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Have I tried Aesop, Byredo, Dyptique, Le Labo, and more? Yes....but I will always go back to this specific concentration of Black Opium, even with the EdP being more popular and all!
Sep 18, 2024
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Le labo is oil based which means generally the scent should last longer. In my opinion this has been true for the most part, although I think you need to put slightly more on initially to really get a noticeable scent in comparison to other perfumes. Imo le labo, for the price/smell, is some of the best on the market. My favs are: vetiver, another, baie, oak moss, and santal ofc (not overrated btw).
Diptyque is alc based and is less dense if that makes sense. Stronger, sharper tone than le labo, but not too artificial. I think that their perfumes are good but their candles are better. "Oud" particularly in both the candle and perfume form is really amazing imo.
Nov 5, 2024
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Oh I'm so about to give you an essay. and I'd be more than happy to help you out with a consultation if you'd like to. I'm going to focus on more easy to find frangances:
🔹 Amo by Ferragamo (my favourite scent)
Sweet vanilla but not your usual overly commercial vanilla, more tonka bean leaning, like italian biscuit with orange cream, some might say. But the heart of it has some sting to it. It's addictive. Smells a little bit organic but not enough to not be called commercial.
🔹 Classic J'adore and J'adore L'or
Fairly synthetic smelling but amazing florals, I must admit that just like le baisser du dragon, it might be too old fashioned but it is very special. Brings me good memories about my grandma. And L'or is experimental for me but paired with any other scent makes it smell amazing.
🔹 Miss Dior with the colored sparks in the fabric bow
Soft and sweet in the most elegants of ways. Definitely not as similar to her sisters but I find it something absolutely wearable for every day and not too overwhelming.
🔹 Olympea line in general but Aqua
Beautiful and special citric, admittedly very synthetic but stays all day, has some punch to it and sharp enough to feel fresh and clean.
🔹 Le baisser Du Dragon by Cartier (Hear me out. I know it smells like it's meant for a different age group, but I promise, a splash of this can be so absolutely powerful)
I disagree with the idea that it is similar to channel NO. 5. I find it deeper and deeply organic. Sure, it is strong, very, but dries sweet and I love it. I love to use it in very important ocations. Unpopular opinion: This is an absolute winter fragrance, not autumn AT ALL.
🔹 Velvet orchid by Tom Ford (Don't put it on unless you want get sniffed by every living being)
This is like the angel twin of black orchid. Might be too exotic but that's something great if individuality appeals to you. But I'm an absolute sucker for orange blossom, honey and rum so I adore it.
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Obsessed with perfume. For a while I was searching for a signature scent, but then the hunt just became too much fun, and now I’ve ended up with a full on vanity tray in my bathroom piled with a different smell for every mood. I used to wear only China Rain, a rollerball scent my mom got me in high school from a perfumery in LA called Spiritbody. I still have a bottle of that, but when I wear it I’m transported to a more insecure time lol. Right now I love Shadow in the Water from Diptyque for when I want to smell clean and romantic. I wear Smudge by Heretic almost every day because it’s colder out and it makes me feel so warm and cozy, like i’ve been sitting by a fire all day, and like I give good advice and paint landscapes. Perfume is definitely a splurge, but it lasts for so long, and I think it’s really special to have a beautiful scent that people can recognize you by. I am going to gatekeep my secret combination of Byredo perfumes that I wear constantly, and I’m sorry about that. It’s just too good and too me.
Dec 20, 2022
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Listen I’m Colombian so of course I read a few of Gabo’s (Gabriel Garcia Marquez for those who are unaware) oeuvre, as he is a national treasure. As much I adore Love in the Time of Cholera, I feel Strange Pilgrims (or Doce Cuentos Peregrinos) is just as amazing. It is a collection of short stories of various Latin Americans residing in Europe and my personal favourite is Sleeping Beauty and the Airplane as it perfectly encapsulates the trip between CDG and JFK. For the anglophones, both of these books were also translated by Edith Grossman who also translated the copy of Don Quixote we read at my secondary school and I feel the translator means just as much as the author and she was an incredible one in what I’ve read that she’s done.
Sep 18, 2024
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This has merged my love of making collages with my super niche years-curated selection of Pinterest files into one single app and I am not complaining at all!!
Sep 18, 2024
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My go-to cocktail used to be a vodka limone until it was easily replaced with the pornstar martini the moment I touched down in London. Considering that its birthplace was full of them, I throughly enjoyed my bar nights with friends and this passion fruit—vodka (with its accompanying shot of Prosecco always) combo. And wherever I can find it, I will have it as my drink of choice.
Sep 18, 2024