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Pleaseee drop all of your recommendations for clean soapy shampoo scents! I want to smell like my hair is freshly washed on a summer day :) bonus if it’s citrusy!

Hi again everyone. I posted this previously and since then, I have tried some new samples (outlined below). The problem with my last post was that I didn't specify what KIND of vanilla I wanted.

I want something gourmand, but not childish. I want pure vanilla, but with a touch of spice (cinnamon, ginger, etc) or a brown sugar element. I would love to smell like a cinnamon bun or a brown sugar cookie. I have loved Fresh Cream Warm Sugar and BBW Warm Vanilla Sugar for these reasons, but they are super fleeting or discontinued. Perhaps Fire at Will is more what I'm looking for?

I received so many great recommendations, but I didn't order samples for many of them because they were non-gourmand or contained heavy lavender, cedar, mint, or licorice. These are all notes I am not keen on.

Here is what I have tried and my thoughts:

• Tihota Indult - Amazing, but I think I wish it had just a touch of spice (cinnamon, ginger, etc) or some brown sugar elements. To me, this is pure vanilla extract or vanilla frosting. I would buy still buy this though.
• Bianco Latte Giardini Di Toscana - Starbucks caramel frappuccino, but with a slightly melted plastic cup. This was more noticeable in the beginning. The coumarin was also very bitter, surprisingly (but not in the way coffee is bitter)
• Pas de chat Odette - SO COZY, but tragically I think I had an actual allergic reaction to this. I'm not joking. My throat began to get really scratchy and it felt like it was swelling. I didn't get as much vanilla as I would have wanted, but still really enjoyed prior to the reaction.
• Vanilla Planifolia Chloé - Cosmetic vanilla w/ banana peel start and playdoh. I am hoping for less playdoh, perhaps a touch more gourmand. Out of all of my vanilla samples, this is the one I originally enjoyed most and it has been growing on me.
• Spiritueuse Double Vanille Guerlain - Sweet incense. An experiment in: what if vanilla grew on cedar trees? I hate cedar and vanilla isn't the star.
• Vanille de Molinard - Medicinal vanilla with some cola qualities.
• Un Bois Vanille Serge Lutens - This threw me. Loved at first, but then got hit with super strong salt and metallic elements that I can't ignore. Became nauseating and mouth began salivating in a super... bizarre (not yummy) way.
• La nuit trésor vanille noire Lancôme - Cute. Smells like a candy, but for some reason it heavily reminds me of Absolutely Blooming from Dior, which I used HEAVILY in my 20s and I just feel its time to mature a bit and move on.
• Mon Guerlain EDP Guerlain - I am so so sorry but... bug spray. Herbal, sage and lavender bug spray. I'm sorry I have no taste.
• Hypnose Lancome - Crumbly lemon-vanilla biscuit! Cute! But I need to inject vanilla straight into my veins.

Edit: again, my post is getting downvoted and I'm really unsure why. I didn't think my post was mean. I'm just going to limit my replies but thank you to everyone who has helped me on this journey so far.

i was in college last week and a teacher walked past me on the waiting room, and her perfume literally stayed for MINUTES there after she left. i was obsessed 😭😭 it smelled so good but wasn't too heavy. i think i couldn't have lived this month if i hadn't found out what scent it was. so i did what any (not) normal person would've done: i went to the engineering hall (where she teaches) and decided to ask her personally. turns out it's "My Way Ylang" by Giorgio Armani !!! she was very very sweet and happy that i liked it. she only said it was "my way" by armani so i'm not really sure if it's the Ylang or not, but since it had a LOT of coconut and vanilla notes, i think it is this one.

I got a sample pack of glossier’s perfumes. I’m not big on the “spin off’s” of You (they have a gourmand, floral, and woody version), but the original is alright. Smells like clean skin, pencil shavings, and mildew. Nothing I’d spend $100 on.

I put on You yesterday and my parents said I smell really good. Then I got into my boyfriend’s car and he also immediately said that I smell good.

I have never been complimented on a perfume before and I’m really confused as to how THIS is the one everyone likes???

