White Whale is probably referencing the book Moby Dick. Because of the book, white whale refers to something mysterious that is always being pursued, but never caught. :)
Since i have gotten older i have noticed that the perfumes i like now are much more stronger. My favourite at the moment is Myrrh & Tonka by Jo Malone. I also love Allure by Chanel. I used to love Daisy before but not sure i would buy it anymore though.
You're spot on about perfumes triggering memories to a certain time. Black Orchid always reminds me of the city, as I happen to wear it all the time when I visit.
Coco mademoiselle edp was my favorite perfume. My boyfriend loved it too. But now that we're separated, everytime I smell the scent I miss him and get depressed. 😔
Thank god I'm not alone in this Tolulope! 😭 😭 I don't know why, but smells and music are what my brain seems to associate life events with. It's weird but also quite annoying lol. I take it that you experience this too?! Thank you for watching! xx
Sophie Shohet | Fashion Beauty Lifestyle yep! While experiencing my first ‘heartbreak’ (mind you this was in high school 😂) I recall my sister had Estée Lauder Pleasures on full blast for about a week!! Since then any whiff of it brings back bad memories 😂😂
Some of these normal perfumes don’t last long because of the alcohol in them as it burns away the oils in the perfume. High end designer brands such as Chanel, Dior, YSL etc some are good but the smell doesn’t last. It’s not worth spending all that money on something that’s not gonna last. Your only just paying for the designer brand, bottle, packaging and advertising. I always use 100 % concentrated oils, such as the ones you can get from Suna Musk in Westfield, or from special Arabic stores that only sell perfume oil. 100% Perfume oil last for DAYS even WEEKS. It’s also very very inexpensive. Some of the oils that I have only cost just £2.00! As it’s 8ml, but you only just need to put a little bit on as it’s concentrated. x
I love perfume collection videos! and both of yours are some of my favs because you don't have just the same perfumes as everyone else, you bring something new to the table. like I'd never heard of oud before your first video and now I'm really into it. thanks!
I'm the exact same way, I totally associate fragrances to past experiences and sometimes it's sad. Fruity gum makes me immediately go back to high school days, no thanks!
Oooh, I think I have heard of this chain Tolulope - I feel like they have a boutique opposite Selfridges in London? I keep meaning to go in there, thank you again for the tip! xx
Wow we have exactly the same taste in perfumes! I find that very exciting. I believe I saw some Penhaligon's peeking through? Lord George? Lady Blanche? Would love an update on your collection :)
Haha it's funny how you said you can't wear certain perfumes because of memories, I have that same thing with a lot of perfume that I love. That made me stop using about 30 out of 40 that I have 😕 That also happens with other people's perfume if, let's say, I had a bad experience with them after that I can't stand the perfume that they wore, even if I used to like it! I get that memories thing with music as well🌞 And yes, based on your choices I can tell you like heavier perfumes 😊 I like a lot of the ones you have mostly on others. I love floral perfumes and I have been wondering about Gucci bloom, (I have a bad association with a few of Gucci perfumes for the reason mentioned above haha). I think you kind of convinced me to try it! 💛
Loved seeing your perfume collection! 😍 I have exactly the same thing with music and scents. 😂 I was always so drawn to the miss dior bottle, but couldn’t bring myself to like the scent. It just wasn’t me. But when I smelled the new one I bought it right away. I do love floral scents btw, but this was a bit different. Have been using it as my autumn/winter perfume! 😄 Recommend it so much!
What a lovely post..thank you! My grandmother once owned a hotel based perfume bar in a resort hotel. She adored perfume and I got my love of it from trying on hers as a child..a special Saturday activity in my childhood. I am an academic psychologist, the senses of smell and taste are the most closely associate with memory. Our sense of taste often leaves us before we die but memories at other times of life can be strongly associated with smell and tastes.And both positive and negative experiences become in our minds STRONGLY associated with smells as eating (the pleasure of which largely derives from SMELL, a vital component of taste, is one of our most basic functions to keep us alive.
My signature scent is the original Agent Provocateur perfume, to me it smells like parma violet sweets :) I used to wear Juicy Couture viva la juicy, it reminds me of the ballet comps and acting I did when I was younger.
OMGGGGGGG Kerry! Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy! How could I forget that?!?! I too used to wear it all of the time and it's one I would 100% wear again now. Do you remember the little charms that came around the neck of the bottle?! AP is another classic! Thank you for watching and I hope all is well and good with you :) xxx
I have to admit to really liking Gucci Bloom! (Which is perhaps a firing offence as I work for Jo Malone! LOL), and reckon it's similar to Tom Ford Soleil Blanc. You should try some of the Jo Malone intense colognes - wonder if you might like Velvet Rose and Oud, or Dark Amber and Ginger Lily? Pop into a boutique and have a play! :) xx Love your channel!!
