Donatella, Our Lady of Creative Perfume Math,1, is tired after her appearance at last night's Grammys (to say nothing of her recent visits with Britney and Simu Liu, and of course she's still catching up on sleep after Elton John's Oscars party, but nothing can stop her from her quarterly visit to hear the confessions of her flock. She'd very much like to know what you bought in the 1st quarter (January, February and March) of 2022.
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My purchases...
I could have sworn I bought something, but I can't find any evidence of it. So, zero for me (although I've done fantastically well on restocking scented shower gel). Sorry, Donatella. I have let you down yet again.
As always, report your purchases in the comments if you dare! And as always, we don't include samples or gifts, and you can count miniatures, decants and bottle-splits howsoever you like (I usually count them as half bottles). Samples don't generally count at all, even though some of us spend considerable sums obtaining them.
1. Why does Donatella host (against her will, mind you) the damage polls? There is no real reason other than the picture of her perfume collection, which shows that she indulges regularly at the perfume counter. The image, by the way, is originally from Allure magazine and appears here courtesy of Blogdorf Goodman.
No bottles for me this quarter. I only got a 5ml mini of TM Aura and a 2ml sample of Dame Chocolate-Rose. Let’s see if that changes for the next quarter.
Ooooooooooooooh, do tell on the Dame Chocolate-Rose!! ??
It is not a complex perfume. The rose is the dominant note with a light touch of chocolate. It is a very nice combo! I would have preferred the chocolate to be the main note, though. I am thinking about getting a full bottle later to split it.
There’s a whole stable of chocolate perfumes there at Dame now!
They have the old Chocolate Man, Chocolate+ Rose and also Chocolate+. I have tried all of them. I did not find much difference between Chocolate Man and Chocolate+. Perhaps the chocolate is a bit more pronounced. Since I already own Chocolate Man, which I love, I don’t really need Chocolate+. Chocolate Milk will be released next Fall. I will give it a try then.
Wow, Chocolate Rose and Milk both sound great! I’ll keep my eye out for a possible bottle split of the former 🙂
Chocolate-rose?? I want to hear about it too! The only thing coming up in my scent files for that combo is Gourmand Coquin- which is also what I just sprayed to go to bed.
Gourmand Coquin is very sweet and bozzy. Dame Chocolate Rose lacks sweetness. As I mentioned to Jalapeno above, the rose is the main note and the chocolate is present, but lightly. It reminds me a bit of La Fille de Berlin. It is a simple scent, but very well done!
Sounds great!
While I’m technically on a no-buy, I bought a 30ml of Tauerville Vanilla Flash when my rollerball ran out. Going to try to hold the line for the second quarter…
That is not bad for a no buy! Good luck next quarter.
3 bottles for me last quarter: Areej Le Dore new release and 2 Clandestine Laboratories. Managed to weed out a few frags as well, so definitely Q1 was positive in terms of overall bottle/spend balance.
Oooh, which Clandestine Labs did you buy? I got the sample set and so far have only tried Film Noir, which I really really like!
I got Novochok and Dharan. Film Noir would be my purchase this month, as it is quite unique (but it might be running low and takes a while to be bottled again). I am also debating Silver. This is like a never ending story:)
oh boy..I can’t even.
First..2 bottles of Navitus perfumes…
I will stop there.
Don’t stop! Lol
I am glad we don’t count lipsticks and makeup
You would be getting ?.
Oh, me too!
I bought 2 bottles this quarter.
Mirror des Majestes and Over the Musk.
After probably 7 years of wanting to buy Over the Musk I finally caved. It showed up on Mugler website for 40% off then I signed up for text notifications for another 20% off, and thanks to Rakuten I get a 4% rebate. I really had no choice.
??? no choice!
I was eyeing the Musk, but I never sniffed. I’ve had a lot of bad luck with blind buys so I restrained.
Can you describe?
I think it smells like a more refined Coty Wild Musk. It’s softer, more floral.
Thanks! I have Coty, so I might splurge on a different TM. I tried to get the text discount ?, but it didn’t work. Maybe a sign?
You can call their customer service. They might be able to sign you up that way. They have always been very nice when I’ve called.
happy to see you treat yourself to something special…and that discount was phenomenal.
