Hey Claire!🤗🤗I haven’t done a declutter in a while. I’ve finally got my collection to a point where everything in my collection excites me and I’m happy with. It’s so good to get rid of fragrances that you nolonger pull for.
Yes, that's the dream isn't it? I think I am getting there! I am holiday right now and I did not bring enough fragrances at all 🤦♀️I feel very restricted. 😂
When I'm undecided if I want to keep or toss (but leaning towards toss) I just make a 5-10ml decant and then toss! 😛 Also, I've stopped compromising if the performance is poor: if it's gone after 2 hours - toss! 😁
I think decants are a fab idea actually, I've thought a few times about that. And yes, poor performance at that level is a deal breaker, unless it's a travel spray and then I will just finish it and not repurchase! Thanks for watching 🥰
Go for Pure poison without a doubt. That’s a masterpiece, high quality fragrance, beautiful. Jaipur is like a Pure poison cologne, it’s lighter, it’s great, but discrete. With Pure poison, it’s just chic, longetivity is there, so so so elegant. Bracelet is more clean and fresh. I own both and I wear both.
Pure Poison is lovely imo.. it took me well into my fragrance journey to fully appreciate it. It’s very “icey” or cold but in a beautiful Snow White way.. some might find it clinical (not medicinal) but to me it’s a bright take on orange blossom but with no gourmand warmth. Jaipur Bracelet is also lovely maybe a tad greener with slight powdery freshness to it. It’s my favorite out of the Boucheron’s I’ve bought, Oud De Carthage I gave to my husband because it felt a tad too masculine. And I really couldn’t get on with Fleurs.. something a little musky & bitter with that one.
Fab! Thank you! I think the consensus so far is that Dior Pure Poison is perhaps the one to go for. Thanks for your description of it and comparison, they both do sound great. I've tried Pure Poison in store, but I've never got my hands on Jaipur bracelet. Boucheron have some interesting fragrances. 🥰
I have to rid myself of 13 as I decided 50 was enough, and I have 63. I feel you. I still have a wish list, so I have to have a word with myself and really declutter; thank you for this video.
I'm trying to get back to 100. I finished 9 and I've decluttered 7 but I don't count them gone until they've left my collection, I'm at 120 ish right now 😊 I filmed this a month back... we'll see how it goes. Good luck with getting back towards 50. 🥰
Hey Claire. Good job of only keeping what you like. Lucky for me I’ve been able to gift a little away by this year. I still have a few I w ant to declutter but I’ll revisit that after the holidays.
Thank you! ❤️ Yes I have resold some, the rest I will probably swap or gift. I am reaching a point where my time feels more precious to me than reselling. 🥰
It hurts me to see you decluttered Ameer al Oudh Intense Oud. I bought mine in February and have aleady used up at least a third of the bottle. I bathed in it all winter and I'm so looking forward to picking it up again in autumn. I love its campfire vibes and the cosiness it radiates. At the same time this combination of smokiness and sweetness is tremendously sexy in my opinion. I also love Pure Poison. It's such an elegant, sexy, feminine, "all purpose" scent that is noticeable but doesn't jump in people's faces. I tend to wear it when I don't know which perfume I should choose for an occasion and I always feel great when I do.
I think Lattafa are just not for me sadly. Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud was the standout in the approximately 15-20 I've tried from them though. It's the only one I've liked. 😊 Pure Poison is very different. I love the cool feel of it. It's very striking without being shouty. 👌 Thanks for watching 🥰
I decluttered this, as well. I’d had it for about 3 years and it was nicely matured, so a gave it to my brother. He loves it. I have By the Fireside, and just prefer it, but I do love a smokey note
Yes! It's good to comb through occasionally. I think some of these I've had a few years and I've just not been reaching for more recently... I guess tastes change!
Oh Claire I put about 10 perfumes in that « come later box » last week because my taste I’ve changed a lot! This summer, I couldn’t stand perfumes such as Hibiscus Palm, Olympea or So Scandal. They all smell so soapy to my nose now. I sold Holidays by Mancera already and when I feel like wearing a solar perfume, Nuda Veritas, Beach Walk or Alien Goddess are my go to. LVEB Soleil is on the butcher block for the moment… still undecided if I want to break my LVEB collection but it’s starting to smell soapy to my nose too… Vanilla by Solinotes, Angel Nova edt and a few others are on their way out too because I never reach for them. I’m tired of forcing myself to wear a fragrance. L’ange ou Demon Le secret is also on its way out because it brings back not so good old memories everytime I wear it! 😅😂 We don’t need that right? Hope you are having a wonderful weekend! 🌞
Hi Julie! I tried Hibiscus Palm last year because of you! I didn't get on with it and yes! Soapy was the reason. Beach Walk is fab! I am truly shocked that you are considering decluttering a LVEB!!! 😱 I agree a bit with Nova, the last few times I've worn it, I've not been quite as sure about it. We will see what happens. Le Secret will at least sell well because it's loved and people are looking for it. I am still in France! It rained all today 😂 back tomorrow though. It's been great 👍 if you've not been, I'd recommend the Loire. I do still love the Dordogne though ❤️
I hear you! Green Lover & Ameer Al Oud may be in my next declutter (unless I can pawn them off on one of my sons 😉) Oh girl, Pure Poison is absolutely lovely - sorry, I can’t speak to the other one you’re considering in its place. …Collecting fragrances has been a journey of discovery in and of itself wherein I went a little wild in purchasing fragrances for a variety of different appealing reasons, over many years - & have now come to a point where I’ve recently noticed myself getting an uneasy feeling when looking at the number of bottles I own. In observing & actioning this, I too decided to set a few aside ‘in purgatory’ to see if I could live without them, or not. From this I learned a couple things 1) I didn’t want to go thru the trouble of attempting to resell the ones that were inexpensive to buy in the first place, so I checked-in with one of my son’s girlfriends from way-back and asked if she’d mind me sending her a small (a dozen bottles or so) collection to keep/share (she accepted); and 2) did I have enough shipping boxes to put the others into when I do resell (I did! Now to get with that project). …Only two bottles came back into the collection. With those I’m keeping, still liking/loving & learning about, etc, I’ve found I really like storing them in clear acrylic roll-top type organizers on my dresser-tops (no dusting required) and it’s most satisfying to do this by scent category/season. I’ll continue to observe changes in what I like and keep a purgatory area, but going thru this initial declutter/organization has been very satisfying & insightful ❤
Wow! The dusting is something I need rid of 🤣 what a fab idea to store them like that! And gifting even the cheapies does make people very very happy. I've taken a few to work and people really enjoy trying things. 😊 It really isn't worth listing them for the less expensive ones. I've slowed down this year with purchasing. I've found myself sampling and just enjoying that. I don't think I bought anything for at least a month, maybe more and that was not my intention at all! Have a fab Sunday 🥰
Hi Claire! I was thinking that I would not want to get rid of any but I get regrets and think of my skincare and makeup build ups lol. Tuning in … I don’t think I want to smell like tic tac either lol
I never decluttered until RUclips. I am basically a skincare and makeup panner, if I absolutely hate something, I might consider chucking makeup, but I will always try to use skincare on my body if I can't on my face etc. I am a huge hoarder in other areas of my life, especially with clothes 🤣 thanks for watching 🥰
It does for sure smell interesting. I loved trying it, but it wasn't for me sadly. I've never smelt anything like it. And yes, on YT we just get swept up and buy and there's just no way to use that much fragrance before it will go off, so it's best that someone else gets to enjoy them. 🥰
That's exactly how I feel when I wear it. It's the warmth and the texture. I just can't... But I don't think it's unoriginal or bad, just really not for me. 🥰
Hello Claire, I had Boucheron Jaipur Bracelet in the past. I had enjoyed it for spring and summer. The notes that shined for me were the lemon verbena leaves and a light basil at the top followed by a warm floral in the mid, probably the carnation , lily and hyacinth mix followed by a cypress earthiness then ending with a soft cashmeran/ iris dry down . I tried the Pure poison and found it too similar to other department florals. too me it was boring and synthetic smelling. I also found it had a sharpness which Jaipur bracelet did not. hope this helps.
