An overdue repeat of our guilty pleasures poll: tell us about your guilty (perfume) pleasures, that is, fragrances you love even though you (or others?) think maybe you shouldn’t.
Another way of stating it might be “the perfumes you don’t usually admit you own”.
Note: image is the last [cropped] by Rolf Dietrich Brecher at flickr; some rights reserved.
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Not a guilty pleasure, it is a pleasure, Bonne Belle Skin Musk in the garish pink and green box. Was gonna wear it, but instead Sycomore Chanel EDT. Feelin’ Vetivery !
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You smell great today Bear!
Love Skin Musk
I have that one in the spray and the oil – both great!
Mine would be Elizabeth Taylor Black Pearl, which I love for its peach note. But any Liz perfume seems a tad, well, vulgar.
In other news–I went back yesterday and bought the new Lutens, Participe Passe!! Loving it! People you must try it. I get a brief scent of celery and fresh fruit (bergamot is listed) and then it goes very balsamic and mellow, with strong aspects of caramel and patchouli, but not really too sweet. It’s a calm scent and not really gourmand despite the maple syrup aspect. It’s almost medicinal, but in a nice way–I want to lather it all over like it’s some elegant kind of muscle rub. It’s going to be fun to wear it in cooler weather–we’re still hitting the 90’s here.
Lemming it now. I’m hoping it’s part of the regular line and not the uber-expensive black-gold line!
Peach sounds good right now. Might have to reach for Mitsouko after the gym today!
It was $150 which I think is normal for SL now. (?)
I’m enjoying my sample of Participe Passe, it seems like a return to form for Serge Lutens.
We share an appreciation of Black Pearls, which I wear at home only.
Good 4 U Calypso- it was a a rubber on me. Blind bought it and had to return it- I had cumin nothing more all day.
In Hermessence Cedre Sambac and I am really enjoying the nice bitter note that the cedar adds to this lovely jasmine sambac. And I can actually smell it 2 hours after application .
Happy Sunday All.
Ha!! That’s SCRUBBER!
I’m going with Mahora today. I’m not sure if I really enjoy it but it sure isn’t boring. Perfect for the poll, too!
I have a mini. It is a curiousity for me too. I think if it hadn’t gotten so much bad press, I would have sniffed it once and thought it was interesting but didn’t suit me. As it is a famous failure (I love the bottle!) I feel compelled to like it, just to be ornery. ????????????
See, it’s definitely not bad enough for all the hate; just some big tropical flowers! And since I abhor Champs-Elysees (ugh!) and they’re always mentioned together, I like Mahora by comparison. It isn’t something I reach for often, though.
I don’t think there is a single perfume, necessarily, that I feel guilty about. When the guilt demon strikes – and that is a rare thing when it comes to perfume – it’s usually related to the sheer quantity of perfume I own, and the thought that some of it is going to waste.
Ah yes, I know that feeling well….
I know eventually I’ll hit that feeling but for now it brings me joy. I think I may have been a dragon in a past life….
My thoughts, exactly!
Ditto. But mostly I just enjoy it.
I can’t think of a single perfume I own that I find embarrassing. On the other hand, I am always a bit embarrassed to admit I’m wearing clothing from Victoria’s Secret. (As I am at this moment.)
SOTD is vintage Balenciaga Le Dix. End of my sample but I don’t think I need to hunt down any more.
Would you feel the same about Victoria’s Secret fragrances? I think I’d feel a bit guilty about owning those and about, say, Brittney Spears fragrances. Which is completely silly of me as I wholeheartedly believe in wearing what you love and not judging fragrances by the label or worrying about what others think.
I would definitely feel that way about VS fragrances! But luckily they are all overwhelmingly sweet, so for the moment, I’m safe.
I agree with you in principle, though
The original Victoria Secret fragrance (Victoria) was stunning. Not sure of what the notes were but it smelled of rose and amber to me. Mals and I were both fans of it. The bottle matched the gorgeousness of the fragrance.
Add me to the fam club! It was a stunner.
It was a stunner and no one really ever talks about it
I bought Victoria when it came out. It was gorgeous. I think I went through at least two or three bottles before moving on. This was long before my perfumista days.
Same here. Bought it when it first came out and drained about seven bottles. It was always a staple. I have a few tiny drops left in my last bottle.
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And here I was thinking no one had heard of it. I wish Victoria secret would bring it back. That and Rapture.
Huh, now I’m sad I never smelled it.
Givenchy amarige. Every time I want to channel my inner crystal carrington.
