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Ninamariah

Any recommendations for clean, musk or soapy fragances ?

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... I love all kind of musk scents (except traditionally masculine ones), on me and on my husband's skin so her you go. Some seem like for women (name or bottle) but personally I think all are unisex. It's quite subjective whether you smell them as soapy, clean sheets, baby powdery etc. Clean musk / fresh out of the shower /clean sheets: "For Her Pure Musc (Eau de Parfum) | Narciso Rodriguez" "For Her Pure Musc Blanc | Narciso Rodriguez" "Blanche (Eau de Parfum) | Byredo" "Blanche (Absolu de Parfum) | Byredo" "L'Eau Papier (Eau de Toilette) | Diptyque" "Musc Outreblanc (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain" "Musc de Soie | Van Cleef & Arpels" Musk with different aromas: "Musk Latte | 41 | Kayali" Great realistic cafe latte and musk "Musk Matcha| 45 | Kayali" "Musk Santal | 34 | Kayali" "N°18 (Eau de Parfum) | Chanel" Sensual, musk from Ambrette "Musc Ravageur (Eau de Parfum) | Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle" Dirty, naughty musk "Gold Man | Amouage" A bit naughty, a bit baby powdery "Musk | 12 | Kayali" Sweet "better than your skin" "Over the Musk | Mugler" Unique with somewhat menthol freshness, "better than your skin" "For Him Bleu Noir (Eau de Parfum) | Narciso Rodriguez" Dark and woody "Musc Nurāsana | Maison Crivelli" Spicy, rosy with depth Baby powdery / sensual "Musc Infini | Ex Nihilo" "Musk Extrême | Perris Monte Carlo" "A Goodnight Kiss | Roja Parfums" Worth the price, extremely well executed "Khôl de Bahreïn | Stéphane Humbert Lucas" Sensual Soapy "1957 (Eau de Parfum) | Chanel" Airy "N°22 (Eau de Parfum) | Chanel" Creamy "No. 1 for Men | Clive Christian" "No. 1 for Women | Clive Christian" "Heritage | Fragrance Du Bois" "Gold Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" "Ciel Woman | Amouage" "Rose Nue | Les Parfums de Rosine" "Bulle de Rose | Les Parfums de Rosine" "Teint de Neige (Eau de Toilette) | Lorenzo Villoresi" Nivea lotion / Nivea soap Detergent "Couleur Primaire / Exemplaire Unique | Les Eaux Primordiales" Fresh musk with citruses and/or iris: "1872 for Men | Clive Christian" "1872 for Women | Clive Christian" "Parade (Eau de Parfum) | Celine" "N°5 L'Eau (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel" "Fantasquatic | Mugler" Musk is not listed but it's like more masculine version of Over the Musk "Luna (Eau de Toilette) | Penhaligon's" "Trench | Yves Saint Laurent" "Infusion d'Iris (Eau de Parfum) (2015) | Prada" "Panthea | Stéphane Humbert Lucas" "Panthea Iris | Stéphane Humbert Lucas" "Aqua Celestia Cologne Forte | Maison Francis Kurkdjian" "Aqua Universalis Cologne Forte | Maison Francis Kurkdjian" "Aqua Vitae Cologne Forte | Maison Francis Kurkdjian"

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PedroPulow

2 months ago

Ninamariah

What perfume have you bought recently?