I only got Ameer al Oudh intense this year in a swap. It's not my favourite lattafa but I think it will get more wear in the winter. I actually found it layers well with a white floral I was otherwise planning to declutter. Who knows, they might both stay or go at this point. 😂
Yeah I can see it layering well actually, it's very base heavy, so something with a more prominent floral would work. I hope you reach a happy conclusion. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hello Claire, you reminded me that the last fragrance I decluttered was Lattafa Khamra, I gave it to the charity shop immediately, and I had thought it was a safe blind buy, getting such glowing ratings on Fragrantica, it was a woody amber/ambroxan mess on my skin and it discouraged me from middle-eastern fragrances as it is so difficult to test them first. Of my current collection there is only one I fell out of love with, EL TF Youth Dew Amber nude, long discontinued and now expensive secondhand, so I hold on to it. Very wise to have a purgatory system in case you have second thoughts. We share Place Vendôme, not groundbreaking but I'm keeping it😀for now. I can't help on Bracelet as I only have the original Jaïpur, and oh the glory.
You are braver than me! I didn't dare try Khamrah, I really thought it likely that I wouldn't enjoy it and I didn't want to spend the hyped up price on it 🙈 I find Lattafa do tend to get a love/ hate split, I assume that some people get bothered by the heavy aromachemicals and others not. For me, the plasticky saffron and really weird artificial oud that can smell like fuel, ambroxan and other things really can put me off Lattafa, Afnan, Swiss Arabian, Ahmed Al Magribi... Many basically. The only brand that I would like to try some more from is Armaf. Place Vendome is actually really pretty, if it lasted longer, I'd keep it 😊 it's more wearable than the Elie Saab. Sometimes that's just too much. I think the consensus seems to be Dior Pure Poison, but I am still curious about Jaipur bracelet. 🥰
Yes! I am down to 12 full botlles now and some decants and Dior minis.. I think i have had 100 botlles, in and out the past 5 years. Buy-resell.. All the hyped ones.. Now I have STOPPED the “madness”❤ For now😝
I think I'm at a bit of a stop point too, I've not bought anything for the past few months other than some samples. I really would like to just use and enjoy what I have for now. I know that's not a very YT thing to say though 🤣 you're absolutely right, it is a kind of madness to anyone looking objectively. 🥰
Hi Clare, I have both Jaipur bracelet and Pure Poison, they are not similar to me at all. Pure Poison is a 100% white floral with really no sweetness it’s not sparkly either, it’s kind of like a concentrated white floral syrup. Jaipur bracelet is very peachy watery shampoo floral perfume, the bottle is pretty but it’s a bit weak and not living up to its ornate bottle or exotic name, but it’s inexpensive and inoffensive, so work safe.
@@TheSmokey1523 thank you! No one so far mentioned the peachiness so that's useful. I agree that description does not sound like the name at all! Thank you for the comparison, it's very helpful 🥰
I was hoping to get organized and do a declutter video this summer when I would have time to actually list and sell them. Working in another state made that impossible though. I like that you're so thoughtful about your declutter and have reasons behind them. 🤗
I do try to make sure what I let go of I won't end up rebuying, I think I'm quite happy to let go of these. I'm sorry your air con failed, those temperatures sounded relatively unbearable for me! I've been on holiday in 28-34oC and that for me is a bit too hot to be sightseeing or actually doing much at all! 😂
I love a good declutter! Thanks for the inspiration Claire 😊 I had always heard about the Jaipur one smelling like Pure Poison and I almost bought a sample of it several times but I just never went through with it. I already have David Beckham Intimately Beckham (discontinued) which is meant to smell like it, but if I run out of both of those I would try out Bracelet 😅
Oh really?! I have no idea that David Beckham had a dupe too! I feel like the Beckham fragrances were actually pretty loved when they were on the market. I will probably just get Pure Poison, it seems to be the consensus view here! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes! Or at least it is “said” to smell like Pure Poison, I’m not sure that it was supposed to smell like it, but it’s just as lovely! 🤍💜
@@tammyroxanne. Well that's all that matters 😊 I think there's a lot of focus on "how similar is this?" But really we should just judge fragrances by the criterion of whether we like it. 🥰
It is pretty, I really do get why people love it. I think there are perhaps two issues here: It's not feeling like me and the plasticky thing. I guess those two gave me enough reason together to declutter it... 🥰
Perfumes have been my love since young but keep enough that I know I’ll use up..one finished and only then another bought . Every year so many come on market but most try to mimic one or another
Boucheron sounds lovely. You can declutter the Ricci in six months if you're unsure. Or leave it in purgatory? All the Middle Eastern fragrances I've tried, albeit not many, have failed except for Parisian Corner Khair Pistachio, a nice dupe for Kayali Yum. I don't wear it often; maybe more this winter. If I don't touch it this winter, I'll probably declutter. Nice to see you again Claire 🌿I'm curious what three you rescued from purgatory (love this term).
I think the Ricci Ricci has been in purgatory for a good few months already, I feel quite happy that I've made the right decision now, but I wasn't sure a few months back. I have indeed heard that Khair Pistachio is a good one. It was a while ago that I filmed this, but I think I saved KVD Sinner, Narciso Ambrée and Because it's You. 🥰
Hello Claire 😻lovely video, I feel already lighter watching your declutter. I have two boxes of perfumes that I want to declutter but there's no mercari in Europe. Do you know where I can sell my perfumes? Thank you 😊
Thank you ❤️ I'm in the UK, we don't have Mercari here either. I think the options here are Facebook marketplace, Vinted, eBay or depop. Good luck with finding somewhere that works for you. 🥰
Hi Claire. I love fragrances and I have a small but well curated collection. I always keep it below 20 and only lived fragrances stay even strong likes do not make it into it. All this to understand your approach to declutter your collection.
That's a lovely number! I have a few I'm emotionally connected to but rarely wear 🙈 I'm trying to be better at letting go of things that I know I don't want to wear any longer. 🥰
I don’t worry about declutters but I collect and I enjoy the challenge of finding something wonderful to wear or explore. I haven’t made many mistakes despite blind buying quite a lot. I’ve focused on vintage fragrances and niche fragrances but I do give fragrances away. I don’t buy much now. I do love watching reasoned and thoughtful reviews. If you have the space, I recommend putting a fragrance away for a few years and then revisit it later.
I have two versions of Bandit. One from the eighties, I think, and one from the 2000’s. I love them both but they are different. I have vintage tastes and I adore Chypres.
I don't have the space unfortunately. I really need my collection to be under 100 as the fragrances are all over the house at the moment because they don't fit in one storage place as there are just too many. With my samples too, it's just overwhelming for me, ideally I'd declutter those too but I never know what I might need in the future for comparisons. I do also know that once my mind is made up with declutters (which can take a while 😂) I'm actually pretty decisive so I think these can safely leave. I hope Bandit finds a new home, it deserves to be worn and loved, it's such a classic! Have a lovely week. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Claire, i used to love Ricci Ricci when it first came out. And i love the lattaffa one. (You sent me a sample) My bf has had Bandit on his want list for a while but im not telling him you are decluttering. 😂😂😂
Do you not think you'd appreciate it on him? 😉 It's really a lot for me 😂 but I don't know, it could be nice to smell it if you aren't wearing it yourself. I think it's been discontinued again actually, but I'm not sure. Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud is the best I've smelt from Lattafa. I can see why people choose it over the others that I've tried. Ricci Ricci is very nostalgic isn't it? 🥰
Great video. You spoke about a few I know. D&G Garden was when I wanted for a long time and kept looking for a part bottle, just in case it wasn’t for me. I do like it, but I find the name doesn’t suit the fragrance. Almost comes across as a gourmand.