Crystal Carrington! Even the name makes me smile.
Haha!My Mom actually had the perfume called Crystal,and bought Carrington for my dad!
Double ha cause I had it too!!! LOL! and I also remember Carrington for men!
Recently bought two bottles for $12 each. They had nostalgic qualities for me as I seem to recall sniffing them in a department store as a kid: Acqua di Selva and Pino Silvestre. Purchase of the latter was sort of a personal homage to Mr. Sillage, who featured it in one of his last videos. I’m enjoying both of them. Cheap, guilty pleasures.
I have not smelled the first, but the second is a great cheap thrill!
Mr.Sillage was such a joyful chap.I enjoyed his youtube a lot!Will be missed!
No perfume guilty pleasures (unless you count wearing perfume around “all natural” folks and not pointing it out, so they can’t convince themselves they’re “allergic” to it).
So, I will admit that I don’t usually admit to sneaking baked potatoes, chicken, and asparagus (or similar fare) to hockey games so I don’t have to eat stadium food. I only feel guilty when I think someone might catch me, though . . .
Wow, that’s a great idea. Asparagus is way better than stadium fare.
We have two stadiums here in Portland, and the older one literally doesn’t serve food I can eat. Nothing. I am lactose intolerant, and I choose to not eat pork or beef. So, no pizza, burger or hot dog for me! Zero meal choices, unless you count popcorn as a meal, I guess!
So, I only feel kinda guilty sneaking in food. Mostly, I’d just feel sheepish if I got caught. ☺️
I would have expected Portland stadiums to have better food! I could happily eat my way through that city for days…it was delicious food heaven! I don’t blame you for sneaking food in.
I know, right?!
At a minimum, you’d think there’d be chicken fingers, if not gluten-free, free-range, shade-grown, free-trade tofu digits!
Marjorie Rose, you’ve got to head up north to Safeco Field next year! So much good (pricey, sigh) food and so much variety.
Mr. Spicebomb and I go up there for baseball games sometimes, and we always eat before the game. Sounds like I should wait until we’re inside and give it a try some time! (The cost is ALWAYS a thing. $5 for a bottle of water?!)
My guilty pleasures are my more expensive frags. As my L’heure Bleue parfum winds down, I feel very indulgent.
No perfume on yet, but sprayed my bottle Yatagan (whew, finally won that battle with autocorrect) once, craving that crisp pine scent this AM. I have an appt at the DMV today to renew my license… and just shamelessly lied about my weight filling out the online form. Oh well. I am probably in good (zaftig!) company. Might be a Chinchilla perfume day . . . good for dealing with bureaucracy and my picayune perjury.
I do tend to round down my weight
(Did you know you can renew your license online in CA? At least under normal circumstances.)
For this renewal I am mandated to get a RealID driver’s license, which I have to do in person. I got the notice about the RealID requirement about two months ago (my license expires the end of Oct) and immediately tried 4 DMV offices before I found one where I could make an appointment before my license expires!
Ahhh good to know! I just got my license renewed last summer, I think, so I should be good for several years…right? And maybe by then, all this RealID nonsense will have been sorted out? (A girl can hope never to set foot in another DMV, can’t she?)
I just go to AAA. It’s so much more convenient than the registry.
I’m glad we don’t have to put our weight on our driver’s licenses in Texas. Mine just has height and eye color.
Agreed!
Yeah, but the lines can truly take all day. I was able to make an appointment the last time I needed a new license, but the place I went then has stopped this practice. Some people I know in Houston drive down to Galveston or elsewhere to go to the DMV.
Yes, we drive to Brenham when we have DMV business…it’s far better than waiting.
I love Chinchilla – go for it!
Weight on a drivers license???? They would never believe me because I am only 93 lbs- LOL!
Ha, I just did the RealId drama this week. And did not find out til I got to the DMV that you actually *must* fill out the online application first, before you even get in line. &%$&^%$&^ Good thing I got there 30 minutes early, I barely made my appointment what with standing in line, getting rejected since I hadn’t filled out the application yet, filling out the dang application on my phone, standing in line again, then standing in line to have my documents approved, then the appointment, then getting my photo taken…
And yes, I fudged my weight too
Not looking forward to my next driver’s license renewal. It was already a pain in the rear to start with. I can only imagine that Real ID will only make things worse.
