Since this is the first type of video I’ve done like this, I’d love to get your feedback if you are interested in more similar style videos! Let me know in the comments please. ❤
Ahhh as someone who is obsessed with collecting discovery sets - as research, of course! 🤣 - I would LOVE to see a video on any discovery sets you are working your way through! ❣💗
@@ThePerfumeNest OMgosh really? I can't leave mine alone! Between them and the minis, I don't know what is triggering my cute aggression more!! 🤣🥰💖 I used to be addicted to magazine subscriptions that were 12 issues for $12 (Martha Stewart Living? Conde Nast Traveler? Coastal Living Magazine? 🤣) NOW it's discovery sets! 🤭
Yes! I'd be interested in more videos like this ❤ I love listening to fragrance vlogs, but it's so easy to get swept up in the hype and then later have buyer remorse! This video feels like a breathe of fresh air and sanity 😅
Im so glad you think that MFKs 724 is full bottle worthy. I actually purchased mine about a month ago coz I felt the same way about it as you do but was second guessing myself because no one talks about it. It is so good for the hot sunmer days.
Yes please! This was great. One request please, when you say you are going to pass, that you have something to cover that note already, like the mango and peony, maybe you could quickly put up a picture of the ones you have? With some of the crazy price points, it’s nice to see alternatives, even if the alternative is expensive, just so we could maybe try a couple along the same lines. ❤️
Le Parfum is the only Black Opium I own. It’s so good! I really enjoy Good Girl Blush as well, and will add a full bottle at some point. The only other flanker I love from that line is Good Girl Supreme. Soie Malaquais is really unique, but I agree about the price point.
Yes! Loved the video Chris! I don’t like the original Black Opium either but Le Parfum is a different story! Yummy vanilla! After I tried it in Sephora I found a 1oz in Mercari for a good price. Yay!
I agree with you regarding Guidance. I immediately blind bought it… thank God I only used the sample because the opening was so harsh. I couldn’t wait to wash it off. I sprayed it on paper and let it dry down which was beautiful. However, if I’m paying that much I must like it from beginning to end… it was sent back. It’s so hyped and I’m thinking “ what am I missing“ sigh
With the mark ups these perfume manufacturers make there is no excuse for raising their prices. They are using inflation as an excuse, which is valid for food, but not for perfume! I say we boycott all of these very high price-gouging perfume manufacturers until they bring the prices back down. 😡
Especially if you go to the house directly, they now ship from France for free, and it’s much cheaper. If you go on Canadian sites it’s much less. So I think it’s just price gouging.
I will rarely buy any perfume at full price. I at least want 20% off. But more than not I can wait for a really good deal because I have other perfumes to wear that I love
Hi Chris, I love this type of video, because you express exactly what us viewers are going through, and that makes these videos very helpful. Like you I am not blind buying as much anymore, and am working more with samples and decants. And to be honest, I like how it feels: sitting at my table thinking about which samples I will be testing this week, and then gathering my thoughts, deciding. I just love it; it feels like a science experiment. Also, I got God of Fire for €120. It is an amazing scent and worth the full price, if I had the money for it.
I tried Guidance last evening. Very potent and this comment comes from someone who cannot smell anything and with very dry skin (desert life). I did enjoy it and may wait to get a full bottle but not now. This is my year of no more excessive purchases (so I say!). The potency on my arm lasted for hours, I did not even detect heart notes or sandalwood (I fell asleep as I was sampling late in the day). Nonetheless, I believe it is a unique offering and I like the Parfumeur's name as well.
Somehow I managed to go years without checking Tom Ford's prices, and I'm truly in shock. I've never bought one of his fragrances, and I guess I won't be starting now 😅
Yes, I would love to see more like this! Chris, I just tried a sample of Michael Malul Rose +Honey....omg, so so good. Freshie floral, slightly sweet not old lady....stalking prices online lol. Thank you for all that you do ❤
I absolutely love these types of videos as they help me to streamline my wishlist🙏🙏. The way you described Guidance is exactly what I said to my friend who gifted me two decants😉😉. I said the opening is way too much for me 🤯🤯 but the dry down is just glorious😍😍. God of Fire is just as expensive over here and I cannot afford to buy it at this stage😱😱. My Way Le Parfum is also nice but I don’t need it for now😍😍. I was planning to buy the Dries Van Noten discovery set but the dabbers put me off🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️. Please do more of these if possible👌👌. Stay gorgeous🥰🥰
I totally was a Pouty Patty when I found I missed out on Brioche too, I was ready to show them the money (blindly), but a friend decanted approx 1/3 of his bottle to keep for himself and very generously gifted me his bottle 2/3 full. I was freaking out with excitement when i opened the package. I sprayed it ready to be fully in love. Uhhhhh, nope. It was like being a kid and hoping Santa was bringing Barbie, but getting the crossed eyed, knock off doll, “Barbara”, from Big Lots.
For all my people looking for what Angel Elixir should’ve been BUY the black glass glamorama edition. Fragrantica says the notes are the same but it’s not. It’s like regular angel but syrupy and much darker. It feels like a parfum. The Angel extrait is also really good. The downside is they are both hard to find.
A friend sent me a sample of Soie Malaquais. It is very gorgeous, but I dunno if I can stretch to that pricepoint, it is so expensive for a designer. I'd love to see a video on the whole discovery set, Chris 🥰
You look beautiful! Green blouse and makeup wow! Interesting video! I think this will help as a lot of us blind buy based on YTers and notes/reviews and I personally have been disappointed many times, and these are $$$. There’s a house I have one more bottle en route (buy to support YTers I love) and I swear if I don’t like it, I’m done with them!
