Hallo, Claire! I wish you all the best in 2024. What a way to start TH-cam!!! You are my absolute favourite youtuber! Your ideas for videos and the way u are doing the reaserches are unique! I am saying again: you are a niche youtuber because there is no one like u! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you ❤️ happy new year to you too! I have an interesting video coming next week 😊 also there is a video coming out today where another channel has interviewed me, I will post about the video so people can watch it if they want to. Thanks for your support. It means a lot 🥰
I love that you keep such meticulous notes of the fragrances you wear! This was fascinating and makes me wonder what I reach for more than I might think.
Yay! So glad you're back on the tubes, I know it's only been 3 weeks but I missed your Saturday uploads, I always look forward to watching them, usually after work. You look fab today, I love your eyeshadow ❤
Thank you ❤️ yes it felt a long time for me too. I need to get filming when I'm better, I'm now way behind 😬 if the eyeshadow is pink, it's elf Rosewater, if it's green, it's wet n wild original comfort zone (yeah super old 🤣) and elf earth and oceans.
I started tracking what I wear daily on January 1 because of you. I've had a database for years, but only to track my fragrances. It'll be fun if I stick to it.
It's a task! I do lose it sometimes and have to really think, but it's never more than a few days. Good luck! I've found it super useful when thinking about decluttering 🥰
Hi beautiful friend , you wore some excellent fragrances last year. My most used fragrance in 2023 were Burberry Her , Azzarro Wanted Girl ,Tom Ford lost Cherry , Elle Saab Girl Of Now , Maison Marigela Bubble Bath & lazy Sunday morning , and Jimmy Choo I Want You
I keep trying to leave a message and it's showinf up on another video. Argh! Love that you have the original Lolita bottle. You're lucky! Love your poetic descriptioh of it, too! 🥰🥰🥰
I think my most worn was Gris dior and dossier oriental cherry ,followed by dossier version of love don’t be shy and Dune by Christian Dior ,there are others but those are definitely at the top of the list with huge dents in them all
Yes, if I actually count my empties, that Dossier Oriental Cherry would be up there! I wore that loads! And I also wore the LDBS fragrance oil that I have a few times too, those two are both really loved fragrances! Dune, I've never tried, and I looked it up a few months ago and I realised that there is a modern version for sale, but I thought it was discontinued?! So I am very confused 🤣
Yes! That was me until November, then I was like, wow! Why haven't I been wearing this?! 😂 I guess we are constantly trying new things and moving on 🤷♀️ L'interdit Rouge is mmm!!! Thanks for watching and happy new year 🎊
Yes! It makes me think of the tale of the Little Red Riding Hood, perhaps a grown up version. It's got a fruity rose beginning but a woody drydown. One to sample. 🥰
Lolita Lempicka and me go way back. I always associate it with Angel by TM. Wore them both around the same time in mid 90’s and they were so ahead of their time. Unique and beautiful 🫶🫶
Yes I agree there, Angel began a trend with its extreme example of sweet and patchouli. And Lolita Lempicka sometimes felt mythical to me, I'd never seen it sold here in shops until recently (the modern version) and the bottles just look so whimsical. I knew I'd love it 😊
“Nina Ricci L’Extase Rose Absolue is a stunner - for the price point - especially compared to most designer fragrances” 💯% agree! Francis Kurkdjian is the creator so no surprise there!❤
I love your descriptions of fragrances ❤❤❤ this year I wore Armani Si a lot, as I associate it with being responsible:) and I have a grandson now. ❤ also Lancome Idole.
Hello! Thank you ❤️ yes I totally see Si as a responsible one! I wear it to work sometimes and it makes me feel grown up. 😂 Idôle is super pretty 😍 and congratulations on your grandson 😊 that's lovely 🥰
Hi Claire 🤗 you started off with my fave WG by night is so fun and your right it’s the sweetness that attracts others! Erin Noir sounds so interesting! I love your description ❤ wow the Original formulation of Lolita! My goodness your description is going to have me hunting it down!
Wanted girl by night is so much nicer than Wanted Girl for me. It's just fun and sweet and it surprises me every time just how much it makes me smile 😊 such a happy one! That Miller Harris, Etui Noir is worth trying if you like leather and suede. It's soft and powdery but relatively strong and long lasting. And I don't know if the new Lolita Lempicka is like the original but it's the darkness with musk, I guess a black musk? That gets me about it! It's whimsical but with a dark side ✨
cool video idea! yes it seems like both azzaro wanted by night for men and wanted girl by night are such good perfumes! Nina Ricci Rose absolue 'lextase' smells so much like MFK's Oud Satin Mood, maybe u can check that one out if u love that scent profile.. happy weekend!
Yes I tried oud satin mood in store, there's a definite feel but if I remember rightly, the violet is actually quite prominent in oud satin mood too! I liked it. I didn't try the male marketed Azzaro but I assume it was a big hit as I can always find that one and not the female marketed fragrance! Thanks for watching 🥰
I've had the same with Coco! I have used up two bottles of Coco Mademoiselle as that was the only palatable Chanel scent for me, but now Coco is my favorite (with Allure a safe second). I think perfumery is like wine and whisky. You refine your taste the more you try different flavours and scents. I'm not quite at the No. 5 stage yet though. :) Thanks for a brilliant video!
Haha! I'm there with No5 now, I never thought I'd see the day. It's still a mood but I do enjoy wearing it when I fancy it. Coco is lovely and yes, Coco Mademoiselle is the starter Chanel isn't it? The intense version is even more friendly ☺️ I love that one! Thanks for watching, I'm happy that you enjoyed the video 🥰
My most worn is either Molecule 01 or D.S. & Durga I Don't Know What, since I like those for when I go to the gym. Then I put on something else for the day after that. But those are my go-to's for it.
Yes for sure my most worn fragrances are the ones that I wear to bed but I excluded those because that would basically be the perfumes I wear to bed video again 🤣 I guess the gym is the same! I guess molecule 01 is pretty neutral so it works for that kind of situation. 😊 Thanks for watching Sarah! Happy new year! 🎉
Happy 2024 Claire! 🎉 I'm always impressed by how organized you are at tracking what you wear. Wanted by Night is so good! I thought I had found a backup in early December when I went to a drugstore I don't normally go to because of poor lighting. It was the Girl Wanted... I enjoy the Extase in the pink opaque bottle. Love the raspberry note in it. ❤ Drop d'Issey is great. I love lilac ( just got a 25ml of Love at First Sight). 😊
Happy New Year to you too! 🎉 Ooh wanted girl by night is just addictive and delicious 😋 uncomplicated and not that sophisticated but it's got me! I've never tried that one of the extase line, I always wanted to, it sounds great, but they all got discontinued too quickly... And wow another person recommending Une Nuit Nomade! I need to check those out 👀 Haha the spreadsheet is something I forget about sometimes, but I try to go back and fill it in... 😉 Thanks for watching 🥰
Aww thank you! ❤️ Yes it's a sweet uncomplicated one, it takes me back to childhood and eating sticky sweets. It's not sophisticated but wow it's delicious 😋 I have been interviewed by another channel and the video will be up tonight, so I will post about that later in case anyone wants to see it. It's two parts, second one is out tomorrow I think 🤔
Velvet Orchid is just sooo divine...well worth purchasing. 😊 I've been tempted to buy the Gucci Guilty Absolute many times but am on a very slow buy this year so hopefully it will be around for a while! Great video, Claire.
Hi Jim! Yes it's coming to its time again now, cooler early spring is perfect for it. It needs to get worn and enjoyed again 😊 Gucci guilty absolute pour femme is one that I keep seeing people say is discontinued but I still see it about. I know the male marketed equivalent is pretty hard to find now though 🤔 thanks for watching! Happy new year 🎉
Great to hear what you wore most. L'interdit Rouge is so awesome. Do you keep the spreadsheet on your phone and log in the name and date each day? I want to keep an electronic of. I write it in my planner when I remember
Hello! Yes! I have a spreadsheet accessible from my phone and I try to fill it in each day, but I slip up quite a bit. I make it all foolproof though by placing my bottles in the order I've worn them until I remember to fill in the spreadsheet 😂 good luck with recording what you wear! 🥰
Yes, I can only justify those secondhand, they are lovely but so pricey and I have too large a collection to want more than 20ml really, but they don't do anything less than 40ml 🤷♀️
Hi Claire, I love hearing you describe some of your more leathery fragrances ❤ Isn't interesting how there can be so many "types" of leather? Lately I've been reaching for Dedcool Blonde and Cosmic Release. They are both leathery but so very different in their vibe ❤
Yes! I guess leather accorda can be made in so many different ways and also other notes can give the impression of a slight leatheriness too. But yes IBQ is the smooth black leather that is widely used and the classic molecule for leather. 😊
Happy new year Frances 🎊 and yes! I know Bana banana will be up there for you! I'm so happy that you are enjoying it, it sounds beautiful ❤️ thank you for watching 🥰
I love joining you on these fragrance explorations-- your approach is so idiosyncratic, so full of character and your content goes entirely against the grain of all the generic, trend-based templates your peers in frag com all seem to follow. Your orientation towards studying detail and your being so self-propelling when it comes to really creative analysis is fascinating, so engaging. I'm a very curious person so your approach is right up my alley. I have a question for you, one I'm genuinely curious about your answer to: What are your 'kryptonite notes'; notes and accords which on paper look like an olfactory nightmare you'll want to avoid? In each of your least favourite fragrance categories/most disliked note 'realms', have you come across fragrances that you fell in love with, feeling startled and delighted to discover that the fragrance you adore features those 'kryptonite notes' (or transcended the category entirely for you, emerging as a one-off unicorn in an otherwise unvisited scentscape)? I hope this clunky phrasing makes sense. In other words, I'm asking which fragrances do you love despite how they read on paper ingredients-wise? Which fragrances do you love despite not really enjoying the genre? I find note pyramids enormously misleading and tend to try as much as I can. This is how I discovered Sir Galahad by Isabey. I DESPISE big white florals but this one has a DOUBLE hit of gardenia in both top AND heart! And I love it. So there you go. I'd really enjoy hearing an in depth talk about the fragrances which knocked your presumptions or hesitations right out of the stadium and made you fall madly in adoration of those so-called 'kryptonite notes'. PS= Happy to have found your channel and am currently going through your back catalogue of videos.