Commando right this moment. Work nearly gave me a heart attack. The new schedule comes out on Friday on the employee website and I couldn’t see my schedule. Ended up calling my department to see if I had a vacation scheduled that I forgot about or was I fired. Turns out that the employee website wasn’t showing every employee schedule. Yes, I still have a job to pay bills and fund my Sephora and perfume habit.
Ha! I’ve had that happen too, glad you are still employeed ????????
Yikes! Thank goodness it was just a glitch.
That would freak me out too! Glad to hear you are still employed!
Yikes! Glad that it was just a glitch. At my workplace, once a future-dated termination is entered in the HR information system, the employee loses the ability to print anything. We all joke around (targeting ourselves only) if we have trouble printing that maybe we have been RIFed and had not yet been told.
For those not familiar, RIF stands for Reduction in Force or layoff or made redundant.
YOW! That is quite the glitch.
Up until recently, I would have said Black Opium was my guilty pleasure. I had to stop wearing it though, do to association. I still like to sniff it though. Yesterday I had on a lovely combination of Aura and Addict, and a customer stopped to ask what I was wearing. This is when I feel guilty. In my neck of the woods, people don’t spend alot of money on perfume. I panicked because I didn’t dare say DIOR Addict. So I said it’s called Aura, it was a gift. She said it smelled fancy and was probably expensive. I just said I didn’t know. My sotd is No. 19.. because I’m working a Saturday night, which are usually crazy. Hope everyone has a great weekend ????
Lillyjo, mine would have been Flowerbomb for exactly the same reason.
Flowerbomb is another one I can’t even smell anymore, for a totally different association. I remember the shower gel being especially nice.
Good luck with your work night and you smell phenomenal!!!
Thanks! 3 more hours to go. As predicted, it’s been nuts!
I’m sorry to hear that you now have a bad association with Black Opium. You always seemed rather happy when wearing it.
Yeah, I’m keeping the bottle because eventually I think I will wear it again. It just isn’t fitting me right now.
Today I’m wearing Dusita La Douceur de Siam. Smells lovely in the autumn & today we had 19°C which was lovely. Even went cycling.
I don’t think there’s a perfume I would be ashamed to admit I own.
Good news is that I got invited to a 2nd round of job interview.
Congratulations, lucasai, and good luck in the interview. You will – no doubt – be the best smelling candidate.
Good luck , Lucas!
Congratulations, Lucas! Good luck!
Good luck to you!
Congrats on making it to the second round!????????
Good luck with round #2! ????
Good luck, Lucas!
Wishing you the best of luck!
Break a leg Lucasai!
I don’t really have any guilty pleasures in terms of perfumes I’m embarrassed to own. Amount I’ve spent on perfume? Yeah, I’ve been indulgent. But the one thing I am embarrassed about is the size of my Odeur 53 bottle. 200 ml is just ridiculous – I can barely hold the bottle in one hand. Oh well, I love it. And I’m wearing it right now!
If it makes you feel any better I owned a 200 ml bottle of Orange Sanguine and recently thunked it through decants and lavish wearings….however, a mini Marzipan still has her 30ml bottle which I can steal from
I have one of those vats in Prada Infusion d’Iris edp.I will probably NEVER drain it!Lol!Enjoy!
Ha! Yeah. I have 250ml of Dior Vetiver. May offer it up at the splitmeet… anyone interested?
I’m probably always interested in a vetiver.
I’m interested! Somehow I’ve never smelled this one. Can someone describe it? I love vetiver, especially Sycomore and frags where it’s a main secondary note (like recent Chanel 19 edps).
Replying to my reply to subscribe to coments
Dior lists only two notes: vetiver and coffee. It’s part of their Collection Prive (though it never seems to be available in the US — my bottle was muled from Paris), and thus: smooth, subtle, and sophisticated.
Vetiver and coffee?? Yessssssss……
Ooh…probably! I’m not supposed to be buying anything more in 2018, but I’m always on the lookout for more vetivers!
200mLs of anything is big enough to do some free weight reps with! ????????????
SOTD = Solstice Scents Pumpkin Spice Latte
I don’t get a lot of pumpkin spice but yay for the coffee.
Mall Musings
– Nordstrom just started carrying Eastpak backpacks. They are no nonsense one compartment inside and one outside pocket. That’s it. It was a blue Eastpak backpack I had first term freshman year that sparked a conversation with someone who has been a friend from that day forward. It’s been multiple decades!
– Just in time for cold and flu season, a germinator called Disney Junior Play Zone
– Food Court with 20+ vendors: every vendor is doing brisk business but the only one with a line? Chick-fil-A!