Ninamariah | Perfumes & Brands

... In the last two weeks I only bought fragrances that have been on my wish list for a long time. I tend to buy "off the list" and even very desirable fragrances have not been purchased. The most notable ones were "Kuwait | Roja Parfums" and "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Roja Parfums" , because they are quite hard to find. I had decants of them that ran out and now I finally got these treasures into my collection. I bought "Eau Duelle (Eau de Toilette) | Diptyque" , which is a category that I don't have many of (green Vanilla), like two designer purchases: "Saharienne (2015) | Yves Saint Laurent" and "Parade (Eau de Parfum) | Celine" . I'm not a fan of citrus scents, but I've been trying to find some that I like in my collection and it hasn't been an easy task. I've never had such clear, fresh, clean citrus scents before. I don't count "Burlington 1819 | Roja Parfums" which is extremely complex and dense, even heavy sometimes, "1872 for Women | Clive Christian" which is a beautiful mix of floral and citrus and "Shalimar Souffle de Parfum | Guerlain" which is citrusy Vanilla. Then there's one bottle that I've been considering for a long time: "Qatar | Roja Parfums" in a 100 ml bottle. I'm not a fan of back up bottles, but this is one of my favorite scents and I don't use it as much as I would like because I'm afraid of running out of the 50 ml bottle, so I bought a big bottle of it.

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DonVanVliet

5 months ago

Ninamariah

The best vintage'esque amber!

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... "Enslaved (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" is absolutely gorgeous but it's discontinued and may be difficult to find. "Shams Narcissus | Memo Paris" is another great option. "Parfum de la Nuit 1 | Roja Parfums" one of my favorite in this category. All three of these will fulfill your every wish. Niche vintage-esque very resinous/balsamic fragrance yet interesting fragrance It may be powdery It must be very opulent and mysterious It may as well be slightly animalic yet not leathery or contain castoreum It should have wonderful longevity/sillage

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Alperten

5 months ago

Ninamariah

Gourmand recs for a previous gourmand hater

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... One year ago I didn’t care about gourmands nor gourmandish Vanillas at all. And still, I don’t care simple ones but with some complexity and depth I’m hooked. During one year I have collected some great ones: "Fève Délicieuse | Dior" "Lilac Love (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" "1970: Tonka, Expansion, Glamour | Rosendo Mateu - Olfactive Expressions" "Vanilla Diorama | Dior" "Chou Chou | Pierre de Velay" "Lost in Paris | Roja Parfums" "Ani (Extrait de Parfum) | Nishane" "Sweetie Aoud | Roja Parfums" "Sweet & Spoiled | Haute Fragrance Company" "Shade of Chocolate | Haute Fragrance Company" "Ti Amo | Roja Parfums" "Oud Monarch (Extrait de Parfum) | Bortnikoff" "Love Delight (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" "Absolute Aphrodisiac | Initio" "Lune Féline (Extrait) | Atelier des Ors" "Baciami | Bvlgari" "Angels' Share (Eau de Parfum) | Kilian" "Love Don't Be Shy (Perfume) | Kilian" "Tonka Sarrapia Extrait 75 | Guerlain" "Vanille Planifolia Extrait 21 | Guerlain" "Madeleine | Masque" "Shalimar Millésime Iris | Guerlain" "Symphonium | Xerjoff" Some gourmand elements: "Guidance 46 | Amouage" "Sunshine Woman | Amouage" "Triumph of Bacchus (Eau de Parfum) | Argos" "VII: Queen Anne - Rock Rose | Clive Christian" One amazing is vintage Thierry Mugler Angel (not the new with the name Mugler only, and Thierry Mugler has to be curved) Sophisticated ones "Spiritueuse Double Vanille | Guerlain" "Queening | Mind Games" "Rolling in Love | Kilian" "Angélique Noire | Guerlain" "Andalusian Soul | The Merchant Of Venice"

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honeypepper

9 months ago

Ninamariah

Please recommend best Beast Mode perfumes for autumn &winter

Ninamariah | Perfume Recommendations

... Some unisex or male leaning: "Delphinus | Creed" "Triumph of Bacchus (Eau de Parfum) | Argos" "Tony Iommi Monkey Special | Xerjoff" "Tobacco Honey | Guerlain" "Raw Gold (Extrait de Parfum) | Thomas De Monaco" "Fate Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" "Portrait of a Lady (Eau de Parfum) | Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle" "Harrods H Mamba | Stéphane Humbert Lucas" "Tiger's Nest | Memo Paris" "Material | Amouage" "Overture Man | Amouage" "Interlude Black Iris | Amouage" "Myths Man | Amouage" "Memoir Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" "Rose Omeyyade (Eau de Parfum) | Atelier des Ors" "Shams Narcissus | Memo Paris" "Diaghilev (Parfum) | Roja Parfums"

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Rauli

10 months ago

Rauli

Ninamariah

Why is that fragrance so popular?