I second this!
Your love affair with TM continues ?
What a fantastic deal! You certainly had no choice.
YAY you for getting Over The Musk, especially as an irresistible deal! You were pining for that one a long time.
I’ll finally quit whining about it!
And start wearing it, right? ???
Resistance is futile!
Yikes, five bottles last quarter:
Sedona Sweet Grass (anyone care to swap?)
PdE Le Cri
PG Cadjmere
Couteau de Poche Fumabat
Shalimar Philtre
I cringe to add up the dollar amount, but I did get each of these at a discount. My special gift is refusing to pay full price for anything.
That’s a good special gift to have! Lovely choices!
Hey, twins in almost never paying full price. I love the thrill of the hunt for a discount or deal.
I may be interested in Sedona Sweet Grass, though I’m not sure I have anything to swap of the same value. I’ll retry my sample this week and let you know if I’m interested in trying to arrange a swap.
Sounds good
Sounds good
I’ve really enjoyed Philtre!
It brings my Shalimar count up to three: parfum, MVP, and Philtre. I think I can stop now 🙂
Ohhh, have you worn Le Cri much? Thoughts?
I haven’t worn it much. It’s beautiful, but the lasting power is almost TOO good. I find it gets a tiny bit screechy.
I have this complaint about a lot of recent niche scents. Maybe it’s to do with all the recent regulations and reformulations that a lot of brands have gone through?
If I see a review of a scent that says “lasted 8+ hours on me!”, I generally run in the other direction.
Thank you Sarah N, really appreciate your reply (and also, I am running with you, far away from anything “long-standing and that’s a good thing!” because – well, just no. So thank you for that too).
I think this is the first quarter in a really long time where I bought no full size bottles! This is a very good trend for me. Many of what I purchased were from eBay or Facebook perfume groups with the exception of DSH and Solstice Scents.
Tom Ford Lost Cherry 10ml travel spray
Guerlain Shalimar Millesime Vanilla Planifolia 5ml decant
DSH 5ml travel sprays of Ruby Candlelight, Muresque, and New Hope…is Where We Dream
Solstice Scents Violet Mallow 5ml perfume oil
Marissa Zappas Annabel’s Birthday Cake, The Sun Card, and Lilac Dream 5ml decants
Scents of Wood Neroli in Acacia 10ml travel spray
Same here! All I got were decants (but a few of them!). What do you make of Marissa Zappas, rabbitsflower? Is is sensitive perfume user friendly :)?
I admit to not yet wearing them much and have probably worn Lilac Dream a couple times with no problems. So far, so good!
That’s good to know! Lilac dream sounds nice, and I have heard a lot about Annabelle’s birthday cake
Still buying but I slowed when I acquired a Les Exclusifsbottle
Chanel Jersey EDP 200ml £165
Lancaster Eau de Toilette concentrée 100ml £17.56
Fragonard Grain de Soleil 50ml £17
Vintage Opium Secret de Parfum 50ml £45
Vintage Ungaro Desnuda 50ml £5
Van Cleef & Arpels Rose Rouge 65/75ml £42
Oriza L. Legrand Héliotrope Blanc 100ml €130
OL.L Royal Oeillet 50ml free with the above
Vintage Bal à Versailles 100ml £26.99
I love Jersey. It’s a great scent and under the radar as far as the exculsifs go
I totally agree, I’ve noticed you wear it.
VERY nice getting Royal Oeillet for free! I am suitably impressed! ?
? Oriza does this around Christmas time, it’s the second year they were doing it, so I couldn’t resist, also it was free shipping iirc.
You are the master of vintage finds, Aurora! Fragonard Grain de Soleil sounds very nice! Was it a blind buy, and how are you liking it? Is vintage Val a Versailles measuring up to all the animalic hype? ?
Cicely, Fragonard GdS I tried almost every summer at Marks and Spencer, always liked it very much so when I saw it for a good price I decided to get it. In spite of the sunny name it can be worn in colder weather, it’s quite resinous.
The Bal à Versailles is from the eighties , so a ‘younger’ vintage, it is quite animalic, it’s a powdery scent too.