Rants of the Day:
– The Target Baby Registry – online and in-store are not integrated. I went to a Target, pulled up the registry, found the item which was online only. An SA said she can place the order BUT I need to give her the shipping info. I did not have it on hand but if the platforms were integrated, I would not have to provide the shipping info since it’s hidden info in the registry. I was going to give her the most expensive item on her list so Target basically list a sale. I will order it elsewhere.
– I should have known better — I had udon noodle soup at the food court. The picture had 4 silver dollar sized shrimp. My bowl had 5 nickel sized shrimp. I felt like dumping the rest of my soup in front of the store but I’m afraid someone may slip and fall.
Adding to your Rants of the Day, if I may:
Leaf blowers. Enough said.
Enough said indeed. I live in a townhouse and lawn maintenance does not start early so lucky me!
Agreed! What is the PURPOSE of blowing leaves all around when thwybwill just blow back?! The silliest (and loudest) concept ever!
Number four on the leaf blower gripe! I’ve had quite a few nice days ruined by landscapers firing those dratted things up.
CFA is always packed at our mall, too. I’m a fan of the kid’s meals…you can get grilled chicken strips, dipping sauce, fresh fruit and milk or apple juice for about four bucks! It makes my inner seven year old very happy. ????
Ha! I never thought to order the kid’s meal. That sounds lik a good deal. The other place that has really good deals is Kentucky Fried Chicken. I go there rarely but when I do, I usually get the grilled. Watch out for the Chicken Pot Pie – someone who was eating one returned to the cashier and asked where’s the chicken. He got a new pie.
Well now I’ve learned something…had no idea KFC had grilled chicken. Thanks for the tip!
YIKES on the Disney Junior Play Zone! I’ll make sure to give that a wide berth if I see one at the malls near me.
Eastpak backpacks are wonderful (I, too, love their simplicity!) and so are their messenger bags – I bought one for my brother, like 10+ years ago and it’s still fine. Would definitely buy again.
I have a giant 100ml bottle of Aramis New West. I wouldn’t say I feel guilty about it, maybe a bit silly?
Testing out Le Labo’s Iris 39 today. It’s a very complex iris, green and rooty and not really a floral at all. It’s an impressive scent and I’m glad I tried it, but it’s not really me.
New West is one of the Greats! I’m totally jealous!
You can get it on Amazon very cheaply. Treat yourself!
I just looked and it’s $799.95 on Amazon…YIKES!!!!
Wha? That must be a vintage bottle! New bottles are something like $25 (and the juice smells like I remember it smelling).
Where???? I did not think that there were any “new” bottles available because to the best of my knowledge that fragrance has been d/c
Here’s a link (I hope links are okay?):
http://www.amazon.com/Aramis-West-Skinscent-Spray-3-4-Ounce/dp/B0030CV1QW/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1538862892&sr=8-1&keywords=aramis+new+west+for+men
It’s the original men’s version, I think For Her is d/c.
Oh! The men’s version!!! I wore the women’s version which is the one that is d/c and selling for that high price!
this one-
https://www.amazon.com/New-West-Aramis-Women-Skinscent/dp/B000C1UB3S
too bad the women’s version is not the same price as the men’s version!!
Lillyjo I am with you on the jealousy!!! I wore New West when it first came out!! It was the beginnings of calone and that one was a calone powerhouse! I have seen it on ebay in the hundreds of dollars so am surprised it is on Amazon…off I go to look!
Funny thing is when I first wore Secretions Magnifique I thought it was like a muted version of New West.
Joining the club. That was a great scent.
It’s funny, because I don’t do well with that scent catagory, but man,New West was awesome!
Britney Spears Maui Fantasy: it really does smell like Maui and the bottle is beautiful!
Your secret is safe with us – mwahahahaha
I would join you from the other side of the country, in J Lo Miami Glow, if I had some. It was a really fun scent.
The best of the Glo’s!
I’ve never smelled it but I agree on the bottle.I had a Britney perfume that was in a very pink bottle,covered with shiny stones.It smelled like FUN.✌????????
I still have that bottle
Happy weekend all! I’ve barely kept up with NST over the last few weeks, it’s been very busy at work (a whole new level of crazy), and then I caught a cold. I think I’m back on an even keel now, and eating breakfast in the last traces of last night’s Beloved.
I’m very slowly removing layers of wallpaper in the bedroom, and I think I will accompany that with 24 Faubourg – I do enjoy the sense of wild extravagance that goes with wearing expensive perfume to do housework
Like a few others, I’m more ashamed to admit how much I’ve spent on perfume over the last nearly 10 years – particularly if I contemplate the postage to this part of the world!!