Ricci Ricci is really good but you can tell it's from the 2000s, I don't mind that normally but I've just not been reaching for it... Bandit is a lot for me 😂 I tried and I failed... It made me feel better than someone told me that this version is nothing like the loved original. 🤣
I don't do it much, I really hope to not do it at all. I think this is my smallest declutter for the last three years, so I hope that's a sign I'm getting better at choosing 😂
This video really hit home for me today. I blind bought so many perfumes this week, I am sitting here this morning feeling guilty. Of course three of them were Lattafa perfumes... I understand I need to let them macerate, but. Why did I do it. I don't think they're going to be that great. I have Pure Poison. I don't think I will ever declutter that, it's beautiful. I don't wear it a lot, but the bottle is so pretty and of course it works with all the other Poison bottles there on the shelf lol. When you held up the bottle of Bandit I gasped out loud! Vintage Bandit is one of the very best perfumes of all time, I would wear it every day if I could, but you're right. The reformulations are difficult. And chasing a vintage perfume is always a risk! Sometimes you get that great bottle, other times you get one that's turned and what can you do. So I really understand
Which 3 Lattafas did you get? I don't know, I think some people must truly love them, my theory is that some people are just more sensitive to certain ingredients than others, other people try them because they are cheap, I was in the latter category. I just decided that three £10-14 fragrances could get me a Dior Privée fragrance secondhand with change and I would use and prefer that. I think I will get Pure Poison, that seems to be the consensus view. Bandit was hard! I really wanted to love it. Someone did tell me that it's really nothing like the original, I totally get that the original might be absolutely beautiful, I would love to try it! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume The Lattafa's! (I originally posted this under your video about maceration, but I realized it would be better suited here). Most of these are from Amazon. And they are... um... macerating. They are: 1. Yara: It's a month old now. Is it old enough? I'm not impressed with the bottle. But I will probably give it a year. 2. Musamam White Intense: I've had it for two weeks. I'll keep it, because there's a snake on the bottle and it's cool. I think it needs another month to shine. 3. Bade'ee Al Oud Amethyst: I've had this for ten days. IF IT GETS ANY STRONGER THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SMELL IT IN SPACE. Ho. Lee. Cow. 4. Oud Mood Concentrated Perfume Oil: I'm confused by this one. But it's a pretty little gold bottle, so I will keep it. I don't think it's truly much like my beloved Lancome Oud Bouquet but I'm willing to wait. So far it's really nice for 2 hours but it's really painfully linear, no glorious dry down. 5. Mohra Silky Rose: I've had it 4 days. This one needs more time, it's not doing much for me, we'll wait. 6. Mohra: It's, um, in the mail. I bought it because I thought the bottle would look so nice next to the Silky Rose bottle, don't judge me. I know I have a problem. 7. Eclair: Also in the mail. I think it's in the box in the living room that I have not opened yet. Did I mention I have a perfume buying problem? So we'll see. I have my thoughts on them so far, but I am giving them the benefit of the doubt because of the whole "maceration" thing. Also seeing the whole list typed out like this, I can see it, I need to slow down on the Lattafas. What if the months pass and they're still just not amazing or wearable? I'll feel stupid for having bought so damn many. lol stay tuned
Claire 🤗 I feel the same about Dolce Garden! I get a plastic vibe and I also get a masculine touch that is so strange especially if I wear when it’s really warm out, I am going to pass on RL woman I can happily cross it off my wishlist 😉
Hi Sunny, happy Sunday! Yes I'm happy to say goodbye to Dolce Garden. 🙂 I am happy to have some extra space too. I've not been buying much recently and I am enjoying a smaller collection 🥰
I've not decluttered since Dandy or Not. I've finished a lot this year and so there's nothing in my little stash that I'm not loving. I'm trying to manifest a Commodity Velvet still, but I am also happy to wait til Black Friday for a full bottle. I'll try and manifest you a Pure Poison, that is such a good scent 💗 ps I don't have first idea about manifesting but I'll give it a go 😂
You really did finish a lot! I haven't finished anything since my last empties video, I think it will be slow going from now because I really only have two on the verge of being empty. Most of my fragrances are relatively full these days... You will find Commodity Velvet eventually, you need to ride it out. It's a shame cos there was a lot of PR flying around a few years ago... I bet there were loads of bottles being resold 🤣 I am also manifesting for you 😂 the bottle is a fiver and has free postage 😉
I need to declutter soooo many bottles. I have Green Lover and agree with your choice to say goodbye to it. 😄 It's nice but the last time I wore it was probably early in the pandemic.
Same Jim! My last lot from my previous declutter in January are not all gone yet! I did actually already free myself of two from this declutter though so not a bad start. I think with trying more fragrances, blind buying is less and less of a viable strategy because I'm getting pickier. Also I think my initial choices from 2020/2021 are on the whole not necessarily what I'd choose now so I guess there will be some more decluttering in the future. It's such a hassle though to try to find some friend who wants them or someone willing to buy them at a half decent price. 🥰
Hi Claire! Oh,I couldn't with Dolce Garden. Blind bought it because of the hype, omg, it made me sick🤦🏻♀️ sold it very soon. I just bought Lattafa Ameer al Oudh. I haven't tried By the fireplace, but Lattafa does it for me, I love it! I also own Club black,also a love for me❤️ Best regards Claire,always glad to see a new video from you🌸🩷
Thank you ❤️ Yes, there's something about Dolce Garden that's not for me. I'm happy to move on from it. Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud is really the best Lattafa I've tried from at least 15, and really the only one I've liked. But still, it's just something I've stopped reaching for. 🥰
Hey Claire! I know people love declutter vids, somehow I don’t. I know it’s illogical, but they make me sort of sad. I do get it tho: particularly important for reviewers. I own three of the ones you mention: RL Woman, Dolce Garden & Green Lover. I think I bought them all pre-loved and they’re all stayin. Just wore Dolce Garden last week and quite enjoyed it. Sometimes I just put bottles away and come back to them at a later date….my taste and nose seem to change often! 😘
Yes, all three of mine were partial bottles too. I have three feelings about declutters, sadness and regret sometimes that I might have made a mistake or my tastes moved on but also curiosity for what people are actually getting rid of too, because I'm nosey 😂
Hey Claire 😊 I was jyst having the same “emotional connection” conversation with myself this past week. I’ve worn L’Interdit Edp a few times over the past month and a half and feel the exact same way. It’s very pretty…a really nice fragrance, but I don’t feel any emotion towards it. Definitely planning on getting rid of it. Place Vendome too, nice but meh
Yes! This is a big thing for me. I have a lot of older fragrances with strong memories attached and I find it hard to let go of them, but some are easier to say bye to. I think if you aren't loving it and are trying to downsize it's a good decision 🥰
Ohhh no I do miss my D&G Garden! 😩But I already sold it like 2 years ago so💁🏽♀️💁🏽♀️💁🏽♀️on to the next. I get loads of compliments with this one though.
I don't think it's me sadly. I don't think I ever got a compliment wearing it either, but I find the ones with compliments are relatively unpredictable, I guess they are usually the stronger ones. 🥰
Agree with you about Green Lover. I don’t declutter my collection but it’s one of my least worn. It’s ok. Not my style. Cheap is probably the best thing I can say about it.
