I love that you talked about the compliment thing! Watching RUclipsrs go on and on about how this or that gets them showered with compliments makes me feel like I must be doing something wrong. I don't think I've ever gotten a compliment on the perfume I'm wearing unless I've stuck my wrist in someone's nose asking what they think lol
I think the only times I have is when I am at work and in a small room with someone or I've just refreshed my fragrance and someone walks past. Compliments are rare from complete strangers. I did have someone I didn't know walk past my desk last week (open office) and ask me if it was me that smell so good, but that never happened before, probably because I share an office with a lady who wears a tobacco and amber fragrance and so many people complained about how strong it is 🤷♀️ the reason I doubt compliments videos is because of the frequency people claim they get compliments, but it may be different socially in different countries, in the UK it is unusual. I also doubt because I remember one video during lockdown with a lady who I knew was working from home and she was saying about all the compliments she'd got on her new fragrances... Just who from? Maybe they are counting their family? Most complimented videos get crazy amounts of views though so I see why people would lie unfortunately. Also the most interesting and complex fragrances are not necessarily the ones people can smell on you or the ones that people enjoy smelling as much as the less challenging more mainstream ones, compliments do not necessarily reflect the ones that you love or rate most in your collection. Thanks for watching ❤️
Loved hearing your answers to this tag! And I laughed out loud at "they can't be British!" So, so true. Only person who ever really, compliments me is Adam. Occasionally my Mum and maybe my boss if I am wearing something that smells popular. Never get compliments off strangers though
I did get 3 compliments at work last week, and even 2 in one day, but everyone there is from mainland Europe, so that probably explains that. I agree, compliments from complete strangers are very very rare. I think it's deemed too personal to comment on how someone smells in the UK.
Hi Claire, I really enjoyed watching this video, thank you. Your comment of smelling the scent on others 20 meters away 😂😂😂....Yeh, reminds of an ex-business partner his scent was clinging on the furniture, curtains, the whole office..I did not know where to keep my nose. 👃👃😄
🤣 it's really a bit too much with some fragrances and having tried sheikh Al shuyukh, I realise the wearer stops smelling their fragrances sometimes, yet the rest of us and still very aware of it! 😂
Claire!! So happy to have a new video from you and overjoyed that I’m back home and able to stream. Wifi on the ship was wildly unreliable. ☺️ I downloaded some of your videos so I could watch them without being connected and they really comforted me on my journey. Thank you!! This is a great tag!! Love the variety that it inspires with its questions. ✌🏻🕺🏼♥️
Hi Richard! I hope you had as amazing a time as it look led like you were having! I loved that Julija was cruising with you! I can't wait to see more of your trip. I just got back from a weekend at my parent's place, they don't have WiFi and it's like the dark ages so I get the frustration on the ship. At least it's a time to totally switch off! 🥰
Not sure I'd choose it now but I hadn't smelt as many 4 years ago. I do see it in best retail store fragrance lists a lot though. I think it must have been a hit.
My husband is just the same re my fragrances 😂. He never remarks unless I ask him what he thinks. His two stock replies are either "it's very strong" or the classic "they all smell the same to me" 🙄 Great video as always - I really enjoy hearing about your eclectic fragrance collection 😊
I really enjoyed your choices ☆☆☆ 1. Best Blind Buy 2022: The Conqueror. 2. Worst Blind Buy 2022: Sunshine Pink Sugar. 3. Favourite Fragrance of all time: Si Intense edp black bottle and Cloud. 4. Signature Scent (the one I wore the most in my life): Eternity. 5. Wedding Fragrance (would choose): Narciso (white cube) or Cinema 6. Date Night: Armani Code (Lace bottle) 7. Most Hated Perfume: Want 8. Most Hated Perfume Bottle in Collection: Rebl Fleur Love Always 9. Favourite Perfume Bottle in Collection: Armaf Milestone 10. Most Expensive Perfume: La Vie Est Belle Absolu 11. Least Expensive Perfume: Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea Fig 12. Most Complimented: Eternity, Cloud and Miracle 13. Most Nostalgic: Coco 14. Most Offensive in Perfume Collection that I wear anyway: Its a tie between Youth Dew and Aromatic Elixir ♡
You should make a video! ❤️ I loved reading this! Armani code is gorgeous 😍 I just bought lveb l'eclat because it gave me a vibe of it. You hate want 😱 I totally get the Rihanna stiletto bottles not being loved. Haha yes aromatics elixir and youth dew! 💣💥
😂😂😂😂 knew I was going to see that Vera Wang bottle in the uglies. Also Sheikh Al Shuyukh and “punch a curry in the mouth”. 😂😂😂. For the nostalgia I wore a lot of green fragrances in my 20s and 30s but O de Lancôme springs to mind and possibly safari by Ralph Lauren and By woman by Dolce and Gabbana in my 30s. I have no favourites I just have moods. I loved the video it showed more of what is shaping up to be a wicked sense of humour. Always looking forward to the next vid.
Thank you! Honestly that sheikh Al shuyukh is strong!!!! You know, I always wanted to try O de Lancôme, it's sometimes compared to verveine from l'occitane, did you try that? Would you agree or not? Safari is also one that I hear a lot of people saying how much they love it! Haha, thank you! I try to keep a lid on my humour, a lot of people can't tell when I'm joking and when I'm not 🙊 gets me into trouble 🤣 thanks for watching ❤️
OMG You brought me to tears with such a glowing compliment! My head is now so big I can’t get out the door LMAO Love you so much Have a fabulous weekend ❤
Perfume tag season is right! 😂 Agreed, Youth Dew is a frag snob classic and I just can’t get on-board with it either. And, I really like intensely spiced resinous ones. I’m proposing a new tag which is the weirdest bottles or tops… that Lola lid was literally the size of your head. Great fragrance though. Enjoyed this list! #theywerentbritish
Haha! Yes you are right, that Lola top is crazy. I store it without the lid for fear of knocking it over. 🤣 Youth dew is something I can never love 😂 really sorry for the late reply, I think the hashtag meant your comment got filtered somehow and I only just found it!
@@dr.claire.perfume it’s addictive, I actually smelled it on one of the moms whose kid is in the same class as mine, she couldn’t smell it at all and was surprised I could smell it! Even my sister in law smelled it on her and she was sitting 2 chairs away. When I bought it I though it had worn off on me too. I have to spray some on my sleeves and sniff throughout the day. It’s so lovely though, definitely going to repurchase!
Haha! Yes! There's clearly a lot of love for Youth Dew. That's it with fragrance though, the good ones are those that divide opinion rather than generally give an impression of that's ok. 🙂
Such a skeptic! 🤣Yes…if you are in a room with a bunch of close friends or coworkers …you can rack up compliments (esp women…..American women ). 🤣🤣 I have a problem with compliments in general also…..we don’t do enough of it. It should be so much easier but today ….unfortunately…sometimes the opposite is true. 🧐
Yes the compliments I've had have been in a side room lab mostly with just a few people in. Our floor is pretty empty at the moment, I'd I mix with three people a day I'm happy because it's quiet right now... But ironically the week after filming this, I got 3 compliments in one week, I never get more than 1 in a week normally 🤷♀️ it's quite unheard of. I guess it reflects how many people you mix with.
I use Youth Dew in the bath oil form so I can control the application. I do love it. I also loved the original Opium eau de parfum. Loved the tag. I know I’m commenting on an old video. 😊
I think the bath oil was what youth dew was originally... Then that got popular so they made the fragrance. I think I prefer Opium of the two. My friend sprayed it in a shop a few months back and the sillage was actually lovely and I was shocked to like it quite so much 😂 I didn't encounter anyone wearing opium for a long time before that but maybe my tastes matured? My stepmother no longer wears youth dew or fragrance generally as she has problem skin nowadays, so I didn't smell that for a few years either. 🥰
Hi Paulette! I do think the bath oil was the original version of the fragrance wasn't it? I know they made the bath oil first and then made the fragrance when it proved popular. I've never smelt the bath oil though, I am guessing it was a little quieter than the EDP perhaps. Thanks for watching ❤️
Always enjoy hearing your thoughts, Claire! Black Opium would be high on my list for a signature scent too! Need to get my nose on Black Perfecto. Gosh, you have me curious about your wedding now...were you in black?! xx
Haha no, we just didn't have a best man or bridesmaids, we wrote our own menu and used our recipes, I made the cake and we had games and stuff to do because we didn't want people to be bored. Nothing too controversial but we just tried not to make it too fussy or formal. Weddings are personal choice though aren't they? The only person who seemed a bit upset by it was my mum but she's hard to please 🤣 Black opium is the fragrance that I wore for 3 years straight, so I guess that qualifies it as my longest signature fragrance but I rarely wear it these days. I might give it some wears this winter though! Thanks for watching ❤️
Greeks definitely compliment a fragrance but of course they don't hesitate to tell you in your face that they don't like your fragrance. Sometimes I wish I was British. I have to say that I am the kind of person whose fragrance fills a room or a car. I used to wear original opium and I rocked it.
