Merry Christmas, Maria! Wishing you and your family a warm and blessed season of joy. You have definitely brought so much to me with your videos this past year. My husband loves you too and watches when he can. Really appreciated the video you did on self care and dealing with loss. Resonated with a lot of us who are your loyal subscribers. There are lots of perfume influencers with bigger collections and deeper pockets/or bigger debts most probably, but I just am so impressed by your professional yet down to earth and humour filled style that I look forward to your uploads every week. You have a great speaking voice that’s pleasant to listen to, as well.
@@mariacollettlife Your forgiven, lol. I can't remember yesterday 😂. And names, nope! I worked with people for years I didn't realize how much I depended on their name tags. I always remember faces but horrible with names. Merry Christmas 🎄
Lol same re taking all the chocolate caramels from the chocolate box! In the UK we always got a tub of Cadbury Rose's at Christmas and they have a choc that is a whole hazelnut in gooey caramel.... I always snaffled those first! P's, I think that Al Nuaim Chocolate Musk oil smells like a British chocolate covered caramel - a tad synthetic but I love the smell and so does my family! I never got on with Al Rehab Choco Musk as it's too vanillic and Pink Sugary for me, but the Al Nuaim one is delightful. Happy Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Maria! I’m inspired by your orange chocolate story and am laying Bath and Body Works Orange Vanilla with Delizia Di Marshmallow by Kyse and Montale Chocolate Greedy for my Christmas scent. Scored a compliment from my 6 year old within 2 minutes! Lol
Frohe und gesegnete Weihnachten Maria! 🎄❤️🎄❤️Your videos always bring joy to my life! Thank you for everything you have done for us in the past and looking forward to what you will bring in the future! God bless you and your loved ones!😇😇😇
Thanks for the video, Maria. My Christmas is not going to be what I had planned. Today is my birthday, but no party for me. Tested positive for corona this morning, so no birthday party and no Christmas for me. I feel very sad about that, was looking very much fordward to it. I still want to smell like Christmas, tho. May your Christmas be a joy, Maria. Whishing you and your family a wonderful time.
Marielle!!! I’m so sorry to hear that. My thoughts and prayers will be with you. I hope that you have a Happy Birthday even though it won’t be what you anticipated. In the midst of being sick, I hope that you really pamper yourself and take it easy!! Watch Christmas movies, relax and take care. 🥰🥰🥰 Thank you for being such a wonderful supporter of this channel and community. May your New Year be fabulous!!!!
Hi, Maria! For a vintage holiday scent try Cinnabar by Estée Lauder. It’s very intense - I like to spray it in a closet or room and breathe in the Christmas tree /old time holiday gift shop smell. Will spray on myself if feeling brave (!). Want you to know I love your videos & am a subscriber. Thanks for your expertise 😊
Thank you so much Carolyn!! I really appreciate you taking the time to subscribe and watch! I've tried Cinnabar, I actually liked it but felt it was a bit too heavy for me once it dried down 😀
@@mariacollettlife Good choice 🤣 I've been obsessed with these sugar free lemon chocolates by Ross chocolates at Sobeys. They're my alternative to Terry's 🤣 My weakness !
