shoutout to Jon ❄and I agree, travel sprays are the way (for me). Wishing you a lovely week. It's supposed to be about 100 Fahrenheit for the next week 🥀 who knows what fragrance I'll feel like wearing.
I forget where you are... Are you in the UK? If so, I can send you a sample of Moon Palace, just message me your address if you are comfortable via email or on Insta if you are in the UK. I have a feeling you arent though.... 🤔 Chanel is a vibe isn't it, definitely something that I am currently in the mood for. It's cooled down here this week. Last week was quite toasty. This week will be rain 😂 cos well, Wimbledon! 🤣
@@dr.claire.perfume That's a kind offer Claire, but I live in the country that is losing it's collective mind (US lol!) I asked Jon Snowdrop to sponser our family (jokingly) I'll wait for Mabelle to get across the pond (and to the west coast). Their reply was very friendly, all the more reason to check them out 😊
Haha! Well that doesn't narrow it down right now with the lurch to the right in France and pretty much every other European country, so thanks for clarifying 😂 but wow that presidential debate made me worry for the rest of the free world. I hope Mabelle find a distributor but she needs to up production! She sold out didn't she?! Perhaps the mark of something special when you know it's not a marketing ploy. ☺️
Hi Claire, tuning in! Curious to hear your thoughts, I am in the market for a new fragrance. Curious to hear which you keep and which you might chop 😊. Mona
I really enjoy your videos it’s a notch above the rest. Can you do a video or share some of the (1) best skin scents. (2) fragrances that are reminiscent of the scent of a magazine. Thank you.
Thank you! Interesting suggestions 🤔 I have done a skin scent Vs beast mode video actually a while back. I can try to update with some newer options though. Thanks for watching 🥰
Good morning Claire!! I always remember hearing Veronica talking about Green Lover.. I’ve never tried it because I could tell I wouldn’t like it, but I love the way you’ve described it! It helps me realize even more clearly that it would not be for me ..but I understood exactly how it smelled by your explanation! 😊 Creamy fizzy minty ice cream actually sounds really good! How nice of Jon to gift this to you! 💛 Bubble Bath is such a confusing scent to me.. There is something very strong in it that I can’t figure out but I’m in the process of testing it and trying different layering combos with it. At times I think I like it and others I’m not sure.. 🤔😅 Yes I’m so much more into travel sprays right now, it just makes more sense. Not that I’d never buy full bottles again, but it’s good to mix in plenty of travels for sure! ❤ I’d really love to try out some more from L’Orchestre Parfums, I’ve heard great things about some of their other scents, but it’s hard to find samples! I think they have a nice rose one, and then one called mono cachemire.. and of course the bouquet encore! Always lots to explore in this perfume arena!! 😂
Oh I don't remember what Veronica said! I perhaps should have paid more attention 😂 sadly she's ghosted me now since my influencer video, she didn't explain why and then commented on someone else's video about me 😢 Jon is truly fab, such a good friend, I think he is the greatest gift that YT has given me. I've read people say that they think it's patchouli that's what people don't get on with in Bubble bath, I'm not sure I agree, I think it's more the aldehydes for me, but I realise that it splits opinions. Piano Santal is beautiful isn't it, I have Mono cashmere, I need to try it! I have a sample backlog right now 😂 Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume aww 😔 maybe she thought you had disdain for those with codes or something, it definitely got everyone talking.. 🫣 Jon is fabulous for sure he’s brilliant and hilarious! 🥰 Ok I need to keep on trying Bubble Bath because I’m sure I almost smell black licorice somewhere deep in the notes.. am I crazy!? Lol 😜 I’m with you in the sample backlog- overwhelming but still I can’t stop acquiring samples, I’m forever curious 🧐 let me know if you try mono, I heard Verity Scents speak about it and I’ve wanted to smell it ever since! 🙏✨
@@tammyroxanne. Yes I've let it go now thankfully. Veronica commented positively on that video weirdly, maybe she removed it now though, I didn't really get the ghosting, I was surprised. It's a shame. I didn't do that video for views, I actually thought it would harm me, I almost didn't post it, but I did it because I had just been so naïve to begin with and I wondered whether everyone else felt like that and also that company who wouldn't talk to me after I mentioned charity and the one that offered 5% to have a shop front but who don't sell in the UK really annoyed me! We all know who they are... Maybe that was why I was ghosted? I don't know... I don't know with Bubble Bath, you've got me curious to wear it again and see ☺️ Someone who loves l'Orchestre parfums sent me the Mono Cashmere sample saying that she disliked it... I am quite curious to smell that now. I will prioritise it and let you know, I do think we have randomly quite opposite taste sometimes and quite similar at other times so I'm not sure it will help you though. ☺️
@@dr.claire.perfume Oh I knew when I saw the title it would have major views!! 😂 That company was a weird- who wouldn’t want to give to a charity?? 😳🤨 I know what you mean, there are so many people I agree with and disagree with equally in our perfume tastes- which makes me all the more interested and excited about perfumes- I wonder why we smell some scents similarly and then others smell opposite to us- fascinating!! 😍 The 10 yr anniversary of my daughter’s death is in 2 weeks and then her birthday a few weeks after that- I’m going to do my best to keep up with everyone’s videos but if you don’t hear as much from me that’s why!! 🫶🏼💛 xo
@@tammyroxanne. I don't have children so I probably don't get it on so many levels, but I'm sorry. Everyone needs a break anyway, I take big chunks away from YT, you can't be watching and posting and interacting 24/7, it's mentally draining at the best of times without that to be thinking about too. Big hugs. ❤️
Sorry that you ended up with a different formulation of la Colle Noir, i didn't know it had been changed. Happy to send you more for reference. Have you tried Paris Paris, it's not the same as la Colle Noir but it has a touch of it, along with Gris Dior. Probably worth a sniff
I have tried Paris Paris thank you! I think you sent me some early last year, or perhaps in 2022? 😊 Thanks for the sample of La Colle Noire! Don't worry I should have checked 😂
They were really lovely and very responsive to my questions. There was no pressure at all from them either. I would rate them as lovely people as well as a brand with some good fragrances and seemingly ethical practices. I actually didn't dislike any of their fragrances but there were certainly some which were not really my scent profile. They are worth trying. 🥰
Gosh! When are you actually moving?! It must be soon? When you were outside the other day or maybe on a porch? I'm not sure... I wondered whether you had already moved?! Definitely! I have won a few things on Instagram (5 now? 🤔) that I would never normally have tried or thought to buy. I have enjoyed my wins and they've opened me up to new brands. 😊
I think a lot of people have a similar feeling. It sounds odd, but I feel like rose is out of fashion a little right now. If you look at designer fragrances, there are few new releases being marketed with prominent rose. I wonder why really... For me, I think I like the fresher roses and the more sparkly sweet roses and darker roses. I'm do like powdery rose, but there needs to be something interesting with it. 🥰
Some of my most recent purchases are: Armani My Way Floral & Nectar, Ocean and Acqua Di Gioia Intense.. couldn’t resist the BOGO sale so I caved! Absolutely love them all, but wasn’t too impressed with the new Intense version..a little too fruity. Also got an Olympea tester.. really like it, but typically find myself layering it with Versace Versense or Alien Goddess just to lighten it up a bit. Also went down the Middle Eastern rabbit hole and found myself mostly disappointed lol.. I think there’s a certain synthetic musk that’s used in so many that I find a bit screechy to my nose. Although I’m sort of liking Mohra Silky Rose, Ego Exotic and Tharwah..my family likes them on me at least 😂 I really want to focus more on the fragrances I have and learn how to layer them effectively enough where buying new ones would be redundant. So far I’m enjoying the challenge, especially using Donna Karan’s Cashmere Mist with summery scents, ie Mambo, Lust For Sun, Alien Goddess, etc.. it’s one of the better layering tools I’ve found (through the advice of a fellow frag friend) and the results have been so lovely. Happy 40th 🎉 it’s a great age! ❤
Ooh I love a BOGOF sale, don't blame you! Haha, I think I need someone with similar tastes to me to filter more affordable Middle Eastern fragrances for me. I have had similar issues with a low hit rate... I've heard a few people say how nice Cashmere mist is, highlight it at a hidden gem etc. layering is still a mystery to me 😂 Thanks for the birthday wishes! So far so good with 40. 🥰
I was thinking to make Excel sheet to put the locations (where I stock it) and dates of buying to put me in reality... Now I try not to buy the same or very similar. I like your videos. Greetings😉💚
