Totally agree about Aromatic Elixir. An old boyfriend of mine loved that scent, but when I first tried it at Boots on a strip it was bitter and overpowering to me - so I never wore it (with him). Two years later by chance I sprayed some on my arm and what a glorious transformation. It was beautiful - and like you said - when sprayed frugally - it garners a lot of complements
I wear Bruno Musc year round, but do my Aromatics Elixir trick of applying in the small of my back to pull back on its intensity. So nice to hear I've given your perfume collection a kick in the pants!
lol, me too BlueHorseYellow Cow - I love Aromatics and receive compliments whenever I wear it. Katie, you are correct - it must be applied very with a very light touch. But, when you do, you will have people following you to find out what you are wearing. A very unique scent, but timeless.
BA Musc oil is more dense and compressed when you first apply, and takes a while to open up to the point where the EDT begins. Also, the oil has a bit of a waxy smell to it that takes a while to dissipate. They both end up smelling the same, but the oil takes longer to get there. For that reason, I prefer the EDP.
I don't know about shops in Spain, but I always include "where to buy" info on my blog posts that accompany these videos. You can click on the link to my blog in the description box under the video. Hope this helps!
For some reason I always imagine that you are in New Orleans even though I know that is not where you live. Thanks for sharing your videos are always a treat!
Messe de Minuit is not discontinued, but it doesn't smell as musty and dark as it used to, and has lost its magic. It now smells a bit pot-pourri-ish. The ultimate midnight mass perfumes are Avignon by Comme des Garcons and Bois d'Encens by Armani Prive.
Few women I met applied perfume that way (elixir). A deeper Sense not everyone is ready, but you are. I think that Elixir os quite sharable, don' t you think? I use It.
Sombre Negra by Yosh also has a mushroomy smell to it. Like I would imaging the dark moldy basement of a witches cottage to smell like. Very unusual, but it works. I love it!
"Presence" is exactly the perfect word to describe the older perfumes. They're not apologetically tippy-toeing around, begging pardon for their very existence. Because they are emphatic, they must be applied sensitively, just to get the balance between skin and perfume right. Then the magic happens!
The aromachemical Calone is the Issey smell - it's got a melon/aquatic profile. Try Laila by Geir Ness and Escape by Calvin Klein to switch it up from L'Eau d'Issey.
I love the more "time tested" perfumes. They have this glamour and presence that is hard to find in todays newer creations. My personal favourite is Youth Dew from Estee Lauder. I know some people say it's too strong but I find it to be an absolutely beautiful fragrance. Who is to say being 23 is too young for it if the magical skin chemistry happens? ;) When I first smelled Aromatics Elixir on a blotter I was in love but unfortunately it does not wear well with my skin.
I have worn Clinique Aromatics for years. People are intrigued and obsessive about it when they catch a whiff. The key is WHIFF. I spray it out ahead of me, let it start to fall then quickly run through it, LOL.
The clinique perfume is I find the one that people will ask me what I am wearing...which always worries me that I am wearing too much. I think wearing it at the base of your spine is a very sexi way to wear it. I love sexi smells..I once bought Ungaro Diva as someone had described it as 'sex in a bottle' Just found you and am loving watching your perfume reviews. I now have a long list of perfumes I need to try and some old ones to revisit.
I haven't done a head count recently, but I think there might be about...50? I also have a bunch of other perfumes that I have for reference, but I don't consider them part of my collection for personal use.
Wow, I am totally seeing another side of Clinique. She always seems like such a demure lady and now you tell me that she has a perfume that you apply like Pepe le Peu.
A dear passed away friend of mine was convinced that he could smell Femme Fresh on passing ladies. I asked him how he knew what it was and he said that Tony, his ex boyfriend pointed out him and that it was "absolutely disgusting". Anyway, one day we were waking about in Leeds and a woman walked past. He shrieked" There is is, can you smell it?" I could indeed smell it, it was in fact Aromatics Elixir, loud and unmistakable . It's not a favourite of mine, it's so popular and it carries for miles
Oh, I could just kick myself. I LOVE Aromatics Elixir on the dry down but when I bought a bottle and would wear it, I would get a massive headache and feel I was strangling others. I was so disappointed. I wanted to love it; it seems so sophisticated. I never throw out perfume and did I! Now I know the secret (the back of the spine trick... oooh la la) and want to give it another go. Thanks, smart girl!