🤣 yes I think that's a general vibe isn't it in mainland Europe? Definitely less reserved than Brits and more upfront honest. I had a friend at work who really didn't ever hesitate to say I looked really tired and needed to get more sleep and take more care of myself 🤣 no one British would ever say that! Brits rarely comment on anything personal and commenting on the smell of a stranger is a total no in the most part. Opium is nuclear 💥 I think it definitely requires confidence and flare to wear that one. 🥰
There are so many things I appreciate about your channel, and your honesty and dry sense of humor are certainly among them. Other youtubers in the perfume community - even the ones who graduated in perfumery - could definitely learn a thing or two from you. If you like Glossier You and leather, you might also enjoy Escentric 01 by Escentric Molecules (the one with added notes of pepper, iris and lemon)and Maison Crivelli Iris Malikhân 👋.
Ooh thank you! I have actually been looking at the escentric molecule fragrances with the added notes, so you read my mind! I didn't try any Maison Crivelli yet but they are on my list to try also! I am a little hesitant to be tongue in cheek sometimes because I think occasionally some people don't see that I am joking 😂 even my husband struggles to tell. Thanks for watching ❤️
Hello Claire, this was a fun video to watch. I like these themed videos because it allows content creators to explore their collections and share about what you have, the good, the bad and the ugly (so to speak). It's what I enjoy in Frag Comm as it's a bit more of a community and sharing a bit of fun rather than selling the latest and greatest to viewers. So appreciate that you took the time to do this and share your thoughts. - Jenn
During the pandemic I blind bought like everyone else, my best blind buys were: Delina Exclusive & Delina, Sintra by Memo Paris and Armani My Way Intense.
Delina and Delina exclusif were very daring blind buys, they did get so much love and hype though, I can see why you would have gone for it! I didn't try Sintra, I would love to try more memo fragrances though, I've found the ones I've tried to be loves in general, even ones that from the notes I would have predicted that I would not have liked. 🤷♀️
I wear Youth Dew from time to time and I really enjoy it, but use it sparingly. My hubby usually does not like my perfumes except for Olympea and its flankers.
Youth Dew is potent! I think with lighter spraying and not smelt inside a car, it could be pleasant 🤣 it's odd what husbands like really, they are usually ones that I would expect. Thanks for watching ❤️
So intersting to hear all your answers, Claire 👍🤗 And I agree, also here in Germany you don't get seven compliments a week on your perfume 🤷♀️ but I do get compliments and so I always can remember which fragrance it was 👍😉
Me too! I did get three last week, but that is incredibly unusual 🤣 I have been writing down when I get compliments all this year and I may do a video on it as the reality of compliments is something that I think gets distorted on RUclips. 🥰
Haha, I rarely wear it now, too many other things to try to just wear one most of the time 😂, but it was definitely the one I wore most often back in 2014-2017! I wore it a lot! Thanks for watching 😊
Loved hearing your picks and I giggled so many times at your stories and descriptions. Lol for Lola, which was was the first thing I thought of re: worst bottle. I agree about Youth Dew-that and old-school Tabu just make me gag. I think Sung is probably the most nostalgic for me. My cousin wore it for her wedding in 1989, and I loved the scent so much that I wore it for the next 10 years (it also kicked off my love for jasmine as a note). I always enjoy your videos-your take on things are so unique!
Thanks Kim! I love reading people's answers ☺️ yes, I remember looking at Lola and thinking, oops can that be the answer for both questions 🤣 I agree, I even store it with the top off, it's impractical, it just makes it top heavy. Youth Dew is just something that's choked me out too many times 🤣 I think fragrances that introduce certain notes and make you think differently about what you appreciate in fragrances are the ones that you end up feeling nostalgia for. The ones that kick off deep love for certain genres are very very special, so I understand with your feelings for Sung! I hope you have a lovely weekend 🥰
Hi Claire💙. What was it about Valentino Donna that you didn't like? That surprised me! Most nostalgic for me probably Coco. I haven't worn it in a long time. I need to on the next cold day we have. I think a perfect signature is Gypsy water. I had absolutely no interest in byredo because they are so expensive. (I'm more likely to pay a higher price to support an indie brand). I got the chance to try Gypsy water, with a couple of samples and I fell in love with it. And being able to get one second hand, I have one coming. I hope you get to try it! Have a great weekend.
Hi Tina, I think it was just too powdery for me and it just disappointed me because I was expecting more leather and something more edgy than I got. I actually really like Coco and Coco Noir, those two surprised me! I recently tried a rose one from byredo and also de Los Santos, I liked both of them, so I can imagine I'd love gypsy water, it's on my list to try now! 🥰
I'm embarrassed to say, but the only time I got a compliment was from my mother, when I was a teenager, wearing the first perfume I bought with my own money -- L' Air du Temps. She asked me the name and I tried to be all French and pronounce it correctly, but she thought I said "La di dah." So it became "La di dah" forever after.
Hello gorgeous this was a great video. Yes Francis is amazing. I never heard of the Kate moss muse. I never tried Lola by Marc jacobs. The bottle is so beautiful. This was a great video. Your signature scent is beautiful. I tried it once just never got a full bottle.
I get lots of compliments on my scents when I am inside stores from cashiers, etc It is totally believable that you tubers get compliments. I can't see why they would lie. I am in the U.S.
Haha! I think what was in my head was a video I watched during lockdown when I knew the person in question had been working from home and she was saying how many compliments she'd got on her new fragrances and it made me think how?! 🤣 You aren't going out! But yes, I actually got three compliments last week, which is not typical but clearly shows sometimes you get more than others. I think there have been a lot of different people on my floor at work last week so that was probably why I randomly got more. I think if a cashier even smiled at me in the UK I'd do a double take 🤣 customer service is not really a thing here unless you are in very expensive shops. My brother lives in Florida and the difference between there and here always strikes me with restaurant service especially, I guess it's the reliance on tips and also the expectation of tipping generally. Thanks for watching ❤️
What’s is it with the British? They don’t tell you when you smell good? 🤣 I’m sure you smell fantastic Claire! 👍🏻😉 My most nostalgic scents are Dune by Dior and Paloma Picasso. Both perfumes my mom wore. She past away in 2003 and so many perfumes came out since then and I always wonder what would be her signature scent now… 🙂
Yes scent takes you back doesn't it? Same with Paloma Picasso, my great uncle wore that and I smell it and think of him. I'm sure your mum would be rocking something punchy.
Claire this was so much fun I love that you couldn’t pick just one lol it’s so hard indeed! I giggled so many times! Your descriptions 😊😉 I can’t believe I’ve never tried black Opuim I’m almost embarrassed 🤣 I’m definitely purchasing it you described it as something happy and not trashy 😉😂 you spoke the truth!
Lol black opium is just fun for me. I remember when I got my first bottle, I really felt so sophisticated 🤣 it's one that holds good memories for me so I guess when people say it's trashy it doesn't really resonate for me. I wore it to my viva exam 🙊 the most important 4 hours of my life, being questioned by two examiners. But maybe they couldn't even listen cos I was wearing black Opium and smelt too trashy to be a Dr? 🤣
I love the Elizabeth and James bottles too, very chic and ♥️ the texture. I can totally see the Vera Wang bottle being a dust magnet 🤦🏾♀️😬 I enjoyed this video, Claire!
Wonderful video Claire, I'm so indecisive at times I couldn't possibly attempt some of these questions but signature scent I'd probably have to go with d+g pour homme and or legio x
Yes, I felt like I copped out on quite a few of these 🤣 I actually had no idea on a lot of them and I'm sure my answer would change depending upon the day of the week 🤷♀️ Thanks for watching ❤️
My Nan uses youth dew as well. I find it alright when she sprays it on herself but she then sprays it around he car I already suffer from chronic migraines and it makes it worse because she sprays it around her car
😂😂 They can’t be British 🤣🤣 hella yeah I have sheik Al shuyuk and she’s a monster!! I love the sillage it leaves. Nostalgic fragrance is amor amor from Cacharel and ugh signature scent is hard Claire I don’t knowwww 😅 great video, I had fun watching this with my morning coffee! Have a great day Claire ✨
Sorry for the late reply! I only just found this comment, for some reason it got filtered 🤷♀️ yes sheikh Al shuyukh is a monster 😳 it's hard to choose isn't it?! Thanks for watching ❤️
This was interesting to watch! I love listening to how different things are perceived, it fascinates me 😁 I Love Donna 😭 it's such a funny human emotion to be slightly disappointed when someone doesn't have have the same reaction or love to some thing! And yes to black perfecto 👌 Amazing one!
Donna was something I think in my head that I had a fixed idea of how it would smell and it ended up not smelling like that. I think it was that disconnect that disappointed me and made me declutter it pretty quickly. I was expecting more leather and I specifically bought the pre-reformulation bottle to get that. Oh well! 🤷♀️ Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume oh I just thought of you! I was re smelling the Valentino Donna Noir Absolou I bought and I remembered what you said about the leather not being enough for you in Donna (I agree is a bit more suede ish than leathery per se). This Noir Absolsue you can definely detect more Leather in this!
