Guerlain terracotta is my all year round emotional therapy perfume. It sits next to me on my bed stand, that’s how much I love it 🥰. Lipstick Rose by Frederic Malle is one I can’t live without. The smell of lipstick gives me comfort and strength. Reminds me of being in the protective hug of the loving women in my family, many of whom are long gone but always in my heart.
Have you tried Kiss Don't Be Shy by Alexandria Fragrances? I fell in love with LDBS, also and then I got a few samples from a friend. I ended up ordering Kiss Don't Be Shy and Naughty Girl (dupe of Good Girl) from Alexandria. I liked them better. They were also much less expensive. Alexandria has great dupes all around.
Oh my goodness I am so happy that you included Limperatrice! 😅 I live in Florida where it’s hot 99.999 percent of the year and if I only had one fragrance for life, that would be it. It is so juicy, fruity and musky but not juvenile. I don’t hear many perfume reviewers talking about it and I can never understand why lol 😂 anyway as always I enjoyed the video ❤
Mugler - Angel, Aura and Alien Eau extraordinare, Lalique - Pearls de Lalique Tom Ford - Black Orchid ( sorry Maria😊) Afnan - Modest Deux Chanel - Mademoiselle Dior - J’ador l’or Dior - Diorisimo Versace - Versence Frederic Malle - Carnal flower Frederic Malle - Portret of a lady And many many more … but i tried 10 and it wasn’t easy
Lira and Terracotta are good ones. ❤ Top 10s are getting harder and harder for me... In 2023, I really enjoyed Dolce Amalfi, L'Eau D'Ambre Extrême, Pas ce Soir, Angel Muse, to name a few. 😊
I still have to get my nose on terracotta! But, due to you I did get the Gentle Gold, and I really love it! What a steal! 💕 funny you mentioned Violet, I’m in the mood for that for spring! I’m thinking about the Italian one, Celeste by Giardini Di Toscana? Too many on the list! Ha, all my life I was a signature gal! poison and coco Chanel as my winter fall and Chanel 5 leau and Loccitane Verbena for spring summer and now I’ve got a lot of new perfume addictions since covid and lockdowns when I started watching you and other perfume UA-cam! 😅
Scandal a Paris got discontinued this year and I'm so sad. I discovered it, fell in love, and bought a back within a week before they're gone. Also I wore l'imperatrice for years and it's one of the only perfumes I've ever gotten compliments on.
I am loving violet 💜 too….finally got my Mallow decant and it’s was an instant love! 🙌🏻 Really lasted on me and it’s honestly just gorgeous. Here is a middle eastern recommendation for you: Laraib by Asdaaf. It has only 3 notes - violet, rose and vanilla and the violet is prominent. Got it for less than $20USD. Rose is not jammy and it’s a stunner too. I am finding that violet dials down the sweetness for me 👍🏻
I just sprayed the barrakat gente gold the other day and I could have sworn I smelled rose! When I looked at the notes I could not believe rose isn’t in it. I’m gonna smell it now! 🤣
My grab it when the house is burning down is a vintage bottle of Paloma Picasso because it's my wedding perfume (1985) although bottle three or four at this point. I haven't worn it in a decade at least, but I keep the bottle. As far as what I own and wear, Cherry Punk, Khaltat Nights, a Dua inspiration of Lost Cherry, TF Cafe Rose (originial formulation), Tizianna Terenzi Kirke and the Lattafa dupe (Karat), Zoologist Cow, Ameer al Oud, Those are off the top of my head favorites, but I'm sure if I was looking at my perfumes I'd have so many more favorite ride or dies. I'm at the point that I'm pretty good at knowing what notes I like so most of my perfumes are things I love. I'm eliminating the "mehs" at the end of each season.
Aww you got all teary over the scent memory of your family and those "trying" times, so adorable and one of the reasons why I gravitate towards your channel so much; I also get moved by fragrances because to me perfumes are memories (I'm an olfactory driven person). I also love fragrances because, as I recently found out, it's in my DNA! My grandmother's maiden name was Puig and yes, I'm a direct descendant of the Barcelona-based perfume family (without the wealth, obviously). I also will forever own Coco Mademoiselle (OG & Intense) and Scandal (Night, OG and A Paris), they are my most complimented fragrances! Awesome video, loved it!
Maria, this 10 perfumes for life video is what I have been searching for my entire UA-cam perfume life❤ Thank you for helping me make some perfect purchases.
