Ugh! I can still remember the scent a beautiful, elegant Russian young woman wore here in Cyprus. She was intimidating and aloof I just couldn't ask her. Her perfume was absolutely beautiful. I still regret not asking her.
Here's the story. I smelled my cousin's wrist on her wedding day because she wants me to smell La vie est belle. It was great but I forgot about it. Fast forward to a month or so after, i was on this seminar in our school. 200 plus teacgers were divided and there was like 30 trachers in the room where i'm at. It was a really hot day so the ceiling fan was on (it's always hot everyday here in the Philippines). Everytime the wind/air from the fan hits me, i was hit with this wonderful smell. It was so amazing. I kept asking my co-teachers but no one knew. When we had our lunch break, i walked towards the gate to go home when I passed this teacher and I smelled her. It was her who was wearing the delicious scent. So i asked her what she was wearing.. She said she forgot. And in the back of my mind, something about the scent is familiar. And it just came out of my mouth, i asked her if it was la vie est velle anf she actually snapped her fingers and said yes. We filipinos are not so into designer perfumes. It is kinda rare for us to buy them because they are so expensive here. Example 100usd costs about 5100 philippine peso more or less. And we were not really exposed to designer perfumes. Those who can afford are the only ones exposed to it. Sorry for the long story. I really enjoyed hearing yours.... New subscriber here!
I’m getting ready to record this video! And as I was going through my collection, I realized that I should probably do a video titled “fragrances Amanda made me buy” lol!
So happy you reviewed Bill blast nude. Bill blast himself gave me my first bottle and I was hooked. I still have the bottle he gave me but it has the very littlest tiny bit left. It's the only fragrance I wore after he gave me it and I used to get complimented all the time. My coworker said that his wife would wear it and he didn't like it on her and neither did she. But that on me it smells very good so I guess it doesn't differ per person. I still have two bottles because I went crazy thinking that I would never be able to buy another bottle when I heard it was getting discontinued. I hear that if you buy it on Amazon it smells weird so don't buy it on Amazon. Try to buy it from I don't know somebody else I guess. I still am very attached to Bill blass nude even though I don't wear perfume anymore but once in a while I spray it once and it lasts forever.
My grandmother had one of her friends over in 1990/91. I was 17 years old. Her fragrance enveloped the room in a hypnotizing way and lingered after she left. I asked her what she was wearing and she said it was it was from Paris... Samsara (Guerlain). I had a boyfriend at the time get it for me for my birthday. It became my signature scent when I was in college and it had the same (lingering) effect on others as it did me. Next it was Undeniable (Avon-discontinued), White Diamonds, Tuscany Per Donna (vintage -not the reformulated one), Jessica McClintock, Ed Hardy, Metro BCB Girl (discontinued)...I could do a video just like this and another on my most complimented scents. I enjoyed watching this!
It smelled like heaven had opened up and threw this lady down on the ground🤣🤣n this is why I watch your videos! You just make it so much fun. I just love how you describe every perfume and your experience and feelings about. If I could I’d buy all of the ones you mention! Again thank you the inspiration, I’m definitely gonna look into the ones I haven’t
in my mid 20's i was working at a tanning salon and a coworker smelled so good- I asked her what she was wearing and it was Still by JLo-bought it that week haha. loved that one.
You are the only fragrance reviewer that I've heard talk about Nude by Bill Blass. Someone gave me a used bottle many years ago, and I fell in love with it. Yes, it is a little dated, and I still love it. I'm amazed that it is still available. Great video! Keep up the good work!
I have both EROS EDP & EDT. I have only tested the EDP but not for the whole day. But you should definitely try EROS EDT, it is a whole 'nother level. Omg.....fresh and floral. I love it! I will wear the EDP soon. And Chanel Eau Tendre is my signature scent dispite having over 100 other perfumes. 🥰🥰🥰
I work in an office and this new girl walks in and smelled so clean but mysterious mixed with a relaxing rose incense. I finally got the guts to ask her and it was Frederick Malle “portrait of a lady” and that is exactly what it smelled like. It’s amazing
I appreciate your description it makes me curious to find a sample. I’ve yet to find an incense that I can wear. I do like rose, so this one sounds interesting to me.
I just ordered nude by Bill blass just love it you describe it exactly to the T. I have design as well haven't worn in awhile I gave to revisit it. I've done the same as you with perfume when I smell something I ask what are you wearing. I remember years ago when I was traveling to Manhattan everyday for work... I kept smelling this fragrance everyday one day I asked this woman what fragrance are you wearing it was georgio by georgio Armani. That was the big scent back then I went out and bought it. I wore it all the time. I haven't smelled that in years ommg brings back memories. I like to buy a fragrance and do something special with that fragrance so I have a beautiful scent memory with that certain fragrance.. Another crazy perfume lady here 🙄
I just love all your gorgeous stories that go with the scents. A really fun video. I loved the "Love at first sniff" video you did as well. Keep up the great work xx
I stopped a woman leaving my Dr's office years ago, and found out she was wearing JESSICA MCLINTOCK. I bought it, wore almost exclusively for about a year. It was so different than the frag's I wore (namely YSL PARIS). I would wear it again. It does seem akward to stop someone, but it's a compliment.
HEY Amanda ...On a side note they have Not reformulated Alien ...I hear a lot of rubbish being said about it being reformulated...Mugler was owned by Clarins for Over twenty years, as an employee Seeing these comments I was not able to set the record straight NOW I can ....in Oct last year they sale agreed the Mugler brand to L’Oréal....the sale only completed last day of March ...Clarins Never reformulated Alien ..the ONLY reformulation Mugler ever did was on Aura, shortly after it launched to tone down the medical note in it.....Mugler however is now own by L’Oréal so who knows what if anything they will do with all the Mugler fragrances .....but to this point Alien Has NOT been reformulated cheers Girlie ...