Thank you Robyn, I shall look for this when I'm next in a store! I remember seeing the Ad on TV for it - think it had Jonny Depp? Thank you for watching and sharing! xx
Miss Dior is now my mom’s signature scent! Both of us absolutely hated the scent of old Miss Dior but when my mom came across the new one she fell in love immediately :)
My favorite perfume is Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel. I’ve been wearing it for a little over two years and I constantly get compliments even if it’s a popular influencer perfume. I live in the rural U.S. south so no one has heard of it yet 😂I also like Dolce Rosa Excelsa by Dolce and Gabbana, absolutely blooming by Dior, Bourbon by Elizabeth and James, and a cheap Anthropologie perfume called Fleur D’Oranger. Love this video Sophie!
Harajuku Lovers is actually Gwen Stefani's perfume line! Each time she releases a new set of 5, it is a variation of G, Love, Angel, Music, and Baby (her old backup dancers from the 2000's) Definitely try Super G if you want a summer scent.
Totally get the memory thing with scents! I used to work on a fragrance counter and I miss it some days. I used to get so excited for new perfumes! Never tried 'Oud' but I love strong fragrances so I think I might like it!
Why the perfume industry is so success? The smell of them bring back memories. At 17, I use a kind of baby perfume with a sweet tone, my boyfriend at the time, love it. Even he told me baby by the smell. One day, I know wanna see him, when I say hello with a cheek kiss (to my now ex) put the baby perfume and the guy put the biggest smile. Memories people, the food and music have the same effect. XoXoXo from Chile 🇨🇱😊💕
Hi Sophie, This was great video about frangrances. I have a lot in my collection too. In past 3 years I learned and noticed that it is much better to have a small bottle of the perfume as it evaporates with time. Also this gives me an opportunity to use different frangrances and use them more efficiently. My favorite one is Bvulgari omnia coral
If you like heavy perfumes, than these are three to try: My Burberry Black, Versace Crystal Noir and Attrape-Reves by Louis Vuitton (this one has strong staying power). I wear them in the evening. Also, a great travel summer, beach, travel body fragrance mist is Brazilian Crush by Sol Janeiro. It has a buttery, caramel scent. You can spray this all over your body with your swimsuit on and go to the beach.
Oh gosh I really resonate with scents and music carrying very strong memories. The smell of Davidoff Cool Water and Clinique Happy remind of highschool and not in a good way. The same with Dave Mathews Band and Lauren Hill music. On the other hand Lancôme Poem abd Hannae Mori bring me back to when I first fell in love with nicer perfumes. Btw, you’re sweater is gorgeous!
Your food poisoning episode with the accompanying scent really hit the mark with me. I loathe the scent of potpourri. It goes back to my childhood when my mother always kept an Avon potpourris air freshener spray in the toilet. So now, decades later, every time I smell potpourri my brain immediately associates it with diarrhoea.
Charlotte Tilbury is AMAZING! Ah, the bottle alone is just classic an looks great on any vanity. I remember Prada had a similar perfume like years ago. So glad you like MAC perfumes, to tell you the truth I have never smelled them.
Commentator541 - Pleeeeease have a sniff when you next pass a Mac counter! I promise you, you will be astounded. Candy Yum Yum I think I will get eventually, it's quite literally like candy floss. I don't wear the Mac scents every day as they are quite strong, Velvet Teddy is PERFECT for an evening out or for dinner. Charlotte Tilbury is delightful - such a classy smell. Thank you for watching as always! xx
The only 2 things I have to control my spending, perfume and tea. I think the "cuir beluga" is referring to the leather accord. It's a creamy (white), vanilla leather.
Perfume and Tea - I love it!! There are worse things to be hooked on Nubianette!!😋 Thank you so much for watching and for adding clarification around the Guerlain name xxx
I totally understand what you mean about being reminded of eras in your life when you smell a particular fragrance! Bright Crystals by Versace takes me back to my first year of college, when I worked with this really dreadful woman named Hope. She was evangelical and hated me because I'm gay. I love the scent, but it has such a negative association.
I like your perfumes. I also like middle east scent perfumes. I have also many perfumes. My favorite perfumes right now are : Yves saint Laurent Mon Paris. Lancome La vie est belle and Elie Saab The resort collection
"Cuir Beluga" is one of my favorite scents ever. "Cuir" means leather. And "Beluga" is the name of the Beluga whale that delivers the caviar. I guess they named it that way in order to say that this is the most exclusive leather smell out there (so "Beluga" is used here metaphorically). Greetings!