Not perfume-related but your comment reminded me of my mom’s comment yesterday about being undercharged for 2 large papayas. I told her that because she was there with her helper whom she pays by the hour, the papaya probably cost 5x more than she actually paid at the grocery.
I am feeling a tad bit guilty and ashamed of draining almost half of my newly acquired bottle of Reglisse Noire…have been needing some fortification at work and using spritzes throughout the day for aromatherapy. I left the bottle at work yesterday so as to not use any more of it this weekend-LOL!
SOTD- Winter Woods (my holy grail amber)
I don’t think there is any shame in using up your perfume in record time. I, for one, am slightly bit jealous that you can go through perfumes at that clip! I hope you get some relief at work soon!
It’s a combination of scent devouring skin and my NEED for aromatherapy- LOL! Have you tried Reglisse Noire? The initial burst of black licorice and cocoa is what makes me keep applying it throughout the day at work..love it.
No relieve at work unfortunately…it will be a tough year but I will muddle through.
Oh, WW is glorious on a cold day! Makes me feel like a bear safely tucked in a deep earthen burrow while a winter wildfire blazes overhead. Talk about nuclear longevity!! Yowza, what a great perfume. You smell AMAZEBALLS!
Thank you! but I have to tell you that I wear it in the summer too! It smells like a gorgeous rich vanilla in the heat
I tried that once back home in Florida and almost died ????
LOL ???? ???????? I have also worn Absolu Pour Le Soir in the summer… the heat amps up the honey.
Perfume was meant to be worn and loved! I’d say that you are doing your bottle of Reglisse Noire justice.
Thanks for assuaging my guilt.????
Cm8 You now own an enabler pin! I was so curious I just had to try it-FB 50mls !
Her website is absolutely beautiful and her story is very compelling. The review on Perfume Posse (if siting it correctly) really pushed me off the cliff. ‘ I admire rhat type of dedication.
If it doesn’t suit me – I’ll have MORE 4 You!
Ditto.
Enjoying Thanksgiving in Nova Scotia with a 3 day weekend. Leg of lamb and scalloped potatoes for tomorrow, and trons of Cherugi today. Beautiful autumn day !!
Happy Thanksgiving, hannahmom. You smell wonderful in Chergui. I wish fall would stay. It is in that flaky stage right now hear in the U.S. northeast.
Have a great thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, hannahmom, and hugs to you and your pups!
Sounds wonderful, both the meal and the scent! Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy thanksgiving, and your meal sounds fantastic!
You are smelling fabulous! *Waving hello from the West*
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your puppies.
Happy Thanksgiving. I’m drooling over your meal and your perfume. Pretty sure your house smells just like heaven right now!
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your feast… it sounds wonderful! ????????
Happy Thanksgiving. You just made my mouth water….
Happy Thanksgiving Hannahmom!! O wish you a perfect celebration.
More embarrased by the amount of perfumes I have and the money spent. But it’s a hobby, isn’t it? I usually try not to tell my coworkers exactly what I wear when I get a compliment. I like to feel a little unique and besides they would not like to pay what I pay for perfume. Is that bad of me?
Happy Weekend Everyone!I had a superbusy week,and I am on standby for theatre this weekend.Did not even get a chance to participate Friday!????
Guilty pleasures!I might have a few…Lol.
Madonna Truth or Dare.Why this was not a bestseller I.Do.Not.Know.
Jean Patou Colony(because of the name,and the associations my country still has with the past of being a colony)
Coty Vanilla Fields.Well because Vanilla.Trashy,sweet…wonderful.
Le Labo Santal 33.I hate the label it has gotten as an “it” fragrance for everyone and everything.My perfume-snob friends roll their eyes whenever I mention it.lol.
Then a guilty music pleasure!French Pop Music.Especially Christine and the queens,and Jeanne Added.Go listen!And go watch the music video for Christine’s 5 Dollars.Love it.
Be well friends!
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OMG!!! Vanilla Fields!!! Nothing to feel guilty about…if it were released today as a high end expensive niche EVERYONE would be buying it! I must have THUNKED four or five bottles of it in my day. I don’t see is as trashy at all. It’s a very well done vanilla back in the day when very few were doing vanilla. Neil of the Black Narcissus is a huge fan of it too.