Thank you ❤️ I'm happy that you enjoy them! I did used to have that system actually, but my laptop died in April and I'd not backed it up 🤦♀️ I do think I've got a bit tuberose heavy of late. I need to ease up or branch out! Thanks for watching 🥰
MoV is also kept in cupboard at HN in Manchester. They had a few out. I think it has more to do with theft, as some Goutals and Van Cleefs were also in the cupboard
Yeah, I think that might be the real reasons, I've noticed fragrances are often in holders in Boots now too. It's pretty sad isn't it? Having said that, I went to HN on Thursday and they had all the bottles out again so who knows 🤷♀️
@@dr.claire.perfume weird. May depend on how many staff they have in to keep an eye on the bottles. It's very sad. I have seen some sellers on ebay with multiple unboxed bottles that scream stolen testers to me. I'd flip my lid if I worked in luxury retail
Happy belated birthday 🎉 Ive been good so far. Ive acquired 5 bottles but only bought 3 fairly inexpensive bottles. 😂. I feel same about coco noir. I love the smell but i go a bit nose blind to it. You realy need to do some skincare/makeup vids. Your skin is flawless 🥰
Ooh I was retrying your samples yesterday! I was thinking about videos 🙂 that's a pretty good amount of restraint 😂 I'm trying too! It's weird with Coco Noir isn't it? It's like a phantom perfume. Oh thank you! I think the ringlight does wonders 🤣 hope you are well Mel! 🥰
Hi Claire! I love your round up videos a lot! You’ve been good! 😅 not me! 😂.I’m also into travel sprays now. If I go through one that means I really love the perfume and I can think about buying a full size. That’s how a 50 ml of Burberry Goddess is on its way! 😉
That's an excellent idea! What a test! Get through 10ml, then bottle or not?! Sounds perfect. And I agree Burberry Goddess is an easy reach isn't it? It's very wearable 👌 have a lovely Sunday Julie 😘
Oh no. I just blind bought Lipstick Rose 100 ml. It was $140 so I couldn't pass that by. I hear it is like Misia (Chanel) which I love so hopefully I'll have better luck with it. I do love violet note. Due to arrive to me July 3. Not familiar with Sana Jardin, going to check out that video.
I also love Misia! I think that might be my favourite from Chanel that I've tried so far! I honestly absolutely loved Lipstick Rose in store, I think if you enjoy Misia and it's like the bottles in store, you will love it... I have checked the batch code and this little travel spray is actually quite old, so I am not sure whether that could explain the differences with the bottle in store... 🤔 I will retry it when it's cooler and see how it goes. Sana Jardin are worth sniffing, mostly they are not overly complex fragrances but some are just really easy to wear and likeable. Thanks for watching and good luck with your purchase 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Thanks. I bought mine from Costco which has an excellent return policy (I'm only returned one opened perfume in 14 years which didn't smell like the tester at the store at all).
That's good going! The place for me that fragrances constantly smell different with different batches is Lush... I would be hesitant to buy a batch I hadn't smelled a tester from.
@@dr.claire.perfume Good to know about Lush. My Lipstick Rose was a success. I put it on side by side with my last bit of Misia sample and I actually liked Lipstick Rose a bit more.
Funny how stores are keeping perfumes in cupboards. I was in John Lewis recently and wanted to try Paradoxe Intense; it was displayed but locked in some contraption I couldn't even eorknout how to sample it. The SA told me they did it because people were stealing perfumes 😂.
I think you are in the process of reducing your collection a little though perhaps? You are exploring new scent profiles with the Dossier fragrances too. There's something to be said for enjoying what you already have. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume yes I really don’t want it to grow any bigger I have easily been sent at least 20 bottles from dossier and given away about half to my kids and hubby ,I was enjoying the Reed home scents but they don’t send those to Canada anymore Loved this 🥰
Thank you! Oh that's a real shame! I do often see people with large Dossier collections, it seems like Dossier are very generous. At least you have some people who can enjoy them around you.
Moon Palace is on my list of things I would be interested to try, it sounds luscious. I need some help actually, I got my hands on a vintage bottle of alien, which I enjoy quite a lot, but the cap with the sprayer head had been removed and then placed back on the bottle, but it’s not sealed anymore. The perfume doesn’t spray, it just sort of dribbles out which is a waste. What is the trick for removing the part of the mechanism with the long straw so that I can transfer it into a bottle that actually works?
I actually don't know! I've never dared to unscrew any of mine! Some of mine are non refillable too. I hope someone else leaves you an answer because that is a shame if it's no longer sealed properly. Moon Palace is indeed really lovely. Thanks for watching 🥰
Oh that's annoying, it's a very lush island floral. I bet it would sell well with a distributor. I guess this is why no one talks about indie on YT... Thanks for watching 🥰
I don’t know how many I’ve bought this year. Definitely not as many as the last 😂😂😂 thankfully!!! Currently decluttering, which is always exciting. 2:35 Thanks for the decant of this 😋 Always nice to wear a (realistic) banana-y, dewy tuberose. 4:51 I used to love tic-tacs! An evident mint obsession 11:52 I love watery florals, but the higher price tags deter me from purchasing if anything. I don’t remember ever trying LCN, perhaps I should 23:57 My N°5 L’Eau is the same. Must be the Chanel musks 😂😂 30:45 Well, you’ve lured me in now 😂😂 I’m going to have to find a sample
@@dr.claire.perfumeMy reply has been deleted! 😮 In essence, I’ve uploaded the decluttered frags to Vinted, as they’re currently reaching a wider (UK based, of course) audience. As for the indecisiveness, I’ve been rather set in my decisions this time around, taking a more pragmatic approach…. Unusual for me, I know 😂😂 I’m doing great, thanks. Many exciting things on the horizon! Hope you’re well! ❤❤
Hi Claire! Thanks so much for the rundown of your perfumes for the year so far. It was great to hear about all you've acquired. Do you know how I can get my hands on One Way Bridge scents? I went to their website, but they only ship to NZ, so wondering if you know of any retailer that carries them. 💗
Thank you ❤️ I'm happy that you enjoyed it! instagram.com/onewaybridgeperfumesnz this is Elise's page on Instagram, she sometimes announces offers of free shipping to particular countries there, e.g. she did a UK one not long ago. I think she's also pretty responsive to questions. If you visit Jon here (scentedsnowdrops) he has a few house overviews and even an interview with Elise about her inspirations. Hope that helps! ☺️
@@dr.claire.perfume Thanks again! I put in an order and the shipping was actually incorrect on the site. She responded right away and it's already on its way to me!!! Thanks for the rec ❤️
So glad to see your entire new purchases in one video and glad to hear that you like now Chanel fragrances. I guess many of us have this kind of experience with Chanel fragrances, where we cannot see ourselves wearing them and then just the magic happens and we really enjoy them. Great video as always Claire 🤩🤩🤩
Yes, I do think trying more fragrances has expanded my taste. I couldn't imagine owning Chanel fragrances at all three years ago! It's odd! Thanks for watching, hope you are well! 🥰
I tend to get secondhand because I'm quite environmentally conscious. I buy a lot of secondhand clothing too, even jewellery. Even my engagement ring and wedding ring were secondhand. I also buy a lot of fragrance, so economically, it makes sense. E.g la colle noire, approx 25ml secondhand inc postage, £23 secondhand, £125 for 40ml new, for me, that's a no brainer. 🥰
That's interesting! I think it's a perfectly good quality fragrance, just not for me sadly. Not sure whether you are interested but I have a video discussing why people perceive or smell fragrances differently here: ua-cam.com/video/ScGexP0nx6I/v-deo.html I find it fascinating! Thanks for watching 🥰
Is that one that you have bought in 2024? 🙂 Do you like it? This is a video of what I bought this year so far, but none of these are new releases. I don't own any BDK, I've not found any for me so far, but I've not tried that new one as yet. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Claire! I loved seeing the rundown of your recent purchases. LL Green Lover sounds like something I need to try. I love Chanel perfumes. I don’t own Coco Noir but I find it lovely. It’s definitely a flanker of Coco Mademoiselle not the original Coco, my all time favourite. Frederic Malle perfumes are outrageously expensive. I’ve not tried Lipstick Rose, but Insolence was a scrubber for me.🫣
Yes, you might enjoy Green Lover, it's not bad at all, it's just not me. I can't deal with vanilla sometimes when it's warm and thick. I agree, Frederic Malle fragrances can be very expensive. I would love a travel spray of Carnal Flower though. I am going to go back and retry Lipstick Rose again, my travel spray appears to be quite old judging by the batch code. Thanks for watching 🥰
I am going to start buying more travel sprays. At this point, I don’t need full sized bottles or the biggest bottles of perfumes.
