This is such a sweet video, Claire! 🥰💖 I'm here for all the things that make us humans sharing this life experience - all its beauty and the not so good parts too. Love your grandparents' love story, in particular. And I'm all for a "change for the better." 👌👌👌
What lovely personal stories Claire. The one about your grandparents was so sweet and they were together for 65 years ❤ As you said fragrances definitely can be very evocative and take you back to somewhere in your past, bringing back both the good and the not so good memories. My husband has terminal cancer and both my parents have dementia and I am making sure I wear a different fragrance every day so I don't have any fragrances that, in the future, will take me back to this heartbreaking time. I've never thought of you as weird. You (and Veronica) are both a breath of fresh air in your honesty and approach and watching you and connecting with you over the weekend takes my mind off what is happening in my life for a short time. So thank you for being you ❤
Oh Fiona, that must be extremely hard to deal with. I can understand you not wanting to have any fragrance linked to such difficult times. I really hope RUclips is a little escape for a bit for you. I am always so happy to see you in my comments. ❤️ Veronica is fab isn't she? I agree, there are just some people that you know aren't trying to be too RUclips and are just trying to be them and she is one. 🥰
Black Opium will always be in my collection, no matter how many complex perfumes I try. It just makes me feel so good. I also agree with scent associations, which is why sometimes I gravitate towards powdery, retro style, ambery perfumes. They remind me of my mom and are so reminiscent of the 80s. Loved watching this.
Yes! Those types of fragrances definitely take me to the 80s too and my mum and godmother. They are very comforting in a way. And Black Opium is a complete classic ❤️ Thanks for watching ❤️
Claire, you don t wear Black Orchid. You ARE a black orchid! That's how special you are! 💕💕💕💕 When u were speaking about Loverdose I was thinking that maybe you should wear that last bottle and end both with the perfume and the bad memories. Jut saying 😘😘
Haha 😂 yes you're right. That old formulation too, it's just mmm! Yes, I'm sure loverdose will disappear at some stage and won't come back. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Claire! Right before watching your video, I was watching a video about enhancing one's skin tone via strategic color choices of makeup, hair, and clothing. With that priming, I immediately noticed your skin looks quite lovely and radiant in this one. ✨️ Have a lovely day, and thank you for another wonderful video. 🦋🧡🦋
Oh thank you! That sounds really interesting! I should probably go with lighter colours more often maybe? My house is always freezing cold so I tend to wear a lot of jumpers 😂 my skin has been very well behaved of late, it's unusual! Thanks for watching as always ❤️
Loved this. Watched on my day off work with a cup of coffee, whilst the gloomy day did it's gloomy thing outside my window. Charming video. I can't be the only person who genuinely and seriously wishes they could travel through time with bottles of reformulated, insipid versions of classic fragrances in order to compare them to the versions I remember from my childhood (or versions that existed before I did). Wouldn't that be exquisitely enjoyable fun?! I want to see just how reliable my memory is, and which fragrances have indeed altered beyond recognition. PS= BDK's 'Bouquet de Hongrie' smells to me uncannily similar to Marc Jacobs Daisy.
That's interesting! I have a sample of Bouquet De Hongrie, I will revisit it. I've tried so many BDK, I'm really not sure they are for me. 🤷♀️ Yes! I'd love to time travel and resniff things. My bet is that I would be very upset by current reformulations though 😂
I totally agree. However it takes a certain maturity, level of serious interest and a particular personality type to prefer intelligent half hour uploads exploring more complex areas of the fragrance world as opposed to the fast paced superficial fragrance videos that clog up YT (and appear to be what people prefer, going by the numbers). A shame. This is such a great channel.
Keeping a fragrance that brings not so nice memories is actually very therapeutic and teaches us that life can overcome those bad times and that we have moved on from it 🤷♀️
You look so lovely -- I love your lipstick shade and your coordinating blouse with that lip color is adorable. And as a huge fan of UK dramas, I would love to see a tv series based on that young uni science grad working at the local police station while looking for a preferred job and getting playfully teased about her outfits & perfume by 2 young officers sharing her office 😃😙
This was such a heartwarming video! Absolutely loved the blend of memories with fragrances. It's incredible how much a smell can transport us back in time, in our memories ❤
Loved this Claire. Your Grandparents love story was so sweet. I was also extremely close to my Grandmother and she told me so many stories over the years. She was a fascinating woman too 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume I always wanted to hear what life was like in her early childhood and how they did things. And then what life was like during the war. She was always also so easy to talk to. She was very open, modern minded and non judgemental. She was unshockable 🙂
Yes, I think mine was similar. I wish I'd asked her more things now. You don't realise what a precious resource their memories are until it's too late unfortunately.
The two fragrances I associate with childhood are Windsong by Prince Matchabelli and the original Jergens Cherrybark lotion. My mother wore both. I’m thinking about getting a small bottle of Windsong to just smell…..and remember… My first fragrance was a bottle of Chantilly, gifted to me by my grandmother when I was 12. By the way, I will be 74 next month…..time flies…. I always learn something from you!
Yes fragrances can just take you back to times and places and people. It's one of the most astoundingly beautiful things about them 😊 and early happy birthday 🎂 I hope if you want a bottle of that fragrance, you can find one. 🥰
What a fascinating video! 😊 Love your story! Thank you for sharing! ❤I had no idea that you grew up on a farm. Love your grandparents' love story too! ❤ I know what you mean when you say, "I want to feel like how this perfumes smells." It's really a feeling that perfumes convey. ❤
Yes some fragrances have feelings attached to them more than others and some really tell very personal stories. I do wonder now with my larger collection whether my new fragrances with gain such deep associations in the future. Thanks for watching ❤️
I have a goofy inner shame about my uncharacteristic love affair with Mancera's 'Roses Vanille'. I can't help it. It's one of those obnoxious party-starting friends who are always a happy good time, despite it taking a while to 'get' them and really just appreciate them for who they are. When you stop resenting these immature loudmouths and open up to who they really are, it's a wonderful kind of love. I believe there's a place in everybody's life for that one superficial, warm-hearted boisterous friend who is reliable as someone who cheers and distracts you, bringing true value to your life in a way that you may first resent or bristle against. Roses Vanille is the fragrance version of that human, for me.
@@dr.claire.perfume Your bold, sweet loyalty to Black Opium inspired my comment. I loved hearing you defend it and expound upon your nostalgia and ongoing love of it.
Haha 😂 yes! I really did love and wear it constantly and it brings back memories of me doing my PhD, something I'd wanted to do for so long and that made me feel very happy. 😊
That’s a very personal video Claire! ❤❤ I have so many memories with perfume and I try to make new ones with new perfumes. For instance, I couldn’t find Guimauve de Noël where I am and I had my cousin visiting from Luxembourg at Christmas so I made her bring a bottle of it. She came back last week and we spent an afternoon together for a show, a dinner and some shopping so I wore this perfume. It’s now associated with her and I love that since I don’t get to see her that often anymore.
That's such a fab link! People giving you fragrances really links them to that scent, it must be lovely to have that if you don't see her that often. In these times without signature fragrances, making links and memories is somewhat something that has to be engineered but it's worth it I think! 🙂 Thanks for watching ❤️
Your channel is the only perfume channel I am subscribed to. The other channel get monotonous and bring nothing new to their subscribers; once you have watched a couple of videos from them you have pretty much seen all they have to offer. Besides (based on some personal experiences) I really question if they really have smelled the perfumes they are supposed to review. On the other hand your channel is always so innovative and touches so many different aspectes envolving perfumes that makes your videos always interesting to watch. So yes, I do like the scientist in you but in my opinion your creativity is even better. I hope many other people get to enjoy your content.
Thank you so much for that lovely comment! I do try to do different types of videos that other channels don't do because those are the type of videos that make me want to watch too. I know they don't get as many views as other videos but I think the people who choose to watch them really enjoy them. Thank you for watching as always ❤️
I really like your blouse. It looks excellent with the lipstick too☺️ Rive Gauche is something that has always appealed to me visually, though I tend to doubt that I would enjoy wearing it. I had not heard about it being for women to buy for themselves, but I like that idea-the packaging is very unromantic and no-nonsense in a way that must’ve felt very modern then (and still now). That Miller Harris one sounds so right up my alley-tomato leaf, blackcurrant, mint! I haven’t been able to find it to try but I would really like to☹️ I was just saying to someone this morning how I was a little sad that I wouldn’t be getting any more cozy snowstorms vibes for the year, but you’ve reminded me that summer rains are also wonderful. So that’s something to look forward to. I think if I start soon I could still manage to fit in a 65-year romance… well, I’ll also need some serious help from medical science, but it’s not totally out of the realm of possibility! Lots of good stuff in this video. It sounds like you’ve had a great time on RUclips over the years and that’s wonderful🥰
I know what you mean about rive gauche, the can just intrigues you. There's a Zoologist fragrance that smells a lot like rive gauche to begin, maybe nightingale, I can't remember... Yes, 65 years seems unimaginable now, I agree. Thanks for watching ❤️
I absolutely enjoyed this video, I did not know you once worked for the Police and that your Father is Farmer so amazing! The story about your Grandparents warmed my heart, I love love stories 🥰 And I agree Sanne, is amazing and I hope she does this tag ❤
La Petite Robe Noir has been with me from the beginning of my RUclips channel and also holds great memories. You are the most awesomely unique content creator I watch. You bring a wealth of knowledge to this community ❤❤
Black Perfecto certainly had a moment a few years ago didn't it?! It really stood out! And thank you! I try to make videos that other people don't, sometimes it works and sometimes not 😂
I loved this video so much! You are so articulate and I love the way you describe not only the scents themselves, but your memories and emotional attachment to these. I could relate to some of this, as a 1985 baby in the UK I also remember DKNY Be Delicious being everywhere at a certain point - both my housemate at Uni and my sister wore it so just seeing a photo of the bottle is immediately evocative of my early 20s! 🙂I actually wore the red delicious version myself and really liked that. Totally agree with your point re: your personality being your USP, it's absolutely why I watch you and what sets you apart from other creators (I find your content much more creative, interesting and thought-provoking than 99% of others, who just do constant hauls and top 10s) and it really speaks to me and my personality/interests too. My mum's perfumes growing up were Anais Anais and Cinnabar so these were both very present when I was growing up, and the perfume I wore for a lot of my 20s was Kenzo Flower, which now seems a slightly odd choice to me, but I got a free sample at a cinema (?! random) when I was about 17 and just loved it! My next signature after years with that was Issey Miyake L'Eau D'Issey and I went through multiple bottles. I can definitely relate to marking certain periods of my life through various scents too - in some ways it seems crazy that I didn't get more into perfume earlier on in my life (although I always liked it I wasn't obsessed like I have been for the last few years).
