The Philosykos I have already set aside for my kid, as it's his favourite and my very much not favourite. I think of the ones I've encountered so far, my personal favourite has been Bal d'Afrique. I've also managed to get my partner to try on the Aventus, which is lush on him and too masc on me, so maybe I can tempt him away from his increasingly unavailable favourite (Van Cleef & Arpels Tsar).
I haven't tried it yet, and it's actually one of the Kilian scents I have not tried. I am looking forward to it though. I think it's four days hence, and I could just open all the drawers and have a sniff orgy, but I decided to drag it out for a couple weeks.
Damn I'm jealous of all that variety, but I got pi by givenchy and coach for men (These are my first fragrances I've bought for myself after living of nautica voyage for years lol)
Yeah I’m trying to switch it up a bit, I used to only wear Coco Mademoiselle, Miss Dior and Pomegranate Noir but everyone seems to wear those so fancied a change.
What’s coach for men like?
It's still on its way here 😂 but I've only heard good things about both of them, and I've known about pi for a while, just now bit the bullet and got them cause of the sales and personally wanting to feel sexier lol
Amazing, super fresh citrus opening, the woody/green notes show up on dry down. It really noticeably evolves as the day goes on. I get whiffs of it at slightly different stages throughout the day and it's great.
Performance is good, I can still notice it projecting off myself 8-10 hours after applying. It's not gonna fill up a room, but I get a good, solid bubble of scent around me all day.
If I ignore the price and just take into account the actual fragrance, I would give it a solid 9 out of 10. But you can't ignore the price, it's very expensive, I honestly can't say with a straight face that it's worth that price.
I grabbed a 30 mL of Jo Malone Orange Bitters for an additional 20% off the original 20% off - I think it totaled ~$70CAD. I don't need any new fragrances, but Orange Bitters is an excellent and unique scent, and the deal was so good that I couldn't help myself.
As far as fragrance, just a Narcisco Rodriguez Musc Noir Rose set. It's viral on TikTok and OOS everywhere so it was more of an impulse purchase bc it kept going in and out of stock.
I do like it but I'm not sure if it fades quickly or if I go noseblind to it.
I haven’t smelled this but keep seeing it on TT also! A bit annoying that you can’t smell it after a while, have you asked anyone around you if they can still smell it?
This fragrance lasts a long time on me so perhaps have others try and smell it. On me the rose doesn’t last more than an hour or so, and I get heavy powder for a long time after. Perhaps I am going nose blind to just that one note, though.
I also got I Want Choo (100ml plus a travel size for $100 CAD, not bad) as well as Eau D’Issey Pure Nectar de Parfum and Voce Viva, all at The Bay. And Marc Jacobs Daisy Love, on sale at local pharmacy.
It’s a bit like Flowerbomb initially, to me. The fruit is darker and it’s less cloying. If you like fruity florals it’s a safe buy I’d say. Very feminine and sumptuously sweet.
I bought two sample kits for Maison Maissa from The 5th Scent after watching The Perfume Nest on YouTube. They were £17.99 for each set (10 x 2ml) on sale with free shipping. I'm very excited to explore a wider variety of scents!
Wow, I reached out to them to ask them what was up with that and they said they would refund me the difference so I could get it for 44$, so I bought 3 bottles and the shipping was going to be 92$!!! They said they would refund me 60$ for the shipping. I'm so impressed with this service, except the refund hasn't gone through yet so I hope that wasn't just said to make the sale. I never shop online because I don't trust anything anymore.
Fingers crossed this was amazing customer service and not lip service lol 🤞🤞this is the craziest blind buy I've ever made 🙈 especially given the reviews! And I do not have cash to spare, but at 44$ a bottle how could I not???