Loved this video so much ! I wanna try all of these perfumes now ! You are so right about having to smell certain perfumes on someone else to know how amazing they are ! Xxx
So as a guy I must say that you don't run into a lot of other guys that are frag heads... Very nice video and started my day off right just browsing through fragrance videos reviews and whatnot... I think from a guy's perspective one sent that particularly hopped out at me and it has many flankers I believe now and that was Daisy by Marc Jacobs my ex-wife used to wear that and it was unbelievable and I think to a man it just has something sweet yet Perhaps innocent and sexy at the same time... I'm talking about the original Daisy has an awesome scent trail... Another fragrance that some women might not care for but I think many men just gravitate towards and find very sexy and alluring is the old Guerlain classic Samsara which incidentally I wear from time to time... I have definitely subscribed! keep up the videos!! thank you!
Love love listing to you on perfume can tell you are so passionate and truly love perfume. I also love how you love vintage ones. I have bought some you recommend and they didn’t disappoint. I think I would love Nude by bill blasé. I haven’t seen recent videos, did you stop? You are so good at this and really authentic.
I wore Design and Casual for almost 20 years. I was constantly complimented and both of them became my signature scents. About 3 years ago it was time to repurchase which led to buying several bottles from different sellers. What happened? Both of these perfumes use to last until a shower. Casual was so oily you had to wait to get dressed. Not anymore. I was lucky to get them to last 30 minutes. I kept trying new places to buy from until I gave up after acquiring 6 bottles of each. They were all the same. I searched the internet for answers. I read that Elizabeth Arden purchased Paul Sebastian’s fragrances, reformulated them and watered them down. I had to face that my love affair with both fragrances was over. I’ve even been looking for vintage ones with no luck. I so wish I could still get them like they were originally😢😢Love your videos❤️❤️
I'm glad I read this..was going to look for design...my friend used it..smelled so good...I was so disappointed in the reformulation of ag..I just can't buy it anymore...breaks my heart..😡😨😩
I had to buy Alien because of my daughter. We were sniffing the perfumes at the mall and she instantly fell in love. I gave her my samples because I just didn't care that much for it, but after smelling it on her multiple times, I had to give in! It has such a beautiful trail and comes alive in the warmer months.
So glad to see you posting more frequently! I have made several blind buys now based on your recommendations and haven't been disappointed once. My Lalique Le Parfum came in today and I love it! Love this video and your stories about how you discovered various scents! I'm looking at my collection now thinking back on how I ever "met" some of these older bottles and it's been a wonderful trip down memory lane....
Elizabeth Arden was made by a very famous perfumer - can't think if his name at the moment though but normally does high end. I'm picking up a green tea, I agree, so fresh and lovely after swimming in local pool
Its Francis Kurkdijian, you are right he has his own line called Maison Francis Kurkdijan but he also does designer perfumes like burberry her and my burberry. Green tea was one of my favourites as a teen, might have been my first or second perfume ever.
I agree so much about smelling Versace Eros Pour Femme in the air. I don't love it on my skin as much, but I like spraying it on my shirt, and then hours later it wafts up into my nose and it smells great.
Burberry is my all time favorite! I’ve been wearing it for years. Now I’m going to run to Marshall’s and pick up green tea. I’m so interested in seeing how it smells.
Such a great video idea!! My first roommate in college wore Quelque Fleurs, and I had to buy it after smelling it on her- such a beautiful fragrance. Also, Chanel Allure was another one she wore that I purchased and still love to this day. I really struggled to like Light Blue for the longest time. I would smell it on others and love it, but it gave me a headache when I tried it myself. Now finally 15 years later I can wear it and enjoy it!
@@blueandlucky000 I still like the Allure edp. Although, I purchased a new bottle in December from Sephora and it doesn't smell as intense as I remember. I'm guessing it's been reformulated/made slightly weaker.
I know exactly that visceral reaction you get when a scent hits your 👃 and you turn into a hound! "MUST-KNOW-WHERE-THAT'S-COMING-FROM !!!!" lolol😂😂😂 almost every time I've had that happen people seem to magically not recall what the hell it is they're wearing! 😒
1 perfume I had to ask a woman passing me by what she was wearing and then I had to buy it was... GUCCI BY GUCCI ❤💝🖤 Soo sophisticated, and now it's discontinued 😔
Kaleidoscope stopped me in my tracks as well and I bought the body spray. Design; I smelled it on a mother at my son's school and had to ask. She was happy to tell me and said it was all she wore and that it was inexpensive. I have had people stop me for Fantasy by Britney Spears and Skin Musk.
I have paused this video so many times to stop and look up the perfume on Fragrantica...Lol!! We are sooo much alike! I’m also a crazy perfume person..lol. Love the video!😄
Thanks Amanda, I really enjoyed the topic of this video! I was about to buy light blue intense blind as I am nostalgic for the original. You made me see reason. Quelques Fleurs is lovely, I get a lot of honeyed florals in that one. Yet to try the flankers.
So I just got pink sugar today. I have bought it two other times and HATED it, years ago. I remember working at kohls when I was in college and a girl sprayed this at the makeup counter. I was like what the heck is that it smells SO good. And it was pink sugar. I finally decided to try it again and I am in love. Idk if I got a bad one or what but this one smells SO good
The only fragrance I bought from smelling it on someone else was the original Paris Hilton perfume. I smelled it on my friend at work, asked what she was wearing, rushed out after work and bought it. I still love that perfume, brings back sweet memories of my 20’s.
The black and pink bottle? That one is so good! I was very into the dark/goth aesthetic and liked deeper vanilla and amber scents in high school (still do lol) but I had a bottle of that Paris Hilton 😂 It's so good, I loved it! I should grab a bottle if they still make it
@@SophieeeeeeHO Yes, they do still make it and it’s so inexpensive 😊. I’ve seen it at Ross for like $10. I’ve been meaning to buy it again myself, because I’m in the process of collecting all of the old fragrances I wore in my teens / 20’s.