Thank you! Oh I know it’s a lovely perfume in a beautiful bottle. The price just didn’t match the wow factor for me. I bought Rock The Myrrh instead from that line and I’m in love!!!!
Ysl black opium le perfum is something that just gets better and better the more it sits glad I got it as the others didn't do it for me. I think it will be beautiful for fall winter so I think I will wait till their sale Black Friday. I appreciate how straight forward and honest you are about scents. Do you have favourite rice perfumes? I think if you did a serious of all the "carbs" perfumes as you call it we would all some good laughs as well as some good recommendations if you think you have enough.
Dulce Diablo is sinfully delicious 😋 I haven’t heard anything about Brioche. It sounds interesting but no thanks. I’m glad you shared your thoughts on these ❤❤
I absolutely LOVE Angel Elixir. I didn't really like the Angel OG, so it's fine with me it doesn't smell like it. The elixir is so pretty and makes me feel happy when I wear it
Really enjoyed the video. Love your honesty...$390 dollars for Cherry Smoke (I like it too but I can't justify the price)- you have to do more than just smell good. LOL.
All of Tom Ford is a NO to me. TF prices are too high for practically zero longevity. Also, I am not favorably impressed with Stephane Humbert Lucas. At this point with these price hikes a perfume better be extraordonarily spectacular, and even then if it's too ridiculously priced I might just buy a decant or wait for a dupe. What these perfume manufacturers need to notice is that dupes are getting even better, and they are forcing people in that direction with these price hikes.
I agree with try before you buy sample sample sample, because there’s a lot of hype and then you get it I want it to smell good from start to end I don’t want to love the top and mid then the dry down is a bust and vice versa, in 2023 I’m not wasting my money on full bottles that I don’t love and have to sell or give away! I love this Chris!
I dint know how good girl blush is a flanker, it's nothing like the og, which i am happy about too 😂 as i cant wear it. I agree it's nice but I have definitely smelt similar before.
will follow what you think of Guidance and Dulce Diablo during fall and winter 😃 both are crazy expensive and are out of my budget but for some reason I have a feeling i´d like them..
You matched my thoughts exactly on Black Opium Le Parfum and Soie Malaquais. I am curious about Guidance. This is my year of sampled and not blind buying, so I will try a decant or sample.
Love your videos, i blind bought Argos pour Femme because you gave it a good review. So to restrain myself, if I smell something I like but is very floral, I can move on because I have a really good floral with great performance. Same with strong fruits because I have Cruz Del Sur II, and creamy caramel-florals because I have Cassiopea. This is how I try to control the growing collection- but I love 724 and Electric Cherry - both kind of evervescent and young and hip. I really listen to you about performance though as you usually report on that as I am tired of spending a lot of $ and no one smells you. Hibiscus Mahajad is next on my list, also because of your recommendation. Great job as always.
I love seeing these types of videos. Thank you for doing one! I like to get multiple points of view on a fragrance before either I get a sample or buy. Usually I just get a sample anyway. But I love hearing your opinions!
Hey Chris, have really enjoyed your videos - brings a smile to my day, and I think we might have similar tastes in perfume! Have you tried Giardini di Toscana's BoraBora and their supreme gourmand Bianco Latte? I'm convinced that you will definitely love Bianco Latte and I think you will very much like BoraBora - you must try them! 🙂
Hello Chris, 💚 you look gorgeous in your video. That green shirt and is amazing on you! I really enjoyed your video and hearing your opinion about all of these new releases. You really thought through your experience when you were testing and considering them. I 100% agree with you on price effecting perceived value. It better bring something mind blowing and amazing, if it is being priced with eye watering prices. Knowing that most perfumes are 80% to 90% alcohol and a little bit of aroma chemicals, it puts spending on a fragrance into perspective. 😉That being said we do come across perfumes that wow and they can be in all range of prices. Those TF perfumes need to be 1/3 the price they are retailing for. I think the 100ml of Lost Cherry is now $670.00 CAD. We never see it go on sale here for more that 20% off at a Sephora Sale. No Cosmetics Company stores in Canada. 😔 I agree that it doesn't make sense to keep adding bottles, if you have a perfume you enjoy with a similar scent profile or vibe. We can only use them up so quickly. I would like to sample some of the fragrances on your list. Guidance is still one I would like to try. I am slowing down on sampling fragrances that retail for more than $400.00 CAD. I think the only way to stop the crazy inflation on perfume prices, is to stop purchasing them when they are overpriced. I would happily view more videos like this one. I have a good overlap on taste with you and I appreciate your viewpoint. Thanks Chris! Have a great weekend! 🌸 ~ Jenn
ps - I always watch your videos, as you are an intelligent woman in the community who I trust. This video is fantastic as you are letting us in a bit more to your thinking, another level of analysis. Much appreciated. As we enter times of some economic uncertainty and increasing choices in the world of perfume, getting solid information about purchasing is increasingly valuable. 😀❤
Speaking of Mango....lol......Have you tried Xerjoff Cruz del Sur II.....???...I got a sample...and I am forcing myself not to buy a bottle ($$$)...but...my madness just may take over...and I will purchase it !!....omg.....I think it is great juice.
