Hi Everyone,
I love perfumes. So when I randomly asked if it would be of interest to share my collection with you and I had a few positive feedback so I did not hesitate a bit. Here we are with a fragrance blog post but let us be honest: Fragrance is the finishing touch of one outfit.
I am a moody fragrance lover: I may not like you today but I may find myself in love with you another day and vise-versa. I love how a fragrance can bring so many good memories. I have been collecting perfumes for over 10 years now and had hundreds of them. While some I only had/ purchased once; others I just can’t leave without. My palate has changed considerably in 10 years went from girly to more mature. I mostly collect designer and niche fragrances as I found celebrity fragrances to be weak and sometimes smell cheap to me.
What do I like in a fragrance: Good longevity, great sillage – Power house in one word. I am mostly a gourmand fragrance lover with a little mix of everything – am I making sense? If I had to summarize, I would say I am in between floral & oriental.
Before we get to my fragrance collections and a few picks I would like to share with you, let’s review how the fragrance mavens categorized the scents/perfumes based on their compositions:
The Perfume wheel
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Getting a little deeper, here’s an idea of the notes per fragrances type.
So with that said, breaking down my love for Floral & Oriental, I love: sweet & white florals, fruity florals, gourmand and a little spicy, a little powdery, and citrusy. My favorites notes are: vanilla, sweet spices, tonka bean, patchouli, Iris, white florals. I also like musk when done properly. That doesn’t mean that I can’t appreciate a nice clean scent or any other type of fragrance especially if they have that sweet undertone that I love. Am I making any sense? With that said, here’s some snap shot of my fragrance collection. I do have quite a few and I was not able to gather some of them for the shout. Please visit my fragrantica profile, if you are interested in seeing my complete collection (click here).
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| How I actually store them (away from the sunlight). I also have a few shelves where I keep the ones that can’t fit on that drawer chest). |
If you wonder, I have 106 fragrances in total: Bath&BodyWorks, VictoriaSecret body sprays not included. I used to get 3.4oz bottles but now 1.oz is enough, I decided to only purchase large bottles if I am really in love with a scent. Don’t laugh- Not funny! Since I am not able to share 100+ pictures today I will break it down into a few categories featuring mostly what I have been using lately.
My Top 5 for Summer 2019
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| Light Blue Eau de Toilette will replace it by the eau intense once finished. Click here to review the Eau Intense version |
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| Acqua Di Gioia Acqua Di Gio (purchase here) |
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| Chanel Chance Eau Vive Eau de Parfum (Purchase here) |
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| Gucci II Eau de Parfum Gucci (Discontinued but can be purchased here) |
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| Burberry Brit By Burberry (purchase here) |
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| Daisy Marc Jacob (purchase here) |
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| Chloe Eau de Parfum (purchase here) |
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| Chanel Coco Mademoiselle (purchase here) |
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| Versace Bright Crystal EDT (purchase here) |
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| Prada Infusion d’Iris (purchase here) |
My Top 5 Picks for the cooler seasons (Oct. until Spring)
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| Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Poudree (purchase here) |
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| Valentina Valentino (make a purchase here) |
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| La Vie Est Belle Lancome (purchase here) |
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| Jimmy Choo Jimmy Choo EDP (purchase here) |
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| Pink Sugar Aquolina (purchase here) |
My top 5 picks for date night
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| Miss Dior (Miss Dior Cherie) Christian Dior (purchase here) |
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| Shalimar Parfum Initial Guerlain (purchase here) |
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| BVLGARI NOTTE Bvlgari eau de parfum (discontinued but can be purchased here) |
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| Flowerbomb Viktor & Rolf (purchase here) |
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| Lady Million Paco Rabanne |
For an evening out
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| ViVa La Juicy Noir Juicy Couture (purchase here) – can’t find the big bottle 🙂 |
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| Love, Chloe EDP Chloe (discontinued but can be purchased here) |
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| Mon Guerlain Guerlain EDP (purchase here) |
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| L’instant Magic Guerlain (discontinued but can be purchased here) |
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| La Petite Robe Noire Guerlain (purchase here) Worth mentioning (compliments getter)
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| Love the bottle: Juicy Couture Gold Couture Juicy Couture (purchase here) |
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| Givenchy Dahlia Noir (purchase here) Dahlia Divin is a sweeter version (available here) |
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| L’Instant de Guerlain EDP (purchase here) |
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| Dolce & Gabbana The One and flankers (available here) |
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| Reyannes Traditions II & III Affordable niche collection also flankers of Dolce & Gabbana The One (on your left) and YSL Babydoll |
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| Giorgio Armani Armani Code (here) & Armani Mania (here) |
My Signature Scent (if I had to pick one)
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| Chanel Chance EDP or EDT (here and here) |
Nowhere to be found at the moment but in my collection worth mentioning:
- Tom Ford Black Orchid
- Tom Ford Ombre Leather
- La Nuit Tresor Lancome
- Parfums De Marly Delina (Niche)
- Narciso Narciso Rodriguez EDP
Celebrity Fragrances I like (1 & 2 in my collection)
- Top 5 Favorite Designer house: Chanel, Christian Dior, Guerlain, YSL, Tom Ford
- Top 5 Favorite Niche House: Creed, Parfums de Marly, Amouage, Roja Fragrance, Maison Francis Kurkdjian
You can still check my wishlist here for more but here’s what I absolutely need in my collection right now (most are buy-back)
- Gucci Bamboo
- Carolina Herrera Good Girl
- Acqua Fiorentina Creed (niche)
- La Nuit Tresor , Lancome
- La Nuit Tresor a la Folie Lancome
- Oud Bouquet, Lancome (niche)
- I don’t need a prince by my side to be a Princess Kilian
- Mon Exclusif Guerlain
- Spiritueuse Double Vanille Guerlain (niche)
- Allure & Allure Sensuelle de Chanel
- Coco Chanel
- Coco Noir Chanel
- Chanel No 5
- Crystal Noir Versace EDP or EDT
- Alien Mugler
- Angel Muse Mugler
- Elie Saab Girl of Now
- Giorgio Armani Si Passione
- Gucci Bloom Nettare Di Fiore
- Viktor & Rolf Magic Liquid Diamond
- Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
- Elie Saab Le Parfum in White or the original
- YSL Mon Paris or Mon Paris Floral
- YSL Black Opium Eau Intense
- Dylan Bleu Versace
I hope it was not too long. Do you like fragrance? Do you know what type of fragrance you like? What is your favorite fragrance of all time? Are you a signature scent kind of girl? Comment below, I just can’t wait to read your thoughts.
As usual, thank you for stopping by.
XoXo,
Moumous
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