Fragrance Junkie Central

[Mochapj]

I know there are a few of us on BT that are fragrance addicts, so I thought it would be nice to have a dedicated place where we can share our thoughts.

This is not to take away from the lovely What Are You Wearing Today, Fragrance Edition thread, but more a place to post longer reviews, chat about new brands or releases, and just shoot the breeze on anything good and smelly 🙂

For me, I recently acquired 2 new decants that I've been anxiously awaiting.  Ever since Lachaton mentioned that MMM was releasing a new scent called By The Fireplace I've been itching to get my hands on it.  My decant arrived yesterday, so I'm looking forward to marinating in it this weekend.  Secondly, I recently picked up a tiny sample of Shiseido Nombre Noir.  Supposedly it is one of the most expensive failures in perfume history - made by Serge Lutens for Shiseido back in the 80s.  Of course, with a backstory like that, I was dying to get a sniff 😄

What's new on your scent radar?  Do tell!

 

[pocketvenus]

Zara is teaming up with Jo Loves of Jo Malone brand fame to create a line called ZARA Emotions

Customers have eight different scents to choose from in three different sizes (10ML, 40Ml, or 90ML): Waterlily Tea Dress, Bohemian Bluebells, Amalfi Sunray, Ebony Wood, Vetiver Pamplemousse, Tuberose Noir, Fleur D’Oranger, and Fleur De Patchouli. The ZARA Emotions fragrances will also be sold in the form of candles, layering sets, shampoo, hand, and body wash and hand and body lotions.

• Waterlily Tea Dress: bergamot, spearmint, musk

• Bohemian Bluebells: lavender, sandalwood, musk

• Amalfi Sunray: bergamot, mandarin, orange flower

• Ebony Wood: peppercorn, clove, ebony wood

• Vetiver Pamplemousse: grapefruit, mandarin, vetiver

• Tuberose Noir: ylang ylang, tuberose, sandalwood

• Fleur D'Oranger: orange flower, neroli, ylang ylang

• Fleur De Patchouli: peony, patchouli, guaiac wood

[pocketvenus]

@Margalee I hope so, these sets seem to be popular and growing more common for houses to release

[SpiceQueenKat]

Absolutely Adore all that Jo Malone has to offer👌🏼#JoMalone

[Mochapj]

Travis Scott for Byredo

 

[pocketvenus]

There's a candle too, apparently sold out very quickly

The notes are all fantasy notes

top: Cosmic dust, Antimatter particle

heart: Starlight, Supernova

base: Atmospheric vapour, Dark nebulae

[Samtian]

@pocketvenus Any idea what those translate to? 

[pocketvenus]

@Samtian  @missjeanie I have no idea! My guess would be minerally or metallic notes? But honestly, antimatter particles probably smell like nothing??

[Samtian]

@pocketvenus Vapor is probably ozone or something like that lol. 

[pocketvenus]

@Samtian Good guess 🙂

[missjeanie]

Good point about anti-matter @pocketvenus !

[missjeanie]

@pocketvenus @Samtian  I was wondering the same... I've never had the luxury of smelling cosmic dust or supernova... That colours on the packaging are gorgeous enough to make me want to buy without even knowing what it smells like. 

[Samtian]

@missjeanie Haha same. 

[pocketvenus]

Lots of holiday candles available right now! Share your favourites ❤️

Cire Trudon which I believe are LE editions of existing scents.

• Gabriel (Holiday Edition) Fragrance Notes- Birch Wood, Glace Chestnut, Cashmere Wood, Moss, Cedarwood, Musk, Patchouli
• Gloria Fragrance Notes - Cardamom, orange, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, amber, cedar, patchouli, vetiver
• Fir Fragrance Notes - Siberian pine, Chinese cedar, Spanish cistus, Myrrh, Incense
• Ernesto Fragrance Notes - Bergamot, Grapefruit, Rhum, Clove, Labdanum, Oak Wood, Patchouli, Amber, Leather, Moss, Tobacco
• Ab El Kader Notes - Apple, Blackcurrant, Blackcurrant Bud, Clove, Ginger, Lemon, Mint, Jasmine, Vanilla

I LOVE Ab El Kader!

Boy Smells which features two new scents and the classic Hinoki Fantome in a different style. The other two are De Nimes which has notes of almond, rhubarb, violet, ambergris, blueberry and juniper and Broken Rosary which has notes of cedar, rose, cardamom, moss, cinnamon leaf and orris.

Malle's LE holiday candle is Dominique Ropion’s Joyeux Noel, a fine-tuned formula of pine, amber, cinnamon and an unexpected touch of cotton candy

Kurkdjian's Mon Beau Sapin smells like balsam fir.

[pocketvenus]

Jo Malone fans in Toronto and Vancouver rejoice! There are plans to open boutiques in Eaton's Centre, Yorkdale and CF Pacific Centre in May/June 2021 🙂

[pocketvenus]

Cute mini carafe set from Kilian for the holidays! Not sure if this will be available at Sephora but it's on the Holt Renfrew website now 🙂

Not sure if Sephora is going to restock the discovery set Kilian Discovery Mini Set either!!

[pocketvenus]

@Margalee In this case, I think you'll be just fine with the sweetness levels 🙂

[pocketvenus]

@Margalee Definitely test before buying if you can. While the Kilians are not like, sugarbomb fragrances, many do lean on the sweet side and may not suit you if you do not care for sweet fragrances or if your skin amps up sweet notes. I will also warn you, the Kilians are not well known for their longevity.

If you enjoy variety, this set is good for the price when considering the pricing of Kilian's other perfumes. For CA$260, you are receiving 60ml of perfume and a travel case versus a 50ml refill bottle of one Kilian scent for the same price.

Personally, I really love Intoxicated - a dark cardamom coffee scent that wears well in the winter, and I do wear some others on occasion like Moonlight in Heaven. These are about as sweet as I'm willing to go. Others like Love Don't Be Shy are more feminine and are not as much to my personal taste. Rolling in Love I couldn't handle. It was way too thick for me. I can only take white, clean and sweet musks sparingly.

Hope this helps!

[ChristalM]

@pocketvenus I politely disagree about the longevity! I can still smell most Kilian fragrances (and I have 15 ish) on me into the next day when I shower. Odd how fragrances react of different people. I