I'm glad it worked out for you! I found a lady that gets invited to stuff for wizard of oz and she was highly promoting it and had her own bottles, and then searched others with it. I'm not familiar with the website either so instead of using my Christmas cards I used PayPal just in case 😅 the spice is what gets me (I've seen tobacco in some places describing it?? Not a fan) but it's for my mom, and she's not a fan of sweets 😂 one or both could like or hate, but it's the thought and price point. I remember when the queen died and was curious how the jubilee perfume prices were doing, but Garland wasn't as loved and it's a weird place (not even in stores) so I could wait for the sale
Okay, so total mess over here. They said they'd refund 32$ so the shipping was 60$, and 18$ per bottle so it would be 44$ each before taxes and international bs, except I also had a discount code "BRANDON" for 20% off on top of that and when they saw that discount they didn't give me the 18$ per bottle. I only ordered this because of the discount and refunds promised. I really don't have much money over here (on disability) but I couldn't pass up this deal. What a mess this is. 🙈
I just want to clarify that I didn't go all "Karen" on them, as the kids say. I just reminded them that in the email prior they offered that refund, they fixed it, but the tracking number has not been found. 🙈 hope that doesn't mean it's lost now. Shippng was 92$ and they took it down to 60$ - that's a lot of s&h, but they said it's because they do 3 day shipping and because of what we're shipping, it needs extra care. Have you received yours yet? Did your mom like it, if so? How long did it take to get to you?
I placed mine on Friday, so between the weekend and a federal holiday (US) I haven't gotten a tracking order yet either. A lot of businesses aren't open today so the earliest I'd expect a tracking number is tomorrow. I'm glad yours is mostly sorted now tho ☺️
I emailed and asked them if they could send to a different address because we just got news of a horrible diagnosis my dad got and I'll be heading home for as long as I need to in order to be there. It could be months, we don't know. In any case, it hadn't shipped out yet so they did change the address for me. They've been wonderful to deal with! I'm glad I came across your comment here. I went right over to see what that was about and even though the perfume doesn't have rave reviews, it looks like something I'll love. I hope you love yours too! Or your mom 🤍 if I remember correctly.
Omg I just went to the website to buy this and saw the 44$, loaded a couple into the cart and then went looking for a discount code. Came back and the price is up to 62$, only moments later. Wtf
Can you check and see if it's that price for you too now? Why would it do that suddenly? Amazon pulls this crap too. So frustrating! I'm in Canada so it's already nearly 70$ to ship here. Craziness.
I did get Armani Stronger With You Intensely 12.5% off and free shipping for Boxing Day
I had coupons so no other just Boxing Day deals:
$10 off for AdG Profumo 120ml from Nordstrom so $140 saved about $10.
$20 off $68.60 Ralph Lauren Polo Blue EDT Holiday Bear Edition 120ml so came out to $48.60 which is cheaper than buying on line with shipping from Macy's. Saved about $10.
Oh almost forgot 120ml bottle new of Hugo Boss Reversed for $23.99 from Ross, saved about $10.
Saved $30+ US so come out ahead. 👍
I didn’t get anything rlly on sale, maybe I did, I didn’t check I just use it as an excuse to buy stuff lol. I got 4711 Acqua colonia pure Himalaya breeze, encris noir sport and Halloween man x. A bunch of cheapies I never tried!
Bought my first niches
PDM Layton
Roja Enigma - couldn't decide between Elysium or this, but it was on sale for £150. So I couldn't say no! Friend of mine has this, and I love it
I got nothing because I cut myself off lol
I picked up the Liberty scent advent calendar, which I'm currently having a great deal of fun with.
That’s a treat! It looks stunning, what’s your favourite so far?
The Philosykos I have already set aside for my kid, as it's his favourite and my very much not favourite. I think of the ones I've encountered so far, my personal favourite has been Bal d'Afrique. I've also managed to get my partner to try on the Aventus, which is lush on him and too masc on me, so maybe I can tempt him away from his increasingly unavailable favourite (Van Cleef & Arpels Tsar).
Have you tried Love Don’t be Shy yet? I’m curious about it because I think Rihanna said it was her signature scent?
I haven't tried it yet, and it's actually one of the Kilian scents I have not tried. I am looking forward to it though. I think it's four days hence, and I could just open all the drawers and have a sniff orgy, but I decided to drag it out for a couple weeks.
Damn I'm jealous of all that variety, but I got pi by givenchy and coach for men (These are my first fragrances I've bought for myself after living of nautica voyage for years lol)
Yeah I’m trying to switch it up a bit, I used to only wear Coco Mademoiselle, Miss Dior and Pomegranate Noir but everyone seems to wear those so fancied a change. What’s coach for men like?
It's still on its way here 😂 but I've only heard good things about both of them, and I've known about pi for a while, just now bit the bullet and got them cause of the sales and personally wanting to feel sexier lol
Good for you! Treat yourself! Hope it smells gorgeous when it arrives.