Top 10 for life fragrances PDM Delina; Baroque Satin Oud; Lattafa Awjad; Lattafa Nebras; Kajal Lamar; LV Les Sable Rose; LV Attrape-Reves; Tiziana Terenezi Kirke; V Canto Stricnina; Creed Love In White
Hi dear Maria, wonderful video, such a lovely collection of 10 top perfumes for life. I would really struggle to choose 10 as my taste varies with seasons and for me it would have to be top 30 🤣. I realize it must have been hard to choose. I am so glad you have Barakkat Gentle Gold from Fragrance World as I ordered mine after watching your videos and am totally in love with it, it is all this and more what you mentioned. It is classy & elegant. I think the spices & other notes used in this are so well blended that I can discern them only when really concentrating hard. I was unsure about this as the notes sounded perhaps challenging to wear all together combined but as you said it is so well blended so I bought this and am so glad I did. 10 out 10 for me. I also bought Barakkat Satin Oud by Fragrance World, that still has to arrive, but I feel pretty sure I will like/love this as well. It is so wonderful how perfumes can bring back precious memories ( I still have my Mum's Shalimar, Mitsouko and other perfumes and when I miss her I go to my perfume cupboard and take these out and wear one or spray it on a blanket and wrap myself up in this and it feels as if she is hugging me) and also when you wear a perfume it can make you feel strong, happy, loved, elegant, confident and more. Thank you for this video, love from Tasmania, Tia
Hey I so I did get my niche rouge and vert perfumes, I’m not sure how I feel about them yet. But I also got lush cherry from Paris corner and Wowzers!!! That one is so cherry 🍒! I’m loving it, and I received Nebras and I love that one as well 😊😊
My Top 10 (for life, right now) are... *Libré YSL *The Only One D&G *Flowerbomb Midnight V&R *Exit The King by Etat Libre d'Orange *Euphoria EDT 2023 Version by Calvin Klein *Club De Nuit for Women by Armaf *Beyond Romance by Ralph Lauren *Delina & Delina La Rosée by PDM *Promanade Sur Le Rocher by Grace De Monaco *Musk Therapy by Initio If I have to narrow it to 10, these are them. 💜
Oh, you got me teary when you spoke about your family🥲 Great video! Maria please, do you find Gentle Gold similar to Intense Cafe? (since Fragrantica users voted MFG GFG similar to that)
This would be nearly impossible for me to do. Maybe I could do a top 30...maybe 😂...Incidentally, right before Christmas, I was out shopping with my mom and aunt and we went into Nordstrom (dept. store). As we walked past the fragrance counter, I suddenly saw the Maison F. Kurkdjian bottles and I made a beeline over to it. I had never tested the OG Oud Satin Mood and I decided to test the Extrait one. I sprayed some on my arm and on my mom and aunt too. Let me tell you that we swooned and nearly fainted! It was absolutely EXQUISITE; very rich and potent, but incredibly smooth and well blended. The longevity was absurd too. I could still smell it the next day. I have the Dua version of the regular OSM and I love that one a lot, but I would still save all my money and at some point try to get the real Extrait.
You have some lovely beautiful choices for your top 10! I do really miss Coco Mademoiselle. I used to have that beautiful perfume years ago and then it became extremely popular! You've inspired me to buy that one again! Love it. Also haven't tried L'Extase Nina Ricci yet. Sounds yummy.
I blind bought Terracotta a long time ago after watching one of your videos raging about it, I absolutely love it! But I wear it sparingly since it’s hard to find in the U.S
Unfortunately, my nose just can’t rock with Baroque Satin Oud! I have a bottle that I bought on your recommendation that has been sitting a couple months. I’ve pulled it out a few times and tried it and it hasn’t morphed yet. Giving it another month then I will have to declutter :(
My top 10 (at least today!) Terracotta by Guerlain Scherzo by Miller Harris Another 13 by Byredo Levant by Ormonde Jayne Oud for Greatness by Initio (I love everything I have tried from this house but I layer this one all the time) Tardes by Carner Barcelona Celeste Giardini Di Toscana Gris Charnel Extrait by BDK Ani by Nishane Vanilla Vibes by JHAS (I love this one for toning down screechy perfumes)
Mine is more vintagey top 10 is fragile by jpg ( discontinued ) Feminine du bois by lutens for shisheido Jpg classique orig Shisheido relaxing fragrance Stella by stella mccartney Perry ellis Bulgari omnia omnia ( brown) Alexander mcqueen red botte Fleur d temps nina ricci Paul smith london ( women ) Green tea elizabeth arden Am eclectic in my perfume tastes ---
I decluttered Terracotta w few years ago but I think I'm going to buy it again. My taste changes so much over time and I'm done decluttering.
