I sometimes will take my cheap perfumes that don’t last and use them as air fresheners or sometimes linen sprays. I like your idea of a body mist after the shower. 🥰💖
My favorite aspect of perfume is how subjective it is, and because of that I even love listening to people hate fragrances. It helps me understand how my taste compares with another’s, as much as hearing rave reviews would, and scent preference is in no way indicative of individual worth. Fragrance is a topic where we can have polarized and opposing opinions without resentment, and that’s wonderful to me 13:36 ❤
Sarah, I'm loving these videos that you've made about the bad quality perfumes. I actually find them necessary and hope that you'll make more... Please? Thanks!
Man you nailed it on all the ones I am familiar with. Call them out- It's SO sad that too many of our corporations really hate us and only love our money. Not all of these perfumes fall into that category obviously. You did a good job of saying that, and also highlighting what the up sides are to all of these perfumes if there are any.
Hi Sarah, there are so many perfumes I will not repurchase because I know the ingredients are no longer the quality they once were. It is so devastating to see these once quality perfumes reduced to synthetic rubbish. I was recently gifted a perfume stash from the 90’s and wow what a difference when you compare to todays formulations. Not only were the perfumes still in great condition but they lasted forever during wear. Perfumes were Pleasues, Knowing, Gucci Envy, Poison, Lou Lou, Diorissimo, Jadore, Chanel no 5, YSL Paris, Chloe Largerfeld, Byzance and Anais Anais. Some of these are still sold today but either smell nothing like the original or are a shadow of the original that doesn’t last. Jadore was the biggest shock to me after smelling the original. I’d like to see a list from your collection of scents that have been altered so much they are not worth repurchasing.
I’m glad you are calling out big conglomerates, specially with the absolutely ridiculous prices they have been charging over the last year Having said that I had to get rid of all of my PDM perfumes their performance is abysmal and it’s not olfactory fatigue … nobody can smell them on me after a couple of hours . There’s more into lasting power than the quality of the ingredients
Sarah, I’m so glad that you made this video! I was going to purchase the Gucci one next month. I don’t have any of the others but I appreciate knowing about their performance. Since I’ve become a old lady I’m having a hard time with fragrances lasting on me more than a minute and it’s very frustrating. I’ve done all the tips to make the fragrance last longer to no avail. I always spray the inside of my hoodies(I’m a hoodie freak)especially the head part plus I spray a cotton ball with several sprays on it and put it in my cleavage. You would think I would knock a room out with that trick but not on me! I will get 1-2 hours tops with that trick plus I’m doing some heavy spraying all over my body. I love fragrances so much so I keep trying to see if I can find some that will last on me. I so enjoyed this video and looking forward to the next one😊❤️💐❤️ Ooops I do have 3 of the Jennifer Anniston fragrances. They came in a set of 3 rollerballs. All 3 smelled so darn good but couldn’t smell anything after15 minutes😩😩
for some people, like me , Gucci actually lasts , if I spray on my clothing (love pour femme that is) it’s crazy I wore it today sprayed it all over at 10 am and changed out of my clothes at 9 pm and I can still smell it! No lie! So it’s weird how is does not last on some people and I find it lasts 4 ever on me.
I agree. 🙏 Gucci is a shady af company so I’m not surprised about the plastic handbags🙄and the materials they use for their perfumes. Prada Candy is the most soulless perfume I’ve ever smelled, it’s like spraying on sugared alcohol. 😆But Kilian is even worse, they charge at least $200 for one of their scents and it will not last you even two hours. I’ve tested multiple Kilians and have not purchased a single one. Its just not worth it.💕
I have to agree with Jennifer Aniston and Katy Perry. Everyone knows that perfume works differently with different chemistries. Neither of those work for me they do not last. Smell great but do not last.
I agree! I have 2 Gucci Guilty perfumes and I’ve made the decision to NEVER buy another. I like the way they smell but for the money, absolutely NOT worth the price. I’m going to buy perfumes that last. Gucci has made their perfumes abysmal at performance. It’s really sad, especially since they smell so nice but just do NOT last! Thanks Sarah!😊
Although not on your list, I recently purchased Philosophy Falling in Love. It doesn't last 3 minutes on me! I was so disappointed. Love your content, Sarah!
I really enjoyed this and what you said was nothing to be disrespetful as you were saying truthfully what you thought. I loved this because I love long wearing perfume or oils.
I love your disclaimer! I'm consistently appalled by how easily derailed people are, and how scathingly mean they become. Especially over something as wildly subjective as fragrance. I love certain things that are admittedly junk (I have a big B&BW stash...for instance), but I don’t emotionally yoke myself to them in the way some people do with their scents. It's just...bizarre. They take it as a personal affront...like, dude, you are NOT your perfume! 😂 Anyway, excellent vid. I appreciate it greatly, you're an astute lady :)
Oh! And for what it's worth I totally agree with all the ones you mention that I've actually tried. Especially Pinrose, horrid performers. Nice scents, but abysmal longevity (lack thereof).
Totally agree on Skylar, I love Vanilla Sky but had such a hard time with longevity. I have good luck with Prada Candy, especially on clothes, but I think I have a tester bottle.