No way Sophie!! literally earlier on today at the top floor of harrods in the special fragrance section I came so close to buying that malachite armani fragrance :O
I hope you had a lovely time in Harrods today Adam! Malachite is beautiful, I was torn between the red and the green - but the red is slightly more floral I think. Green is more unisex (I wear quite a lot of unisex fragrances - I prefer them as a rule because they are less "fussy" I think) You will love Malachite! xxxx
Another great video dear Sophie. We have a completely different taste in fragrances but I appreciate to see a different opinion and be open minded to try new things! I am the same btw when it comes to memories and smells and music. This also works in a positive way as if I was happy in a situation wearing a parfume, I will always feel happz wearing it. So I love this! Btw I really hope you get some advantage from this NO9 boutique on IG. You do a great marketing for them! You know sometimes youtubers say "I don't get anything from it" when they mention a product and I feel like, but girl, you should get something. :))
My fave perfumes are eternity by Calvin Klein , JLO glow, juicy couture and light blue by dolce and Gabonna oh and I love the black opiom they sell at Sephora 😍
Cuir Beluga by Guerlain means white whale leather, in this context they are referring to the color of the beluga or the white whale, so all in all the name means "White Leather".
I bought a sample of Cuir Beluga on Ebay after you told us about it. I spent $20 CA for 2ml. Ebay also has the full sizes but I wanted to know if I liked it before I spent around $400 CA! Yikes! It is really strong but amazing, I really like it. Thanks for sharing all your otherscents so I have a better idea of what samples to try next.
Hey, Sophie! Beluga is a type of whale, yes. My guess was that Cuir Beluga contained ambergris, which is an expensive and luxurious ingredient in perfumery. I hate to put you off, but ambergris is essentially whale vomit! ;) However, upon further investigation of this scent, I didn't find any admission of ambergris in the notes. Actually, I think it might be only one type of what that produces ambergris... Perhaps the name is to invoke the feeling of velvety soft leather? (cuir=leather en français)
Hi, Sophie! I love perfumes and perfume video are my fave on youtube, love that you done this one! My fave from Dior perfumes is Miss Dior edp new one too! And i really dont like the other ones from this brand))
Same here some fragrance I can’t wear due to bad memories... music does that to me as well however I find myself wearing the perfume my mom use to wear they remind me of my happy childhood
Hello Bianca! You have good taste - haha! ;-) The Gucci perfume I was really surprised by as it's not something I would normally go for. I was in the airport terminal and could smell it, after about an hour I could take it no more! I had to have some! haha! Thank you so much for watching and for commenting, hugs to you xxx
thanks for the answer:) i had the same experience when i bought it. at first it was too heavy but after a while it smelled soo amazing. Greetings from Germany.
I don’t have the money for designer perfumes, so I just have two signature scents; Princess by Vera Wang, and The Fame by Lady Gaga. For daily wear I have some high street brands gifted for Birthdays/ Christmas, that are normally some kind of floral scent. I love florals personally.
This is a great video. I’m so boring with perfume and I’m not financially stable so it’s a rare treat. I always just buy the Chanel Chance perfumes but I need to branch out and try other brands.
I have Si and Black Opium in my collection and I really really love them! but my favorite one by far is Black Orchid. And other ones I really like are a couple of perfumes I got form a perfumist in Kuwait...they are so rich and so powerful, very Middle Eastern and is glorious. I love oudh so much also, I have couple of that kind and also home fragrances based on it.
I know this comment is late , but i absolutely love Jo Malone WoodSage and SeaSalt and M.A.C Turquatic . I combine them both with Marc Jacobs daisy. Omgosh I always get so many compliments. Maybe you should combine them and it would make you feel better .
I use to love Marc Jacobs Daisy and Dot (still do) but my new favourite is Hermes Twilly! Highly recommend if you like (id describe it as) spicy scents. But still a bit floral. I find it a super interesting and delightful scent.
Hello Jadie Cakes! (I always think of my bunny rabbit when I see your username, her nickname is Jesse Cakes - haha!!) You know, I have NEVER tried or have smelled any Hermes fragrance. I will try on your recommendation! Thank you for watching as always! xx
I see we have similar tastes,so if u'r into oud,u need to try some Montale fragrances,they are very potent and long lasting,oud based but with variations of rose,honey,chocolate,etc.Greeting from Romania!
Fun fact from a former neurology student: The reason scents conjure up memories so effectively is because the olfactory center (that processes smell) in the brain is seated extremely close to the area where memories are stored and formed. Less fun thing: I did the same thing with the food poisoning. I *love* ginger in smoothies, and so one morning I made myself a breakfast smoothie with lots of ginger. Little did I know that the yoghurt I used was quite badly expired, and any off taste was masked by the amounts of ginger I'd put in there. So I got to work, opened up the café I was working in at the time, just managed to serve my first guest, and then literally emptied my stomach into the sink just behind me as the first guest walked away. So now, as much as I love it, the smell and taste of fresh ginger brings back a horribly vivid memory of being violently ill.
