topic Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't? in Fragrance Fans

Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

greeneyedgirl107 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:34:37 GMT

It could be a discontinued fragrance, one that is only sold at a few retailers, or one that you just haven't gotten around to smelling.

Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

angel7594 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:39:20 GMT

@greeneyedgirl107, I have always wanted to try on Poison by Dior! It's been around forever, but I have never sampled it. My mom used to wear it, but I wasn't allowed to touch the bottle lol.

Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

greeneyedgirl107 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:43:33 GMT

I've been wanting to try some L'Occitane fragrances, but I'm never around one of their stores anymore.

I love Estee Lauder's Pleasures, and was recently impressed by Pleasures Intense. Now for the heck of it I want to try Pleasures Eau Fraiche

Apparently there are also others out there, but IDK if the company still makes these:

Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

greeneyedgirl107 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:45:25 GMT

@angel7594 That's on my list, too! I feel like there are so many scents that I know of but haven't gotten around to sampling b/c if I smell too many at one time, even the coffee bean sniff at Sephora can't help me!

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angel7594 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 02:12:58 GMT

@greeneyedgirl107 Yeah! I get overwhelmed if I try to smell more than three fragrances in a visit! I like to take home pre made samples too in case something might not work with my chemistry lol!

Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

greeneyedgirl107 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:30:13 GMT

I keep meaning to try YSL Parisienne, too!

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EvelinB — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 01:14:37 GMT

YSL's Parisienne! I have almost bought brought the bottle before but I wanna know if I like it first you know? I can never find it near me and idk where to get samples though

RE: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

skcfan — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 01:53:09 GMT

@greeneyedgirl107 I've always wanted to try the old guerlain perfumes

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spadersgirl — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 01:58:06 GMT

Ooo yes Poison Girl is one I still haven't found in store to try!

Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

greeneyedgirl107 — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 02:21:34 GMT

@spadersgirl I know the feeling! I don't think I'd buy an expensive fragrance sight unseen - or in this case, unsmelled!

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greeneyedgirl107 — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 02:23:49 GMT

@skcfan Is there a particular time period you are interested in? Apparently the perfume house opened in 1860!

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greeneyedgirl107 — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 02:25:02 GMT

@EvelinB Sephora used to have it as a free sample with online shipping occasionally, but I think my sister snatched mine up. Now I see them offering more Marc Jacobs, Maison Margiela, etc.

Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

spadersgirl — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 02:28:08 GMT

I've done that a few times when I was too impatient to wait for a sample to be available and I regret it. One example is when I ordered Viktor and Rolf Bon Bon when at the time they didn't have any small sizes. It smells okay but it's really not what I was hoping for. I kept debating whether to keep it or return it and in the end I kept it because of the cute bottle...but now it's an $85 regret lol. I learned my lesson though. No more blind perfume purchasing for me!

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skcfan — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 02:53:16 GMT

The ones from the 1800s/early 1900s. They still sell some of their famous ones online at different stores- but I can't bring myself to spend so much on a perfume I can't smell in person first. @greeneyedgirl107

Omg more of " Which perfume you want to buy but haven't?"...

Neeliay — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 03:01:21 GMT

Omg more of " Which perfume you want to buy but haven't?" in my case! I bought the Prada florale recent and liked it because it's the closest one at describing the scent I want people to associate me with. Then I discovered: Dior Poison Girl, Giorgio Armani Sun..., and Tory Birch Love... I can't decide out of all of them which one defines me the most!

Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

LCResz — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 14:40:54 GMT

Chanel Coromandel sounds amazing but I've yet to smell it; if it's half as beautiful as the reviews make it seem it would have to be mine 😍

Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

pocketvenus — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 15:02:27 GMT

Probably vintage fragrances as the only vintage one I'm familiar with is Chanel no.5. Tbh, I don't want to invest the time and effort required to seek out samples/decants of the others but I know I am missing a huge part of perfume history this way...

I'd also love to try a lot of niche scents that are difficult to come by in Canada like new releases from Papillon and Dusita. Right now, I'm curious about the Comme des Garcons library scents that were just released.

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liv545 — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 15:11:42 GMT

I'd like to try Byredo Gypsy Water, I've almost bought it blind a few times but I've definitely lost money doing that in the past so I've learned my lesson, for now. I have several bottles that I'm not a fan of, but the bottles are pretty. Anyway Gypsy Water supposedly is similar to Tocca Colette(my favorite) but with better longevity. I also want to try a bunch of the Jo Malone fragrances. I've seen them in the sample section but I never get the samples I ask for and her scents are too pricey imo to buy blind. $25 rollerballs I can justify $65 for a travel size? Not me.

Re: Is there a fragrance you've always wanted to try, but haven't?

LCResz — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 15:17:58 GMT

@liv545 Byredo is one of my favorite splurge brands, but I always wait for the discovery sets that come out during the holidays, you get a lot of fragrances for a less heart stopping price 😉 If you like Gypsy Water (definitely a favorite of mine), you might like Mojave Ghost as well, but it's staying power is even worse than Gypsy Water on me ☹️

Re: Omg more of " Which perfume you want to buy but haven't?"...

greeneyedgirl107 — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:43:25 GMT

@Neeliay So many fragrances, such little time!