Thank you! That's lovely of you to say! 🥰 Yes the entire be delicious line just takes me back. My friend has a bottle of red delicious and I smelt it recently, shame it's discontinued. Mum scents are ones you smell over and over so they get ingrained I think! Same, I remember I had samples of a few fragrances that I wouldn't have thought were me at all but somehow the sampling got me and I bought them 😂 I think trying more makes you pickier somehow. My friend wore Kenzo flower, I remember the huge bottle on her bag 🤣 I don't think I was properly into fragrance until 2020 really, just enthusiastic up to then. Perfume really sucks you in. I'm always happy to see you, you are an OG sub!!! 🥰
Your videos are both informative and soothing! I've been in a rut these days... but listening to your cadence, anecdotes, and perfume descriptions was like finally taking in a breath of fresh air. ❤ Also: Your unique (honest) brand resonates with me and the people I enjoy interacting with, so you're probably my favorite ScentYTer.
Oh thank you! I'm so happy that you enjoyed this! Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate you telling me that. I hope you have a lovely Sunday 🥰
Very eloquent and touching. It can be difficult to put into words how certain fragrances can affect us. It's going to be unique to each individual. But you did a great job of describing your experiences of the perfumes in your life. For myself, I don't seem to tie any fragrance to a particular person (except Tabu for my mother) or time in my life, whether positive or negative. When I've gone through a period of unhappiness or grappling with a health issue, I don't wear perfume. I use perfume as a way to boost a mood or express myself. I believe that there are particular times when a perfume is at its best -- whether a particular season or weather condition -- and that somehow helps me be in tune with the season.
Thank you! Yes this took a bit of thinking about how to put some of these. I think your mother's fragrance, if it's something they have worn for a long time, really stays with you. I agree with you nowadays. I think if I were upset now, I'd not want to wear fragrance for fear of creating bad associations. I think my attitude has changed as perfume has become a bigger and more prominent part of my life. Thanks for watching ❤️
I love Orchid Soleil! Growing up on a farm must have been such an amazing time for you. Seeing how everything is planted and growing, being part of it. Such a beautiful scent memory ❤
You are different, but I enjoy your sensibilities. You come from a scientific angle, but also provide more other useful information. You go girl !!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a lovely story of life! This is the megic of fragrances - they can transfer you to certain moements of your life, good or bad. I also have La petite robe noir black perfecto although I used to have a better leather scent - it was Essenza del Tempo by Trussardi - of course discontinued... I'm sure you'd like it too - violet and ginger in the opening with coffee, and leather in the drydown.
It’s a shame Lola was discontinued. It’s such a beautiful love story with your husband! I always associate it with one of my best friends, who wore it since we were teenagers
I love Lola but yes it's gone and I don't want to buy another bottle and have it not quite smell as it should. I guess all of the vintage bottles out there now are probably in a similar condition unfortunately.
Hello friend, this is a beautiful, meaningful Tag and video. Thank you very much for telling many aspects from the experiences and associations between you and the fragrances. I fully agree, Rive Gauche smells pretty much like the bottle, it's fresh, metallic. Yes, Rive Gauche is aldehydic, little bit sweet from the flowers and the peach, it's an elegant scent. Black Opium will always be a big love, my favourite is actually the intense version, similar to OG but the intense is stronger on the licorice and has this absinthe fresh intriguing note in it which I love. Omg, the Blue Grass part, so touching, relatives can be really demons 😡 But when love is written by destiny, noone can defeat it 🙏 Kayali Burning Cherry makes me curious 🔥🍒❤Being genuine is everything, I fully agree !!!! Wonderful video my friend !! Thank you for sharing 🌹
Thank you! Please do the tag if you feel like it's something that you would like to do. It's a lovely video to do. I like the intense also with black opium, it smells very custardy in the drydown. Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume I will do this Tag♥️♥️ thank you very much for the invitation. I have an invitation by a friend before yours, and I'll reply this wonderful Tag "The Fragrances of my Life" soon after🌹🌹
I relate more to you than I relate to the glamour pusses on RUclips. And I love your narrative approach to fragrances. It makes sense to me that fragrances have emotional resonance for us. Where we process smells in our brains is very close to the limbic system, which is where we process strong emotions.
🤣 yep I'm just me, no glamour puss 😂 Thank you! ❤️ Yes I agree, perfumes takes me better than anything else to certain times and places and people! It's incredibly evocative. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Claire 🥰 Still love black Opium too. This fragrance has nothing wrong with it. It is just a victim of its success. I enjoyed watching this video. It is your life in a perfume❤ Thank you so much for sharing 😘
This is such a special video! Great to learn more about you through these fragrances, and your story about your grandmother brought me back to smelling my grandmother's Shalimar growing up.
Thank you! ❤️ Yes those fragrances that we smell over and over on certain people growing up get ingrained. Shalimar is very distinctive too. Thanks for watching ❤️
Hi Dr. Smith Oh, Rive Gauche! Wore it for years, but too heavy for me now as I have daily migraines. I truly only have one fragrance that I would love to be able to own again; I wore PRECIOUS MOMENTS back in the 70's, a flanker to White Shoulders. They are very similar, but I preferred PM. Very unusual bottle too. Then it was discontinued. *Lipcolor is beautiful! Francine
Hi Francine! Yes I agree, it's heartbreaking when ones attached to memories are discontinued. It feels personal! Rive gauche is certainly strong and I can understand it giving you a headache. Thank you! I've recently got back into lipstick, I used to always just wear pinks and nude. Thanks for watching ❤️
The first real perfume I ever bought was during lockdown (I wasn't allowed it while growing up because of my mom's migraines, and then I never got in the habit), and it instantly took me back to this house my aunt and uncle lived in a long time ago. It's funny how fragrance can transport you back in time - I hadn't thought of that place in years! Thank you for sharing, this is a really great video concept.
Wow, that is really stunning isn't it? It's when you know you've smelt something somewhere before but can't put your finger on it that it becomes a bit annoying 😂 I'm so happy that you enjoyed this video. Thanks for watching ❤️
Before I fell into this fragrance rabbit hole, I totally had signature scents that connect me to certain times and events in my life. Even now, with an entirely too large collection, I will choose “a scent” for certain trips on purpose to create scent memories. Most recently we went to Disney with my 6 year old and Ylang in gold was the fragrance I wore daily. I’m looking forward to spraying it in the future and being transported in time through memory ❤ it’s most unfortunate when a special fragrance is discontinued though (my honeymoon frag was limited edition)
Yes, I think as Ive bought more fragrances, I have tried to do the same thing. Choose one to wear on a special occasion like a holiday so that I have that association and memory because yes, without signature fragrances, that kind of link gets lost. I hope ylang ylang in gold brings you fabulous scent memories in the future. Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume I also want to add I am so glad you have become comfortable being “a scientist on fragrance RUclips” because quite frankly, I find myself bored with many typical fragrance reviewers. Not all, for sure, but I get excited by your content! I watch start to finish and don’t want to skip over parts. I love how supportive so many people in this community are and appreciate the unique qualities individuals bring instead of conforming to what typical RUclipsrs do. Many thanks!
Thank you Lauren! Yes, I try to do the videos that I don't see other people doing. Sometimes life gets in the way a little and I make simpler, easier videos but ultimately I want to make stuff that is different. I love that people have embraced my content, it makes me feel extremely loved and very grateful. 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing your personal stories! As I am newly sixty, I do find more and more that scents bring back memories- good and bad. I have mentioned previously that I inherited several vintage perfumes worn by my mother, such as Estée Lauder Cinnabar, azure, Aliage and Yves st Lauren opium. I remember my mother, in better days, getting dressed to go out and the perfume cloud that she created when she finished her routine. In contrast, Courrege in Blue, my signature scent in my twenties, reminds me of hope, youth, and uncertainty. Although this fragrance has been reformulated, I still wear it occasionally and I appreciate it as a beautiful unique floral aldehyde, worn at a different stage of my life, when I have accomplished my life goals and I’m confident in my own skin. My current “me” fragrance varies from week to week and I feel fortunate to enjoy several “perfect” fragrances.
Thank you! Yes those huge clouds of fragrance are definitely a think with mums getting ready to go out! I can remember mum just smelling different when she was dressed up, I guess she oversprayed! I agree, different fragrances fit different life stages and the ones that I choose now are very different to the ones I would have gravitated towards in my twenties, but yes, they change on a regular basis. At nearly 40 now I feel very much more comfortable in my own skin now! It's a lovely feeling! Thanks for watching ❤️
Blue grass is lovely. Yes, it's clean for sure! I just think it's pretty but smelling it nowadays from a bottle is different to how it smelt on my grandmother, I wonder whether it was reformulated? Thanks for watching ❤️
You are such a warm and nice person, Claire. I understand what you are saying about wanting to be noticed sometimes. I am also a very introverted person but I like bold perfumes, bold colour lipsticks and I am the kind of person that wears high heeled shoes every day because I really like them.
Yes totally! Me too! So introverted most of the time, but I've recently rediscovered lipstick! I am really enjoying wearing bold colours again. I also love heeled boots! They make me feel like I've made effort, I know that's a little ridiculous! 😂
That's a great way to register a biography. Beautiful video. You're so right about content creators lots of them just repeat what they heard, that's why I'm always looking for different people like you who can offer a different flair. Thanks Claire!