Guerlain terracotta is my all year round emotional therapy perfume. It sits next to me on my bed stand, that’s how much I love it 🥰. Lipstick Rose by Frederic Malle is one I can’t live without. The smell of lipstick gives me comfort and strength. Reminds me of being in the protective hug of the loving women in my family, many of whom are long gone but always in my heart.
I absolutely fell in love with Love, don't be shy 😢. ❤. It has almost physically quality, it gives me out of body experience 💕
Have you tried Kiss Don't Be Shy by Alexandria Fragrances?
I fell in love with LDBS, also and then I got a few samples from a friend. I ended up ordering Kiss Don't Be Shy and Naughty Girl (dupe of Good Girl) from Alexandria. I liked them better. They were also much less expensive. Alexandria has great dupes all around.
@@Khaleesi_Of_Kittens What? I am taking notes!!! thanks so much for sharing!!!
Oh my goodness I am so happy that you included Limperatrice! 😅 I live in Florida where it’s hot 99.999 percent of the year and if I only had one fragrance for life, that would be it. It is so juicy, fruity and musky but not juvenile. I don’t hear many perfume reviewers talking about it and I can never understand why lol 😂 anyway as always I enjoyed the video ❤
Mugler - Angel, Aura and Alien Eau extraordinare,
Lalique - Pearls de Lalique
Tom Ford - Black Orchid ( sorry Maria😊)
Afnan - Modest Deux
Chanel - Mademoiselle
Dior - J’ador l’or
Dior - Diorisimo
Versace - Versence
Frederic Malle - Carnal flower
Frederic Malle - Portret of a lady
And many many more … but i tried 10 and it wasn’t easy
Lira and Terracotta are good ones. ❤
Top 10s are getting harder and harder for me... In 2023, I really enjoyed Dolce Amalfi, L'Eau D'Ambre Extrême, Pas ce Soir, Angel Muse, to name a few. 😊
I still have to get my nose on terracotta! But, due to you I did get the Gentle Gold, and I really love it! What a steal! 💕 funny you mentioned Violet, I’m in the mood for that for spring! I’m thinking about the Italian one, Celeste by Giardini Di Toscana? Too many on the list! Ha, all my life I was a signature gal! poison and coco Chanel as my winter fall and Chanel 5 leau and Loccitane Verbena for spring summer and now I’ve got a lot of new perfume addictions since covid and lockdowns when I started watching you and other perfume UA-cam! 😅
Scandal a Paris got discontinued this year and I'm so sad. I discovered it, fell in love, and bought a back within a week before they're gone. Also I wore l'imperatrice for years and it's one of the only perfumes I've ever gotten compliments on.
L’imperatrice and Nirvana White are the only ones that ever got me compliments, ahh and also couture which got me a compliment once.
I am loving violet 💜 too….finally got my Mallow decant and it’s was an instant love! 🙌🏻 Really lasted on me and it’s honestly just gorgeous. Here is a middle eastern recommendation for you: Laraib by Asdaaf. It has only 3 notes - violet, rose and vanilla and the violet is prominent. Got it for less than $20USD. Rose is not jammy and it’s a stunner too. I am finding that violet dials down the sweetness for me 👍🏻
I'm picking up my baroque satin oud this week because of your videos!
Loved it. One thing though, just got baroque satin oud and it kinda reminds me of a lighter version of shaghaf oud gold
I just sprayed the barrakat gente gold the other day and I could have sworn I smelled rose! When I looked at the notes I could not believe rose isn’t in it. I’m gonna smell it now! 🤣
I thought I had overcome my perfume obsession until these videos. It's baaack! Love the vids and the camaraderie. You two are hilarious.
My grab it when the house is burning down is a vintage bottle of Paloma Picasso because it's my wedding perfume (1985) although bottle three or four at this point. I haven't worn it in a decade at least, but I keep the bottle. As far as what I own and wear, Cherry Punk, Khaltat Nights, a Dua inspiration of Lost Cherry, TF Cafe Rose (originial formulation), Tizianna Terenzi Kirke and the Lattafa dupe (Karat), Zoologist Cow, Ameer al Oud, Those are off the top of my head favorites, but I'm sure if I was looking at my perfumes I'd have so many more favorite ride or dies. I'm at the point that I'm pretty good at knowing what notes I like so most of my perfumes are things I love. I'm eliminating the "mehs" at the end of each season.