Ninamariah | Perfume Discussions

... Such an interesting thread! Scents are indeed subjective, but more even ratings would be obtained if everyone had tried the same scents. For example, in the case of "By the Fireplace | Maison Margiela" , I believe that if the user has not tried complex smoky niche scents, then the smoke will seem to come through more than for those who are familiar with dark and dirty smoky scents. Likewise, those who love strong smoke in scents do not find the scent to be smoky at all, but rather a linear vanilla scent, or something completely different. It all depends on what you are comparing it to and what you are used to. I was wondering about the scent in question again a few days ago in the store and it does not remind me of "By the fireplace" at all, but rather a rather poorly made vanilla. You should also take into account the environment in which the fragrance was tested: whether the testing took place on a quick, stressful shopping trip or in the peace and quiet of home, giving the fragrance time. Many fragrances need the right time to show their best side. When both skin chemistry and personal "normal" scent preferences are added to the above-mentioned factors, the variance in the assessment of "smokyness" begins to increase significantly. As for "Lune Féline (Eau de Parfum) | Atelier des Ors" , the edp version is a really easy vanilla scent, the quality is good tho and I understand the wonderment about what is so amazing about it. I think "Lune Féline (Extrait) | Atelier des Ors" deserves the praise that the epd got when it was released. I like a lot of different kind of scents myself, from very simple and synthetic to really demanding complex and natural scents and sometimes I wonder myself what makes one so pleasant, while something that is basically in the same level is completely beyond my comprehension. @Omnipotato I experience "Naxos | Xerjoff" exactly the same way as you. The scent is unpleasant, but on the other hand, Xerjoff has a lot of scents whose popularity I don't understand. "Erba Pura | Xerjoff" and "Cruz del Sur II | Xerjoff" . They smell so shocking that I can't understand how anyone could find them attractive. "Alexandria II (Parfum) | Xerjoff" also feels completely unfinished to my nose. I'm desperately trying to find more scents from Xerjoff that make me sigh with delight. I have "easy" skin and I haven't come across many fragrances where one or more of the notes smelled completely "wrong" - by that I mean that I smelled dead animal carcasses, spoiled food, or something similar. So usually the scents are just unpleasant or bland for some reason. "Baccarat Rouge 540 (Eau de Parfum) | Maison Francis Kurkdjian" , "Delina (Eau de Parfum) | Parfums de Marly" , "Cashmere & Palo Santo | DKNY" , "Oud for Greatness (Eau de Parfum) | Initio", "Atomic Rose (Eau de Parfum) | Initio" , "Side Effect | Initio" fall into this category. Of course, there are also houses whose fragrances I can't understand, such as Mancera or Montale, and I believe that the popularity lies more in the price and the longevity of the fragrance than in their aroma. Of course, this is also subjective. I won't comment on ordinary designer or celebrity fragrances here, because they are mainly outside my preferences.

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Seltzerpapi

10 months ago

Ninamariah

Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Ninamariah | Perfume Recommendations