For Alien, if you still have the box you can tell if it’s reformulated or not. It the logo says thierry mugler it’s the original if it only says mugler it’s the reformulated version. At least that’s what I heard through the grapevine.. 💁🏼♂️😘
Love Nude,I smelled it on a waitress and asked her what she was wearing and she said Nude!! It isn’t like any other perfume, it just smell’s wonderful👍👍🤩🤩
Oh my god the first one is my mom’s signature scent! She wears it when she’s on her way to work. When she wears it I know she has on her fav nude heels and pencil skirt and looking her best. It’s most def not a blind buy it’s very beautiful and classy.
Once I smelled Christina Aguilera's 'Definition' on my coworker. It smelled absolutely amazing! I had to buy it of course but I never got this beautiful trail which she had. 😅😭
Right now I am thinking about a guy I sat next to on a plane and he smelled incredible. I asked him what he was wearing and he was from Brazil so I couldn't quite understand his accent so I had him write it in my iphone's notes and he wrote "Aber Crombie", which shocked me because I associate that store with really cloying, nauseating cheap smells. I am now on fragrantica trying to narrow down which ones it could be.
Hallo Amanda 😃😃😄 We have really a lot in common 👍🏻🤗- I've use to " steal" one scent from my daughter! It was Ariana Grande CLOUD ! I had to buy it one big bottle for myself and I ❤️ it ! On my Daughter smells beautiful ( On me as well , but it is her signature scent ! When I mis her sometimes ( when she is weekend away or something 🤔😄)- I use the Cloud 🤗🤗🤗❤️
Ok first im glad I'm not the only crazy perfume lover out there! I love some of these fragrances you mentioned! The few I can think of that I smelled on other people that I had to have: Ralph Lauren Safari, Calvin Klein obsession, Donna Karen Cashmere Mist, Dior Poison, Coco Chanel Mademoiselle...❤️
the note no one ever mentions about light blue is the cedar note......i have heard people say lemon and i dont know what else....i dont know why i said that but it is beautiful. thank you for the video.
Tresor by Lancome is a fragrance my mom wore a lot. I recently picked it up and I think it's been reformulated because I remember its was an oily formula and now it's more alcohol based. Still a lovely skin scent.
Is the amazing grace the parfum or toilette? Maybe that’s why it doesn’t quite smell as strong as your friend. Makes me so mad they reformulated it. Also go to somethin special shop online and they made a scent called amazed that’s strong with a ton of reviews that say it’s exactly the same as philosophy amazing grace before reformulation. Prices are reasonable as well (less than 20 bucks). Worth trying out and would be a really fun video for you to compare it.
I smelled Design on my sister about 17 yrs ago when I was 16 and I bought it right after. Sadly it smells amazing on her but a bit grandma-ish on me lol.
My signature perfume was Burberry woman, withdrawn in the UK a few years ago. Happy to say back again, around last Autumn, but I feel that it is not as strong as previous version.
Green tea by E.A. gives a lot of compliments... you would never think it could. Im buying it for the summer for years. Its not much lasting, but no one minds if you splash yourself with it few times during the day :). As of the fragrance on others, for me it was Happy by Clinique. I had it once in the past, but I thought it smells like puke (must have been off), but then one colleague of mine walks arround the office and I jsut get a whiff of beautifull Lily of the Valley.... and that was it. Since then I bought it for the summer 3x.
Santal 33 is one of those that creeps up on you and then your like I must have it!! I had samples for a couple of months and I hate it too...yet I’m reaching for the sample? And reaching again. It was so weird. Anyhow, finally broke down and bought the bottle. I love it,
I'm looking for DKNY Original. The one in a black and gold bottle that shaped like a swan. It was the first perfume by DKNY. I've been looking for it for years. I just ordered Jimmy Choo last night!
I LOVE your videos! More please :) I love the style of your videos which are very down to earth and relatable... and your perfume collection is to die for! 😍
The only parfum that made somebody else wanted to buy it was Black opium, edt the first version.... and I have been wearing tons of other perfumes that I wear in rotation....
Youre making me eager to get santal 33 Ive always liked these from other people which I got: 1. Light Blue 2. Chanel chance eau tendre EDT 3. Jo Malone English Pear and Freesia 4. Juicy Couture - Viva La Juicy 5. Dior J’adore
Jenica Fajardo my husband used a sample of Santal 33 and I kept asking him what it was and he throw the container away. So he didn’t know. I finally figured it out and bought a full bottle. Love love it. I also got Another13 and omg love it tooo!
Michelle Orozco Another 13 is actually my first choice since I think it would be lovely and perfect for my taste for a soft musky scent. What do u think? This would be a blind buy for me so Im thinking very carefully abt it. Thanks for sharing!
Jenica Fajardo for myself I like another13 and for my husband I like the Santal33 I would not wear it personally but love to smell it on him. Another13 is great but is a close sitting scent I would wear it as an everyday scent but not for a night out. It does smell very good
Hi!!! I saw this video before I saw your message!! It was so exciting! I’ll totally do this video. I was thinking, while I was watching it, that I should do this same one because I have several perfumes that came to mind when I was watching it. Every time I watch one of your videos, I end up buying more perfume lol. I just ordered Molecule 01. I had it a long time ago and sold it and now I just have to have it again!
Typically when I am near elderly women in stores or wherever I smell a really beautiful powdery scented perfume. It seems like a lot of them wear it but I haven’t asked any of them what it is. I really want to know lol I should ask but I been googling powdered perfumes and I’m thinking it maybe white shoulders idk but I’m going to buy it anyway and see
Quelques Fleurs is Dita von Teese’s favorite perfume. It influenced her own 1st perfume with Luxess. My friend wore Christian Dior Poison edt and when I need confidence doing something difficult, I wear it to remind me of her.
Ohh the white hightop Reeboks! Pure nostalgia. I actually bought a pair a few years ago because I wanted them so bad as a kid and my Mom refused. 😂 Still have them, hardly ever wore them, but I will probably never get rid of them. I had to stop the video to comment. 😂
My friend wears very sexy from Victoria secret and it smells amazing! I also bought loveswept from philosophy bc a friend wears it and it smells like heaven! I love perfume 💕
This was sooooo fun! Loved hearing your stories! I found you tonight on theSimpleChicLife and so glad I did! I don’t have light blue! I want so many of these now! Santal 33. A lot of new ones to try! I think I remember design! I’m having a distant flashback 😂 loved this so much!!
