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MorganleFay

What do you guys do with empty perfume bottles?

MorganleFay | Parfumo Community

... Ayomiyukki We all have our go-to fragrances we keep repurchasing, I just don't have the heart to throw the empty ones away given how pricey they are and how pretty the bottle is. But I also don't want to hoard a bunch of empty bottles. Is there a way to recycle/repurpose them? Or any brands that refill them? I thought it'd be fun to repurpose some into candles but they're hard (and kind of dangerous?) to open. What do you guys usually do? I've saved two pretty l'Artisan ones (the old ones with the heavy hexagonal golden cap) for display purposes. Can't display full bottles bc light degrades the juice, so that works. When another pretty bottle goes empty I'll consider displaying it (Mona di Orio champagne cork bottle) - the rest goes into the trash.

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Ayomiyukki

19 hours ago

MorganleFay

fave rain scents?

MorganleFay | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... "Un Jardin après la Mousson | Hermès" "Rōzu | Aēsop" Very different sorts of rain though; one is a tropical fresh-gingery kind of wet, the other an old mossy forest kind of wet.

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nyedufte

5 days ago

MorganleFay

Your Favourite Discontinued Perfumes ?

MorganleFay | Perfumes & Brands

... kittea "Insensé (Eau de Toilette) | Givenchy" is so pretty and ought to come back. I haven't tried "Le Feu d'Issey | Issey Miyake" , but apparently it's similar to "Gold Heart V.4 | Map of the Heart" , and if that's the case I'm sure I would have loved it. Sadly it's long gone. In remember a school friend's mum had it on her dresser. I wasn't into perfume at the time, but the lit-from-within bottle seemed magical even so.

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DeepSixed82

17 days ago

MorganleFay

Your Favourite Discontinued Perfumes ?

MorganleFay | Perfumes & Brands

... "Safran Troublant | L'Artisan Parfumeur" "Œillet Sauvage | L'Artisan Parfumeur" "Dzing! | L'Artisan Parfumeur" l'Artisan keeps breaking my heart man. "Gucci Eau de Parfum | Gucci" "No. 23 | Ava Luxe" "Daphne | Comme des Garçons" "Notre Flore - Neroli | L'Occitane en Provence" "Bois Blond | Pierre Guillaume" "Douce amère | Serge Lutens" "Kenzo Amour Le Parfum | Kenzo"

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DeepSixed82

17 days ago

MorganleFay

Cozy vanilla/creamy/musky/woody/gourmand everyday perfume

MorganleFay | Perfume Recommendations

... Hang on, I saw "Poem a Day (Eau de Toilette) | & Other Stories" in store very recently (Heiligeweg, mocht je in Ams wonen) https://www.stories.com/en-nl/. .. 👆¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ Not quite niche, but do look at the Les Senteurs Gourmands line (https://erica.nl/collections/n atuurlijke-eau-de-parfum) lots of cozy vanillas, very affordable, I'm honestly impressed. And you might like the likes of "Volutes (Eau de Toilette) | Diptyque", "21 | Costume National", "Orchidée Vanille | Van Cleef & Arpels", "Bois Farine | L'Artisan Parfumeur", "Vanilla CEO | CRA-YON"

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eu4ia

18 days ago

eu4ia

MorganleFay

how can i smell like a sauna

MorganleFay | Perfume Recommendations

... You should smell the whole Aesop line and see if any strike a chord, tbh

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ghibli

1 month ago

ghibli

MorganleFay

What perfume have you bought recently?

MorganleFay | Perfumes & Brands

... A vintage Yves Rocher blind buy - I'm hoping it's nice. A little gamble for a few euros. "Les Jardins de Grasse - Fleur de Néroli | Yves Rocher"

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DonVanVliet

1 month ago

MorganleFay

realistic basement/musty smell, or woody like an attic?

MorganleFay | Perfume Recommendations

... snoopygrrl This might be super specific but I've been on the search for a realistic scent that is either musty and wet, like a basement, or woody and dusty, like an attic. I have a friend who has pretty specific tastes in perfumes and I've been trying to search for something that they may like. They do like just normal sweet or fruity things, but this one perfume is their favorite cause they said it smells like "grandma's attic". It smells kinda like candied rosehips or jammy rose, so that's another thing to consider. Anyone have any reccs? Which perfume is their favourite one? The grandma's attic/candied rosehips one. Your question reminds me of "Good Luck | CPNB" which was meant to evoke old books/dusty attic but which also was a super limited edition as part of an art project. Maybe "Une Touche de Naf Naf (Eau de Toilette) | Naf Naf" , but i fear that may also be discontinued.

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snoopygrrl

1 month ago

MorganleFay

All of the apple pies

MorganleFay | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... "Ambre Narguilé | Hermès" "Oajan | Parfums de Marly" "Angels' Share (Eau de Parfum) | Kilian" "Khamrah / خمرة | Lattafa / لطافة" Having finally tried all four of them, my appreciation of Ellena's artistry has only grown. Ambre Narguilé easily wins against the other three in my opinion - more restrained, much better balanced, less overpoweringly sweet. Oajan is a competent copy, but a copy nonetheless. It's what Marly do, so no surprises there. Slightly more floral than the original which is a cute twist. To be fair, I dont like Kilian's house style so I probably was never going to put that one up top. They always do something in the dry down that gives me a headache. Khamrah is one of the nicer Lattafas I've tried but it's *achingly* sweet. It may fare better in winter, at a half spray, under a thick sweater... but knowing Ambre Narguilé is definitely going to put you off this one. Are there more apple pie ambers to consider?