I love Angel Elixir. I wish I could do original Angel and Alien. I adore the scents but sadly, both give me a headache. So I’m limited to flankers; Angel Elixir and Alien Goddess. Although they differ significantly, it’s the closest I can withstand. 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩
Totally interested in more types of this video. Guilty pleasure - I love cherry smoke - I can’t find another Cherry I like us much even Cherry punk isn’t as good to me, you’re right though the price is eye watering. Still don’t regret getting it but managed to find it with a third off.
@@ThePerfumeNest eBay uk there’s been a few on there that have been sold for £190 ish as it’s usually £280 here. I know it’s a bit of a gamble with eBay but I only purchase off people who have 100 % track record and over 50 reviews.
Great video Chris! And yes.. please do this again… very informative I’m in doubt of Dulce Diablo also… Looking for a more affordable boozy apricot option
Hi Chris 😊🌹 Greetings from Zagreb, Croatia! On the subject of pricey fragrances and Tom Ford perfumes…my daughter and I got a chance to smell Black Orchid and Velvet Orchid, and as much as we loved these fragrances, we both agreed that at about $100 for a 30ml bottle, they are very pricey! Plus, she reminded me that we have to buy her a new laptop to replace the one she lost in Barcelona airport 😬 So, of course Tom Ford perfume will wait 😂 Also, I highly recommend Zara Cherry Smoothie as a cherry forward fragrance which is affordable, lovely and has phenomenal longevity. 👌👍😍
Oh so excited about your adventure!!! Yes I have Cherry Smoothie to my daughter and she loved it. Then one of her friends borrowed it and she never saw it again! 😂
Oh shoot!!! I don’t want to tell you the wrong combo. I always use a Huda liner (I have 3) and a Pat McGrath gloss. I’ll start listing the info in the description box because I always get asked. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Chris!! I'm so happy to hear your opinion on all of the new releases 💞 I've been hesitating to get God of Fire since it has been released and also Guidance ok now i'll watch 😄!! Thank you ❤️ love that format!!
I did purchase God of Fire, but I had no mango fragrances in my arsenal. So, no regrets. However, I don't plan on purchasing any other mango fragrances, since I have that one, which is really beautiful.
Thank you for this video! I really liked it and would love to see more of this type of video 😊 I am very curious about the Black Opium now. I never had any luck with the other Black Opiums, but this one sounds like a winner!
My feelings about Guidance were exactly opposite to yours, loved the opening, didn't fancy the pure sandalwood which clinged to everything a drop fell on for days!
hey i was searching videos on soie malaquais dries van noten and found this. i didnt like god of fire was too masculine but i havent smelled it in a year or more. Aw i love guidance it is my favorite perfume of all time! alot going on in it but its amazing and get so many compliments. i wore it to work and people said they smelled me all the way down the other hall lol you are just like me i find goog girl blush to be the prettiest bottle too but i hate the shoe bottle lol im smelled dulche diablo last winter but maybe i would like it next time around.
@@ThePerfumeNest No, they did I just brought it and received it on Wednesday. Ok just as long as you enjoy it ❤️. I sent you a pic on IG to see it was that new one.
@@vatrina713 really????? It’s a brand new release and I just checked the website. Well good for you if you did!! I see every version on there right now except the “Le Parfum” (which is the one that just came out and the one I tested).
Can you show us all of your clean and fresh perfumes? Separate the niche and the designers pls! It doesn’t matter if they are fresh, fruity florals or citrus. Thanks
Haha, pickles and hay! I loved that description of Brioche, worth the entire video, LOL. Actually, the Black Opium Le Parfum sounds wonderful. Vanilla x3, yes! I think I'm going to be that person who wears wholely inappropriate gourmands in the spring and summer because I just love them so much over freshies. Always the rebel, that's me. Thanks, Chris! ~Cynthia
Thank you Chris, really enjoyed this 😍 Did you get your nose on the new Donna Born in Roma Intense too btw? I'm torn, I do love it in the dry down and the longeviity is great, but depending on which store I test it in I either get a slightly nauseating indolic jasmine or a very delicious berries/jasmine opening 🤯 Really weird and I don't think I'm the only one, so maybe they've had batch issues 🙅♀️ Either way, it's addictive 😂 tho very expensive for a designer currently, which is another reason I'm hesitating 🤭 xx
Brioche out of pickles and hay 🤣 You crack me up Chris. But an Escada version of a cherry is a great way to describe Electric Cherry! 🍒 I sampled Cherry Smoke yesterday and it was a bit of a disappointment too. Was hoping for a Comme des Garcons level of smoke and got a cheap and flat designer guaiac. Still prefer the original.
Amouage is a powerful house, their perfumes not easy to understand, it's complicated blended. However I really love this house and also waiting they have discount for Guidance.
I have a tiny decant of guidance on its way… I just had to smell it! I bet I’m going to get a headache too 😅 replica Springtime in a park gives me that instant warning in my head too… scrub it off! Must be the pear, I never considered it could be pear.
Since this is the first type of video I’ve done like this, I’d love to get your feedback if you are interested in more similar style videos! Let me know in the comments please. ❤
yes, please. :)
DEFINITELY YES PLEASE, this is informative and interesting!