I’ve just read your comment with my hand over my mouth 😂 I knew your story was going to be bad but as soon as I saw “expired yoghurt” I was like ......ooooooh noooooo! 🤮 So no more ginger for you?! 😋 I’ve got a similar story to yours involving Bacardi rum (when I was a teenager). I now can’t so much as smell the stuff for wanting to be sick! Well I’m glad you’re ok, thanks for sharing your story - you had me reading it on the edge of my seat! That so interesting about where smells are held in the brain too and would make sense regards memories. I get a similar memory/association thing with music too! Thank you so much for watching and sharing your story! Xxx😘💖
I don’t think I can ever drink Bacardi again in my life 😂 I feel sorry for you that it’s happened with ginger though as it’s used in so many nice dishes 😣 Have a lovely weekend!xx😘💖
I know! And it's so good for you too!! 😑 Thank you so much for your genuine interest in your viewers and for all the hard work you put into your videos! They're so well-made! 👌🏻 A lovely weekend to you and David too! 😘
What do you think about the new fragrance from Chanel, Gabrielle? I find it amazing. Every time I am in Paris, I get it. (I’ve got lots of unfinished bottles now lol, love it though)
Armani “Si” is one of my faves , soooooo perfect and gorgeous 👍🏻👍🏻 I’m gonna be checking out the Macs “velvet teddy” now - I love Thierry Muglers “Angel Muse”- it’s amazing for a cold winters day You are my spirit animal - so classy, cute , and high class without being annoyingly bougie . I want to be u lol 😀😜
And thank you for showing your hair perfume! I was on a look out for something like that. I never used anything from this brand, I'm interested in trying it. Does it make the hair dry at all? The way some dry shampoo do? Some of them dry out my hair too much and I can't use them for this reason.
OMG I’m just the same! I’ve got a few perfumes that I can’t wear because it reminds me of bad times I’ve had! I thought it’s just me relates memories to fragrances
We have Very similar tastes it would seem :) I too have Tom Ford Velvet Orchid, Armani Si & YSL Black Opium. I'm now wanting to give a few others a smell from your list, TF Noir for one. My other 'winter' (read sweet lol) fragrance favs are Prada Candy & Dior Ja'dor. Cheers! 🇨🇦
I am such a perfumehead, it's my favorite thing when people talk about their collections ❤
It's refreshing to see a genuinely nice RUclipsr 💕
I am one of those people who assimilate music and scents to events or memories, too.
White Whale is probably referencing the book Moby Dick. Because of the book, white whale refers to something mysterious that is always being pursued, but never caught. :)
Since i have gotten older i have noticed that the perfumes i like now are much more stronger. My favourite at the moment is Myrrh & Tonka by Jo Malone. I also love Allure by Chanel. I used to love Daisy before but not sure i would buy it anymore though.
You're spot on about perfumes triggering memories to a certain time. Black Orchid always reminds me of the city, as I happen to wear it all the time when I visit.
Coco mademoiselle edp was my favorite perfume. My boyfriend loved it too. But now that we're separated, everytime I smell the scent I miss him and get depressed. 😔
And yes those associations are real! Nothing weird about it 😅
Thank god I'm not alone in this Tolulope! 😭 😭 I don't know why, but smells and music are what my brain seems to associate life events with. It's weird but also quite annoying lol. I take it that you experience this too?! Thank you for watching! xx
Sophie Shohet | Fashion Beauty Lifestyle yep! While experiencing my first ‘heartbreak’ (mind you this was in high school 😂) I recall my sister had Estée Lauder Pleasures on full blast for about a week!! Since then any whiff of it brings back bad memories 😂😂
I get vivid flashbacks and nostalgia whenever i listen to music or smell something too! Precisely why I avoid them. I find it painful and weird
Some of these normal perfumes don’t last long because of the alcohol in them as it burns away the oils in the perfume.
High end designer brands such as Chanel, Dior, YSL etc some are good but the smell doesn’t last.
It’s not worth spending all that money on something that’s not gonna last.
Your only just paying for the designer brand, bottle, packaging and advertising.
I always use 100 % concentrated oils, such as the ones you can get from Suna Musk in Westfield, or from special Arabic stores that only sell perfume oil.
100% Perfume oil last for DAYS even WEEKS. It’s also very very inexpensive. Some of the oils that I have only cost just £2.00! As it’s 8ml, but you only just need to put a little bit on as it’s concentrated. x
hey sophie you can make jam out of roses. it's a thing here in eastern europe. you can make sherbert too, and some ppl make juice and concentrate!
ANd a fab Middle Eastern dessert is pears with vanilla ice cream with ROSE WATER, the culinary kind poured over it...DIVINE , a taste of paradise.
A friend from Turkey once put rose jam and feta cheese on pita bread - it is so good!!
ma plictisesc I love rose jam in my tea 🌹
I personally wear Jimmy Choo, and love it! Thank you for sharing your collection
Moira Melvin it’s too sweet for me>
I love perfume collection videos! and both of yours are some of my favs because you don't have just the same perfumes as everyone else, you bring something new to the table. like I'd never heard of oud before your first video and now I'm really into it. thanks!