Thanks ❤️ I'm happy that you are enjoying the videos! 😊 The notes I tend to avoid are peach, apple, iso E super, saffron (when plasticky), neroli (when like over cleaner). Peach: lots have surprised me, I tend to really hate powdery peach with amber vanillas, but I absolutely love some fragrances with peach listed. I do enjoy them. Ones that spring to mind as loves are One Way Bridge Pitching Woo, Mabelle o'Rama Forbidden Bloom. Apple is trickier, I don't think I've found anything with prominent apple that I've really loved. 🤔 I don't really like fresh apple but cooked apple and floral apple blossom as somehow slightly worse to me. Iso E super, err, I can sometimes tolerate it when I notice it, but generally if I do notice it, I don't want to wear it. I think the best uses of it are where I can't smell it. That's really how that molecule was designed to be used, simply as umph. Saffron, well as long as it's not plasticky, it's good. So that means most Lattafa is out. I think probably Decadence and also a very cheap &other stories fragrance, sardonyx fire spring to mind, but I know I've like lots of saffron fragrances in the past they just aren't spring to mind. And same with neroli, if it doesn't smell like cleaner, I will probably not mind it. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume That's a great start, thanks for understanding and answering my questions, a rare delight online. Thanks for giving me some handy background information so that going forward in my watching of your videos, I'll have some solid groundwork in understanding your tastes and dislikes. I know exactly what you mean when it comes to aromachemicals, apple notes, saffron and peach. Saffron reads very metallic on my skin and can destroy and overpower a composition terribly. Apple mixed with generous doses of many traditionally 'masculine-leaning' aromachemicals makes me nauseous too. The cooked apple/crisp fresh apple distinction you made was fascinating as I'm currently enjoying a veritable festival of fragrances which have a stewed, spiced apple vibe and for me, it's fresh apple that always turns out horribly (same as honey in so many cases; it never smells as I hoped it would). I find people's tastes fascinating for hundreds of further intriguing reasons. Love your channel, hope you have a super weekend. ☺👍
Thank you! Yes, it's interesting to see whether people share your dislikes as much as your likes I think! With most notes there are exceptions for me so I do keep sniffing despite the chance of me striking gold with some combinations being very low sometimes 😂
It's good to have you back after your break. The grape is a fine way to start the year. I quite like the Pink one too, it is very pleasant and yea not quite LDBS. Great choice for your bday month 😉. March was a good choice. It was a nice one that Etui Noir. Pub next to a fire would be good at the moment. April an interesting choice. That one is OK tho I've not clicked hugely with Atelier. May, a very fine month 😉. LL was a very wonderful buy. It is absolutely gorgeous isn't it. You'll have smelt fab all month. Oh yes June, you're very posh Dior 😉 it's a pleasant one but weirdly I didn't hugely love that one when I really should have. Aye June and September were very warm. Your win does sound like a pleasant one 😊. August and A Drop is a lovely choice, shame about the ankle. But yes it's a lovely fresh lilac. And September you smelt very blooming good 😍 Coco is so very good. Yea you do love GG it wasn't a bad one at all that one. And yea gender marketing is ridiculous. Gucci certainly have had the more interesting ones. Nov what a grim month. And your Nina one is nice, very easy and pleasant. One of the first I'd tried from you. It was a surprise Ah December... So grim too. And yes the Rouge is a lovely one and you'd have smelt great at your Xmas thing. A very fine smelling year. I have no idea what I wear 🤣 I'd say AH Chanel is probably my most worn cos I don't love it and it's so easy to throw on
Thank you ❤️ Yes I think those easy to throw on ones that seem to fade into the background a little and are a bit non descript, I tend to probably wear a lot to work but that means that I finish those and they don't get counted in this 🤣 this makes me look vaguely exciting somehow 🤣 It's a mixed bag for you I think, I'm not sure I'd choose many of them if we were going to meet up, obviously Coco and Lolita Lempicka though 😊 I'm happy that you have influenced my taste and purchases as much as you have this year. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume you've influenced mine too 😊 but I dunno I'm sure when you meet up with the folks you always smell good. Coco is very blooming nice isn't it 😍
Hey Claire, I also got Gucci Guilty... love the spicyness, I agree that men can pull it off... the lilac in Guilty Pour Femme EDT is beautifully executed, worth giving it a try. I bought NR Rose Absolue for my friend as it is quite rose heavy for me. I can not still make up my mind whether to get L'Interdit Rouge or Rouge Ultime 🤔
Yes! I know what you mean! I smelt ultime a few times, they are similar. I think ultime is perhaps a little friendlier. NR rose absolue is indeed very rosy!! I've tried the old Gucci guilty EDT but not the modern version. I will go try it in store, thanks for the suggestion 👍
I have a real weakness for blush and highlighter, but I'm trying not to accumulate many more as I have a lot! Too many for just my one face 🤣 Same with lipsticks. I do love a blue toned red though or a nude or plum. 😊
Hi Claire! All the best to you for the new year! Let’s start with that! 🙂 I don’t keep records but I’m pretty sure Musc Noir Rose, Milk and L’Interdit Rouge would have been at the top of the list. Probably Beach Walk and Gabrielle Chanel too… I’m excluding Sunset Hour by Goldfield and Banks, Cloud 2.0 and Sol de Janeiro 68 because it’s a given since I wear them to bed time most of the time after a night shower… I was curious, which one is the one you did you wear the most through out the year? 🤓
Well this is complicated 🤣, because I divide it by months and report those in this video, because then you get more seasonality, but if you add up my most worn of the ones that I didn't finish, it's actually Jasmin des Anges, I guess because it's light and easy to wear and I reached for it a lot over the summer and even the early autumn. I also exclude the things I wear to bed, because again, if they aren't finished, they would be my most worn for sure as I don't tend to rotate those much! Happy new year 🎉
For all of the disdain about concord grape that I've expressed, I must confess that someone in the after hours cleaning crew in my office building wears an amazing grape scent that I've smelled the remnants of in the elevator a few times now. I'll have to sniff around the women's Azzaro next time I'm at an Ulta. The men's version is rather different - it's cinnamony!
Ooh I wonder what it is?! Yes the men's version has been really popular here in the UK, but the women's Azzaro fragrances are hardly sold here. I rarely see them anywhere but specialist fragrance shops. Wanted Girl by Night makes no sense to me and my normal taste, but it just makes me smile. I clearly enjoy it! Thanks for watching 🥰
Jasmine Des Anges is very beautiful, you described it perfectly. I’m finding the Gucci isn’t as easy to like as I thought. The tartness with the patchouli bothers me some
Hello Claire, Thank you for your post. Your videos are always so interesting, informative, and fun. Out of curiosity, have you considered writing about perfumes? Happy New Year.
Happy new year to you too! 🎉 Thank you ❤️ I always hope they are interesting! I have always wanted to write about fragrance, some fragrances give me so much to say and so much imagery and then others just don't! 🤣 I think being a professional fragrance writer would be very hard in the long term. I love reviewers that create stories around what they smell, those are some lovely reviews to read, like ScentedSnowdrops on Instagram for example.
I have drop in my cart... gonna go ahead and grab it. I didn't like the Gucci one either but I love amethyst and it was my most worn fragrance of 2023.
Drop is pretty but relatively quiet. I think I prefer it to the flankers. It's a great one for spring. I can see Amethyst being a very easy reach. When Gucci guilty absolute is gone, I might get it. I like the androgynous feel of gga. It feels dark and gothic to me.
I didn't keep track, but I know L'Extase Rose Absolue would have been one of my most worn of the year as well! So lovely 🥰 Judging by dents alone, I think that the next two most worn may have been two other Nina Ricci fragrances, Chant d'Extase and L'Extase.. (I also really want Rose Extase.. so apparently this line really works for me!) 😅😁🩷🌹
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes that’s the one!! I wore a sample of that one in California and really loved it- I have it in an online shopping basket at the moment, I’ll probably go for it sooner than later! 😆
I don't have the statistics, but I think my favourite perfume of last year was La Petite Robe Noire by Guerlain, so much so that I got another bottle. I think it's quite similar to the Lolita Lempicka one, they share a lot of notes, I've had both. And I also got L'Interdit Rouge after a lot of testing and trialling, but I don't wear it much actually, it seems overpowering on me...
Oh yes the new LPRN was good wasn't it? I have a sample. I have a couple of flankers so I'm using those before I buy more from that line but I did enjoy it. Maybe I'm a little noseblind to L'interdit Rouge, but it seems to fade on me unfortunately. I hope it will mature perhaps 🤞 Thanks for watching 🥰 happy new year!
Dior Jasmine des ange sounds lovely, I am on the hunt for some nice jasmine perfumes, just not happy with Dior recently as most of the perfumes I've tried just don't last 😢it's a shame, you would expect better quality from Dior, Lolita Lempicka original is an absolute beauty ❤️ Used to be able to buy 100ml for £30, massive complement getter as well, to me it smells like a fairyland 😊there is something magical about it, Great review😊
Yes I agree, some of the Dior fragrances are very short lived. I have well over 100ml of Jasmin des Anges, and I got it for a great price, so I don't mind overspraying, but at full price, that shouldn't have to be a thing. I am curious to know what the modern Lolita Lempicka fragrance smells like, the vintage ones are expensive and hard to find. I can imagine it getting compliments, it's so distinctive. Happy new year, all the best for 2024! 🎉
@@dr.claire.perfume oh that's interesting. I don't have any violet nor iris. Thanks for your observations. Carrot seed suggests to me, a bit of an edge. Now I'm more interested than ever. Cheers! (edited to add, I love that your responsive to comments. True fragrance geeks unite!)
Oh no worries, it sometimes takes a while (especially at the moment) but I get there eventually... It's also a really powdery style vanilla, a bit like the Guerlain style of vanilla. Worth a try, but it's quite different, so definitely not a blind buy.
Hi Claire, it's me again! Great idea; maybe I should keep a spreadsheet too. That bag of empties looks massive. I love Lolita Lempicka. The L’Original version (the one I have) is close to the original but has more sweet cherry🍒 to my nose. I need to try the current LL. I can’t keep up with the flankers/rereleases of the original. I adore Coco too. Jasmine des Anges sounds amazing. I need to try it. Great seeing you today, and have a nice weekend.🙂
Thank you! Yes I know Lolita Lempicka are so confusing. I have had to stop myself trying all of the different versions... Someone sent me a sample of Eau de Minuit, I love that flanker! Jasmin des Anges is very pretty 😍 and Coco was an unexpected love. Keeping a spreadsheet is good because you can add to it wherever you are, it's more convenient than paper and it's easier as well to find your most worn, and least worn at the end of the year. Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume I agree. There’s no point in trying all the different flankers because it’s just confusing. I picked up the cheapest one. Luckily, it satisfied my craving for the original Lolita Lempicka. It may not be enough for hardcore fans of LL because it’s not exactly the same. Many people seem to lament the discontinuation of the original.
