perfume for spring/summer

perfume for spring/summer 0

I'm looking for:

▪️perfume for spring / summer 

▪️ cheap 

▪️ can be an arab perfume, since they last long on me and are easily available 

fragrance profile:

▪️ something churchy, clean, can be aquatic, witchy, interesting, not too heavy, not too sweet but still long lasting 

▪️ notes that I usually enjoy: bergamot, fig, ylang-ylang, earl grey tea, tobacco, cardamon, pink pepper, saffron, tonka bean, vanilla, burnt sugar, honey, oud, cashmere wood, cedar, patchouli, palo Santo, sandalwood, benzoin, incense, labdanum, myrrh, olibanum, amber, leather, musk, salt, vetiver

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there aren't many perfumes that are incense/witchy + clean/aquatic that are easily available or cheap. a lot in that specific category would be from niche brands like hexennacht, black phoenix alchemy lab, lovesick witchery (also does custom scents if i remember correctly), generally the witchy scents are going to be mostly from the specialty witchy brands although there are exceptions at times.

i've heard lush has some good stuff from a friend of mine (she likes Lord of Misrule Perfume but i'm not sure if that's clean enough for you) so if you have a store nearby it might be worth taking a look there.

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thank you! yeah, maybe I should lower my expectations a bit lol, but If you have anything in mind that would be nice for spring/summer (basically something that is cheap, long-lasting, NOT floral, not much citrusy, not sticky and sweet) I would appreciate any ideas! <3

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Oooh, can you define cheap with a price range?

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up to 30-40 euros I would say 

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ESSNCE has a very nice dupe of Soleil Blanc by Tom Ford, which costs 360sek(~33euro). It has Ylang ylang, cardamom, bergamot, pink pepper, tonka bean and benzoin. It's called "Coco on the beach" but is not nearly as coconutty as the name suggests. On me it lasts very long, prominent cardamom note and reminds me of like a luxury resort vacation by the beach or a spa. It's balsamic and summery, but clean and uplifting so it fits spring too. 

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omg thank you it sounds promising!! 

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Eau de Rochas (2015) It does have citrus, but in a more soft, perfume-y way. Smells really expensive, but is affordable.

Fidji (2003) Eau de Parfum a little vintage, but lovely

I've read that Infini Musk is a good dupe for Musk Therapy Extrait de Parfum that many people love.

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I've read about them all and Fidji sounds really tempting!! I might actually order it, thank you <3

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You may want to check out https://parlorco.com/ . I haven't tried anything from them, but they were recommended on reddit in a thread asking for inexpensive Relique d'Amour (2012) dupes (which would be one of my suggestions for you if your price range was different).

My main suggestion that I think almost perfectly matches "something churchy, clean, can be aquatic, witchy, interesting, not too heavy, not too sweet but still long lasting" is Dans le bleu qui pétille, unfortunately not a budget option, BUT, I see it on the gray market from time to time, and larger decants (10ml etc.) are available from decant sites, if you want to sample it and it ends up working for you.

Encre Noire Eau de Toilette is my go-to suggestion for summer goth/summer witchy. Can be found very inexpensively, at least in the USA. Brings to mind dark, twisted tree roots. Not too heavy for warm weather imo.

Eau de Campagne is cottagecore witchy. Perfect for spring and summer. Also can be found inexpensively in the USA, not sure what its situation is like in EU. EdC also has other scented products (lotion, shower gel, etc.) in addition to the EDT.

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epizodiak

I'm looking for:

▪️perfume for spring / summer

▪️ cheap

▪️ can be an arab perfume, since they last long on me and are easily available

fragrance profile:

▪️ something churchy, clean, can be aquatic, witchy, interesting, not too heavy, not too sweet but still long lasting

▪️ notes that I usually enjoy: bergamot, fig, ylang-ylang, earl grey tea, tobacco, cardamon, pink pepper, saffron, tonka bean, vanilla, burnt sugar, honey, oud, cashmere wood, cedar, patchouli, palo Santo, sandalwood, benzoin, incense, labdanum, myrrh, olibanum, amber, leather, musk, salt, vetiver

Marwa this is a quite famous dupe of a famous freshy. Not sweet, not too heavy, long lasting, clean, acquatic. Should work for your request.

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