I discovered Serge Lutens' "Fille en Aiguilles" recently. I had to break my no-buy rule. Have you sniffed this? It's possibly not as smoky/incense/pine as some of the scents you've highlighted as favourites, but it did make me think of you when I smelt it!
What would be a good Catholic mass church pew flickering candle perfume? People have mentioned Etro Messe a Minuit but it is apparently discontinued. Thanks
I just discovered your channel and I love it! You seem to have such a great personality. By the way, can you do a review on Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina? I smelled a sample of it and I loved it and I'm planning to have this as my first designer perfume. It's quite expensive for a student like me so I just would like to hear your thoughts about it. Thank you :)
Love your comments and I have very similar favourites to you - just go hold of Bruno's Musc - amazing! Do you know/remember Clinique Wrappings - preferred it to Aromatics but think it''s discontinued?
thank you for sharing your collection! what's good for Katie probably good for us... what do think of the d&g poure femme and do you know any perfume that remindes you the csp vanilla abricot ? tnx
Katie, can you do a video of where to buy these niche, difficult to find parfums? online and physically, I live in Spain in case you know a shop here!, thank you
Katie, I'm in mid 30's guy, what can you recomend for the summer? I want a oud incense base, sophisticated, light enough for the summer, good for travel and one for the evening if possible. Thank you!
L'eau D'Issey mainly, but I also wear the Florale. They both seem to have a similar base to them - do you know what that distinct 'Issey' smell is? Thanks so much for your reply!
Hi Katie! Love your vivid descriptions of all your perfumes! I've been a devoted Issey Miyake wearer for years, but am at that point where I can't smell it on myself anymore because I'm so used to it! Do you have any suggestions of similar perfumes? Much love from Australia xoxo
I really enjoy watching your videos, love your descriptions and how you're really witty and use your imagination and sense of humor. Subscribed! on a totally unrelated subject, though, wow what is the lipstick you're wearing here?
Totally agree about Aromatic Elixir. An old boyfriend of mine loved that scent, but when I first tried it at Boots on a strip it was bitter and overpowering to me - so I never wore it (with him). Two years later by chance I sprayed some on my arm and what a glorious transformation. It was beautiful - and like you said - when sprayed frugally - it garners a lot of complements
Katie, you're a true poet. The scenarios you make up to describe a scent really suck me in completely!!! Chapeau!
Katie, you look absolutely gorgeous. I love your hair in this video. Great reviews, as always! Thanks!
As always, a ridiculously entertaining compilation, as well as illustrating why I don't go camping!
I wear Bruno Musc year round, but do my Aromatics Elixir trick of applying in the small of my back to pull back on its intensity.
So nice to hear I've given your perfume collection a kick in the pants!
loving the collection series! always love your humor too! :D
Yep, AE is a potential strangler. Small of the back is the way to tame those bolder fumes.
Welcome aboard! Lipstick: "Pink Dusk" Crème Smooth Lip Color by Laura Mercier.
Nice eyebrow scar. Gangster as hell.
lol, me too BlueHorseYellow Cow - I love Aromatics and receive compliments whenever I wear it. Katie, you are correct - it must be applied very with a very light touch. But, when you do, you will have people following you to find out what you are wearing. A very unique scent, but timeless.
BA Musc oil is more dense and compressed when you first apply, and takes a while to open up to the point where the EDT begins. Also, the oil has a bit of a waxy smell to it that takes a while to dissipate. They both end up smelling the same, but the oil takes longer to get there. For that reason, I prefer the EDP.
I don't know about shops in Spain, but I always include "where to buy" info on my blog posts that accompany these videos. You can click on the link to my blog in the description box under the video. Hope this helps!
For some reason I always imagine that you are in New Orleans even though I know that is not where you live. Thanks for sharing your videos are always a treat!
I remember wearing Elixer in my twenties. I completely forgot about it! Then got into Eternity. Or maybe, it was the other way around.