I just purchased Exclamation! It was one of my favs in public school lol Brings back memories 😊 You’re right with Gucci, the only one in my collection that lasts is Rush, it lasts on me until I shower! I’ve heard they are discontinuing it though:/
I don’t have a lot of experience with Gucci fragrances, but I do love Gucci Memoire d’une Odeur and I think it has got to be the most beautiful bottle in my collection. It’s apparently super polarizing, though. I’ve seen some REALLY impassioned hatred for it in fragrance groups. Their high end perfumes, like from the Gucci Garden collection are SO expensive. I wonder if the quality is any better than their more mass produced ones? I’ve def learned through experience that price does not always correlate with quality. I also don’t think that quality is necessarily correlated with performance. I’ve got very low quality perfumes that are nuclear, and very high quality perfumes that are gone from skin fairly quickly. But it’s obviously a complex matter and there are a lot of variables that determine how a fragrance will perform. Thanks for your honesty!
Off topic, You look so pretty. On the perfume note, So many perfumes are such bad quality anymore. I am a perfume junky. One of my all time favorites was coty wild musk. I would have picked that over all my expensive perfumes. I won’t even buy it anymore. I’m so disappointed over the poor quality. When I wore that,no matter where I went, someone stopped me and asked what I was wearing. It was beautiful. Now, literally, you spray it and there is five seconds of fragrance and that’s it. It doesn’t stay on at all. I never found anything to come close to that beautiful smell. Any suggestions? I’m a musk lover.
Sublime Vanille by Creed is a double heartbreaker. Not only is it exorbitantly priced, it is woefully inadequate performance wise. I have a branded sample and it lasts on me about an hour. I tried it on my husband to see if it was just a problem with my skin chemistry, but I couldn't smell it at all on him after about 30-40 minutes! It is absolutely exquisite but is entirely substandard in its performance, even if it cost a quarter of what they charge. It is no wonder some folk refer to the company as Greed rather than Creed.
It looks like they are based in the United States. I am in Scotland, and I am disinclined to order from abroad because of custom charges and also the potential difficulty of trying to deal with returns. I have tried an oil dupe from a business here in the UK, AW Scents, but it is not as close as I would have hoped. While the dry down stage is reasonably similar, the opening is not to my liking and has a strange, green/herbal note that is definitely not present in the original. How close is the one you have?
I'm over here getting distracted from putting my makeup on like, "What the hell is she talking about... soom soom??" 😂 🤣 I now see in the description tsum tsum but I have never heard of this.
Coty Exclamation was always a cheap fragrance. I wore it when it was first released and even then it smelled like a juvenile, drugstore fragrance. I loved it though. I even enjoy the new formulation. Sure it was stronger then, but it was always low quality.
Great video Sarah. You mentioned that you were going to look into a clean fragrance that performs well. You mentioned one in your last video. Lavanila Pure Vanilla! Love watching your videos.
I never wear my Jennifer Aniston scent on my body, but I spray it on my sheets and pillows before bed. It’s soooo soothing and relaxing. Try that! I never want to run out of it, just for that purpose.
The only Gucci guilty that lasts on me for quite a while is love pour femme . It stays on me for most of the day actually, which is awesome because I love that one! But I won’t buy any other guiltys. Great video as always ! I agree on the La rive ones for sure too. That sucks that love doesn’t work for you :(
Niceee!! I'd rather some reviews like this being honest about the quality/ lasting power of perfume. I agree that I do have some that are short lived but I'm not looking to spend $$ on bedtime scent or after shower and by time make-up finished it's gone!!!🤔🤔 Thank you
I agree about Soft. I was appalled when I smelled it at first, it smelled like toilet freshener to me, just ghastly. I washed it off really quickly but some got on the sleeve of my cardigan. The next evening, I was sitting in the bath and kept getting wafts of something horrendous and sickly. I lifted and sniffed every single bottle sitting around the bath, thinking something had gone off. It was only when I was drying myself that I noticed the cardigan I had taken off and sat on top of the clothes airer when I was washing off the tiny amount of Soft I had applied. That little bit of transfer onto the sleeve of that cardigan was stinking up the whole bathroom in the steamy heat from my bath!
During my clean fanatic purist phase I wore Pacifica the first collection - they performed fairly well on me especially the Persian Rose, Lilac and especially Gardenia. I still wear them though I have relaxed on my fanatism because I can’t clean out the environment around me 😂.
Yes! That first collection has some good ones. I used to wear Tibetan Mountain Temple but they kind of went down hill after that one. I totally agree! We are getting it from every angle so you just have to do the best you can while still trying to enjoy life. ❤️🥰
I have a bunch of Pacifica perfumes. They're a pretty clean brand, I've never felt nauseated or had a sneezing fit from their frags. But I did hear the founder's admitted to using synthetics, although I can't be bothered to search for the interview when my interest in Pacifica has declined over the years. Persian Rose has great projection and lasts a while on me, smells like real damask rose absolute. I can't speak on French Lilac or Tahitian Gardenia since I don't own those, but they probably use real absolutes too. The original Dream Moon lasts a good 4-6 hours on me, but I think that's because it's very base note heavy (lots of patchouli and sandalwood). Pacifica have been reformulating some of their frags, and judging from the reviews on their official website, they messed up pretty badly and people don't like the new formulas. Most of their frags are best treated as body sprays. I'm not planning on repurchasing any of them.