Yes I love this kind of videos
Yes! Yes
@@hollybronwyn8176 done! 🥰
Ahhh as someone who is obsessed with collecting discovery sets - as research, of course! 🤣 - I would LOVE to see a video on any discovery sets you are working your way through! ❣💗
I’m going to…they just sit there gathering dust. Formally discussing them on camera will force me to wear them ❤️🥰
@@ThePerfumeNest OMgosh really? I can't leave mine alone! Between them and the minis, I don't know what is triggering my cute aggression more!! 🤣🥰💖 I used to be addicted to magazine subscriptions that were 12 issues for $12 (Martha Stewart Living? Conde Nast Traveler? Coastal Living Magazine? 🤣) NOW it's discovery sets! 🤭
Yes! I'd be interested in more videos like this ❤ I love listening to fragrance vlogs, but it's so easy to get swept up in the hype and then later have buyer remorse! This video feels like a breathe of fresh air and sanity 😅
Thank you. 🥰
Thank you my beautiful Chris!! You are saving us lots of money. We trust you completely. ❤️😘
Aw. You are my sweetie. ❤️
Im so glad you think that MFKs 724 is full bottle worthy. I actually purchased mine about a month ago coz I felt the same way about it as you do but was second guessing myself because no one talks about it. It is so good for the hot sunmer days.
I love 724. Like a clean goddess!
Oh yes so perfectly said!
Just bought it last night!!🙌🥰
Would love layering ideas for 724. I love it!
Yes please! This was great. One request please, when you say you are going to pass, that you have something to cover that note already, like the mango and peony, maybe you could quickly put up a picture of the ones you have? With some of the crazy price points, it’s nice to see alternatives, even if the alternative is expensive, just so we could maybe try a couple along the same lines. ❤️
Oh sure! That’s a great idea. Will do that next time!!🥰🥰
Le Parfum is the only Black Opium I own. It’s so good! I really enjoy Good Girl Blush as well, and will add a full bottle at some point. The only other flanker I love from that line is Good Girl Supreme. Soie Malaquais is really unique, but I agree about the price point.
Same with me! Same flankers for me! 😄
Yes! Loved the video Chris! I don’t like the original Black Opium either but Le Parfum is a different story! Yummy vanilla! After I tried it in Sephora I found a 1oz in Mercari for a good price. Yay!
I bought the one ounce as well! 😁
I agree with you regarding Guidance. I immediately blind bought it… thank God I only used the sample because the opening was so harsh. I couldn’t wait to wash it off. I sprayed it on paper and let it dry down which was beautiful. However, if I’m paying that much I must like it from beginning to end… it was sent back.
It’s so hyped and I’m thinking “ what am I missing“ sigh
Lol. Well you know….someone’s treasure is someone’s declutter. 😉❤️
I didn’t like it either, regrettably neither few hours later.
@@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783 it’s definitely…….something. 😂
With the mark ups these perfume manufacturers make there is no excuse for raising their prices. They are using inflation as an excuse, which is valid for food, but not for perfume! I say we boycott all of these very high price-gouging perfume manufacturers until they bring the prices back down. 😡
Especially if you go to the house directly, they now ship from France for free, and it’s much cheaper. If you go on Canadian sites it’s much less. So I think it’s just price gouging.
I buy most of my fragrances from harrods, UK. I don’t mind paying $42 for shipping when I am buying 2/3 perfumes at once. Way more cheaper and no tax.
I will rarely buy any perfume at full price. I at least want 20% off. But more than not I can wait for a really good deal because I have other perfumes to wear that I love
Hi Chris, I love this type of video, because you express exactly what us viewers are going through, and that makes these videos very helpful. Like you I am not blind buying as much anymore, and am working more with samples and decants. And to be honest, I like how it feels: sitting at my table thinking about which samples I will be testing this week, and then gathering my thoughts, deciding. I just love it; it feels like a science experiment.
Also, I got God of Fire for €120. It is an amazing scent and worth the full price, if I had the money for it.
Where on Earth did you get an authentic bottle of God of Fire for 130 Euros???? 😲
I tried Guidance last evening. Very potent and this comment comes from someone who cannot smell anything and with very dry skin (desert life). I did enjoy it and may wait to get a full bottle but not now. This is my year of no more excessive purchases (so I say!). The potency on my arm lasted for hours, I did not even detect heart notes or sandalwood (I fell asleep as I was sampling late in the day). Nonetheless, I believe it is a unique offering and I like the Parfumeur's name as well.
Yes! Potent for sure!! 😂 I’ll be patiently waiting to resample it in the Fall….I’m in no rush. It will still be there.,🥰
@@ThePerfumeNest big applause: that parase is key to a healthy parfum hobby! Brava!
Somehow I managed to go years without checking Tom Ford's prices, and I'm truly in shock. I've never bought one of his fragrances, and I guess I won't be starting now 😅
Yep!!😂Same
This series of sincere views on some of the new releases proves to be a life saver !!! Highly appreciated ! Keep them coming !!!
Thanks, will do! Thanks so much for the feedback!!!
OMG First…. CONGRATULATIONS ON 18k Gorgeous!! Also I filmed a Worth The Hype video for this weekend 😂! Can’t wait to hear you thoughts on these ❤
Yay! Girl you are responsible for one of my new loves!!
Please🙏🏻 would you consider doing a GRWM make up routine video? I always love how your make up looks🥰
Oh boy. 😂Thank you for your kind words
Yes, I would love to see more like this! Chris, I just tried a sample of Michael Malul Rose +Honey....omg, so so good. Freshie floral, slightly sweet not old lady....stalking prices online lol. Thank you for all that you do ❤
Hi there! Oh thank you so much for the feedback! 🙏🏻🥰
I absolutely love these types of videos as they help me to streamline my wishlist🙏🙏. The way you described Guidance is exactly what I said to my friend who gifted me two decants😉😉. I said the opening is way too much for me 🤯🤯 but the dry down is just glorious😍😍. God of Fire is just as expensive over here and I cannot afford to buy it at this stage😱😱. My Way Le Parfum is also nice but I don’t need it for now😍😍. I was planning to buy the Dries Van Noten discovery set but the dabbers put me off🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️.