Do any of us?! 🤣
I love your attitude towards perfume purchases! Never the overhyped, overrated and overpriced ones!❤
I am also in control lately Just 2 new perfumes rhis year and very proud of myself.😂
Enjoy your 40's and your new fragrances!🥰
I just buy what interests me and what I enjoy rather than what is new or hyped. I think it's clear that my collection is for me and not for YT 🤣 I am still doing a bit of blind buying though and I think that is showing with me not getting on with a few of these. Lesson relearnt hopefully!
2 really isn't a lot, that's great 👍 I hope you love them!
I didnt add up how many I actually bought myself, but my bet is that it was 7/8. I don't think that's bad for someone with a channel. Thanks for watching 🥰
Your description of the forest and mint and icecream sounds so good
It is very good and very unusual! I really am so overwhelmed that Jon gave me that, I know how much he loves it. 🥰
I loved your haul video Claire! I too had Green Lover and decluttered it. I loved looking at the bottle so much in my collection but it put me in mind of a gin & tonic crossed with a tic tac. It wasn’t expensive so I just gave it to a coworker and he finished it for me.
I’m trying not to add any more 100 ml bottles to my collection either, unless they are mid-low partials, but I’m really intrigued about Bouquet Encore!
Enjoy the weekend!
Thank you ❤️ oh Green Lover was everywhere wasn't it? 😂 I resisted for so long and then succumbed... Sadly not something that is me, but not a bad one at all, it's interesting for sure.
Bouquet Encore and actually Piano Santal too are gorgeous, I would love to try all of the l'Orchestre parfums fragrances. I might get a discovery set 🤔 thanks for watching 🥰
Oh and no fails so far and my favorite buy is Arquiste Flor Y Canto that I first sampled 12 years ago.
That's great! I've not tried that one, I think the only one I've tried from Arquiste is Architect's club. What's Flor Y Canto like? 🥰
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Will be wonderful for you, Claire! Have a great weekend
Thank you ❤️ you too!
I love that you get lucky with second hand perfumes ,I actually need to start looking for a couple
I think the last perfume I bought was in December and it was Tresor
It's well worth it, if you want something expensive especially, although clearly you have to be careful! Not sure what the secondhand market is like where you are but in the UK there's a lot available 🥰
How sweet of Jon to give that bottle to you! ❤
I know! I was so overwhelmed! I know how much he loves it! 🥰
Love this almost mid year update . Jon is a great man isn’t he 😆
Jon is fab yes! Thanks for watching 🥰
I've bought three perfumes so far: fracas, l'instant magicque, la petite robe noire intense and only yesterday Burberry godess, so they are four. Fracas was my absolute favourite and godess is my second most favourite.
Fracas is beautiful! That sounds like a nice spread of purchases. Burberry Goddess is very easygoing and wearable, a fab one! Have a lovely Saturday 🥰
Thanks for sharing Claire! My favorite so far is Guerlain Angélique Noire. I had ruled out this fragrance because I would not pay $400 for 100ml. But, It was on ebay new in box, batch code from 1/2024 for $278!!! And I think the travel spray or 50ml size is definitely a better option. I hate that the beauty of the bottle & price per ml woos me toward the 100ml.
That is a big reduction still isn't it? Yes for sure that Merchant of Venice bottle is a stunner isn't it?! The travel spray less so, but I was happy to save £273 😂 it made it easier to buy the travel spray 😂 thanks for watching 🥰
The L'orchestre are really worth the money, i've tried 3 and they are very good, i own Rose trombone for a year now and i must say its one of my favourite roses now, so good!
I've only tried Piano Santal other than Bouquet Encore, but that one is beautiful too! I would love to try Rose Trombone, I think Id enjoy a discovery set 🥰
Good morning Claire having my cafecito watching ❤
Hi Sunny 👋
Hey Claire!
I really love your videos !
I have recently gone to Sephora and I noticed that there were no Miss Dior testers. They may have been kept In 19:26 a cupboard !
I get annoyed when I see no testers in fragrance stores and I m still wondering how come that things that used to be given to us for free ( samples) we must now pay .
I see people's rights are becoming restricted more and more and we don't react to it.
Thanks for the video, always food for thought.
Thank you ❤️ yes! Here the testers are now attached via brackets to counters quite often so they can't be stolen! I get it because I have seen people steal them...
Wow! We've never really ever had samples here in stores. I would have loved that! I get the occasional one through Insta, but that's really the only place where I seem them offered... Shopping is a very different experience these days! I totally get the lack of samples with smaller brands because they are pricey for them to make and time consuming, but I don't get it with larger brands... Thanks for watching 🥰
Bubble bath 😍does it have a Barbie doll head vibe ?
I need to pull out my Chanel no5 and wear it again
Yesterday I wore terracotta and it was so beautiful,I’m definitely taking a big decant of that to Jamaica
I have so many dossier fragrances that I don’t feel the urge to buy any 🤷♀️
I wouldn't say so, it's worth a try, lazy Sunday morning too. It makes me think of body shop soaps in the 90s and Matey bubble bath! It's very nostalgic.
I am wearing Terracotta today 😊 I need the weather to get warmer here again!
Thanks for watching Frances, have a lovely weekend 🥰
I go nose blind to Coco Noir very early on in the wear- but I get compliments on it every time I wear it and surprisingly later on in the day when I can’t smell it at all. So many people have this experience with coco noir and it makes you think it doesn’t last long.
I wonder what it is?! I really thought it had gone entirely and then several hours later, I would suddenly smell it again a little and then it would go again 😂 I totally understand why you might get compliments but not be able to smell it yourself! It's so strange! Thanks for watching, have a fab Sunday 🥰
You've got lots of fragrances I've never heard of Claire. It's nice to hear about perfumes different from the usual suspects. I think I've heard Green Lover described as a minty gin and tonic. Sounds good to me!
I've bought some fragrances this year, my favourites being Lost in the City and Phlur's Father Figure.
Have a great weekend 🥰
I do get a bit of the gin feel in the drydown, but for me it's quite dense, it's not really fresh at all. I can send you some. I think it's interesting and a good inventive fragrance, just perhaps not me 😂
Aah Lost in the City I've seen a few times and wondered about, I really love some from Miller Harris. 😊 I've not tried anything from Phlur, did you have their discovery set? Did you try the others? If so, what did you think?