I'm the exact same way, I totally associate fragrances to past experiences and sometimes it's sad. Fruity gum makes me immediately go back to high school days, no thanks!
Love it! I’m an oud lover as well. You can also try Arabian Oud , they are a Middle Eastern chain with a wide range of oud based scents xxx
Oooh, I think I have heard of this chain Tolulope - I feel like they have a boutique opposite Selfridges in London?
I keep meaning to go in there, thank you again for the tip! xx
Sophie Shohet | Fashion Beauty Lifestyle Not sure how close to Selfridges but yes they have a store directly on Oxford Street xx 💋
the harajuku lovers is a gwen stefani perfume range she has snd they are all lovely xxx
Wow we have exactly the same taste in perfumes! I find that very exciting. I believe I saw some Penhaligon's peeking through? Lord George? Lady Blanche? Would love an update on your collection :)
Haha it's funny how you said you can't wear certain perfumes because of memories, I have that same thing with a lot of perfume that I love. That made me stop using about 30 out of 40 that I have 😕 That also happens with other people's perfume if, let's say, I had a bad experience with them after that I can't stand the perfume that they wore, even if I used to like it! I get that memories thing with music as well🌞
And yes, based on your choices I can tell you like heavier perfumes 😊 I like a lot of the ones you have mostly on others. I love floral perfumes and I have been wondering about Gucci bloom, (I have a bad association with a few of Gucci perfumes for the reason mentioned above haha). I think you kind of convinced me to try it! 💛
Loved seeing your perfume collection! 😍
I have exactly the same thing with music and scents. 😂
I was always so drawn to the miss dior bottle, but couldn’t bring myself to like the scent. It just wasn’t me. But when I smelled the new one I bought it right away. I do love floral scents btw, but this was a bit different. Have been using it as my autumn/winter perfume! 😄 Recommend it so much!
What a lovely post..thank you! My grandmother once owned a hotel based perfume bar in a resort hotel. She adored perfume and I got my love of it from trying on hers as a child..a special Saturday activity in my childhood. I am an academic psychologist, the senses of smell and taste are the most closely associate with memory. Our sense of taste often leaves us before we die but memories at other times of life can be strongly associated with smell and tastes.And both positive and negative experiences become in our minds STRONGLY associated with smells as eating (the pleasure of which largely derives from SMELL, a vital component of taste, is one of our most basic functions to keep us alive.
My signature scent is the original Agent Provocateur perfume, to me it smells like parma violet sweets :)
I used to wear Juicy Couture viva la juicy, it reminds me of the ballet comps and acting I did when I was younger.
OMGGGGGGG Kerry! Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy! How could I forget that?!?!
I too used to wear it all of the time and it's one I would 100% wear again now. Do you remember the little charms that came around the neck of the bottle?! AP is another classic! Thank you for watching and I hope all is well and good with you :) xxx
Another great video, Sophie! Thanks! The blog looks fantastic, btw. :-)
I have to admit to really liking Gucci Bloom! (Which is perhaps a firing offence as I work for Jo Malone! LOL), and reckon it's similar to Tom Ford Soleil Blanc. You should try some of the Jo Malone intense colognes - wonder if you might like Velvet Rose and Oud, or Dark Amber and Ginger Lily? Pop into a boutique and have a play! :) xx Love your channel!!
I bought that Atkinson because of you. I love it. Thanks for sharing.
The new Miss Dior is my fragrance. It’s utterly magical!
Dior Sauvage smells insane, highly recommend for david!!!!
Thank you Robyn, I shall look for this when I'm next in a store! I remember seeing the Ad on TV for it - think it had Jonny Depp? Thank you for watching and sharing! xx
Dior Sauvage is delish!!! Bought it for my partners Xmas and birthday.. love it..
Miss Dior is now my mom’s signature scent! Both of us absolutely hated the scent of old Miss Dior but when my mom came across the new one she fell in love immediately :)
Also, La Femme by Prada smells delightful.
My favorite perfume is Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel. I’ve been wearing it for a little over two years and I constantly get compliments even if it’s a popular influencer perfume. I live in the rural U.S. south so no one has heard of it yet 😂I also like Dolce Rosa Excelsa by Dolce and Gabbana, absolutely blooming by Dior, Bourbon by Elizabeth and James, and a cheap Anthropologie perfume called Fleur D’Oranger. Love this video Sophie!
Was thinking we had similar tastes in perfume, then you whipped out Black Orchid and Noir! Yesss, knew we did. I'm gonna try some of these others!
The BEST fragrances Nizzle!xxx
Harajuku Lovers is actually Gwen Stefani's perfume line! Each time she releases a new set of 5, it is a variation of G, Love, Angel, Music, and Baby (her old backup dancers from the 2000's) Definitely try Super G if you want a summer scent.