Amanda ! I too love perfume and books! I have been known as the “nose” among my friends and family since I was a teen but your knowledge certainly supersedes mine! I have not heard you talk about Chloe - not Chloe from 20 plus years ago but the more recent Chloe (I don’t like any of its flankers) but the original perfume - it is the most beautiful soft rose...I also love Antonia’s Flowers -Tempe Passat ...I have very little left in the bottle and am heartbroken the company is on an indefinite hiatus... just wondering if you have ever smelled that. I would venture to say it’s in my top three all time favorite perfumes.
Haha you convinced me to buy light blue, I need a summer fragrance and I’m not really into it but it probably smells better when other people smell it on you
One of my favorite summer scents is from 80's Jessica Mcclintock....so clean smelling get so many compliments. I worked with a girl that wore it... another one pure poison by Christian Dior. Smelled a lady in the mall had to ask went to macys that day and bought it. It's my absolute favorite.
@@blueandlucky000 definitely try pure poison it was better in early 2000's I think it lasted longer. But it's my all time favorite especially for winter
Thank you for this video. D&G LB is my favorite fragrance. I’ve been wanting to smell the Intense version but my instinct told me it wouldn’t be the same. I just love how LIGHT and FRESH the original is. It’s such a SOFT scent. It seems like the Intense would be... well... too intense 😂. I’d still like to smell it. You could gift it to me if you’re feeling generous! Lol. Have a lovely day! 💙
I love this video. It’s so amazing how you remember the scents from School days. I just bought exclamation by Coty. And it still smells so good and light.
Amanda Loves Perfume I'm also so glad ! - blind buy is always risky 😄😄😉 , but I really like it ! Great all year around scent 👏🏻👍🏻🤗🤗. Thank You Dear 🤗👍🏻🌷🌷🌷🌷🍀🐝
I sprayed a few sprays of nude bill blass in my room and my husband was like “ugh what is that smell” so I think that when it’s just first sprayed in the air and on skin it’s not the nicest, the dry down is very nice!
Hi Amanda! The website Fragrance Revival has a Hello Girlfriend dupe. Just saw it...Think it’s for around 70$ If it’s a good one maybe you could save the real ones in your collection and still get to enjoy the smell.. Hope this helps:)
Diamantcris Does anyone remember Apple Blossom from Helena Rubinstein? I used to wear it at school in England in the 70s and suppose it must have been discontinued for at least fourty years...
I think I saw a vintage bottle of it on Etsy once...I wonder if it could possibly smell the same? Or would the more delicate notes have evaporated or changed for the worse?
I love how scents totally bring you back to specific people. My friend's older sister growing up who was also very punk rock had such an intoxicating scent every time I was around her and i ended up discovering that it was Le Feu d'Issey by Issey Miyake. My neighbor a couple years ago would smell soo good all the time, I could smell her scent like outside her apt, and I finally asked her what she was wearing and it was Comme de Garcons Incense Kyoto and I bought it immediately after! I also bought trish mcevoy sexy #9 after I smelled it on the lady cleaning my teeth haha
Ugh! I can still remember the scent a beautiful, elegant Russian young woman wore here in Cyprus. She was intimidating and aloof I just couldn't ask her. Her perfume was absolutely beautiful. I still regret not asking her.
Quelques fleurs actually means “some flowers” in French and that perfume was one of Princess Diana’s favourites that she wore on her wedding day.
Do not blind buy that! I did. It smelled like cat pee on dry flowers.
Here's the story. I smelled my cousin's wrist on her wedding day because she wants me to smell La vie est belle. It was great but I forgot about it. Fast forward to a month or so after, i was on this seminar in our school. 200 plus teacgers were divided and there was like 30 trachers in the room where i'm at. It was a really hot day so the ceiling fan was on (it's always hot everyday here in the Philippines). Everytime the wind/air from the fan hits me, i was hit with this wonderful smell. It was so amazing. I kept asking my co-teachers but no one knew. When we had our lunch break, i walked towards the gate to go home when I passed this teacher and I smelled her. It was her who was wearing the delicious scent. So i asked her what she was wearing.. She said she forgot. And in the back of my mind, something about the scent is familiar. And it just came out of my mouth, i asked her if it was la vie est velle anf she actually snapped her fingers and said yes.
We filipinos are not so into designer perfumes. It is kinda rare for us to buy them because they are so expensive here.
Example 100usd costs about 5100 philippine peso more or less. And we were not really exposed to designer perfumes. Those who can afford are the only ones exposed to it.
Sorry for the long story. I really enjoyed hearing yours.... New subscriber here!
I had a similar experience with la vie est belle...I smelled it on this woman in publix and I was very drawn to it...I had to ask her
It really is such a wonderful scent. Even in the high heat :)
You're so pretty. Love the minimal make up
What a lovely video. I love hearing about the scent memories associated with different fragrances
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m getting ready to record this video! And as I was going through my collection, I realized that I should probably do a video titled “fragrances Amanda made me buy” lol!
So happy you reviewed Bill blast nude. Bill blast himself gave me my first bottle and I was hooked. I still have the bottle he gave me but it has the very littlest tiny bit left. It's the only fragrance I wore after he gave me it and I used to get complimented all the time. My coworker said that his wife would wear it and he didn't like it on her and neither did she. But that on me it smells very good so I guess it doesn't differ per person. I still have two bottles because I went crazy thinking that I would never be able to buy another bottle when I heard it was getting discontinued. I hear that if you buy it on Amazon it smells weird so don't buy it on Amazon. Try to buy it from I don't know somebody else I guess. I still am very attached to Bill blass nude even though I don't wear perfume anymore but once in a while I spray it once and it lasts forever.