... Omnipotato Stardust23 Ninamariah I'm a woman but I want to answer. I love Amouage, I'm totally crazy about them and I love and have many from men's collection (and I'm sure that you know already that there are many perfumes in women's collection that are absolutely unisex). Anyway I'm not going to tell you my favourites on me but ON MY HUSBAND'S SKIN and he's started secretly visiting my bottles because he smells irresistible when wearing them. These ones are so amazingly sexy on men: "Overture Man | Amouage" "Gold Man | Amouage" "Opus XV - King Blue | Amouage" "Jubilation 40 | Amouage" "Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco | Amouage" "Interlude Black Iris | Amouage" "Myths Man | Amouage" and all of you who are in hot climates I highly recommend to try "Honour Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" or "Honour 43 | Amouage" because that leathery base in them bushes through on mens' skin and it's amazingly attractive. If I have to say one that I definitely don't like on him is "Reflection Man | Amouage" and "Reflection 45 | Amouage" . @Ninamariah , what are you liking about "Overture Man | Amouage" ? Im still new in relative terms to this journey and I wear this occasionally. With each wear Im discovering something that I can’t quite describe that’s appealing so although I would rate the scent very low at this moment , I have this feeling that I will one day very much enjoy it. "Overture Man | Amouage" is my favorite fragrance of all time. It's just got everything. Booziness, spiciness, smokiness, resinous sweetness, woodiness, even grapefruit-ginger freshness in the opening. Complex yet all the parts work together seamlessly. Nothing overwhelms, and the resultant scent is just heavenly. Utterly unique, hasn't even been cloned successfully. But that's what I like about it. Specificity is polarizing. What might work on me, or smell good to me, might not to you. Lots of people complain about an overwhelming cumin/body odor smell, or a strong animalic component in the drydown. I get neither. @Omnipotato I have exactly the same feelings about Overture Man. I definitely don’t get any animalics nor overwhelming cumin, not even on my husband’s skin where all Amouages tend to perform a way stronger than on my skin.

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2019Mercedes

11 months ago

Ninamariah

Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Ninamariah | Perfume Recommendations

... Stardust23 Ninamariah I'm a woman but I want to answer. I love Amouage, I'm totally crazy about them and I love and have many from men's collection (and I'm sure that you know already that there are many perfumes in women's collection that are absolutely unisex). Anyway I'm not going to tell you my favourites on me but ON MY HUSBAND'S SKIN and he's started secretly visiting my bottles because he smells irresistible when wearing them. These ones are so amazingly sexy on men: "Overture Man | Amouage" "Gold Man | Amouage" "Opus XV - King Blue | Amouage" "Jubilation 40 | Amouage" "Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco | Amouage" "Interlude Black Iris | Amouage" "Myths Man | Amouage" and all of you who are in hot climates I highly recommend to try "Honour Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" or "Honour 43 | Amouage" because that leathery base in them bushes through on mens' skin and it's amazingly attractive. If I have to say one that I definitely don't like on him is "Reflection Man | Amouage" and "Reflection 45 | Amouage" . @Ninamariah , what are you liking about "Overture Man | Amouage" ? Im still new in relative terms to this journey and I wear this occasionally. With each wear Im discovering something that I can’t quite describe that’s appealing so although I would rate the scent very low at this moment , I have this feeling that I will one day very much enjoy it. @Stardust23 It’s very complex scent and if you haven’t been wearing challenging ones it takes time to understand it and fully appreciate it. So I would recommend to continue wearing it from time to time and some day you will recognize that you love it a lot. Of course it doesn’t happen every time but I have blind bought almost all my Amouages and in the end I love them all. Overture Man need a bit cool weather so it may never work in hot climates and even if I’m an oversprayer Overture Man only needs 2-4 sprays.

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2019Mercedes

11 months ago

Ninamariah

Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Ninamariah | Perfume Recommendations

... I'm a woman but I want to answer. I love Amouage, I'm totally crazy about them and I love and have many from men's collection (and I'm sure that you know already that there are many perfumes in women's collection that are absolutely unisex). Anyway I'm not going to tell you my favourites on me but ON MY HUSBAND'S SKIN and he's started secretly visiting my bottles because he smells irresistible when wearing them. These ones are so amazingly sexy on men: "Overture Man | Amouage" "Gold Man | Amouage" "Opus XV - King Blue | Amouage" "Jubilation 40 | Amouage" "Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco | Amouage" "Interlude Black Iris | Amouage" "Myths Man | Amouage" and all of you who are in hot climates I highly recommend to try "Honour Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" or "Honour 43 | Amouage" because that leathery base in them bushes through on mens' skin and it's amazingly attractive. If I have to say one that I definitely don't like on him is "Reflection Man | Amouage" and "Reflection 45 | Amouage" .