Please do more of these if possible👌👌. Stay gorgeous🥰🥰
Oh gosh so we are exactly the same here! Yes those dabbers I absolutely hate…. But better than buying blindly. ❤️❤️😂
I totally was a Pouty Patty when I found I missed out on Brioche too, I was ready to show them the money (blindly), but a friend decanted approx 1/3 of his bottle to keep for himself and very generously gifted me his bottle 2/3 full.
I was freaking out with excitement when i opened the package. I sprayed it ready to be fully in love.
Uhhhhh, nope. It was like being a kid and hoping Santa was bringing Barbie, but getting the crossed eyed, knock off doll, “Barbara”, from Big Lots.
😂😂
Allison….I was absolutely dead! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀 Barbara from Bog Lots!!!! Seriously LMAO!!!
Hey Chris! Sometimes you just cannot trust the hype. I value your opinion and would love for you to do more like this. Thanks!
Ah thanks! Will absolutely do!!
@@ThePerfumeNest 🤍🤗
Videos like this are so helpful - Because it is like you have done all the leg-work for us...LOL! But, I am sure you had fun doing it! Thank You.
Thank you! And yes I did! 😂
For all my people looking for what Angel Elixir should’ve been BUY the black glass glamorama edition. Fragrantica says the notes are the same but it’s not. It’s like regular angel but syrupy and much darker. It feels like a parfum. The Angel extrait is also really good. The downside is they are both hard to find.
Thank you!🥰
Hey Chris. Love this type of video. I would love to see more. Have a great day.❤
Thank you Faith! Will do!
Hi Chris, have you tried Vanilj by Maya Njie? It’s a vanilla-cardamom fragrance with a distinctive bread note. You may enjoy it.
Oh I’ve seen it and it’s not easy to find at a store or website. Let me keep looking thx!
Yes to more pass or buy videos please! ❤❤
Done!!
A friend sent me a sample of Soie Malaquais. It is very gorgeous, but I dunno if I can stretch to that pricepoint, it is so expensive for a designer. I'd love to see a video on the whole discovery set, Chris 🥰
Same..I have that discovery set in my Selfridge basket right now and several times in recent past and just haven't pulled the trigger yet
Ok great!!❤️Will do!
Great video, would definitely enjoy more like this. Please consider doing a video about your peony fragrances too.
Thank you! And ok!!🥰
Hi gorgeous! I love the GG Blush shoe! I remember the scent being very nondescript when I sampled it at the store. It’s a pass for me also
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You look beautiful! Green blouse and makeup wow! Interesting video! I think this will help as a lot of us blind buy based on YTers and notes/reviews and I personally have been disappointed many times, and these are $$$. There’s a house I have one more bottle en route (buy to support YTers I love) and I swear if I don’t like it, I’m done with them!
Thank you for the kind words. 🥰
Ohhh you look so good in this green blouse!!!! I want to sooooo much to buy Soie Malaquais, but dammmm so expensibe😅thank you for sharing!!!
Thank you! Oh I know it’s a lovely perfume in a beautiful bottle. The price just didn’t match the wow factor for me. I bought Rock The Myrrh instead from that line and I’m in love!!!!
Thank you for this video and yes, we want more!!!
Done! Thank you!!🙏🏻🥰
Ysl black opium le perfum is something that just gets better and better the more it sits glad I got it as the others didn't do it for me. I think it will be beautiful for fall winter so I think I will wait till their sale Black Friday. I appreciate how straight forward and honest you are about scents. Do you have favourite rice perfumes? I think if you did a serious of all the "carbs" perfumes as you call it we would all some good laughs as well as some good recommendations if you think you have enough.
😂😂Lawd! I have so many carb favs. I’m still planning on doing a rice video ..I just have so many. But test. A top carb perfume video will do!!!
Dulce Diablo is sinfully delicious 😋 I haven’t heard anything about Brioche. It sounds interesting but no thanks. I’m glad you shared your thoughts on these ❤❤
I can’t remember if you have Dulce Diablo?? 🤔🥰
I absolutely LOVE Angel Elixir. I didn't really like the Angel OG, so it's fine with me it doesn't smell like it. The elixir is so pretty and makes me feel happy when I wear it
If I should have given it one more try. I still love an wear Angel EDT.
Would LOVE a DVN house review, great video! The silk note in SM sounds super interesting
Ok! Thx for feedback!!
Glad you like 724. It might smell underwhelming on the wrist/blotter, but it wears fantastic.
I love it! I never talk about anything here unless it gets a full test on my person. 😉❤️
Happen to LOVE Amouage Guidance! It is so special! I’ve never smelled anything like it! It’s a lifer for me!!!
Yes. It’s definitely got lots of fans. ❤️
Really enjoyed the video. Love your honesty...$390 dollars for Cherry Smoke (I like it too but I can't justify the price)- you have to do more than just smell good. LOL.
Yes. Crazy right?😂
All of Tom Ford is a NO to me. TF prices are too high for practically zero longevity. Also, I am not favorably impressed with Stephane Humbert Lucas. At this point with these price hikes a perfume better be extraordonarily spectacular, and even then if it's too ridiculously priced I might just buy a decant or wait for a dupe. What these perfume manufacturers need to notice is that dupes are getting even better, and they are forcing people in that direction with these price hikes.