Yes, I think I would have probably enjoyed any version 😂 I was just super curious to smell the original. I hope you enjoy Jasmin des Anges, it's perfect for summer and just a pretty one. 🥰
Last year I was obsessed with Dior Addict, Pure Poison, Hush Hush and Angel Muse. This year I think my most worn fragrances this year will be Eau Noire and Nu… I’ve been wearing those two every other day
Ooh I tried the EDP of Hush Hush, do you mean that version? I love the other three fragrances too. And yes Eau Noire is really distinctive and lots of people love that, I love the witchy brew colour of it too, I didn't try Nu though.
@@dr.claire.perfume I only have the EDT as I had a sample of it beforehand 😄 but I wish I had bought the small bottles of the EDP & Parfum too. I would send you a decant of Nu but I can’t get the jus out without dismembering the bottle 😂😂 It has a built in atomiser, and if that wasn’t enough, it’s also fixed to one half of the outer casing. It’s the 2000s Opium but mintier, a little buttery and somewhat sweeter (but it’s a mature spicy/woody sweetness)
Oh no worries! The EDT sounds like it would be good, I kinda regret not buying it. I hovered, but I'd bought so much in spring that I didn't. It was inexpensive, I have no clue why I didn't. No worries about Nu, that sounds super complicated 🤣 can I ask, do you always take the atomiser top off to decant? I remember being super worried about how to decant fragrances to begin with, I worried about if I just sprayed them, would they lose their top notes as a result, but I've never bothered to get the fragrance direct from the tube so far, although I imagine that's better.
I think all work but I've always wondered! I don't know, I feel like making a video about how I do it, where I get the atomisers... Basic but kinda useful? I don't know! Maybe a short?! No clue!
My journey into fragrances has just begun into 2 months now. It is inspiring to listen to the description of each fragrances. I have a feeling that L'interdit rouge by Givenchy smells interesting but in the same time provocatively sexy and intellectual in the same time. I don't know if men can wear this. Some of the fragrances in June, July and August are also nicely described especially the one that gave you cotton airy feeling (can't remember the name). I think black orchid smells nicer than the velvet orchid imho.
I agree with you, black orchid is my favourite of the two and definitely one of my top 10, it's so distinctive! I guess with l'interdit Rouge, it's a case of personal taste, I know lots of people who don't really see certain notes as gendered. I guess perhaps try it in a store if you come across it. I love Jasmin des Anges (the cotton dress light airy one). Which is your favourite discovery so far, if you've only been into this two months, something must have started it? Is there a particularly special fragrance that got you interested? 🤔
Many years back i accidentally smelled the scent of Petite Cherie by Annick Goutal and i really quite like it, but i thought it was for women. So i bought Eau D’Hadrien instead. Then fast forward to pre covid era, i remember walked into Tom Ford store and the sales person offered me to smell tobacco vanille on a test strip. I was not into fragrances at that time so i did not buy them. But those smells of petite cherie and tobacco vanille had been etched deeply and subconsciously into my memory that they becoming difficult to forget. So finally i decided to buy them but then I noticed there are many other interesting smells too. My favourite interesting discovery so far are Ombre Leather Parfum , Baccarat Rouge 540 for the sillage, Hacivat by Nishane, Portait of a Lady amongst other. I am also watching youtube videos about fragrances. I found that your videos are quite interesting and i manage to watch some of them until the end even though they are usually longer than 10 minutes.
Wow, thank you! I know I have been making quite long ones of late 🙊 I seem to have a lot to say! 😂 I absolutely love Hacivat! I have a decant, you must smell amazing! Tobacco vanille is also a really striking one, I remember that being all over TH-cam when I first started and being so so excited when I saw it and I could try it! Ombre leather is also gorgeous!
Hi Claire . Happy new year. I love coco and Rose absolu aswel. Its my fave in the range.❤ I'm pleased u got some wear from wanted by night. I think I went nose blind to it. 😢 I mite try the issy myake next time I visit a shop. Sounds nice for spring 👍
Oh really?! Wow! It's so strong! I've been loving it!!! 💜 Thank you 😊 Issey Miyake drop d'issey is very laid back and shower fresh. The Eau flanker (the blue one) is quite pleasant too, but I think I prefer the original. I have been ill since I last spoke to you. All over Christmas! I am on antibiotics right now but only two more days. I can't wait to be able to smell things properly again! I did try Gucci II the other day but I need to just try it again because I was still not really smelling much. Thanks for the samples ☺️ I'm looking forward to myrrh assoluto!
Oh fab! That sounds very exciting! I hope you love them ❤️ I feel like everyone's ill right now, or has just recovered 😂 I hope everyone's alright now though?
BELATED NY wishes, Dr. Smith🎉 I just read that you keep a tracking fragrance diary; now that's the epitome of a frag head, lol! But, it gets the credit for this video. Hands down, in my paultry collection, MOLINARD FRUITEE VANILLE, AND KK PURE HONEY, top my list. Dr.Smith, I gifted myself; YES I AM *the Pink lipstick.Its the large size, and I love, love, love the bottle and sprayer. However, I don't know what to think of this fragrance😢. It's just an ordinary blend of some fruit/floral, meh for sure. Redeeming qualities........it has good longevity on clothing. The other BB was MOLINARD MUSC. Headscratcher😢. It's everything described by FG reviewers. I read before my purchase, but I anticipated SOME musk note...... nope. It's grape soda, patchouli, nag harbor vibe🤷. So, I'm learning to like it, I mixed it with vanille FRUITEE, not bad. I'm a very bad girl when it comes to BB buying, but these aren't offensive so they stay🤷. *Your lipstick is lovely on you, perfect neutral but not drab like I see too many people wear. Francine 🌹🙋
Hi Francine! And you! Happy new year! 🎉 Yes I would have predicted Pure Honey from what you've said. So is that a flanker? Delicious / Glorious / Bloom up? I haven't tried them, I have the original but I haven't worn it much recently. Molinard Musc sounds quite unexpected from the name, Molinard can sometimes be a little off beat in that the names are sometimes reflecting something secondary, but that sounds completely unrelated 😂 I've reduced my blind buying this last year a lot but I still do do it occasionally, sometimes it works out, sometimes if you want to try something it can be the only or most affordable way. That sounds absolutely crazy doesn't it?! And thanks! I tend to wear deeper colours for filming, my true nudes in real life, don't show up on camera 🤷♀️ I guess it's the ringlight. I hope you have a good week. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes, the PINK* YES I AM IS A FLANKER, I can't recall the name. It's a very Pink lipstick. I just adore the bottle, thank goodness. Oh, I learned a lesson though. * When majority says the OG is great......... I should have spent the extra money, and bought that one🤦🤷
I'd put as a good value one, bang for your buck, I used to really love it but I'm not as excited by it right now. Perhaps the love will come back for it though? I will put it on my to wear list and see! Right now in the UK, you can buy a very inexpensive giftset of yes I am, I couldn't believe my eyes... £25 for 75ml, a mini bottle and lotion! 😱
I was on holiday and walking, I'd been over some really rough ground and been absolutely fine. I was about 200 yards from the car and my ankle just gave way. I heard the crack eek! 🤣 And that was it... 🤷♀️ I've broken that one before so it was probably a bit weaker. I am going to buy some higher topped walking boots for better support. Happy new year Tina 😊 hope you are doing well.
@@dr.claire.perfume Happy New Year, Claire! I really enjoyed this video btw. I'll have to start keeping track of my perfumes. I'm very well. I hope you are too. 🥰
Thank you ❤️ yes, try the tracking, it's useful to look back and see what you actually reach for 🧐 I'm fine, I'm on antibiotics for an sinus infection but otherwise good. 😊
Happy 2024 Claire! My resolution for this finish a quite few perfumes of what I own. Love your reviews because you give the best And it makes you go buy one and try it. My last blind buy was Nina Ricci Bella and that was my most used and really enjoyed and the price USD$18.00 that was really a bargain
That does sound like a bargain! I know one of my friends on TH-cam was raving about Bella! Happy 2024 to you too 🎉 and thank you so much! That's so lovely of you to say! I want to finish a few too this year, but I don't think it will be as many or maybe just the ones in smaller bottles! Good luck! 🥰
Looking forward to your interview video Claire. Happy New Year from South Australia. Hot, muggy weather here so Tea Tonique and a couple of other freshies are the go just now. 😃🇦🇺
Happy new year to you too 🎊 Wow! I would love a little of that! It's close to freezing here and very dark and windy. I bet Tea Tonique is lovely in that kind of weather and I hope you enjoy the interview... It's very long! 🤣 Part two at the same time tomorrow.
Hi Claire & Happy New Year - so impressed with your tracking. Love all kinds of tracking and organizing data! This inspires me to be better, more consistent, with mine this year as an exercise to help me really see what I’m reaching for & help me decide on what to declutter.❤ Do you (or anyone else here) know if it’s possible to download our Fragrantica timeline?
Ooh, I don't know, but I doubt it 🤣 Fragrantica is not the most functional of websites. It's a little clunky... Yes, I've been using the stats to help me see what I'm not wearing, some of them I've marked as wear soon others are leaving my collection. I want to downsize. I love data too 🤓
Happy New Year Claire! I purchased a travel size of Jasmin des Anges because of you and am thoroughly enjoying it: bright and balmy and uplifting. My favorite right now is BDK Vanille Leather; for me it’s rather light on the leather and heavy on violet 💜 I’m now finding myself on a purple flower journey 😉 great video - kinda wish I had the patience for a spreadsheet but so glad you do!