It is indeed quite inexpensive. I think it's the texture of it for me, I'm not a fan of some warm powdery sweet vanillas and that is one of those. I find it cloying on me. 🥰
Hi Claire, Thanks for another great, honest & entertaining video ! I have a question: When you declutter, where do you declutter your perfumes to ? And would it be a possibility to buy some of your decluttered perfumes in future ? Many thanks & best wishes, Mariel
Thank you. ❤️ I usually resell them, on various sites, or give to friends if I know they would like them, or swap with others that I know who are also decluttering. In the UK we are not allowed to send fragrance abroad, so if you are in the UK I guess it would be possible to buy one. I don't tend to advertise when I resell as part of the selling process is that you are required to put your address on the back when posting them, plus usually by the time the video is up (this time a month after filming) they are long gone. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Claire, Thanks for your explanation, it's super clear and makes sense ! How wonderful that you have a network of people and friends who like perfumes and buy them.. I also often gift perfumes to special people and friends who like them - it's really important to make sure that they like them! (rather than just giving them away). and it's a great way to recycle and share the love of perfumes... I do live overseas, in Australia, and postage is wayyy too much ! Take care 🙏☺
Yes, this is absolutely important, it's not very environmentally friendly for the fragrances to just sit unused in someone else's home. If I gift them, I want to know that they will be used and enjoyed. Reselling is actually a great way to declutter and ultimately I buy most of my fragrances secondhand so I look at it as a cycle and hopefully other people will love the fragrances that I didn't. 🥰
Hi Claire. I recently bought Green Lover after you kindly sent me a decant, so I certainly wouldn't declutter that one! I'm happy to smell like tic tacs 😂 What are your thoughts on Chloe Nomade Absolu? Do you like it? Hope you're enjoying the sunshine 💖
I totally see why Green Lover is a winner with people, I am just one of those people who doesn't like some warm textured vanillas and that falls in that category. It's a bit too dense for me. I did like the Absolu thank you, but I've only tried it twice and over a month ago now, so I need to go back to it. ☺️ Sadly my holiday just finished today 😭 it was lovely though. I got to see 10 chateaux!
@@dr.claire.perfumeI'm not usually a vanilla person, but GL is a bit different. I think I'll be using Nomade Absolu in a month or so. Perfect autumn scent. Ooh how lovely. You must be an expert on chateaux now! My late husband and I went to the Dordogne area a few times. France is a beautiful country.
Hello Claire, declutters make me always sad...You're honest and that's great some of your"collegues"often tell that this fragrance is absolutely phenomenal, after a brief look at the notes you buy it and they declutter it the year after saying "meh !".And I think how many are buying because of you and see after denigrates their purchase !! With the price that it costs, I think that so dishonest ! So, for my part, I would keep Ricci Ricci becaus e it's discontinued. And , yes, Jaipur and Dior Pure Poison are very similar, People confused them on me ! And they got me compliments. I would like to work with you to wear fragrances to test longevity. I don't dare asking that to my proper collegues, they always think that I smell so strong and so heavy vanillas !!😂 Have great sunday.
😂 yes absolutely, I think I am well tolerated by my work colleagues in my strange requests! I actually do think many of these are great fragrances, they are things that I've just not found myself reaching for or are just not me. I can certainly see why some people love Green Lover for example, it's very different. Declutters for me are a mixture of feelings, sad and annoyed with myself that I got something wrong but also immense curiosity when I see other people decluttering, I always want to know what's going. 😂 Thanks for watching 🥰
I have some bottles that I’d like to declutter. One was quite expensive. The problem is that Mercari and EBay, at least in the US, want your credit card and banking info in order to sell. I don’t trust these websites to keep my information safe. I wonder how other folks are dealing with this issue? Thanks for the video!
I guess in the UK, there is FB marketplace for local sales, I don't know about in the US. Obviously that limits reach but for popular designer it works...The alternative is that you keep a separate acc for these kinds of things so it's segregated? I hope you find a suitable alternative 🥰
I think now too if you sell more than 30 items in a year, your info is sent to be reviewed for tax purposes. I do get it, but if you are having a clear out rather than just profiteering by reselling items you specifically bought for that, then I don't think you should be penalised!
Just want to clear out scents that I’ve fallen out of love with from my own collection. Like you, I don’t want to keep fragrances that I’m not using. I’ve already paid taxes on these fragrances when I initially bought them.
How are you getting along with Mercedes Benz Club Black, am curious. Happened to walk into Guerlain’s institute in Prague and got introduced to almost all their exclusive lines by a wonderful woman working there and fell in love with them, so am looking for alternatives to a more affordable price. A bit late to the party, but just bought Ameer Al Oud and like it so far.
Hello 😊 I actually decluttered Club Black back in January. I struggle with amberwood (even in things like Nomade) and ambroxan and that had a lot of both. I know that I'm not typical though 😂 most people love them! Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud is without doubt the best Lattafa I've tried. I can see why people enjoy it. I think that I have come to the conclusion that Lattafa, Afnan, Ahmed Al Magribi, Orientica and Swiss Arabian aren't for me due to the very low hit rate I've had with them, but if I get the opportunity to sample something new, I do! I recently tried Shaghaf Oud Tonka for example. I'm still curious about Armaf as I've not tried many and Paris Corner as I've not tried any! I bet Guerlain was a wonderworld. Sadly their prices have gone up massively, I understand why you were thinking about alternatives! Thanks for watching, have a lovely week! 🥰
Hi Claire. Dolce Garden was in my to declutter pile but I wore it about 2 weeks ago, and it was beautiful... So it went back on the shelf. The heat made the plasticky note disappear. Or so it seems...
That's really interesting because sometimes it's more bothersome than others for me. I do think it's a warm weather fragrance for most people, although I wore it a lot in the cold to make me think of summer 😂 happy it's been saved from your declutter pile 🥰
@dr.claire.perfume Same, I tested it on a cold March day and though "wow, this is great "! Then when I got it I smelled that plasticky note. But not 2 weeks ago on a 25ish degree sunny day. I don't know what happened. 🤷♀️
Declutterd dolce garden for the second time this year🙈 I just can't, I like it from to smell from the nozzle, but it doesn't feel like me when I wear it I own jaïpur and pure poison, if I had to choose I would go with pure poison, jaïpur is her little sister
Yes! I get that feeling too from it. It's not me at all. I get that it's loved but it's not me and that slight plasticky feel is enough to trigger a declutter. I think the consensus here is that people say go for Pure Poison 🥰
I would love to try dolce garden! Is it the one with tuberose? I can live with the plastickiness. It wouldn't bother me. I have recently tried a fragrance by the dolce line in a purple bottle. I think it had a prominent violet note. It smelled quite nice
I don't detect tuberose in Dolce Garden, it's more of a tropical floral with a lot of sweetness. I think it's very likeable for many people, I would consider it a reasonable safe blind buy, if there is indeed anything of the sort and if a mild plastickiness doesn't bother you. So many people do love this one! 🌴
Pure Poison was reformulated I think at one point, the balance changed from more orange blossom to slightly more jasmine, but that was a while back and on the whole, I don't think people really minded it as it was still great. Le Parfum is really fab for the price it is now. It's very affordable and a stunning fragrance! Thanks for watching 🥰
I am not on RUclips and I freaking love Dolce Garden 😅. I think your feelings towards Lattafa, in terms of quality and hit or miss rate . Extends to all cheapie Middle Eastern houses in my experience.
Dolce Garden is really loved I think. I just smell something now that I don't enjoy and I can't unsmell it 😂 I've really tried with Lattafa, Afnan, Swiss Arabian, Ahmed Al Magribi... I've not found any for me, from at least 30, maybe more. The only brand I wouldn't mind trying more from is Armaf, but I've only tried one so far so I've perhaps not got the most accurate overall impression of the brand from only one sample! Is there one brand for you that are more worth sampling than others in more affordable Middle Eastern fragrance brands?
Dolce Garden is really loved I think. I just smell something now that I don't enjoy and I can't unsmell it 😂 I've really tried with Lattafa, Afnan, Swiss Arabian, Ahmed Al Magribi... I've not found any for me, from at least 30, maybe more. The only brand I wouldn't mind trying more from is Armaf, but I've only tried one so far so I've perhaps not got the most accurate overall impression of the brand from only one sample! Is there one brand for you that are more worth sampling than others in more affordable Middle Eastern fragrance brands?
The flankers of Bronze Goddess are slightly better for me, I remember actually quite enjoying one of them, but the original was not something I would choose. I actually used to wear Dolce Garden mostly in the winter, despite the notes, as I found it a bit cloying in warmer weather, but I'm happy to declutter it now. 🥰
I have been curious about Ameer Al Oudh. But I purchased quite a few of the Middle Eastern fragrances. I do enjoy them but often I find the ones I like are similar to each other. Often you can always tell a fragrance is Middle Eastern. There’s just something about .