Awesome!I have two vintage bottles,but our local perfumeries still sell them as well,although dusty boxes and wayyyyyy in the back of the display cabinets.
Iris.
Then Vanilla.
My favorite notes.
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“wayyyyyyy in the back of the display cabinet” – reminds me of shopping at the Five & Below store with my nephew when he was a lot younger. I told him I will buy him one item of his choice. After he narrowed down his choices to 2 or 3, he asked if I would consider giving him 2 items and I said no (I tried not to spoil him). Since he knew that my dad will go with him if he asked, he kept his 2nd and 3rd choices in the back of the display and in the wrong section.
Haha!Clever guy!Wish I could do that with online shopping of stuff where it says “Only one item left”????????♂️????????♂️????
Enjoy those vintage bottles, Johano!!!
Thanks!I will think of you when I wear it next!❤️❤️????
Yes please think of me because I ADORED Vanilla Fields back in the day!!!!
Hey, good to hear from you! And I have heard Vanilla Fields being compared favorably to Chopard Casmir, which is quite the compliment in my scented book! ????
Ha! I was just going to say that! …great minds.????
SOTD is Black Orchid. No guilty pleasures for me. Pleasure is too precious to feel guilty about. Right now I’m feeling tired in advance, anticipating a 12 hour shift tomorrow, that turned into 14 hours without a break when I worked it last weekend.
“Pleasure is too precious to feel guilty about.” <——— That needs to be cross stitched on a pillow.
I hope your shift passes quickly tomorrow!
Hope your work day passes quickly! I agree with you, I don’t feel guilty about any of my pleasures either. And Black Orchid smells fabulous – it’s a rare perfume that has smelled the same since it was introduced.
What fun, and yes, I have some guilty pleasure perfumes, I wear them at home: whisper today I am wearing Miss Dior Le Parfum.
Balenciaga Rumba, a good perfume I think, but so huge, I don’t wear it outside. Like Calypso I enjoy ET Black Pearls, I even chased a vintage one in the frosted bottle and White Diamonds when the mood strikes me. I also like several Avon perfumes, Occur! is even a love and I can enjoy guilt-free moneywise.
I love the old Avons. They had so many beautiful perfumes at extraordinary prices.
So glad we share an interest in Avon, and yes, old is the way to go and they are so affordable. Another one I like very much is Moonwind, my bottle is in the shape of a butterfly wing.
Yes!!! Moonwind! Gorgeous stuff! I think Avon had/has some beautiful fragrances that were/are quite often overlooked.
and you know a former coworker of mine wore Timeless. It was her signature scent and it smelled amazing on her.
Moonwind is lovely, indeed. I will check out Timeless, then.
I have Avon Bird of Paradise. And love it. Unashamedly. No longevity, though.
Wear it proudly Lizzie. The good thing is that you can use lavishly as the prices are so reasonable.
LOVE Miss Dior le parfum, if you’re talking about the original one! I think this is the only vintage scent that I love and would spend large sums of money on
Not sure I have any perfumes that are guilty pleasures — maybe Lady Gaga Eau de Gaga counts? But I certainly have some whose names I find too embarrassing to utter. House of Matriarch Sex Magic and Tom Ford FF come to mind. Guerlain Purple Fantasy is pretty stupid too. Fortunately nobody ever asks me what perfume I’m wearing, anyway.
I would just say… it’s called Fabulous or something. I think most people don’t even know what they are wearing most of the time.
I am wearing Biehl AL 01, which has some fruit, but is spicy, too and I am sure there are others who appreciate it, so I am not counting it as a guilty pleasure. However, another fruity one that does fit the category and that I will admit to enjoying from time to time is Parfums DelRae Emotionelle. Sometimes I just need some of that melon! Also, I will confess that ‘way back in its day, I liked Debbie Gibson Electric Youth and not too long ago, I spotted a bottle for a reasonable price at one of the discounters, and I bought it. Yes, I do wear that one when the mood is right, too!
Oh wow!For some reason you made me think of my bottle of Malibu Musk perfume!Haha!Oh,the 80’s were AWESOME and HORRIBLE!✌????????
ummmm…I owned and wore Malibu Musk back in the day-LOL!
Ha ha! I remember Debbie Gibson Electric Youth!
There were some real sillage monsters out there back then!
Whoa! Left work this morning to discover there was snow on the mountains! It was just 90F the other day, and now there’s snow at higher elevations. I’m not mad about it!???? Beautiful brisk sunny day which I mostly missed because of that thing called sleep.