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2019Mercedes

11 months ago

Ninamariah

Your fav Milk/Cozy perfumes ?

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... "Queening | Mind Games" > Soft comfy ethereal cloud "Madeleine | Masque" > Creamy, lactonic, delicious yet elegant "Dans Paris | Celine" > Mellow Vanilla cloud "L'Eau Papier (Eau de Toilette) | Diptyque" > The most beautiful rice note "Sol Salgado | Thomas De Monaco" > Powdery soft cotton bads "Rolling in Love | Kilian" > Lactonic Almond and Ambrette "Narciso (Eau de Parfum Poudrée) | Narciso Rodriguez" > Tender musky cloud

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Ponchoo

12 months ago

Ponchoo

Ninamariah

A very specific demand...

Ninamariah | Perfume Recommendations

... “Heavenly” imo needs a little hint of feminine touch. These all are unisex or with some kind of feminine tone in them. "Jade Amour | Thomas De Monaco" ➡️ Absolutely unique floral "Neo Eden | Thomas De Monaco" ➡️ Excellent contrast of notes "Lucid Dream | Reinvēnted" ➡️ Dark, seductive, enveloping "Magie Rouge | Marrakech Imperial" ➡️ The most neutral creamy, powdery perfume ever "Cappadocia | Memo Paris" ➡️ Creamy, warm, resinous "Inverness | Memo Paris" ➡️ Creamy and woody "II-IV Kintsugi | Masque" ➡️ Irresistible fruity leather "Coco (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel" ➡️ Oriental floral, I don’t know why men haven’t found this one. "Safanad | Parfums de Marly" ➡️ Rich floral but amazing on men "Rose Omeyyade (Eau de Parfum) | Atelier des Ors" ➡️ My husband’s favorite rose on him

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tom13th

09/21/2025

tom13th

Ninamariah

Lets talk neroli...

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Neroli is one of those notes that is quite difficult for me. I can’t stand it in the most of the perfumes but I love it in "Love Don't Be Shy (Perfume) | Kilian" "Libre (Eau de Parfum) | Yves Saint Laurent" "Sex and The Sea Neroli | Francesca Bianchi" "Take Me Back to Marrakech | Marrakech Imperial" "Isola Sol | Roja Parfums" and difficult it is for example in "California Rêverie | Van Cleef & Arpels" "Saharienne (2015) | Yves Saint Laurent" "Néroli Outrenoir (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain" I would love to know what is the reason why it’s sometimes so difficult but the sharpness of it can be unbearable. If there is Petitgrain together with Neroli the situation is worse.

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MergScents

09/15/2025

Ninamariah

Realistic woods scent

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Two absolutely beautiful woody scent with great quality, no synthetic feeling are "Inverness | Memo Paris" and "Sherwood | Memo Paris"

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worldofbunny

09/14/2025

Ninamariah

ice/snow note?

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... This is interesting and I leave in a country where is a lot of snow during wintertime. I get that ice cold feeling from "Rose des Neiges | Les Parfums de Rosine" (I have written a review) and "N°5 L'Eau (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel"

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noodlehead19

09/14/2025

Ninamariah

Rose Oud

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Some well made compositions (not mentioned yet): "Two Minutes after the Kiss | Azman" "Oud Maximus (2020) | Bortnikoff" "Noctambule | Givenchy" "Taif Aoud (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" (Fresh take on Rose Oud) "Oud Ispahan (Eau de Parfum) | Dior" (more rosy) but I prefer "Oud Ispahan (Esprit de Parfum) | Dior" (Oud is more natural, the blend more polished, less rosy) "Rose Omeyyade (Eau de Parfum) | Atelier des Ors" (Very sweet, a little amount of oud) "Oudh Infini | Dusita" (Animalic) "Montri | Dusita" (Light leathery rose oud)

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cursey

09/14/2025

cursey

Ninamariah

Reviews - is it too much to ask to wear the scent properly?