Hi Claire, have you tried La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto Florale edt? I have both, edp and edt, and as much I like the edp (the one you have) I just looove the edt version (which is sadly discontinued 😞). The edt is much like the edp, but is has a prominenet rose note and the projection is much better with the edt than with the edp.
I loved watching your answers, and also when it comes to purchasing, that you are looking at the price per ml. glad someone else thinks the same, as majority of people i know, they go per bottle of 50 ml and that's it.
Thank you! I think it's both really because if something isn't available in a smaller size, it's an issue with more expensive fragrances. If you want to do the tag, I will look forward to your video ❤️
I recently purchased the original la petite robe noir edt and i like it 🍒 Black perfecto also sounds interesting. I havent tried black opium but i have the zara gardenia that is said to be a dupe for black opium, i do really enjoy it ❤️. Good to hear your choices 🙂
I have the plissée EDT flanker to LPRN but I didn't try the EDT. I think lprn does cherry well, it's not too sweet. Do you find Zara Gardenia to be close to loverdose? Thanks for watching Rin ☺️
@@dr.claire.perfume ohh the loverdose yes! I just now realize 😅 It has a bit similarity that dark warm aspect its just that loverdose is more creamy, milky, vanillic than gardenia. Gardenia is also vanillic but to my nose its coffee note kicks more.
The Toy bottles are not my favorite. I love the original one as it was a literal teddy bear though. 🐻 I wish they had done that with the others, but I suppose since it was a limited run it was more feasible than a regular offering. I loved hearing your answers!
Hello Claire, I enjoy very much hearing you, your answers and opinions are so interesting and sometimes soo funny 😁😊 you are intelligent and genuine too😁 Lola bottle is so beautiful 💖, I don't know the smell, it's such a shame Marc Jacobs uses to discontinue fragrances. Oh I love YSL Black Opium too, my favourite is Black Opium Intense💙 I went today to a Lush store and asked for 1000 Kisses Deep and they don't have it and they don't receive it at all at the store, I was SO sad 😭 but I found Snow Fair and bought it and the Body Cream Snow Fairy I bought it too, SO delicious !!!! Do you know Snow Fairy? If yes, do you like the scent ?
Haha thank you! I have become a bit obsessed with finding some of the older Marc Jacobs fragrances. I just got the original Marc Jacobs EDP which is tuberose and really very pretty! Aah yes! I love the intense too for black opium. Lush are annoying in that they seem to discontinue fragrances on a regular basis. I noticed cardamom coffee had gone too 🤦♀️ yes I tried snow fairy in a shower gel. I loved it! I didn't try it for years though. So sweet and fizzy and fun! 🥰
Your videos are unmissable for me! (except for the period mid year when i was on a perfume nobuy and i had to abstain from all frag content lol). I’m so in agreement about the compliments! Here in NZ people aren’t clamouring to comment on how other people smell, either lol My most nostalgic fragrance is Michael Kors (the original one in the ugly square bottle) as it was scent of my early 20s. It’s a tuberose bomb and just smells like fragrant oil to me ☺️ Ralph by Ralph Lauren is also another nostalgia trigger. It was my older sister’s, when i was a teen. People find it juvenile but to me it’ll always smell classy like crisp white tshirts and quiet confidence aka my big sis.
Ooh I never tried Ralph, that's the blue bottle isn't it? And with Michael Kors, I actually just bought Marc Jacobs original fragrance, I've been in a huge white floral mood recently! I am absolutely stunned that someone in New Zealand watches my videos 😂 weirdly just after filming this, I got three compliments in one week 🤣 that never happens 🤣 the irony! They were all from non-brits at work though so my theory still stands 🤣 thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume I love it when life proves us wrong just for kicks lol she petty lol. I might give the original MJ perfume a try too as I find I'm more into white florals than i'm even cognisant of, if that makes sense lol ps. NZ loves you! at this kiwi does x
@@lilidonna aww thanks! Yes Ive seen that MJ compared with that Michael Kors but I think the MK is generally thought of as colder somehow. I didn't try it myself, so I'm not sure.
Thank you for coming up with an alternative to Scherzo Claire. I discovered it a few months ago and fell in love too, but the & Other Stories sounds worth looking into. Such a price difference. Is the longevity as good though?
The longevity is very good, the sillage and projection is not as much, good for the first hour though but I don't overspray and I tend to spray skin not clothes. It's not the same for sure as scherzo, scherzo is less rounded and is punchier, but there are similarities. A vibe rather than a dupe. 🥰
I'm so glad you tackled this tag❣️ I had an amazing time listening to all your answers. How you described your stepmom's perfume is how I feel about My Way. I was on elevator tonight with a lady wearing it and I just wanted to gasp for fresh air! It's a favorite for a lot of women which is quite unfortunate for me 😆 Have you tried gifting her a similar but not-so-offensive perfume? I'm just being nosy here. Pun intended 😜
She's actually now allergic to a lot of things so I am not even sure she wears it any longer, but wow a few years ago... It was nuclear. I am also not a huge fan of my way, I tried it but it didn't grab me. I can imagine it being a lot in a small space!
🤣 it's just not as much of a thing here I don't think. I have been writing it down, which fragrance which compliment, this whole year so I might do a video that is actually truthful about it 🤷♀️
@@dr.claire.perfume I would love to hear it. For me when I talk about my most complimented fragrances it’s based on how people react to my fragrances when I wear them. I have to admit I love a good compliment on my fragrances 😂
@@Naturallyliz41 there's something very pleasing about someone saying they like how you smell and it somehow hits home more than oh you look nice today. I'm not sure why! ☺️
I also rarely get complimented... maybe because i spray lightly by choice. My most nostalgic scent is Stella by Stella McCartney and the perfume i would like to make my signature is White by Puredistance
I really struggled with the signature fragrance question, I felt like avoiding it 🤣 I didn't try the pure distance fragrance, I will look it up, but wow, I saw Stella EDP for £20 on sale when I was prepping for my wedding. I remember wanting to buy it and hanging around for a shop assistant as it was behind glass, but I knew I was at risk of getting a parking ticket, so I had to leave... I went back and it was gone 😭 that is probably one of my biggest perfume regrets 🤦♀️ thanks for watching ❤️
Well any list with Black Perfecto and Black Opium is a winner 😍. Both gorgeous ones. Your wedding one sounds like it was really nice and striking actually. Thank goodness it was before nova days. Your poor Step Mum 🤣 yea people of a certain age do lather it on. Also have you had ur hair cut? 😉 Looks great there How can u insult the poor bears head 🐻🤣 I have a big head too. Maybe most complimented counts if you say it yourself or live with your mum? 7 compliments a week? That's about how many I've had since my early 20s 🤣 and even they weren't probably my fragrance really. And Seb is responsible for gettin u into all this ey, buying you fragrances You do have an offensive one from Mugler 😉 🤣 Fab video mate as ever
Thanks! Haha, I'm not sure I'd choose that fragrance for a wedding now, but I hadn't tried a fraction of what I've tried now. I just didn't want to smell light and floral and expected. Dad is not subtle at all, he coughs and coughs because of youth dew but he genuinely is irritated by it. He has a bad chest from all the dust over the years (and the 30 years of heavy smoking). Your head is much prettier than the bear and ha, you are too soon with the have you had your haircut? Not this video 😉 but I'll store the compliment for later. LOL I don't even count fragrance compliments from relatives. They simply don't count. Yes, I think Seb was feeling uninspired and fragrance was an easy ride for him. I'm so glad I'm not in any doubt as to your feelings on Nova. I'd hate to wonder what you thought 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume ah your poor dad, yes too polite for his own good. Haha I don't know I'd quite like the bear head instead, when my hair is out of control and a beard you'd not be able to tell the difference. Haircut tomorrow. And damn it 🤣 ill have to remember ur hair next video Well I think you'd suit a good leather for ur wedding
I think (?) even you will notice my haircut, it is much shorter. Actually AJ reminds me of a bear but not you. I think I would choose something similarly darker for my wedding now but not that fragrance. No one cares about these things but me so I thought it best to please me at the time 😉
@@dr.claire.perfume I haven’t smelled scherzo before , just been interested but also deterred because of that miller Harris price 🥲 I already like Sardonyx Fire more because it’s financially friendly 😂
My signature fragrance is something that I don't think was ever released here in America ( I'm half German and found this fragrance in Germany) it's Marc O'Polo Women, not Woman. They confusingly had Woman and Women lol. Anyway it's been discontinued but I still have a bottle and a half. I used to order a couple of bottles to my mom's house in Germany and have her bring them when she would come to visit. If anyone knows it and can think of something similar please let me know.