Totally get the memory thing with scents! I used to work on a fragrance counter and I miss it some days. I used to get so excited for new perfumes! Never tried 'Oud' but I love strong fragrances so I think I might like it!
Why the perfume industry is so success? The smell of them bring back memories. At 17, I use a kind of baby perfume with a sweet tone, my boyfriend at the time, love it. Even he told me baby by the smell. One day, I know wanna see him, when I say hello with a cheek kiss (to my now ex) put the baby perfume and the guy put the biggest smile. Memories people, the food and music have the same effect. XoXoXo from Chile 🇨🇱😊💕
oh yes I've been wanting this video for ages! Love velvet teddy and black opium xx
Hi Sophie,
This was great video about frangrances. I have a lot in my collection too. In past 3 years I learned and noticed that it is much better to have a small bottle of the perfume as it evaporates with time. Also this gives me an opportunity to use different frangrances and use them more efficiently. My favorite one is Bvulgari omnia coral
If you like heavy perfumes, than these are three to try: My Burberry Black, Versace Crystal Noir and Attrape-Reves by Louis Vuitton (this one has strong staying power). I wear them in the evening. Also, a great travel summer, beach, travel body fragrance mist is Brazilian Crush by Sol Janeiro. It has a buttery, caramel scent. You can spray this all over your body with your swimsuit on and go to the beach.
Oh gosh I really resonate with scents and music carrying very strong memories. The smell of Davidoff Cool Water and Clinique Happy remind of highschool and not in a good way. The same with Dave Mathews Band and Lauren Hill music. On the other hand Lancôme Poem abd Hannae Mori bring me back to when I first fell in love with nicer perfumes. Btw, you’re sweater is gorgeous!
Thankyou for sharing your list of scents. I also love the heavier perfumes but...then again I am much older. I so enjoy your videos keep them coming.
I’m obsessed with your background
Loooove the vanity
I think you would love Bond #9 Dubai series especially ruby. My most favorite perfumes are from Bond #9. You should try it😊
I did not like the previous Miss Dior perfumes either, but this new version is amazing, I totally agree with you!
Your food poisoning episode with the accompanying scent really hit the mark with me. I loathe the scent of potpourri. It goes back to my childhood when my mother always kept an Avon potpourris air freshener spray in the toilet. So now, decades later, every time I smell potpourri my brain immediately associates it with diarrhoea.
I adore these! I love perfume & smells in general so this was so good for me to watch :)
My favorites are Bond No. 9, so many varieties... LOVE!
Charlotte Tilbury is AMAZING! Ah, the bottle alone is just classic an looks great on any vanity. I remember Prada had a similar perfume like years ago. So glad you like MAC perfumes, to tell you the truth I have never smelled them.
Commentator541 - Pleeeeease have a sniff when you next pass a Mac counter! I promise you, you will be astounded. Candy Yum Yum I think I will get eventually, it's quite literally like candy floss. I don't wear the Mac scents every day as they are quite strong, Velvet Teddy is PERFECT for an evening out or for dinner. Charlotte Tilbury is delightful - such a classy smell. Thank you for watching as always! xx
Sophie we have similar fragrance taste...you need to try Mancera - Roses Musk... you need to smell it
The only 2 things I have to control my spending, perfume and tea. I think the "cuir beluga" is referring to the leather accord. It's a creamy (white), vanilla leather.
Perfume and Tea - I love it!! There are worse things to be hooked on Nubianette!!😋
Thank you so much for watching and for adding clarification around the Guerlain name xxx
I assumed it was because it possibly contained the note Amber Gris (Whale Vomit) but it apparently does not.
I love having different scents for different moods!
Nice collection, I might have to have a smell of some of these. I'm a very sweet perfume girl, but I do love Miss Dior. xx
I totally understand what you mean about being reminded of eras in your life when you smell a particular fragrance! Bright Crystals by Versace takes me back to my first year of college, when I worked with this really dreadful woman named Hope. She was evangelical and hated me because I'm gay. I love the scent, but it has such a negative association.
I like your perfumes. I also like middle east scent perfumes. I have also many perfumes. My favorite perfumes right now are : Yves saint Laurent Mon Paris. Lancome La vie est belle and Elie Saab The resort collection
"Cuir Beluga" is one of my favorite scents ever. "Cuir" means leather. And "Beluga" is the name of the Beluga whale that delivers the caviar. I guess they named it that way in order to say that this is the most exclusive leather smell out there (so "Beluga" is used here metaphorically). Greetings!
You need to smell estee lauder - bronze goddess. Best summer scent ever.
Great video!! I need to checkout that hair fragrance you showed because as much as I love dry shampoo sometimes the scents aren't all that nice! < 3
No way Sophie!! literally earlier on today at the top floor of harrods in the special fragrance section I came so close to buying that malachite armani fragrance :O
I hope you had a lovely time in Harrods today Adam! Malachite is beautiful, I was torn between the red and the green - but the red is slightly more floral I think. Green is more unisex (I wear quite a lot of unisex fragrances - I prefer them as a rule because they are less "fussy" I think) You will love Malachite! xxxx
Your perfume collection is amazing!