I enjoyed this video discussion. My critique on the big designer houses is they have diluted the quality of there perfumes because they understand now there is a fragcom and they know many people will purchase some of these poor quality perfumes just to belong . As well the special lines that some houses sell for exorbitant prices the quality they offer used to be the quality of their regular store lines. I have bought fragrances from the 90s and they can pass for niche or like the Privé line of a mainstream house. I enjoy perfumes but even if I enjoy a scent I would not buy it if it fades after 3 hrs on my skin mainly because a US $100.00 perfume is really $700 of my currency and that is some folks salary for a week. So I take all aspects of shopping for a fragrance seriously especially since we don't get samples or have easy access to decants. Its fun but I approach it sober mindedly.
La rive pearl I use it as after shower scent... It's very long lasting on my skin... 😅😅😅.. It performs well on me.. To me it smells musky and creamy. .. Indeed subjective..
Lol I feel like the only person in the world on whom Prada Candy lasts! Regarding Al-Rehab, I’ve bought Choco Musk in both the oil AND perfume concentrations, trying to get this delicious cocoa goodness that everyone’s hyping up. I even let them macerate over multiple months. Cheap. Nasty. Chocolate-scented Plastic. I can’t believe people want to wear it, like I’m honestly confused. Maybe it’s something you have to smell in the air? Because on skin it’s horrifying
Prada Candy lasts on me, too. I just finished mine and will buy again. Choco-musk is not the best. It's just okay. On first spray, it has a chocolate-cheesy scent for the first 2 seconds 😄. Then its just basic gourmand.
@@lifeonabudget8513 it gives me a headache, i think bath and body works is better quality lol. But Prada Candy is a surprising love for me, I think it’s a stunner 😊
I loved this video. I detest Prada Candy. The scent is not something I enjoy, in fact, I feel it becomes very cloying. Yes, the Jennifer Aniston perfume doesn’t even last twenty minutes!
I own Gucci Eau de Parmum which is a beast (maybe because it is an oldie), another one I own and it is very long-lasting is Gucci Guilty Absolute pour Femme. Actually, the men's version that smells leather is also a good performer.
I've only had Dalal for a short time but I've been enjoying it. I'm still in test mode but, so far, I think you get good bang for the buck with it. Meow is, agreeably, not an expensive smelling perfume but I love it - it's a sweet treat that I tend to wear around the house when I want something cozy and cute to wear. I agree with you that neither one is made with expensive ingredients but that is very much reflected in their cost. What kills me is to spend money on an expensive designer fragrance only to have it disappear (Hypnotic Poison EDT) within an hour or so of applying. What is the point of high quality ingredients if they do not last?
Sarah, 😆😆 I'm loving your disclaimer! You tell them sister. Seriously, no reason to get all hot and bothered...because we are, in fact, only talking about perfume. There's many other things happening right now in the world to get upset about. I couldn't agree with you more about the Happy line. Water is more fragrant. And the LaRive line... I've almost blind bought some of them many times but felt like they'd perform like trash. And someone commented that they enjoy videos like this because of how subjective perfume is. I completely agree! Great video, thank you!! Edit: Gucci, 💯 agree with you. I know you're not a peach girl but I love Rush, it was an old sig of mine and I bought a cassette (😆) of it 2 years ago and it was definitely reformulated. It was terrible. And Gucci never made a Rush EDP but the EDT performed like a damn extrait back in the day. Oh and I always group Skylar, Pacifica and Pinrose (and Clean Reserve) frags together because they all perform terribly. But I agree about the Pacifica Lilac. Love that one and it's a beast.
I watch just as many videos of people hating on perfumes as I do watching people raving about perfumes. It is all subjective and a "negative review" is beneficial. I agree on all of these. I do not like Gucci even in the slightest, I ended up selling my bottle of Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme because the first few hours smelled extremely synthetic on my skin. I was ultimately holding on to it because I liked the drydown but that's not enough for me to enjoy a scent. I will give credit where credit is due and say the vintage Gucci Eau de parfum lasts hours on skin and clothing.🖤🖤
Yeah, I think Gucci fragrances used to be great up until maybe 10-15 years ago when they started watering them. I would die for a bottle of the vintage that you have! ❤️🥰
Hi Sarah, I know what you mean I left a review on Fragranctica for Angel’s Share by Kilian , it does NOT last on me and people were so mad at me because of that! LOL it just doesn’t last with my chemistry and I’m not spending that kind of money for something that disappears on me 😢. Anyway yes Al Rehabb doesn’t last on me either sad because I love it!
Jennifer aniston is a very pretty scent but I don’t think I could splash out on it and feel like it wasn’t a waste of money due to that longevity issue. 😒
Kilian was great before Estee Lauder got their claws into the company. People becoming "table-flipping mad" because you don't like a fragrance that they love it's so out-of-line. They had nothing to do with the production or creative process of making that scent, so why care?!? I could understand Kilian or Tom Ford being offended though 🤣 skylar should be ashamed that they sell perfume that costs that much money and doesn't last.
I create many of my own scents by mixing essential oils with witch-hazel+water (or a dash of vodka at times). People always stop me to ask what I'm wearing and it invariably turns into an interesting conversation.
The only ‘clean’ brand I’ve tried that performs well for me is Floral Street - I have several bottles and they all do well. I heard Henry Rose does pretty well too though haven’t tried them yet. For truly clean perfumes oil is best.