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MorganleFay

2 months ago

MorganleFay

Best Artistic niche incense fragrance?

MorganleFay | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Must tries, absolute touchstones of the gene: "Series 3: Incense - Avignon | Comme des Garçons" , "Series 3: Incense - Jaisalmer | Comme des Garçons" , "Series 3: Incense - Ouarzazate | Comme des Garçons" , "Series 3: Incense - Kyoto | Comme des Garçons" , "Series 3: Incense - Zagorsk | Comme des Garçons". i quite like "10 Corso Como (Eau de Parfum) | 10 Corso Como" , "Armani Privé - Bois d'Encens | Giorgio Armani" , "Passage d'Enfer | L'Artisan Parfumeur" , "Angélique Encens (1933) | Creed" and "G I R L by Pharrell Williams | Comme des Garçons" and "Incenso | Farmacia Vaticana" for various reasons

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Archivescent

2 months ago

MorganleFay

SEEKING: non/anti-gourmand vanilla

Vanilla Era (2025) - Boy Smells

MorganleFay | Perfume Recommendations

... I keep recommending these, but green vanillas are just so good. "Vanille Galante | Hermès" and "Vanille Camouflage | Dries Van Noten" Neither are spicy or patch-y though. If you can find the brand Les Senteurs Gourmands, they do a bunch of interpretations of vanilla from the very edible to the bone dry to patchouli and oudh. Worth a try. Other brands to look into for summery vanilla, edible or no: Comptoir Sud Pacifique & Montale Oh! And the Mediterráneo line from Acqua di Parma. "Mandorlo di Sicilia | Acqua di Parma" for ex

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kushbreth

2 months ago

MorganleFay

Fragrances with poisonous florals?

MorganleFay | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... "Datura noir (Eau de Parfum) | Serge Lutens" Ormonde Jayne has a bunch of beautiful perfumes that use hemlock.

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grotesqueque

2 months ago

MorganleFay

What perfume have you bought recently?

MorganleFay | Perfumes & Brands

... "Douceur d'Agrumes | Les Senteurs Gourmandes" Wearing it today - its nice and uncomplicated and sunny. Hardly any projection so v office safe. Lovely little cloud to walk around in

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DonVanVliet

2 months ago

MorganleFay

Looking for something with tea and lemon notes.

MorganleFay | Perfume Recommendations

... I got to try "Virēre | Aēsop" today and it opens on a pretty convincing green tea accord. Can't really comment on longevity etc from one wear, but it's a nice astringent green tea offering.

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Octobaa

2 months ago

Octobaa

MorganleFay

What perfume have you bought recently?

MorganleFay | Perfumes & Brands

... I got a good deal on "Chergui (Confit de Parfum) | Serge Lutens" to see if I prefer the confit over the current formulation of EdP - I'm on the last few mls of my vintage EdP Chergui 😭

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DonVanVliet

2 months ago

MorganleFay

Parisian niche or lesser known house recommendations.

MorganleFay | Perfume Recommendations

... I have some travel coming up as well and I'm hoping to go try some of "Croissant Café | Versȧtıle" the brand Versatile, idk how to link a brand directly - they don't have stores of their own, but they have lots of points of sale around Paris . More upscale, I'm hoping to go visit Pierre Guillaume.

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Raluko111

2 months ago

MorganleFay

Summer scents with ambergris?

MorganleFay | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Chrysoptera Don't mind me but I'm going to continue updating here in case anyone else is in the market for beachy summery fragrances. I'm enjoying your updates!

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Chrysoptera

2 months ago

MorganleFay

Years invested in perfumery

MorganleFay | Parfumo Community

... I had a phase around 2008 in uni, was hyper obsessive, had forum meetups and everything, wrote a blog... Then 2012 IFRA hit, i was no longer a student and I didn't have as much time on my hands. Just recently got back into it ✌️

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DAVID043329

2 months ago

MorganleFay

Do you ever have the feeling your collection is 'complete'?

MorganleFay | Perfumes & Brands

... I resonate with a lot of what all of you are saying. I don't aim for completion - I don't know what that would look like - but the more I sample, the fewer the ones that impress me to a point of wanting to own them. I like to keep a manageable collection of perfumes I actually wear and enjoy. When my collection of anything (perfumes, socks, art supplies, yarn, books) starts exceeding its storage limits it starts feeling like more of a burden than a joy. I tried "Un Jardin à Cythère | Hermès" the other day and its lovely, but the days I would reach for it I already have "Eau des Merveilles (Eau de Toilette) | Hermès" . They're not the same, but they would occupy the same niche in my collection. But also also! I do like challenging my tastes and discovering new artists and creators in the perfume space. There are two wolves inside me etcetera etcetera

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Ringtale

3 months ago

MorganleFay

What perfume have you bought recently?

MorganleFay | Perfumes & Brands

... The little oil roller of "Fleur de Mimosa (Eau de Toilette) | & Other Stories" - the rollers beat the sprays in this brand.

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DonVanVliet

3 months ago

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