Again, pencil shavings and mildew are the notes I get from You. What’s going on.

I just came from Menards and as I was checking out- a man on the other side of the checklane said he followed me around like a dog because I smell like his girlfriend. He then proceeded to say I smell like strawberries -I was wearing Delina Exclusif lol.

But I yeah I was a little creeped out ngl but I’m assuming he was trying to give a compliment 😅.

I'm currently having a Légendaires hyper focus/mini obsession and am trying to narrow down my list of things to properly try on skin next...

Currently, my two faves that I'm wearing almost constantly are: **Idylle** and **Terracotta**.

They both seem to work for every occasion, are pretty and uplifting without being suffocating, whilst being comforting and almost...familiar?

I love the blend of lily and fresh, dewy white florals in Idylle, and in a total sucker for ylang, gardenia and tiare so adding a coconut note made Terracotta an absolute shoe in for me (and when I wear it, I can't stop shoving my head inside my t-shirt to take big deep sniffs!)

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I also own L'Instant de Guerlain but though it's very pleasant, currently the honey note isn't as much of a hit as it might be in cooler weather and for a perfect honey hit, I'd reach more for Tobacco Honey for the smokiness it beautifully combines with.

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So, on my hit list to try next, I've got my eye (and hopefully nose) on:

* Après L'ondée

* Chants d'arome

* Champs Élysée

* Jardins de Bagatelles

* Chamade

* L'heure Bleue

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*For reference, from the rest of the Guerlains I own here's my ratings:*

* Vetiver Fauve - 9.5/10 (something about the creamy fig with pineapple, made earthy with vetiver and cypress REALLY floats my boat! The way it evolves across the day is extraordinary).

* Angélique Noire - just unapologetically sweet, pink, feminine vanilla. 8.5/10.

* SDV - like a creme anglais with a hint of baked apple. Yum. 8.5/10

* Tobacco honey - photorealistic honey and tobacco. Simple but beautifully done. Insane longevity and perfect for a night out. 9/10

* Cuir Beluga - soft suede-y vanilla. So good. I love leather and this aspect really makes the vanilla soft and less sickly/gourmand on me. 8/10

* Pêche Mirage - a new sample but promising, after the dry down, I don't think I would pick up a peach note if I was blind sniffing, but it's still very comforting, creamy, rounded and pretty. Very hard to describe but lovely for warmer months, I imagine. 8/10 so far.

* Rose Cherie. Perfectly rose, but a little traditionally rose to me. 6.5/10.

* Oud Cherry. The only one I've tried that I've had to scrub, unfortunately. I could only get very pungent oud, which I'm not a fan of. No discernible cherry, alas. 1/10.

* Shalimar Millésime Rose. Early days but I don't get much of the Shalimar, just a very powdery rose. Pretty, but somehow reminds me of baby powder. If you have Rose Cherie, I don't think you need this. 5/10 so far.

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Other notes I tend to love:

Mimosa, tomato leaf, Cassis, Ylang, tiare, sunscreen/coconut, yuzu/lime, mandarin, black/jasmine tea, fig, jasmine, gardenia, iris/orris, tonka, creamy sandalwood, strawberry.

I am looking for my signature scent. Please guide me as I am not too familiar with names. 🥹

hi! this winter i discovered i'm a HUGE gourmand vanilla lover, lush let the good times roll, chelsea morning and lattafa elcair were my signature scents.

i now am looking for new scents for spring/summer. i am on the market for more than one perfume, but i want something that's sweet, has a vanilla note, is either fruity or floral, but more fresh and delicate than what i wore during winter. however, my biggest issue is, i live in an area with a lot of bees. as funny as this sounds, i get chased by them if i wear scents too sweet (like chelsea morning), and i'd like to avoid that.

affordability is a plus, but if it has good lasting power i am willing to spend up to around 100€ on a bottle. thanks in advance!

Looking for a long lasting strawberry perfume!!

Layering with marshmallow/coconut, what’s a good perfume that will LASSTT?? Like has super longevity, even in heat??

Good morning FemFragLab! What's your scent of the day? Tell us why you picked that particular fragrance and where you are off to for the day!