Oh, thanks! The resins make it sound even better. I have not really explored the M& S perfume section, must have a browse!
It can be really good, depending on the size of the M and S store – my local one (which is a little neglected/understocked at present) used to have a very wide range of Shay and Blue, as well as Roget et Gallet. It still has plenty of Fragonard, which I have never tried…will remedy that as soon as I can!
I smack my head in awe whenever I see the prices!
This first quarter i was quite well behaved. i just bought two bottles…
Patou Joy EdT, a 30ml cute little bottle, a blind buy, but i really like it!
Sens & Bois, used bottle with 90ml left for a very good price
and a decant of Synthetic Jungle with 10ml
I am trying to sell some of my not-so-loved-bottles to make room for more favorites, we will see how it goes.
These all sound like very worthwhile additions!
Mugler Aura edt $49.99
and that is all.
nice!It’s on my wishlist at the local discounter…waiting for the “right price”!!Haha!
The 30% code??
EL Infinite Sky (discount from consulting there)
Jeroboam Ambra
PV Ambra Aurea
some samples
Oh interesting-what made you choose Infinite Sky out of all that EL range?
vanilla? spicy? I like spicy but not sweet. It’s very lovely.
I thought I would have Scorpio Rising to declare to Donatella, but it had no spice for me.
Wonderful, thank you so much for these details. I really like a couple from this range and am pleased to know what to try next.
I bought:
Masque Milano Lost Alice
Bottega Veneta Knot Absolue
Roberto Greco Porter Sa Peau
DSH Absinthe Drinkers and Re-Assess
And arriving today is Marissa Zappas Lilac Dream!
How to knot absolu Compare with the original
Inquiring minds want to know!
I actually haven’t tried the original! I needed the myrrh and opoponax from Absolue, and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s in heavy rotation
BV Knot and its flankers came and went pretty quickly.
Vacances for myself (someone here gets an enabler pin).
The rest of the bottles were gifts.
That might have been me…
Alls I got was about 12 samples. I was gifted Lab 18 Le Labo during the holidays and I am still happy about that lol.
I’d be over the moon!
Whenever I buy something I run right over here to talk about it, so I’ve really already revealed my buys this quarter. I’ve fallen in love with Mugler, hi lillyjo (waves) so there was Angel Croisiere, Aura edp, Womanity and A*Men. Also Fox in the Flowerbed, both the smaller size bottle and the body oil. Plus a great buy on a TF Black Orchid gift set that slew a long time lemming. No regrets! The Muglers were unsniffed for the most part and I like most of them (and love a couple.) Fox in the Flowerbed smells beautiful in early spring weather and I think it will be awesome all summer.
Angel Croisiere has one of the best Angel bottles, period.
It really is ?
Mugler confession twins!
I have three extravagances to confess this quarter. I bought a bottle of ELdO’s 500 Years from a place in Australia, it was at quite a discount for pre-orders. We agreed to call it my Christmas present from my beloved, but it was really me who bought it, so I think Donatella should know.
Then I went really wild a couple of days later and bought two bottles from Luckyscent. I’d had Harem Soiree from Arte Profumi on my list of future purchases for a while, and had discovered to my horror that shipping from Luckyscent was US$95!!
The shipping was the same for two bottles, so I was looking for what else I might get to make the most of the shipping, and I spotted Meraki from Fort and Manle on sale. It’s a limited edition that I thought was long gone. I hadn’t been prepared to pay full price, but a reduced price was a different story. So I pounced and my credit card is still reeling
500 Years is a good one! I’ve been enjoying a manufacturer’s sample of that a lot lately.
Wow on that shipping. Now I must look up Meraki because I’ve never heard of it before.
