Re: Looking for a new scent.

wonderfulworld · ‎12-05-2012

@amyb wrote:
@wonderfulworld I love scents and have a few...different ones I wear in different seasons.

I've always loved Philsophy fragrances, my favorite Pure Grace, but since Coty took over, as others have expressed here, they've lost their staying power...by a lot. Minutes after you spray them on they're gone. Too bad.

Anyway, my newest Love in the fragrance dept comes from the Gucci Garden collection. BF got me for Christmas "Gorgeous Orchid" (Yellow bottle)...not a sweet or cloying floral but a soft, vanilla softened, kind of light musky, feminine floral. Very soft, a tad sweet, staying power.

My 2nd fav in the collection is "Gorgeous Gardenia" (pink bottle), which I don't own... A little sweeter but still light and soft, but with staying power and impact.

I'm sure if you look them up they describe them better, and tell you the particular notes each one has.

For summer one of my recent favs was from "Juliette has a gun" brand, "Vanilla Vibes." It's a light, soft "beachy" mix of salt air, musk, vanilla. Also has good staying power all day without being a heavy or perfumey scent.

I am with you on Philosophy. Also feel the exact same about Tova.
Thank you very much for the suggestions. I like staying power as long as it doesn't overwhelm.

We rescue cats · ‎01-25-2023

I bought Prai's Scent of a Woman Eau de Parfum and though I like the scent it doesn't seem to stay with me.

Lynn-Critter Lover!
(especially cats!)

wonderfulworld · ‎12-05-2012

I was doing some online looking and Devotion was #2 scent for 2024. Goddess was #1. Not sure who did the ranking.
You all are the best sources of info!!!

amyb · ‎04-05-2010

Another very pretty scent that a friend of mine wears, Kenzo "Flower", you can find several places online. Don't remember exactly how to describe its fragrance, but I love it everytime I'm with my friend. If I didn't have too many to use up now, I would have bought a bottle.

I do recall it's light, feminine, pretty, floral.

Again, I'm sure there's a good description with reviews online.

spumoni99 · ‎02-16-2019

@amyb wrote:
@wonderfulworld I love scents and have a few...different ones I wear in different seasons.

I've always loved Philsophy fragrances, my favorite Pure Grace, but since Coty took over, as others have expressed here, they've lost their staying power...by a lot. Minutes after you spray them on they're gone. Too bad.

Anyway, my newest Love in the fragrance dept comes from the Gucci Garden collection. BF got me for Christmas "Gorgeous Orchid" (Yellow bottle)...not a sweet or cloying floral but a soft, vanilla softened, kind of light musky, feminine floral. Very soft, a tad sweet, staying power.

My 2nd fav in the collection is "Gorgeous Gardenia" (pink bottle), which I don't own... A little sweeter but still light and soft, but with staying power and impact.

I'm sure if you look them up they describe them better, and tell you the particular notes each one has.

For summer one of my recent favs was from "Juliette has a gun" brand, "Vanilla Vibes." It's a light, soft "beachy" mix of salt air, musk, vanilla. Also has good staying power all day without being a heavy or perfumey scent.

@amyb i got a travel size of Gorgeous gardenia from Macys, it smells awful, I plan on returning it, I wonder if it has gone bad? I ordered it because I love gardenia.

amyb · ‎04-05-2010

@spumoni99 wrote:
@amyb wrote:
@wonderfulworld I love scents and have a few...different ones I wear in different seasons.

I've always loved Philsophy fragrances, my favorite Pure Grace, but since Coty took over, as others have expressed here, they've lost their staying power...by a lot. Minutes after you spray them on they're gone. Too bad.

Anyway, my newest Love in the fragrance dept comes from the Gucci Garden collection. BF got me for Christmas "Gorgeous Orchid" (Yellow bottle)...not a sweet or cloying floral but a soft, vanilla softened, kind of light musky, feminine floral. Very soft, a tad sweet, staying power.

My 2nd fav in the collection is "Gorgeous Gardenia" (pink bottle), which I don't own... A little sweeter but still light and soft, but with staying power and impact.

I'm sure if you look them up they describe them better, and tell you the particular notes each one has.

For summer one of my recent favs was from "Juliette has a gun" brand, "Vanilla Vibes." It's a light, soft "beachy" mix of salt air, musk, vanilla. Also has good staying power all day without being a heavy or perfumey scent.

@amybi got a travel size of Gorgeous gardenia from Macys, it smells awful, I plan on returning it, I wonder if it has gone bad? I ordered it because I love gardenia.

@spumoni99 Well, fragrance is so subjective; I liked it.

Though the one I actually got I like better, the Gorgeous Orchid, in the yellow bottle.

It might be bad, but also, though Gardenia is in the name, I wouldn't say it smells at all like the real Gardenia flower itself, so if that is what you were expecting, and why wouldn't you, given the name!...then I could see why you'd be disappointed in it.

I don't know how Gucci named these...as orchids I don't think smell either...so can't say that's what my fragrance smells like. I just love that it was a soft, vanilla, sweet floral. That's the best way I can describe it. And like I had said, the Gardenia was even sweeter and maybe more floral...but still soft.

Oh well, doesn't sound like it was for you. Maybe if you think it just was bad you can try it on in the store again. But if you actually want a true gardenia scent, that is probably out there somewhere in another perfume. Good luck! 🌺

wonderfulworld · ‎12-05-2012

@amyb wrote:
Another very pretty scent that a friend of mine wears, Kenzo "Flower", you can find several places online. Don't remember exactly how to describe its fragrance, but I love it everytime I'm with my friend. If I didn't have too many to use up now, I would have bought a bottle.

I do recall it's light, feminine, pretty, floral.
Again, I'm sure there's a good description with reviews online.

I remember that... doesn't it smell like carnations?

scruffsmom · ‎03-09-2010

Have you tried Demeter Fragrances. They have many choices.

wonderfulworld · ‎12-05-2012

@scruffsmom wrote:
Have you tried Demeter Fragrances. They have many choices.

No I have not. Thanks for the suggestion!

LizzieInSRQ · ‎12-27-2010

@jlkz wrote:
@amyb

I first noticed the Vanilla Vibe scent because our waitress told me what it was.

I bought it....they send you small tube samples to try with your first purchase. I sent the sample to my niece and she loved it more than I did. At 80, I thought it was too young and flirty for me.

The perfumer is a grandson of a famous woman perfumer.

Romano Ricci, grandson of perfume legend Nina Ricci