My grandmother had one of her friends over in 1990/91. I was 17 years old. Her fragrance enveloped the room in a hypnotizing way and lingered after she left. I asked her what she was wearing and she said it was it was from Paris... Samsara (Guerlain). I had a boyfriend at the time get it for me for my birthday. It became my signature scent when I was in college and it had the same (lingering) effect on others as it did me. Next it was Undeniable (Avon-discontinued), White Diamonds, Tuscany Per Donna (vintage -not the reformulated one), Jessica McClintock, Ed Hardy, Metro BCB Girl (discontinued)...I could do a video just like this and another on my most complimented scents. I enjoyed watching this!
It smelled like heaven had opened up and threw this lady down on the ground🤣🤣n this is why I watch your videos! You just make it so much fun. I just love how you describe every perfume and your experience and feelings about. If I could I’d buy all of the ones you mention! Again thank you the inspiration, I’m definitely gonna look into the ones I haven’t
Awwwww- thanks ! 😊
Awwwww- thanks ! 😊
I love Design by Paul Sebastian!
in my mid 20's i was working at a tanning salon and a coworker smelled so good- I asked her what she was wearing and it was Still by JLo-bought it that week haha. loved that one.
love ❤️ everything from the "Tea Collection " from EArden !!!!White Tea - Green tea and all flankers🤗🤗🤗👍🏻😄🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
You are the only fragrance reviewer that I've heard talk about Nude by Bill Blass. Someone gave me a used bottle many years ago, and I fell in love with it. Yes, it is a little dated, and I still love it. I'm amazed that it is still available. Great video! Keep up the good work!
I have both EROS EDP & EDT. I have only tested the EDP but not for the whole day. But you should definitely try EROS EDT, it is a whole 'nother level. Omg.....fresh and floral. I love it! I will wear the EDP soon. And Chanel Eau Tendre is my signature scent dispite having over 100 other perfumes. 🥰🥰🥰
I love how you describe scents 😊
Omg i used to wear Design when i was a teenager, that and True love i forgot all about that perfume ❤
“Crazy perfume people like me” 🤣🤣🤣 I hear you 👍🏻❤️
yep, I'm a member of the club. ;)
I work in an office and this new girl walks in and smelled so clean but mysterious mixed with a relaxing rose incense. I finally got the guts to ask her and it was Frederick Malle “portrait of a lady” and that is exactly what it smelled like. It’s amazing
I appreciate your description it makes me curious to find a sample. I’ve yet to find an incense that I can wear. I do like rose, so this one sounds interesting to me.
I totally agree about the light blue! I like the original much better!
I just ordered nude by Bill blass just love it you describe it exactly to the T. I have design as well haven't worn in awhile I gave to revisit it. I've done the same as you with perfume when I smell something I ask what are you wearing. I remember years ago when I was traveling to Manhattan everyday for work... I kept smelling this fragrance everyday one day I asked this woman what fragrance are you wearing it was georgio by georgio Armani. That was the big scent back then I went out and bought it. I wore it all the time. I haven't smelled that in years ommg brings back memories. I like to buy a fragrance and do something special with that fragrance so I have a beautiful scent memory with that certain fragrance.. Another crazy perfume lady here 🙄
I just love all your gorgeous stories that go with the scents. A really fun video. I loved the "Love at first sniff" video you did as well. Keep up the great work xx
Bizzynotes 😘😘
I stopped a woman leaving my Dr's office years ago, and found out she was wearing JESSICA MCLINTOCK. I bought it, wore almost exclusively for about a year. It was so different than the frag's I wore (namely YSL PARIS). I would wear it again. It does seem akward to stop someone, but it's a compliment.
I used to wear that!! It’s wonderful
It reminds me a little of Champs Elysees just a bit stronger.
One of my all-time favorites
HEY Amanda ...On a side note they have Not reformulated Alien ...I hear a lot of rubbish being said about it being reformulated...Mugler was owned by Clarins for Over twenty years, as an employee Seeing these comments I was not able to set the record straight NOW I can ....in Oct last year they sale agreed the Mugler brand to L’Oréal....the sale only completed last day of March ...Clarins Never reformulated Alien ..the ONLY reformulation Mugler ever did was on Aura, shortly after it launched to tone down the medical note in it.....Mugler however is now own by L’Oréal so who knows what if anything they will do with all the Mugler fragrances .....but to this point Alien Has NOT been reformulated cheers Girlie ...
mary mulligan thank you for this insider info. Time to stock up my Alien.
Thank you!!
They have reformulated Aura really? I guess I have the first version, have to smell it again, since I don’t like this version. Thanks!
mary mulligan People scream reformulation every time the wind blows 🙄
mary mulligan thank you for the clarification.
Great video. I like Burberry Her & Miss Dior Rose and 🌹
Loved this video so much ! I wanna try all of these perfumes now ! You are so right about having to smell certain perfumes on someone else to know how amazing they are ! Xxx
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So as a guy I must say that you don't run into a lot of other guys that are frag heads... Very nice video and started my day off right just browsing through fragrance videos reviews and whatnot... I think from a guy's perspective one sent that particularly hopped out at me and it has many flankers I believe now and that was Daisy by Marc Jacobs my ex-wife used to wear that and it was unbelievable and I think to a man it just has something sweet yet Perhaps innocent and sexy at the same time... I'm talking about the original Daisy has an awesome scent trail... Another fragrance that some women might not care for but I think many men just gravitate towards and find very sexy and alluring is the old Guerlain classic Samsara which incidentally I wear from time to time... I have definitely subscribed! keep up the videos!! thank you!
Thank u so much- daisy is wonderful I agree!
Love love listing to you on perfume can tell you are so passionate and truly love perfume. I also love how you love vintage ones. I have bought some you recommend and they didn’t disappoint. I think I would love Nude by bill blasé.
I haven’t seen recent videos, did you stop? You are so good at this and really authentic.