I like the idea of this video! People really need to chill. It's perfume, not world peace. You'd think you said someone's baby was ugly, LOL. Don't worry about those comments. I don't have any of the ones you showed here, thought about La Rive Pearl at one time, but the reviews weren't stellar and I quit buying La Rive because none of them really last except maybe Fleur de Femme, the cherry one. I haven't purchased fragrance in a bit, but I just bought a decently priced tester bottle of Jimmy Choo Fever. I had a multi pack of samples of that one and I adore it. I don't think it lasts all day or anything, but it's delicious smelling and can be paired with a lot of the B&BW body creams I usually purchase. Hope you and the family are doing well in your living situation and a new home is getting closer on the horizon for you, Sarah. ~Cynthia
I've tried a few Pacifica frags and didn't have much luck with either smell or lasting power so I won't try them again. And My Happy lasts about an hour. Bummer.
I was told that "clean" perfumes don't last because they don't have phthalates in their formulation. Phthalates are chemicals associated with cancer, hormonal issues and infertility, but they are also responsible for making a fragrance last. Have you ever tried the Malibu ones by Pamela Anderson? There's a Malibu Day and a Malibu Night. They're (supposedly) 100% natural ingredients, vegan, cruelty free and all that jazz. I actually like them both, though Night lasts a little bit longer on my skin.
@@SarahMayes Malibu Day (blue one) is very beachy and fun, Malibu Night (pink ) reminds me of Coco Mad but it has some chocolate nuances. Advice: let the night one settle down before you judge it, at first spray it can be a little weird.
The only brand/fragrance that I own on this list is Skylar...I own 4 full-sized bottles: Willow Woods, Vanilla Sky, Indigo Valley and Peach Fields...I'm looking forward to them releasing the full sized sized bottle of Boardwalk Delight here very soon (their cotton candy fragrance) - as my beef with them is they often only release certain fragrances in travel sizes - and their travel size are rollerballs and not sprays! I can agree they aren't the longest lasting but I get 4-5 hours on my skin and I will say - I use them a lot for layering. So, if I want to amp up vanilla or coffee - I'll layer Vanilla Sky (i have even put vanilla sky with cacharel yes i am delicious) or if I want a blueberry note to a gourmand or fruity fragrance I'll layer Indigo Valley etc. So, I mean...I get your gripe with them but I don't think they are the worst offenders out there...Thanks for warning us about some of these. xoxo
It is kinda shocking the short life span of Gucci Guilty Pour Femme.... Exclamation, now; I can't scrub that juice off! It lasts longer on me than I desire;) Great concept for video. If you get negative comments, just delete them straight away. You are respected and appreciated by many many subscribers!
Silver Moon is probably the lightest perfume I have! I bought the body spray and smelled NOTHING. I'm never anosmic to anything! It smells like they added a drop of scent into the whole bottle.
Actually the LV classic monogram coated canvas has always been what they have used for their bags and luggage. They have never hidden this fact, and the reality is that the coated canvas is more durable and longer lasting than the leather that the handles and pipping is made from. I have vintage LV from the 80’s than I have had to replace the leather handles but the coated canvas is in perfect condition ❤
I agree, the coated canvas is actually the way to go if you're going to buy an LV. And this was never a secret, more like people assumed due to their price that they were all leather (which is a logical assumption to make tbh). I have a couple of their vintage canvas bags from the early 80's and the leather trim has seen better days but the canvas is still stunning!
Which is great but they have been leading people to believe that they are buying leather bags all of these years and charging exorbitant amounts of money for a logo.
@@SarahMayesI repectfully disagree. I don't believe they misled anyone ever. It says in the product description what you're buying. Sales associates don't keep it a secret. LV has always used coated canvas since the brand started. Anyone familiar with the brand is aware of this. And I mean they sell plenty of comeplete leather bags too. Its just a option and a preference. Anyway, we have digressed.....Back to the perfumes! : )
I sometimes will take my cheap perfumes that don’t last and use them as air fresheners or sometimes linen sprays. I like your idea of a body mist after the shower. 🥰💖
I use them as door sprays to keep my cats away but guests love it lol
My favorite aspect of perfume is how subjective it is, and because of that I even love listening to people hate fragrances. It helps me understand how my taste compares with another’s, as much as hearing rave reviews would, and scent preference is in no way indicative of individual worth. Fragrance is a topic where we can have polarized and opposing opinions without resentment, and that’s wonderful to me 13:36 ❤
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That's so interesting! My Al Rehab perfume sprays are often so nuclear, they last days on my clothes and hours on my skin.
Sarah, I'm loving these videos that you've made about the bad quality perfumes. I actually find them necessary and hope that you'll make more... Please? Thanks!
I'm all for honesty! not every perfume is the best and some of niche perfumes has terrible longevity which I can't justify buying.
Love the disclaimer. Love several of the La Rive fragrances too!
Man you nailed it on all the ones I am familiar with. Call them out- It's SO sad that too many of our corporations really hate us and only love our money. Not all of these perfumes fall into that category obviously. You did a good job of saying that, and also highlighting what the up sides are to all of these perfumes if there are any.
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Hi Sarah, there are so many perfumes I will not repurchase because I know the ingredients are no longer the quality they once were. It is so devastating to see these once quality perfumes reduced to synthetic rubbish. I was recently gifted a perfume stash from the 90’s and wow what a difference when you compare to todays formulations. Not only were the perfumes still in great condition but they lasted forever during wear. Perfumes were Pleasues, Knowing, Gucci Envy, Poison, Lou Lou, Diorissimo, Jadore, Chanel no 5, YSL Paris, Chloe Largerfeld, Byzance and Anais Anais. Some of these are still sold today but either smell nothing like the original or are a shadow of the original that doesn’t last. Jadore was the biggest shock to me after smelling the original. I’d like to see a list from your collection of scents that have been altered so much they are not worth repurchasing.
