I love when you upload!!!! You are seriously one of my fav content creators. I love to see L’Interdit Intense! It’s soooo addictive to me. Bubblegum tahini! I love that description! I’m going to pop into my ITF class but I’ll be back to finish on my ride home. ❤
Hey, Wendi! I absolutely know what you mean when you say some perfumes are too good to wear. I am actually like this about a lot of things in life. It’s not that I don’t deserve beautiful things (we all do!) but sometimes I feel this world is too ugly for such beauty. Amouage Beloved is a favorite, but I feel like I need a grand occasion to wear it. This is also my mom’s favorite but she wears it frequently, which I think is great. Serge Lutens Sa Majeste la Rose is another one that deserves special treatment, because I am obsessed with the smell of roses. I wore it to church once on Good Friday and that seemed perfect. I hope you receive many blessings in the New Year! You deserve it.
OOhhhh Beloved another amazing one! Your mom has great taste. My MIL used to wear Samsara before it was too reformulated and I loved smelling it at her house even though I wear it all the time:) You must wear you Sa Majeste La Rose it's discontinued for one and it's one of the densest rose perfumes ever -- just lovely. That is an interesting thought, that the world is ugly, so it would feel strange to wear beautiful pieces of art ... maybe we should lean into our scent bubbles to protect us. Thanks always for the note DD I always appreciate it. Best wishes to you as well.
How interesting, just today I finally opened up a tiny 5ml bottle of real mysore sandalwood oil my mom brought me back from her last trip to India. It’s a government protected botanical species because of the over harvesting etc., as you already know. It’s been sitting around for a year and I’ve been missing out on the gorgeousness of the OG sandalwood of my childhood in Kolkata, India. It’s sweet, creamy, fluffyish, rounded, gentle and delicately warm. Nothing like the Australian stuff, which is beautiful too, but more potent, dryer and sharp. My grandmother used to use sandalwood for her daily prayer rituals, so the smell of this oil just brought tears to my eyes. Like a big hug from her❤. I thought you’d appreciate my story because of your love of the OG Samsara and sandalwood in general. Modern day sandalwood perfumes mostly smell like pencil shavings and antique wood furniture to me 😂. Now I need to hunt for perfumes that smell closer to this official Mysore Sandalwood oil from India. Ugh! Happy new year, Wendi 🎉!
Hi Mamoni. I am so glad you shared this story, I can imagine how fully wonderful that oil smells. I had 2 elephants carved of Mysore, they were gifted to me in the 80s after my father came back from a trip to India. I held onto them for years but unfortunately lost them in a housefire awhile back. I'll never forget how soft the wood was, and the scent of the elephant figures is ingrained in my head. What a great gift, and I'm sure that just a few drops here and there will last you a long time. Nothing compares to that divine sandalwood, just nothing. My grandmother I don't think used sandalwood, she used this kind of incense I've never seen before that would burn in wax for her prayers. There are a few modern/Aussie sandalwoods I like but mostly I've given up because as you said they mostly smell of sharp pencil shavings and pickles. I've still not smelled any better sandalwood than old Samsara, that's still my gold standard. There is a perfumer called Teone Reinthal that supposedly uses Mysore sandalwood that she gets from India for her perfumes ... I might have to hunt one of them down. Thanks for the note.
On paper it seems absurd not to wear our favorites, but not when you consider how so mamy have been discontinued or reformulated into oblivion. So we hoard them and guard them like treasure!
Hi Krista:) That is really the crux of it, that once these lovelies are gone they are just gone forever and not replaceable, even if they are in production due to reforms. The perfume experience really is a treasure only we understand the gravity of the situation lol. I slightly panic at the thought of not being able to wear some of these again if I run out. The irony is I'm unlikely to run out of much of anything ... but ... still.
I love to hear I’m not the only one saving my “special” perfumes for special occasions 🫣 Problem is, I don’t particularly have many occasions that fall into that category 😂! And you are not lying about Crystal Noir! I really love it, as I use it for layering combos a lot..but man I need a break for a few months afterwards. She’s a BEAST. I tend to baby my Van Cleef & Arpels bottles and grab things lower in the financial stratosphere to wear at home, ha! Hey but you’ve inspired me to dust those babies off for the new year. Happy New year to you & yours!
While I wear perfume most of the time, I'm just going to have to start wearing some of them when I'm at home doing nothing or just walking the dog or doing basic errands. I'm really not getting any younger here lol. Break them out Julia! VC&A have such pretty perfumes, what are your favorites?