Hi Claire!! I have so much to catch up on!! Heliotrope sounds so delicious, have been very curious about that one. I remember someone gifting Youth Dew to my mother back in the day and her being deeply offended by it... 🫣 The Lovestruck cap really is a laugh riot - dust-collector indeed! 🤣
Some people love it 🤷♀️ I just think it's maybe one that is something you should probably smell before buying, the good thing about it is that it is incredibly distinctive 🙂
Haha lol! 100% British people don't comment on perfumes! I could only answer that question because my husband, family and friends occasionally comment on my perfumes.... a colleague said I smelt great a while back but she is Canadian! No strangers have ever come up to me and asked about or commented on my perfume! People don't talk to each other in London 😂
Aah I didn't realise that you had a channel! I just subbed. I will check out your answers ❤️ I do get compliments but mainly from the people from mainland Europe at work. I did get 3 compliments last week, but that is so so unusual. I do tend to wear fragrances that sit closer to the skin though. I agree that London is a whole other ball game. Even looking at strangers is weird let alone commenting on their smell! 🤣 Thanks for watching 😘
@@dr.claire.perfume thanks for the sub Claire! I haven't actually done the tag it was more of a "if I did it I'd have to base it on mates" sort of thing.... mind you I might do one just for fun anyway!
Verbenas of Provence has been discontinued. I believe you can still find it on EBay, etc. It’s very lemony. You may not like it though.I happen to love Scent of a Dream, although I can understand why that would not be a popular opinion!
I also answered this question as looking back over my life what was my most worn scent. My current signature scent is Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper by Kayali.
Hahaha noooo and I asked you for something similar to ysl opium😂😂😂😆🙈🙈🙈😂 sorry didn’t know it was the worst scent in your life😂 I must say thou for me ysl opium is a ONE DROP scent, nostalgic, dreamy in a nostalgic way- NOT something I’d overspray and go hang out with people🤓
😂 Haha! Actually I recently tried ysl opium in store about two months back and it's so much more gentle now than I remembered it... I actually quite liked it, it made me think of Chanel Coco a bit with the spices, obviously they aren't that similar, just a vibe. My friend also tried it and it smelt amazing on them, but yes I agree, one spray 😂 I think the problem with youth dew for me was the huge amount in the enclosed space 🤣 but yes, it's not my scent of choice that one, it can give me a headache. I think ysl opium is nicer, but I understand that youth dew has maintained its very vintage feel perhaps more than YSL opium has done over the years.
You have me so curious! Is it uncommon to compliment strangers on their perfume in the UK? I'm not exaggerating it's very uncommon for me to go out and not get complimented on my scent if I'm out for at least 3 hours. I'm in the South East US btw 💗
Haha, yes, commenting on a stranger's perfume would be super odd here... Even with people you know it unusual I'd say. Relatives and close friends yes, coworkers, maybe not so much, although mine sometimes do, but most of them are from mainland Europe not from UK.
ha ha I agree with you on the compliment thing, I take most of what you tubers say (bar yourself) with a grain of salt. You just know they are lying through their teeth😆
I think this was my conclusion too when I saw one say how many compliments they'd had on their new fragrances when it was lockdown and I knew they'd been working from home 🤣 most complimented videos get a lot of views though, so I get why they'd want to make those videos. In reality, I don't get many compliments, but I tend to work with the same small bunch of people most of the time but I rarely come into close contact with them. Weirdly, the week after filming this, I did get three compliments, including two in one day, but that is so so rare! It is really not typical at all! I've been writing down fragrances I get compliments with this whole year. I might do some kind of analysis based on the numbers of wears and the frequency of compliments 🤣 haha!
@@dr.claire.perfume I never get compliments from my perfumes either Claire and some are high end niche and expensive. My husband would only comment if he didn't like it😅😂 You must tell me what perfume you wore that got you compliments I'll run out and get it today 😂😂. My mum did love a fragrance on me last month and so I gave it to her, its called Maroussia. You can buy it in the Chemist Warehouse for about 15euro. It dates from the early nineties and is a very unusual fragrance to describe. I guess I wear perfume for me as it lifts my mood and I never feel dressed without it😊
Yes exactly! The best reason to wear fragrance ❤️ aah it was a cheap sweet one 😂 always those are what people seem to like, it was wanted girl by Azzaro! 😉
For me it's one that smells amazing after an hour or so, like with a lot of Tom Ford fragrances, the drydown is where it's at for me, same with noir pour femme and noir de noir. It's very earthy though and I get that it's not for everyone. 🥰
Oh yeah I stopped trusting what youtubers at a certain size say. They probably got payed to say it. I never get compliments, so if no one is sneezing I take it as a compliment. Yes, I have low standards.
🤣 weirdly last week, I got two compliments in one day and one compliment the next day... It's random but that was my most complimented week. I do tend to wear quieter fragrances so I guess if I were more beast mode, compliments might be more common. I did notice that the people who complimented me are not British... I think that says a lot! And yes I'm convinced that most people make it up... I watched a video in lockdown of a person who I knew was working from home and she was talking about compliments on fragrances she'd just bought and I was thinking who was this? Your children? Someone in a supermarket you went to? Cos those were really the only options 😂
I love that you talked about the compliment thing! Watching RUclipsrs go on and on about how this or that gets them showered with compliments makes me feel like I must be doing something wrong. I don't think I've ever gotten a compliment on the perfume I'm wearing unless I've stuck my wrist in someone's nose asking what they think lol
I think the only times I have is when I am at work and in a small room with someone or I've just refreshed my fragrance and someone walks past. Compliments are rare from complete strangers. I did have someone I didn't know walk past my desk last week (open office) and ask me if it was me that smell so good, but that never happened before, probably because I share an office with a lady who wears a tobacco and amber fragrance and so many people complained about how strong it is 🤷♀️ the reason I doubt compliments videos is because of the frequency people claim they get compliments, but it may be different socially in different countries, in the UK it is unusual. I also doubt because I remember one video during lockdown with a lady who I knew was working from home and she was saying about all the compliments she'd got on her new fragrances... Just who from? Maybe they are counting their family? Most complimented videos get crazy amounts of views though so I see why people would lie unfortunately. Also the most interesting and complex fragrances are not necessarily the ones people can smell on you or the ones that people enjoy smelling as much as the less challenging more mainstream ones, compliments do not necessarily reflect the ones that you love or rate most in your collection. Thanks for watching ❤️
Loved hearing your answers to this tag! And I laughed out loud at "they can't be British!" So, so true. Only person who ever really, compliments me is Adam. Occasionally my Mum and maybe my boss if I am wearing something that smells popular. Never get compliments off strangers though
I did get 3 compliments at work last week, and even 2 in one day, but everyone there is from mainland Europe, so that probably explains that. I agree, compliments from complete strangers are very very rare. I think it's deemed too personal to comment on how someone smells in the UK.
🤣 a few people inside a car, each wearing different perfume, is the perfect picture of horror. 😂
Yes confined spaces aren't great with strong fragrances!
Cool, different perfume choice for your wedding. You don't like the bear, poor little bear Moschino Toy 2🐻😂getting hidden from guests and all that 🤣
I know! I should be nicer to it ☺️
Hi Claire. Interesting to watch this tag ☕
Thank you ☺️
Youth Dew is potent. I imagine a wicked step mother wearing it 😅😂😂
She's very kind thankfully! But yes, that's the image that fragrance gives for sure 🤣
“ this fragrance will punch out curry” 😂😂 🤣 I love a good spicy curry! This was so much fun Claire! I really enjoyed hearing your answers. ❤
Yes me too! Lamb and spinach balti is usually my first choice 👌 thanks for watching ❤️
I appreciate that you appreciate our support. Even though we don’t have similar tastes I enjoy watching your videos for you!
Thank you! That's really lovely of you to say! 😊
So fun listening to your answers! I love the kitschy top to Lola. Thanks so much for this video, Claire! Frances is a GEM. Love her to bits. 💖💖💖💖
Thanks for creating the tag! I enjoyed doing it ☺️
Hi Claire, I really enjoyed watching this video, thank you. Your comment of smelling the scent on others 20 meters away 😂😂😂....Yeh, reminds of an ex-business partner his scent was clinging on the furniture, curtains, the whole office..I did not know where to keep my nose. 👃👃😄
🤣 it's really a bit too much with some fragrances and having tried sheikh Al shuyukh, I realise the wearer stops smelling their fragrances sometimes, yet the rest of us and still very aware of it! 😂
Hi Claire, I loved this video! Lol about compliments you are so right :)
Thank you ❤️ and yes!!! 🤣
"takes the biscuit". lol!!!!
Yep, top of the flops 😂
Claire!! So happy to have a new video from you and overjoyed that I’m back home and able to stream. Wifi on the ship was wildly unreliable. ☺️ I downloaded some of your videos so I could watch them without being connected and they really comforted me on my journey. Thank you!! This is a great tag!! Love the variety that it inspires with its questions. ✌🏻🕺🏼♥️
Hi Richard! I hope you had as amazing a time as it look led like you were having! I loved that Julija was cruising with you! I can't wait to see more of your trip. I just got back from a weekend at my parent's place, they don't have WiFi and it's like the dark ages so I get the frustration on the ship. At least it's a time to totally switch off! 🥰
Oh my goodness! Your worst blind buy. That bad, huh? 😱
"If someone important came to my house, I'd hide it." 🤣🤣🤣
Yes I don't think I'd recommend scent of a dream 😂 And I think I'd hide a lot of things to be fair 😂
I love those teddy bear bottles! Their heads are rather large but they are adorable lol 🧸
They've certainly got a strange kind of cuteness 😉 I am really not sure at all what I think sometimes, cos they are fun and they do stand out!