I wore Design and Casual for almost 20 years. I was constantly complimented and both of them became my signature scents. About 3 years ago it was time to repurchase which led to buying several bottles from different sellers. What happened? Both of these perfumes use to last until a shower. Casual was so oily you had to wait to get dressed. Not anymore. I was lucky to get them to last 30 minutes. I kept trying new places to buy from until I gave up after acquiring 6 bottles of each. They were all the same. I searched the internet for answers. I read that Elizabeth Arden purchased Paul Sebastian’s fragrances, reformulated them and watered them down. I had to face that my love affair with both fragrances was over. I’ve even been looking for vintage ones with no luck. I so wish I could still get them like they were originally😢😢Love your videos❤️❤️
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I'm glad I read this..was going to look for design...my friend used it..smelled so good...I was so disappointed in the reformulation of ag..I just can't buy it anymore...breaks my heart..😡😨😩
I had to buy Alien because of my daughter. We were sniffing the perfumes at the mall and she instantly fell in love. I gave her my samples because I just didn't care that much for it, but after smelling it on her multiple times, I had to give in! It has such a beautiful trail and comes alive in the warmer months.
The first time I smelled La Vie Est Belle on someone it smelled absolutely magical! Sadly it didn't smell magical on me 😔
Same. It smells amazing on others and straight up cat urine on me. Sadness.
I absolutely LOVE your videos - I click so fast and look forward to your next posting - Thank you!
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So glad to see you posting more frequently! I have made several blind buys now based on your recommendations and haven't been disappointed once. My Lalique Le Parfum came in today and I love it! Love this video and your stories about how you discovered various scents! I'm looking at my collection now thinking back on how I ever "met" some of these older bottles and it's been a wonderful trip down memory lane....
So glad you have liked the recommendations!! 😊
Elizabeth Arden was made by a very famous perfumer - can't think if his name at the moment though but normally does high end. I'm picking up a green tea, I agree, so fresh and lovely after swimming in local pool
Its Francis Kurkdijian, you are right he has his own line called Maison Francis Kurkdijan but he also does designer perfumes like burberry her and my burberry. Green tea was one of my favourites as a teen, might have been my first or second perfume ever.
That’s a great way of putting it. I’m trying to do buy different colognes because I keep smelling good people lol
I agree so much about smelling Versace Eros Pour Femme in the air. I don't love it on my skin as much, but I like spraying it on my shirt, and then hours later it wafts up into my nose and it smells great.
Burberry is my all time favorite! I’ve been wearing it for years. Now I’m going to run to Marshall’s and pick up green tea. I’m so interested in seeing how it smells.
Such a great video idea!! My first roommate in college wore Quelque Fleurs, and I had to buy it after smelling it on her- such a beautiful fragrance. Also, Chanel Allure was another one she wore that I purchased and still love to this day. I really struggled to like Light Blue for the longest time. I would smell it on others and love it, but it gave me a headache when I tried it myself. Now finally 15 years later I can wear it and enjoy it!
Do u still like allure ?
@@blueandlucky000 I still like the Allure edp. Although, I purchased a new bottle in December from Sephora and it doesn't smell as intense as I remember. I'm guessing it's been reformulated/made slightly weaker.
I know exactly that visceral reaction you get when a scent hits your 👃 and you turn into a hound! "MUST-KNOW-WHERE-THAT'S-COMING-FROM !!!!" lolol😂😂😂 almost every time I've had that happen people seem to magically not recall what the hell it is they're wearing! 😒
Fun video! I enjoyed this very much Scent memory is so powerful
I’ve never heard of the one by Betsey Johnson. I had three of her other ones the most recent is betseyfied and it smells good
1 perfume I had to ask a woman passing me by what she was wearing and then I had to buy it was... GUCCI BY GUCCI ❤💝🖤 Soo sophisticated, and now it's discontinued 😔
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Kaleidoscope stopped me in my tracks as well and I bought the body spray. Design; I smelled it on a mother at my son's school and had to ask. She was happy to tell me and said it was all she wore and that it was inexpensive.
I have had people stop me for Fantasy by Britney Spears and Skin Musk.
Try layering light blue intense or even the original with a good vanilla lotion or body mist. I layer with VS bare vanilla mist. It is divine...
I love green tea I get compliments almost I wear it
I have paused this video so many times to stop and look up the perfume on Fragrantica...Lol!! We are sooo much alike! I’m also a crazy perfume person..lol. Love the video!😄
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You’re welcome!
Thanks Amanda, I really enjoyed the topic of this video! I was about to buy light blue intense blind as I am nostalgic for the original. You made me see reason. Quelques Fleurs is lovely, I get a lot of honeyed florals in that one. Yet to try the flankers.
You and I have a similar taste in fragrances. You are now my best friend in my head. 😉
Malaan 7 😘😘
So I just got pink sugar today. I have bought it two other times and HATED it, years ago. I remember working at kohls when I was in college and a girl sprayed this at the makeup counter. I was like what the heck is that it smells SO good. And it was pink sugar. I finally decided to try it again and I am in love. Idk if I got a bad one or what but this one smells SO good
The only fragrance I bought from smelling it on someone else was the original Paris Hilton perfume. I smelled it on my friend at work, asked what she was wearing, rushed out after work and bought it. I still love that perfume, brings back sweet memories of my 20’s.
The black and pink bottle? That one is so good! I was very into the dark/goth aesthetic and liked deeper vanilla and amber scents in high school (still do lol) but I had a bottle of that Paris Hilton 😂 It's so good, I loved it! I should grab a bottle if they still make it
@@SophieeeeeeHO Yes, they do still make it and it’s so inexpensive 😊. I’ve seen it at Ross for like $10. I’ve been meaning to buy it again myself, because I’m in the process of collecting all of the old fragrances I wore in my teens / 20’s.
Lol, I bought that same perfume because I smelled it and loved it on my brother’s girlfriend unfortunately it didn’t work on me d’oh
I love BB Nude!