Hi Jill! Happy new year! Hope you had a good one. Oh I'm so glad you are enjoying Jasmin des Anges! It's so pretty 😍 ooh that's a BDK that I've not tried! I will go try it when I'm next in the place I know locally that sells them. I love violet, it's such a distinctive smell. Haha, I have to admit, I do lose it with the spreadsheet sometimes. I don't write it down for a few days and then have to rack my brain to remember, but it's easier than paper for me! Thanks for watching 🥰
Happy ✨ 2024 ✨ Claire! Your organisation skills are 🔥🔥🔥 I lack discipline 😅 maybe it's my adhd brain. I need an Excel spreadsheet as well!!! A drop d'issey is my favourite lilac fragrance 😍 dreamy, clean feel 🫧❤
Hi Sanne! Happy new year to you too! I'm hoping so with my organisational skills, as I'm busy applying for a new job 😬 it's taking all my time 🤦♀️ I agree that Drop d'issey is a beautiful clean fragrance. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Claire ❤ happy new year 🎉 loved your picks: Nina Ricci extase absolue is a stunner like you said, same goes for l’interdit rouge of which I have a too similar perfume to justify owning both (video coming up tomorrow 😉) and talking Fleurdenya it’s been in my wishlist for long but I have too many similar perfumes! Should probably get that travel size! Btw I also did like you with reminiscence notes gourmandes and my fave is Guimauve for the special opening and very different (from the opening) dry down. It’s also fascinating how different it is from skin to clothes: on the former I get the marshmallow very quickly while on clothes it smells of Johnson’s baby wipes 😂
Happy new year 🎉 yes! I have no.clue why the l'extase line was discontinued, but, Nina Ricci, what a mistake! I agree that Fleurdenya is that sunny yellow and white floral fragrance that is of a type of which there are many to choose from. The overlap with the others that I mentioned is pretty strong for me. I like that I have 7ml but I don't think I need more. Guimauve to me is the most interesting of that line, it does seem to evolve more than the other two and it's not just a straight gourmand. Haha, Johnson's baby wipes doesn't sound good 🤣
Good to see you back Claire 💖 Happy New Year. Did you find Ambre Nuit lasted well on you? I got a sample recently, loved it but, sadly, it didn't last very long on me. Same with Lalique Amethyst unfortunately. I'm impressed with how many bottles you've finished, you've done well getting through so many!
Hi Fiona! I hope you are well and haven't got this horrendous cold that seems to be going around. Happy new year to you too! Ooh I'm going to the post office on Monday! I will try to remember to sort Lunar Dust and Forbidden Bloom! Was that it or did I forget something? 🤔 Ambre nuit fades on me too, it not a super long lasting one. And yes that's part of the reason I didn't get Amethyst too! I was pretty amazed to finish so many this year but quite a few were years old in my collection or partials or travel sizes, so I guess that figures.
Hi Claire. No cold so far thank you 🤞I hope your job applications are going well. I would love to receive decants of Lunar Dust and Forbidden Bloom please - thank you SO much ❤ I have finally made a list of all my fragrances and I will email it to you in the next week or so. Please let me know which ones you would like decants of and I would be delighted to reciprocate your kindness 😊
Oh thank you Fiona, I would love that! I am sorry, I didn't manage to go to the post office today, but I will try again on Wednesday 🙂 My job application has to be in next Wednesday, thank you for asking, I am half way there with it. 🙏
No worries Claire. I'm just very grateful for your kindness. I will email you my list of fragrances soon so you can see if I have any you'd like to try :)@@dr.claire.perfume
I couldn't stand wanted girl by night. It smelled like grape dimetapp. I love the original though. Your second choice smelled like melted plastic to me. I wish I could've sent them to you. I keep saying I'm going to try to get into Miller Harris...leather scares me.. 😂
Haha, I guess Wanted girl by night is just something that is not complicated, I find it odd that I enjoy it so much, but for me it is just fun! I love the Reminiscence line, I've never got plastic from it, but I get that smell in a lot of fragrances that I try, it's extremely off-putting! That Miller Harris is one of the loveliest leathers I've tried. But I'd warn you that the newer Miller Harris fragrances for me are very polarising! Miller Harris do powdery and fruity really well though.
Last year it was probably that Dossier Ambery Cherry, the Tom Ford Lost Cherry clone, I guess it's quite strong and the scent profile is mass appealing and sweet.
Hi Claire, Happy New Year to you and thank-you for all your wonderful videos and your unique & interesting fragrance content. I love it when your videos pop up on my feed- they are such a treat. I so much appreciate you and all the thoughtfulness and time that you put into each one of your videos . From your most worn perfumes I really want to get my nose on Wanted Girl. I love a good Amber floral. I also have my radar up looking for a good vintage bottle of Lolita Lempicka. I’d love to hear if you have any insights or tips on buying vintage, original stock bottles of perfume. I have had some great vintage stock finds, B-u-t I’ve also had my share of fails and I’ve wondered if I missed some red flags or signs that others would have known to avoid. All in all 2023 was the year of powdery perfumes for me. I just couldn’t seem to get enough of them. I put big dents in: -Loukhoum Eau Poudree (Keiko Mecheri) -No 19 Poudre (Chanel) -Venenum Kiss (Ex Nihilo) -Mon Guerlain (both the OG & intense) -Tsarina Intensivo (Ormonde Jayne) And -Cacao Porcelana (Atelier Materi) Another standout accord for me in the year was vanilla. In the past, I was never a fan of vanilla perfumes, but 2023 is the year that this changed and that I finally started loving the note. I owe the switch to two vanilla forward perfumes- Gentle Fluidity Gold (MFK) & Dama Bianca (Casamorati/Xerjoff), both of which I have worn a ton of in 2023. Lastly, in 2023 I’ve been exploring vetiver. I’m especially fond of wearing vetiver on rainy & foggy days. The ones that I reached for quite a lot in 2023 are: -Encre Noire A L’ Extreme (Lalique) -Living Lalique -Terre D’Hermes Vetiver Intense All the best to you in 2024.♥️
Wow! Thank you ❤️ that's such a lovely comment to leave! Wanted Girl (the original) was something that I never knew what my opinion on it was and it kept changing. It's certainly not a run of the mill fragrance of that type at all and it was a huge compliment getter. Wanted Girl by Night I seem to prefer to it but I would never call that fragrance complicated or sophisticated, it's simply a fun one! Same with me really with vintage, I bought what I thought might be a vintage Alien and it was an awful fake, but it was so bad that it was very easy to get my money back. 😊 Do you mean fakes or fragrances that no longer smell good or that aren't actually vintage but the modern formulation? Wow! I absolutely love no19 Poudre, I would love a bottle of that! It's a stunner! I also really love Mon Guerlain and Cacao porcelana but I do find that fragrance a little melancholic for some reason! It's so interesting though. I didn't try the Ex nihilo nor the Ormonde Jayne, I will add them to my lists to find to try! Haha! 2023 was for sure a yeah of vanilla with new releases! It was everywhere! But yes, I feel the same about vanilla, it has to have something interesting there too for me to be interested in the fragrance. And vetiver is very striking! That Lalique, along with many other Laliques, is a great fragrance for the price point. And the Hermes line gets a lot of love and appreciation too. I agree that vetiver fits rainy well. Happy new year 🎊 I hope you have a great 2024! Thanks for watching 🥰
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Hallo, Claire! I wish you all the best in 2024. What a way to start TH-cam!!! You are my absolute favourite youtuber! Your ideas for videos and the way u are doing the reaserches are unique! I am saying again: you are a niche youtuber because there is no one like u! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you ❤️ happy new year to you too! I have an interesting video coming next week 😊 also there is a video coming out today where another channel has interviewed me, I will post about the video so people can watch it if they want to. Thanks for your support. It means a lot 🥰
You have worn great smelling fragrances last year! Some of my favorites 😍🫶
Thanks Lala! Happy new year 🎊
Omg! Lolita Lempicka is so underrated! Such an interesting fragrance. Happy 2024 Claire🎉
Yes it is! But I guess there are so many different versions that no one really knows which they are talking about 🤣
Happy new year to you too! 🙂
I love that you keep such meticulous notes of the fragrances you wear! This was fascinating and makes me wonder what I reach for more than I might think.
Yes it's quite surprising when you keep count. I didn't expect Guimauve to come up actually. Thanks for watching 🥰
I was mesmerized by the grapeyness of the wanted girl by night and love concord 🍇
It's good isn't it? You don't expect it at all from the notes! 😂
I keep a perfume journal too. We can be geeks together 😂 ❤❤
🤣 yes! It becomes a habit!
Yay! So glad you're back on the tubes, I know it's only been 3 weeks but I missed your Saturday uploads, I always look forward to watching them, usually after work. You look fab today, I love your eyeshadow ❤
Thank you ❤️ yes it felt a long time for me too. I need to get filming when I'm better, I'm now way behind 😬 if the eyeshadow is pink, it's elf Rosewater, if it's green, it's wet n wild original comfort zone (yeah super old 🤣) and elf earth and oceans.
Hello beautiful Claire! Wanted Girl by Night is oh, so addictive. Obsessed 😍
Yes it's a lovely one, you and Nika and a few others were very enthusiastic about it! It got me interested 🥰
I started tracking what I wear daily on January 1 because of you. I've had a database for years, but only to track my fragrances. It'll be fun if I stick to it.
It's a task! I do lose it sometimes and have to really think, but it's never more than a few days. Good luck! I've found it super useful when thinking about decluttering 🥰
Hi beautiful friend , you wore some excellent fragrances last year. My most used fragrance in 2023 were Burberry Her , Azzarro Wanted Girl ,Tom Ford lost Cherry , Elle Saab Girl Of Now , Maison Marigela Bubble Bath & lazy Sunday morning , and Jimmy Choo I Want You
Aah! You smelt fantastic! I love bubble bath especially 👌 thanks for watching 🥰
I keep trying to leave a message and it's showinf up on another video. Argh! Love that you have the original Lolita bottle. You're lucky! Love your poetic descriptioh of it, too! 🥰🥰🥰
Yes TH-cam has its moments. Comments have been playing up off and on for me too recently. Thanks, gosh I love the Lolita Lempicka 💜
I think my most worn was Gris dior and dossier oriental cherry ,followed by dossier version of love don’t be shy and Dune by Christian Dior ,there are others but those are definitely at the top of the list with huge dents in them all
Yes, if I actually count my empties, that Dossier Oriental Cherry would be up there! I wore that loads! And I also wore the LDBS fragrance oil that I have a few times too, those two are both really loved fragrances! Dune, I've never tried, and I looked it up a few months ago and I realised that there is a modern version for sale, but I thought it was discontinued?! So I am very confused 🤣
I love that Nina Ricci but sold it because I never wore it. I fell in love with l'interdit Rouge in 2023 as well. Great video!
Yes! That was me until November, then I was like, wow! Why haven't I been wearing this?! 😂 I guess we are constantly trying new things and moving on 🤷♀️
L'interdit Rouge is mmm!!! Thanks for watching and happy new year 🎊
@@dr.claire.perfume happy new year!
Thank you 😊
If you enjoy Glossier You, I think you would love Nothing but sea and sky by Une Nuit Nomade. It’s bergamot, sandalwood and musk. I really enjoy it!
Mmm, yes Une Nuit Nomade are on my list for this year to try for sure! Thanks for the suggestion, I will make sure I get to try that one 😊
You made me want to try Gucci guilty. The description Gothic did it for me. I like fragrances with this vibe. They make me think of purple roses.