I think you can with the cheaper ones for sure. Lattafa just haven't been for me really. I will keep trying anything I get a sample of though or find a bottle of in my local shopping centre to try (there's a stall there, I recently tried Oud Tonka). 🥰
I gave away so much perfume and body spray this year. And then I became possessed and bought a bunch of new stuff. I've been so bad. I JUST ordered a DUA benjoin 19 dupe. I justified it by saying it was a fraction of the original le labo. Lord help...
@@Melie7890 I guess the way to look at it is that it's a hobby ☺️ clones are a great way to try out scent profiles and you're right, it's much cheaper than the le labo 🙂 I think I've slowed down my purchasing massively recently. I'm sure it will come back when I'm stressed though 🤦♀️ I would like fewer bottles in my collection than at start of the year, by the end of the year! Thanks for watching 🥰
Ricci Ricci shares notes but pre-dates Delina by some long time, I really think it's a pretty different use of those notes and that's really refreshing as there are a lot of Delina dupes on the market nowadays. 🥰
So interesting when there is one note that bothers you and you don’t know which one. I have that with J’adore. There is just one single note that I don’t like in it and cannot figure out which one.
Is it the LOTV? I think that bothers a lot of people because it's a bit soapy. J'adore is one that I own but really hardly wear. It was a gift from my dad but it's not something I would choose as I really don't think it suits me. I've smelt it on others and it's smelt much nicer than it does on me. 🤷♀️ Thanks for watching 🥰
That's very, very sensible! I still do blind buy but much less than before thankfully, I'm really still sorting out the consequences of the quick initial expansion of my collection when I first started YT... I am happy with samples, I don't need so many bottles. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume The initial overexcitement when you first get into a new hobby is so real! And I can imagine sharing it on the web just made it even worse 😅
@@sererev absolutely! I had around 25 when I first started, that quickly climbed to 75. My choices were very influenced by what others were discussing. Now I'm a bit wiser 🤣
I have some almond fragrances left that don't feel plasticky for me (the Reminiscence line), but yes, the ones that are plasticky are really not for me. Which fragrances did you end up decluttering? 🥰
I don't blind buy as much as I did in the old days. 125 😱 wow Claire. Green Lover sounds ok, I'm not a gin and tonic lover. Tho tictacs ain't so bad 😂. Yes that garden one was nice. Weirdly it's ginger that sometimes has a very plasticy smell on me. Utopia is lovely Ah yes this Lataffa u did enjoy it. I am not a By the Fireplace lover. Yes Kayali Vanilla is nice isn't it. The sprayer is a tad worrying 😂. The bottle is nice for the RL but the fragrance sounds like it wouldn't be a love for me 😂. The Boucheron sounds OK apart from the shampoo. Now I'd just go for the Dior Claire, in the end trying to find something like it will probably cost more and it still wouldn't be Pure Poison. Ricci Ricci 😂 does it rap with Jay Sean? 😜 Ooo decluttering discontinued ones must be risky. Bandit, it's a shame ur getting rid of that one. I can see it's really challenging. Not a work friendly one 😜. "Best Female Marketed for Men to Wear" 🙄 what does that even mean, these fools shud just wear what they want. I think you suit vintage. Great video Claire ❤️ always so detailed
Jon... We all know that you are way over 300... Now come on 😂 Green Lover had that warm textured vanilla going on, I get that it's interesting and loved but it's not personally for me. I rate it as a decent fragrance though. I'd still recommend it. Those Lattafa atomisers all corroded, all three of them... What IS it?! You would hate the RL. You would think it quite synthetic feeling. Place Vendome would be acceptable for you I think but not exciting... I agree with you, Pure Poison is the way forward. Ricci Ricci you didn't mind did you? It's quite syrupy and 2000s but it's a great one. Bandit is just not me 😂 I tried! I wanted to love it and rock it but I just can't. 😂 Thanks for watching 🥰
Has my comment been deleted again? 😅 RUclips must have a personal vendetta against me!! I wasn’t too bothered about Place Vendome either, it’s nothing impressive 😅
I think YT is very random in what it chooses to delete, I find the mention of certain brands can ever trigger it! Yeah Place Vendome was inoffensive and easy-going but just nothing made me want to choose it each day so it's gone. Hopefully someone else can enjoy it. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Definitely! I love Green Lover, Ricci Ricci (which is part of my nostalgia trifecta - it takes the place of Angel 😅) and Bandit, though.
@@andfragt all three are great actually, just not me or not me right now... I really did love Ricci Ricci especially. Green Lover is interesting but it's just not what I was hoping for and Bandit is just a lot 😂
😂 it's a lifestyle choice I'm not into. No, seriously it's the texture of that fragrance, I'm not good with warm textured vanillas. I find them cloying on me. 🥰
Hey Claire!🤗🤗I haven’t done a declutter in a while. I’ve finally got my collection to a point where everything in my collection excites me and I’m happy with. It’s so good to get rid of fragrances that you nolonger pull for.
Yes, that's the dream isn't it? I think I am getting there! I am holiday right now and I did not bring enough fragrances at all 🤦♀️I feel very restricted. 😂
When I'm undecided if I want to keep or toss (but leaning towards toss) I just make a 5-10ml decant and then toss! 😛 Also, I've stopped compromising if the performance is poor: if it's gone after 2 hours - toss! 😁
I think decants are a fab idea actually, I've thought a few times about that. And yes, poor performance at that level is a deal breaker, unless it's a travel spray and then I will just finish it and not repurchase! Thanks for watching 🥰
Go for Pure poison without a doubt. That’s a masterpiece, high quality fragrance, beautiful. Jaipur is like a Pure poison cologne, it’s lighter, it’s great, but discrete. With Pure poison, it’s just chic, longetivity is there, so so so elegant. Bracelet is more clean and fresh. I own both and I wear both.
I love PP and also love Jaipur Bracelet; both so gorgeous ❤
Thanks, I think you are right, Pure Poison is probably worth the extra money. Thanks for the description and comparisons. 🥰
Hi Claire. Decluttering was the best decision I made. Now I approach my fragrances in my collection with way more joy😊
Yes! It's good to free yourself of what you will never or only very rarely use. 🥰
Hi Claire ! I’m excited about this one ❤
Hi Frances 😊 hope you've had a lovely Saturday 🥰
Me too 🎉😄
Pure Poison is lovely imo.. it took me well into my fragrance journey to fully appreciate it. It’s very “icey” or cold but in a beautiful Snow White way.. some might find it clinical (not medicinal) but to me it’s a bright take on orange blossom but with no gourmand warmth.
Jaipur Bracelet is also lovely maybe a tad greener with slight powdery freshness to it. It’s my favorite out of the Boucheron’s I’ve bought, Oud De Carthage I gave to my husband because it felt a tad too masculine. And I really couldn’t get on with Fleurs.. something a little musky & bitter with that one.
Fab! Thank you! I think the consensus so far is that Dior Pure Poison is perhaps the one to go for. Thanks for your description of it and comparison, they both do sound great. I've tried Pure Poison in store, but I've never got my hands on Jaipur bracelet. Boucheron have some interesting fragrances. 🥰
I have to rid myself of 13 as I decided 50 was enough, and I have 63. I feel you. I still have a wish list, so I have to have a word with myself and really declutter; thank you for this video.
I'm trying to get back to 100. I finished 9 and I've decluttered 7 but I don't count them gone until they've left my collection, I'm at 120 ish right now 😊 I filmed this a month back... we'll see how it goes. Good luck with getting back towards 50. 🥰
Hey Claire. Good job of only keeping what you like. Lucky for me I’ve been able to gift a little away by this year. I still have a few I w ant to declutter but I’ll revisit that after the holidays.
Thank you! ❤️ Yes I have resold some, the rest I will probably swap or gift. I am reaching a point where my time feels more precious to me than reselling. 🥰
It hurts me to see you decluttered Ameer al Oudh Intense Oud. I bought mine in February and have aleady used up at least a third of the bottle. I bathed in it all winter and I'm so looking forward to picking it up again in autumn. I love its campfire vibes and the cosiness it radiates. At the same time this combination of smokiness and sweetness is tremendously sexy in my opinion.