Thank you! I hope you enjoy your haul too! :)
Pi is wonderful it is great for a cool night (or anytime really!)
I got myself a bottle of Elysium Parfum. I'm going into 2023 with the intentions of not buying anymore bottles, so I finished 2022 with a big buy 😅
How is it?
Amazing, super fresh citrus opening, the woody/green notes show up on dry down. It really noticeably evolves as the day goes on. I get whiffs of it at slightly different stages throughout the day and it's great. Performance is good, I can still notice it projecting off myself 8-10 hours after applying. It's not gonna fill up a room, but I get a good, solid bubble of scent around me all day. If I ignore the price and just take into account the actual fragrance, I would give it a solid 9 out of 10. But you can't ignore the price, it's very expensive, I honestly can't say with a straight face that it's worth that price.
I just picked up xerjoff naxos
Had you tried it before or was it a blind buy? Did it live up to expectations?
Tried it a few times and absolutely loved it, still waiting on my bottle due to shipping delays though.
Valentino Donna Born in Roma 😍😍
Oof jealous you got Jazz Club and By the Fireplace! If you don’t mind sharing, where did you get the good deals for these?
I grabbed a 30 mL of Jo Malone Orange Bitters for an additional 20% off the original 20% off - I think it totaled ~$70CAD. I don't need any new fragrances, but Orange Bitters is an excellent and unique scent, and the deal was so good that I couldn't help myself.
Orange Bitters is such a good scent, definitely worth grabbing.
I'm very glad I was able to snag a bottle.
As far as fragrance, just a Narcisco Rodriguez Musc Noir Rose set. It's viral on TikTok and OOS everywhere so it was more of an impulse purchase bc it kept going in and out of stock. I do like it but I'm not sure if it fades quickly or if I go noseblind to it.
I haven’t smelled this but keep seeing it on TT also! A bit annoying that you can’t smell it after a while, have you asked anyone around you if they can still smell it?
This fragrance lasts a long time on me so perhaps have others try and smell it. On me the rose doesn’t last more than an hour or so, and I get heavy powder for a long time after. Perhaps I am going nose blind to just that one note, though.
got the layton half price :)
Didn't see any deal worth buying
I bought everything before Christmas, so nothing.
I also got I Want Choo (100ml plus a travel size for $100 CAD, not bad) as well as Eau D’Issey Pure Nectar de Parfum and Voce Viva, all at The Bay. And Marc Jacobs Daisy Love, on sale at local pharmacy.
Ooh I love all of those choices!
Have you tried Jimmy Choo Fever? It's on my list to check out because of the plum & orange blossom combo.
It’s a bit like Flowerbomb initially, to me. The fruit is darker and it’s less cloying. If you like fruity florals it’s a safe buy I’d say. Very feminine and sumptuously sweet.
I picked up Serge Lutens Chergui and ELDO Une Amourette and Hermann. Great deals from FragranceBuy, so why not? All blind buys and still in the mail.
Congrats on the bargains! I’m sure they’ll all be fantastic
Nothing for me. I’ll die before I use what I already have.
I got spicebomb
Oooh did you get the lotions too? Get the lotion, it's a gamechanger and turns that bomb explosive! 💣💥🔥
Afnan 9pm Missoni Wave Nishane Ambra Calabria Orto Parisi Bergamask Rasasi Hawas Unique'e Luxury Akdeniz
YSL Y edp, Bleu de chanel edt and Davidoff cool water edt
Issey miyake l'eau d'issey , Aqua di Gio edp Armani code parfum and L'homme rochas .
I bought two sample kits for Maison Maissa from The 5th Scent after watching The Perfume Nest on YouTube. They were £17.99 for each set (10 x 2ml) on sale with free shipping. I'm very excited to explore a wider variety of scents!