Yes! It makes me think of the tale of the Little Red Riding Hood, perhaps a grown up version. It's got a fruity rose beginning but a woody drydown. One to sample. 🥰
Lolita Lempicka and me go way back. I always associate it with Angel by TM. Wore them both around the same time in mid 90’s and they were so ahead of their time. Unique and beautiful 🫶🫶
Yes I agree there, Angel began a trend with its extreme example of sweet and patchouli. And Lolita Lempicka sometimes felt mythical to me, I'd never seen it sold here in shops until recently (the modern version) and the bottles just look so whimsical. I knew I'd love it 😊
“Nina Ricci L’Extase Rose Absolue is a stunner - for the price point - especially compared to most designer fragrances” 💯% agree! Francis Kurkdjian is the creator so no surprise there!❤
I was totally floored when I smelt it again! It was a wow! How have I left this at the back! I've been loving rediscovering it 😊
I love your descriptions of fragrances ❤❤❤ this year I wore Armani Si a lot, as I associate it with being responsible:) and I have a grandson now. ❤ also Lancome Idole.
Hello! Thank you ❤️ yes I totally see Si as a responsible one! I wear it to work sometimes and it makes me feel grown up. 😂 Idôle is super pretty 😍 and congratulations on your grandson 😊 that's lovely 🥰
Hi Claire 🤗 you started off with my fave WG by night is so fun and your right it’s the sweetness that attracts others! Erin Noir sounds so interesting! I love your description ❤ wow the Original formulation of Lolita! My goodness your description is going to have me hunting it down!
Wanted girl by night is so much nicer than Wanted Girl for me. It's just fun and sweet and it surprises me every time just how much it makes me smile 😊 such a happy one!
That Miller Harris, Etui Noir is worth trying if you like leather and suede. It's soft and powdery but relatively strong and long lasting.
And I don't know if the new Lolita Lempicka is like the original but it's the darkness with musk, I guess a black musk? That gets me about it! It's whimsical but with a dark side ✨
cool video idea!
yes it seems like both azzaro wanted by night for men and wanted girl by night are such good perfumes! Nina Ricci Rose absolue 'lextase' smells so much like MFK's Oud Satin Mood, maybe u can check that one out if u love that scent profile..
happy weekend!
Yes I tried oud satin mood in store, there's a definite feel but if I remember rightly, the violet is actually quite prominent in oud satin mood too! I liked it. I didn't try the male marketed Azzaro but I assume it was a big hit as I can always find that one and not the female marketed fragrance! Thanks for watching 🥰
I've had the same with Coco! I have used up two bottles of Coco Mademoiselle as that was the only palatable Chanel scent for me, but now Coco is my favorite (with Allure a safe second). I think perfumery is like wine and whisky. You refine your taste the more you try different flavours and scents. I'm not quite at the No. 5 stage yet though. :) Thanks for a brilliant video!
Haha! I'm there with No5 now, I never thought I'd see the day. It's still a mood but I do enjoy wearing it when I fancy it. Coco is lovely and yes, Coco Mademoiselle is the starter Chanel isn't it? The intense version is even more friendly ☺️ I love that one! Thanks for watching, I'm happy that you enjoyed the video 🥰
Hello Claire. I am glad to see you in the new 2024 year. I wish you all the best 💐
Happy new year Yulia 🥰 same to you! 🎊
My most worn is either Molecule 01 or D.S. & Durga I Don't Know What, since I like those for when I go to the gym. Then I put on something else for the day after that. But those are my go-to's for it.
Yes for sure my most worn fragrances are the ones that I wear to bed but I excluded those because that would basically be the perfumes I wear to bed video again 🤣 I guess the gym is the same! I guess molecule 01 is pretty neutral so it works for that kind of situation. 😊 Thanks for watching Sarah! Happy new year! 🎉
Happy 2024 Claire! 🎉
I'm always impressed by how organized you are at tracking what you wear.
Wanted by Night is so good! I thought I had found a backup in early December when I went to a drugstore I don't normally go to because of poor lighting. It was the Girl Wanted...
I enjoy the Extase in the pink opaque bottle. Love the raspberry note in it. ❤
Drop d'Issey is great. I love lilac ( just got a 25ml of Love at First Sight). 😊
Happy New Year to you too! 🎉
Ooh wanted girl by night is just addictive and delicious 😋 uncomplicated and not that sophisticated but it's got me! I've never tried that one of the extase line, I always wanted to, it sounds great, but they all got discontinued too quickly...
And wow another person recommending Une Nuit Nomade! I need to check those out 👀
Haha the spreadsheet is something I forget about sometimes, but I try to go back and fill it in... 😉
Thanks for watching 🥰
I have missed you. Love listening to your videos. Got to get my hands on wanted girl by night before it's gone
Aww thank you! ❤️ Yes it's a sweet uncomplicated one, it takes me back to childhood and eating sticky sweets. It's not sophisticated but wow it's delicious 😋
I have been interviewed by another channel and the video will be up tonight, so I will post about that later in case anyone wants to see it. It's two parts, second one is out tomorrow I think 🤔
@@dr.claire.perfume oh yay!! 🤗
I enjoyed collaborating with another creator, it was lovely. 😊
Nina Ricci L’Extase Rose Absolue is one that I immediately bought a backup of after smelling it. I believe it’s compared to MFK Oud Satin Mood.
It's gorgeous isn't it? 10/10 for me and so reasonably priced too! Thanks for watching 🥰
Happy New Year, Claire! I always look forward to your videos.
Oh thank you ❤️ happy new year to you too 🎉
Velvet Orchid is just sooo divine...well worth purchasing. 😊 I've been tempted to buy the Gucci Guilty Absolute many times but am on a very slow buy this year so hopefully it will be around for a while! Great video, Claire.
Hi Jim! Yes it's coming to its time again now, cooler early spring is perfect for it. It needs to get worn and enjoyed again 😊 Gucci guilty absolute pour femme is one that I keep seeing people say is discontinued but I still see it about. I know the male marketed equivalent is pretty hard to find now though 🤔 thanks for watching! Happy new year 🎉
Great to hear what you wore most. L'interdit Rouge is so awesome. Do you keep the spreadsheet on your phone and log in the name and date each day? I want to keep an electronic of. I write it in my planner when I remember
Hello! Yes! I have a spreadsheet accessible from my phone and I try to fill it in each day, but I slip up quite a bit. I make it all foolproof though by placing my bottles in the order I've worn them until I remember to fill in the spreadsheet 😂 good luck with recording what you wear! 🥰
I use extensive Excel spreadsheets to catalog and keep track of fragrance usage as well 😁
Haha, there seem to be a few of us 🤓
I would really love to delve more into the Dior line but they are all so expensive and I need another bottle of Gris dior soon
Yes, I can only justify those secondhand, they are lovely but so pricey and I have too large a collection to want more than 20ml really, but they don't do anything less than 40ml 🤷♀️
Hi Claire, I love hearing you describe some of your more leathery fragrances ❤ Isn't interesting how there can be so many "types" of leather? Lately I've been reaching for Dedcool Blonde and Cosmic Release. They are both leathery but so very different in their vibe ❤
Yes! I guess leather accorda can be made in so many different ways and also other notes can give the impression of a slight leatheriness too. But yes IBQ is the smooth black leather that is widely used and the classic molecule for leather. 😊
Thanks for sharing Clare
I will be reaching more for bana banana this year and I’m planning to wear givenchy indecent more also
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Happy new year Frances 🎊 and yes! I know Bana banana will be up there for you! I'm so happy that you are enjoying it, it sounds beautiful ❤️ thank you for watching 🥰
Hey Claire.
Good to see u again.
Happy New Year dear 🎉
And you! Happy new year! 🎉
Happy New Year! Claire, a lovely video indeed. I cannot think of a parfum I reached for over and over again, just because I have a hefty collection. 😂
Happy new year! 🥳 Yes me too, these are between 2-6 wears in a month. It's not a lot but there are so many others to enjoy and try! 🥰
I love joining you on these fragrance explorations-- your approach is so idiosyncratic, so full of character and your content goes entirely against the grain of all the generic, trend-based templates your peers in frag com all seem to follow. Your orientation towards studying detail and your being so self-propelling when it comes to really creative analysis is fascinating, so engaging. I'm a very curious person so your approach is right up my alley. I have a question for you, one I'm genuinely curious about your answer to:
What are your 'kryptonite notes'; notes and accords which on paper look like an olfactory nightmare you'll want to avoid? In each of your least favourite fragrance categories/most disliked note 'realms', have you come across fragrances that you fell in love with, feeling startled and delighted to discover that the fragrance you adore features those 'kryptonite notes' (or transcended the category entirely for you, emerging as a one-off unicorn in an otherwise unvisited scentscape)? I hope this clunky phrasing makes sense. In other words, I'm asking which fragrances do you love despite how they read on paper ingredients-wise? Which fragrances do you love despite not really enjoying the genre? I find note pyramids enormously misleading and tend to try as much as I can. This is how I discovered Sir Galahad by Isabey. I DESPISE big white florals but this one has a DOUBLE hit of gardenia in both top AND heart! And I love it. So there you go. I'd really enjoy hearing an in depth talk about the fragrances which knocked your presumptions or hesitations right out of the stadium and made you fall madly in adoration of those so-called 'kryptonite notes'. PS= Happy to have found your channel and am currently going through your back catalogue of videos.
Thanks ❤️ I'm happy that you are enjoying the videos! 😊
The notes I tend to avoid are peach, apple, iso E super, saffron (when plasticky), neroli (when like over cleaner).
Peach: lots have surprised me, I tend to really hate powdery peach with amber vanillas, but I absolutely love some fragrances with peach listed. I do enjoy them. Ones that spring to mind as loves are One Way Bridge Pitching Woo, Mabelle o'Rama Forbidden Bloom. Apple is trickier, I don't think I've found anything with prominent apple that I've really loved. 🤔 I don't really like fresh apple but cooked apple and floral apple blossom as somehow slightly worse to me.
Iso E super, err, I can sometimes tolerate it when I notice it, but generally if I do notice it, I don't want to wear it. I think the best uses of it are where I can't smell it. That's really how that molecule was designed to be used, simply as umph.