The Armani one is amazing! I have it as well -what a great choice!
Another great video dear Sophie. We have a completely different taste in fragrances but I appreciate to see a different opinion and be open minded to try new things! I am the same btw when it comes to memories and smells and music. This also works in a positive way as if I was happy in a situation wearing a parfume, I will always feel happz wearing it. So I love this! Btw I really hope you get some advantage from this NO9 boutique on IG. You do a great marketing for them! You know sometimes youtubers say "I don't get anything from it" when they mention a product and I feel like, but girl, you should get something. :))
Oooh lord!!!! I am so in love with your accent
My fave perfumes are eternity by Calvin Klein , JLO glow, juicy couture and light blue by dolce and Gabonna oh and I love the black opiom they sell at Sephora 😍
Cuir Beluga by Guerlain means white whale leather, in this context they are referring to the color of the beluga or the white whale, so all in all the name means "White Leather".
you can definitely make jam out of rose petals, I have a jar in my cupboard right now. it's pretty delicious :)
I bought a sample of Cuir Beluga on Ebay after you told us about it. I spent $20 CA for 2ml. Ebay also has the full sizes but I wanted to know if I liked it before I spent around $400 CA! Yikes! It is really strong but amazing, I really like it. Thanks for sharing all your otherscents so I have a better idea of what samples to try next.
You like heavier scents you should try black orchid from the nest . It’s so good . I love black opium !
If you love Gucci Bloom, you should try Ralph Lauren Woman! Both have a very strong keynote of tuberose, and I wear both often!
Oh my god, please tell me where you got that black off-the-shoulder top you are wearing in the thumbnail! It’s so pretty 😍
The Cuir Beluga actually means 'white leather' :)
We have Harajuku Lovers here, they used to be sold all the time but they've slowly been faded out of being sold now
In the UK
They are Gwen Stefani perfumes so they're practically world wide sold
Hey, Sophie! Beluga is a type of whale, yes. My guess was that Cuir Beluga contained ambergris, which is an expensive and luxurious ingredient in perfumery. I hate to put you off, but ambergris is essentially whale vomit! ;) However, upon further investigation of this scent, I didn't find any admission of ambergris in the notes. Actually, I think it might be only one type of what that produces ambergris... Perhaps the name is to invoke the feeling of velvety soft leather? (cuir=leather en français)
Jumps right into it. I love that.
I've had rose jam. Complete with petals, it can be bought in all good polish supermarkets 😁 was shocked the day I discovered it x
Hi, Sophie! I love perfumes and perfume video are my fave on youtube, love that you done this one! My fave from Dior perfumes is Miss Dior edp new one too! And i really dont like the other ones from this brand))
Same here some fragrance I can’t wear due to bad memories... music does that to me as well however I find myself wearing the perfume my mom use to wear they remind me of my happy childhood
OMG i just realized, that we have almost the same perfume collection. These two Joe Malone once are my favorite, as well as the Gucci floral one :)
Hello Bianca! You have good taste - haha! ;-)
The Gucci perfume I was really surprised by as it's not something I would normally go for. I was in the airport terminal and could smell it, after about an hour I could take it no more! I had to have some! haha! Thank you so much for watching and for commenting, hugs to you xxx
thanks for the answer:) i had the same experience when i bought it. at first it was too heavy but after a while it smelled soo amazing. Greetings from Germany.
I don’t have the money for designer perfumes, so I just have two signature scents; Princess by Vera Wang, and The Fame by Lady Gaga. For daily wear I have some high street brands gifted for Birthdays/ Christmas, that are normally some kind of floral scent. I love florals personally.
This is a great video. I’m so boring with perfume and I’m not financially stable so it’s a rare treat. I always just buy the Chanel Chance perfumes but I need to branch out and try other brands.
I have Si and Black Opium in my collection and I really really love them! but my favorite one by far is Black Orchid. And other ones I really like are a couple of perfumes I got form a perfumist in Kuwait...they are so rich and so powerful, very Middle Eastern and is glorious. I love oudh so much also, I have couple of that kind and also home fragrances based on it.
I know this comment is late , but i absolutely love Jo Malone WoodSage and SeaSalt and M.A.C Turquatic . I combine them both with Marc Jacobs daisy. Omgosh I always get so many compliments. Maybe you should combine them and it would make you feel better .
I use to love Marc Jacobs Daisy and Dot (still do) but my new favourite is Hermes Twilly! Highly recommend if you like (id describe it as) spicy scents. But still a bit floral. I find it a super interesting and delightful scent.