Ninamariah | Parfumo Community

... Lempi Completely agree with @Stardust23's post. As a matter of fact I would argue that there are only very few people who can call themselves "fragrance experts" in that sense that they could be absolutely sure they can get the whole perfume completely after the very first spray. There are professional perfumers that can pick hundreds of different chemicals from a smell and probably those guys could write a complete analysis of any fragrance in minutes. However us normal fragrance lovers aren't them. We might know what calone or ethyl maltol smell like but our noses aren't even close to the sophistication of the real professionals of the industry. I really dislike snobby fragrance enthusiasts sniffing a new designer flanker for 2 seconds and then writing a quick review "omg so boring these commercial endless flankers, they all smell exactly the same and are so simple, try these extremely expensive high end niches instead and don't waste your time with these linear cheap crowd pleasers". I have personal experience judging so many fragrances prematurely just based on one quick test just to end up realising later how wrong I was. The simplest thing might turn out to be an amazing complex fragrant journey after a couple of tests when your brain starts to understand all the smallest nuances. Or sometimes when testing, the conditions are somehow wrong and can affect your judgement. Hormonal levels and even what you have eaten can change anybody's perception of the fragrance. Same with temperatures - I come from a country that has quite significant temperature changes depending on the season so I have learned that majority of fragrances perform completely differently when wearing in -25 Celsius degrees during winter or +30 degrees during summer. So even with my 25+ years in fragrance hobby and several years experience working on the field of cosmetics industry I couldn't call myself an expert of fragrances that could write a detailed review based on one brief test only. So what comes to the reviews, yes, I would expect that the person writing would have given the fragrance a proper chance and tested it in different conditions just to make sure. My personal opinion is also that I would expect the reason writing reviews to be trying to help other people who for example don't have a chance to test the fragrance and want to know if it would be worth of further interest. Therefore I would like the review or statement to be helpful when deciding to make it public - if it's just a personal note like "this is disgusting" or "this smells like my parcel delivery guy" or "this is too feminine for my liking" or "I could use this as an air freshener but can't understand why anybody would wear this", there is this great feature called "notes" in Parfumo, you can make a note for yourself so that you will remember your thoughts later. However other people can't know what "disgusting" or "too feminine" mean to you (is it a specific note? genre? what?) or what your delivery guy smells like or what type of air fresheners you're using, and they're also not interested how you despise other people's "bad" taste compared to your own, so why bother publishing the review for everybody to read? Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there's something wrong with negative reviews or telling about your personal experience or opinion. However I would prefer to read something to help me to understand what the fragrance actually smells like and what gives you the particular personal feeling about it. So instead of "this is disgusting and too feminine", I would prefer: "I personally strongly dislike this fragrance because it's too strong and too sweet for me. I also think I couldn't wear it because I find floral gourmand category lean too much feminine to my personal liking." From these sentences I could pick up helpful things: the fragrance is strong, it's sweet and floral. Even when I wouldn't agree that floral gourmand category is feminine or that strong and sweet fragrances are bad, I would get interesting information instead of a personal rant. Like others have already said in this thread before, I as well appreciate different types of reviews, different styles and different lenghts. It would indeed be boring if everybody wrote with same style. I enjoy equally much reading a brief descriptive smart statement and a long detailed review as well. I have heard so much complaining about long reviews lately but I can't understand it - is it that nowadays majority of people watch only short TikTok videos and don't have patience to read anything longer than one paragraph? You can always skip long reviews if you want, however please let other people enjoy them without restricting their creativity because everybody's not the same. Also I enjoy both informative style reviews and prosaic story-like reviews, I can't tell which style I like more. For me fragrances are all about moods, feelings and fantasies, so I personally find it helpful and interesting to read what kind of fantasy imagery the fragrance is arousing. Too bad I don't speak German if the German reviewers write more fantasy prose reviews, I would love to read them, hahah. Then on the other hand a formal description of the actual smell and notes is great too. Or combining both styles is wonderful also. I must say I actually do find people comparing or referring to other fragrances helpful too. As it has been said previously in this thread, if two fragrances smell similar to you they can smell totally different to someone else, however the more people do the comparison, the more I will understand at least on some level what the fragrance could possibly smell like or what type of genre it belongs to. I always check the "smells similar" section and the number of votes. I don't particularly like it how certain houses are copying each others popular fragrance DNAs in order to create their own version of it. For example at the moment "Baccarat Rouge 540 (Eau de Parfum) | Maison Francis Kurkdjian", "Aventus | Creed", "Sauvage (Eau de Toilette) | Dior" and "Delina (Eau de Parfum) | Parfums de Marly" seem to be like that, variations of those DNAs are everywhere. I'm not a fan of any of those fragrances so if I see lots of reviews mentioning the fragrance smelling like of one of those, that definitely helps me to decide that I'm not at least risking a blind buy no matter how interesting the notes might look like if I would end up just smelling like one of those extremely popular DNAs that I don't personally like. Or it works the other way too: when there is a popular DNA that I really love, for example "Soleil Blanc (Eau de Parfum) | Tom Ford", I will definitely be interested of fragrances that are compared to that because it's my favourite genre of fragrances and I would love to explore more. Also sometimes the comparison helps to understand how a certain fragrance differs from something else, for example someone saying "this has similar DNA to "Black Opium (Eau de Parfum) | Yves Saint Laurent" but it's less sweet and amplifies more a darker roasted coffee note and has better longevity", so people looking for something similar but a bit different nuances would get an idea. First of all thank you so much for your opinions and secondly your detailed examples. I absolutely agree with you. And comparing is absolutely useful when the reviewer has worn scents properly and/or understands enough about them.