I do really like Tobacco Vanille and Bitter Peach. The Cherry series is cute but horrible parameters
I totally agree with your opinion 😊
I agree with try before you buy sample sample sample, because there’s a lot of hype and then you get it I want it to smell good from start to end I don’t want to love the top and mid then the dry down is a bust and vice versa, in 2023 I’m not wasting my money on full bottles that I don’t love and have to sell or give away! I love this Chris!
Thank you my friend! 🥰
@@ThePerfumeNest you’re welcome my friend!
I am glad Black Opium Le Parfum made it to your list! GG Blush is so pretty! Beautiful shirt, by the way! Suits tou wonderfully! Thanks for sharing!❤
Thank you friend!💚
Great video, Chris! I would love to see a video on the Dries Van Noten discovery kit :)
Ok! You got it!
I dint know how good girl blush is a flanker, it's nothing like the og, which i am happy about too 😂 as i cant wear it. I agree it's nice but I have definitely smelt similar before.
Yes. Agree 💯❤️
You look unbelievable!! Love that color of green on you, hair perfect and makeup is PERFECTION!!! (Standing ovation here in KC!!!) ❤❤❤❤
Aw. Coming from a famous makeup artist….that made my day!!!!🥰🥰🥹
@@ThePerfumeNest so so sosososo famous. 😆😉😘
@@ThePerfumeNest its 100% true. You absolutely know what you are doing with your makeup you fibbing fibber!! You look INCREDIBLE!!!
will follow what you think of Guidance and Dulce Diablo during fall and winter 😃 both are crazy expensive and are out of my budget but for some reason I have a feeling i´d like them..
Girl!!! Don’t blind buy those! Easy to get samples. They could be disastrous.
You matched my thoughts exactly on Black Opium Le Parfum and Soie Malaquais. I am curious about Guidance. This is my year of sampled and not blind buying, so I will try a decant or sample.
Of yes definitely. At that price and the fact it’s been polarizing on many…sample sample sample.
Love your videos, i blind bought Argos pour Femme because you gave it a good review. So to restrain myself, if I smell something I like but is very floral, I can move on because I have a really good floral with great performance. Same with strong fruits because I have Cruz Del Sur II, and creamy caramel-florals because I have Cassiopea. This is how I try to control the growing collection- but I love 724 and Electric Cherry - both kind of evervescent and young and hip. I really listen to you about performance though as you usually report on that as I am tired of spending a lot of $ and no one smells you. Hibiscus Mahajad is next on my list, also because of your recommendation. Great job as always.
So what did you think of Argos Pour Femme??? 😍😍
I love seeing these types of videos. Thank you for doing one! I like to get multiple points of view on a fragrance before either I get a sample or buy. Usually I just get a sample anyway. But I love hearing your opinions!
Thanks Sarah! 🥰
Great idea - funny, AF “Happy Hour” was one I picked up at Kuhl Linscomb at Christmas and was going to send you in my samples pack.
What brand is AF? (Happy Hour?) 😁
Hey Chris, have really enjoyed your videos - brings a smile to my day, and I think we might have similar tastes in perfume! Have you tried Giardini di Toscana's BoraBora and their supreme gourmand Bianco Latte? I'm convinced that you will definitely love Bianco Latte and I think you will very much like BoraBora - you must try them! 🙂
Hi there! Why yes! I do! You sure know me! 😆
Hello Chris, 💚
you look gorgeous in your video. That green shirt and is amazing on you!
I really enjoyed your video and hearing your opinion about all of these new releases. You really thought through your experience when you were testing and considering them. I 100% agree with you on price effecting perceived value. It better bring something mind blowing and amazing, if it is being priced with eye watering prices. Knowing that most perfumes are 80% to 90% alcohol and a little bit of aroma chemicals, it puts spending on a fragrance into perspective. 😉That being said we do come across perfumes that wow and they can be in all range of prices. Those TF perfumes need to be 1/3 the price they are retailing for. I think the 100ml of Lost Cherry is now $670.00 CAD. We never see it go on sale here for more that 20% off at a Sephora Sale. No Cosmetics Company stores in Canada. 😔
I agree that it doesn't make sense to keep adding bottles, if you have a perfume you enjoy with a similar scent profile or vibe. We can only use them up so quickly.
I would like to sample some of the fragrances on your list. Guidance is still one I would like to try.
I am slowing down on sampling fragrances that retail for more than $400.00 CAD. I think the only way to stop the crazy inflation on perfume prices, is to stop purchasing them when they are overpriced.
I would happily view more videos like this one. I have a good overlap on taste with you and I appreciate your viewpoint.
Thanks Chris! Have a great weekend! 🌸
~ Jenn
Thank you for such an informative reply. 🥰
"I mean, you gotta stream clean my clothes and take out my trash" 😂😂😂
Right??😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️
I want Soie Malaquais… it will be my next BB.
Gosh I love it also!!!! 🙌❤️But it went “poof” on me. 😂How was performance on you? Maybe I’ll revisit in a few months.