Aww you got all teary over the scent memory of your family and those "trying" times, so adorable and one of the reasons why I gravitate towards your channel so much; I also get moved by fragrances because to me perfumes are memories (I'm an olfactory driven person). I also love fragrances because, as I recently found out, it's in my DNA! My grandmother's maiden name was Puig and yes, I'm a direct descendant of the Barcelona-based perfume family (without the wealth, obviously). I also will forever own Coco Mademoiselle (OG & Intense) and Scandal (Night, OG and A Paris), they are my most complimented fragrances! Awesome video, loved it!
My top faves are kilians princess , lira, si intense, Tresor a la folie, Dior addict, la belle intense and Donna BIR 😊😊
Maria, this 10 perfumes for life video is what I have been searching for my entire UA-cam perfume life❤ Thank you for helping me make some perfect purchases.
Top 10 for life fragrances PDM Delina; Baroque Satin Oud; Lattafa Awjad; Lattafa Nebras; Kajal Lamar; LV Les Sable Rose; LV Attrape-Reves; Tiziana Terenezi Kirke; V Canto Stricnina; Creed Love In White
Tal vez de guste casamorando de Fragance World, y rare de Afnan caja azul dicen se parece al terracota y luego los reseñas 👍
i love coco mademoiselle chanel perfume
Satin Oud you recommended is male version (they also have unisex version).
I literally purchased Ayajeb this morning!! And also Zimaya, said to be a dupe for Delina La Rosee
Hi dear Maria, wonderful video, such a lovely collection of 10 top perfumes for life. I would really struggle to choose 10 as my taste varies with seasons and for me it would have to be top 30 🤣. I realize it must have been hard to choose. I am so glad you have Barakkat Gentle Gold from Fragrance World as I ordered mine after watching your videos and am totally in love with it, it is all this and more what you mentioned. It is classy & elegant. I think the spices & other notes used in this are so well blended that I can discern them only when really concentrating hard. I was unsure about this as the notes sounded perhaps challenging to wear all together combined but as you said it is so well blended so I bought this and am so glad I did. 10 out 10 for me. I also bought Barakkat Satin Oud by Fragrance World, that still has to arrive, but I feel pretty sure I will like/love this as well. It is so wonderful how perfumes can bring back precious memories ( I still have my Mum's Shalimar, Mitsouko and other perfumes and when I miss her I go to my perfume cupboard and take these out and wear one or spray it on a blanket and wrap myself up in this and it feels as if she is hugging me) and also when you wear a perfume it can make you feel strong, happy, loved, elegant, confident and more. Thank you for this video, love from Tasmania, Tia
Hey I so I did get my niche rouge and vert perfumes, I’m not sure how I feel about them yet. But I also got lush cherry from Paris corner and Wowzers!!! That one is so cherry 🍒! I’m loving it, and I received Nebras and I love that one as well 😊😊
Lovely review
Baroque satin out is my favorite. I get a good 12 hours of wear from it. So good.
J'adore L'Or 2023 version?? 🥰
I cried when u cried😢😢 i lost my mom and my other family members live in different countries...
I'm so sorry sweetie. Losing a parent is devastating. Sending hugs.❤
@@BLARG09 i appreciate 🙏 ❤️
I’m so sorry! My husband just lost his father. It’s so hard to lose a parent. Then on top of that having family far away. Love and prayers. 💕💕💕
@@mariacollettlife love you❤️❤️❤️
😥 I'm sorry for your loss. I wish I could give you a hug.
Yay to another video! Love from 🇬🇧
Thank you!!!
Pleasure. I truly enjoy your content ❤
You have the best perfume advice and wonderful life stories. You're great ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Me agradan mucho tus videos🎉
My Top 10 (for life, right now) are...
*Libré YSL
*The Only One D&G
*Flowerbomb Midnight V&R
*Exit The King by Etat Libre d'Orange
*Euphoria EDT 2023 Version by Calvin Klein
*Club De Nuit for Women by Armaf
*Beyond Romance by Ralph Lauren
*Delina & Delina La Rosée by PDM
*Promanade Sur Le Rocher by Grace De Monaco
*Musk Therapy by Initio
If I have to narrow it to 10, these are them. 💜
We have several favorites in common!! Musk Therapy, Delina la Rosee, Libre and I really love Club la Nuit Woman!!