I also love Pure Poison. It's such an elegant, sexy, feminine, "all purpose" scent that is noticeable but doesn't jump in people's faces. I tend to wear it when I don't know which perfume I should choose for an occasion and I always feel great when I do.
I think Lattafa are just not for me sadly. Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud was the standout in the approximately 15-20 I've tried from them though. It's the only one I've liked. 😊
Pure Poison is very different. I love the cool feel of it. It's very striking without being shouty. 👌 Thanks for watching 🥰
I decluttered this, as well. I’d had it for about 3 years and it was nicely matured, so a gave it to my brother. He loves it. I have By the Fireside, and just prefer it, but I do love a smokey note
@@bethuna7833 my bottle's found a happy new home too 🥰
Thanks for sharing Claire! Love a good declutter. Plus it encourages me to pass on perfumes not reached for too.
Yes! It's good to comb through occasionally. I think some of these I've had a few years and I've just not been reaching for more recently... I guess tastes change!
Oh Claire I put about 10 perfumes in that « come later box » last week because my taste I’ve changed a lot! This summer, I couldn’t stand perfumes such as Hibiscus Palm, Olympea or So Scandal. They all smell so soapy to my nose now. I sold Holidays by Mancera already and when I feel like wearing a solar perfume, Nuda Veritas, Beach Walk or Alien Goddess are my go to. LVEB Soleil is on the butcher block for the moment… still undecided if I want to break my LVEB collection but it’s starting to smell soapy to my nose too… Vanilla by Solinotes, Angel Nova edt and a few others are on their way out too because I never reach for them. I’m tired of forcing myself to wear a fragrance. L’ange ou Demon Le secret is also on its way out because it brings back not so good old memories everytime I wear it! 😅😂 We don’t need that right? Hope you are having a wonderful weekend! 🌞
Hi Julie! I tried Hibiscus Palm last year because of you! I didn't get on with it and yes! Soapy was the reason. Beach Walk is fab! I am truly shocked that you are considering decluttering a LVEB!!! 😱 I agree a bit with Nova, the last few times I've worn it, I've not been quite as sure about it. We will see what happens. Le Secret will at least sell well because it's loved and people are looking for it.
I am still in France! It rained all today 😂 back tomorrow though. It's been great 👍 if you've not been, I'd recommend the Loire. I do still love the Dordogne though ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume well the castles are well renowned in Loire! Maybe one day! 🤞🏻
I just got back... I went to ten 🤣
Great video Claire! ✨ I too must de clutter! ☺️ It can be quite an attachment issue for me. 💯
Thank you! ❤️ Absolutely, it takes me a lot of time to decide what to part with too. 🥰
I hear you! Green Lover & Ameer Al Oud may be in my next declutter (unless I can pawn them off on one of my sons 😉) Oh girl, Pure Poison is absolutely lovely - sorry, I can’t speak to the other one you’re considering in its place.
…Collecting fragrances has been a journey of discovery in and of itself wherein I went a little wild in purchasing fragrances for a variety of different appealing reasons, over many years - & have now come to a point where I’ve recently noticed myself getting an uneasy feeling when looking at the number of bottles I own.
In observing & actioning this, I too decided to set a few aside ‘in purgatory’ to see if I could live without them, or not. From this I learned a couple things 1) I didn’t want to go thru the trouble of attempting to resell the ones that were inexpensive to buy in the first place, so I checked-in with one of my son’s girlfriends from way-back and asked if she’d mind me sending her a small (a dozen bottles or so) collection to keep/share (she accepted); and 2) did I have enough shipping boxes to put the others into when I do resell (I did! Now to get with that project). …Only two bottles came back into the collection.
With those I’m keeping, still liking/loving & learning about, etc, I’ve found I really like storing them in clear acrylic roll-top type organizers on my dresser-tops (no dusting required) and it’s most satisfying to do this by scent category/season.
I’ll continue to observe changes in what I like and keep a purgatory area, but going thru this initial declutter/organization has been very satisfying & insightful ❤
Wow! The dusting is something I need rid of 🤣 what a fab idea to store them like that! And gifting even the cheapies does make people very very happy. I've taken a few to work and people really enjoy trying things. 😊 It really isn't worth listing them for the less expensive ones.
I've slowed down this year with purchasing. I've found myself sampling and just enjoying that. I don't think I bought anything for at least a month, maybe more and that was not my intention at all!
Have a fab Sunday 🥰
Send Ralph Lauren Woman my way 🤣🤣 and Nina Ricci Ricci Ricci 😂😂 thanks for sharing your declutter hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend ❤
Thanks! You too! 🥰
Hi Claire! I was thinking that I would not want to get rid of any but I get regrets and think of my skincare and makeup build ups lol. Tuning in … I don’t think I want to smell like tic tac either lol
I never decluttered until RUclips. I am basically a skincare and makeup panner, if I absolutely hate something, I might consider chucking makeup, but I will always try to use skincare on my body if I can't on my face etc. I am a huge hoarder in other areas of my life, especially with clothes 🤣 thanks for watching 🥰
Great declutter Claire ! I think I’m almost finished with decluttering as I’m quite satisfied with most of them
Hugs ❤
Thanks cool! You have been working your way through a lot too! 🥰
Hey Claire! I enjoyed the video. Your opening statement was spot on. The vintage perfume sounds like it smells interesting. 💜
It does for sure smell interesting. I loved trying it, but it wasn't for me sadly. I've never smelt anything like it. And yes, on YT we just get swept up and buy and there's just no way to use that much fragrance before it will go off, so it's best that someone else gets to enjoy them. 🥰
Hi Claire! Wow, I have a fragrances purgatory too 🙈👀 Some perfumes make it out of it, but most don't 😄 Green Lover didn't, it started to suffocate me
That's exactly how I feel when I wear it. It's the warmth and the texture. I just can't... But I don't think it's unoriginal or bad, just really not for me. 🥰
Hello Claire, I had Boucheron Jaipur Bracelet in the past. I had enjoyed it for spring and summer. The notes that shined for me were the lemon verbena leaves and a light basil at the top followed by a warm floral in the mid, probably the carnation , lily and hyacinth mix followed by a cypress earthiness then ending with a soft cashmeran/ iris dry down . I tried the Pure poison and found it too similar to other department florals. too me it was boring and synthetic smelling. I also found it had a sharpness which Jaipur bracelet did not. hope this helps.
Jaipur bracelet really does have very different notes to Pure Poison! It does sound much greener and fresher. Thanks for your review and comparison. 🥰
I only got Ameer al Oudh intense this year in a swap. It's not my favourite lattafa but I think it will get more wear in the winter. I actually found it layers well with a white floral I was otherwise planning to declutter. Who knows, they might both stay or go at this point. 😂
Yeah I can see it layering well actually, it's very base heavy, so something with a more prominent floral would work. I hope you reach a happy conclusion. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hello Claire, you reminded me that the last fragrance I decluttered was Lattafa Khamra, I gave it to the charity shop immediately, and I had thought it was a safe blind buy, getting such glowing ratings on Fragrantica, it was a woody amber/ambroxan mess on my skin and it discouraged me from middle-eastern fragrances as it is so difficult to test them first. Of my current collection there is only one I fell out of love with, EL TF Youth Dew Amber nude, long discontinued and now expensive secondhand, so I hold on to it. Very wise to have a purgatory system in case you have second thoughts. We share Place Vendôme, not groundbreaking but I'm keeping it😀for now. I can't help on Bracelet as I only have the original Jaïpur, and oh the glory.
You are braver than me! I didn't dare try Khamrah, I really thought it likely that I wouldn't enjoy it and I didn't want to spend the hyped up price on it 🙈 I find Lattafa do tend to get a love/ hate split, I assume that some people get bothered by the heavy aromachemicals and others not. For me, the plasticky saffron and really weird artificial oud that can smell like fuel, ambroxan and other things really can put me off Lattafa, Afnan, Swiss Arabian, Ahmed Al Magribi... Many basically. The only brand that I would like to try some more from is Armaf.