Saffron, well as long as it's not plasticky, it's good. So that means most Lattafa is out. I think probably Decadence and also a very cheap &other stories fragrance, sardonyx fire spring to mind, but I know I've like lots of saffron fragrances in the past they just aren't spring to mind. And same with neroli, if it doesn't smell like cleaner, I will probably not mind it. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume That's a great start, thanks for understanding and answering my questions, a rare delight online. Thanks for giving me some handy background information so that going forward in my watching of your videos, I'll have some solid groundwork in understanding your tastes and dislikes. I know exactly what you mean when it comes to aromachemicals, apple notes, saffron and peach. Saffron reads very metallic on my skin and can destroy and overpower a composition terribly. Apple mixed with generous doses of many traditionally 'masculine-leaning' aromachemicals makes me nauseous too. The cooked apple/crisp fresh apple distinction you made was fascinating as I'm currently enjoying a veritable festival of fragrances which have a stewed, spiced apple vibe and for me, it's fresh apple that always turns out horribly (same as honey in so many cases; it never smells as I hoped it would). I find people's tastes fascinating for hundreds of further intriguing reasons. Love your channel, hope you have a super weekend. ☺👍
Thank you! Yes, it's interesting to see whether people share your dislikes as much as your likes I think! With most notes there are exceptions for me so I do keep sniffing despite the chance of me striking gold with some combinations being very low sometimes 😂
It's good to have you back after your break.
The grape is a fine way to start the year. I quite like the Pink one too, it is very pleasant and yea not quite LDBS. Great choice for your bday month 😉.
March was a good choice. It was a nice one that Etui Noir. Pub next to a fire would be good at the moment.
April an interesting choice. That one is OK tho I've not clicked hugely with Atelier.
May, a very fine month 😉. LL was a very wonderful buy. It is absolutely gorgeous isn't it. You'll have smelt fab all month.
Oh yes June, you're very posh Dior 😉 it's a pleasant one but weirdly I didn't hugely love that one when I really should have. Aye June and September were very warm.
Your win does sound like a pleasant one 😊. August and A Drop is a lovely choice, shame about the ankle. But yes it's a lovely fresh lilac.
And September you smelt very blooming good 😍 Coco is so very good.
Yea you do love GG it wasn't a bad one at all that one. And yea gender marketing is ridiculous. Gucci certainly have had the more interesting ones.
Nov what a grim month. And your Nina one is nice, very easy and pleasant. One of the first I'd tried from you. It was a surprise
Ah December... So grim too. And yes the Rouge is a lovely one and you'd have smelt great at your Xmas thing.
A very fine smelling year. I have no idea what I wear 🤣 I'd say AH Chanel is probably my most worn cos I don't love it and it's so easy to throw on
Thank you ❤️ Yes I think those easy to throw on ones that seem to fade into the background a little and are a bit non descript, I tend to probably wear a lot to work but that means that I finish those and they don't get counted in this 🤣 this makes me look vaguely exciting somehow 🤣
It's a mixed bag for you I think, I'm not sure I'd choose many of them if we were going to meet up, obviously Coco and Lolita Lempicka though 😊 I'm happy that you have influenced my taste and purchases as much as you have this year. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume you've influenced mine too 😊 but I dunno I'm sure when you meet up with the folks you always smell good.
Coco is very blooming nice isn't it 😍
Thank you and yes 😂 hints taken 😂
23:13 😅 23:13
Thanks ❤ love and always wait for your content
Happy new year! And thank you! 🥰
I received the Lovefest Burning Cherry for Christmas and I'm loving it. Lolita Lempicka is one of my all time faves
I think Burning Cherry might be my favourite from Kayali 🙂 and yes Lolita Lempicka is stunning 💜
Hey Claire! I need to use my Nina Rose Absolue soon 🥰
Yes it's so good! 🥰
The best this year🎉
Thank you 🥰
Lolita lempicka I love 😊
Mmm yes! It's a great one! 🥰
I was SO looking forward to yet another of your perfume journeys!! thanks ;-)
Thank you! Happy new year! 🥰
Hey Claire, I also got Gucci Guilty... love the spicyness, I agree that men can pull it off... the lilac in Guilty Pour Femme EDT is beautifully executed, worth giving it a try. I bought NR Rose Absolue for my friend as it is quite rose heavy for me. I can not still make up my mind whether to get L'Interdit Rouge or Rouge Ultime 🤔
Yes! I know what you mean! I smelt ultime a few times, they are similar. I think ultime is perhaps a little friendlier. NR rose absolue is indeed very rosy!! I've tried the old Gucci guilty EDT but not the modern version. I will go try it in store, thanks for the suggestion 👍
I want to try the Dior Prive line ! ❤
But in a way I am scared i’d be obsessed 😂
Well I managed to buy 4 in 2 months 🤣 so yeah... And I still want at least one more 🤣 that line clearly has me interested.
@@dr.claire.perfume i went crazy over yheir makeup last year… good thing we don’t have the fragrances here 😂
Is it good? What in particular? My friend uses their lipsticks and loves them, I only had eyeshadow, but a long long time ago.
@@dr.claire.perfume i love their glosses, tints, blush, and highlighter… 😂 mostly lip products…
I have a real weakness for blush and highlighter, but I'm trying not to accumulate many more as I have a lot! Too many for just my one face 🤣 Same with lipsticks. I do love a blue toned red though or a nude or plum. 😊
Hi Claire! All the best to you for the new year! Let’s start with that! 🙂 I don’t keep records but I’m pretty sure Musc Noir Rose, Milk and L’Interdit Rouge would have been at the top of the list. Probably Beach Walk and Gabrielle Chanel too… I’m excluding Sunset Hour by Goldfield and Banks, Cloud 2.0 and Sol de Janeiro 68 because it’s a given since I wear them to bed time most of the time after a night shower… I was curious, which one is the one you did you wear the most through out the year? 🤓
Well this is complicated 🤣, because I divide it by months and report those in this video, because then you get more seasonality, but if you add up my most worn of the ones that I didn't finish, it's actually Jasmin des Anges, I guess because it's light and easy to wear and I reached for it a lot over the summer and even the early autumn. I also exclude the things I wear to bed, because again, if they aren't finished, they would be my most worn for sure as I don't tend to rotate those much! Happy new year 🎉
@@dr.claire.perfume thanks! 😉
For all of the disdain about concord grape that I've expressed, I must confess that someone in the after hours cleaning crew in my office building wears an amazing grape scent that I've smelled the remnants of in the elevator a few times now. I'll have to sniff around the women's Azzaro next time I'm at an Ulta. The men's version is rather different - it's cinnamony!
Ooh I wonder what it is?! Yes the men's version has been really popular here in the UK, but the women's Azzaro fragrances are hardly sold here. I rarely see them anywhere but specialist fragrance shops. Wanted Girl by Night makes no sense to me and my normal taste, but it just makes me smile. I clearly enjoy it! Thanks for watching 🥰
Jasmine Des Anges is very beautiful, you described it perfectly.
I’m finding the Gucci isn’t as easy to like as I thought. The tartness with the patchouli bothers me some
Jasmin des Anges is so pretty 😍 and yes GGA pour femme is definitely not for everyone, it's very divisive, I agree! Thanks for watching 🥰
Hello Claire,
Thank you for your post. Your videos are always so interesting, informative, and fun. Out of curiosity, have you considered writing about perfumes?
Happy New Year.
Happy new year to you too! 🎉
Thank you ❤️ I always hope they are interesting! I have always wanted to write about fragrance, some fragrances give me so much to say and so much imagery and then others just don't! 🤣 I think being a professional fragrance writer would be very hard in the long term. I love reviewers that create stories around what they smell, those are some lovely reviews to read, like ScentedSnowdrops on Instagram for example.
I have drop in my cart... gonna go ahead and grab it.
I didn't like the Gucci one either but I love amethyst and it was my most worn fragrance of 2023.
Drop is pretty but relatively quiet. I think I prefer it to the flankers. It's a great one for spring.
I can see Amethyst being a very easy reach. When Gucci guilty absolute is gone, I might get it. I like the androgynous feel of gga. It feels dark and gothic to me.
Wow you just spoke about Terracotta the minute after it popped into my mind and
I was thinking I’d take it to Jamaica with me in November 😮
That sounds amazing 🤩 I'd love to go there! And, yes that sounds like the most perfect fragrance for it! Have you been to the Caribbean before?
Happy New Year Claire!! ❤❤❤ I love that you track your wearings, I'm excited to see what your most worn were!! 😃✨
I didn't keep track, but I know L'Extase Rose Absolue would have been one of my most worn of the year as well! So lovely 🥰 Judging by dents alone, I think that the next two most worn may have been two other Nina Ricci fragrances, Chant d'Extase and L'Extase.. (I also really want Rose Extase.. so apparently this line really works for me!) 😅😁🩷🌹
Happy new year 🎉
Yes I was obsessed with Chant d'extase the other year! I still have it. I wish I had the one in the opaque pink bottle, is that rose extase?
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes that’s the one!! I wore a sample of that one in California and really loved it- I have it in an online shopping basket at the moment, I’ll probably go for it sooner than later! 😆
Yes, I didn't search recently, maybe it's still around here too? 🤔
I don't have the statistics, but I think my favourite perfume of last year was La Petite Robe Noire by Guerlain, so much so that I got another bottle. I think it's quite similar to the Lolita Lempicka one, they share a lot of notes, I've had both. And I also got L'Interdit Rouge after a lot of testing and trialling, but I don't wear it much actually, it seems overpowering on me...
Oh yes the new LPRN was good wasn't it? I have a sample. I have a couple of flankers so I'm using those before I buy more from that line but I did enjoy it.
Maybe I'm a little noseblind to L'interdit Rouge, but it seems to fade on me unfortunately. I hope it will mature perhaps 🤞
Thanks for watching 🥰 happy new year!
After wearing L'Interdit Rouge more in the last days, I have to agree that it tends to fade away, or maybe I'm becoming anosmic to it. :)
Maybe! I will wear it again this week and see if I still think it fades 🤔
Dior Jasmine des ange sounds lovely, I am on the hunt for some nice jasmine perfumes, just not happy with Dior recently as most of the perfumes I've tried just don't last 😢it's a shame, you would expect better quality from Dior, Lolita Lempicka original is an absolute beauty ❤️ Used to be able to buy 100ml for £30, massive complement getter as well, to me it smells like a fairyland 😊there is something magical about it, Great review😊
Yes I agree, some of the Dior fragrances are very short lived. I have well over 100ml of Jasmin des Anges, and I got it for a great price, so I don't mind overspraying, but at full price, that shouldn't have to be a thing.
I am curious to know what the modern Lolita Lempicka fragrance smells like, the vintage ones are expensive and hard to find. I can imagine it getting compliments, it's so distinctive.
Happy new year, all the best for 2024! 🎉
The new Lolita Lempicka unfortunately doesn't smell as nice and doesn't last as long😢 it's a shame, Happy New Year lovely 🎉❤
Oh that is a shame! 😌 I was hoping for a nice cheaper easier to find replacement when my vintage bottle is gone, but it seems not...
Miller Harris looks so interesting! They have a violet/iris combination (in a solid purply bottle) I'd like to sniff.