We are here week after week because you are the best Claire💗
🙈 thank you! 🥰
Sardonyx Fire?? Cool name and cool choice for your wedding!!
Not sure I'd choose it now but I hadn't smelt as many 4 years ago. I do see it in best retail store fragrance lists a lot though. I think it must have been a hit.
My husband is just the same re my fragrances 😂. He never remarks unless I ask him what he thinks. His two stock replies are either "it's very strong" or the classic "they all smell the same to me" 🙄 Great video as always - I really enjoy hearing about your eclectic fragrance collection 😊
Yes, "what do you think?" "Smells like perfume" "do you like it?" "No". 🤣 You are not alone! Thanks for watching ❤️
I really enjoyed your choices ☆☆☆
1. Best Blind Buy 2022: The Conqueror.
2. Worst Blind Buy 2022: Sunshine Pink Sugar.
3. Favourite Fragrance of all time: Si Intense edp black bottle and Cloud.
4. Signature Scent (the one I wore the most in my life): Eternity.
5. Wedding Fragrance (would choose): Narciso (white cube) or Cinema
6. Date Night: Armani Code (Lace bottle)
7. Most Hated Perfume: Want
8. Most Hated Perfume Bottle in Collection: Rebl Fleur Love Always
9. Favourite Perfume Bottle in Collection: Armaf Milestone
10. Most Expensive Perfume: La Vie Est Belle Absolu
11. Least Expensive Perfume: Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea Fig
12. Most Complimented:
Eternity, Cloud and Miracle
13. Most Nostalgic: Coco
14. Most Offensive in Perfume Collection that I wear anyway: Its a tie between Youth Dew and Aromatic Elixir ♡
You should make a video! ❤️ I loved reading this! Armani code is gorgeous 😍 I just bought lveb l'eclat because it gave me a vibe of it. You hate want 😱 I totally get the Rihanna stiletto bottles not being loved. Haha yes aromatics elixir and youth dew! 💣💥
I bought Scandal by Night because of you, and my husband loves it on me too. ❤
😉 it's delicious 😋
I love this tag Claire! 🤩 so glad your doing this one, can’t wait to see you picks!!
Yes it's a good one isn't it?! I've watched quite a few of these now!
These are (some) of my favorite notes too🧡🧡
Sound really nice the black perfecto
I think you would like it! 🍒🌹
😂😂😂😂 knew I was going to see that Vera Wang bottle in the uglies. Also Sheikh Al Shuyukh and “punch a curry in the mouth”. 😂😂😂.
For the nostalgia I wore a lot of green fragrances in my 20s and 30s but O de Lancôme springs to mind and possibly safari by Ralph Lauren and By woman by Dolce and Gabbana in my 30s. I have no favourites I just have moods.
I loved the video it showed more of what is shaping up to be a wicked sense of humour. Always looking forward to the next vid.
OMG I loved Safari!! I worked at a department store and would get sample vials of it and Ysatis all the time.
Thank you! Honestly that sheikh Al shuyukh is strong!!!!
You know, I always wanted to try O de Lancôme, it's sometimes compared to verveine from l'occitane, did you try that? Would you agree or not? Safari is also one that I hear a lot of people saying how much they love it!
Haha, thank you! I try to keep a lid on my humour, a lot of people can't tell when I'm joking and when I'm not 🙊 gets me into trouble 🤣 thanks for watching ❤️
I need to try all these classics!
That bottle Nirvana Amethyst is beautiful 😍
It's such a lovely sleek design!
OMG You brought me to tears with such a glowing compliment! My head is now so big I can’t get out the door LMAO
Love you so much
Have a fabulous weekend ❤
Well deserved Frances ❤️ 😃 have a lovely weekend 🥰
How fun! Great video!!
Thank you ❤️
Perfume tag season is right! 😂 Agreed, Youth Dew is a frag snob classic and I just can’t get on-board with it either. And, I really like intensely spiced resinous ones. I’m proposing a new tag which is the weirdest bottles or tops… that Lola lid was literally the size of your head. Great fragrance though. Enjoyed this list! #theywerentbritish
Haha! Yes you are right, that Lola top is crazy. I store it without the lid for fear of knocking it over. 🤣 Youth dew is something I can never love 😂 really sorry for the late reply, I think the hashtag meant your comment got filtered somehow and I only just found it!
Really enjoyed this vid! Thanks.
Thank you! 🥰
Omg I have been loving glossier you too!! It’s so pretty.
Glossier You is one I need to buy another bottle of 😊
@@dr.claire.perfume it’s addictive, I actually smelled it on one of the moms whose kid is in the same class as mine, she couldn’t smell it at all and was surprised I could smell it! Even my sister in law smelled it on her and she was sitting 2 chairs away. When I bought it I though it had worn off on me too. I have to spray some on my sleeves and sniff throughout the day. It’s so lovely though, definitely going to repurchase!
Hey Claire!! Excited for your video
Hey Liz! 🥰
Best blind buy EVER: Jean Patou 1000. Youth Dew--ahh, beautiful stuff. I'm from a different generation, though ;) Fun video!
Haha! Yes! There's clearly a lot of love for Youth Dew. That's it with fragrance though, the good ones are those that divide opinion rather than generally give an impression of that's ok. 🙂
Such a skeptic! 🤣Yes…if you are in a room with a bunch of close friends or coworkers …you can rack up compliments (esp women…..American women ). 🤣🤣 I have a problem with compliments in general also…..we don’t do enough of it. It should be so much easier but today ….unfortunately…sometimes the opposite is true. 🧐
Yes the compliments I've had have been in a side room lab mostly with just a few people in. Our floor is pretty empty at the moment, I'd I mix with three people a day I'm happy because it's quiet right now... But ironically the week after filming this, I got 3 compliments in one week, I never get more than 1 in a week normally 🤷♀️ it's quite unheard of. I guess it reflects how many people you mix with.
I loved hearing your answers. So fun. ❤ I love carrot cake and Alice in Wonderland! Def have to check that out.
Yes! It's a fun sweet one, good for winter and spring.
Hi beautiful! Black Perfecto is such an awesome fragrance! ❤
🙌 for sure!
I have to try that Reminiscence Les Notes Gourmandes Héliotrope. Waiting for the sales 😇
If you love sweet marzipan fragrances, it's a good one!
I laughed so hard when you were talking about the teddy bottle! It is a funny caricature 😂
It's a very strange bottle, proportions wise. But cute if you are in the right mood 😊
I use Youth Dew in the bath oil form so I can control the application. I do love it.
I also loved the original Opium eau de parfum.
Loved the tag. I know I’m commenting on an old video. 😊
I think the bath oil was what youth dew was originally... Then that got popular so they made the fragrance. I think I prefer Opium of the two. My friend sprayed it in a shop a few months back and the sillage was actually lovely and I was shocked to like it quite so much 😂 I didn't encounter anyone wearing opium for a long time before that but maybe my tastes matured? My stepmother no longer wears youth dew or fragrance generally as she has problem skin nowadays, so I didn't smell that for a few years either. 🥰
Just found your channel and am enjoying your intelligent and humorous take on perfume.
Thank you 😂 and welcome 🥰
My mother-in-law wore youth Dew and I loved it on her. I think she used the bath oil instead of the perfume.
Hi Paulette! I do think the bath oil was the original version of the fragrance wasn't it? I know they made the bath oil first and then made the fragrance when it proved popular. I've never smelt the bath oil though, I am guessing it was a little quieter than the EDP perhaps. Thanks for watching ❤️
I love Scandal By Night. I just tried the new Scandal Le Parfum. Yummmmmmmm!!! It’s delicious.
Ooh, I need to go try it, did it remind you of hypnotic poison?
Always enjoy hearing your thoughts, Claire! Black Opium would be high on my list for a signature scent too! Need to get my nose on Black Perfecto. Gosh, you have me curious about your wedding now...were you in black?! xx
Haha no, we just didn't have a best man or bridesmaids, we wrote our own menu and used our recipes, I made the cake and we had games and stuff to do because we didn't want people to be bored. Nothing too controversial but we just tried not to make it too fussy or formal. Weddings are personal choice though aren't they? The only person who seemed a bit upset by it was my mum but she's hard to please 🤣
Black opium is the fragrance that I wore for 3 years straight, so I guess that qualifies it as my longest signature fragrance but I rarely wear it these days. I might give it some wears this winter though! Thanks for watching ❤️
Greeks definitely compliment a fragrance but of course they don't hesitate to tell you in your face that they don't like your fragrance. Sometimes I wish I was British. I have to say that I am the kind of person whose fragrance fills a room or a car. I used to wear original opium and I rocked it.
🤣 yes I think that's a general vibe isn't it in mainland Europe? Definitely less reserved than Brits and more upfront honest. I had a friend at work who really didn't ever hesitate to say I looked really tired and needed to get more sleep and take more care of myself 🤣 no one British would ever say that! Brits rarely comment on anything personal and commenting on the smell of a stranger is a total no in the most part. Opium is nuclear 💥 I think it definitely requires confidence and flare to wear that one. 🥰
My grandmother wore Youth Dew and it is a very strong perfume! I loved her dearly but didn’t enjoy her perfume!