I can definitely do that! ❤️🥰
I’m glad you are calling out big conglomerates, specially with the absolutely ridiculous prices they have been charging over the last year
Having said that I had to get rid of all of my PDM perfumes their performance is abysmal and it’s not olfactory fatigue … nobody can smell them on me after a couple of hours . There’s more into lasting power than the quality of the ingredients
That is a house I’ve never been able to get on board with. ❤️
Sarah, I’m so glad that you made this video! I was going to purchase the Gucci one next month. I don’t have any of the others but I appreciate knowing about their performance. Since I’ve become a old lady I’m having a hard time with fragrances lasting on me more than a minute and it’s very frustrating. I’ve done all the tips to make the fragrance last longer to no avail. I always spray the inside of my hoodies(I’m a hoodie freak)especially the head part plus I spray a cotton ball with several sprays on it and put it in my cleavage. You would think I would knock a room out with that trick but not on me! I will get 1-2 hours tops with that trick plus I’m doing some heavy spraying all over my body. I love fragrances so much so I keep trying to see if I can find some that will last on me. I so enjoyed this video and looking forward to the next one😊❤️💐❤️
Ooops I do have 3 of the Jennifer Anniston fragrances. They came in a set of 3 rollerballs. All 3 smelled so darn good but couldn’t smell anything after15 minutes😩😩
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Jennifer Aniston Chapter One..... try that, it was extreme last time I wore it! But her others are very very light and fleeting
for some people, like me , Gucci actually lasts , if I spray on my clothing (love pour femme that is) it’s crazy I wore it today sprayed it all over at 10 am and changed out of my clothes at 9 pm and I can still smell it! No lie! So it’s weird how is does not last on some people and I find it lasts 4 ever on me.
@@singerstylistjennifer1654 Thank you! I will give that one a try🌺🌻🌸
@@sherlcollins7011 I will see if I can purchase a sample and give it a shot. I will never know unless I try🌹💐🌷
I agree. 🙏 Gucci is a shady af company so I’m not surprised about the plastic handbags🙄and the materials they use for their perfumes. Prada Candy is the most soulless perfume I’ve ever smelled, it’s like spraying on sugared alcohol. 😆But Kilian is even worse, they charge at least $200 for one of their scents and it will not last you even two hours. I’ve tested multiple Kilians and have not purchased a single one. Its just not worth it.💕
I totally agree! Kilian is the worst! ❤️
Finally, someone said it about Kilian. I have found a few "Angels Share" dupes that are better lasting than the original.
Funny, Angels Share lasts for many hours on me.
The Liquors collection from the house is not bad.
I have to agree with Jennifer Aniston and Katy Perry. Everyone knows that perfume works differently with different chemistries. Neither of those work for me they do not last. Smell great but do not last.
I agree! I have 2 Gucci Guilty perfumes and I’ve made the decision to NEVER buy another. I like the way they smell but for the money, absolutely NOT worth the price. I’m going to buy perfumes that last. Gucci has made their perfumes abysmal at performance. It’s really sad, especially since they smell so nice but just do NOT last! Thanks Sarah!😊
Although not on your list, I recently purchased Philosophy Falling in Love. It doesn't last 3 minutes on me! I was so disappointed. Love your content, Sarah!
I really enjoyed this and what you said was nothing to be disrespetful as you were saying truthfully what you thought. I loved this because I love long wearing perfume or oils.
I love your disclaimer! I'm consistently appalled by how easily derailed people are, and how scathingly mean they become. Especially over something as wildly subjective as fragrance. I love certain things that are admittedly junk (I have a big B&BW stash...for instance), but I don’t emotionally yoke myself to them in the way some people do with their scents. It's just...bizarre. They take it as a personal affront...like, dude, you are NOT your perfume! 😂
Anyway, excellent vid. I appreciate it greatly, you're an astute lady :)
Oh! And for what it's worth I totally agree with all the ones you mention that I've actually tried. Especially Pinrose, horrid performers. Nice scents, but abysmal longevity (lack thereof).
Amen! People do tend to take things very personally as if they created the scents themselves. 😂❤️
Love your honesty
Totally agree on Skylar, I love Vanilla Sky but had such a hard time with longevity. I have good luck with Prada Candy, especially on clothes, but I think I have a tester bottle.
I just purchased Exclamation! It was one of my favs in public school lol Brings back memories 😊
You’re right with Gucci, the only one in my collection that lasts is Rush, it lasts on me until I shower! I’ve heard they are discontinuing it though:/
I don’t have a lot of experience with Gucci fragrances, but I do love Gucci Memoire d’une Odeur and I think it has got to be the most beautiful bottle in my collection. It’s apparently super polarizing, though. I’ve seen some REALLY impassioned hatred for it in fragrance groups. Their high end perfumes, like from the Gucci Garden collection are SO expensive. I wonder if the quality is any better than their more mass produced ones? I’ve def learned through experience that price does not always correlate with quality. I also don’t think that quality is necessarily correlated with performance. I’ve got very low quality perfumes that are nuclear, and very high quality perfumes that are gone from skin fairly quickly. But it’s obviously a complex matter and there are a lot of variables that determine how a fragrance will perform. Thanks for your honesty!