Thank you! I loved this idea from Jon at scented snowdrops. If you want different, his channel is well worth checking out, he is also a lovely person to talk to. Thanks for watching ❤️
Of course you probably know the fragrances that evoke feeling for me and some of them are Eternity,Oscar d la renta and insolence by Guerlain actuality transports me to my childhood ! I don’t actually recall perfumes from my childhood but this one reminds me of that time My mom wore Avon so that’s what I wore but don’t remember much about the smell of them Loved this video Clare ,hope you are having a lovely weekend ❤
Thank you! Yes I hope you have a lovely weekend too! Yes I know so many have strong connections for you with people and times in your life. Scent memory is so powerful! Thanks for watching ❤️
Who you are is beautiful! YOU are exactly the beauty of your channel. Your content is intelligent, thoughtful, and clever and delivered in such a lovely way. Your science mind is intriguing to my librarian/teacher brain. Thank you xo😊
Black perfecto was one of the first fragrances I bought too because of RUclips. I am not sure about it too sometimes. I need to try to wear it more often.
What a blooming lovely video and very rare and honouring that you shared so much of you with us. Rive Gauche I remember but not too familiar with. I suspect it's easier and nicer than Poison tho. Haha the left side of the Seine may well be on fire at the moment. My mum is the same not shy about saying what she thinks, bad or bad or well even badder. The Miller Harris is a lovely one. It's very nice to remind you of your childhood garden and youth. Raspberries, tomato leaf, mint and such like were our garden. For a lad brought up in ruralville with loads of farmer friends you'd be surprised by how little I had to do with all that 😅. I did talk to the animals tho. Orchid Solei was pleasant. And yes the smells of good old nature and farms is a lovely one. My first job after uni was managing a Mini Convince supermarket owned by Tossercos. The smell of sour gone off diary is what that reminds me of. Be Delicious wasn't awful. Most of the staff there were bloody awful 🤣 so I sympathise with u. The Blue Grass one sounds so special. And wow 65yrs is longer than I'll actually live. Romeo and Juliet love stories are the best, I love they stuck two fingers up and stayed happy all that time. My grandma's stories make even me blush 🤣. Aw S the hubby always does buy u very special ones. Well most of the time 😉 🤣 and yes the early days of love are the best and the only two people in the whole world. Of course Black Opium is one of the absolute best. It was a great one too for the only one to wear. Sadly the liquorice I wish was more in there I'd love it even more. The fragrance of trouble, yes I know it's a bitter sweet one. And I get why you'd need it. It is also good to have it to remind you how you've come out the other side and very fab. But yes even the painful parts of us are still parts of us. Yes changing our signitures back then are a lovely new us. I didn't like that Kenzo 🙊 but yea maybe on you is sensational. Black Orchid on you smells absolutely blooming incredible, really suits you. And yes it's very different and out there isn't it. And you were noticed 🤣. LPRN BP is really gorgeous and yes it is powdery. Obviously someone rather lovely bought me a little bottle so it's very special to me. It is seductive isn't it. And that fella probably isn't that supportive he sounds like he speaks the truth. Folks defo watch you for you. And I had wise folks who directed me to bring me. And Claire it's why we all love you especially the geek stuff. You now, a smokey cherry? Well yes 😅. It is a very lovely one isn't it. And yes it will suit you. Great video mate 🙂 thank you
I think ultimately none of these have to be the most fabulous fragrance in the world, in fact I'd say that most I might not even be that keen on now, but it's just the associations isn't it? I knew you would hate Kenzo world, it's not natural in the slightest, very not you so I totally get it and actually I hardly wear it because it's quite strong for me, probably not sensational 😂 and not my taste now, but at the time, it helped. I almost didn't put black Perfecto in this, I don't know why but that one and Lola were the last two to go in. They are both special though. Meeting you has been one of RUclips's greatest gifts 😊 thanks for the tag.
@@dr.claire.perfume yes I agree there 🙂RUclips has its very good points and you're one of the cherries and the great videos. I completely agree they are special and precious to us. And that's what matters at the end of the day.
You’ve done a great job of recalling scents & how they correlated to your life’s timeline, Claire! Wow. I sure wish I knew which perfumes my grandmas wore❤ …it was very interesting to hear which scents you adopted to suit your vibe at various times of your life & so cool you still have some in your collection. Me? I remember a few random perfumes, but mostly I wore whatever I happened to cross paths with & used one perfume at a time, until it was gone & then on to the next thing. Thanks for sharing 😘
Thank you! I think that will be me now, I rarely repurchase fragrances now. I have too many! Fragrances really stick out as connected to particular events and times and people and I find that absolutely fascinating. Thanks for watching ❤️
I loved how romantic this video was all-around ❣️ I wish I knew what my grandma wore. She died when I was little and I'm certain my dad wouldn't know. Fabulous to watch ❤ Can't wait to see what you'll come up with next ❣️
Thank you Laurel, yes, I don't think my dad would know either 😂 I only know because I saw her apply it when I would stay with her and asked her about it. She loved to tell me stories. Thanks for watching ❤️
Lovely story. I love Black Orchid EDT. For me it is unusual, extraordinary smel - story about my carefree childchood. Fragrances have magical power to transfer us in time.
Hello Claire, such a fantastic video! This is my favourite type of fragrance content because it tells a story and paints a picture. I appreciate the personal aspect and how it opens a window into who you are. I love how fragrance is so transportive that way. Some of the fragrances from my life are Chanel 5 which was my mom's fragrance when I was young I didn't like it when I put my nose to the bottle. Old Spice men's aftershave all the old guys wore it including my Grandfathers and my dad. Poison which was my favourite babysitter's perfume. Oscar De La Renta also my Mother's fragrance. Shalimar, Tresor, Opium and Poem my friend's mothers wore these classics and they are childhood to my nose. My best friend and I would go smell the bottles at the fragrance counters while we were out shopping as teenagers. Angel the fragrance that came out when I was in high school took over the entire fragrance department and the smell was everywhere. Giorgio Red the first perfume I talked my mom into buying for me for my birthday and then I found it too strong and gave it to my Step Grandmother who asked to have it. Chanel Allure one of the first fragrances I purchased for myself. Aqua Di Gioia another purchase because it was so different than anything I had smelled before like honey dew melon. Drakar Noir the first Christmas gift my partner gave me and I promptly gave back to him. I was obviously confused. it was for men. He said girls he knew liked it? He never asked me what I liked to wear. 😂. Obsession for her (I went through several bottles) and Eternity I went through a Calvin Kline Phase in the late 90's early 2000's. Le Feu d'Issey smelled it on a friend and had to have it. I think it got discontinued quickly and I only ever owned one bottle. I seem to love spicy ambers. Opium for men the first perfume I bought for my partner and he still wears it even though it's not the same as it once was. I loved the men's version more than the women's version more amber and spice less powder. I have the habit of swinging between fragrance styles because I only owned one bottle at a time and would tire of that perfume by the time I finished it. Gucci Rush which put me off perfumes for a very, very long time. I couldn't enter a perfume department without feeling nauseous because of the OG formula of that fragrance. Light Blue became my signature scent for 10 years!! 🙃 It never made me feel ill. My mom liked smelling it on me so much that she started wearing it. I don't wear it anymore. Now that I have a hobby of collecting fragrance I have a mixture of things. I enjoy being able to wear and I don't tire of my perfume. I like the idea of creating scent memories and I will choose carefully for special occasions. Like you, I am enjoying exploring different notes. I like finding the fragrances that strike an emotional reaction in me. They are the fragrances I want to own. I don't need a huge collection, I want a meaningful one. 😊 I am glad your channel is here. You put time and energy into the content you make and it is thoughtful, educational and interesting. I hope you keep your love of perfume and of creating content. You make this space better! Have a fantastic day! Take Care! 💛~ Jenn
Thank you so much Jenn! That is a lovely message! You have a lot of very strong associations with fragrance. I never knew drakkar noir was something that a lot of women wore! I'm astounded! I think Calvin Klein was a stage for a lot of people in the 90s, they just captured the trend and the mood with their advertising campaigns. I think that's completely it for me, I love trying new fragrances but I sample and don't buy very much at all, I want to wear and enjoy all of my fragrances and gain connections with them by doing so, not continually buy and have many I rarely wear. Thanks for watching as always, I really appreciate it! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the video. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Hi Claire, out of curiosity does Black Orchid go powdery on your skin? I went to Sephora today to try it on my skin and it turns powdery on my skin. My 7 year old likes how it smells, he seems to like complex fragrances. The 15 year old though it was powdery. I think it smells good on me. I was expecting earthy and boozy though. I wonder if the formula has changed recently? ~ Jenn
I think they might have, on me it's a very musky deep slightly spicy vanilla. It smells very sweet. But my bottle is a few years old. That's a shame if they have reformulated... 🤦♀️
Great video, Great stories !! Yeah, Blue Grass.. I will NEVER be without that one, but I have to confess I don't wear it alot, but I sometimes spray on my hankerchiefs ,, Nostalgia, what can you do
Hi Claire I saw Rive Gauche on the thumbnail and I came running. It was my signature scent when I was young. For about 5 mins. 😂 I remember some girls wore this in school. I didn’t I remember being older and I went to try it out and it was too mature for me. I used black optimum and then my mum took it and wore it for ages. Weird? I’m really weird but I LOVE your videos. I don’t think you are weird at all whichever way. I like your vibe.
Haha, yes rive gauche is very punchy. It suits my mum, but it's not me. I was totally obsessed with black Opium, that was a long term love! I hardly wear it these days though. Thank you, that's lovely of you to say! And I've learnt that all the most interesting people in life are a little weird. 😉 Thanks for watching ❤️
Hey Claire, Such a nice video you 've made! It's so true that fragrances are interwoven with phases of our lives, happy😊 or hard. For me Dolce Vita is associated with a very happy and carefree period of my life. Si is one of the most beautiful fragrances I 've ever smelled but it reminds me of a nasty experience as well as Bright Crystal. Also Eau de Givenchy and Tamango bring to me the happiness and enthusiasm of my teens. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, I know completely what you mean! The most gorgeous fragrance can become associated with bad times, it doesn't have to be an unpleasant smell, just an unpleasant associated thought. The good ones are precious though and sniffing those can take you to wonderful places. Thanks for watching ❤️
The story about your family in the different perfumes is quite lovely and special. I have Loverdose, and I agree… it’s similar to Black Opium, but not a dupe. I really like it, but I have to be in a particular mood to wear it.