Place Vendome is actually really pretty, if it lasted longer, I'd keep it 😊 it's more wearable than the Elie Saab. Sometimes that's just too much. I think the consensus seems to be Dior Pure Poison, but I am still curious about Jaipur bracelet. 🥰
Yes! I am down to 12 full botlles now and some decants and Dior minis..
I think i have had 100 botlles, in and out the past 5 years. Buy-resell.. All the hyped ones..
Now I have STOPPED the “madness”❤ For now😝
I think I'm at a bit of a stop point too, I've not bought anything for the past few months other than some samples. I really would like to just use and enjoy what I have for now. I know that's not a very YT thing to say though 🤣 you're absolutely right, it is a kind of madness to anyone looking objectively. 🥰
Hi Clare, I have both Jaipur bracelet and Pure Poison, they are not similar to me at all. Pure Poison is a 100% white floral with really no sweetness it’s not sparkly either, it’s kind of like a concentrated white floral syrup. Jaipur bracelet is very peachy watery shampoo floral perfume, the bottle is pretty but it’s a bit weak and not living up to its ornate bottle or exotic name, but it’s inexpensive and inoffensive, so work safe.
@@TheSmokey1523 thank you! No one so far mentioned the peachiness so that's useful. I agree that description does not sound like the name at all! Thank you for the comparison, it's very helpful 🥰
I was hoping to get organized and do a declutter video this summer when I would have time to actually list and sell them. Working in another state made that impossible though. I like that you're so thoughtful about your declutter and have reasons behind them. 🤗
I do try to make sure what I let go of I won't end up rebuying, I think I'm quite happy to let go of these. I'm sorry your air con failed, those temperatures sounded relatively unbearable for me! I've been on holiday in 28-34oC and that for me is a bit too hot to be sightseeing or actually doing much at all! 😂
I love a good declutter! Thanks for the inspiration Claire 😊 I had always heard about the Jaipur one smelling like Pure Poison and I almost bought a sample of it several times but I just never went through with it. I already have David Beckham Intimately Beckham (discontinued) which is meant to smell like it, but if I run out of both of those I would try out Bracelet 😅
Oh really?! I have no idea that David Beckham had a dupe too! I feel like the Beckham fragrances were actually pretty loved when they were on the market. I will probably just get Pure Poison, it seems to be the consensus view here! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes! Or at least it is “said” to smell like Pure Poison, I’m not sure that it was supposed to smell like it, but it’s just as lovely! 🤍💜
@@tammyroxanne. Well that's all that matters 😊 I think there's a lot of focus on "how similar is this?" But really we should just judge fragrances by the criterion of whether we like it. 🥰
I recall the fragrance Bandit when you talked about it.
Bandit is very famous isn't it? Such interesting stories behind and around it too! 🥰
Dolce garden is so pretty 🤩 I went through a decant of that a while back but have no desire to own it
It is pretty, I really do get why people love it. I think there are perhaps two issues here: It's not feeling like me and the plasticky thing. I guess those two gave me enough reason together to declutter it... 🥰
I love a good declutter. ❤ let’s see what you’re letting go of!
Yes me too! 😂 Weird guilty pleasure, I guess because I'm inherently nosey 😂
Perfumes have been my love since young but keep enough that I know I’ll use up..one finished and only then another bought . Every year so many come on market but most try to mimic one or another
This is very sensible! It's easy to end up with too many. Thanks for watching 🥰
Boucheron sounds lovely. You can declutter the Ricci in six months if you're unsure. Or leave it in purgatory? All the Middle Eastern fragrances I've tried, albeit not many, have failed except for Parisian Corner Khair Pistachio, a nice dupe for Kayali Yum. I don't wear it often; maybe more this winter. If I don't touch it this winter, I'll probably declutter. Nice to see you again Claire 🌿I'm curious what three you rescued from purgatory (love this term).
I think the Ricci Ricci has been in purgatory for a good few months already, I feel quite happy that I've made the right decision now, but I wasn't sure a few months back.
I have indeed heard that Khair Pistachio is a good one.
It was a while ago that I filmed this, but I think I saved KVD Sinner, Narciso Ambrée and Because it's You. 🥰
Hello Claire 😻lovely video, I feel already lighter watching your declutter. I have two boxes of perfumes that I want to declutter but there's no mercari in Europe. Do you know where I can sell my perfumes? Thank you 😊
Thank you ❤️ I'm in the UK, we don't have Mercari here either. I think the options here are Facebook marketplace, Vinted, eBay or depop. Good luck with finding somewhere that works for you. 🥰
Hi Claire. I love fragrances and I have a small but well curated collection. I always keep it below 20 and only lived fragrances stay even strong likes do not make it into it.
All this to understand your approach to declutter your collection.
That's a lovely number! I have a few I'm emotionally connected to but rarely wear 🙈 I'm trying to be better at letting go of things that I know I don't want to wear any longer. 🥰
I don’t worry about declutters but I collect and I enjoy the challenge of finding something wonderful to wear or explore. I haven’t made many mistakes despite blind buying quite a lot. I’ve focused on vintage fragrances and niche fragrances but I do give fragrances away. I don’t buy much now. I do love watching reasoned and thoughtful reviews. If you have the space, I recommend putting a fragrance away for a few years and then revisit it later.
I have two versions of Bandit. One from the eighties, I think, and one from the 2000’s. I love them both but they are different. I have vintage tastes and I adore Chypres.
I don't have the space unfortunately. I really need my collection to be under 100 as the fragrances are all over the house at the moment because they don't fit in one storage place as there are just too many. With my samples too, it's just overwhelming for me, ideally I'd declutter those too but I never know what I might need in the future for comparisons. I do also know that once my mind is made up with declutters (which can take a while 😂) I'm actually pretty decisive so I think these can safely leave.
I hope Bandit finds a new home, it deserves to be worn and loved, it's such a classic! Have a lovely week. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Claire, i used to love Ricci Ricci when it first came out. And i love the lattaffa one. (You sent me a sample) My bf has had Bandit on his want list for a while but im not telling him you are decluttering. 😂😂😂
Do you not think you'd appreciate it on him? 😉 It's really a lot for me 😂 but I don't know, it could be nice to smell it if you aren't wearing it yourself. I think it's been discontinued again actually, but I'm not sure. Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud is the best I've smelt from Lattafa. I can see why people choose it over the others that I've tried. Ricci Ricci is very nostalgic isn't it? 🥰
Great video. You spoke about a few I know. D&G Garden was when I wanted for a long time and kept looking for a part bottle, just in case it wasn’t for me. I do like it, but I find the name doesn’t suit the fragrance. Almost comes across as a gourmand.
I agree, it's quite gourmand feeling yet floral. The name does not match it at all. 🥰
Nina Ricci sounds interesting actually! I have never tried it, sounds like something I could like 😍 and Bandit is such a legend!!
Ricci Ricci is really good but you can tell it's from the 2000s, I don't mind that normally but I've just not been reaching for it... Bandit is a lot for me 😂 I tried and I failed... It made me feel better than someone told me that this version is nothing like the loved original. 🤣
@@dr.claire.perfume it feels nice to declutter though, I totally understand 😄
I don't do it much, I really hope to not do it at all. I think this is my smallest declutter for the last three years, so I hope that's a sign I'm getting better at choosing 😂
This video really hit home for me today. I blind bought so many perfumes this week, I am sitting here this morning feeling guilty. Of course three of them were Lattafa perfumes... I understand I need to let them macerate, but. Why did I do it. I don't think they're going to be that great.
I have Pure Poison. I don't think I will ever declutter that, it's beautiful. I don't wear it a lot, but the bottle is so pretty and of course it works with all the other Poison bottles there on the shelf lol.