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Ninamariah

08/24/2025

Ninamariah

Reviews - is it too much to ask to wear the scent properly?

Ninamariah | Parfumo Community

... Stardust23 I'm very late to the party here (going to be agreeing indirectly with the OP)...fragrance is one of the slowest things your brain learns to judge. Olfaction is tied to memory and emotion, not language or logic. The first few times you smell something your brain is still filing it away building synaptic connections between odor molecules and the limbic system. People that are convinced they know right away are being fooled by novelty bias (when it's initially good) or a mismatch between expectation and reality (bad or good). Olfactory receptors fatigue in minutes, reform after exposure, and vary in sensitivity day to day. Even blood sugar, hormones, or humidity can change your perception of the same scent. Neurologically speaking it takes multiple exposures across different contexts before your brain has a stable pattern to compare against. In other words, if someone thinks they know immediately if they like a fragrance, their neurons are still drawing the map, and they're mistaking first impressions for expertise. I will tell on myself even in the face of above, I reviewed Amouage Timber approximately two wears after I got it. My review wasn't favorable, but logic got the best of me, and I removed my review simply because we do not know that soon. With that said, this isn't a call to change your routine....you do you, if you know instantly, nothing wrong with that, it's just the science is pretty clear: your olfactory system takes multiple exposures to actually build a reliable map. Thank you so much for your answer. This is exactly what I was trying to say but you put it into words in a way that makes it sound like science, like more reliable than my take on this matter which sounded like “just my opinion”.

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Ninamariah

08/19/2025

Ninamariah

Do you wear fragrance to sleep? If so, which one(s)?