Thank you! Yes Loverdose does has some echo of black opium (despite being released earlier), but not that similar, it just shares a few notes. Thanks for watching ❤️
Oh, love the video and your associations! Smell and memory are closely linked, indeed. As for me, I will mention just one perfume, the one that tranformed me into the fragrance obsessed person I am today: Neonatura Cocoon by Yves Rocher, the smell of my autumn hiking trips❤ Discontinued, of course😤
That's such a shame that it's discontinued! It just takes one fragrance and you are down the rabbit hole without any chance of escape! 😂 The link of fragrances with memories is one of its most fascinating aspects to me. Thanks for watching ❤️
This is my favorite video now. ❤ I love the personal stories and relationships with certain fragrances, and can relate to a few of these. Thank you for sharing this with us!
Interesting! In Japan, we often call green 'blue'. Foreign people doubt that we might be color blind😊 But there is a fragrance named 'Blue Grass' in English!
That's interesting! I think perhaps Blue Grass might refer to the "blue" grass of Kentucky (Poa praetensis) which looks more green-blue en masse but green individually. It might also be a bit of a play on words with Grasse (in France, which is famous for perfumery).
I really enjoyed your video I have some of these fragrances But I enjoyed all your experiences and how you described them I’m a unique person and am different from the crowd so I really like different thanks 🙏 ❤
Thank you! I like different too! I also do some perfume history and science videos as I love those aspects of fragrance. I have another empties video coming in a few weeks too. Thanks for watching 🥰
Loved this video. I was hoping someday someone would do a bit of their ''life story'' as a perfume journey. Veronica and Jax kinda did a few months ago, but I'm really liking this version too. Trésor and Anais Anais remind me of my grandmothers. My favorites for my mother are l'Heure bleue, Je reviens, Calandre, Fleurs de rocaille (not a fan of Bal à Versailles as much...). I could never deal with having a spouse who wears Eau sauvage; it's my fathers' go to and reminds me of when I'd cuddle up to him as a child. I can't stand CK One, because too many people wore it at my highschool and it did not necessarily suite them well. Childhood, Anais Anais or Cabbotine; teen years, Leap or White Musk from BodyShop; Perfect Calm from the Healing Garden 17 to 22, I think; Orange by Hugo Boss, Cashemere Mist EDT and Classique EDT JPG in my mid 20s and early 30s; hiatus in my 30s. Now, I don't know, there are so many. I do love licorice, vanilla and marshmallowy scents. I love your quirkiness and the fact that you are informative, it makes you relatable. I'm a total nerd and love being fed a lot of info. Thanks! 🥰
Wow! Leap! I have heard that one mentioned for ages! I absolutely love a little bottle of vintage classique EDT that I have, it's such a gorgeous fragrance. I can totally understand being fed up with fragrances that you smelt all the time on others and not wanting partners to smell like your dad 😂 totally relateable! Thank you! I love making slightly off beat videos and trying new things. It's fab that so many people enjoy them, it amazes me! Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume I was able to buy White Musk again. It's the only original one that's still available it seems. I'm not interested in their fruit collection and bodymists.
I’m doing well and thanks for asking. Claire this video really touched me in a wonderful way. We have some things in common beyond that so find quite interesting. You were born the same year as my youngest son and I was born 21 years and ten days after my oldest sister. I am the youngest of 13 so I was blessed to have two sisters closer to my age, they were two and three years older than me. My mothers only scent was Chanel No 5 but I was introduced to many fragrances through my sisters and extended family. One is Estée Lauder Azuree. That was my oldest sister’s signature scents and I love it to this day. I can totally relate to the scents from the farm. I was raised in the city by parents who were farmers. I spent most of my summers visiting extended family on their farms. I will have to thank Jon for starting this tag. It’s given me a chance to revisit the ties to my life. Oh and I’m somewhat of a geek as well except on the IT side of things.
Yes! This tag really makes you think! Takes you back to all these associations. 13 is a big family, I would love to have a sibling closer in age, it must be nice to have that range of closer and older ones, always someone to ask about different things. Actually I remember my mum being gifted Chanel no5 EDT when I was little and she did also wear that, but not very often, I think she just felt rive gauche was more her, although I think the two are compared, despite them being not very like each other. I'm glad this video brought up some memories for you and yes, love that you are a geek too! 🤓
I have almost bought the intense a few times but I know it's been reformulated and most people are now no longer fussed by it, so I am pleased that I realised. I have plissée from the line too, it's a good one for work. 😊
I dont understand how I missed that you tagged me in this! 😢 or forgot or something🤷♀️ Im so flattered and also so sorry 😞 I missed it. I'm still doing it though! 3 months later. I'll post it soon!
I love this video! Here are the fragrances of my life: shalimar -my mother’s signature, Giorgio of Beverley Hills- my first real perfume given to me by my father - these are very special to me as both of my parents have passed away. Next is Il Bacioby borghese I was wearing this when I met my husband, Amarige by Givenchy, my wedding fragrance, Burberry London, my signature “ all grown up” fragrance, Baiser Vole Lys Rose by Cartier - my ultimate feminine fragrance, Eilish my favorite gourmand, and Venom of Love and Lovefest burning Cherry my favorite sexy fragrances 😅
What interesting choices, all with very distinctive personalities to them ❤️ and a few of these are thankfully still around. Discontinuations can really hurt with sentimental fragrances. Thanks for watching Angela! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the video. Have a lovely weekend 🥰
Loved the video. I recently purchase a sample of Diesel Loverdose Tattoo so I could smell what you are talking about in past videos. Have you tried Hot Couture by Givenchy? It is newer to me and I don't hear many people talking about it now.
Hi Abby! Thank you! Oh I love the tattoo flanker! 😋 I have tried hot couture, I have a sample of that one, I need to check but I think it's the EDP. It's a very distinctive fragrance, I've not really smelt anything else like it. Are you enjoying it?
I can understand that. I tend to wear it in the cooler weather. I love it but I have to be in the mood for it, otherwise it can bother me. I do also think it's been reformulated sadly since I bought my bottle 🤷♀️ Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Mine was from 2014/2015-ish, if I’d know 2 years ago that it’s hyped so much, I could have sent to someone who would have appreciated it. I couldn’t find anyone in my vicinity who liked it.
This is such a sweet video, Claire! 🥰💖 I'm here for all the things that make us humans sharing this life experience - all its beauty and the not so good parts too. Love your grandparents' love story, in particular. And I'm all for a "change for the better." 👌👌👌
Thank you Veronica! Yes fragrance is so linked with life isn't it? Takes you somewhere or to someone sometimes! ❤️ Thanks for watching ❤️
Veronica - I hope you do your version of this!
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What lovely personal stories Claire. The one about your grandparents was so sweet and they were together for 65 years ❤ As you said fragrances definitely can be very evocative and take you back to somewhere in your past, bringing back both the good and the not so good memories.
My husband has terminal cancer and both my parents have dementia and I am making sure I wear a different fragrance every day so I don't have any fragrances that, in the future, will take me back to this heartbreaking time.
I've never thought of you as weird. You (and Veronica) are both a breath of fresh air in your honesty and approach and watching you and connecting with you over the weekend takes my mind off what is happening in my life for a short time. So thank you for being you ❤
Oh Fiona, that must be extremely hard to deal with. I can understand you not wanting to have any fragrance linked to such difficult times. I really hope RUclips is a little escape for a bit for you. I am always so happy to see you in my comments. ❤️
Veronica is fab isn't she? I agree, there are just some people that you know aren't trying to be too RUclips and are just trying to be them and she is one. 🥰
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Black Opium will always be in my collection, no matter how many complex perfumes I try. It just makes me feel so good. I also agree with scent associations, which is why sometimes I gravitate towards powdery, retro style, ambery perfumes. They remind me of my mom and are so reminiscent of the 80s. Loved watching this.
Yes! Those types of fragrances definitely take me to the 80s too and my mum and godmother. They are very comforting in a way.
And Black Opium is a complete classic ❤️
Thanks for watching ❤️
Claire, you don t wear Black Orchid. You ARE a black orchid! That's how special you are! 💕💕💕💕 When u were speaking about Loverdose I was thinking that maybe you should wear that last bottle and end both with the perfume and the bad memories. Jut saying 😘😘
Haha 😂 yes you're right. That old formulation too, it's just mmm!
Yes, I'm sure loverdose will disappear at some stage and won't come back. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Claire! Right before watching your video, I was watching a video about enhancing one's skin tone via strategic color choices of makeup, hair, and clothing. With that priming, I immediately noticed your skin looks quite lovely and radiant in this one. ✨️ Have a lovely day, and thank you for another wonderful video. 🦋🧡🦋
Oh thank you! That sounds really interesting! I should probably go with lighter colours more often maybe? My house is always freezing cold so I tend to wear a lot of jumpers 😂 my skin has been very well behaved of late, it's unusual! Thanks for watching as always ❤️
Loved this. Watched on my day off work with a cup of coffee, whilst the gloomy day did it's gloomy thing outside my window. Charming video. I can't be the only person who genuinely and seriously wishes they could travel through time with bottles of reformulated, insipid versions of classic fragrances in order to compare them to the versions I remember from my childhood (or versions that existed before I did). Wouldn't that be exquisitely enjoyable fun?! I want to see just how reliable my memory is, and which fragrances have indeed altered beyond recognition. PS= BDK's 'Bouquet de Hongrie' smells to me uncannily similar to Marc Jacobs Daisy.
That's interesting! I have a sample of Bouquet De Hongrie, I will revisit it. I've tried so many BDK, I'm really not sure they are for me. 🤷♀️
Yes! I'd love to time travel and resniff things. My bet is that I would be very upset by current reformulations though 😂
Claire, you should have 10k already.. I loved every scent story you shared with us. Thank you so much! ❤
Thank you! 🥰
I totally agree. However it takes a certain maturity, level of serious interest and a particular personality type to prefer intelligent half hour uploads exploring more complex areas of the fragrance world as opposed to the fast paced superficial fragrance videos that clog up YT (and appear to be what people prefer, going by the numbers). A shame. This is such a great channel.