@ Ha! You’re RIGHT 🤗!! My favorites are Bois Doré, Precious Oud and Néroli Amara.. I have decants of Orchidee Vanille and Rose Rouge, but don’t love them enough for a FB yet.
Yes!!! Some perfumes are too pretty to wear. I get it. And 31RC is definitely up there. Would love to hear your thoughts on Sublime and any other Patous you have. Sublime is probably my favourite but I also really love L‘Heure Attendue. I think their Heritage Collection was really well done. Such a shame it’s all gone.
Hi Caro:) I feel like I need to almost make myself wear 31 RC just to get over myself. It's just languishing there! But one of the most beautiful perfumes ever. I'll organize my thoughts on the JP's, I have a few of the Heritage Collection too and they really were thoughtfully done and it's a DAMN SHAME that they are no longer a perfume company at all! Plus they were so affordable. Make room for BOUGIE MARSHMELLOW instead lol.
Oh my gosh you have Gucci Parfum. Had a bottle years ago and used it up. I couldn’t find it again. I LOVE that Parfum Esquiste! Used up a bottle about 4 years ago and have been meaning to repurchase: it’s beautiful!!!! I’ve had three completely different experiences with 31 Rue Cambon. Tried it in September in store and was in love: almost bought the 200 ml bottle. My cautious side said “get a decant and wear more”. Then I got the decant and thought…..it’s too formal for me. Tried it again a month later and it wore like a dream. 😂 Sycamore is a masterpiece.
I'm so glad you know the Gucci Perfume! It is such a completely unique fragrance, I've got nothing that even approaches that composition. 31 RC really is just a dream. Nothing approaches that perfume either. I would be more comfortable I think with wearing my bottle of Sycomore but I've heard really not good things about the EDP reform .. but it really is a true masterpiece and I should start wearing it and not let it languish on my shelf. I really hope you get the 31 RC not to enable you:P
I love Sublime too. And 1000. And Sira des Indes. There were so many great Patou fragrances in addition to the obvious one, Joy. LVMH, so much to answer for!
Oh 1000 is like the ultimate osmanthus-rose-leather-animalic fragrance...and Sira des Indes is such a gorgeous floral...I'm glad you like the Sublime hell even the square reformulation is really good in my opinion. LVMH the murderer of an old Perfume House like Patou how DARE they!
Happy New Year 🎉. This is a great title, and tbh when I read it I assumed you'd be talking about perfumes with a dusty vibe 😂. Yes to giving love to long forgotten favourites; despite my efforts I only remember I own some when they're in a video.
Happy new year 🎉. I also have been reluctant to use my most precious fragrances. We should use them up instead. I totally agree, no reason to save them as there's so many new great fragrances being continuously made.
Happy New Year Elena! And there are so many beautiful fragrances out there in all honesty we will never run out ... even bottles that I wear a lot a 50 ml will last me a few years, so why am I hoarding? We need to wear our special perfumes.
the title of this video should have been 'how wendi got her groove back'. not sure if you are faking it till you make it, but you sound so much better/happier/whatever. your mention of peanut butter made me question whether there are any peanut scented perfumes out there. fragrantica here I come. happy new year!
Well Kelly yesterday I was feeling better, so that is something. I'll take the days when I can get them. You are so perceptive:) Did you find any nut/peanut scents? Happy New Year to you my friend.
Hi Wendi, Happy New Year! I am with you on 31 Rue Cambon. It was the first Chanel I ever bought years and years ago when it launched so I also have the EDT version. Omg, I love it so much. I remember it was being called the first Modern Chypre, lol. I wasn't so sure I agreed at the time. I have the 2.5 oz size and it's only got 1/4 of juice left in the bottle but the new prices are so ridiculous. It's $325.00 now for the 2.5oz and prices are apparently going higher in Jan! I have heard the EDP is very long lasting and very good still but unless I can find a decent price on Mercari or something, forget it. oxJulia
Hey Julia! Gosh that perfume is stunning I'm glad you know what I mean when I talk about 31 RC. Yeah what was up with that trying to say it was a "modern chypre" just because it has a lot of bergamot on top and patchouli on the bottom? I love chypres but it never FELT like a chypre when I wore it. And I've tried the EDP, it's slightly more leathery and even a bit stronger but it is a stunner as well ... but these prices are asinine. I don't feel that over $300 for the 75 ml is fair, I just don't, and I can't spend over $500 for the tumblers ... like I want to test Comete but why bother? Will I like it more than Samsara, which is the only way I'd pay that amount? Probably not.