It's a strong one! 😳
There are so many things I appreciate about your channel, and your honesty and dry sense of humor are certainly among them. Other youtubers in the perfume community - even the ones who graduated in perfumery - could definitely learn a thing or two from you.
If you like Glossier You and leather, you might also enjoy Escentric 01 by Escentric Molecules (the one with added notes of pepper, iris and lemon)and Maison Crivelli Iris Malikhân 👋.
Ooh thank you! I have actually been looking at the escentric molecule fragrances with the added notes, so you read my mind! I didn't try any Maison Crivelli yet but they are on my list to try also! I am a little hesitant to be tongue in cheek sometimes because I think occasionally some people don't see that I am joking 😂 even my husband struggles to tell. Thanks for watching ❤️
Hello Claire,
this was a fun video to watch. I like these themed videos because it allows content creators to explore their collections and share about what you have, the good, the bad and the ugly (so to speak). It's what I enjoy in Frag Comm as it's a bit more of a community and sharing a bit of fun rather than selling the latest and greatest to viewers. So appreciate that you took the time to do this and share your thoughts. - Jenn
Thanks Jenn! Yes I love these kinds of videos too, you never know what subject someone will get onto or where a question will take them. ❤️
During the pandemic I blind bought like everyone else, my best blind buys were: Delina Exclusive & Delina, Sintra by Memo Paris and Armani My Way Intense.
Delina and Delina exclusif were very daring blind buys, they did get so much love and hype though, I can see why you would have gone for it! I didn't try Sintra, I would love to try more memo fragrances though, I've found the ones I've tried to be loves in general, even ones that from the notes I would have predicted that I would not have liked. 🤷♀️
I wear Youth Dew from time to time and I really enjoy it, but use it sparingly. My hubby usually does not like my perfumes except for Olympea and its flankers.
Youth Dew is potent! I think with lighter spraying and not smelt inside a car, it could be pleasant 🤣 it's odd what husbands like really, they are usually ones that I would expect. Thanks for watching ❤️
Enjoyed this video. Ysl Opium was my mom's signature Scent many years ago 😁 It is sooo potent
Haha yes! It's a banger! 💥
So intersting to hear all your answers, Claire 👍🤗
And I agree, also here in Germany you don't get seven compliments a week on your perfume 🤷♀️ but I do get compliments and so I always can remember which fragrance it was 👍😉
Me too! I did get three last week, but that is incredibly unusual 🤣 I have been writing down when I get compliments all this year and I may do a video on it as the reality of compliments is something that I think gets distorted on RUclips. 🥰
Thank you for tagging me
I have not try Black Opium yet but I will since it your signature scent.
Haha, I rarely wear it now, too many other things to try to just wear one most of the time 😂, but it was definitely the one I wore most often back in 2014-2017! I wore it a lot! Thanks for watching 😊
Loved hearing your picks and I giggled so many times at your stories and descriptions. Lol for Lola, which was was the first thing I thought of re: worst bottle. I agree about Youth Dew-that and old-school Tabu just make me gag. I think Sung is probably the most nostalgic for me. My cousin wore it for her wedding in 1989, and I loved the scent so much that I wore it for the next 10 years (it also kicked off my love for jasmine as a note). I always enjoy your videos-your take on things are so unique!
Thanks Kim! I love reading people's answers ☺️ yes, I remember looking at Lola and thinking, oops can that be the answer for both questions 🤣 I agree, I even store it with the top off, it's impractical, it just makes it top heavy.
Youth Dew is just something that's choked me out too many times 🤣 I think fragrances that introduce certain notes and make you think differently about what you appreciate in fragrances are the ones that you end up feeling nostalgia for. The ones that kick off deep love for certain genres are very very special, so I understand with your feelings for Sung! I hope you have a lovely weekend 🥰
Hi Claire💙. What was it about Valentino Donna that you didn't like? That surprised me! Most nostalgic for me probably Coco. I haven't worn it in a long time. I need to on the next cold day we have. I think a perfect signature is Gypsy water. I had absolutely no interest in byredo because they are so expensive. (I'm more likely to pay a higher price to support an indie brand). I got the chance to try Gypsy water, with a couple of samples and I fell in love with it. And being able to get one second hand, I have one coming. I hope you get to try it! Have a great weekend.
Hi Tina, I think it was just too powdery for me and it just disappointed me because I was expecting more leather and something more edgy than I got. I actually really like Coco and Coco Noir, those two surprised me! I recently tried a rose one from byredo and also de Los Santos, I liked both of them, so I can imagine I'd love gypsy water, it's on my list to try now! 🥰
I'm embarrassed to say, but the only time I got a compliment was from my mother, when I was a teenager, wearing the first perfume I bought with my own money -- L' Air du Temps. She asked me the name and I tried to be all French and pronounce it correctly, but she thought I said "La di dah." So it became "La di dah" forever after.
That is such a great story and exactly how pet names for things come about isn't it? Such a classic fragrance too, with a great story behind it! 😊
Claire I love how describe fragrances. It’s very unique We picked the same date night fragrance.
Aah cool!
Hello gorgeous this was a great video. Yes Francis is amazing. I never heard of the Kate moss muse. I never tried Lola by Marc jacobs. The bottle is so beautiful. This was a great video. Your signature scent is beautiful. I tried it once just never got a full bottle.
Thank you Pat! Lovely to see you! 🥰
I get lots of compliments on my scents when I am inside stores from cashiers, etc
It is totally believable that you tubers get compliments. I can't see why they would lie.
I am in the U.S.
Haha! I think what was in my head was a video I watched during lockdown when I knew the person in question had been working from home and she was saying how many compliments she'd got on her new fragrances and it made me think how?! 🤣 You aren't going out! But yes, I actually got three compliments last week, which is not typical but clearly shows sometimes you get more than others. I think there have been a lot of different people on my floor at work last week so that was probably why I randomly got more.
I think if a cashier even smiled at me in the UK I'd do a double take 🤣 customer service is not really a thing here unless you are in very expensive shops. My brother lives in Florida and the difference between there and here always strikes me with restaurant service especially, I guess it's the reliance on tips and also the expectation of tipping generally. Thanks for watching ❤️
In European countrys is not common...
What’s is it with the British? They don’t tell you when you smell good? 🤣 I’m sure you smell fantastic Claire! 👍🏻😉 My most nostalgic scents are Dune by Dior and Paloma Picasso. Both perfumes my mom wore. She past away in 2003 and so many perfumes came out since then and I always wonder what would be her signature scent now… 🙂
Yes scent takes you back doesn't it? Same with Paloma Picasso, my great uncle wore that and I smell it and think of him. I'm sure your mum would be rocking something punchy.
Loved the video Claire! Maybe I’ll do it too 🤔💕💕
Yes! Do! I'd love to hear your answers! 🥰
Claire this was so much fun I love that you couldn’t pick just one lol it’s so hard indeed! I giggled so many times! Your descriptions 😊😉 I can’t believe I’ve never tried black Opuim I’m almost embarrassed 🤣 I’m definitely purchasing it you described it as something happy and not trashy 😉😂 you spoke the truth!
Lol black opium is just fun for me. I remember when I got my first bottle, I really felt so sophisticated 🤣 it's one that holds good memories for me so I guess when people say it's trashy it doesn't really resonate for me. I wore it to my viva exam 🙊 the most important 4 hours of my life, being questioned by two examiners. But maybe they couldn't even listen cos I was wearing black Opium and smelt too trashy to be a Dr? 🤣
I love the Elizabeth and James bottles too, very chic and ♥️ the texture.
I can totally see the Vera Wang bottle being a dust magnet 🤦🏾♀️😬
I enjoyed this video, Claire!
They are fab aren't they? So sleek! Please do the tag if you fancy it! ❤️
Wonderful video Claire, I'm so indecisive at times I couldn't possibly attempt some of these questions but signature scent I'd probably have to go with d+g pour homme and or legio x
Yes, I felt like I copped out on quite a few of these 🤣 I actually had no idea on a lot of them and I'm sure my answer would change depending upon the day of the week 🤷♀️ Thanks for watching ❤️
My Nan uses youth dew as well. I find it alright when she sprays it on herself but she then sprays it around he car I already suffer from chronic migraines and it makes it worse because she sprays it around her car
It's a lot in a confined space if oversprayed. I can imagine it's a bad one for setting off migraines if there's a lot.
Claire, you had me lol when you were talking about that nuclear fragrance which you can smell in outer space 🤣😂😆
😂 It's strong! What can I say?! 😂
😂😂 They can’t be British 🤣🤣 hella yeah I have sheik Al shuyuk and she’s a monster!! I love the sillage it leaves. Nostalgic fragrance is amor amor from Cacharel and ugh signature scent is hard Claire I don’t knowwww 😅 great video, I had fun watching this with my morning coffee! Have a great day Claire ✨
Sorry for the late reply! I only just found this comment, for some reason it got filtered 🤷♀️ yes sheikh Al shuyukh is a monster 😳 it's hard to choose isn't it?! Thanks for watching ❤️
This was interesting to watch! I love listening to how different things are perceived, it fascinates me 😁 I Love Donna 😭 it's such a funny human emotion to be slightly disappointed when someone doesn't have have the same reaction or love to some thing! And yes to black perfecto 👌 Amazing one!