Keeping a fragrance that brings not so nice memories is actually very therapeutic and teaches us that life can overcome those bad times and that we have moved on from it 🤷♀️
Yes I think that's exactly it! 💯
You look so lovely -- I love your lipstick shade and your coordinating blouse with that lip color is adorable. And as a huge fan of UK dramas, I would love to see a tv series based on that young uni science grad working at the local police station while looking for a preferred job and getting playfully teased about her outfits & perfume by 2 young officers sharing her office 😃😙
Oh thank you! And yes, haha 😂 I think that would be a very niche interest drama! 😂 Thanks for watching as always ❤️
This was such a heartwarming video! Absolutely loved the blend of memories with fragrances. It's incredible how much a smell can transport us back in time, in our memories ❤
Thank you! Yes fragrance can take us to places and people very easily. Thanks for watching ❤️
Loved this Claire. Your Grandparents love story was so sweet. I was also extremely close to my Grandmother and she told me so many stories over the years. She was a fascinating woman too 🥰
Thank you ❤️ Yes grandparents are fascinating aren't they? Their stories feel like another world. One you can only ever hope to imagine. 😊
@@dr.claire.perfume I always wanted to hear what life was like in her early childhood and how they did things. And then what life was like during the war. She was always also so easy to talk to. She was very open, modern minded and non judgemental. She was unshockable 🙂
Yes, I think mine was similar. I wish I'd asked her more things now. You don't realise what a precious resource their memories are until it's too late unfortunately.
The two fragrances I associate with childhood are Windsong by Prince Matchabelli and the original Jergens Cherrybark lotion. My mother wore both. I’m thinking about getting a small bottle of Windsong to just smell…..and remember…
My first fragrance was a bottle of Chantilly, gifted to me by my grandmother when I was 12. By the way, I will be 74 next month…..time flies….
I always learn something from you!
Yes fragrances can just take you back to times and places and people. It's one of the most astoundingly beautiful things about them 😊 and early happy birthday 🎂 I hope if you want a bottle of that fragrance, you can find one. 🥰
What a fascinating video! 😊 Love your story! Thank you for sharing! ❤I had no idea that you grew up on a farm. Love your grandparents' love story too! ❤ I know what you mean when you say, "I want to feel like how this perfumes smells." It's really a feeling that perfumes convey. ❤
Yes some fragrances have feelings attached to them more than others and some really tell very personal stories. I do wonder now with my larger collection whether my new fragrances with gain such deep associations in the future. Thanks for watching ❤️
I have a goofy inner shame about my uncharacteristic love affair with Mancera's 'Roses Vanille'. I can't help it. It's one of those obnoxious party-starting friends who are always a happy good time, despite it taking a while to 'get' them and really just appreciate them for who they are. When you stop resenting these immature loudmouths and open up to who they really are, it's a wonderful kind of love. I believe there's a place in everybody's life for that one superficial, warm-hearted boisterous friend who is reliable as someone who cheers and distracts you, bringing true value to your life in a way that you may first resent or bristle against. Roses Vanille is the fragrance version of that human, for me.
Yes I can get that. I know one person who wears it actually, who pretty much fits that description well! 😂 They are very loud!
@@dr.claire.perfume Your bold, sweet loyalty to Black Opium inspired my comment. I loved hearing you defend it and expound upon your nostalgia and ongoing love of it.
Haha 😂 yes! I really did love and wear it constantly and it brings back memories of me doing my PhD, something I'd wanted to do for so long and that made me feel very happy. 😊
That’s a very personal video Claire! ❤❤ I have so many memories with perfume and I try to make new ones with new perfumes. For instance, I couldn’t find Guimauve de Noël where I am and I had my cousin visiting from Luxembourg at Christmas so I made her bring a bottle of it. She came back last week and we spent an afternoon together for a show, a dinner and some shopping so I wore this perfume. It’s now associated with her and I love that since I don’t get to see her that often anymore.
That's such a fab link! People giving you fragrances really links them to that scent, it must be lovely to have that if you don't see her that often. In these times without signature fragrances, making links and memories is somewhat something that has to be engineered but it's worth it I think! 🙂
Thanks for watching ❤️
Yes, that IS why I watch you. I love your "geekyness" and the scientist talking. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! ❤️ Have a fab weekend! 🥰
Your channel is the only perfume channel I am subscribed to. The other channel get monotonous and bring nothing new to their subscribers; once you have watched a couple of videos from them you have pretty much seen all they have to offer. Besides (based on some personal experiences) I really question if they really have smelled the perfumes they are supposed to review.
On the other hand your channel is always so innovative and touches so many different aspectes envolving perfumes that makes your videos always interesting to watch. So yes, I do like the scientist in you but in my opinion your creativity is even better. I hope many other people get to enjoy your content.
Thank you so much for that lovely comment! I do try to do different types of videos that other channels don't do because those are the type of videos that make me want to watch too. I know they don't get as many views as other videos but I think the people who choose to watch them really enjoy them. Thank you for watching as always ❤️
I really like your blouse. It looks excellent with the lipstick too☺️
Rive Gauche is something that has always appealed to me visually, though I tend to doubt that I would enjoy wearing it. I had not heard about it being for women to buy for themselves, but I like that idea-the packaging is very unromantic and no-nonsense in a way that must’ve felt very modern then (and still now).
That Miller Harris one sounds so right up my alley-tomato leaf, blackcurrant, mint! I haven’t been able to find it to try but I would really like to☹️ I was just saying to someone this morning how I was a little sad that I wouldn’t be getting any more cozy snowstorms vibes for the year, but you’ve reminded me that summer rains are also wonderful. So that’s something to look forward to.
I think if I start soon I could still manage to fit in a 65-year romance… well, I’ll also need some serious help from medical science, but it’s not totally out of the realm of possibility!
Lots of good stuff in this video. It sounds like you’ve had a great time on RUclips over the years and that’s wonderful🥰
I know what you mean about rive gauche, the can just intrigues you. There's a Zoologist fragrance that smells a lot like rive gauche to begin, maybe nightingale, I can't remember...
Yes, 65 years seems unimaginable now, I agree.
Thanks for watching ❤️
I absolutely enjoyed this video, I did not know you once worked for the Police and that your Father is Farmer so amazing! The story about your Grandparents warmed my heart, I love love stories 🥰
And I agree Sanne, is amazing and I hope she does this tag ❤
Thank you Abi 🥰 I hope the tag spreads, I would love to see other people's versions of this! 🥰
Loved hearing about your life and the perfumes that go with each period (especially the grandma story - so sweet!)💖🫶💖
Thanks Joss ❤️
La Petite Robe Noir has been with me from the beginning of my RUclips channel and also holds great memories. You are the most awesomely unique content creator I watch. You bring a wealth of knowledge to this community ❤❤
Black Perfecto certainly had a moment a few years ago didn't it?! It really stood out! And thank you! I try to make videos that other people don't, sometimes it works and sometimes not 😂
Yes sweetie, we are here for you and your unique, special weirdness! Because we are weirdy geeks too 😘😘😘😘😘
I definitely think there's an over-representation in carry on sniffing 😂 I'm here for other people's quirky weirdness too, I love it! ❤️
I loved this video so much! You are so articulate and I love the way you describe not only the scents themselves, but your memories and emotional attachment to these. I could relate to some of this, as a 1985 baby in the UK I also remember DKNY Be Delicious being everywhere at a certain point - both my housemate at Uni and my sister wore it so just seeing a photo of the bottle is immediately evocative of my early 20s! 🙂I actually wore the red delicious version myself and really liked that. Totally agree with your point re: your personality being your USP, it's absolutely why I watch you and what sets you apart from other creators (I find your content much more creative, interesting and thought-provoking than 99% of others, who just do constant hauls and top 10s) and it really speaks to me and my personality/interests too. My mum's perfumes growing up were Anais Anais and Cinnabar so these were both very present when I was growing up, and the perfume I wore for a lot of my 20s was Kenzo Flower, which now seems a slightly odd choice to me, but I got a free sample at a cinema (?! random) when I was about 17 and just loved it! My next signature after years with that was Issey Miyake L'Eau D'Issey and I went through multiple bottles. I can definitely relate to marking certain periods of my life through various scents too - in some ways it seems crazy that I didn't get more into perfume earlier on in my life (although I always liked it I wasn't obsessed like I have been for the last few years).
Thank you! That's lovely of you to say! 🥰 Yes the entire be delicious line just takes me back. My friend has a bottle of red delicious and I smelt it recently, shame it's discontinued.
Mum scents are ones you smell over and over so they get ingrained I think! Same, I remember I had samples of a few fragrances that I wouldn't have thought were me at all but somehow the sampling got me and I bought them 😂 I think trying more makes you pickier somehow. My friend wore Kenzo flower, I remember the huge bottle on her bag 🤣
I don't think I was properly into fragrance until 2020 really, just enthusiastic up to then. Perfume really sucks you in. I'm always happy to see you, you are an OG sub!!! 🥰
Your videos are both informative and soothing! I've been in a rut these days... but listening to your cadence, anecdotes, and perfume descriptions was like finally taking in a breath of fresh air. ❤
Also: Your unique (honest) brand resonates with me and the people I enjoy interacting with, so you're probably my favorite ScentYTer.
Oh thank you! I'm so happy that you enjoyed this! Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate you telling me that. I hope you have a lovely Sunday 🥰
So romantic that he bought her perfume for many years. Awwww
Yes, they seemed very in love with each other even after 60 years of marriage.
Very eloquent and touching. It can be difficult to put into words how certain fragrances can affect us. It's going to be unique to each individual. But you did a great job of describing your experiences of the perfumes in your life.
For myself, I don't seem to tie any fragrance to a particular person (except Tabu for my mother) or time in my life, whether positive or negative. When I've gone through a period of unhappiness or grappling with a health issue, I don't wear perfume.
I use perfume as a way to boost a mood or express myself. I believe that there are particular times when a perfume is at its best -- whether a particular season or weather condition -- and that somehow helps me be in tune with the season.
Thank you! Yes this took a bit of thinking about how to put some of these. I think your mother's fragrance, if it's something they have worn for a long time, really stays with you. I agree with you nowadays. I think if I were upset now, I'd not want to wear fragrance for fear of creating bad associations. I think my attitude has changed as perfume has become a bigger and more prominent part of my life. Thanks for watching ❤️
I love Orchid Soleil! Growing up on a farm must have been such an amazing time for you. Seeing how everything is planted and growing, being part of it. Such a beautiful scent memory ❤
Yes, I was completely fascinated by farming and nurturing and watching crops grow. Orchid soleil takes me straight back to warm wheat stored in sheds.
You are different, but I enjoy your sensibilities. You come from a scientific angle, but also provide more other useful information. You go girl !!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you 😊 I think fragrance is a perfect mix of science and subjective opinion, sociology and psychology for me.