What a fantastic video! Love to hear your intelligent analysts! ❤🙏🙏🙏
ps - I always watch your videos, as you are an intelligent woman in the community who I trust. This video is fantastic as you are letting us in a bit more to your thinking, another level of analysis. Much appreciated. As we enter times of some economic uncertainty and increasing choices in the world of perfume, getting solid information about purchasing is increasingly valuable. 😀❤
PS - yes, please do a house review of DVN! ❤
Ah!!! Thank you so much!!!❤️❤️❤️
Speaking of Mango....lol......Have you tried Xerjoff Cruz del Sur II.....???...I got a sample...and I am forcing myself not to buy a bottle ($$$)...but...my madness just may take over...and I will purchase it !!....omg.....I think it is great juice.
😂I know a lot of ppl love it.
I love Angel Elixir. I wish I could do original Angel and Alien. I adore the scents but sadly, both give me a headache. So I’m limited to flankers; Angel Elixir and Alien Goddess. Although they differ significantly, it’s the closest I can withstand. 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩
I love Angel Elixir and Alien Goddess too ❤
Alien Goddess is the ONLY Alien I ever liked. 🥰🥰
Totally interested in more types of this video. Guilty pleasure - I love cherry smoke - I can’t find another Cherry I like us much even Cherry punk isn’t as good to me, you’re right though the price is eye watering. Still don’t regret getting it but managed to find it with a third off.
What??? How did you do that??!!! I would consider it for that. 😲😆
@@ThePerfumeNest eBay uk there’s been a few on there that have been sold for £190 ish as it’s usually £280 here. I know it’s a bit of a gamble with eBay but I only purchase off people who have 100 % track record and over 50 reviews.
You are looking amazing Chris! Love the green on you 😍
Oh thank you my beautiful friend!!!!🙏🏻🥰🥰
Great video Chris! And yes.. please do this again… very informative
I’m in doubt of Dulce Diablo also…
Looking for a more affordable boozy apricot option
Or even boozy apricot. I love my chocolate perfumes. Don’t think I need many more..
@@ThePerfumeNest exactly… chocolate or Cacao aren’t really my favorite notes… so a perfect boozy apricot sounds heavenly
Another great video. Would love to see a video on sample kit purchases!! Thanks 🤓
Ok!! Great!!
Hi Chris 😊🌹 Greetings from Zagreb, Croatia! On the subject of pricey fragrances and Tom Ford perfumes…my daughter and I got a chance to smell Black Orchid and Velvet Orchid, and as much as we loved these fragrances, we both agreed that at about $100 for a 30ml bottle, they are very pricey! Plus, she reminded me that we have to buy her a new laptop to replace the one she lost in Barcelona airport 😬 So, of course Tom Ford perfume will wait 😂 Also, I highly recommend Zara Cherry Smoothie as a cherry forward fragrance which is affordable, lovely and has phenomenal longevity. 👌👍😍
Oh so excited about your adventure!!! Yes I have Cherry Smoothie to my daughter and she loved it. Then one of her friends borrowed it and she never saw it again! 😂
@The Perfume Nest hahaha... yep, I believe it! My daughter got her own bottle because it's that good and we both love it.
Love this type of content!
Thank you! 🙏🏻🥰
Love the lip combo in this video! Do you remember what it is? Also 100% agree with you on Guidance and 724!
Oh shoot!!! I don’t want to tell you the wrong combo. I always use a Huda liner (I have 3) and a Pat McGrath gloss. I’ll start listing the info in the description box because I always get asked. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Chris!! I'm so happy to hear your opinion on all of the new releases 💞 I've been hesitating to get God of Fire since it has been released and also Guidance ok now i'll watch 😄!! Thank you ❤️ love that format!!
I did purchase God of Fire, but I had no mango fragrances in my arsenal. So, no regrets. However, I don't plan on purchasing any other mango fragrances, since I have that one, which is really beautiful.
Sarah. You DEF want to sample those first. 😍
Thanks for another helpful video. I love your green blouse. . . my favorite color!💚
Thank you! I got it at Zara recently. They had so many nice colors.
Thank you for this video! I really liked it and would love to see more of this type of video 😊 I am very curious about the Black Opium now. I never had any luck with the other Black Opiums, but this one sounds like a winner!
Def go give it a sample wear. But just make sure you wait until the dry down..
I really enjoyed this video and it was also very informative. Thank you!
Thank you. ❤️
Soie malaquais on someone else smells very sandalwood heavy to me, sweet milky woods, despite the notes.
Oh gosh I know I’ll never smell it on someone else. 😉
excellent reviews!! Stopped video and put an offer in on Poshmark for 724. Hope I get!!!
Oh yea! Hopefully you get a good deal!!
You look amazing!!! And yes Black Opium le parfum is so delicious!!😍😍
Well gosh thank you so much . 🥹❤️
Loved your thoughts on these fragrances and I think this is a fantastic type of video!! 😍
Why thank you my dear!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰
Oh girl. You’re Texan. That’s why your my fav YTer. 🤍
Why yes I am!! Proud and previously very big haired!! (Oh my gosh you should see some of my high school year book photos). 🤦♀️😂😂
Hi Chris !!! Lookin' fabulous as usual !! Great video/info !!
JohnCarlo! Welcome back!
My feelings about Guidance were exactly opposite to yours, loved the opening, didn't fancy the pure sandalwood which clinged to everything a drop fell on for days!
Omg!!!! This made me crack up!!!🤣🤣😂😂It sure is persistent! That was my experience also.