@@dr.claire.perfumethanks Claire, it would be good to sample Green Lover.
The only other Phlur fragrance I've tested is Tangerine Boy. It was nice but didn't blow my socks off. Father Figure is beautiful - powdery, woody with iris and fig. Just wish it was stronger but I believe all Phlur fragrances are on the quieter side.
Lost in the City is great for hot days. It's quite tart with the rhubarb, which I find present most of the wear time, so may not be for you as I think you're not keen on sharp fragrances?
Err, it can go either way really. I'm complicated! Thanks for your take on Phlur, I'm intrigued!
Good morning Claire. Re the sample bottles not on display in department stores, when I’ve asked if they have the latest release of something, they usually get it out of a drawer and not have it on display straight away because they often get stolen! Heard that at a few fragrance stands.
Like you, I have been trying not to get 100ml bottles now. When ordering samples I’ve been getting 5mls, that way by the time I’ve finished it, I’m ready to move on, or commit to something larger. Trying not to blind buy unless it’s second hand. I have a 30mlXerjoff Quattro Pizzi on the way. Bought from a Facebook fragrance page here. No idea whether I’ll love it or hate it. Tuberose and coconut together. 🤞 😃🇦🇺
Hello 👋 yes! I think that must also be part of the reason too! I've noticed a lot of the designer fragrance stores now have the perfumes bolted down with brackets here... I have watched people steal testers though, so I do get it! It's a shame! I did go to Harvey Nichols again on Thursday and they had the bottles out, but I got a terse, "can I help you?" as soon as I touched one 😂
I tried my first ever Xerjoff on Thursday actually! I tried Starlight ✨ I enjoyed it! I need to try more, Quattro Pizza sounds like one I'd enjoy. I'm a sucker for tropical tuberoses.
I think that's pretty much my rules too, blind buys are secondhand or at least under £30, so hopefully I can resell if I don't love them. I still do blind buy, but I am trying not to do it as much because I don't think I'm good at guessing what I might enjoy. 😂 5ml samples sounds like a fab system! If you get through 5ml, you know what you think of it and whether you love it. Happy Sunday 🥰
That Imperial Emerald bottle is gorgeous, glad you found a travel size. I wish everything came in travel sizes. 😫 Pitching Woo sounds amazing, I hope they make it again one day! OK, now I need to try Bouquet Encore. 😁 My favorite fragrance purchase this year has been Dulce Diablo by Narcotica. It's a boozy gourmand that I couldn't get enough of when the weather was cool. Cheers, Claire!
Yes! Those Merchant of Venice bottles are beautiful aren't they? Perhaps not for £288 though 😂 I was happy to find a travel spray.
Jon was so kind to gift me Pitching Woo, I feel like a custodian of it. I've only worn it twice so far, it feels very precious and special.
Bouquet Encore is worth a sniff. Not sure whether you have tried the others from l'Orchestre parfums, I've only tried Piano Santal, which was also stunning but a little sweet perhaps for me to want to wear regularly.
Hmm! I've seen a lot of people talking about Dulce Diablo! I should check it out 😊 thanks for the suggestion. Thanks for watching and happy Sunday 🥰
Interesting to see what you wanted these first six months. I agree with you on Coco Noir, not very noir but very pleasant nonetheless, one of my favorite Chanel is Eau Première, the first lemony version in the tall bottle, not the vanilla formulation in the square bottle. I had been quite restrained the first two quarters but not at the moment, I'm buying too much really but it's the month of my birthday and like you it's mainly 10 and 15ml sprays.
Wow, I didn't realise there were two versions! I think I've only tried the square bottle. 🤔
I don't think trying Coco Noir in store gave me a full impression of it. I think I only understood it when I'd worn it a few times. It feels very demure and quiet. Perfect for the office really!
I think I also go through "good" phases of not buying much and then crazy stages where I seem to pick up a lot of stuff... My plans of reducing my collection this year aren't going too well, but I guess when you look at my actual purchases, this is only 7/8 perhaps? Either way, I'm enjoying my collection, so perhaps I shouldn't worry. Thanks for watching 🥰
Afternoon Claire, so glad you enjoyed Sana Jardin as I just received my summer 5 mls I thought the packaging was nice and the delivery very fast as I ordered on Thursday and got it the day after, can't wait to try them. Enjoyed your video! Have a good weekend
Thank you ❤️ They were a lovely brand to deal with too, they were very responsive to my questions and polite and didn't pressure me. I liked both them and their fragrances. I hope you enjoy your 5mls, those little bottles are cute 😍
Oh, Happy Late Birthday! The 40s is a wonderful decade. Enjoy every moment! Second hand fragrances are the way to go! I have been part of a vibrant indie oil community (BPAL, NAVA, Arcana Wildcraft, Alkemia, Solstice Scents, Possets etc) for the last decade and really appreciate the oportunities for resale. This year, however, for good or bad, I discovered dupes. Ouch! Not only am I investigating dupes, but the OGs that have inspired them (just samples or perfume counters however!)
ETA To answer your question, perhaps my favorite purchase this year has been Linden Blossom Musk by House of Nocturne Alchemy. I got a half bottle from my favorite decanter of indies, Ajevie. It is a very fem, floral musk featuring linden flowers.
Thank you! Oh I love linden blossom!!! That sounds beautiful 😍 The nicest one I've tried with some hyacinth and green almonds there too is by L'amandiere by EDP. I would love to try more indie, it's where the magic is ✨
Bubble bath and I have an interesting relationship. I'm usually not a soapy clean girl but when I crave it, I have to have it.
It's really lovely that one! I'd agree, I'm not a soapy person either, but that one has me! 🥰
Hi Claire,
these are my favourite kind of videos.
How people actually use their fragrances (or not). Thank you for doing this.
hugs from Germany,
Thank you ❤️ Yes! I think they are useful too, and fun! Thanks for watching 🥰
Great video as always. Thank you Claire
Thanks Yulia! Big hugs 🤗❤️
Hey Claire - Happy Belated Birthday! 🎉 40 is a fabulous age! I enjoyed this vid 💛💛 I have been the *opposite* of restrained this year 😳 In my defense, the majority of my purchases are pre-loved or decants, so there is that. Totally agree re: finding travel sprays/decants. I have learned to be patient and in the end I usually find what I want. I have SO many bottles, I don’t need too much of *anything*!! I also bought a partial of RL Woman & agree with you: I like it, but am not reaching for it. I have Green Lover too and it’s gathering dust, but I don’t want to declutter it. It’s so unique and yeah, tic-tacs 👍🏻 I don’t know if I have a favorite purchase. I have been buying mostly 1) violet/iris and 2) middle eastern. I might need to sample Lipstick Rose! 💜🌹
Hi Jill! Hope you are well. Thanks for the birthday wishes! It feels a long time ago now! I think secondhand is my licence to buy 🤦♀️ but at least I'm not spending crazy amounts of money when I have enough patience. The tic tac smell is very very distinctive!
You know what?! I loved the Lipstick Rose in store, do you think I have fake??? I'm beginning to wonder. It's like it but without the grapefruit and much less rose. I wonder what's going on... I would recommend the one I tried in store. It was gorgeous 🥰
So glad you spoke on Boucheron place I was looking it up recently but now that you’ve mentioned soapy dry down I will pass lol, Happy Belated Birthday 🎉
Thank you ❤️ The Boucheron is pleasant but relatively short lived and yes a little soapy in the drydown. I like it but I don't love it I guess is what I'm saying.