I love this topic, Maria! I don't know if you've tried this, but Five O'clock au Gingembre by Serge Lutens really reminds me of Christmas and yummy gingerbread. I got a sample of Angels' Share recently and it's a strong like for me, but not an I-have-to-have-it love. It's definitely apple pie-y and sweet in the opening, but at least on me, it morphs into a much boozier and woodier fragrance after about 30 minutes and stays that way. I'd be curious to try the Dua one for comparison, as it sounds sweeter than the original. Also, thanks for confirming that I need a bottle of Khamrah, lol. I have had good experiences with Lattafa and this one has been on my wish list. I also wanted to recommend a combo: By the Fireplace with any of your cherry-forward fragrances. I tried BtF with Rouge Smoking the other day and I was in heaven! It also, seemed to last forever on me. Last but not least, I want to thank you for all your wonderful content. Your videos brighten up my day and put a smile on my face. Wishing you and yours a wonderful, warm and cozy holiday season and happy new year! See you in 2023! Love, Paris 😊❤🌲🎅
Hello Maria, I love that you shared your Christmas scent memories and selected fragrance to match. We got a chocolate orange sent by my Grandma every Christmas and now I put one into the toe of my kid's stockings instead of a real mandarine orange. I bake gingerbread, triple ginger, sugar and shortbread cookies for the holidays. My grandparents would have a nut bowl and it was a fun challenge to try and crack them open to get to the inside. Many of the seasonal indulgences of childhood like eggnog and candy canes were tastes of the season. I still love Turtles and Toffeefee but let my kids eat most of the boxes. Have a special holiday weekend. I hope you share what fragrances you wore over the weekend once the busyness lessens. Take care and Merry Christmas! - Jenn 🎄😊
My favorite Christmas smell is orange and fraiser fir ...wish I knew of a fragrance that smells like a real fraiser fir tree. I bought a small fraiser fir splash from Demeter, it smells so much like the tree but sadly lasts only five minutes
All sounds so delicious! So regretting I didn't pick up lotions at Bath and Bodyworks on my last trip, dang. On Christmas Eve I'm torn between Rochas Absolu (spiced orange and a bit vintagey) and Ambre D'Alexandrie (my favourite apple pie amber)! Thinking of you this Christmas Maria!🥰
Merry Christmas Maria!! Thank you for all of your delicious perfume inspo this year! Have a lovely rest and yes I second to look for the richness and the special moments xxx
Merry Christmas! I used up my bottle of By the Fireplace, so I decided to try out Clinique’s “Cookies & Kisses”…. an almost exact dupe. Love from the spooky Pine Barrens in NJ
Omg I was already planning to mix Zucherro and Wonderland Peony to get the same effect as Candy Yum Yum because I'm already getting worried that it's out of stock. We definitely have very similar taste!👌
Why was the sugarplum picture gumdrops? Is it gumdrops rather than sugarplums? Also! For an eggnog fragrance: kerosene winter of 99 smells exactly like it.
I like Khamrah much better than Angel's Share (ouuu the blasphemy) I am currently waiting for my bottle from ebay, as it's gone everywhere. I have a 10ml sample that I cherish more that the expensive perfumes in my collection. I am not one for gourmands, but this one touches my soul somehow. Its spicy and I love it!
Well, I find it too aldehydic for me. I actually like the smell as it reminds me of being a little girl and the grown up perfumes of the time but for me, it’s just too vintage and not my vibe. So I appreciate it but wouldn’t wear it. I definitely think it was a classy, grown-woman fragrance in its day. What about you? What do you think of it? Many people still like wearing it.
@@mariacollettlife Thank you Maria. I agree with you. I'm 33 actually. I use young people perfumes😊 but the soapiness of this fragrance kinda attracts me.
Im so sad Khamrah didn't work for me, too much wood for my taste, it was all I got all day. Without the wood it would have been gorgeous for me because those spices, omg, delicious 🤤
oooh Angel's Share + Angel Muse sounds divine... I always describe Angel Muse as "a sexy man feeding you expensive chocolate truffles..." and Angel's Share as "a boozy drink with a sexy man feeding you cinnamon buns" now mixing those two guys together I can live my floozy dreams in fragrance LOL Thank you for the suggestion ❤
🤣🤣🤣 well that sounds like a pretty intoxicating combo…maybe almost dangerous after that description!!! LOVE YOUR IMAGINATION!!!! 😀 Have a merry Christmas!! 💕
Merry Christmas, Maria! I’m inspired by your orange chocolate story and am laying Bath and Body Works Orange Vanilla with Delizia Di Marshmallow by Kyse and Montale Chocolate Greedy for my Christmas scent. Scored a compliment from my 6 year old within 2 minutes! Lol
Thanks for sharing your video take care 😇
Merry Christmas, Maria! Wishing you and your family a warm and blessed season of joy. You have definitely brought so much to me with your videos this past year. My husband loves you too and watches when he can. Really appreciated the video you did on self care and dealing with loss. Resonated with a lot of us who are your loyal subscribers. There are lots of perfume influencers with bigger collections and deeper pockets/or bigger debts most probably, but I just am so impressed by your professional yet down to earth and humour filled style that I look forward to your uploads every week. You have a great speaking voice that’s pleasant to listen to, as well.
Thank you so much!!!😀💕🎄. Merry Christmas and many blessings to you and your family as well!!