Donna was something I think in my head that I had a fixed idea of how it would smell and it ended up not smelling like that. I think it was that disconnect that disappointed me and made me declutter it pretty quickly. I was expecting more leather and I specifically bought the pre-reformulation bottle to get that. Oh well! 🤷♀️ Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume oh I just thought of you! I was re smelling the Valentino Donna Noir Absolou I bought and I remembered what you said about the leather not being enough for you in Donna (I agree is a bit more suede ish than leathery per se). This Noir Absolsue you can definely detect more Leather in this!
Thanks for the suggestion ☺️ I will try to find it to try!
Lol 😂 I enjoyed listening to your answers gorgeous 🥰
Thank you! ❤️
Hello Claire so nice to see you and watch your fragrance picks. I am a sub here friend of Happiness Sparkles Frances! 👍👍
Oh hi! Lovely to meet you! I also subbed! ❤️ Can't wait to check out a video 😊 Frances is awesome 😃
Hi Claire, have you tried La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto Florale edt? I have both, edp and edt, and as much I like the edp (the one you have) I just looove the edt version (which is sadly discontinued 😞). The edt is much like the edp, but is has a prominenet rose note and the projection is much better with the edt than with the edp.
I haven't tried the EDT Florale, but I would love to, I've been looking for a bottle 🙈 you have only made me more interested 🤣 have a lovely Friday 🥰
I loved watching your answers, and also when it comes to purchasing, that you are looking at the price per ml. glad someone else thinks the same, as majority of people i know, they go per bottle of 50 ml and that's it.
Thank you! I think it's both really because if something isn't available in a smaller size, it's an issue with more expensive fragrances. If you want to do the tag, I will look forward to your video ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume hiya. I think that would be really fun and would love to do it 😉
Fab!
I recently purchased the original la petite robe noir edt and i like it 🍒
Black perfecto also sounds interesting.
I havent tried black opium but i have the zara gardenia that is said to be a dupe for black opium, i do really enjoy it ❤️.
Good to hear your choices 🙂
I have the plissée EDT flanker to LPRN but I didn't try the EDT. I think lprn does cherry well, it's not too sweet. Do you find Zara Gardenia to be close to loverdose? Thanks for watching Rin ☺️
@@dr.claire.perfume ohh the loverdose yes! I just now realize 😅 It has a bit similarity that dark warm aspect its just that loverdose is more creamy, milky, vanillic than gardenia.
Gardenia is also vanillic but to my nose its coffee note kicks more.
Aah good to know! I always wondered if they were similar! ❤️
The Toy bottles are not my favorite. I love the original one as it was a literal teddy bear though. 🐻 I wish they had done that with the others, but I suppose since it was a limited run it was more feasible than a regular offering. I loved hearing your answers!
Yes that original teddy bear is very collectable and worth a lot now. Super rare. I never see them for resale. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hello Claire, I enjoy very much hearing you, your answers and opinions are so interesting and sometimes soo funny 😁😊 you are intelligent and genuine too😁
Lola bottle is so beautiful 💖, I don't know the smell, it's such a shame Marc Jacobs uses to discontinue fragrances.
Oh I love YSL Black Opium too, my favourite is Black Opium Intense💙
I went today to a Lush store and asked for 1000 Kisses Deep and they don't have it and they don't receive it at all at the store, I was SO sad 😭 but I found Snow Fair and bought it and the Body Cream Snow Fairy I bought it too, SO delicious !!!! Do you know Snow Fairy? If yes, do you like the scent ?
Haha thank you! I have become a bit obsessed with finding some of the older Marc Jacobs fragrances. I just got the original Marc Jacobs EDP which is tuberose and really very pretty!
Aah yes! I love the intense too for black opium. Lush are annoying in that they seem to discontinue fragrances on a regular basis. I noticed cardamom coffee had gone too 🤦♀️ yes I tried snow fairy in a shower gel. I loved it! I didn't try it for years though. So sweet and fizzy and fun! 🥰
Your videos are unmissable for me! (except for the period mid year when i was on a perfume nobuy and i had to abstain from all frag content lol). I’m so in agreement about the compliments! Here in NZ people aren’t clamouring to comment on how other people smell, either lol My most nostalgic fragrance is Michael Kors (the original one in the ugly square bottle) as it was scent of my early 20s. It’s a tuberose bomb and just smells like fragrant oil to me ☺️ Ralph by Ralph Lauren is also another nostalgia trigger. It was my older sister’s, when i was a teen. People find it juvenile but to me it’ll always smell classy like crisp white tshirts and quiet confidence aka my big sis.
Ooh I never tried Ralph, that's the blue bottle isn't it? And with Michael Kors, I actually just bought Marc Jacobs original fragrance, I've been in a huge white floral mood recently! I am absolutely stunned that someone in New Zealand watches my videos 😂 weirdly just after filming this, I got three compliments in one week 🤣 that never happens 🤣 the irony! They were all from non-brits at work though so my theory still stands 🤣 thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume I love it when life proves us wrong just for kicks lol she petty lol. I might give the original MJ perfume a try too as I find I'm more into white florals than i'm even cognisant of, if that makes sense lol ps. NZ loves you! at this kiwi does x
@@lilidonna aww thanks! Yes Ive seen that MJ compared with that Michael Kors but I think the MK is generally thought of as colder somehow. I didn't try it myself, so I'm not sure.
Thank you for coming up with an alternative to Scherzo Claire. I discovered it a few months ago and fell in love too, but the & Other Stories sounds worth looking into. Such a price difference. Is the longevity as good though?
The longevity is very good, the sillage and projection is not as much, good for the first hour though but I don't overspray and I tend to spray skin not clothes. It's not the same for sure as scherzo, scherzo is less rounded and is punchier, but there are similarities. A vibe rather than a dupe. 🥰
I'm so glad you tackled this tag❣️ I had an amazing time listening to all your answers. How you described your stepmom's perfume is how I feel about My Way. I was on elevator tonight with a lady wearing it and I just wanted to gasp for fresh air! It's a favorite for a lot of women which is quite unfortunate for me 😆 Have you tried gifting her a similar but not-so-offensive perfume? I'm just being nosy here. Pun intended 😜
She's actually now allergic to a lot of things so I am not even sure she wears it any longer, but wow a few years ago... It was nuclear. I am also not a huge fan of my way, I tried it but it didn't grab me. I can imagine it being a lot in a small space!
Oh my goodness I’m laughing so hard in regards to your complimented fragrances and there is definitely some truth in it.
🤣 it's just not as much of a thing here I don't think. I have been writing it down, which fragrance which compliment, this whole year so I might do a video that is actually truthful about it 🤷♀️
@@dr.claire.perfume I would love to hear it. For me when I talk about my most complimented fragrances it’s based on how people react to my fragrances when I wear them. I have to admit I love a good compliment on my fragrances 😂
@@Naturallyliz41 there's something very pleasing about someone saying they like how you smell and it somehow hits home more than oh you look nice today. I'm not sure why! ☺️
I also rarely get complimented... maybe because i spray lightly by choice. My most nostalgic scent is Stella by Stella McCartney and the perfume i would like to make my signature is White by Puredistance
I really struggled with the signature fragrance question, I felt like avoiding it 🤣 I didn't try the pure distance fragrance, I will look it up, but wow, I saw Stella EDP for £20 on sale when I was prepping for my wedding. I remember wanting to buy it and hanging around for a shop assistant as it was behind glass, but I knew I was at risk of getting a parking ticket, so I had to leave... I went back and it was gone 😭 that is probably one of my biggest perfume regrets 🤦♀️ thanks for watching ❤️
Hi, first watching 🤗🥰
Hi Souad ❤️
Well any list with Black Perfecto and Black Opium is a winner 😍. Both gorgeous ones.
Your wedding one sounds like it was really nice and striking actually. Thank goodness it was before nova days.
Your poor Step Mum 🤣 yea people of a certain age do lather it on.
Also have you had ur hair cut? 😉 Looks great there
How can u insult the poor bears head 🐻🤣 I have a big head too.
Maybe most complimented counts if you say it yourself or live with your mum? 7 compliments a week? That's about how many I've had since my early 20s 🤣 and even they weren't probably my fragrance really.
And Seb is responsible for gettin u into all this ey, buying you fragrances
You do have an offensive one from Mugler 😉 🤣
Fab video mate as ever
Thanks! Haha, I'm not sure I'd choose that fragrance for a wedding now, but I hadn't tried a fraction of what I've tried now. I just didn't want to smell light and floral and expected.
Dad is not subtle at all, he coughs and coughs because of youth dew but he genuinely is irritated by it. He has a bad chest from all the dust over the years (and the 30 years of heavy smoking).
Your head is much prettier than the bear and ha, you are too soon with the have you had your haircut? Not this video 😉 but I'll store the compliment for later.