Off topic, You look so pretty. On the perfume note, So many perfumes are such bad quality anymore. I am a perfume junky. One of my all time favorites was coty wild musk. I would have picked that over all my expensive perfumes. I won’t even buy it anymore. I’m so disappointed over the poor quality. When I wore that,no matter where I went, someone stopped me and asked what I was wearing. It was beautiful. Now, literally, you spray it and there is five seconds of fragrance and that’s it. It doesn’t stay on at all. I never found anything to come close to that beautiful smell. Any suggestions? I’m a musk lover.
Thank you so much! I haven’t found a sub for Wild Musk yet but I’ll keep looking and let you know if I find one! ❤️🥰
Sublime Vanille by Creed is a double heartbreaker. Not only is it exorbitantly priced, it is woefully inadequate performance wise.
I have a branded sample and it lasts on me about an hour. I tried it on my husband to see if it was just a problem with my skin chemistry, but I couldn't smell it at all on him after about 30-40 minutes!
It is absolutely exquisite but is entirely substandard in its performance, even if it cost a quarter of what they charge.
It is no wonder some folk refer to the company as Greed rather than Creed.
I have the Oil Perfumery dupe of Sublime Camille and it LASTS. I get about 7-8 hours of goodness! Try it! 😊
It looks like they are based in the United States. I am in Scotland, and I am disinclined to order from abroad because of custom charges and also the potential difficulty of trying to deal with returns.
I have tried an oil dupe from a business here in the UK, AW Scents, but it is not as close as I would have hoped. While the dry down stage is reasonably similar, the opening is not to my liking and has a strange, green/herbal note that is definitely not present in the original.
How close is the one you have?
I'm over here getting distracted from putting my makeup on like, "What the hell is she talking about... soom soom??" 😂 🤣
I now see in the description tsum tsum but I have never heard of this.
Coty Exclamation was always a cheap fragrance. I wore it when it was first released and even then it smelled like a juvenile, drugstore fragrance. I loved it though. I even enjoy the new formulation. Sure it was stronger then, but it was always low quality.
Great video Sarah. You mentioned that you were going to look into a clean fragrance that performs well. You mentioned one in your last video. Lavanila Pure Vanilla! Love watching your videos.
Yes! I forget that Lavanila is a clean brand and their fragrances last so well. ❤️🥰
I never wear my Jennifer Aniston scent on my body, but I spray it on my sheets and pillows before bed. It’s soooo soothing and relaxing. Try that! I never want to run out of it, just for that purpose.
I will definitely try that! ❤️🥰
The only Gucci guilty that lasts on me for quite a while is love pour femme . It stays on me for most of the day actually, which is awesome because I love that one! But I won’t buy any other guiltys. Great video as always ! I agree on the La rive ones for sure too. That sucks that love doesn’t work for you :(
I am so glad it lasts on you! It’s a great scent! ❤️🥰
I'm surprised there's no Versace on your list lol every Versace I've tried has been super weak on longevity.
Yes! I’ve de cluttered them all except for like 2. ❤️
Niceee!! I'd rather some reviews like this being honest about the quality/ lasting power of perfume. I agree that I do have some that are short lived but I'm not looking to spend $$ on bedtime scent or after shower and by time make-up finished it's gone!!!🤔🤔 Thank you
I have soft by Al Rehab it's so strong and harsh and last forever. A lot of middle eastern perfumes have a harsh/cheapie smell and headache inducing
I agree about Soft. I was appalled when I smelled it at first, it smelled like toilet freshener to me, just ghastly.
I washed it off really quickly but some got on the sleeve of my cardigan.
The next evening, I was sitting in the bath and kept getting wafts of something horrendous and sickly. I lifted and sniffed every single bottle sitting around the bath, thinking something had gone off. It was only when I was drying myself that I noticed the cardigan I had taken off and sat on top of the clothes airer when I was washing off the tiny amount of Soft I had applied. That little bit of transfer onto the sleeve of that cardigan was stinking up the whole bathroom in the steamy heat from my bath!
@@motom239 After many many hours it become sweet but it's not worth the wait
I just bought Viva LaJuicy and it doesn’t last past 20 minutes. It smells nice but just disappears. I’m shocked and disappointed.
It’s so sad. That fragrance used to be nuclear when it first came out. 😭
During my clean fanatic purist phase I wore Pacifica the first collection - they performed fairly well on me especially the Persian Rose, Lilac and especially Gardenia. I still wear them though I have relaxed on my fanatism because I can’t clean out the environment around me 😂.
Yes! That first collection has some good ones. I used to wear Tibetan Mountain Temple but they kind of went down hill after that one. I totally agree! We are getting it from every angle so you just have to do the best you can while still trying to enjoy life. ❤️🥰
I have a bunch of Pacifica perfumes. They're a pretty clean brand, I've never felt nauseated or had a sneezing fit from their frags. But I did hear the founder's admitted to using synthetics, although I can't be bothered to search for the interview when my interest in Pacifica has declined over the years. Persian Rose has great projection and lasts a while on me, smells like real damask rose absolute. I can't speak on French Lilac or Tahitian Gardenia since I don't own those, but they probably use real absolutes too. The original Dream Moon lasts a good 4-6 hours on me, but I think that's because it's very base note heavy (lots of patchouli and sandalwood). Pacifica have been reformulating some of their frags, and judging from the reviews on their official website, they messed up pretty badly and people don't like the new formulas. Most of their frags are best treated as body sprays. I'm not planning on repurchasing any of them.