Still smelling faintly of PG Indochine, but might wear l’eau de Crypt water after this afternoon’s ablutions. To me, this just shouts “life is busting out all over!” so I’m not understanding how anyone can smell this and get dank, cold, dark, crypt-like associations…
One down, three to go! Happy weekend to all✌????
Snow?? Yikes!!! too early for that!!!
I’d bet that those mountains are WAY up for altitude… think I heard that some spots out West over 10,000 feet were getting snow now.
The upper peninsula of Michigan got some too.????That made our news Friday night.
I saw that Mt. Rose got some snow. I follow Mr. Truckee on FB, and he posted a couple of photos.
I have a bottle of a, I dunno, maybe 10 year old Avon perfume called “Just Play.” Dumb name, boring bottle, and the juice is nothing special, but I love it anyway. Hey, the heart wants what it wants.
SOTD is Manoumalia.
I thought you were going to say dumb name, dumb bottle, great juice! But yes, the heart is mysterious.
Did anyone else here in the States notice that Jeopardy! had a perfume category yesterday? That amused me greatly.
Oh, I do have at least 2 bottles of perfume that would qualify as “guilty pleasures”: Baby Phat’s Goddess and Baby Phat’s Golden Goddess. I used to wear them quite a bit, but I haven’t hauled them out in ages.
SOTD = back in Mitsouko EdP again today. I needed its warrior woman aspect that it can have on me.
I have Jeopardy on a series recording, so I’ll have to watch it!
How was that round? Did the get any of the answers? Wish
I had watched it.
The contestants did not finish the perfume category, which disappointed me a little bit.
Oh I wish I would have seen that!
I noticed!!! My boyfriend was very disappointed in me for not getting all the answers
I’ve been testing Gallivant Istanbul all day and really enjoying it. It’s one of those where the sillage hovers about 8 inches above the skin. Press my nose to my wrist and get almost nothing, but sit still and let it waft, and it’s just lovely.
I have noticed that too with Gallivant
Have been ferociously tidying my place for guests this evening. I looked over my collection – dusting, doncha know – and it would seem that I am a high classy lady. I do have a bottle of Anais Anais for nostalgia’s sake, but otherwise well I have definitely gone to the fancy&expensive side.
Hope last night was fun!
Ditto Robin!
I don’t have a ton of niche, but I do feel a bit extra sometimes with my 5 Hermessences. More than half of my collection was bought with some kind of discount though.
Am back from DMV purgatory. Stopped off at Marshall’s and picked up a roller ball thingy of DK Cashmere Aura. Not a fan of Cashmere Mist, but this one is lovely. pretty uninteresting selection of frags, but for $6.99 I was willing to go out on a limb!
I usually find something like that at TJ Maxx. I’ll walk around the store with a perfume then force myself to put it back before checking out. I usually don’t regret it because I am almost always lemming something else.
I think that’s how I’ve accumulated at least 25 bars of scented soap. I bought Smidt’s Vanilla Rose soap and natural deodorant today at Target. I went in for one thing. Hopeless….
I love that vanilla rose deodorant! Good choice.
That should have been Schmidt’s!
Their Jasmin Tea deodorant is really good
Me too! About the soaps that is. I am able to rationalize the purchases because the cost is low and the paper wrapping the outside of the soap is so pretty! I have a drawer with a bunch of those soaps. This round I could not justify buying any more bars of soap, but I did pick up a bottle of “Evelyn Rose” shower gel by Crabtree and Evelyn for a song.
Ugh. The dmv is the worst! Glad you survived!
I was in Lubin Inedite today, thanks to a very generous swapper. First time to try a Lubin, if memory serves. This is beautiful: rose, vanilla and patchouli do a perfect dance. ????
That sounds perfect
I’ve not heard of this one. Sounds great!
Sounds lovely!
My standard answer for this question is usually something trashy and over-the-top like Gucci Rush, but if I’m being honest, I don’t truly feel guilty for loving it. It has some classic chypre bone structure beneath the neon haze and fruity noise, and I just plain love how it smells. (In small doses, of course.)
My *actual* fragrance guilty pleasure is Versace Dylan Blue, which has garnered withering reviews on this site and many others. (I love Kevin’s reviews always, though, and it was an entertaining read!) It’s mass-market dreck that shan’t be championed by a true perfumista, but hell, the stuff just smells good, and works in every season and for every occasion. I received a sample in a Sephora bag and promptly went back to buy the 10ml travel size, which is more than half empty. Life’s too short to feel guilty about pleasures, least of all something as ephermal as perfume!