What a lovely story of life! This is the megic of fragrances - they can transfer you to certain moements of your life, good or bad. I also have La petite robe noir black perfecto although I used to have a better leather scent - it was Essenza del Tempo by Trussardi - of course discontinued... I'm sure you'd like it too - violet and ginger in the opening with coffee, and leather in the drydown.
Thank you 😊 I enjoyed making this ❤️Essenza del tempo sounds gorgeous 😍 I love violet! Thanks for watching 🥰
It’s a shame Lola was discontinued. It’s such a beautiful love story with your husband! I always associate it with one of my best friends, who wore it since we were teenagers
I love Lola but yes it's gone and I don't want to buy another bottle and have it not quite smell as it should. I guess all of the vintage bottles out there now are probably in a similar condition unfortunately.
Hello friend, this is a beautiful, meaningful Tag and video. Thank you very much for telling many aspects from the experiences and associations between you and the fragrances. I fully agree, Rive Gauche smells pretty much like the bottle, it's fresh, metallic. Yes, Rive Gauche is aldehydic, little bit sweet from the flowers and the peach, it's an elegant scent. Black Opium will always be a big love, my favourite is actually the intense version, similar to OG but the intense is stronger on the licorice and has this absinthe fresh intriguing note in it which I love. Omg, the Blue Grass part, so touching, relatives can be really demons 😡 But when love is written by destiny, noone can defeat it 🙏 Kayali Burning Cherry makes me curious 🔥🍒❤Being genuine is everything, I fully agree !!!! Wonderful video my friend !! Thank you for sharing 🌹
Thank you! Please do the tag if you feel like it's something that you would like to do. It's a lovely video to do.
I like the intense also with black opium, it smells very custardy in the drydown. Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume I will do this Tag♥️♥️ thank you very much for the invitation. I have an invitation by a friend before yours, and I'll reply this wonderful Tag "The Fragrances of my Life" soon after🌹🌹
Fab, I can't wait to see what you will choose! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Hello friend, I replied the Tag 😍
What a beautiful woman! Intelligent and full of sensitivity! Interesting memory connections!
Thank you ☺️ I'm happy that you enjoyed this. ❤️
I relate more to you than I relate to the glamour pusses on RUclips. And I love your narrative approach to fragrances. It makes sense to me that fragrances have emotional resonance for us. Where we process smells in our brains is very close to the limbic system, which is where we process strong emotions.
🤣 yep I'm just me, no glamour puss 😂
Thank you! ❤️ Yes I agree, perfumes takes me better than anything else to certain times and places and people! It's incredibly evocative. Thanks for watching 🥰
Jon is a wise man and I love your style ,the fact it’s all YOU is why I watch you ❤
He is wise! He's been very helpful and a good sounding board for a lot of video ideas. 😊
What a beautiful story of your grandmother ❤❤❤❤ love this video, all the feels as they say:)
Thank you! Yes, my grandmother was quite something. 🥰
love this! you seem to know so much abt perfumes and the likes!
Thank you! 🥰
No it’s not weird that you wanted to feel like the fragrance smelt ! I totally get that
It's a thing for sure 😉
Hi Claire 🥰
Still love black Opium too. This fragrance has nothing wrong with it. It is just a victim of its success.
I enjoyed watching this video. It is your life in a perfume❤
Thank you so much for sharing 😘
Yes I think you are right! Thanks for watching ❤️
This is such a special video! Great to learn more about you through these fragrances, and your story about your grandmother brought me back to smelling my grandmother's Shalimar growing up.
Thank you! ❤️ Yes those fragrances that we smell over and over on certain people growing up get ingrained. Shalimar is very distinctive too. Thanks for watching ❤️
Hi Dr. Smith
Oh, Rive Gauche! Wore it for years, but too heavy for me now as I have daily migraines.
I truly only have one fragrance that I would love to be able to own again;
I wore PRECIOUS MOMENTS back in the 70's, a flanker to White Shoulders. They are very similar, but I preferred PM. Very unusual bottle too. Then it was discontinued.
*Lipcolor is beautiful!
Francine
Hi Francine! Yes I agree, it's heartbreaking when ones attached to memories are discontinued. It feels personal! Rive gauche is certainly strong and I can understand it giving you a headache.
Thank you! I've recently got back into lipstick, I used to always just wear pinks and nude. Thanks for watching ❤️
The first real perfume I ever bought was during lockdown (I wasn't allowed it while growing up because of my mom's migraines, and then I never got in the habit), and it instantly took me back to this house my aunt and uncle lived in a long time ago. It's funny how fragrance can transport you back in time - I hadn't thought of that place in years! Thank you for sharing, this is a really great video concept.
Wow, that is really stunning isn't it? It's when you know you've smelt something somewhere before but can't put your finger on it that it becomes a bit annoying 😂 I'm so happy that you enjoyed this video. Thanks for watching ❤️
Before I fell into this fragrance rabbit hole, I totally had signature scents that connect me to certain times and events in my life. Even now, with an entirely too large collection, I will choose “a scent” for certain trips on purpose to create scent memories. Most recently we went to Disney with my 6 year old and Ylang in gold was the fragrance I wore daily. I’m looking forward to spraying it in the future and being transported in time through memory ❤ it’s most unfortunate when a special fragrance is discontinued though (my honeymoon frag was limited edition)
Yes, I think as Ive bought more fragrances, I have tried to do the same thing. Choose one to wear on a special occasion like a holiday so that I have that association and memory because yes, without signature fragrances, that kind of link gets lost. I hope ylang ylang in gold brings you fabulous scent memories in the future. Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume I also want to add I am so glad you have become comfortable being “a scientist on fragrance RUclips” because quite frankly, I find myself bored with many typical fragrance reviewers. Not all, for sure, but I get excited by your content! I watch start to finish and don’t want to skip over parts. I love how supportive so many people in this community are and appreciate the unique qualities individuals bring instead of conforming to what typical RUclipsrs do. Many thanks!
Thank you Lauren! Yes, I try to do the videos that I don't see other people doing. Sometimes life gets in the way a little and I make simpler, easier videos but ultimately I want to make stuff that is different. I love that people have embraced my content, it makes me feel extremely loved and very grateful. 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing your personal stories! As I am newly sixty, I do find more and more that scents bring back memories- good and bad. I have mentioned previously that I inherited several vintage perfumes worn by my mother, such as Estée Lauder Cinnabar, azure, Aliage and Yves st Lauren opium. I remember my mother, in better days, getting dressed to go out and the perfume cloud that she created when she finished her routine. In contrast, Courrege in Blue, my signature scent in my twenties, reminds me of hope, youth, and uncertainty. Although this fragrance has been reformulated, I still wear it occasionally and I appreciate it as a beautiful unique floral aldehyde, worn at a different stage of my life, when I have accomplished my life goals and I’m confident in my own skin. My current “me” fragrance varies from week to week and I feel fortunate to enjoy several “perfect” fragrances.
Thank you! Yes those huge clouds of fragrance are definitely a think with mums getting ready to go out! I can remember mum just smelling different when she was dressed up, I guess she oversprayed!
I agree, different fragrances fit different life stages and the ones that I choose now are very different to the ones I would have gravitated towards in my twenties, but yes, they change on a regular basis. At nearly 40 now I feel very much more comfortable in my own skin now! It's a lovely feeling! Thanks for watching ❤️
Claire, I'm not sure I would be able to remember aa those perfumes linked to each story. It's very entertaining!
It's only these certain fragrances for me I think. Most don't have a story to them. Thanks for watching ❤️
Blue Grass was the first “nice” perfume my mother bought me in the late 70s. I was 12 years old. In my memory it just smelled clean.
Blue grass is lovely. Yes, it's clean for sure! I just think it's pretty but smelling it nowadays from a bottle is different to how it smelt on my grandmother, I wonder whether it was reformulated? Thanks for watching ❤️
Side note :) That lipstick color is so flattering on you! 💗
Thank you 😊
Awww your mum, Dad, grandparents story ❤❤❤❤
Yes, my grandparents were very cute!
You are such a warm and nice person, Claire. I understand what you are saying about wanting to be noticed sometimes. I am also a very introverted person but I like bold perfumes, bold colour lipsticks and I am the kind of person that wears high heeled shoes every day because I really like them.
Yes totally! Me too! So introverted most of the time, but I've recently rediscovered lipstick! I am really enjoying wearing bold colours again. I also love heeled boots! They make me feel like I've made effort, I know that's a little ridiculous! 😂
That's a great way to register a biography. Beautiful video.
You're so right about content creators lots of them just repeat what they heard, that's why I'm always looking for different people like you who can offer a different flair.
Thanks Claire!
Thank you! I loved this idea from Jon at scented snowdrops. If you want different, his channel is well worth checking out, he is also a lovely person to talk to. Thanks for watching ❤️
Great picks! I've enjoyed getting to know parts of you I didn't know.
But I can't get over you working with the popo😺😺
I know 🙈 it wasn't fun. I couldn't wait to leave 😂
Of course you probably know the fragrances that evoke feeling for me and some of them are Eternity,Oscar d la renta and insolence by Guerlain actuality transports me to my childhood ! I don’t actually recall perfumes from my childhood but this one reminds me of that time
My mom wore Avon so that’s what I wore but don’t remember much about the smell of them
Loved this video Clare ,hope you are having a lovely weekend ❤
Thank you! Yes I hope you have a lovely weekend too! Yes I know so many have strong connections for you with people and times in your life. Scent memory is so powerful! Thanks for watching ❤️
Love the blue grass love story I had one not so long ago and is great for spring even though I found it outdated
Yes, it's of its era. I agree though, it definitely one I'd assign to spring. 🌷
Peace. This is one of the best tags and video about fragrance I've seen in a while. It has meaning and intention. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching ❤️ and I'm so happy that you enjoyed this 😊
Who you are is beautiful! YOU are exactly the beauty of your channel. Your content is intelligent, thoughtful, and clever and delivered in such a lovely way. Your science mind is intriguing to my librarian/teacher brain. Thank you xo😊
Thank you! That's lovely of you to say! We are all different and it's fab to celebrate that! Thanks for watching ❤️
Black perfecto was one of the first fragrances I bought too because of RUclips. I am not sure about it too sometimes. I need to try to wear it more often.