Maria--what a lovely singing voice you have! I am jelly!
Thank you!
I enjoyed this so much Maria! I hope you have a warm and wonderful Christmas! Much love ! ❤🎄💚🎄❤️🎄💚🎄❤️🎄💚
Thanks so much Chris! You have a great Christmas as well!
Thanks for sharing Christmas scents., 12-22-2022❤
My pleasure Marilyn!
Toffifays were my mom and I's special treat. I'm a chocolate caramel lover myself.
I don’t actually like them anymore but man, they were my faves!!
@@mariacollettlife ya I haven't had them in forever.
Merry Christmas!! I hope you had a blessed day ❤. These all sounded delicious! I love that you threw in lotion pairings.
Love fruit cake!
Not Christmas, but I love Private Accord with Guerlain Mandarine Basilic. Yummy!
Oh, cool combo!!
Oh my gosh you look beautiful in that color well you always look beautiful but especially in this color! Thanks honey Happy Holidays love you
Thanks Linda!! I hope you have a great festive season as well!!! 🥰
I smelled the mini Clinique Happy cookie perfume at Ulta the other day and it was like BAM, Eggnog!
I need to smell it!!!
Ohhhhh your voice is beautiful Maria! I love that Christmas carol as well. This video is putting me in the Christmas spirit! 🎄
Yay!!!
It was me, the combo of angels is sooo good. Ive been wearing it all the time too!
Thanks for letting me know!! I’m sorry that I didn’t remember!!! 😀💕
@@mariacollettlife Your forgiven, lol. I can't remember yesterday 😂. And names, nope! I worked with people for years I didn't realize how much I depended on their name tags. I always remember faces but horrible with names. Merry Christmas 🎄
@@mariacollettlife I'm at the age where I go through all my kids names before I hit the right one. 🤣
I’ve called my husband “mom” 😩🙈😳🤤
@@mariacollettlife oh my God, I just laughed.. my Grama always called me by her dogs name. Velvet. How did I rate. Hahahaha 🤣
Great Christmas fragrances Marie! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄❤️😍
Merry Christmas!
"I want to smack it!" 😂 Love your retelling of memories, Maria! 💖💖💖
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Un Bois Vanille and The Scent Private Accord are perfect for Christmas 👌😍
Happy Holidays, Maria 🎄🎁❤
Great combo!!
Enjoyed this video so much! I love Christmas scents too 🎄
Thank you so much!!!
Lol same re taking all the chocolate caramels from the chocolate box! In the UK we always got a tub of Cadbury Rose's at Christmas and they have a choc that is a whole hazelnut in gooey caramel.... I always snaffled those first! P's, I think that Al Nuaim Chocolate Musk oil smells like a British chocolate covered caramel - a tad synthetic but I love the smell and so does my family! I never got on with Al Rehab Choco Musk as it's too vanillic and Pink Sugary for me, but the Al Nuaim one is delightful. Happy Christmas!
Oh, I’m going to check that one out!! Merry Christmas!!🎄🎁
One of my favorite people 🤗❤️🤗!! MERRY CHRISTMAS ⛄🎄⛄🎉🎉🎉
Awe, thank you so much! Merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas, Maria! I’m inspired by your orange chocolate story and am laying Bath and Body Works Orange Vanilla with Delizia Di Marshmallow by Kyse and Montale Chocolate Greedy for my Christmas scent. Scored a compliment from my 6 year old within 2 minutes! Lol
Yes!!!!
You have a beautiful voice!!! 😊 Merry Christmas!!
Thank you! Merry Christmas!🎄
Frohe und gesegnete Weihnachten Maria! 🎄❤️🎄❤️Your videos always bring joy to my life! Thank you for everything you have done for us in the past and looking forward to what you will bring in the future! God bless you and your loved ones!😇😇😇
Merry Christmas 🎄 I’ve really enjoyed watching your videos this year. ❤️
Thank you so much! Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the video, Maria.
My Christmas is not going to be what I had planned. Today is my birthday, but no party for me. Tested positive for corona this morning, so no birthday party and no Christmas for me. I feel very sad about that, was looking very much fordward to it. I still want to smell like Christmas, tho.
May your Christmas be a joy, Maria. Whishing you and your family a wonderful time.