Messe de Minuit is not discontinued, but it doesn't smell as musty and dark as it used to, and has lost its magic. It now smells a bit pot-pourri-ish. The ultimate midnight mass perfumes are Avignon by Comme des Garcons and Bois d'Encens by Armani Prive.
Few women I met applied perfume that way (elixir). A deeper Sense not everyone is ready, but you are. I think that Elixir os quite sharable, don' t you think? I use It.
Sombre Negra by Yosh also has a mushroomy smell to it. Like I would imaging the dark moldy basement of a witches cottage to smell like. Very unusual, but it works. I love it!
"Presence" is exactly the perfect word to describe the older perfumes. They're not apologetically tippy-toeing around, begging pardon for their very existence. Because they are emphatic, they must be applied sensitively, just to get the balance between skin and perfume right. Then the magic happens!
I'm dancing as fast as I can!
Fridge is okay, unless you have a big collection and might need to store some actual food in there. I keep mine in a cool, dark cupboard.
Oh I am glad I can buy a sample of the Bruno Acampora Musc edp from Lucky Scent. I might get two since it is only 1/5 of vial.
The aromachemical Calone is the Issey smell - it's got a melon/aquatic profile. Try Laila by Geir Ness and Escape by Calvin Klein to switch it up from L'Eau d'Issey.
I love the more "time tested" perfumes. They have this glamour and presence that is hard to find in todays newer creations.
My personal favourite is Youth Dew from Estee Lauder. I know some people say it's too strong but I find it to be an absolutely beautiful fragrance. Who is to say being 23 is too young for it if the magical skin chemistry happens? ;)
When I first smelled Aromatics Elixir on a blotter I was in love but unfortunately it does not wear well with my skin.
10 years later, what are you using now?
I have worn Clinique Aromatics for years. People are intrigued and obsessive about it when they catch a whiff. The key is WHIFF. I spray it out ahead of me, let it start to fall then quickly run through it, LOL.
Leah R That's exactly what I do with Aromatics Elixr!! 😉
What a glorious compliment! Thank you.
Wow! This series was great watching it out of sequence but great!
Love the updates! Keep them coming!
I remember Wrappings from way back, just can't remember what it smelled like. And yes, haven't seen it for ages. It must have bitten the dust...
Hugs back atcha, Susan!
My idea of camping is a hotel in a wilderness area. Hiking in the day, martinis by the pool at night.
I adore NR for Her. It has a honeyed orange blossom sweetness. Bruno Acampora Musc is more animalic and spicy, less clean and bright than NR for Her.
Oh Katie. What a marvel you are.
The clinique perfume is I find the one that people will ask me what I am wearing...which always worries me that I am wearing too much. I think wearing it at the base of your spine is a very sexi way to wear it. I love sexi smells..I once bought Ungaro Diva as someone had described it as 'sex in a bottle' Just found you and am loving watching your perfume reviews. I now have a long list of perfumes I need to try and some old ones to revisit.
I always see comments about your lipstick! So funny.
I wish it was easy to find samples of those perfumes.
I haven't done a head count recently, but I think there might be about...50? I also have a bunch of other perfumes that I have for reference, but I don't consider them part of my collection for personal use.
Try Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud and Korres Saffron Amber Agarwood Cardamom.
It's a hearty/sweet/liquidy/resinous pine-tastic smell sensation.
Wow, I am totally seeing another side of Clinique. She always seems like such a demure lady and now you tell me that she has a perfume that you apply like Pepe le Peu.
A dear passed away friend of mine was convinced that he could smell Femme Fresh on passing ladies. I asked him how he knew what it was and he said that Tony, his ex boyfriend pointed out him and that it was "absolutely disgusting". Anyway, one day we were waking about in Leeds and a woman walked past. He shrieked" There is is, can you smell it?" I could indeed smell it, it was in fact Aromatics Elixir, loud and unmistakable . It's not a favourite of mine, it's so popular and it carries for miles
Another WONderful video. You always make me so happy. I love that you enlarge and add to our world. "Not for children"...LOL!! Hugs, Susan
It sounds like what it is, right?
Oui!
I've got a review of that coming up!