@@wendisparadeofperfumes5034 I agree. They just don't make chypre style perfumes like they were able to back when there were not all these ridiculous restrictions in ingredients. Those of us who grew up wearing them know the difference and while some niche brands still do make them, and some smell great, I think that era in perfumery is past so I treasure my vintages as you do. I did smell Comete at the Chanel beauty shop at the mall and it's very nice, but it hasn't kept me awake at night wanting a bottle, haha! Edit; NO, you won't like it more than Samsara I would guess :o)
Oohh I'm lucky to have a bottle of Rose Essentielle as well, in EDP only, such a lovely rose and violet scent. And Coco I usually wear for myself only -- especially in the EDP the florals are perfectly strong along with the fruits, spices and woods...I love Coco so much. Happy New Year Ank!
Wendi! I saw a comment you put on fragrantica where you referred to yourself as frumpy and unattractive. I had to find your youtube page so i could come tell you that you are absolutely not frumpy and unattractive!
I love when you upload!!!! You are seriously one of my fav content creators. I love to see L’Interdit Intense! It’s soooo addictive to me. Bubblegum tahini! I love that description! I’m going to pop into my ITF class but I’ll be back to finish on my ride home. ❤
Thank you for being so supportive Chris and thanks for being the one to remind me of the Linterdit in the first place😊
Hey, Wendi! I absolutely know what you mean when you say some perfumes are too good to wear. I am actually like this about a lot of things in life. It’s not that I don’t deserve beautiful things (we all do!) but sometimes I feel this world is too ugly for such beauty.
Amouage Beloved is a favorite, but I feel like I need a grand occasion to wear it. This is also my mom’s favorite but she wears it frequently, which I think is great. Serge Lutens Sa Majeste la Rose is another one that deserves special treatment, because I am obsessed with the smell of roses. I wore it to church once on Good Friday and that seemed perfect.
I hope you receive many blessings in the New Year! You deserve it.
OOhhhh Beloved another amazing one! Your mom has great taste. My MIL used to wear Samsara before it was too reformulated and I loved smelling it at her house even though I wear it all the time:) You must wear you Sa Majeste La Rose it's discontinued for one and it's one of the densest rose perfumes ever -- just lovely.
That is an interesting thought, that the world is ugly, so it would feel strange to wear beautiful pieces of art ... maybe we should lean into our scent bubbles to protect us.
Thanks always for the note DD I always appreciate it. Best wishes to you as well.
@@wendisparadeofperfumes5034 I love your idea of the scent bubble to protect us! This will encourage me to wear my most beautiful perfumes more often.
Thanks for sharing your perfumes 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙏🏾
You are welcome Pamela Happy New Year!
Just found you !! I saw you awhile back . But i always enjoy you and all your good info !! 💗❤️💗
@1002000300001 Hi Alice! I'm glad we could reconnect:)
How interesting, just today I finally opened up a tiny 5ml bottle of real mysore sandalwood oil my mom brought me back from her last trip to India. It’s a government protected botanical species because of the over harvesting etc., as you already know.
It’s been sitting around for a year and I’ve been missing out on the gorgeousness of the OG sandalwood of my childhood in Kolkata, India. It’s sweet, creamy, fluffyish, rounded, gentle and delicately warm. Nothing like the Australian stuff, which is beautiful too, but more potent, dryer and sharp.
My grandmother used to use sandalwood for her daily prayer rituals, so the smell of this oil just brought tears to my eyes. Like a big hug from her❤.
I thought you’d appreciate my story because of your love of the OG Samsara and sandalwood in general. Modern day sandalwood perfumes mostly smell like pencil shavings and antique wood furniture to me 😂. Now I need to hunt for perfumes that smell closer to this official Mysore Sandalwood oil from India. Ugh!
Happy new year, Wendi 🎉!
Hi Mamoni. I am so glad you shared this story, I can imagine how fully wonderful that oil smells. I had 2 elephants carved of Mysore, they were gifted to me in the 80s after my father came back from a trip to India. I held onto them for years but unfortunately lost them in a housefire awhile back. I'll never forget how soft the wood was, and the scent of the elephant figures is ingrained in my head. What a great gift, and I'm sure that just a few drops here and there will last you a long time. Nothing compares to that divine sandalwood, just nothing.