You hair is absolutely gorgeous like this. You always look great but this look is mwah 🙌🙌
Aw! Thank you! 🙏🏻🥰
Appreciate the video Chris. Very helpful ❤
Thanks for stopping by!!
hey i was searching videos on soie malaquais dries van noten and found this. i didnt like god of fire was too masculine but i havent smelled it in a year or more. Aw i love guidance it is my favorite perfume of all time! alot going on in it but its amazing and get so many compliments. i wore it to work and people said they smelled me all the way down the other hall lol you are just like me i find goog girl blush to be the prettiest bottle too but i hate the shoe bottle lol im smelled dulche diablo last winter but maybe i would like it next time around.
Oh yes. Guidance is a bomb! 🤣
Electric cherry 🍒. No for me! But Soie Malaquais…. I love ❤️ it
I love it also!!!! It’s gorgeous….if it was strong and long lasting it probably would have been a big yes.
@@ThePerfumeNest The bottle is beautiful
Really good and helpful video. I think we have similar perfume tastes, so I appreciate this type of content.
Ok! I had fun doing this one! ❤️
Another great video, Chris🌺
Thank you! 🙏🏻🥰
I love the My Way parfum - wish the Iris lasts longer! Love anyway. Also love GG Blush!
Yes exactly! I would have loved for that iris to last. Had it….I would have purchased the full bottle
Thinking maybe layer it with the Molecule+ Iris to see if that pumps it up?
@@ataylor1604 are you the one who recommended that one to me Andrea? Because I got it. And love it.
Hey Chris, Jomashop has Black Opium Le Parfum 100 ml for $106. Just letting you know. Have a great day!!!❤
@@ThePerfumeNest No, they did I just brought it and received it on Wednesday. Ok just as long as you enjoy it ❤️. I sent you a pic on IG to see it was that new one.
@@vatrina713 really????? It’s a brand new release and I just checked the website. Well good for you if you did!! I see every version on there right now except the “Le Parfum” (which is the one that just came out and the one I tested).
Score!!!!!!! Way to go!!!!
Can you show us all of your clean and fresh perfumes? Separate the niche and the designers pls! It doesn’t matter if they are fresh, fruity florals or citrus. Thanks
I did that format last year and I just did my clean and fresh last week. You must be a new subscriber!!🙌Thank you. And welcome! 😍❤️👏🏻
Haha, pickles and hay! I loved that description of Brioche, worth the entire video, LOL. Actually, the Black Opium Le Parfum sounds wonderful. Vanilla x3, yes! I think I'm going to be that person who wears wholely inappropriate gourmands in the spring and summer because I just love them so much over freshies. Always the rebel, that's me. Thanks, Chris! ~Cynthia
Lol! Well…it wasn’t good.,🤣🤣 I love my gourmands too!! Forever. 🥰🥰
You are looking so good by the way. If you’d like to share a Skincare video, please do.
Aw thank you!! 😍
Thank you Chris, really enjoyed this 😍 Did you get your nose on the new Donna Born in Roma Intense too btw? I'm torn, I do love it in the dry down and the longeviity is great, but depending on which store I test it in I either get a slightly nauseating indolic jasmine or a very delicious berries/jasmine opening 🤯 Really weird and I don't think I'm the only one, so maybe they've had batch issues 🙅♀️ Either way, it's addictive 😂 tho very expensive for a designer currently, which is another reason I'm hesitating 🤭 xx
I haven’t. I saw it and walked right by it. I’ll go back and test it. Ok. I’ll show that one for the next Buy / Pass video. 😉
@@ThePerfumeNest fab, excited to hear what you think 🙌 Thanks 😍
724 is nice!!!! I do not consider it FB worthy for the price! It would be great for half the price!
Yes. 🙌
you look the best in this video, straight hair and your makeup look perfekt
Thank you!!🙏🏻🥰
Yes I love that type of video
Thx!
soie malaquais dries van noten smells so silky and clean suave but the dry down is so so sweet and delicious
Thanks for sharing!! 🥰
Love all the great reviews! Thank you!❤
Thank you! 🥰🙏🏻
Brioche out of pickles and hay 🤣 You crack me up Chris. But an Escada version of a cherry is a great way to describe Electric Cherry! 🍒 I sampled Cherry Smoke yesterday and it was a bit of a disappointment too. Was hoping for a Comme des Garcons level of smoke and got a cheap and flat designer guaiac. Still prefer the original.
I never know what’s going to fly out of my mouth. 🤦♀️🤣 but yea..suffice it to say you can pass on Brioche. 😉
I need another perfume like a hole in my head too. Have you tried the Aqua Universalis laundry detergent? Because that’s coming home with me soon..
Right??? I know you know! 😂
Love this type of video ❤❤
Thank you!
Amouage is a powerful house, their perfumes not easy to understand, it's complicated blended. However I really love this house and also waiting they have discount for Guidance.
Agree. ❤️🥰
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks love
I love clean and fresh too!!! Love!
Of course you do my scent twin! ❤️🥰
I have a tiny decant of guidance on its way… I just had to smell it! I bet I’m going to get a headache too 😅 replica Springtime in a park gives me that instant warning in my head too… scrub it off! Must be the pear, I never considered it could be pear.
You never know! You could love it! I think it’s the pear plus nuts plus incense. 😉
@@ThePerfumeNest I’m still super excited to smell it 😜🫶🏻 love your videos !
Definitely getting Good Girl blush, not immediately but I'm getting it😂
I do LOVE that bottle and the scent is pretty!! I can see why!!! ❤️
I definitely need to try Guidance
Absolutely. Esp at that price point …feedback I know has been all over the place. 😂