Marielle!!! I’m so sorry to hear that. My thoughts and prayers will be with you. I hope that you have a Happy Birthday even though it won’t be what you anticipated. In the midst of being sick, I hope that you really pamper yourself and take it easy!! Watch Christmas movies, relax and take care. 🥰🥰🥰 Thank you for being such a wonderful supporter of this channel and community. May your New Year be fabulous!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS MARIA! Lots of love to you and your family!
Thank you!! Merry Christmas to you as well!
Hi, Maria! For a vintage holiday scent try Cinnabar by Estée Lauder. It’s very intense - I like to spray it in a closet or room and breathe in the Christmas tree /old time holiday gift shop smell. Will spray on myself if feeling brave (!). Want you to know I love your videos & am a subscriber. Thanks for your expertise 😊
Thank you so much Carolyn!! I really appreciate you taking the time to subscribe and watch! I've tried Cinnabar, I actually liked it but felt it was a bit too heavy for me once it dried down 😀
Terrys chocolate was everything for Christmas as a kid! (I am also Canadian!) & By The Fireplace is one of my favourite perfumes of all time!!!!!
I almost bought one today but thought I would just leave the calories on the shelf 😜
@@mariacollettlife Good choice 🤣 I've been obsessed with these sugar free lemon chocolates by Ross chocolates at Sobeys. They're my alternative to Terry's 🤣 My weakness !
Merry Xmas to you and yours. My Christmas is summer and high 30 and light breezy fragrances for me.
Are you in the southern hemisphere? Merry warm and balmy Christmas!!🥰🎄
What a special video! The joy you emit is catching! I am so happy right now! I don't even have any of those perfumes. Merry Christmas Maria.
Shanda, I'm so glad to hear that!! My hope is to spread some joy and merriment wherever I go so thank you! Have a Merry Christmas! 💖
I love this topic, Maria! I don't know if you've tried this, but Five O'clock au Gingembre by Serge Lutens really reminds me of Christmas and yummy gingerbread. I got a sample of Angels' Share recently and it's a strong like for me, but not an I-have-to-have-it love. It's definitely apple pie-y and sweet in the opening, but at least on me, it morphs into a much boozier and woodier fragrance after about 30 minutes and stays that way. I'd be curious to try the Dua one for comparison, as it sounds sweeter than the original. Also, thanks for confirming that I need a bottle of Khamrah, lol. I have had good experiences with Lattafa and this one has been on my wish list. I also wanted to recommend a combo: By the Fireplace with any of your cherry-forward fragrances. I tried BtF with Rouge Smoking the other day and I was in heaven! It also, seemed to last forever on me. Last but not least, I want to thank you for all your wonderful content. Your videos brighten up my day and put a smile on my face. Wishing you and yours a wonderful, warm and cozy holiday season and happy new year! See you in 2023! Love, Paris 😊❤🌲🎅
I love five o’clock gingembre! It’s awesome!!thank you for being such a great member of the community. Merry Christmas to you!!🥰🥰🥰
Hello Maria,
I love that you shared your Christmas scent memories and selected fragrance to match. We got a chocolate orange sent by my Grandma every Christmas and now I put one into the toe of my kid's stockings instead of a real mandarine orange. I bake gingerbread, triple ginger, sugar and shortbread cookies for the holidays. My grandparents would have a nut bowl and it was a fun challenge to try and crack them open to get to the inside. Many of the seasonal indulgences of childhood like eggnog and candy canes were tastes of the season. I still love Turtles and Toffeefee but let my kids eat most of the boxes. Have a special holiday weekend. I hope you share what fragrances you wore over the weekend once the busyness lessens. Take care and Merry Christmas! - Jenn 🎄😊
I love you sharing your memories too. Just wonderful!! 💕
Gingerbread cake!! 🤤🤤🤤
It’s so good!! Happy Christmas Brandon!!
My favorite Christmas smell is orange and fraiser fir ...wish I knew of a fragrance that smells like a real fraiser fir tree. I bought a small fraiser fir splash from Demeter, it smells so much like the tree but sadly lasts only five minutes
That is a good smell! Merry Christmas! 🎄
I love this video. Have a wonderful Christmas!!
You as well!!