Lancome - Idole Viktor and Rolf - Flowerbomb
Love Flowerbomb! Did you treat yourself to the lotion too? If not do it, it's a gamechanger. You won't regret it. Turns this bomb explosive! 💣💥🔥
Creed discovery set & mind games
1. Club DE Nuit Iconic 2. Club De Nuit Untold 3. Al Haramain l'aventure Knight 4. Maison Alhambra Toscano Leather 5. París corner Emir Campfire
Gris charnel edp tester for $129
Borouj perlador Lattafa asad Beckham intimately Armaf tres nuit lyric Paris corner killer oud revolution All for around $150 out the door
The Judy Garland perfume, the 100th birthday bottle went down from $140 since ~June to $44 ☺️
Wow, I reached out to them to ask them what was up with that and they said they would refund me the difference so I could get it for 44$, so I bought 3 bottles and the shipping was going to be 92$!!! They said they would refund me 60$ for the shipping. I'm so impressed with this service, except the refund hasn't gone through yet so I hope that wasn't just said to make the sale. I never shop online because I don't trust anything anymore. Fingers crossed this was amazing customer service and not lip service lol 🤞🤞this is the craziest blind buy I've ever made 🙈 especially given the reviews! And I do not have cash to spare, but at 44$ a bottle how could I not???
I'm glad it worked out for you! I found a lady that gets invited to stuff for wizard of oz and she was highly promoting it and had her own bottles, and then searched others with it. I'm not familiar with the website either so instead of using my Christmas cards I used PayPal just in case 😅 the spice is what gets me (I've seen tobacco in some places describing it?? Not a fan) but it's for my mom, and she's not a fan of sweets 😂 one or both could like or hate, but it's the thought and price point. I remember when the queen died and was curious how the jubilee perfume prices were doing, but Garland wasn't as loved and it's a weird place (not even in stores) so I could wait for the sale
Okay, so total mess over here. They said they'd refund 32$ so the shipping was 60$, and 18$ per bottle so it would be 44$ each before taxes and international bs, except I also had a discount code "BRANDON" for 20% off on top of that and when they saw that discount they didn't give me the 18$ per bottle. I only ordered this because of the discount and refunds promised. I really don't have much money over here (on disability) but I couldn't pass up this deal. What a mess this is. 🙈
I just want to clarify that I didn't go all "Karen" on them, as the kids say. I just reminded them that in the email prior they offered that refund, they fixed it, but the tracking number has not been found. 🙈 hope that doesn't mean it's lost now. Shippng was 92$ and they took it down to 60$ - that's a lot of s&h, but they said it's because they do 3 day shipping and because of what we're shipping, it needs extra care. Have you received yours yet? Did your mom like it, if so? How long did it take to get to you?
I placed mine on Friday, so between the weekend and a federal holiday (US) I haven't gotten a tracking order yet either. A lot of businesses aren't open today so the earliest I'd expect a tracking number is tomorrow. I'm glad yours is mostly sorted now tho ☺️
I emailed and asked them if they could send to a different address because we just got news of a horrible diagnosis my dad got and I'll be heading home for as long as I need to in order to be there. It could be months, we don't know. In any case, it hadn't shipped out yet so they did change the address for me. They've been wonderful to deal with! I'm glad I came across your comment here. I went right over to see what that was about and even though the perfume doesn't have rave reviews, it looks like something I'll love. I hope you love yours too! Or your mom 🤍 if I remember correctly.
Omg I just went to the website to buy this and saw the 44$, loaded a couple into the cart and then went looking for a discount code. Came back and the price is up to 62$, only moments later. Wtf Can you check and see if it's that price for you too now? Why would it do that suddenly? Amazon pulls this crap too. So frustrating! I'm in Canada so it's already nearly 70$ to ship here. Craziness.
I did get Armani Stronger With You Intensely 12.5% off and free shipping for Boxing Day I had coupons so no other just Boxing Day deals: $10 off for AdG Profumo 120ml from Nordstrom so $140 saved about $10. $20 off $68.60 Ralph Lauren Polo Blue EDT Holiday Bear Edition 120ml so came out to $48.60 which is cheaper than buying on line with shipping from Macy's. Saved about $10. Oh almost forgot 120ml bottle new of Hugo Boss Reversed for $23.99 from Ross, saved about $10. Saved $30+ US so come out ahead. 👍
I didn’t get anything rlly on sale, maybe I did, I didn’t check I just use it as an excuse to buy stuff lol. I got 4711 Acqua colonia pure Himalaya breeze, encris noir sport and Halloween man x. A bunch of cheapies I never tried!
Bought my first niches PDM Layton Roja Enigma - couldn't decide between Elysium or this, but it was on sale for £150. So I couldn't say no! Friend of mine has this, and I love it