Do you mean Violet Ida? Ironically I don't detect violet there only iris and orris and carrot seed. I really like it! I own it. 😊
@@dr.claire.perfume oh that's interesting. I don't have any violet nor iris. Thanks for your observations. Carrot seed suggests to me, a bit of an edge. Now I'm more interested than ever. Cheers! (edited to add, I love that your responsive to comments. True fragrance geeks unite!)
Oh no worries, it sometimes takes a while (especially at the moment) but I get there eventually... It's also a really powdery style vanilla, a bit like the Guerlain style of vanilla. Worth a try, but it's quite different, so definitely not a blind buy.
Hi Claire, it's me again! Great idea; maybe I should keep a spreadsheet too. That bag of empties looks massive. I love Lolita Lempicka. The L’Original version (the one I have) is close to the original but has more sweet cherry🍒 to my nose. I need to try the current LL. I can’t keep up with the flankers/rereleases of the original. I adore Coco too. Jasmine des Anges sounds amazing. I need to try it. Great seeing you today, and have a nice weekend.🙂
Thank you! Yes I know Lolita Lempicka are so confusing. I have had to stop myself trying all of the different versions... Someone sent me a sample of Eau de Minuit, I love that flanker! Jasmin des Anges is very pretty 😍 and Coco was an unexpected love. Keeping a spreadsheet is good because you can add to it wherever you are, it's more convenient than paper and it's easier as well to find your most worn, and least worn at the end of the year. Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume I agree. There’s no point in trying all the different flankers because it’s just confusing. I picked up the cheapest one. Luckily, it satisfied my craving for the original Lolita Lempicka. It may not be enough for hardcore fans of LL because it’s not exactly the same. Many people seem to lament the discontinuation of the original.
@@dr.claire.perfume Ordered a sample of Jasmin des Anges.🙂
Yes, I think I would have probably enjoyed any version 😂 I was just super curious to smell the original. I hope you enjoy Jasmin des Anges, it's perfect for summer and just a pretty one. 🥰
Last year I was obsessed with Dior Addict, Pure Poison, Hush Hush and Angel Muse. This year I think my most worn fragrances this year will be Eau Noire and Nu… I’ve been wearing those two every other day
Ooh I tried the EDP of Hush Hush, do you mean that version? I love the other three fragrances too. And yes Eau Noire is really distinctive and lots of people love that, I love the witchy brew colour of it too, I didn't try Nu though.
@@dr.claire.perfume I only have the EDT as I had a sample of it beforehand 😄 but I wish I had bought the small bottles of the EDP & Parfum too. I would send you a decant of Nu but I can’t get the jus out without dismembering the bottle 😂😂 It has a built in atomiser, and if that wasn’t enough, it’s also fixed to one half of the outer casing. It’s the 2000s Opium but mintier, a little buttery and somewhat sweeter (but it’s a mature spicy/woody sweetness)
Oh no worries! The EDT sounds like it would be good, I kinda regret not buying it. I hovered, but I'd bought so much in spring that I didn't. It was inexpensive, I have no clue why I didn't.
No worries about Nu, that sounds super complicated 🤣 can I ask, do you always take the atomiser top off to decant? I remember being super worried about how to decant fragrances to begin with, I worried about if I just sprayed them, would they lose their top notes as a result, but I've never bothered to get the fragrance direct from the tube so far, although I imagine that's better.
@@dr.claire.perfume I’ve only decanted once or twice but that’s how I do it. So not too sure about which method is correct 🫣
I think all work but I've always wondered! I don't know, I feel like making a video about how I do it, where I get the atomisers... Basic but kinda useful? I don't know! Maybe a short?! No clue!
My journey into fragrances has just begun into 2 months now. It is inspiring to listen to the description of each fragrances. I have a feeling that L'interdit rouge by Givenchy smells interesting but in the same time provocatively sexy and intellectual in the same time. I don't know if men can wear this. Some of the fragrances in June, July and August are also nicely described especially the one that gave you cotton airy feeling (can't remember the name). I think black orchid smells nicer than the velvet orchid imho.
I agree with you, black orchid is my favourite of the two and definitely one of my top 10, it's so distinctive! I guess with l'interdit Rouge, it's a case of personal taste, I know lots of people who don't really see certain notes as gendered. I guess perhaps try it in a store if you come across it. I love Jasmin des Anges (the cotton dress light airy one). Which is your favourite discovery so far, if you've only been into this two months, something must have started it? Is there a particularly special fragrance that got you interested? 🤔
Many years back i accidentally smelled the scent of Petite Cherie by Annick Goutal and i really quite like it, but i thought it was for women. So i bought Eau D’Hadrien instead. Then fast forward to pre covid era, i remember walked into Tom Ford store and the sales person offered me to smell tobacco vanille on a test strip. I was not into fragrances at that time so i did not buy them. But those smells of petite cherie and tobacco vanille had been etched deeply and subconsciously into my memory that they becoming difficult to forget. So finally i decided to buy them but then I noticed there are many other interesting smells too.
My favourite interesting discovery so far are Ombre Leather Parfum , Baccarat Rouge 540 for the sillage, Hacivat by Nishane, Portait of a Lady amongst other.
I am also watching youtube videos about fragrances. I found that your videos are quite interesting and i manage to watch some of them until the end even though they are usually longer than 10 minutes.
Wow, thank you! I know I have been making quite long ones of late 🙊 I seem to have a lot to say! 😂
I absolutely love Hacivat! I have a decant, you must smell amazing! Tobacco vanille is also a really striking one, I remember that being all over TH-cam when I first started and being so so excited when I saw it and I could try it! Ombre leather is also gorgeous!
Hi Claire . Happy new year. I love coco and Rose absolu aswel. Its my fave in the range.❤ I'm pleased u got some wear from wanted by night. I think I went nose blind to it. 😢
I mite try the issy myake next time I visit a shop. Sounds nice for spring 👍
Oh really?! Wow! It's so strong! I've been loving it!!! 💜 Thank you 😊
Issey Miyake drop d'issey is very laid back and shower fresh. The Eau flanker (the blue one) is quite pleasant too, but I think I prefer the original.
I have been ill since I last spoke to you. All over Christmas! I am on antibiotics right now but only two more days. I can't wait to be able to smell things properly again! I did try Gucci II the other day but I need to just try it again because I was still not really smelling much. Thanks for the samples ☺️ I'm looking forward to myrrh assoluto!
@@dr.claire.perfume oh heavens that's awful. My lad was ill also. Hope u get ur smell back soon. I got lots of new smells for Xmas 🥰👍🤣
Oh fab! That sounds very exciting! I hope you love them ❤️ I feel like everyone's ill right now, or has just recovered 😂 I hope everyone's alright now though?
BELATED NY wishes, Dr. Smith🎉
I just read that you keep a tracking fragrance diary; now that's the epitome of a frag head, lol! But, it gets the credit for this video.
Hands down, in my paultry collection, MOLINARD FRUITEE VANILLE, AND KK PURE HONEY, top my list.
Dr.Smith, I gifted myself; YES I AM *the Pink lipstick.Its the large size, and I love, love, love the bottle and sprayer.
However, I don't know what to think of this fragrance😢. It's just an ordinary blend of some fruit/floral, meh for sure. Redeeming qualities........it has good longevity on clothing.
The other BB was MOLINARD MUSC. Headscratcher😢.
It's everything described by FG reviewers. I read before my purchase, but I anticipated SOME musk note...... nope. It's grape soda, patchouli, nag harbor vibe🤷.
So, I'm learning to like it, I mixed it with vanille FRUITEE, not bad.
I'm a very bad girl when it comes to BB buying, but these aren't offensive so they stay🤷.
*Your lipstick is lovely on you, perfect neutral but not drab like I see too many people wear.
Francine 🌹🙋
Hi Francine! And you! Happy new year! 🎉
Yes I would have predicted Pure Honey from what you've said.
So is that a flanker? Delicious / Glorious / Bloom up? I haven't tried them, I have the original but I haven't worn it much recently.
Molinard Musc sounds quite unexpected from the name, Molinard can sometimes be a little off beat in that the names are sometimes reflecting something secondary, but that sounds completely unrelated 😂 I've reduced my blind buying this last year a lot but I still do do it occasionally, sometimes it works out, sometimes if you want to try something it can be the only or most affordable way. That sounds absolutely crazy doesn't it?!
And thanks! I tend to wear deeper colours for filming, my true nudes in real life, don't show up on camera 🤷♀️ I guess it's the ringlight. I hope you have a good week. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes, the PINK* YES I AM IS A FLANKER, I can't recall the name. It's a very Pink lipstick. I just adore the bottle, thank goodness.
Oh, I learned a lesson though.
* When majority says the OG is great......... I should have spent the extra money, and bought that one🤦🤷
I'd put as a good value one, bang for your buck, I used to really love it but I'm not as excited by it right now. Perhaps the love will come back for it though? I will put it on my to wear list and see!
Right now in the UK, you can buy a very inexpensive giftset of yes I am, I couldn't believe my eyes... £25 for 75ml, a mini bottle and lotion! 😱
You broke your ankle? How did I miss that???? What did you do? Fall? Poor girl. Yes you deserved a new perfume for that! Goodness. ❤️✨
I was on holiday and walking, I'd been over some really rough ground and been absolutely fine. I was about 200 yards from the car and my ankle just gave way. I heard the crack eek! 🤣 And that was it... 🤷♀️ I've broken that one before so it was probably a bit weaker. I am going to buy some higher topped walking boots for better support. Happy new year Tina 😊 hope you are doing well.
@@dr.claire.perfume Happy New Year, Claire! I really enjoyed this video btw. I'll have to start keeping track of my perfumes. I'm very well. I hope you are too. 🥰
Thank you ❤️ yes, try the tracking, it's useful to look back and see what you actually reach for 🧐 I'm fine, I'm on antibiotics for an sinus infection but otherwise good. 😊
Happy 2024 Claire! My resolution for this finish a quite few perfumes of what I own. Love your reviews because you give the best
And it makes you go buy one and try it. My last blind buy was Nina Ricci Bella and that was my most used and really enjoyed and the price USD$18.00 that was really a bargain
That does sound like a bargain! I know one of my friends on TH-cam was raving about Bella! Happy 2024 to you too 🎉 and thank you so much! That's so lovely of you to say! I want to finish a few too this year, but I don't think it will be as many or maybe just the ones in smaller bottles! Good luck! 🥰
Looking forward to your interview video Claire. Happy New Year from South Australia. Hot, muggy weather here so Tea Tonique and a couple of other freshies are the go just now. 😃🇦🇺
Happy new year to you too 🎊 Wow! I would love a little of that! It's close to freezing here and very dark and windy. I bet Tea Tonique is lovely in that kind of weather and I hope you enjoy the interview... It's very long! 🤣 Part two at the same time tomorrow.