Ciao tutti! I bought 8 bottles:
Chanel Le Lion edp (duty free price in euro made for a much better-value purchase than in pound sterling, and it was a reward for a nerve-wracking journey)
Chanel Misia edp (when I had to repeat the trip the following month. My ancient edt sample is so much brighter and more delicate but I am very pleased with this bottle nonetheless)
Guerlain Idylle edp (50mls for £24 in a department store clearance, it’s in the older style frosted bee bottle rather than the original one so it’s recent enough, and smells very pretty)
Cacherel Amor Amor (local chemist with Cacherel on permanent discount)
Masque Milano, four bottles of 35mls each for £36 at enormous discount of what, 70%? L’ Attesa, Mandala, Russian Tee and Love Kills (really dislike the name but it is a beautiful fragrance). And yeah, apologies Donatella, these final 6 perfumes might be April rather than Jan-March but I rarely see such beautiful, worthwhile bargains in store so I no longer care what day or date it is ?
Great finds, enjoy your new bottles.
Thank you Aurora!
Jealous of the discount Masque Milano! Was it in a physical store?
Yes it was! I mainly shop in person and had never seen this line before (had read lots about it) and everything I tested I loved, and bought…
Oops, I forgot about another Chanel – No.5 parfum in its smallest size, 7.5 mls is it? which I bought with department-store loyalty points saved up over three years. It is a tiny bottle of delight.
Glad you found some magnificent deals! You had to rescue those Masque Milanos!
Magnificent is the word for it, thank you Gail!
Oh wow, if I ever found Masque Milanos at that price, I’d pounce too. Excellent finds!
I have tried to be good and get 5 ml decants only… mostly from perfumes I had previously enjoyed after casual spraying in store. I got quite a few of them ?!!
-Love don’t be shy
– Oriana
-Love tuberose
-Safanad
-Jubilation 25
– Rose Nacree du Desert
-Honour Woman
-Feve Delicieuse
-Champaca absolute
Dilemma: what to do when you like all of the decants? I’ve already thunked Safanad and Honor Woman (I went through a strong white floral phase this winter ?)
Do you like any of these and which is your favourite?
And I forgot Killian Angel’s Share!
Love that!
I know I have tried Jub 25, and it is gorgeous. I’d have to check my sample notes to see if I have ever sniffed Rose Nacree du Desert.
YES to Love Tuberose!!??
I am completely in favor of Jubilation 25, Honour Woman, and Love Tuberose! I have some of each and adore them! Sorry but I don’t know the others on your list.
Amouage have really lovely perfumes! I’m only just discovering them.
I’m happy to report that I eased up quite a bit on the perfume buying this quarter. Who knows, maybe I will have a “No Buy” quarter sometime soon?
1. Clinique Aromatics in Black, 50mL — $51.75
2. Molyneux Quartz pour Femme EdP, 100mL — $37.25
Total = a very reasonable $89.
And I forgot to mention that I rehomed a perfume! You all have no idea how happy I am about that.
What did you rehome?
A nearly full bottle of Pacifica’s Tibetan Mountain Temple.
Ah yes, I remember your comment about that. Glad it found a good home.
How are you liking Aromatics in Black?
Quartz is just perfect for spring and summer, I admire your restraint too.
Thanks Aurora. I think it’s a little chilly now for Quartz, so I have something to look forward to when the weather decides it wants to be warm again.
Aromatics in Black is so soft and lovely! Good catch!
Thank you MossyBerry! The notes list for it sounded very promising.
How do you like AE Black?
I haven’t opened it yet. ? It was a blind buy.
Report back!
Will do!
Jealous of your Quartz! Enjoy.
I saw it at a discounter for awhile and I slept on it (a vintage version).
Thanks! I got mine at a discounter, too. It seems that there are 2 versions of Quartz out there, and I didn’t get what Fragrantica calls “Modern Quartz”. The packaging looks like the vintage version, so I am hopeful…
Aromatics! I need to go (or really shouldn’t) to the outlets. They had this years ago. Almost bought it, but MAC Turquoise won.
Zero bottles for me this quarter, and zero samples. Three small bottles of Body Shop Love and Plums shower gel, and two tubs of their body yogurt in the same scent. (BTW, I am finding the body yogurt to be a really excellent moisturizer — it makes my skin super silky.)
Wearing Ormonde Woman today, from the Oj discovery set I bought years ago. I have a few more spritzes left. When I first got this, I perceived it as a less-interesting version of Epic Woman, but then I got a decant of EW that I do not love; now, I much prefer the OJ. Does anyone else have thoughts on how these two fragrances compare?
