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Being an Aquarius has its perks ā I discovered two indie brands this year that quickly became cult favorites. My top picks include Pearfat Parfum, Clue Perfumery, and Odette Parfum, with two of them based in Chicago.
Recently, Odette and Pearfat launched a "Red Shoes"-inspired perfume, Le Chaussons Rouges, in November, and itās set to restock soon. It smells like eating cinnamon sticks while painting in your 1st-grade art class, with notes of gingerbread, red paint, dahlia, candied ginger, and saffron. I just can't stop sniffing.
Dec 4, 2024
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šObsessed with perfume. For a while I was searching for a signature scent, but then the hunt just became too much fun, and now Iāve 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 Iām 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 itās colder out and it makes me feel so warm and cozy, like iāve 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 itās 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 Iām sorry about that. Itās just too good and too me.
Dec 20, 2022
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šniche, indie perfume house with an array of cool scents. ode to aphrodite is like musky but soapy but floral but sweet <3 in the summer sometimes i will wear silver narcissus by them, which is a bit of a sweet, slightly incense-y floral. in the spring i will also sometimes wear masque milanoās lost alice, which is like peppery and lactonic tea party notes. fall and winter i sometimes wear possets perfumeās passion, which is chocolatey. my go to lotion is palmers cocoa butter and i think it layers nicely with all these scents āŗpossets is a great brand cost wise bc perfume oils last longer in my opinion and a little goes a long way <3
Jul 27, 2024
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ši have also been getting into fragrance, and to meld my other interests, i have been looking at popular perfumes in Japan and South Korea. for example thereās a popular brand in jp called Decorte which isnāt popular at all in the US. but they do sell their fragrances on like the Saks website
Jun 10, 2025
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