LOL I don't even count fragrance compliments from relatives. They simply don't count.
Yes, I think Seb was feeling uninspired and fragrance was an easy ride for him. I'm so glad I'm not in any doubt as to your feelings on Nova. I'd hate to wonder what you thought 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume ah your poor dad, yes too polite for his own good.
Haha I don't know I'd quite like the bear head instead, when my hair is out of control and a beard you'd not be able to tell the difference. Haircut tomorrow. And damn it 🤣 ill have to remember ur hair next video
Well I think you'd suit a good leather for ur wedding
I think (?) even you will notice my haircut, it is much shorter. Actually AJ reminds me of a bear but not you.
I think I would choose something similarly darker for my wedding now but not that fragrance. No one cares about these things but me so I thought it best to please me at the time 😉
Every fragrance should come in an Elizabeth and James bottle.
Amen 🙌
Ha, my husband isen't fussed by frags nighter and only remarcs whar he dosen't like, usualy patschuli too 😅
Haha, not just mine then 😂 however hard I try to get him to wear fragrance, he just won't and he hardly comments on mine. It's rare anyway! 😂
I have had my eye on scherzo definitely going going to look into your recommendation though, I’m not a fan of the scherzo pric tag 😅
Sardonyx Fire is a bit smoother than Scherzo, not a dupe but similar vibe 👍
@@dr.claire.perfume I haven’t smelled scherzo before , just been interested but also deterred because of that miller Harris price 🥲 I already like Sardonyx Fire more because it’s financially friendly 😂
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Lmao this fragrance will punch a curry in the mouth and knock it on the floor 😂😂😂
It's a strong one! If we meet, I will bring you a decant. It is only very slightly oudy. Mainly powdery rose in the drydown, but oh so strong!
Thanks for sharing friend ✔️ good luck and stay connected ✔️ New friend is here ✔️😍
Thanks for watching ❤️
My signature fragrance is something that I don't think was ever released here in America ( I'm half German and found this fragrance in Germany) it's Marc O'Polo Women, not Woman. They confusingly had Woman and Women lol. Anyway it's been discontinued but I still have a bottle and a half. I used to order a couple of bottles to my mom's house in Germany and have her bring them when she would come to visit. If anyone knows it and can think of something similar please let me know.
Wow, yes, I see the potential for confusion 😱 it's so frustrating when stuff is discontinued.
Hi Claire!! I have so much to catch up on!! Heliotrope sounds so delicious, have been very curious about that one. I remember someone gifting Youth Dew to my mother back in the day and her being deeply offended by it... 🫣 The Lovestruck cap really is a laugh riot - dust-collector indeed! 🤣
Hi Ruby! Hope you are well 🙂 Haha your poor mum 🤣 what a gift! Are you going to do this tag? It seems a popular one.
Oof I totally hated the Charlotte T fragrance too - just…odd (not in a cute way) 🫢 Loved this video and your picks, Claire!🧡🧡🧡
It was so so bad from my point of view but I've seen some people say that they love it, at least it's distinctive and not just 🤷♀️ 🤣
Glad I didn't get that Charlotte Tilbury Scent of a Dream. I was checking it out at some point
Some people love it 🤷♀️ I just think it's maybe one that is something you should probably smell before buying, the good thing about it is that it is incredibly distinctive 🙂
Haha lol! 100% British people don't comment on perfumes! I could only answer that question because my husband, family and friends occasionally comment on my perfumes.... a colleague said I smelt great a while back but she is Canadian! No strangers have ever come up to me and asked about or commented on my perfume! People don't talk to each other in London 😂
Aah I didn't realise that you had a channel! I just subbed. I will check out your answers ❤️
I do get compliments but mainly from the people from mainland Europe at work. I did get 3 compliments last week, but that is so so unusual. I do tend to wear fragrances that sit closer to the skin though. I agree that London is a whole other ball game. Even looking at strangers is weird let alone commenting on their smell! 🤣 Thanks for watching 😘
@@dr.claire.perfume thanks for the sub Claire! I haven't actually done the tag it was more of a "if I did it I'd have to base it on mates" sort of thing.... mind you I might do one just for fun anyway!
Well I will certainly watch if you do it ☺️
Most nostalgic: Halston Z-14
Signature scent: Jo Malone Verbenas of Provence
Hi Helene! I've not tried tried either of those 🙈 i will go try the Jo Malone, there's a store near me. Thanks for watching ❤️
Verbenas of Provence has been discontinued. I believe you can still find it on EBay, etc. It’s very lemony. You may not like it though.I happen to love Scent of a Dream, although I can understand why that would not be a popular opinion!
I also answered this question as looking back over my life what was my most worn scent. My current signature scent is Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper by Kayali.
Hahaha noooo and I asked you for something similar to ysl opium😂😂😂😆🙈🙈🙈😂 sorry didn’t know it was the worst scent in your life😂
I must say thou for me ysl opium is a ONE DROP scent, nostalgic, dreamy in a nostalgic way- NOT something I’d overspray and go hang out with people🤓
😂 Haha! Actually I recently tried ysl opium in store about two months back and it's so much more gentle now than I remembered it... I actually quite liked it, it made me think of Chanel Coco a bit with the spices, obviously they aren't that similar, just a vibe. My friend also tried it and it smelt amazing on them, but yes I agree, one spray 😂
I think the problem with youth dew for me was the huge amount in the enclosed space 🤣 but yes, it's not my scent of choice that one, it can give me a headache. I think ysl opium is nicer, but I understand that youth dew has maintained its very vintage feel perhaps more than YSL opium has done over the years.
What is the perfume you compare to scherzo? I hope I’ve written the name right 😊
& other stories sardonyx fire not the same or a dupe, but definitely the same vibe.
@@dr.claire.perfume thanks beloved!!
You have me so curious! Is it uncommon to compliment strangers on their perfume in the UK? I'm not exaggerating it's very uncommon for me to go out and not get complimented on my scent if I'm out for at least 3 hours. I'm in the South East US btw 💗
Haha, yes, commenting on a stranger's perfume would be super odd here... Even with people you know it unusual I'd say. Relatives and close friends yes, coworkers, maybe not so much, although mine sometimes do, but most of them are from mainland Europe not from UK.
ha ha I agree with you on the compliment thing, I take most of what you tubers say (bar yourself) with a grain of salt. You just know they are lying through their teeth😆
I think this was my conclusion too when I saw one say how many compliments they'd had on their new fragrances when it was lockdown and I knew they'd been working from home 🤣 most complimented videos get a lot of views though, so I get why they'd want to make those videos. In reality, I don't get many compliments, but I tend to work with the same small bunch of people most of the time but I rarely come into close contact with them.
Weirdly, the week after filming this, I did get three compliments, including two in one day, but that is so so rare! It is really not typical at all! I've been writing down fragrances I get compliments with this whole year. I might do some kind of analysis based on the numbers of wears and the frequency of compliments 🤣 haha!
@@dr.claire.perfume I never get compliments from my perfumes either Claire and some are high end niche and expensive. My husband would only comment if he didn't like it😅😂 You must tell me what perfume you wore that got you compliments I'll run out and get it today 😂😂. My mum did love a fragrance on me last month and so I gave it to her, its called Maroussia. You can buy it in the Chemist Warehouse for about 15euro. It dates from the early nineties and is a very unusual fragrance to describe. I guess I wear perfume for me as it lifts my mood and I never feel dressed without it😊
Yes exactly! The best reason to wear fragrance ❤️ aah it was a cheap sweet one 😂 always those are what people seem to like, it was wanted girl by Azzaro! 😉
Hola Claire!!!
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Good morning darling ❤
Hey Frances ❤️
Nope! I have a signature and still love to try different things, the same as being married doesn't mean I can't look at other good looking guys😏
Haha! Yes I still look! 🤣
I smelled TF black orchid for the first time a couple of days ago... and unfortunately I didn't like it🤐🙈
For me it's one that smells amazing after an hour or so, like with a lot of Tom Ford fragrances, the drydown is where it's at for me, same with noir pour femme and noir de noir. It's very earthy though and I get that it's not for everyone. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume I don't think that I can wait so long (at TF price point) but maybe it will grow on me sometime🤷♀
@@silverliningfragrance1434 😂 fair enough.
Oh yeah I stopped trusting what youtubers at a certain size say. They probably got payed to say it. I never get compliments, so if no one is sneezing I take it as a compliment.
Yes, I have low standards.
🤣 weirdly last week, I got two compliments in one day and one compliment the next day... It's random but that was my most complimented week. I do tend to wear quieter fragrances so I guess if I were more beast mode, compliments might be more common. I did notice that the people who complimented me are not British... I think that says a lot! And yes I'm convinced that most people make it up... I watched a video in lockdown of a person who I knew was working from home and she was talking about compliments on fragrances she'd just bought and I was thinking who was this? Your children? Someone in a supermarket you went to? Cos those were really the only options 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume LOLOLOL 😹😹
Ohh no Youth dew is so horrible and probably my most hated fragrance also
Wow! So many people haven't heard of it! It's just so strong in enclosed spaces 😳