Hi Marie, another good combination is Montale Vanilla Cake and Angel Muse freaking fantastic! Anyway, I love the Lattafa fragrance! 🎄🎄❤️
Oh yum!! I really like vanilla cake! That would be a great combination!
All sounds so delicious! So regretting I didn't pick up lotions at Bath and Bodyworks on my last trip, dang. On Christmas Eve I'm torn between Rochas Absolu (spiced orange and a bit vintagey) and Ambre D'Alexandrie (my favourite apple pie amber)! Thinking of you this Christmas Maria!🥰
I would go for Amber D’Alexandrie!! Merry Christmas to you and your family Janet!!🥰🥰🥰🥰
Happy holidays to you and your family
Thank you! Happy Holidays!!
Merry Christmas Maria!! Thank you for all of your delicious perfume inspo this year! Have a lovely rest and yes I second to look for the richness and the special moments xxx
Thank you so much!! Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
I used up my bottle of By the Fireplace, so I decided to try out Clinique’s “Cookies & Kisses”…. an almost exact dupe.
Love from the spooky Pine Barrens in NJ
I need to smell that one! Merry Christmas to you as well! 🎄
@@mariacollettlife I hope you get to smell it. I got mine from Ulta, but I would expect it to be available in other stores or online.
Omg I was already planning to mix Zucherro and Wonderland Peony to get the same effect as Candy Yum Yum because I'm already getting worried that it's out of stock. We definitely have very similar taste!👌
That’s awesome!!!🤣. Merry Christmas!🎄
Merry Christmas and happy holidays Maria. Wishing you and yours the best ever!
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁💕
Such yummy combos! TFS! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas !🎄
Merry Christmas to you, Maria!🎄
Merry Christmas Gaby!
Why was the sugarplum picture gumdrops? Is it gumdrops rather than sugarplums?
Also! For an eggnog fragrance: kerosene winter of 99 smells exactly like it.
Thanks for the eggnog fragrance idea! I showed gumdrops because that's always what the sugarplums looked like in the book that I read as a kid! 🤣
@@mariacollettlife hehe that's a cute memory, thanks for clarifying! I like gumdrops too 😋
I like Khamrah much better than Angel's Share (ouuu the blasphemy) I am currently waiting for my bottle from ebay, as it's gone everywhere. I have a 10ml sample that I cherish more that the expensive perfumes in my collection. I am not one for gourmands, but this one touches my soul somehow. Its spicy and I love it!
I actually think I prefer it as well. I’m not a huge apple fan and angels share is too apple for me. Like I like it but it’s not a love
Hi Maria. Merry Christmas. What do you think about chanel n5. I really want to know your opinion about it. Thank you.
Well, I find it too aldehydic for me. I actually like the smell as it reminds me of being a little girl and the grown up perfumes of the time but for me, it’s just too vintage and not my vibe. So I appreciate it but wouldn’t wear it. I definitely think it was a classy, grown-woman fragrance in its day. What about you? What do you think of it? Many people still like wearing it.
@@mariacollettlife Thank you Maria. I agree with you. I'm 33 actually. I use young people perfumes😊 but the soapiness of this fragrance kinda attracts me.
Im so sad Khamrah didn't work for me, too much wood for my taste, it was all I got all day. Without the wood it would have been gorgeous for me because those spices, omg, delicious 🤤
Thanks for weighing in - there are lots of spices aren't there? Too bad the woodiness overpowered it for you!
Hi Marie! 1st
Lala, you are amazing. 🥰
🎉❤❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
oooh Angel's Share + Angel Muse sounds divine... I always describe Angel Muse as "a sexy man feeding you expensive chocolate truffles..." and Angel's Share as "a boozy drink with a sexy man feeding you cinnamon buns" now mixing those two guys together I can live my floozy dreams in fragrance LOL Thank you for the suggestion ❤
🤣🤣🤣 well that sounds like a pretty intoxicating combo…maybe almost dangerous after that description!!! LOVE YOUR IMAGINATION!!!! 😀 Have a merry Christmas!! 💕
Merry Christmas, Maria! I’m inspired by your orange chocolate story and am laying Bath and Body Works Orange Vanilla with Delizia Di Marshmallow by Kyse and Montale Chocolate Greedy for my Christmas scent. Scored a compliment from my 6 year old within 2 minutes! Lol
Awesome!!!!! Merry Christmas!