I enjoyed this video discussion. My critique on the big designer houses is they have diluted the quality of there perfumes because they understand now there is a fragcom and they know many people will purchase some of these poor quality perfumes just to belong . As well the special lines that some houses sell for exorbitant prices the quality they offer used to be the quality of their regular store lines. I have bought fragrances from the 90s and they can pass for niche or like the Privé line of a mainstream house. I enjoy perfumes but even if I enjoy a scent I would not buy it if it fades after 3 hrs on my skin mainly because a US $100.00 perfume is really $700 of my currency and that is some folks salary for a week. So I take all aspects of shopping for a fragrance seriously especially since we don't get samples or have easy access to decants. Its fun but I approach it sober mindedly.
I can totally understand! ❤️
La rive pearl I use it as after shower scent... It's very long lasting on my skin... 😅😅😅.. It performs well on me.. To me it smells musky and creamy. .. Indeed subjective..
Lol I feel like the only person in the world on whom Prada Candy lasts!
Regarding Al-Rehab, I’ve bought Choco Musk in both the oil AND perfume concentrations, trying to get this delicious cocoa goodness that everyone’s hyping up. I even let them macerate over multiple months. Cheap. Nasty. Chocolate-scented Plastic. I can’t believe people want to wear it, like I’m honestly confused. Maybe it’s something you have to smell in the air? Because on skin it’s horrifying
Prada Candy lasts on me, too. I just finished mine and will buy again. Choco-musk is not the best. It's just okay. On first spray, it has a chocolate-cheesy scent for the first 2 seconds 😄. Then its just basic gourmand.
@@lifeonabudget8513 it gives me a headache, i think bath and body works is better quality lol. But Prada Candy is a surprising love for me, I think it’s a stunner 😊
I loved this video. I detest Prada Candy. The scent is not something I enjoy, in fact, I feel it becomes very cloying. Yes, the Jennifer Aniston perfume doesn’t even last twenty minutes!
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I own Gucci Eau de Parmum which is a beast (maybe because it is an oldie), another one I own and it is very long-lasting is Gucci Guilty Absolute pour Femme. Actually, the men's version that smells leather is also a good performer.
I've only had Dalal for a short time but I've been enjoying it. I'm still in test mode but, so far, I think you get good bang for the buck with it. Meow is, agreeably, not an expensive smelling perfume but I love it - it's a sweet treat that I tend to wear around the house when I want something cozy and cute to wear. I agree with you that neither one is made with expensive ingredients but that is very much reflected in their cost. What kills me is to spend money on an expensive designer fragrance only to have it disappear (Hypnotic Poison EDT) within an hour or so of applying. What is the point of high quality ingredients if they do not last?
I totally agree! It is the worst when you spend a lot of money on something that is not very good. It’s really bad when it’s a niche perfume! ❤️
I agree with you on prada candy too, very short lived perfume which is why it’s out of my collection!!
A lot of Tom Fords are in the category. They just don't last, for ex: Lost Cherry.
I totally agree. I love Soleil Niege but will never buy it for that reason. 🥰❤️
Sarah, 😆😆 I'm loving your disclaimer! You tell them sister. Seriously, no reason to get all hot and bothered...because we are, in fact, only talking about perfume. There's many other things happening right now in the world to get upset about. I couldn't agree with you more about the Happy line. Water is more fragrant. And the LaRive line... I've almost blind bought some of them many times but felt like they'd perform like trash. And someone commented that they enjoy videos like this because of how subjective perfume is. I completely agree! Great video, thank you!! Edit: Gucci, 💯 agree with you. I know you're not a peach girl but I love Rush, it was an old sig of mine and I bought a cassette (😆) of it 2 years ago and it was definitely reformulated. It was terrible. And Gucci never made a Rush EDP but the EDT performed like a damn extrait back in the day. Oh and I always group Skylar, Pacifica and Pinrose (and Clean Reserve) frags together because they all perform terribly. But I agree about the Pacifica Lilac. Love that one and it's a beast.
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I watch just as many videos of people hating on perfumes as I do watching people raving about perfumes. It is all subjective and a "negative review" is beneficial. I agree on all of these. I do not like Gucci even in the slightest, I ended up selling my bottle of Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme because the first few hours smelled extremely synthetic on my skin. I was ultimately holding on to it because I liked the drydown but that's not enough for me to enjoy a scent. I will give credit where credit is due and say the vintage Gucci Eau de parfum lasts hours on skin and clothing.🖤🖤
Yeah, I think Gucci fragrances used to be great up until maybe 10-15 years ago when they started watering them. I would die for a bottle of the vintage that you have! ❤️🥰
Completely agree regarding the Skylar line and Jennifer Aniston.
Hi Sarah, I know what you mean I left a review on Fragranctica for Angel’s Share by Kilian , it does NOT last on me and people were so mad at me because of that! LOL it just doesn’t last with my chemistry and I’m not spending that kind of money for something that disappears on me 😢. Anyway yes Al Rehabb doesn’t last on me either sad because I love it!
Isn’t that crazy?! All your doing is giving your experience that will maybe helps someone else and people get mad. It’s insane. 🙄
The Al rehab sprays I have are absolutely fine longevity-wise: Rasha, Balkis, Dakar, Nebras.....
Jennifer aniston is a very pretty scent but I don’t think I could splash out on it and feel like it wasn’t a waste of money due to that longevity issue. 😒
Absolutely! ❤️
Kilian was great before Estee Lauder got their claws into the company. People becoming "table-flipping mad" because you don't like a fragrance that they love it's so out-of-line. They had nothing to do with the production or creative process of making that scent, so why care?!? I could understand Kilian or Tom Ford being offended though 🤣 skylar should be ashamed that they sell perfume that costs that much money and doesn't last.