TBS body yogurt in Rose is a favorite of mine for summer.
Not that Donatella needs me to justfy my place in the 15+ category, but to make myself feel better about it, most of my full bottle purchases were extremely discounted, and those that weren’t were birthday related.
-Ariana Grande Cloud Intense
-Bottega Veneta (no idea why I waited so long on this one)
-Cartier Goutte de Rose
-Cartier Zeste de Soleil
-CdG Radish Vetiver
-Dusita Moonlight In Chiangmai
-Fragonard Fleur De La Passion
-Givenchy Organza
-Goutal Gardenia Passion
-I Profumi di Firenze Zenzero
-Kilian Apple Brandy (old version; the new version is fine but it is not the same) – really a 30ml decant, not a bottle, but it was priced like it…
-Lubin Daimo
-Lubin Vetiris
-Narcisco EdP Ambrée (the peach cube with the peach cap)
-Zara Magnificentely Dubai (and the candle, which really is magnificent)
-Zara Stunningly Venice
And a ton of samples, but those don’t count!
I have a very soft spot for Organza (and a very large bottle of it) ?
I’ve been so focused on trying to find a bottle of Organza Indecence that it only recently dawned on me to try Organza itself 🙂
What’s the Goutte de Rose like?
2 parts Roses de Chloe + 1 part Eau de Cartier = Goutte de Rose
Fragonard Donatella twins!Yay!!!! haha!
It is such a fun one!
Radish Vetiver–the very idea of it cracks me up!
I am curious about this fellah.
Just saw your comment while I was replying to the same Q from Koyel – scroll down!
Killian already reformulated Apple Brandy? I guess get a sample and a bottle in the same week?.
Love Goutal Gardenia Passion.
Donatella is impressed with your taste.
The old version of Apple Brandy was in a black bottle and was released as a NYC exclusive (although I think it may have gotten larger distribution later). The new version is Apple Brandy on The Rocks in the clear, cut glass bottle. They are similar, but not the same and I love the older version.
Oh please, tell me more about Radish Vetiver!
Its very true to its name – mostly radish, with vetiver as supporting note and not much else mucking it up. The radish is peppery, but fresh and juicy, not a dry black pepper. I’ve seen other people comment that they get dirt notes and green notes — like you just yanked the radish from the garden with its greens attached. I don’t get that; to me it is a washed and sliced radish. Either way, its fun little odd ball that is easy to wear.
How wonderful; I think I will have to seek out a sample!
OOF….OK,this is the year of full confessions so here goes….
First quarter purchases:
1.Aqualis discovery sets x 3(Tuxedo,Bloom,Verve)
2.House of Gozdawa discovery sets x 2(Woods&Honey,Flowers&Mountains
3.Shalimar edc at a great discount
4.Salvador Dali Agua Verde 30mls
5.Slava Zaïtsev Maroussia 100mls
6.Agent Provocateur 15ml edp travel spray
7.Wick Fragrances Fabulous Human(my favorite purchase,and gwp was a 15ml Vanille de la Terre travel spray)
8.Marissa Zappas Annabel’s Birthday Cake- received it today,yet to open!
9.Fragonard Fleur de la Passion
10.Fragonard discovery sets x 2 for him and her
11.This might have been from last year-Kayali Eden Juicy Apple 10mls….
I think that’s it!
Haha!
Well done everyone who overspent and ALSO those who did not spent a dime!!
Wow, that Agent Provocateur travel spray might be a Unicorn! ?
That might be my second favorite purchase,I’ve been chasing a travel spray of it forever!!Haha!
I know!
Ohhh right…and THAT disastrous bottle of Absalom,but that one doesn’t count because bitter taste in my mouth and stench in the air from bad perfumery and industrial adhesive to fixate the sprayhead with….??
Donatella probably would hand wave *that* one away, saying that industrial waste doesn’t count! ???
LOL!! Agree!!
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I only got 1 bottle this quarter. Got a bottle of the original Vera Wang perfume for cheap on Beautyencounter.
That’s a great perfume.
Nice find.