Black Perfecto definitely had a moment a few years ago, it felt like everyone bought it 😂 It took me a few wears but I really enjoy it. 🥰
What a blooming lovely video and very rare and honouring that you shared so much of you with us.
Rive Gauche I remember but not too familiar with. I suspect it's easier and nicer than Poison tho. Haha the left side of the Seine may well be on fire at the moment. My mum is the same not shy about saying what she thinks, bad or bad or well even badder.
The Miller Harris is a lovely one. It's very nice to remind you of your childhood garden and youth. Raspberries, tomato leaf, mint and such like were our garden.
For a lad brought up in ruralville with loads of farmer friends you'd be surprised by how little I had to do with all that 😅. I did talk to the animals tho. Orchid Solei was pleasant. And yes the smells of good old nature and farms is a lovely one.
My first job after uni was managing a Mini Convince supermarket owned by Tossercos. The smell of sour gone off diary is what that reminds me of. Be Delicious wasn't awful. Most of the staff there were bloody awful 🤣 so I sympathise with u.
The Blue Grass one sounds so special. And wow 65yrs is longer than I'll actually live. Romeo and Juliet love stories are the best, I love they stuck two fingers up and stayed happy all that time. My grandma's stories make even me blush 🤣.
Aw S the hubby always does buy u very special ones. Well most of the time 😉 🤣 and yes the early days of love are the best and the only two people in the whole world.
Of course Black Opium is one of the absolute best. It was a great one too for the only one to wear. Sadly the liquorice I wish was more in there I'd love it even more.
The fragrance of trouble, yes I know it's a bitter sweet one. And I get why you'd need it. It is also good to have it to remind you how you've come out the other side and very fab. But yes even the painful parts of us are still parts of us.
Yes changing our signitures back then are a lovely new us. I didn't like that Kenzo 🙊 but yea maybe on you is sensational.
Black Orchid on you smells absolutely blooming incredible, really suits you. And yes it's very different and out there isn't it. And you were noticed 🤣.
LPRN BP is really gorgeous and yes it is powdery. Obviously someone rather lovely bought me a little bottle so it's very special to me. It is seductive isn't it. And that fella probably isn't that supportive he sounds like he speaks the truth. Folks defo watch you for you. And I had wise folks who directed me to bring me. And Claire it's why we all love you especially the geek stuff.
You now, a smokey cherry? Well yes 😅. It is a very lovely one isn't it. And yes it will suit you.
Great video mate 🙂 thank you
I think ultimately none of these have to be the most fabulous fragrance in the world, in fact I'd say that most I might not even be that keen on now, but it's just the associations isn't it? I knew you would hate Kenzo world, it's not natural in the slightest, very not you so I totally get it and actually I hardly wear it because it's quite strong for me, probably not sensational 😂 and not my taste now, but at the time, it helped.
I almost didn't put black Perfecto in this, I don't know why but that one and Lola were the last two to go in. They are both special though.
Meeting you has been one of RUclips's greatest gifts 😊 thanks for the tag.
@@dr.claire.perfume yes I agree there 🙂RUclips has its very good points and you're one of the cherries and the great videos.
I completely agree they are special and precious to us. And that's what matters at the end of the day.
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Yes, ones with memories and associations are doubly special if we also love the fragrance for itself.
@@dr.claire.perfume yes and discovering new ones to make memories with is great too
Yes very special 😊
You’ve done a great job of recalling scents & how they correlated to your life’s timeline, Claire! Wow. I sure wish I knew which perfumes my grandmas wore❤ …it was very interesting to hear which scents you adopted to suit your vibe at various times of your life & so cool you still have some in your collection. Me? I remember a few random perfumes, but mostly I wore whatever I happened to cross paths with & used one perfume at a time, until it was gone & then on to the next thing. Thanks for sharing 😘
Thank you! I think that will be me now, I rarely repurchase fragrances now. I have too many! Fragrances really stick out as connected to particular events and times and people and I find that absolutely fascinating. Thanks for watching ❤️
I loved how romantic this video was all-around ❣️ I wish I knew what my grandma wore. She died when I was little and I'm certain my dad wouldn't know.
Fabulous to watch ❤ Can't wait to see what you'll come up with next ❣️
Thank you Laurel, yes, I don't think my dad would know either 😂 I only know because I saw her apply it when I would stay with her and asked her about it. She loved to tell me stories. Thanks for watching ❤️
Lovely story. I love Black Orchid EDT. For me it is unusual, extraordinary smel - story about my carefree childchood. Fragrances have magical power to transfer us in time.
I've not tried the EDT but I know that one is discontinued and sought after now. I would love to try it. ❤️
This is such a great idea for a video. Loved hearing all your fragrance memories. ❤
Thank you ❤️
Hello Claire,
such a fantastic video! This is my favourite type of fragrance content because it tells a story and paints a picture. I appreciate the personal aspect and how it opens a window into who you are. I love how fragrance is so transportive that way.
Some of the fragrances from my life are Chanel 5 which was my mom's fragrance when I was young I didn't like it when I put my nose to the bottle. Old Spice men's aftershave all the old guys wore it including my Grandfathers and my dad. Poison which was my favourite babysitter's perfume. Oscar De La Renta also my Mother's fragrance. Shalimar, Tresor, Opium and Poem my friend's mothers wore these classics and they are childhood to my nose. My best friend and I would go smell the bottles at the fragrance counters while we were out shopping as teenagers. Angel the fragrance that came out when I was in high school took over the entire fragrance department and the smell was everywhere. Giorgio Red the first perfume I talked my mom into buying for me for my birthday and then I found it too strong and gave it to my Step Grandmother who asked to have it. Chanel Allure one of the first fragrances I purchased for myself. Aqua Di Gioia another purchase because it was so different than anything I had smelled before like honey dew melon. Drakar Noir the first Christmas gift my partner gave me and I promptly gave back to him. I was obviously confused. it was for men. He said girls he knew liked it? He never asked me what I liked to wear. 😂. Obsession for her (I went through several bottles) and Eternity I went through a Calvin Kline Phase in the late 90's early 2000's. Le Feu d'Issey smelled it on a friend and had to have it. I think it got discontinued quickly and I only ever owned one bottle. I seem to love spicy ambers. Opium for men the first perfume I bought for my partner and he still wears it even though it's not the same as it once was. I loved the men's version more than the women's version more amber and spice less powder. I have the habit of swinging between fragrance styles because I only owned one bottle at a time and would tire of that perfume by the time I finished it. Gucci Rush which put me off perfumes for a very, very long time. I couldn't enter a perfume department without feeling nauseous because of the OG formula of that fragrance. Light Blue became my signature scent for 10 years!! 🙃 It never made me feel ill. My mom liked smelling it on me so much that she started wearing it. I don't wear it anymore. Now that I have a hobby of collecting fragrance I have a mixture of things. I enjoy being able to wear and I don't tire of my perfume. I like the idea of creating scent memories and I will choose carefully for special occasions.
Like you, I am enjoying exploring different notes. I like finding the fragrances that strike an emotional reaction in me. They are the fragrances I want to own. I don't need a huge collection, I want a meaningful one. 😊
I am glad your channel is here. You put time and energy into the content you make and it is thoughtful, educational and interesting. I hope you keep your love of perfume and of creating content. You make this space better!
Have a fantastic day! Take Care!
💛~ Jenn
Thank you so much Jenn! That is a lovely message! You have a lot of very strong associations with fragrance. I never knew drakkar noir was something that a lot of women wore! I'm astounded! I think Calvin Klein was a stage for a lot of people in the 90s, they just captured the trend and the mood with their advertising campaigns.
I think that's completely it for me, I love trying new fragrances but I sample and don't buy very much at all, I want to wear and enjoy all of my fragrances and gain connections with them by doing so, not continually buy and have many I rarely wear.
Thanks for watching as always, I really appreciate it! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the video. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume
Hi Claire,
out of curiosity does Black Orchid go powdery on your skin? I went to Sephora today to try it on my skin and it turns powdery on my skin. My 7 year old likes how it smells, he seems to like complex fragrances. The 15 year old though it was powdery. I think it smells good on me. I was expecting earthy and boozy though. I wonder if the formula has changed recently?
~ Jenn
I think they might have, on me it's a very musky deep slightly spicy vanilla. It smells very sweet. But my bottle is a few years old. That's a shame if they have reformulated... 🤦♀️
Great video, Great stories !! Yeah, Blue Grass.. I will NEVER be without that one, but I have to confess I don't wear it alot, but I sometimes spray on my hankerchiefs ,, Nostalgia, what can you do
Thank you ☺️ Yes, I can totally understand that! Nostalgia is a strong force 🥰
I love how heartfelt this video is and the memories it evokes for you
Thank you ❤️
Hi Claire I saw Rive Gauche on the thumbnail and I came running. It was my signature scent when I was young. For about 5 mins. 😂
I remember some girls wore this in school. I didn’t I remember being older and I went to try it out and it was too mature for me.
I used black optimum and then my mum took it and wore it for ages.
Weird? I’m really weird but I LOVE your videos. I don’t think you are weird at all whichever way. I like your vibe.
Haha, yes rive gauche is very punchy. It suits my mum, but it's not me.
I was totally obsessed with black Opium, that was a long term love! I hardly wear it these days though.
Thank you, that's lovely of you to say! And I've learnt that all the most interesting people in life are a little weird. 😉 Thanks for watching ❤️
Indeed. You hit it right on the nose. You have to think for yourself. I find your point of view interesting. Thanks !!
Yes it's something that you come to realise the great importance of throughout life in all things. Have a fab weekend 🥰
Hey Claire,
Such a nice video you 've made!
It's so true that fragrances are interwoven with phases of our lives, happy😊 or hard.
For me Dolce Vita is associated with a very happy and carefree period of my life.
Si is one of the most beautiful fragrances I 've ever smelled but it reminds me of a nasty experience as well as Bright Crystal.
Also Eau de Givenchy and Tamango bring to me the happiness and enthusiasm of my teens.
Thanks for sharing!