Ninamariah | Perfume Discussions

... Always, it helps me to relax and sleep better. "Absolute Aphrodisiac | Initio" This is like a dream, sleeping on the clouds (wintertime) "N°5 (Parfum) | Chanel" Somehow like a peace of mind, a vintage version is sensual as well (wintertime) "Oscar / Oscar de la Renta (1977) (Parfum) | Oscar de la Renta" Like a warm hug (wintertime) "Luna (Eau de Toilette) | Penhaligon's" So fresh and clean feeling "Musc Outreblanc | Guerlain" Clean skin, clean sheets, better sleep "1957 | Chanel" Quite same like the previous one but not so creamy "Spiritueuse Double Vanille | Guerlain" Delicious yet elegant "Rolling in Love | Kilian" Sexy and sensual "Queening | Mind Games" Tender, soft, enveloping, feeling safe "L'Eau Papier (Eau de Toilette) | Diptyque" Same like the previous one with clean vibe "Dans Paris | Celine" So dreamy Vanilla "La Peau Nue | Celine" Better than your skin, addictive dry down "La Baguette | Fendi" Sophistication, comfort, warmth, peace "Cuir Béluga (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain" Tender hug, subtle baby wipes with suede "NüWa (2015) | Roja Parfums" Sleeping like a princess

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ExUser

07/24/2025

ExUser

Ninamariah

Favorite citrus scents?

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... I'm the one who hate most of citrusy scents but there are some that have won my heart: "Ultima Storia | Thomas De Monaco" Amazingly soft and gently powdery with leather "1872 for Women | Clive Christian" So elegant, pretty flowers make citrus note more attractive "Luna (Eau de Toilette) | Penhaligon's" Fresh, unique, so clean and soft "Bergamote Fantastico Extrait 11 | Guerlain" The quality is outstanding "Burlington 1819 | Roja Parfums" The most amazing Grape note ever, complex and daring composition "Virgin Island Water | Creed" Soft summer breeze with beautifully made Coconut note "Cristalle / Cristal (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel" A classic, chic, timeless "Parade (Eau de Parfum) | Celine" Subtle, fragile, intimate softness

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RoseLune

07/24/2025

Ninamariah

What defines a chypre?

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Ceesie So today I’m wearing "Chypre Palatin | Parfums MDCI" and I’m thinking… is this a chypre at all? What exactly is a chypre anyway? In my mind, a chypre would have this fresh citrus top, a rosey floral heart and a heavy mossy bass. "Deified Tony Iommi | Xerjoff" comes to my mind, although it’s got apple as a top note. The most difficult thing about this category is the fact that it’s got to be a combination of notes that defines the genre. It doesn’t make it easier when Parfumo calls the note by name in its categorization game. What defines the chypre category for you?Can you name some beautiful chypres for me to smell, train my nose a little? Some absolute gorgeous vintage Chypres: "Givenchy III (1970) (Parfum) | Givenchy" , "Yvresse (1993) / Champagne (Parfum) | Yves Saint Laurent" , "Paloma Picasso / Mon Parfum (Eau de Parfum) | Paloma Picasso" , "Miss Dior (Extrait de Parfum Original) | Dior" , "Gucci № 3 (Parfum) | Gucci" , "Mitsouko (Extrait) | Guerlain" just to mention some. If you have a possibility to try some or find some vintage, I recommend to go for them. Those are true Chypres which needs Oakmoss in the base imo. Nowadays people call as a Chypre if there is Patchouli instead of Oakmoss and personally I don’t like that new definition of Chypre. Chypres used to be very complex as well with fruity/citrusy bright top, floral heart and rich mossy base. Of course, mostly Oakmoss is made synthetically nowadays or mixing some other ingredients and Patchouli is mostly one part of that but Patchouli alone doesn’t make that beautiful mossy feeling. Roja makes amazing Chypres: some of my favorites are "Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie (2019) | Roja Parfums" , "Turandot (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" , "Risqué / Creation-R (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" , "Diaghilev (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" , "Chypré Extraordinaire | Roja Parfums" , Roja Haute Luxe. From Amouage: "Memoir Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" is a great Chypre.

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Ceesie

07/20/2025

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