Happy belated birthday, Claire! Making it to 40 is great reason to celebrate with fanfare. Recently acquired Coco Noir, which, I agree is very much like Coco Mademoiselle but shy and quiet. I own 2 bottles of Lipstick Rose, which smells like 70s/80s lipstick from L’Oréal and Lancôme, the kind my mom and aunties wore. It’s nostalgic and I love that grapefruit note, too. Both my bottles smell the same to me. Definitely rose forward to my nose, with violet and Iris close by. Have a lovely weekend. ❤
I was quite shocked by Coco Noir, I really hadn't got a proper impression of it front trying it in store at all! It really is relatively quiet on me, quite demure.
I don't understand where the grapefruit went in my Lipstick Rose... It's just not there at all! I wish it was more rosy too, like the one in store. I am beginning to wonder whether it's a fake 👀 it's similar but with particular aspects missing... I will try it again later in the year. Have a fab Sunday 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume coco noir is nothing like Coco 😂. A complete bungle in name and packaging. But a great scent for the office.
@@mamoni7703 yes I agree! 🤣 Black was not the colour for it at all... And yep, fresh and clean, perfect for work.
Happy belated birthday, Claire!
Thank you 🥰
Jon is a genius and I love my walks with him ❤
He's fab! I really have learnt so much from him! 🥰
I haven't bought as many scents this year, actually no way near as many as last year. That maybe is something to with sobriety. A differently way of living, call it decluttering the mind!
That's good! I've been trying to keep it calmer. I have way too much and I end up not being able to enjoy what I have. My storage space is FULL right now. 🤦♀️
Happy belated 40th birthday, Claire! 🎂
Thank you! 🥰
I definitely enjoyed the video. I think one of my favorite purchases this year is Chantilly from Gritti. It is a creamy comforting tropical fragrance. Happy Birthday and I hope you are enjoying your new job 💜
Chantilly sounds lovely, I've not tried anything from Gritti actually! I should! Thank you! My job is busy but good so far. Thanks for watching, have a lovely Sunday 🥰
I would be ashamed to do this video. I've been a very bad girl this year. 😂
Oh well that's ok! We like a bad girl! 😂
Same over here. Enough perfumes to last me til I retire .
I think a lot of us have 😂 you’re not alone 💜
@@helenwhitenyc1 🤣 of course!
LMAO same. I've got 35 fragrances on their way to me right now but they're all DUA's so that's not so bad then, right?? 😂😂
Ooh I love these round up vids of yours ❤ I am so happy that Dandy or Not has a new home and that you are getting some use out of it. Yes I did indeed use up Lemon Dulci, it was fantastic, thank you!
Trying to think now what else has come into my life these first 6 months of the year...
The Space NK edit... really love the travels of Eau des Sens, White Tea and Rose, Mohave Ghost. Annnnddd full bottle of Mojave Ghost. Partial of Chipmunk. Full bottle won of Star by Wales Perfumery, and travels of Fig Infusion and Lumiere Blanche. Love them all!
My only regret this year was buying that flippin Charlotte Tilbury discovery set 😂 BUT, was only £20 and I have given that a new home now, along with some of the things in the SNK edit that weren't hits for me.
Dandy or Not is an infrequent wear but I have really enjoyed it! I wore it again about a week and a bit ago before it got hot.
I think travel sprays are joyous aren't they?! I really love little bottles 😊 star was a fab win 👌 I need to talk about Wales Perfumery too!
LOL 😂 I think we all regret the Charlotte Tilbury discovery set 😂 I don't think those have done well for her at all... 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes! Love a good solid travel size or a good mini, those Olfactive Studio and L'Orchestre Parfum 15mls are so perfect.
Will be great to hear your thoughts on Wales.
Yes, Charlotte darling. Shame, they could have been much better than they were, the line feels cobbled together
@@dr.claire.perfume also if you do ever tire of Dandy, feel free to swap or sell on. I realise a 90ml bottle is a lot to love. Was just too bold and dense for me even though it has a lot of freshness. The patchouli I suspect. I really am just a quiet, basic perfume B, 95% of the time 😂
@@ems_h.eartnotes haha! Well me too! I don't want anything unwearable in my life or anything that people can smell me from Mars wearing. Just something nice for work is about my level. Although I do like a non-traditional gourmand occasionally, something that isn't just straight up vanilla. And I do like a punchier one, but mainly just for my own enjoyment rather than a "look at me".
I doubt I will ever sell Dandy, but yes, I agree with you, 90ml is a lot, so never say never 😂 If Stash is autumn, then Dandy is spring. 👍
i was shocked by how chanel coco noir has changed when i smelled it last time, i guess it got reformulated as well, i used to really love its scent and find it luxurious... you're absolutely right about lipstick rose especially with that dominant violet rose combination, boucheron has some really underated frags too... cool list and lovely video ♥ +
Oh wow, I don't think I knew it enough to realise actually, but I do remember thinking that Coco Noir was not smelling like it did when I first tried it several years back...
Did you try Boucheron Jaipur bracelet at all? Thanks for watching 🥰
Happy Birthday and thank you for sharing your fragrance purchases.
Thank you! ❤️ It seems like a long time ago now but I did finally get Bouquet Encore so all good 😊 have a lovely Sunday 🥰
I own and love both Green Lover and Lipstick Rose. Funny how we perceive things differently; I never noticed a grapefruit note in Lipstick Rose so now I need to smell it with that in mind and see what I get! I am very intrigued by L'Orchestre Parfums Bouquet Encore and now I want to find a decant somewhere. Ahhh, I'm so easily influenced, lol :o)
Bouquet Encore was lovely at first sniff! 😂 I'm wondering what's up with Lipstick Rose. It's pretty different to the one in store that I really enjoyed. I will leave it and come back to it 😊 Green Lover I think is inventive and a nice fragrance just not me sadly. It's a shame! Thanks for watching and happy Sunday 🥰
I adore green lover as well. On my skin, its vanilla and banana lol. Skin chemistry is fascinating
@@Abeautifultorch yes, I agree! I have an entire video talking about how and why fragrances smell or are perceived differently by different people if you've not seen it, it's here: ua-cam.com/video/ScGexP0nx6I/v-deo.html
I was looking online for a discontinued perfume-it’s so confusing. Would you do a video on buying 2nd hand perfumes? What should we look out for? What the numbers mean and what to find them on the bottle such as batch, lot etc?
I have this video here, ua-cam.com/video/9RVssYTNulI/v-deo.html although a lot of this is centred around eBay. I might do another one about batch codes, but actually the things to look out for are likely to be different across different brands other than batch codes. E.g. vintage Mugler have particular distinctive points, same with Chanel. Are there any brands in particular you are wondering about?
I went a bit crazy post 2020, buying tens of perfumes I think as a compensation for the Covid restrictions so this year is a no buy. I’m not allowed to buy perfumes but I’m allowed to receive them as gifts 😅 So I got 3 gifted so far: A drop d’Issey around April when I craved the lilac smell, D&G L’impératrice to wear during a recent holiday and Van Cleef and Arpels Rouge Rose for my birthday 😊
Oh Rose Rouge is beautiful! What a fab birthday choice! I totally misjudged that one when I first tried it, I really like it ❤️ I wouldn't say no to a bottle of that, and drop d'issey I wore last week and l'imperatrice the week before. 😂 They are good for cooler and hotter summer weather respectively. Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume I am always trying anything with rose as I love the flower and the note. In Rose Rouge I very much like the combination of the peppery rose and the cacao note. I have many rose perfumes and this one is different enough to cheat on my no buy by asking my husband to buy it for my birthday 😋
I agree, it's very distinctive. I love the cacao, it's not too sweet. 🥰
That Ralph Lauren sounds interesting 👀 following Jon on insta too now 😅 thanks for the video ! Cheers !
Yes! Jon's insta posts are well worth a read. Thanks for watching 🥰
Very nice additions and belated birthday wishes. Buying a perfume to celebrate a special birthday is lovely. Did you ever buy Orpheon? I tried it recently and really enjoyed it.