Oh, I could just kick myself. I LOVE Aromatics Elixir on the dry down but when I bought a bottle and would wear it, I would get a massive headache and feel I was strangling others. I was so disappointed. I wanted to love it; it seems so sophisticated. I never throw out perfume and did I! Now I know the secret (the back of the spine trick... oooh la la) and want to give it another go. Thanks, smart girl!
On me, Aromatics Elixir dries down to ylang-ylang incense. And its a HUGE compliment getter.
Okay. Good. Thank you.
Glad to add to your "to sniff" list!
Thanks Katie!
Thank you kindly.
I love the word bombastic lol
Just watched "Perfume:Story of the murderer" You need to see this movie guys!!
Can't wait till I'm old enough to wear Nahema
I discovered Serge Lutens' "Fille en Aiguilles" recently. I had to break my no-buy rule. Have you sniffed this? It's possibly not as smoky/incense/pine as some of the scents you've highlighted as favourites, but it did make me think of you when I smelt it!
What would be a good Catholic mass church pew flickering candle perfume? People have mentioned Etro Messe a Minuit but it is apparently discontinued. Thanks
I just discovered your channel and I love it! You seem to have such a great personality. By the way, can you do a review on Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina? I smelled a sample of it and I loved it and I'm planning to have this as my first designer perfume. It's quite expensive for a student like me so I just would like to hear your thoughts about it. Thank you :)
How do you apply perfume to your back? Spritz or dab? Know you said spritz but don’t know if I’m that coordinated! Love the idea and love AE.
Are you southern?? Love your reviews!!
Love your comments and I have very similar favourites to you - just go hold of Bruno's Musc - amazing! Do you know/remember Clinique Wrappings - preferred it to Aromatics but think it''s discontinued?
more videos!
What are you wearing on your lips? And what is your thought on lavanila pure vanilla?
thank you for sharing your collection! what's good for Katie probably good for us...
what do think of the d&g poure femme and do you know any perfume that remindes you the csp vanilla abricot ? tnx
Which Issey Miyake do you wear?
My wife had some NR for Her and I loved the smell of it on her. I have some samples of BA Musc on the way, how do they compare in your opinion.
I LOVE Nahema and Clinique Aromatics Elixir. That mushroom thing does make me cringe a bit lol.
Can I ask, how many bottles are in your collection? Just curios. Great videos, I enjoy watching your videos.
Katie, can you do a video of where to buy these niche, difficult to find parfums? online and physically, I live in Spain in case you know a shop here!, thank you
Thanks very much for the info Katie .Any Idea where can I find Musc by Bruno Acampora, I am down under in West Australia. Thanks
Katie, I'm in mid 30's guy, what can you recomend for the summer? I want a oud incense base, sophisticated, light enough for the summer, good for travel and one for the evening if possible. Thank you!
It is a killer if not handled like the savage beast that it is.
Katie what's a good cologne that gets many compliments for a winter bond fire that would wit stand the smoke or blend with it to smell good
I like my alternative reality that you've created for me.
L'eau D'Issey mainly, but I also wear the Florale.
They both seem to have a similar base to them - do you know what that distinct 'Issey' smell is? Thanks so much for your reply!
Hee-hee! As long as your sense of smell is intact, you're fine. Aromatics is good medicine that must be applied in the correct dosage.
Hi Katie! Love your vivid descriptions of all your perfumes! I've been a devoted Issey Miyake wearer for years, but am at that point where I can't smell it on myself anymore because I'm so used to it! Do you have any suggestions of similar perfumes? Much love from Australia xoxo
Mmmmmm "ylang ylang incense"? You just sold it to me all over again.
Only the best schtuff.
Yes, it's bitter and ugly on the paper strip - nothing come-hither about it. The magic gets decoded on warm skin.
Aw shucks...
People in Greece are chopping up their precious trees for firewood. Sad, poor, but they smell fabulous.
I suspect Dior Homme's been lobotomized to fit in with today's friendly Labrador dog fragrances.
You are so beautiful and so funny.My fantasy wife.I'll be sure to let my therapist know this.
I really enjoy watching your videos, love your descriptions and how you're really witty and use your imagination and sense of humor. Subscribed!
on a totally unrelated subject, though, wow what is the lipstick you're wearing here?