For Alien, if you still have the box you can tell if it’s reformulated or not. It the logo says thierry mugler it’s the original if it only says mugler it’s the reformulated version. At least that’s what I heard through the grapevine.. 💁🏼♂️😘
Love Nude,I smelled it on a waitress and asked her what she was wearing and she said Nude!! It isn’t like any other perfume, it just smell’s wonderful👍👍🤩🤩
Oh my god the first one is my mom’s signature scent! She wears it when she’s on her way to work. When she wears it I know she has on her fav nude heels and pencil skirt and looking her best. It’s most def not a blind buy it’s very beautiful and classy.
Nude???
This was a fantastic video!!
Once I smelled Christina Aguilera's 'Definition' on my coworker. It smelled absolutely amazing! I had to buy it of course but I never got this beautiful trail which she had. 😅😭
Right now I am thinking about a guy I sat next to on a plane and he smelled incredible. I asked him what he was wearing and he was from Brazil so I couldn't quite understand his accent so I had him write it in my iphone's notes and he wrote "Aber Crombie", which shocked me because I associate that store with really cloying, nauseating cheap smells. I am now on fragrantica trying to narrow down which ones it could be.
Perfumes I smelled in others that I bought: Chanel Chance Tender, Samsara, Guerlain Insolence.
Hallo Amanda 😃😃😄 We have really a lot in common 👍🏻🤗- I've use to " steal" one scent from my daughter! It was Ariana Grande CLOUD ! I had to buy it one big bottle for myself and I ❤️ it ! On my Daughter smells beautiful ( On me as well , but it is her signature scent ! When I mis her sometimes ( when she is weekend away or something 🤔😄)- I use the Cloud 🤗🤗🤗❤️
I love cloud - my daughter wears that too!
Amanda Loves Perfume 😄😄😄👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻🌷
Ok first im glad I'm not the only crazy perfume lover out there! I love some of these fragrances you mentioned! The few I can think of that I smelled on other people that I had to have: Ralph Lauren Safari, Calvin Klein obsession, Donna Karen Cashmere Mist, Dior Poison, Coco Chanel Mademoiselle...❤️
I own both Eros perfumes and the EDT is so much better. Soooo much better.
Ohhhh- I will have to try it !
the note no one ever mentions about light blue is the cedar note......i have heard people say lemon and i dont know what else....i dont know why i said that but it is beautiful. thank you for the video.
I usually don’t ask what people are wearing but I did blind buy Girl of Now and girl of now forever and omg best purchases ever.
They’re sooo good!
Tresor by Lancome is a fragrance my mom wore a lot. I recently picked it up and I think it's been reformulated because I remember its was an oily formula and now it's more alcohol based. Still a lovely skin scent.
Is the amazing grace the parfum or toilette? Maybe that’s why it doesn’t quite smell as strong as your friend. Makes me so mad they reformulated it. Also go to somethin special shop online and they made a scent called amazed that’s strong with a ton of reviews that say it’s exactly the same as philosophy amazing grace before reformulation. Prices are reasonable as well (less than 20 bucks). Worth trying out and would be a really fun video for you to compare it.
I feel the same about light blue, I prefer the original, live and learn 😌. Love your videos!
Thx!!
I smelled Design on my sister about 17 yrs ago when I was 16 and I bought it right after. Sadly it smells amazing on her but a bit grandma-ish on me lol.
I keep running this video again and again :) Love the way you describe your perfume discoveries 😍 Amazing video ❤️
My signature perfume was Burberry woman, withdrawn in the UK a few years ago. Happy to say back again, around last Autumn, but I feel that it is not as strong as previous version.
I agree
Green tea by E.A. gives a lot of compliments... you would never think it could. Im buying it for the summer for years. Its not much lasting, but no one minds if you splash yourself with it few times during the day :). As of the fragrance on others, for me it was Happy by Clinique. I had it once in the past, but I thought it smells like puke (must have been off), but then one colleague of mine walks arround the office and I jsut get a whiff of beautifull Lily of the Valley.... and that was it. Since then I bought it for the summer 3x.
Santal 33 is one of those that creeps up on you and then your like I must have it!! I had samples for a couple of months and I hate it too...yet I’m reaching for the sample? And reaching again. It was so weird. Anyhow, finally broke down and bought the bottle. I love it,
It does - it makes u fall in love with it
BB Nude came out I think in 1991.
I'm looking for DKNY Original. The one in a black and gold bottle that shaped like a swan. It was the first perfume by DKNY. I've been looking for it for years. I just ordered Jimmy Choo last night!
Thank you for these great fragrance reviews!😊🥀🌸💐
I LOVE your videos! More please :) I love the style of your videos which are very down to earth and relatable... and your perfume collection is to die for! 😍
Thank u so much 😊
I mix the light blue intense with beach walk or any beach scent smells so good. But if you do sale it I’ll buy it!!!
Last night I dropped the bottle and broke it 🥴
Amanda Loves Perfume 😂😂😂 I guess it was really not might for you to own it.
The only parfum that made somebody else wanted to buy it was Black opium, edt the first version.... and I have been wearing tons of other perfumes that I wear in rotation....
Great video!! I bought the original Jimmy Choo. Its beast mode, Only one spray and it lasts all day!!! Stay safe and be blessed💛🧡
Youre making me eager to get santal 33
Ive always liked these from other people which I got:
1. Light Blue
2. Chanel chance eau tendre EDT
3. Jo Malone English Pear and Freesia
4. Juicy Couture - Viva La Juicy
5. Dior J’adore
Jenica Fajardo my husband used a sample of Santal 33 and I kept asking him what it was and he throw the container away. So he didn’t know. I finally figured it out and bought a full bottle. Love love it. I also got Another13 and omg love it tooo!
Michelle Orozco Another 13 is actually my first choice since I think it would be lovely and perfect for my taste for a soft musky scent. What do u think? This would be a blind buy for me so Im thinking very carefully abt it. Thanks for sharing!