Thank you! I didn't! I have £75 worth of vouchers that I still didn't get ordered yet... I need to get on it... I have decided that that is the one so I should get to it. 🥰
WOW! I love that you found the travel size Merchant of Venice Imperial Emerald! The travel size or decants are the way to go!
They are for sure! Thanks for watching 🥰
Happy belated birthday! Look at you Claire you are almost at 10K. Looks like this will be a great year for you.
@@TheEagleslover thank you! ❤️ I hope it will be this year for 10K, but I'm not chasing views for it, I'm just making videos on what interests me and seeing what happens 🥰
We are real perfume maniacs. Buying fragrances just to smell them 😄 I did the same thing way too many times. I agree with you on Coco Noir, I do smell Mademoiselle in it! The patchouli part of it is so strong and so similar! :)
Yep... I tried it so many times in store but it's different when you wear it from your own bottle because you spray in a different way and in different locations to where you do in store. Sometimes it seems to make a huge difference. Coco Noir is one of those for me 🙃 thanks for watching 🥰
Have you tried Malibu party in the bay by Simone Andreoli? It is a zesty lime with rum for me with some coconut.
I haven't, but it sounds like I need to! I know that's often said to be a longer lasting sweeter version of Virgin Island Water. I've always wanted to try it, it sounds like something I would enjoy. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume also zesty lime, a bit similar to Malibu party in the bay, but more unisex is Still life in Rio from Olfactive studio.
@@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783 ooh yes! I have a sample of that one, it's really good. 🙂 I need to talk about those.
Hi Claire, Moon Palace sounds wonderful. I'm going to look for this. Coco Mademoiselle was my first fragrance, but I'm kinda off Chanel, but you've piqued my interest in the noir And Holy Peony might be a possibility 🤔Shoutout to Jon ❄and I agree, travel sprays are the way (for me). Wishing you a lovely week. It's supposed to be about 100 Fahrenheit for the next week 🥀 who knows what fragrance I'll feel like wearing.
I forget where you are... Are you in the UK? If so, I can send you a sample of Moon Palace, just message me your address if you are comfortable via email or on Insta if you are in the UK. I have a feeling you arent though.... 🤔
Chanel is a vibe isn't it, definitely something that I am currently in the mood for.
It's cooled down here this week. Last week was quite toasty. This week will be rain 😂 cos well, Wimbledon! 🤣
@@dr.claire.perfume That's a kind offer Claire, but I live in the country that is losing it's collective mind (US lol!) I asked Jon Snowdrop to sponser our family (jokingly)
I'll wait for Mabelle to get across the pond (and to the west coast). Their reply was very friendly, all the more reason to check them out 😊
Haha! Well that doesn't narrow it down right now with the lurch to the right in France and pretty much every other European country, so thanks for clarifying 😂 but wow that presidential debate made me worry for the rest of the free world. I hope Mabelle find a distributor but she needs to up production! She sold out didn't she?! Perhaps the mark of something special when you know it's not a marketing ploy. ☺️
Hi Claire, tuning in! Curious to hear your thoughts, I am in the market for a new fragrance. Curious to hear which you keep and which you might chop 😊. Mona
Hi Mona! I hope you find something you will love! 😘
I really enjoy your videos it’s a notch above the rest.
Can you do a video or share some of the (1) best skin scents. (2) fragrances that are reminiscent of the scent of a magazine.
Thank you.
Thank you! Interesting suggestions 🤔 I have done a skin scent Vs beast mode video actually a while back. I can try to update with some newer options though. Thanks for watching 🥰
Wow you’ve bought a lot this year. I really want Coco Noir. I’m a Chanel lover 😍🌸
I have bought probably a bit less than last year so I am happy 🙂 Chanel are a vibe, once you get it, you get it. Thanks for watching 🥰
Good morning Claire!! I always remember hearing Veronica talking about Green Lover.. I’ve never tried it because I could tell I wouldn’t like it, but I love the way you’ve described it! It helps me realize even more clearly that it would not be for me ..but I understood exactly how it smelled by your explanation! 😊
Creamy fizzy minty ice cream actually sounds really good! How nice of Jon to gift this to you! 💛
Bubble Bath is such a confusing scent to me.. There is something very strong in it that I can’t figure out but I’m in the process of testing it and trying different layering combos with it. At times I think I like it and others I’m not sure.. 🤔😅
Yes I’m so much more into travel sprays right now, it just makes more sense. Not that I’d never buy full bottles again, but it’s good to mix in plenty of travels for sure! ❤
I’d really love to try out some more from L’Orchestre Parfums, I’ve heard great things about some of their other scents, but it’s hard to find samples! I think they have a nice rose one, and then one called mono cachemire.. and of course the bouquet encore! Always lots to explore in this perfume arena!! 😂
Oh I don't remember what Veronica said! I perhaps should have paid more attention 😂 sadly she's ghosted me now since my influencer video, she didn't explain why and then commented on someone else's video about me 😢
Jon is truly fab, such a good friend, I think he is the greatest gift that YT has given me.
I've read people say that they think it's patchouli that's what people don't get on with in Bubble bath, I'm not sure I agree, I think it's more the aldehydes for me, but I realise that it splits opinions.
Piano Santal is beautiful isn't it, I have Mono cashmere, I need to try it! I have a sample backlog right now 😂
Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume aww 😔 maybe she thought you had disdain for those with codes or something, it definitely got everyone talking.. 🫣
Jon is fabulous for sure he’s brilliant and hilarious! 🥰
Ok I need to keep on trying Bubble Bath because I’m sure I almost smell black licorice somewhere deep in the notes.. am I crazy!? Lol 😜
I’m with you in the sample backlog- overwhelming but still I can’t stop acquiring samples, I’m forever curious 🧐 let me know if you try mono, I heard Verity Scents speak about it and I’ve wanted to smell it ever since! 🙏✨
@@tammyroxanne. Yes I've let it go now thankfully. Veronica commented positively on that video weirdly, maybe she removed it now though, I didn't really get the ghosting, I was surprised. It's a shame. I didn't do that video for views, I actually thought it would harm me, I almost didn't post it, but I did it because I had just been so naïve to begin with and I wondered whether everyone else felt like that and also that company who wouldn't talk to me after I mentioned charity and the one that offered 5% to have a shop front but who don't sell in the UK really annoyed me! We all know who they are... Maybe that was why I was ghosted? I don't know...
I don't know with Bubble Bath, you've got me curious to wear it again and see ☺️
Someone who loves l'Orchestre parfums sent me the Mono Cashmere sample saying that she disliked it... I am quite curious to smell that now. I will prioritise it and let you know, I do think we have randomly quite opposite taste sometimes and quite similar at other times so I'm not sure it will help you though. ☺️
@@dr.claire.perfume Oh I knew when I saw the title it would have major views!! 😂 That company was a weird- who wouldn’t want to give to a charity?? 😳🤨
I know what you mean, there are so many people I agree with and disagree with equally in our perfume tastes- which makes me all the more interested and excited about perfumes- I wonder why we smell some scents similarly and then others smell opposite to us- fascinating!! 😍
The 10 yr anniversary of my daughter’s death is in 2 weeks and then her birthday a few weeks after that- I’m going to do my best to keep up with everyone’s videos but if you don’t hear as much from me that’s why!! 🫶🏼💛 xo
@@tammyroxanne. I don't have children so I probably don't get it on so many levels, but I'm sorry. Everyone needs a break anyway, I take big chunks away from YT, you can't be watching and posting and interacting 24/7, it's mentally draining at the best of times without that to be thinking about too. Big hugs. ❤️
Watching 🖐. But watching while driving😑. Looking forward to seeing your 2024 collective haul so far 😊
Sorry that you ended up with a different formulation of la Colle Noir, i didn't know it had been changed. Happy to send you more for reference. Have you tried Paris Paris, it's not the same as la Colle Noir but it has a touch of it, along with Gris Dior. Probably worth a sniff
I have tried Paris Paris thank you! I think you sent me some early last year, or perhaps in 2022? 😊 Thanks for the sample of La Colle Noire! Don't worry I should have checked 😂
Sana Jardin! i would be honored to be working with them!