My grandmother I don't think used sandalwood, she used this kind of incense I've never seen before that would burn in wax for her prayers.
There are a few modern/Aussie sandalwoods I like but mostly I've given up because as you said they mostly smell of sharp pencil shavings and pickles. I've still not smelled any better sandalwood than old Samsara, that's still my gold standard. There is a perfumer called Teone Reinthal that supposedly uses Mysore sandalwood that she gets from India for her perfumes ... I might have to hunt one of them down.
Thanks for the note.
On paper it seems absurd not to wear our favorites, but not when you consider how so mamy have been discontinued or reformulated into oblivion. So we hoard them and guard them like treasure!
Hi Krista:) That is really the crux of it, that once these lovelies are gone they are just gone forever and not replaceable, even if they are in production due to reforms. The perfume experience really is a treasure only we understand the gravity of the situation lol. I slightly panic at the thought of not being able to wear some of these again if I run out. The irony is I'm unlikely to run out of much of anything ... but ... still.
I love to hear I’m not the only one saving my “special” perfumes for special occasions 🫣 Problem is, I don’t particularly have many occasions that fall into that category 😂!
And you are not lying about Crystal Noir! I really love it, as I use it for layering combos a lot..but man I need a break for a few months afterwards. She’s a BEAST.
I tend to baby my Van Cleef & Arpels bottles and grab things lower in the financial stratosphere to wear at home, ha!
Hey but you’ve inspired me to dust those babies off for the new year. Happy New year to you & yours!
While I wear perfume most of the time, I'm just going to have to start wearing some of them when I'm at home doing nothing or just walking the dog or doing basic errands. I'm really not getting any younger here lol. Break them out Julia!
VC&A have such pretty perfumes, what are your favorites?
@ Ha! You’re RIGHT 🤗!!
My favorites are Bois Doré, Precious Oud and Néroli Amara.. I have decants of Orchidee Vanille and Rose Rouge, but don’t love them enough for a FB yet.
You are such a delight. I too am an Iris lover… I definitely have to dust off some of my perfumes. Happy holidays!
Thank you Elisabeth, I appreciate that. If you love Iris you must tell me some of your favorites. Happy New Year to you!
Yes!!! Some perfumes are too pretty to wear. I get it. And 31RC is definitely up there.
Would love to hear your thoughts on Sublime and any other Patous you have. Sublime is probably my favourite but I also really love L‘Heure Attendue. I think their Heritage Collection was really well done. Such a shame it’s all gone.
Hi Caro:) I feel like I need to almost make myself wear 31 RC just to get over myself. It's just languishing there! But one of the most beautiful perfumes ever.
I'll organize my thoughts on the JP's, I have a few of the Heritage Collection too and they really were thoughtfully done and it's a DAMN SHAME that they are no longer a perfume company at all! Plus they were so affordable. Make room for BOUGIE MARSHMELLOW instead lol.
Hi Wendy, I hoard my special perfumes too. I love many yet still gravitate to the easy wearing scents for most days. Why do we do that? Great topic!
There's just something to be said about the easy reaches. Sometimes a nice background noise scent works wonders. I hope you are well Petunia:)
Oh my gosh you have Gucci Parfum. Had a bottle years ago and used it up. I couldn’t find it again. I LOVE that Parfum Esquiste! Used up a bottle about 4 years ago and have been meaning to repurchase: it’s beautiful!!!! I’ve had three completely different experiences with 31 Rue Cambon. Tried it in September in store and was in love: almost bought the 200 ml bottle. My cautious side said “get a decant and wear more”. Then I got the decant and thought…..it’s too formal for me. Tried it again a month later and it wore like a dream. 😂 Sycamore is a masterpiece.
I'm so glad you know the Gucci Perfume! It is such a completely unique fragrance, I've got nothing that even approaches that composition.
31 RC really is just a dream. Nothing approaches that perfume either. I would be more comfortable I think with wearing my bottle of Sycomore but I've heard really not good things about the EDP reform .. but it really is a true masterpiece and I should start wearing it and not let it languish on my shelf. I really hope you get the 31 RC not to enable you:P
I love Sublime too. And 1000. And Sira des Indes. There were so many great Patou fragrances in addition to the obvious one, Joy. LVMH, so much to answer for!