I live Nina Ricci rose absolue. I bought a backup. I have that whole line except the caress. I hate that its discontinued. 😢
I know! I have Chant d'extase too and that's also a love. I don't get it, why discontinue those and keep Nina etc? People loved them!
Hi Claire & Happy New Year - so impressed with your tracking. Love all kinds of tracking and organizing data! This inspires me to be better, more consistent, with mine this year as an exercise to help me really see what I’m reaching for & help me decide on what to declutter.❤ Do you (or anyone else here) know if it’s possible to download our Fragrantica timeline?
Ooh, I don't know, but I doubt it 🤣 Fragrantica is not the most functional of websites. It's a little clunky...
Yes, I've been using the stats to help me see what I'm not wearing, some of them I've marked as wear soon others are leaving my collection. I want to downsize. I love data too 🤓
Happy New Year Claire! I purchased a travel size of Jasmin des Anges because of you and am thoroughly enjoying it: bright and balmy and uplifting. My favorite right now is BDK Vanille Leather; for me it’s rather light on the leather and heavy on violet 💜 I’m now finding myself on a purple flower journey 😉 great video - kinda wish I had the patience for a spreadsheet but so glad you do!
Hi Jill! Happy new year! Hope you had a good one. Oh I'm so glad you are enjoying Jasmin des Anges! It's so pretty 😍 ooh that's a BDK that I've not tried! I will go try it when I'm next in the place I know locally that sells them. I love violet, it's such a distinctive smell.
Haha, I have to admit, I do lose it with the spreadsheet sometimes. I don't write it down for a few days and then have to rack my brain to remember, but it's easier than paper for me! Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume another violet I’m obsessed with is Celeste by Giardini de Toscana 💜
That brand is definitely having a moment isn't it?!
Have Jasmin Dior after you!
It's pretty 😍 I hope you are enjoying it!
Happy ✨ 2024 ✨ Claire!
Your organisation skills are 🔥🔥🔥
I lack discipline 😅 maybe it's my adhd brain. I need an Excel spreadsheet as well!!!
A drop d'issey is my favourite lilac fragrance 😍 dreamy, clean feel 🫧❤
Hi Sanne! Happy new year to you too! I'm hoping so with my organisational skills, as I'm busy applying for a new job 😬 it's taking all my time 🤦♀️ I agree that Drop d'issey is a beautiful clean fragrance. Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Wishing you best of luck!!! You got this! 👍
Thank you! 🥰
Hi Claire ❤ happy new year 🎉 loved your picks: Nina Ricci extase absolue is a stunner like you said, same goes for l’interdit rouge of which I have a too similar perfume to justify owning both (video coming up tomorrow 😉) and talking Fleurdenya it’s been in my wishlist for long but I have too many similar perfumes! Should probably get that travel size! Btw I also did like you with reminiscence notes gourmandes and my fave is Guimauve for the special opening and very different (from the opening) dry down. It’s also fascinating how different it is from skin to clothes: on the former I get the marshmallow very quickly while on clothes it smells of Johnson’s baby wipes 😂
Happy new year 🎉 yes! I have no.clue why the l'extase line was discontinued, but, Nina Ricci, what a mistake! I agree that Fleurdenya is that sunny yellow and white floral fragrance that is of a type of which there are many to choose from. The overlap with the others that I mentioned is pretty strong for me. I like that I have 7ml but I don't think I need more.
Guimauve to me is the most interesting of that line, it does seem to evolve more than the other two and it's not just a straight gourmand. Haha, Johnson's baby wipes doesn't sound good 🤣
@@dr.claire.perfume agree Guimauve top of the 3! And yeah Nina Ricci discontinued their best line …!
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Good to see you back Claire 💖 Happy New Year.
Did you find Ambre Nuit lasted well on you? I got a sample recently, loved it but, sadly, it didn't last very long on me. Same with Lalique Amethyst unfortunately.
I'm impressed with how many bottles you've finished, you've done well getting through so many!
Hi Fiona! I hope you are well and haven't got this horrendous cold that seems to be going around. Happy new year to you too!
Ooh I'm going to the post office on Monday! I will try to remember to sort Lunar Dust and Forbidden Bloom! Was that it or did I forget something? 🤔
Ambre nuit fades on me too, it not a super long lasting one. And yes that's part of the reason I didn't get Amethyst too!
I was pretty amazed to finish so many this year but quite a few were years old in my collection or partials or travel sizes, so I guess that figures.
Hi Claire. No cold so far thank you 🤞I hope your job applications are going well.
I would love to receive decants of Lunar Dust and Forbidden Bloom please - thank you SO much ❤
I have finally made a list of all my fragrances and I will email it to you in the next week or so. Please let me know which ones you would like decants of and I would be delighted to reciprocate your kindness 😊
Oh thank you Fiona, I would love that! I am sorry, I didn't manage to go to the post office today, but I will try again on Wednesday 🙂 My job application has to be in next Wednesday, thank you for asking, I am half way there with it. 🙏
No worries Claire. I'm just very grateful for your kindness. I will email you my list of fragrances soon so you can see if I have any you'd like to try :)@@dr.claire.perfume
Thank you ❤️
Wow, 😊I have an Excel sheet too
Geeks unite 🤓
Love your videos Claire🙂 i was reaching for Idole Aura, Voce Viva, Orchidee Vanille and La Belle Le Parfum❤
Thank you! Ooh those are sweet delicious 😋 ones. I hope in 2024 you continue to smell amazing 😊 happy new year!
@@dr.claire.perfume Thank you so much, same to you🤗🎆
Thank you 😊
I never thought Jasmine de anges' notes are all my favorite fresh accords..
Well it might be one to try! I sent two people samples who both loved it and one bought a bottle. Happy new year 🥰
I couldn't stand wanted girl by night. It smelled like grape dimetapp. I love the original though. Your second choice smelled like melted plastic to me. I wish I could've sent them to you. I keep saying I'm going to try to get into Miller Harris...leather scares me.. 😂
Haha, I guess Wanted girl by night is just something that is not complicated, I find it odd that I enjoy it so much, but for me it is just fun! I love the Reminiscence line, I've never got plastic from it, but I get that smell in a lot of fragrances that I try, it's extremely off-putting! That Miller Harris is one of the loveliest leathers I've tried. But I'd warn you that the newer Miller Harris fragrances for me are very polarising! Miller Harris do powdery and fruity really well though.
@@dr.claire.perfume you know I love powdery and fruity!
Yes, you might find one you love. 😊
L'Extase Absolut is a very special perfume and it was not worn more than 1 or 2 times: unacceptable! 😅
It's a stunner! I am happy to have an 80ml bottle. I wore it 6 times in November. I am not going to forget about it this year. 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume The parfum surprised me absolutely did not expect it to be as special as it is.
Absolutely 💯
Hi Clare ❤
Hi Frances 😊
I wish they are all available in UAE😢.
May we know which perfumes collection is your most complimented by your friends, colleagues and strangers?
Last year it was probably that Dossier Ambery Cherry, the Tom Ford Lost Cherry clone, I guess it's quite strong and the scent profile is mass appealing and sweet.
.Thanks for sharing.
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Happy new year to you and your family. Great video
Thank you! You too! 🥰
Hi Claire, Happy New Year to you and thank-you for all your wonderful videos and your unique & interesting fragrance content. I love it when your videos pop up on my feed- they are such a treat. I so much appreciate you and all the thoughtfulness and time that you put into each one of your videos . From your most worn perfumes I really want to get my nose on Wanted Girl. I love a good Amber floral. I also have my radar up looking for a good vintage bottle of Lolita Lempicka. I’d love to hear if you have any insights or tips on buying vintage, original stock bottles of perfume. I have had some great vintage stock finds, B-u-t I’ve also had my share of fails and I’ve wondered if I missed some red flags or signs that others would have known to avoid.
All in all 2023 was the year of powdery perfumes for me. I just couldn’t seem to get enough of them. I put big dents in:
-Loukhoum Eau Poudree (Keiko Mecheri)
-No 19 Poudre (Chanel)
-Venenum Kiss (Ex Nihilo)
-Mon Guerlain (both the OG & intense)
-Tsarina Intensivo (Ormonde Jayne)
And
-Cacao Porcelana (Atelier Materi)
Another standout accord for me in the year was vanilla. In the past, I was never a fan of vanilla perfumes, but 2023 is the year that this changed and that I finally started loving the note. I owe the switch to two vanilla forward perfumes-
Gentle Fluidity Gold (MFK)
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Dama Bianca (Casamorati/Xerjoff),
both of which I have worn a ton of in 2023.
Lastly, in 2023 I’ve been exploring vetiver. I’m especially fond of wearing vetiver on rainy & foggy days. The ones that I reached for quite a lot in 2023 are:
-Encre Noire A L’ Extreme (Lalique)
-Living Lalique
-Terre D’Hermes Vetiver Intense
All the best to you in 2024.♥️
Wow! Thank you ❤️ that's such a lovely comment to leave!
Wanted Girl (the original) was something that I never knew what my opinion on it was and it kept changing. It's certainly not a run of the mill fragrance of that type at all and it was a huge compliment getter. Wanted Girl by Night I seem to prefer to it but I would never call that fragrance complicated or sophisticated, it's simply a fun one!
Same with me really with vintage, I bought what I thought might be a vintage Alien and it was an awful fake, but it was so bad that it was very easy to get my money back. 😊 Do you mean fakes or fragrances that no longer smell good or that aren't actually vintage but the modern formulation?
Wow! I absolutely love no19 Poudre, I would love a bottle of that! It's a stunner! I also really love Mon Guerlain and Cacao porcelana but I do find that fragrance a little melancholic for some reason! It's so interesting though. I didn't try the Ex nihilo nor the Ormonde Jayne, I will add them to my lists to find to try!
Haha! 2023 was for sure a yeah of vanilla with new releases! It was everywhere! But yes, I feel the same about vanilla, it has to have something interesting there too for me to be interested in the fragrance.
And vetiver is very striking! That Lalique, along with many other Laliques, is a great fragrance for the price point. And the Hermes line gets a lot of love and appreciation too. I agree that vetiver fits rainy well.
Happy new year 🎊 I hope you have a great 2024! Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi claire You are so sweet, my love, in every time zone. May 2024 be with your unique and beautiful soul.
Thank you! You too 🥰
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Why are you doing titles like this? Lmao
Thanks for watching ❤️