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I create many of my own scents by mixing essential oils with witch-hazel+water (or a dash of vodka at times). People always stop me to ask what I'm wearing and it invariably turns into an interesting conversation.
That is amazing! ❤️
yes and i believe l'oreal ruined all of mugler and azzaro creations
The only ‘clean’ brand I’ve tried that performs well for me is Floral Street - I have several bottles and they all do well. I heard Henry Rose does pretty well too though haven’t tried them yet. For truly clean perfumes oil is best.
I really need to try Henry Rose. ❤️🥰
When my ski gets irritated with mainstream perfumes I wear Pacifica for a bit - the older collection - the newer ones don’t last at all on me.
I like the idea of this video! People really need to chill. It's perfume, not world peace. You'd think you said someone's baby was ugly, LOL. Don't worry about those comments. I don't have any of the ones you showed here, thought about La Rive Pearl at one time, but the reviews weren't stellar and I quit buying La Rive because none of them really last except maybe Fleur de Femme, the cherry one. I haven't purchased fragrance in a bit, but I just bought a decently priced tester bottle of Jimmy Choo Fever. I had a multi pack of samples of that one and I adore it. I don't think it lasts all day or anything, but it's delicious smelling and can be paired with a lot of the B&BW body creams I usually purchase. Hope you and the family are doing well in your living situation and a new home is getting closer on the horizon for you, Sarah. ~Cynthia
Thank you so much Cynthia! ❤️🥰🫶🏻
I've tried a few Pacifica frags and didn't have much luck with either smell or lasting power so I won't try them again. And My Happy lasts about an hour. Bummer.
I was told that "clean" perfumes don't last because they don't have phthalates in their formulation. Phthalates are chemicals associated with cancer, hormonal issues and infertility, but they are also responsible for making a fragrance last. Have you ever tried the Malibu ones by Pamela Anderson? There's a Malibu Day and a Malibu Night. They're (supposedly) 100% natural ingredients, vegan, cruelty free and all that jazz. I actually like them both, though Night lasts a little bit longer on my skin.
I didn’t know PA had fragrances but I’ll check them out!
@@SarahMayes Malibu Day (blue one) is very beachy and fun, Malibu Night (pink ) reminds me of Coco Mad but it has some chocolate nuances. Advice: let the night one settle down before you judge it, at first spray it can be a little weird.
The only brand/fragrance that I own on this list is Skylar...I own 4 full-sized bottles: Willow Woods, Vanilla Sky, Indigo Valley and Peach Fields...I'm looking forward to them releasing the full sized sized bottle of Boardwalk Delight here very soon (their cotton candy fragrance) - as my beef with them is they often only release certain fragrances in travel sizes - and their travel size are rollerballs and not sprays! I can agree they aren't the longest lasting but I get 4-5 hours on my skin and I will say - I use them a lot for layering. So, if I want to amp up vanilla or coffee - I'll layer Vanilla Sky (i have even put vanilla sky with cacharel yes i am delicious) or if I want a blueberry note to a gourmand or fruity fragrance I'll layer Indigo Valley etc. So, I mean...I get your gripe with them but I don't think they are the worst offenders out there...Thanks for warning us about some of these. xoxo
+1 on Prada Candy is the worst 😫
It is kinda shocking the short life span of Gucci Guilty Pour Femme....
Exclamation, now; I can't scrub that juice off! It lasts longer on me than I desire;)
Great concept for video. If you get negative comments, just delete them straight away. You are respected and appreciated by many many subscribers!
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Silver Moon is probably the lightest perfume I have! I bought the body spray and smelled NOTHING. I'm never anosmic to anything! It smells like they added a drop of scent into the whole bottle.
Yes! It’s bad. The perfume is like a body spray. ❤️
Lol OL I love your disclaimer Sarah you are funny thanks for this video it’s helpful.
Thanks for sharing your video take care 😇
Actually the LV classic monogram coated canvas has always been what they have used for their bags and luggage. They have never hidden this fact, and the reality is that the coated canvas is more durable and longer lasting than the leather that the handles and pipping is made from. I have vintage LV from the 80’s than I have had to replace the leather handles but the coated canvas is in perfect condition ❤
I agree, the coated canvas is actually the way to go if you're going to buy an LV. And this was never a secret, more like people assumed due to their price that they were all leather (which is a logical assumption to make tbh). I have a couple of their vintage canvas bags from the early 80's and the leather trim has seen better days but the canvas is still stunning!
Which is great but they have been leading people to believe that they are buying leather bags all of these years and charging exorbitant amounts of money for a logo.
@@SarahMayesI repectfully disagree. I don't believe they misled anyone ever. It says in the product description what you're buying. Sales associates don't keep it a secret. LV has always used coated canvas since the brand started. Anyone familiar with the brand is aware of this. And I mean they sell plenty of comeplete leather bags too. Its just a option and a preference. Anyway, we have digressed.....Back to the perfumes! : )
Myth by Ellis Brooklyn is another disappointment! $134CAD for not even 10 minutes of scent! Great scent but zero performance!
Yes! Sadly all Ellis Brooklyn fragrances. ❤️
La Rive Pearl is actually a knockoff of Hugo Boss Jour Pour Femme parfüm.