I love these lists! But every time I read them I feel how little I know about perfume (even though I think I do and I have a pretty big collection). The lists give me new things to try in the future. I couldn’t vote but I’m close to a zero or 1. Didn’t buy anything except for a small set of Luckyscent samples and my Patou Sublime vintage mini. (I’m also still paying for a splurge gift to myself of a sort of whopper of an opal ring in late January.) I’m not even lusting for much of anything either, but I guess being laid up for a long time is my excuse. Once I can get out and visit shops and sniff again I’ll be eager to buy! I think there were one or two items in the Memo bottles at Neiman Marcus when I last went there with Nancyleandros that were quite tempting!
I’d love an opal ring. Donatella heard that, Calypso.?
Just thinking, we all have plenty of folks here who introduce us to new perfumes. I can’t imagine keeping up with the tsunami of releases going on. Samples can cost a fortune and then, they languish (me, anyway). My little town desperately needs me to open a perfume shop.
I totally understand the desire for beautiful new hand jewelry when one is laid up for a long time. So nice to have something pretty and new to look at.
Opals are so pretty but I rarely see people wearing them. The underrated stone of fine jewlery.
On another note altogether, please check out these amazing flower sculptures! I actually think the photographer deserves at least as much credit as the flower sculptor. They are flower sculptures commissioned from a Japanese artist to honor various Dior fragrances. (Unfortunately, the text isn’t all that clear about which flower sculpture goes with which fragrance.) Really, you won’t regret looking here! Wait for the pop of the pink one!
https://www.wallpaper.com/beauty-grooming/azuma-makoto-creates-botanical-sculptures-for-dior-parfums
Wow, they are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the link!
I bought 2 unplanned but irresistible bottles this spring.
DSH Colorado LTD edition which I won. Drawing got so who could resist…
Hiram Greene Dilletante which someone with multiple BUB’s sold me out of the kindness of her heart, or wishing to have me stop whining about failing to get a bottle before it was discontinued… very very happy with both on these !
Congrats on both! Dilettante is such a beauty. I’m glad you secured a bottle. ?
I love Dilettante too, congrats on the find! It’s one of my summer favourites, somehow this one and Moon Bloom unfold best in the warm weather ?
You caught a couple of Perfume Unicorns!
I thought I might have let Ms. Donatella down this quarter, but drilling down, I found she will be ever wreathed in smiles:
Angel Nova
Angel edt
Encens Jinhae
Amica Naked Ambergris oil (vintage)
Aliage (vintage in the OG bottle)
Nettie Rosenstein Coffret (vintage .5 oz bottles)
Vol de Nuit (90’s vintage)
Heaven Scent (vintage)
Max Factor Khara (vintage)
L’Instant edt
Rose Barbare (the 75ml one)
AAAND, in my FragranceNet sample of the month, so far I have Lune Feline (very nice); Une Bois Vanille (very nice); and Diorella (surprised how much I like it)
I did a split, and picked up a couple minis, but Donatella is too busy to see such peccadillos, I think…
Such nice ones! Vintage Vol de Nuit, congrats 🙂 I’m thinking of getting Rose Barbare too, but current prices are a bit off putting. Well.. at least it is still around!
Even after the Guerlain bottle change up, I found Iris Torrefie and later the Rose Barbare at the old regular price! The unboxed Rose Barbare was from an EBay seller I’d bought from before, has the cap and looks new. ?✨
Lots of beauties on your list! Rose Barbare made my personal list of “Holy Grail Roses”.
I love Rose Barbare!
Such nice ones! Vintage Vol de Nuit, congrats 🙂 I’m thinking of getting Rose Barbare too, but current prices are a bit off putting. Well.. at least it is still around!
It’s been a tough time for me lately, both personally and professionally, and consequently the damage has been significant:
– FM Une Rose (because I was afraid it might be reformulated)
– L’Occitane Osmanthus
– Hermes Eau de Neroli Dore
– Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Ali
– Hermes Eau de Narcisse Bleu
The last three are blind buys, still haven’t arrived and, once I forgive myself for my weakness, I do hope I won’t regret the purchase.
Should I mention that my goal for 2022 was to buy 5 or less bottles ?
I’ve learned not to set these goals anymore…
Sorry for the difficult times.