Yes, I know completely what you mean! The most gorgeous fragrance can become associated with bad times, it doesn't have to be an unpleasant smell, just an unpleasant associated thought. The good ones are precious though and sniffing those can take you to wonderful places. Thanks for watching ❤️
Loved this. Thank you, Claire. I really enjoy you and your channel. 😊
Thank you! ❤️ I loved making this video! ☺️
Thank you, Claire, for tagging me 🥰So kind of you ❤
P.s. saving your video to properly enjoy with a cup of tea in the evening!!!
No worries, I hope if you do do the tag that you enjoy it! If not, no worries! 🥰
Such a beautiful life story! Love this video
Thank you 🥰
What wonderful scent memories you have claire😊. Its amazing how perfumes can provoke nostalgia for times past both good and bad!
Thank you Ann! I hope you have a fab weekend! Thanks for watching as always! ❤️
The story about your family in the different perfumes is quite lovely and special. I have Loverdose, and I agree… it’s similar to Black Opium, but not a dupe. I really like it, but I have to be in a particular mood to wear it.
Thank you!
Yes Loverdose does has some echo of black opium (despite being released earlier), but not that similar, it just shares a few notes. Thanks for watching ❤️
People watch because you’re amazing !!
Oh thank you! 🥰
The Lola story is very nice.
Thank you! ❤️
Hello Claire. Very emotional video. Thank you for sharing your story’s.
Thank you Yulia 🥰 I hope you are having a good week! ❤️
I loved learning more about you through this video! ❤
I'm happy that you enjoyed this! ❤️
Oh, love the video and your associations! Smell and memory are closely linked, indeed.
As for me, I will mention just one perfume, the one that tranformed me into the fragrance obsessed person I am today: Neonatura Cocoon by Yves Rocher, the smell of my autumn hiking trips❤ Discontinued, of course😤
That's such a shame that it's discontinued! It just takes one fragrance and you are down the rabbit hole without any chance of escape! 😂
The link of fragrances with memories is one of its most fascinating aspects to me.
Thanks for watching ❤️
I love this video!!.... beautiful stories!!
@@hayleyhessen6642 thank you ❤️ I'm happy that you enjoyed it. 🥰
This is my favorite video now. ❤ I love the personal stories and relationships with certain fragrances, and can relate to a few of these. Thank you for sharing this with us!
I'm really happy that you enjoyed this! That means so much! Thanks for watching ❤️
Blue grass sounds so interesting. Love the stories to match your memories 💙🌙✨🥰
It's not expensive here, if you like lavender and clean fragrances with a vintage feel, then it might be. Good one to try. 😊
Such a fun video Claire. Thanks for sharing. 😄😄😊
Thanks for watching! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume You're welcome. It was a pleasure to.
Hola Claire !!! Watching now ❤
Hello! Thank you ❤️
Interesting! In Japan, we often call green 'blue'. Foreign people doubt that we might be color blind😊 But there is a fragrance named 'Blue Grass' in English!
That's interesting! I think perhaps Blue Grass might refer to the "blue" grass of Kentucky (Poa praetensis) which looks more green-blue en masse but green individually. It might also be a bit of a play on words with Grasse (in France, which is famous for perfumery).
@@dr.claire.perfume Oh! I see, country music's genre! and Grasse in France! I learned a lot! Thank you
No worries!
Here to hear these stories 😊❤
Thanks Maude 🥰
Such a heartwarming video ❤
Thank you ❤️
I loved this video, Claire! It’s been so beautiful to feel with you all these feelings that the perfumes gifted you. Thank you and big hug from Spain
Thank you Andrea! Bug hugs back to you! Have a lovely weekend ❤️
I really enjoyed your video I have some of these fragrances
But I enjoyed all your experiences and how you described them I’m a unique person and am different from the crowd so I really like different thanks 🙏 ❤
Thank you! I like different too! I also do some perfume history and science videos as I love those aspects of fragrance. I have another empties video coming in a few weeks too. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hey Gorgeous! Loving the video 😘😘
Thanks for watching ❤️
Loved this video. I was hoping someday someone would do a bit of their ''life story'' as a perfume journey. Veronica and Jax kinda did a few months ago, but I'm really liking this version too.
Trésor and Anais Anais remind me of my grandmothers. My favorites for my mother are l'Heure bleue, Je reviens, Calandre, Fleurs de rocaille (not a fan of Bal à Versailles as much...). I could never deal with having a spouse who wears Eau sauvage; it's my fathers' go to and reminds me of when I'd cuddle up to him as a child. I can't stand CK One, because too many people wore it at my highschool and it did not necessarily suite them well.
Childhood, Anais Anais or Cabbotine; teen years, Leap or White Musk from BodyShop; Perfect Calm from the Healing Garden 17 to 22, I think; Orange by Hugo Boss, Cashemere Mist EDT and Classique EDT JPG in my mid 20s and early 30s; hiatus in my 30s.
Now, I don't know, there are so many. I do love licorice, vanilla and marshmallowy scents.
I love your quirkiness and the fact that you are informative, it makes you relatable. I'm a total nerd and love being fed a lot of info.
Thanks! 🥰
Wow! Leap! I have heard that one mentioned for ages! I absolutely love a little bottle of vintage classique EDT that I have, it's such a gorgeous fragrance. I can totally understand being fed up with fragrances that you smelt all the time on others and not wanting partners to smell like your dad 😂 totally relateable!
Thank you! I love making slightly off beat videos and trying new things. It's fab that so many people enjoy them, it amazes me! Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume I was able to buy White Musk again. It's the only original one that's still available it seems. I'm not interested in their fruit collection and bodymists.
Me neither, I do think that even the musk changed a little. My friend at school wore white musk, I have fond memories of it.
@@dr.claire.perfume I used to wear the oil and now, I have the EDT, so it's definitely less potent. But it still smell like the original well enough.
Yes the oil was strong!
Good afternoon Dr. Claire. It’s still morning here and I am enjoying my weekend fragrance videos. So let me watch and see what you have for us.
Hi Faith! I hope you are doing well. Thanks for always being here 😊
I’m doing well and thanks for asking. Claire this video really touched me in a wonderful way. We have some things in common beyond that so find quite interesting. You were born the same year as my youngest son and I was born 21 years and ten days after my oldest sister. I am the youngest of 13 so I was blessed to have two sisters closer to my age, they were two and three years older than me. My mothers only scent was Chanel No 5 but I was introduced to many fragrances through my sisters and extended family. One is Estée Lauder Azuree. That was my oldest sister’s signature scents and I love it to this day. I can totally relate to the scents from the farm. I was raised in the city by parents who were farmers. I spent most of my summers visiting extended family on their farms. I will have to thank Jon for starting this tag. It’s given me a chance to revisit the ties to my life. Oh and I’m somewhat of a geek as well except on the IT side of things.
Yes! This tag really makes you think! Takes you back to all these associations. 13 is a big family, I would love to have a sibling closer in age, it must be nice to have that range of closer and older ones, always someone to ask about different things.
Actually I remember my mum being gifted Chanel no5 EDT when I was little and she did also wear that, but not very often, I think she just felt rive gauche was more her, although I think the two are compared, despite them being not very like each other.
I'm glad this video brought up some memories for you and yes, love that you are a geek too! 🤓
You are such a wonderful storyteller and educator. I am always so happy to see a new post from you! ❤
Thank you! That means a lot! 🥰
I really wanted to love something from the Guerlain LPRN but I just don't vibe with none of them. I almost blind bought and so glad I didn't😅
I have almost bought the intense a few times but I know it's been reformulated and most people are now no longer fussed by it, so I am pleased that I realised. I have plissée from the line too, it's a good one for work. 😊
Thanks, Claire. Enjoyed your video.
Thank you! 🥰
Hi gorgeous I’m here watching 🥰
Thank you ❤️ have a lovely weekend 🥰
Lovely review Claire ❤
Thank you ☺️
I dont understand how I missed that you tagged me in this! 😢 or forgot or something🤷♀️
Im so flattered and also so sorry 😞 I missed it. I'm still doing it though! 3 months later. I'll post it soon!
Oh no worries, I don't think anyone else did it, so you still win 🤣 thanks for doing it 🥰
I love this video! Here are the fragrances of my life: shalimar -my mother’s signature, Giorgio of Beverley Hills- my first real perfume given to me by my father - these are very special to me as both of my parents have passed away. Next is Il Bacioby borghese I was wearing this when I met my husband, Amarige by Givenchy, my wedding fragrance, Burberry London, my signature “ all grown up” fragrance, Baiser Vole Lys Rose by Cartier - my ultimate feminine fragrance, Eilish my favorite gourmand, and Venom of Love and Lovefest burning Cherry my favorite sexy fragrances 😅
ETA: Black Opium Le Parfum my favorite vanilla! ❤
What interesting choices, all with very distinctive personalities to them ❤️ and a few of these are thankfully still around. Discontinuations can really hurt with sentimental fragrances. Thanks for watching Angela! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the video. Have a lovely weekend 🥰
Ooh I didn't try that black opium flanker yet! I will go spray it in store! Thanks for the recommendation. 🙂
Loved the video. I recently purchase a sample of Diesel Loverdose Tattoo so I could smell what you are talking about in past videos. Have you tried Hot Couture by Givenchy? It is newer to me and I don't hear many people talking about it now.
Hi Abby! Thank you! Oh I love the tattoo flanker! 😋
I have tried hot couture, I have a sample of that one, I need to check but I think it's the EDP. It's a very distinctive fragrance, I've not really smelt anything else like it. Are you enjoying it?
@@dr.claire.perfume I am enjoying it. I was scared of the smoke note, but I don't smell it. It is such a unique fragrance.
I liked it, but I'm going to dig out my sample and wear it again, thanks for reminding me about it. 😊
Loved the stories Claire! 💚
Thank you! Have a lovely weekend 🥰
I loved Black Orchid, but after a few months of using it I got very bad headaches from it and needed to declut it.
I can understand that. I tend to wear it in the cooler weather. I love it but I have to be in the mood for it, otherwise it can bother me. I do also think it's been reformulated sadly since I bought my bottle 🤷♀️
Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Mine was from 2014/2015-ish, if I’d know 2 years ago that it’s hyped so much, I could have sent to someone who would have appreciated it. I couldn’t find anyone in my vicinity who liked it.
Yes that's a shame. At least it's got another life with someone else. And yes that would be the original version I think 😊
Here watching 🤗
Thanks Sunny! Have a lovely weekend 🥰