Jenica Fajardo for myself I like another13 and for my husband I like the Santal33 I would not wear it personally but love to smell it on him. Another13 is great but is a close sitting scent I would wear it as an everyday scent but not for a night out. It does smell very good
Michelle Orozco thank you! So i might get another 13 when we all get back to normal shipping :) stay safe
Hi!!! I saw this video before I saw your message!! It was so exciting! I’ll totally do this video. I was thinking, while I was watching it, that I should do this same one because I have several perfumes that came to mind when I was watching it. Every time I watch one of your videos, I end up buying more perfume lol. I just ordered Molecule 01. I had it a long time ago and sold it and now I just have to have it again!
Typically when I am near elderly women in stores or wherever I smell a really beautiful powdery scented perfume. It seems like a lot of them wear it but I haven’t asked any of them what it is. I really want to know lol I should ask but I been googling powdered perfumes and I’m thinking it maybe white shoulders idk but I’m going to buy it anyway and see
Quelques Fleurs is Dita von Teese’s favorite perfume. It influenced her own 1st perfume with Luxess. My friend wore Christian Dior Poison edt and when I need confidence doing something difficult, I wear it to remind me of her.
Ohh the white hightop Reeboks! Pure nostalgia. I actually bought a pair a few years ago because I wanted them so bad as a kid and my Mom refused. 😂 Still have them, hardly ever wore them, but I will probably never get rid of them. I had to stop the video to comment. 😂
Shanna at Style X Heart they were soooo cool!!
My friend wears very sexy from Victoria secret and it smells amazing! I also bought loveswept from philosophy bc a friend wears it and it smells like heaven! I love perfume 💕
I have smelled very sexy and it’s wonderful!
This was sooooo fun! Loved hearing your stories! I found you tonight on theSimpleChicLife and so glad I did! I don’t have light blue! I want so many of these now! Santal 33. A lot of new ones to try! I think I remember design! I’m having a distant flashback 😂 loved this so much!!
KathysBeautyCareChats so glad u liked it !!! 😘😘
Light blue was one I smelled on a girl while driving uber...and it was amazing
Two that I had to have after smelling on someone else are Ralph Lauren Blue and Versace Yellow Diamond.
I love love Design ! And Amazing Grace!
Great video:)
I’m so glad - I always am scared to mention that one thinking people will think I’m crazy. But I love it !
I love your sense of fashion I would to see a jewelry collection please
Amanda ! I too love perfume and books! I have been known as the “nose” among my friends and family since I was a teen but your knowledge certainly supersedes mine! I have not heard you talk about Chloe - not Chloe from 20 plus years ago but the more recent Chloe (I don’t like any of its flankers) but the original perfume - it is the most beautiful soft rose...I also love Antonia’s Flowers -Tempe Passat ...I have very little left in the bottle and am heartbroken the company is on an indefinite hiatus... just wondering if you have ever smelled that. I would venture to say it’s in my top three all time favorite perfumes.
I have smelled Chloe but not the other one!!
Haha you convinced me to buy light blue, I need a summer fragrance and I’m not really into it but it probably smells better when other people smell it on you
One of my favorite summer scents is from 80's Jessica Mcclintock....so clean smelling get so many compliments. I worked with a girl that wore it... another one pure poison by Christian Dior. Smelled a lady in the mall had to ask went to macys that day and bought it. It's my absolute favorite.
I love Jessica McClintock!! I have had several people tell me to try pure poison!
@@blueandlucky000 definitely try pure poison it was better in early 2000's I think it lasted longer. But it's my all time favorite especially for winter
Thank you for this video. D&G LB is my favorite fragrance. I’ve been wanting to smell the Intense version but my instinct told me it wouldn’t be the same. I just love how LIGHT and FRESH the original is. It’s such a SOFT scent. It seems like the Intense would be... well... too intense 😂. I’d still like to smell it. You could gift it to me if you’re feeling generous! Lol. Have a lovely day! 💙
Believe it or not - as I was putting my perfumes away- I dropped it and broke it 😩
The intense version is so bad...
Tova totally blew me away when i smelled it on a girl in a clothing store
I love this video. It’s so amazing how you remember the scents from School days. I just bought exclamation by Coty. And it still smells so good and light.
Oh I totally wore that
And Debbie Gibson electric
BTW : I love Champs- Elysées from Guerlain 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🤗🤗🤗 ( orderd second / back up bottle )
Thank You ! You were right : Great scent ! 🌷🌷🌷👍🏻👍🏻🤗🤗🍀🐝
So glad you like it !!
Amanda Loves Perfume I'm also so glad ! - blind buy is always risky 😄😄😉 , but I really like it ! Great all year around scent 👏🏻👍🏻🤗🤗. Thank You Dear 🤗👍🏻🌷🌷🌷🌷🍀🐝
I blind bought this at Marshall’s when I was in high school. I always got compliments and I never knew how to pronounce the name lol
I sprayed a few sprays of nude bill blass in my room and my husband was like “ugh what is that smell” so I think that when it’s just first sprayed in the air and on skin it’s not the nicest, the dry down is very nice!
Yes- that is the way it is- the first spray is awful - then it’s wonderful!!!
Hi Amanda! The website Fragrance Revival has a Hello Girlfriend dupe. Just saw it...Think it’s for around 70$
If it’s a good one maybe you could save the real ones in your collection and still get to enjoy the smell..
Hope this helps:)
Kristine Ann B thank you so much!!!!
Kristine Ann B are they a decent company? Do u know anything about them?
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Does anyone remember Apple Blossom from Helena Rubinstein? I used to wear it at school in England in the 70s and suppose it must have been discontinued for at least fourty years...
I think I saw a vintage bottle of it on Etsy once...I wonder if it could possibly smell the same? Or would the more delicate notes have evaporated or changed for the worse?
I love how scents totally bring you back to specific people. My friend's older sister growing up who was also very punk rock had such an intoxicating scent every time I was around her and i ended up discovering that it was Le Feu d'Issey by Issey Miyake. My neighbor a couple years ago would smell soo good all the time, I could smell her scent like outside her apt, and I finally asked her what she was wearing and it was Comme de Garcons Incense Kyoto and I bought it immediately after! I also bought trish mcevoy sexy #9 after I smelled it on the lady cleaning my teeth haha
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Thanks for sharing your video take care 😇