Smart move, I think on Une Rose. I freak.
Blind buys, I have had horrible luck with this past year and promised no more.
Then, I just bought a travel size of Rose Prick.?
LOL! I’m bad about blind buys as well.
I am sorry things have been hard for you on all sides. Monsieur Li is a very delicate and beautiful perfume and so I hope it brings you the peace it gives me. Thank you for this reminder about Une Rose, and how I need to replace my dwindling, treasured 10mls…
Glad you got your Une Rose – you will be glad you followed your instinct, I think. My example is Iris Torrefie – in case the new bottle version changes, I will be glad I have the original, but if they are the same, I will be glad I can get more!
I’m sorry times have been tough, I love your choices. I just got Santal Massoia.
I’m sorry about your hard times 🙁 but it’s hard to go wrong with Hermes. Safest line to blind buy, imo!
Three for me: one travel spray of African Leather, one 15 ml bottle of LVDP Hindu Kush, and a 30 ml bottle of Encre Noire. The EN was peanuts even before the 35% off coupon, so essentially free; and the travel spray got me free shipping, so again, basically perfumemath free. The Hindu Kush should probably count though (even if it is only 15 mls). ?
Wow! I am impressed with your beauties. I have been wanting Hindu Kush and Encre Noire forever. I’ll add African Leather, now, since I like your buys!?
My house-buying put an abrupt kibosh on any perfume purchases BUT before that happened, I managed to purchase two bottle early in the quarter:
BUB of Shalimar Philtre, I couldn’t resist when this hit the discounters.
Barely used bottle of 19-69 Kasbah
Glad you managed one more, and glad you have a HOUSE! That’s huge.
My first quarter purchase is so small as to be beneath Donatella’s notice. I’m expecting a letter of reprimand any day now, describing how I am not worthy to be called a perfumista. I bought a 10ml decant of Tobacolor and that was all. Oh, and a new dishwasher, but the housekeeper handles those purchases for Donatella so it’s beneath her notice.
I buy so little she has given up on me.
I thought I was better, but my memory is horrendous. ?
Iris Trefle Pur 100ml $75
POAL A lot of liquid. $280
19-69 Purple Haze. ?
Eau De Soleil Blanc travel spray 20% off.
Rose Prick travel spray. 20% off.
(Just bought travel sprays with sale in April)
I might have purchased the POAL last quarter and it arrived, but I can’t remember. Same as Purple Haze.
I am getting $$$ back from taxes, which is a first. I’ ll admit straight out, a bottle is in the cards.
A bit late, but here goes. I thought I was on a no-buy, then fell off the wagon. I got a few cheapies for fun this time. Some might not even rate as a purchase by Donatella.
Demeter Pistachio Ice Cream – 120 ml, $25.00
Atelier Silver Iris – 100 ml, $150.00
Shalimar edc – 75 ml, $50.00
JHAG MMMM – 50 ml, $79.00
Pink Sugar – 30 ml, $12.00
yes to Shalimar edc!
I’ve bought some stuff from Abel Odor when they had their sale.
* A great layer set including 15 ml bottles of Pink Iris, Green cedar and Cyan nori.
* a 30 ml of Cobalt amber
I don’t remember the price, but it was really good.
All I bought this quarter was a solid of Lush’s Shade.
Oh, and a new refrigerator. Sure hope that arrives soon – getting tired of dorm fridge life.
Previously mentioned this, as I could not wait until the poll. Still excited enough to mention it again: L’Autre Oud, direct from Lancome during their 25% sale.
A win! 😀
I can never remember what I bought when. Here’s my haphazard list:
SL Un Bois Vanillé
Reminiscence Dragée & Gourmand
Guerlain Cherry Blossom & Muguet
Hermès Santal Massoia
Atélier Materi Rose Ardoise
Teone Reinthal Violet Firefly & Bodhi Tree
Guerlan Gourmand Coquin bee bottle 125mls
Francesca Bianchi Dark Side & Black Knight
What a lovely list 🙂 are you taking any of them up to Canada with you?
I took Santal Massoia, Rose Ardoise, Bodhi Tree and the 2 Francesca Bianchis. 🙂