They were really lovely and very responsive to my questions. There was no pressure at all from them either. I would rate them as lovely people as well as a brand with some good fragrances and seemingly ethical practices. I actually didn't dislike any of their fragrances but there were certainly some which were not really my scent profile. They are worth trying. 🥰
Hey Claire! 👋 I’m listening while packing. I need to explore IG fragrance content since they are doing giveaways 😂
Gosh! When are you actually moving?! It must be soon? When you were outside the other day or maybe on a porch? I'm not sure... I wondered whether you had already moved?!
Definitely! I have won a few things on Instagram (5 now? 🤔) that I would never normally have tried or thought to buy. I have enjoyed my wins and they've opened me up to new brands. 😊
Yay always happy to see your videos drop ❤
Thank you 😘 have a lovely weekend 🥰
I don’t tend to go for scents of rose in fragrance, although I like the scent of rose in rosewater, candles, bath stuff. Not sure why that is
I think a lot of people have a similar feeling. It sounds odd, but I feel like rose is out of fashion a little right now. If you look at designer fragrances, there are few new releases being marketed with prominent rose. I wonder why really... For me, I think I like the fresher roses and the more sparkly sweet roses and darker roses. I'm do like powdery rose, but there needs to be something interesting with it. 🥰
What a lovely birthday pressie, Claire :) that one is on my wishlist to smell :)
Yes absolutely, they have some good ones! I love Piano Santal too. 🥰
Good morning Claire ,I clicked so fast LOL ☕️🥰
Hi Frances 😊
Happy birthday 🎉❤ love your descriptions of fragrance:)
I like Woman by RL, though more fruity than I remember it .
Thank you❤
Thank you! ❤️ Yes! For me the rhubarb is sometimes strangely prominent other times not as much! 🥰
Hi Claire! Kate is here, popcorn is here, PLAY 😀
Haha 😂 hope you enjoyed 🥰
Some of my most recent purchases are:
Armani My Way Floral & Nectar, Ocean and Acqua Di Gioia Intense.. couldn’t resist the BOGO sale so I caved! Absolutely love them all, but wasn’t too impressed with the new Intense version..a little too fruity.
Also got an Olympea tester.. really like it, but typically find myself layering it with Versace Versense or Alien Goddess just to lighten it up a bit.
Also went down the Middle Eastern rabbit hole and found myself mostly disappointed lol.. I think there’s a certain synthetic musk that’s used in so many that I find a bit screechy to my nose. Although I’m sort of liking Mohra Silky Rose, Ego Exotic and Tharwah..my family likes them on me at least 😂
I really want to focus more on the fragrances I have and learn how to layer them effectively enough where buying new ones would be redundant. So far I’m enjoying the challenge, especially using Donna Karan’s Cashmere Mist with summery scents, ie Mambo, Lust For Sun, Alien Goddess, etc.. it’s one of the better layering tools I’ve found (through the advice of a fellow frag friend) and the results have been so lovely.
Happy 40th 🎉 it’s a great age! ❤
Ooh I love a BOGOF sale, don't blame you!
Haha, I think I need someone with similar tastes to me to filter more affordable Middle Eastern fragrances for me. I have had similar issues with a low hit rate...
I've heard a few people say how nice Cashmere mist is, highlight it at a hidden gem etc. layering is still a mystery to me 😂
Thanks for the birthday wishes! So far so good with 40. 🥰
Enjoyed!
Thank you 🥰
I was thinking to make Excel sheet to put the locations (where I stock it) and dates of buying to put me in reality... Now I try not to buy the same or very similar. I like your videos. Greetings😉💚
Thank you ❤️ I'm happy that you enjoy them! I did used to have that system actually, but my laptop died in April and I'd not backed it up 🤦♀️ I do think I've got a bit tuberose heavy of late. I need to ease up or branch out! Thanks for watching 🥰
MoV is also kept in cupboard at HN in Manchester. They had a few out. I think it has more to do with theft, as some Goutals and Van Cleefs were also in the cupboard
I thought of theft as the reason straight away. Testers are constantly stolen at my workplace if left out.😢
Yeah, I think that might be the real reasons, I've noticed fragrances are often in holders in Boots now too. It's pretty sad isn't it? Having said that, I went to HN on Thursday and they had all the bottles out again so who knows 🤷♀️
@@dr.claire.perfume weird. May depend on how many staff they have in to keep an eye on the bottles. It's very sad. I have seen some sellers on ebay with multiple unboxed bottles that scream stolen testers to me. I'd flip my lid if I worked in luxury retail
I know! It's horrendous the amount of stealing that there is, seemingly by insiders!
Happy belated birthday 🎉
Ive been good so far. Ive acquired 5 bottles but only bought 3 fairly inexpensive bottles. 😂. I feel same about coco noir. I love the smell but i go a bit nose blind to it. You realy need to do some skincare/makeup vids. Your skin is flawless 🥰
Ooh I was retrying your samples yesterday! I was thinking about videos 🙂 that's a pretty good amount of restraint 😂 I'm trying too!
It's weird with Coco Noir isn't it? It's like a phantom perfume.
Oh thank you! I think the ringlight does wonders 🤣 hope you are well Mel! 🥰
@dr.claire.perfume I'm fine thanks. 🥰
Good!
Hi Claire! I love your round up videos a lot! You’ve been good! 😅 not me! 😂.I’m also into travel sprays now. If I go through one that means I really love the perfume and I can think about buying a full size. That’s how a 50 ml of Burberry Goddess is on its way! 😉
That's an excellent idea! What a test! Get through 10ml, then bottle or not?! Sounds perfect. And I agree Burberry Goddess is an easy reach isn't it? It's very wearable 👌 have a lovely Sunday Julie 😘
Oh no. I just blind bought Lipstick Rose 100 ml. It was $140 so I couldn't pass that by. I hear it is like Misia (Chanel) which I love so hopefully I'll have better luck with it. I do love violet note. Due to arrive to me July 3. Not familiar with Sana Jardin, going to check out that video.
I also love Misia! I think that might be my favourite from Chanel that I've tried so far! I honestly absolutely loved Lipstick Rose in store, I think if you enjoy Misia and it's like the bottles in store, you will love it... I have checked the batch code and this little travel spray is actually quite old, so I am not sure whether that could explain the differences with the bottle in store... 🤔 I will retry it when it's cooler and see how it goes.
Sana Jardin are worth sniffing, mostly they are not overly complex fragrances but some are just really easy to wear and likeable. Thanks for watching and good luck with your purchase 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Thanks. I bought mine from Costco which has an excellent return policy (I'm only returned one opened perfume in 14 years which didn't smell like the tester at the store at all).
That's good going! The place for me that fragrances constantly smell different with different batches is Lush... I would be hesitant to buy a batch I hadn't smelled a tester from.
@@dr.claire.perfume Good to know about Lush. My Lipstick Rose was a success. I put it on side by side with my last bit of Misia sample and I actually liked Lipstick Rose a bit more.
You saved the best scent for last......do I need it though???? Not sure Claire
Do you want a sample Gabi? I'm happy to send you some. ☺️
Almost 10K😊😊😊😊👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I know 😱 it's amazing! But I think it will be a while... I've not been making YT algorithm friendly videos of late. 🥰
Funny how stores are keeping perfumes in cupboards. I was in John Lewis recently and wanted to try Paradoxe Intense; it was displayed but locked in some contraption I couldn't even eorknout how to sample it. The SA told me they did it because people were stealing perfumes 😂.