I like all of those except rose dominated fragrances and I would Gris Charnel put on the list as well.
Gris charnel is so awesome!!
Oh, you got me teary when you spoke about your family🥲 Great video! Maria please, do you find Gentle Gold similar to Intense Cafe? (since Fragrantica users voted MFG GFG similar to that)
Back up bottles are my thing for my beloved discontinued perfumes! For one I totally love I have 10 of them!!!!! 😅 but they are 1oz ones 😊
I love oud satin mood. I have the okacha version. Is the one better?
This would be nearly impossible for me to do. Maybe I could do a top 30...maybe 😂...Incidentally, right before Christmas, I was out shopping with my mom and aunt and we went into Nordstrom (dept. store). As we walked past the fragrance counter, I suddenly saw the Maison F. Kurkdjian bottles and I made a beeline over to it. I had never tested the OG Oud Satin Mood and I decided to test the Extrait one. I sprayed some on my arm and on my mom and aunt too. Let me tell you that we swooned and nearly fainted! It was absolutely EXQUISITE; very rich and potent, but incredibly smooth and well blended. The longevity was absurd too. I could still smell it the next day. I have the Dua version of the regular OSM and I love that one a lot, but I would still save all my money and at some point try to get the real Extrait.
Yes, it’s SOOOO GOOD!!! The longevity on the mfk is phenomenal.
Maria, you always look great but today you are exceptional!
There are so many fragrances that are my favourites so hard to narrow them down to 10 😅
I was sure you would mention trussardi donna ?
Love that one
Well that’s what I mean by it’s so hard to leave ones out!!! 😩😜
I never knew Baroque satin oud was in a local store near me all dis while. Immediately i saw it, i thought of u n just grabbed it n I'm so glad i did😊
You have some lovely beautiful choices for your top 10! I do really miss Coco Mademoiselle. I used to have that beautiful perfume years ago and then it became extremely popular! You've inspired me to buy that one again! Love it. Also haven't tried L'Extase Nina Ricci yet. Sounds yummy.
Let me know if you get a sniff of l’extase!
@@mariacollettlife sure will!
Hi Maria. Have you gotten ahold of Olympéa Solar by Paco Rabanne? I'd love to hear your thoughts, if you've tried her out? 😘❤🤟🏻
I'm so interested in the baroque from watching ur videos but so many people say it has a baby powder note. I can't. But I want to buy it so bad! Lol
It smells like dove soap bar the pink one
I blind bought Terracotta a long time ago after watching one of your videos raging about it, I absolutely love it! But I wear it sparingly since it’s hard to find in the U.S
It seems fragrancenet has it often now!!
Unfortunately, my nose just can’t rock with Baroque Satin Oud! I have a bottle that I bought on your recommendation that has been sitting a couple months. I’ve pulled it out a few times and tried it and it hasn’t morphed yet. Giving it another month then I will have to declutter :(
Oh no!! I’m so sorry that it didn’t work for you! Is there something specific that you don’t like about it or is it the whole composition?
My top 10 (at least today!)
Terracotta by Guerlain
Scherzo by Miller Harris
Another 13 by Byredo
Levant by Ormonde Jayne
Oud for Greatness by Initio (I love everything I have tried from this house but I layer this one all the time)
Tardes by Carner Barcelona
Celeste Giardini Di Toscana
Gris Charnel Extrait by BDK
Ani by Nishane
Vanilla Vibes by JHAS (I love this one for toning down screechy perfumes)
Thanks for sharing your picks!
The l'imperatrice without the 3 smells the same to me
Good to know!
Yep, I have had both and they are the same which is great.
Mine is more vintagey top 10 is
fragile by jpg ( discontinued )
Feminine du bois by lutens for shisheido
Jpg classique orig
Shisheido relaxing fragrance
Stella by stella mccartney
Perry ellis
Bulgari omnia omnia ( brown)
Alexander mcqueen red botte
Fleur d temps nina ricci
Paul smith london ( women )
Green tea elizabeth arden
Am eclectic in my perfume tastes ---
U have to try Xerjoff “Italica”.
It blows Lira out of the water .
Gourmand and cozy -
Absolutely delicious and yummy
I love italica!!
InterestinglyI'ev heardfrom other people that they somehow fing GFGold fruity, I sometimes smell the fruity aspect too!
I thought you were a video top ten middle Eastern perfume s ?
No it’s middle eastern designer and niche
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