Hello Jadie Cakes! (I always think of my bunny rabbit when I see your username, her nickname is Jesse Cakes - haha!!) You know, I have NEVER tried or have smelled any Hermes fragrance. I will try on your recommendation! Thank you for watching as always! xx
I love ❤️ fragrance reviews these are my favorite to post and watch omg Tom Ford is awesome
Here’s an immediate like for your super adorable thumbnail. ❤️
I see we have similar tastes,so if u'r into oud,u need to try some Montale fragrances,they are very potent and long lasting,oud based but with variations of rose,honey,chocolate,etc.Greeting from Romania!
Did you forget to talk about the Penhaligon's perfume I saw in the trey? I would love to know what you think of it !!
Fun fact from a former neurology student: The reason scents conjure up memories so effectively is because the olfactory center (that processes smell) in the brain is seated extremely close to the area where memories are stored and formed.
Less fun thing: I did the same thing with the food poisoning. I *love* ginger in smoothies, and so one morning I made myself a breakfast smoothie with lots of ginger. Little did I know that the yoghurt I used was quite badly expired, and any off taste was masked by the amounts of ginger I'd put in there. So I got to work, opened up the café I was working in at the time, just managed to serve my first guest, and then literally emptied my stomach into the sink just behind me as the first guest walked away.
So now, as much as I love it, the smell and taste of fresh ginger brings back a horribly vivid memory of being violently ill.
I’ve just read your comment with my hand over my mouth 😂 I knew your story was going to be bad but as soon as I saw “expired yoghurt” I was like ......ooooooh noooooo! 🤮 So no more ginger for you?! 😋
I’ve got a similar story to yours involving Bacardi rum (when I was a teenager). I now can’t so much as smell the stuff for wanting to be sick!
Well I’m glad you’re ok, thanks for sharing your story - you had me reading it on the edge of my seat!
That so interesting about where smells are held in the brain too and would make sense regards memories. I get a similar memory/association thing with music too!
Thank you so much for watching and sharing your story! Xxx😘💖
No more ginger for me, I wouldn't touch the stuff with a ten feet pole! And I'm assuming no more Bacardi rum for you! 😂 😂
I don’t think I can ever drink Bacardi again in my life 😂 I feel sorry for you that it’s happened with ginger though as it’s used in so many nice dishes 😣 Have a lovely weekend!xx😘💖
I know! And it's so good for you too!! 😑
Thank you so much for your genuine interest in your viewers and for all the hard work you put into your videos! They're so well-made! 👌🏻
A lovely weekend to you and David too! 😘
What do you think about the new fragrance from Chanel, Gabrielle? I find it amazing. Every time I am in Paris, I get it. (I’ve got lots of unfinished bottles now lol, love it though)
Armani “Si” is one of my faves , soooooo perfect and gorgeous 👍🏻👍🏻
I’m gonna be checking out the Macs “velvet teddy” now - I love Thierry Muglers “Angel Muse”- it’s amazing for a cold winters day
You are my spirit animal - so classy, cute , and high class without being annoyingly bougie .
I want to be u lol 😀😜
And thank you for showing your hair perfume! I was on a look out for something like that. I never used anything from this brand, I'm interested in trying it. Does it make the hair dry at all? The way some dry shampoo do? Some of them dry out my hair too much and I can't use them for this reason.
I also love forest scents. I have a Windsor Forest room spray and even a toilet cleaner with pine scent :D
Loveee Velvet Orchid & Gucci Bloom!
Sophie what do you think about the famous eccentric molecules?x
Oo nice I like your collection, I had my eye on Bloom and Sparkling Secret for a while!
if you like Oud have you tried Lancome Oud Bouquet?
I love Gucci Bloom! I gave myself a bottle for Christmas this year.
Hello beautiful Katie! An excellent choice for a self-gift!
Thank you so much for watching as always :) xxx
Gucci Oud is one of my favorites
I always liked the IDEA of Miss Dior, but never liked it when I tried it. Maybe I’ll give it another try, if the new composition is different.
OMG I’m just the same! I’ve got a few perfumes that I can’t wear because it reminds me of bad times I’ve had! I thought it’s just me relates memories to fragrances
Wow! That's a lot of perfumes, and good perfumes as well! I have two xD and I wear them everyday
Scents are the number one attributers to memories.
Love your perfume collection
I have a friend who has Gucci bloom and I always ask them to wear it because I love the smell so much😂😂
I'm wearing "Jardin de bagatelle" by Guerlain and " la panthère, Noir absolu " by Cartier. Oud girl here too 😇😇
We have Very similar tastes it would seem :) I too have Tom Ford Velvet Orchid, Armani Si & YSL Black Opium. I'm now wanting to give a few others a smell from your list, TF Noir for one. My other 'winter' (read sweet lol) fragrance favs are Prada Candy & Dior Ja'dor. Cheers! 🇨🇦
I’m In Windsor after you’re video, stood where you vlogged outside the castle as I speak :P x
Have a fun day there!!! Xx