Yes! A lot of places have those weird braces for bottles now. It's so hard to sample them! It's a shame but if there are thefts, I totally get it! 🥰
Coco IS a summer scent to me lol ❤😂😂
Haha 😂 well of course 😂
Thank you
No worries 🥰
I don’t actually remember if I bought any this year ? I got some gifted and I did purchase a B&B body spray which kind of doesn’t count LOL
I think you are in the process of reducing your collection a little though perhaps? You are exploring new scent profiles with the Dossier fragrances too. There's something to be said for enjoying what you already have. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume yes I really don’t want it to grow any bigger
I have easily been sent at least 20 bottles from dossier and given away about half to my kids and hubby ,I was enjoying the Reed home scents but they don’t send those to Canada anymore
Loved this 🥰
Thank you!
Oh that's a real shame! I do often see people with large Dossier collections, it seems like Dossier are very generous. At least you have some people who can enjoy them around you.
I didn't enjoy Green Lover that much. Not something I want to smell like. Dior Addict is a much nicer green vanilla I think :)
I don't think Green Lover is me sadly. I tried! Dior Addict is stunning. It's on my long term wishlist with Pure Poison. 😂 Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Yup - those are the two best Diors! I think we are taste twins 🤩
Sounds like it!
Moon Palace is on my list of things I would be interested to try, it sounds luscious.
I need some help actually, I got my hands on a vintage bottle of alien, which I enjoy quite a lot, but the cap with the sprayer head had been removed and then placed back on the bottle, but it’s not sealed anymore. The perfume doesn’t spray, it just sort of dribbles out which is a waste. What is the trick for removing the part of the mechanism with the long straw so that I can transfer it into a bottle that actually works?
I actually don't know! I've never dared to unscrew any of mine! Some of mine are non refillable too. I hope someone else leaves you an answer because that is a shame if it's no longer sealed properly.
Moon Palace is indeed really lovely. Thanks for watching 🥰
Cool purchases!
Thank you 🥰
Great Video! But.. Super sad that karen timpson seems to be UK shipping only😅🙈❤
Oh that's annoying, it's a very lush island floral. I bet it would sell well with a distributor. I guess this is why no one talks about indie on YT... Thanks for watching 🥰
I don’t know how many I’ve bought this year. Definitely not as many as the last 😂😂😂 thankfully!!! Currently decluttering, which is always exciting.
2:35 Thanks for the decant of this 😋 Always nice to wear a (realistic) banana-y, dewy tuberose.
4:51 I used to love tic-tacs! An evident mint obsession
11:52 I love watery florals, but the higher price tags deter me from purchasing if anything. I don’t remember ever trying LCN, perhaps I should
23:57 My N°5 L’Eau is the same. Must be the Chanel musks 😂😂
30:45 Well, you’ve lured me in now 😂😂 I’m going to have to find a sample
Oh I've been thinking about it too, I can't decide though, I'm so indecisive when it comes to decluttering. How are you? 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfumeMy reply has been deleted! 😮 In essence, I’ve uploaded the decluttered frags to Vinted, as they’re currently reaching a wider (UK based, of course) audience.
As for the indecisiveness, I’ve been rather set in my decisions this time around, taking a more pragmatic approach…. Unusual for me, I know 😂😂
I’m doing great, thanks. Many exciting things on the horizon! Hope you’re well! ❤❤
I recently got my hands on a bottle of Anais Anais Eau Legere, should be here by next week… hoping I love it 😂 if not I can always sell it
We know how that went!
Thank you, I am, just a bit too busy and I had an accident a few Fridays ago so I've been a bit stiff and swollen but I'm feeling much better now.
Hi Claire! Thanks so much for the rundown of your perfumes for the year so far. It was great to hear about all you've acquired. Do you know how I can get my hands on One Way Bridge scents? I went to their website, but they only ship to NZ, so wondering if you know of any retailer that carries them. 💗
I found the shipping info. Thanks!
Thank you ❤️ I'm happy that you enjoyed it! instagram.com/onewaybridgeperfumesnz this is Elise's page on Instagram, she sometimes announces offers of free shipping to particular countries there, e.g. she did a UK one not long ago. I think she's also pretty responsive to questions. If you visit Jon here (scentedsnowdrops) he has a few house overviews and even an interview with Elise about her inspirations. Hope that helps! ☺️
@@dr.claire.perfume Thanks again! I put in an order and the shipping was actually incorrect on the site. She responded right away and it's already on its way to me!!! Thanks for the rec ❤️
Cool! I hope you love them!
Good night sister am here relaxing an learn something new from jamaica
Thank you! I hope you are well! ☺️
So glad to see your entire new purchases in one video and glad to hear that you like now Chanel fragrances. I guess many of us have this kind of experience with Chanel fragrances, where we cannot see ourselves wearing them and then just the magic happens and we really enjoy them. Great video as always Claire 🤩🤩🤩
Yes, I do think trying more fragrances has expanded my taste. I couldn't imagine owning Chanel fragrances at all three years ago! It's odd! Thanks for watching, hope you are well! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume thank you for this video , 🥰 I was the same with Chanel fragrances before. All good here as well 🥳
Fab! I'm happy to read that.
By the way, where do you buy second hand fragrances ?
I 'd love to know.
I tend to get secondhand because I'm quite environmentally conscious. I buy a lot of secondhand clothing too, even jewellery. Even my engagement ring and wedding ring were secondhand. I also buy a lot of fragrance, so economically, it makes sense. E.g la colle noire, approx 25ml secondhand inc postage, £23 secondhand, £125 for 40ml new, for me, that's a no brainer. 🥰
You look amazing at 40!
Thank you 🥰
I love green lover. On my skin, it’s banana
That's interesting! I think it's a perfectly good quality fragrance, just not for me sadly. Not sure whether you are interested but I have a video discussing why people perceive or smell fragrances differently here: ua-cam.com/video/ScGexP0nx6I/v-deo.html I find it fascinating! Thanks for watching 🥰
Yay yes, Bubble Bath, glad you are loving it! 🛀🛀🛀
I feel like Mojave Ghost is my current perfume in place of Bubble Bath. It serves that same clean, easy reach when I can't decide what to wear
It's gorgeous! Thank you 🥰
I need to retry Mojave Ghost, those are in HN now so I will go and have a spray 😊
@@dr.claire.perfume happy to send you some x
No worries, I will go bother HN! Thank you though!
@@dr.claire.perfume haha I like the sound of you bothering HN, I can't imagine you being a nuisance at all 😘
Welcome my new friend
Have a nice day
Thank you 🥰
BDK 312 Saint-Honoré came out in 2024
Is that one that you have bought in 2024? 🙂 Do you like it? This is a video of what I bought this year so far, but none of these are new releases. I don't own any BDK, I've not found any for me so far, but I've not tried that new one as yet. Thanks for watching 🥰
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Thank you! 🥰
Hi Claire! I loved seeing the rundown of your recent purchases. LL Green Lover sounds like something I need to try. I love Chanel perfumes. I don’t own Coco Noir but I find it lovely. It’s definitely a flanker of Coco Mademoiselle not the original Coco, my all time favourite. Frederic Malle perfumes are outrageously expensive. I’ve not tried Lipstick Rose, but Insolence was a scrubber for me.🫣
Yes, you might enjoy Green Lover, it's not bad at all, it's just not me. I can't deal with vanilla sometimes when it's warm and thick.
I agree, Frederic Malle fragrances can be very expensive. I would love a travel spray of Carnal Flower though. I am going to go back and retry Lipstick Rose again, my travel spray appears to be quite old judging by the batch code. Thanks for watching 🥰