I love Gucci Rush! I also think Dylan Blue and Armani Code Profumo smell really good on a guy.
Another Rush fan here
Gucci Rush is just plain fun to wear, I love it. Even like the plastic box/bottle because it’s totally unique.
Ahah! I too am a closeted Dylan Blue fan. Because I haven’t yet come to terms with the full import of this fact, I have been making due with samples and decants. My next ScentBird order is DB, which should get me through the year, and by then who knows?
Yay, I love that there are 2 of you! (2 willing to admit it here…presumably there are way more)
I think my one guilty pleasure perfume would be Calvin Klein Obsession. It’s big, it’s an 80’s cliche, and it’s sooo good. I feel a little less guilty about loving it since discovering NST and other NSTers who love it too.
We are out of town this weekend visiting the college kids, or “the bigs” as we used to call them when madtownteen was a toddler. Lol. We are staying at the cutest little Airbnb and yesterday was an almost perfect day if the weather just would have been a little better. Today is my oldest child’s birthday and I’m so glad I get to spend some of it with him. Glad too that at 22 he still wants to spend some of it with us.☺️I even brought along my homemade chocolate cake that I have been making for him since his first birthday.
SotWeekend has been my travel spray of Narciso edt- Black Cube.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone!
Beautiful…. everything…. enjoy your time with your children… what a blessing.
And Happy birthday to your son!
I am going to stick my neck out and say I too love Obsession. While everyone was wearing CKone and Gibson Electric Youth, my first perfume purchase was Obsession. Recently during a swap I got a vintage decant of Obsession and its everything I remember and more. I just put some on and smell wonderful. Its also the reason I think I love Coco and Cristalle so much…its gives me nostalgia. Take care and have fun with your family. Cheers!
I didn’t wear Obsession back in the day because my best friend did but I love the vintage now and have accumulated a nice collection. Your weekend sounds lovely
Happy Birthday to your son! Glad the weather is cooperating.
Aw geez . . . teared up at “even brought along my homemade chocolate cake that I have been making for him since his first birthday.” My eldest is 17 and is now applying to colleges. It is beyond my comprehension that he will be moved out and away at school in a year.
Another Obsession fan here! I’ve been planning to hunt down a mini of the perfume version on eBay for a while, for nostalgic reasons.
Happy birthday to your son
I don’t feel guilty about owning it, but I feel a little guilty about wearing Aromatics Elixir, just because it’s so imposing. I try to only wear it at home
I like AE too. I apply it with a toothpick to get a tiny tiny dab.
No guilty pleasures here, I guess.
The amount of money I’ve spend in a very short amount of time could be considered kinda embarrassing by some folks though ????
I think that sums up where I’m at as well!
I literally found a small bottle of Faberge Aphrodesia on the sidewalk, with a bunch of other stuff someone was getting rid of. I have no idea how old it is. When I opened the bottle and sniffed it, it smelled like I remembered it from Junior High! And on me, it smelled surprisingly carnation forward and really delicious. Now I’m wearing it again and I think it’s better on me than most of the modern perfumes I’ve tried. I find it surprisingly sophisticated It makes me feel a bit strange, though, remembering my thirteen year old self having that drug store set of Tigress, Wood Hue, and Aphrodesia, way, way back in the day (a time I definitely don’t want to revisit).
oh how marvelous! the perfume found you because you love it.
Woodhue was my first “real” (not little girly) perfume, and memories of it and an ensuing search for it sent me down this rabbit hole.
Did you find some? And was it as good as you remembered it?
SotWE = Assam of India
Chiming in late to share how much I love Assam of India (surprise! LOL).
And to say “ooof, what a weekend.” I was overtaken with a strange desire to clean! all! the! things! I do enjoy a tidy nest, but this is getting ridiculous.
I had to force myself to sit down for an hour, so I watched the new episode of The Durrells in Corfu. I love them.
And now I want to go to Greece!
My guilty scent pleasures are not my own fragrances but my husband’s! He is a very down to earth, no nonsense guy, and he rotates between three drugstore aftershaves: Mennen Skin Bracer, Brut, and Old Spice. I love the way they smell on him! I’ve bought him a couple of upscale fragrances (one Penhaligon’s, one SL) and he was politely appreciative, but he stills wears his drugstore cheapies, and I’m not complaining. Once, I was browsing among men’s scents for him at a department store; the SA helping me asked what he normally wears, and when I told him, the SA literally shuddered, lol.