Oh 1000 is like the ultimate osmanthus-rose-leather-animalic fragrance...and Sira des Indes is such a gorgeous floral...I'm glad you like the Sublime hell even the square reformulation is really good in my opinion. LVMH the murderer of an old Perfume House like Patou how DARE they!
Happy New Year 🎉.
This is a great title, and tbh when I read it I assumed you'd be talking about perfumes with a dusty vibe 😂.
Yes to giving love to long forgotten favourites; despite my efforts I only remember I own some when they're in a video.
@@kathywitter6076 Hi Kathy, thank you! I am glad I'm not the only one with an out of hand collection:)
Happy new year 🎉. I also have been reluctant to use my most precious fragrances. We should use them up instead. I totally agree, no reason to save them as there's so many new great fragrances being continuously made.
Happy New Year Elena! And there are so many beautiful fragrances out there in all honesty we will never run out ... even bottles that I wear a lot a 50 ml will last me a few years, so why am I hoarding? We need to wear our special perfumes.
A really lovely collection.
Thank you, I always like to see you around
Thoroughly enjoyed your video again. Always do.
Happy new Year Wendi🥳🎉😍.
Thank you Shirley it is always nice to hear from you:)
the title of this video should have been 'how wendi got her groove back'. not sure if you are faking it till you make it, but you sound so much better/happier/whatever. your mention of peanut butter made me question whether there are any peanut scented perfumes out there. fragrantica here I come. happy new year!
Well Kelly yesterday I was feeling better, so that is something. I'll take the days when I can get them. You are so perceptive:) Did you find any nut/peanut scents?
Happy New Year to you my friend.
@@wendisparadeofperfumes5034 well who the heck knew-there’s a whole heap of peanut perfumes. Ask and you shall receive.
@kellylyons7611 Well roasted nuts do smell good🤣
Love this !
Thank you for being here Lina:)
Hi Wendi, Happy New Year! I am with you on 31 Rue Cambon. It was the first
Chanel I ever bought years and years ago when it launched so I also have the EDT version. Omg, I love it so much. I remember it was being called the first Modern Chypre, lol. I wasn't so sure I agreed at the time. I have the 2.5 oz size and it's only got 1/4 of juice left in the bottle but the new prices are so ridiculous. It's $325.00 now for the 2.5oz and prices are apparently going higher in Jan! I have heard the EDP is very long lasting and very good still but unless I can find a decent price on Mercari or something, forget it. oxJulia
Hey Julia! Gosh that perfume is stunning I'm glad you know what I mean when I talk about 31 RC. Yeah what was up with that trying to say it was a "modern chypre" just because it has a lot of bergamot on top and patchouli on the bottom? I love chypres but it never FELT like a chypre when I wore it. And I've tried the EDP, it's slightly more leathery and even a bit stronger but it is a stunner as well ... but these prices are asinine. I don't feel that over $300 for the 75 ml is fair, I just don't, and I can't spend over $500 for the tumblers ... like I want to test Comete but why bother? Will I like it more than Samsara, which is the only way I'd pay that amount? Probably not.
@@wendisparadeofperfumes5034 I agree. They just don't make chypre style perfumes like they were able to back when there were not all these ridiculous restrictions in ingredients. Those of us who grew up wearing them know the difference and while some niche brands still do make them, and some smell great, I think that era in perfumery is past so I treasure my vintages as you do. I did smell Comete at the Chanel beauty shop at the mall and it's very nice, but it hasn't kept me awake at night wanting a bottle, haha! Edit; NO, you won't like it more than Samsara I would guess :o)
Happy new year Wendy ❤
@@pinki3dt Hey Pinki Happy New Year!
Wendi my dear, Happy new year! ❤❤❤
I have a list with special perfumes 😂😂😂... MISS Dior Cherie 2014...Rise Essentielle Bvlgari... CHANEL Coco EDP....
Oohh I'm lucky to have a bottle of Rose Essentielle as well, in EDP only, such a lovely rose and violet scent. And Coco I usually wear for myself only -- especially in the EDP the florals are perfectly strong along with the fruits, spices and woods...I love Coco so much.
Happy New Year Ank!
Happy New Year
Thank you Errata:)
Wendi! I saw a comment you put on fragrantica where you referred to yourself as frumpy and unattractive. I had to find your youtube page so i could come tell you that you are absolutely not frumpy and unattractive!
@@michaelritter7608 Aww well. Thank you Michael. That is nice of you to say.