When you held up the bottle of Bandit I gasped out loud! Vintage Bandit is one of the very best perfumes of all time, I would wear it every day if I could, but you're right. The reformulations are difficult. And chasing a vintage perfume is always a risk! Sometimes you get that great bottle, other times you get one that's turned and what can you do. So I really understand
Which 3 Lattafas did you get? I don't know, I think some people must truly love them, my theory is that some people are just more sensitive to certain ingredients than others, other people try them because they are cheap, I was in the latter category. I just decided that three £10-14 fragrances could get me a Dior Privée fragrance secondhand with change and I would use and prefer that.
I think I will get Pure Poison, that seems to be the consensus view. Bandit was hard! I really wanted to love it. Someone did tell me that it's really nothing like the original, I totally get that the original might be absolutely beautiful, I would love to try it! 🥰
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The Lattafa's! (I originally posted this under your video about maceration, but I realized it would be better suited here).
Most of these are from Amazon. And they are... um... macerating. They are:
1. Yara: It's a month old now. Is it old enough? I'm not impressed with the bottle. But I will probably give it a year.
2. Musamam White Intense: I've had it for two weeks. I'll keep it, because there's a snake on the bottle and it's cool. I think it needs another month to shine.
3. Bade'ee Al Oud Amethyst: I've had this for ten days. IF IT GETS ANY STRONGER THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SMELL IT IN SPACE. Ho. Lee. Cow.
4. Oud Mood Concentrated Perfume Oil: I'm confused by this one. But it's a pretty little gold bottle, so I will keep it. I don't think it's truly much like my beloved Lancome Oud Bouquet but I'm willing to wait. So far it's really nice for 2 hours but it's really painfully linear, no glorious dry down.
5. Mohra Silky Rose: I've had it 4 days. This one needs more time, it's not doing much for me, we'll wait.
6. Mohra: It's, um, in the mail. I bought it because I thought the bottle would look so nice next to the Silky Rose bottle, don't judge me. I know I have a problem.
7. Eclair: Also in the mail. I think it's in the box in the living room that I have not opened yet. Did I mention I have a perfume buying problem?
So we'll see. I have my thoughts on them so far, but I am giving them the benefit of the doubt because of the whole "maceration" thing. Also seeing the whole list typed out like this, I can see it, I need to slow down on the Lattafas. What if the months pass and they're still just not amazing or wearable? I'll feel stupid for having bought so damn many. lol stay tuned
Do you have an update? I hope some of these are things you enjoy and want to wear now 🤞
Claire 🤗 I feel the same about Dolce Garden! I get a plastic vibe and I also get a masculine touch that is so strange especially if I wear when it’s really warm out, I am going to pass on RL woman I can happily cross it off my wishlist 😉
Hi Sunny, happy Sunday! Yes I'm happy to say goodbye to Dolce Garden. 🙂 I am happy to have some extra space too. I've not been buying much recently and I am enjoying a smaller collection 🥰
I've not decluttered since Dandy or Not. I've finished a lot this year and so there's nothing in my little stash that I'm not loving. I'm trying to manifest a Commodity Velvet still, but I am also happy to wait til Black Friday for a full bottle. I'll try and manifest you a Pure Poison, that is such a good scent 💗 ps I don't have first idea about manifesting but I'll give it a go 😂
You really did finish a lot! I haven't finished anything since my last empties video, I think it will be slow going from now because I really only have two on the verge of being empty. Most of my fragrances are relatively full these days... You will find Commodity Velvet eventually, you need to ride it out. It's a shame cos there was a lot of PR flying around a few years ago... I bet there were loads of bottles being resold 🤣 I am also manifesting for you 😂 the bottle is a fiver and has free postage 😉
@@dr.claire.perfume haha at that price would be amazing! 🙏😂
We can all dream 😂
I need to declutter soooo many bottles. I have Green Lover and agree with your choice to say goodbye to it. 😄 It's nice but the last time I wore it was probably early in the pandemic.
Same Jim! My last lot from my previous declutter in January are not all gone yet! I did actually already free myself of two from this declutter though so not a bad start. I think with trying more fragrances, blind buying is less and less of a viable strategy because I'm getting pickier. Also I think my initial choices from 2020/2021 are on the whole not necessarily what I'd choose now so I guess there will be some more decluttering in the future. It's such a hassle though to try to find some friend who wants them or someone willing to buy them at a half decent price. 🥰
Hi Claire! Oh,I couldn't with Dolce Garden. Blind bought it because of the hype, omg, it made me sick🤦🏻♀️ sold it very soon. I just bought Lattafa Ameer al Oudh. I haven't tried By the fireplace, but Lattafa does it for me, I love it! I also own Club black,also a love for me❤️
Best regards Claire,always glad to see a new video from you🌸🩷
Thank you ❤️ Yes, there's something about Dolce Garden that's not for me. I'm happy to move on from it. Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud is really the best Lattafa I've tried from at least 15, and really the only one I've liked. But still, it's just something I've stopped reaching for. 🥰
7:14 The nozzle of my Eclair does the same!
Same with my Opulent Musk and Sheikh Al Shuyukh Gold... I think it's a Lattafa thing. 🤔 I wonder what it is?!
Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci was a love 💗 at first sniff. I got it as a gift from a client, and it was my signature sent for a while.
It's a good one. I like the almost rich rose syrupy feel of it. It's the one here that I was most unsure about, it almost got kept. 😂
Nice perfume
Thank you 😊
Hey Claire! I know people love declutter vids, somehow I don’t. I know it’s illogical, but they make me sort of sad. I do get it tho: particularly important for reviewers. I own three of the ones you mention: RL Woman, Dolce Garden & Green Lover. I think I bought them all pre-loved and they’re all stayin. Just wore Dolce Garden last week and quite enjoyed it. Sometimes I just put bottles away and come back to them at a later date….my taste and nose seem to change often! 😘
Yes, all three of mine were partial bottles too. I have three feelings about declutters, sadness and regret sometimes that I might have made a mistake or my tastes moved on but also curiosity for what people are actually getting rid of too, because I'm nosey 😂
Hey Claire 😊
I was jyst having the same “emotional connection” conversation with myself this past week. I’ve worn L’Interdit Edp a few times over the past month and a half and feel the exact same way. It’s very pretty…a really nice fragrance, but I don’t feel any emotion towards it. Definitely planning on getting rid of it.
Place Vendome too, nice but meh
Yes! This is a big thing for me. I have a lot of older fragrances with strong memories attached and I find it hard to let go of them, but some are easier to say bye to. I think if you aren't loving it and are trying to downsize it's a good decision 🥰
I didn't like the Lattafa Oudh one either 😢 gave it away. Thanks for video ! ❤
No worries! Thanks for watching 🥰
Ohhh no I do miss my D&G Garden! 😩But I already sold it like 2 years ago so💁🏽♀️💁🏽♀️💁🏽♀️on to the next. I get loads of compliments with this one though.
I don't think it's me sadly. I don't think I ever got a compliment wearing it either, but I find the ones with compliments are relatively unpredictable, I guess they are usually the stronger ones. 🥰
I also decluttered RL Woman
I totally understand, it didn't excite me at all. Good for work though. 🥰
Agree with you about Green Lover. I don’t declutter my collection but it’s one of my least worn. It’s ok. Not my style. Cheap is probably the best thing I can say about it.
It is indeed quite inexpensive. I think it's the texture of it for me, I'm not a fan of some warm powdery sweet vanillas and that is one of those. I find it cloying on me. 🥰
I need to do this 😅
@@kristinmary4025 take your time with it, I almost decluttered a few that I ended up retrying, enjoying and keeping. 🥰
Hi Claire,
Thanks for another great, honest & entertaining video !
I have a question:
When you declutter, where do you declutter your perfumes to ? And would it be a possibility to buy some of your decluttered perfumes in future ?
Many thanks & best wishes,
Mariel
Thank you. ❤️ I usually resell them, on various sites, or give to friends if I know they would like them, or swap with others that I know who are also decluttering. In the UK we are not allowed to send fragrance abroad, so if you are in the UK I guess it would be possible to buy one. I don't tend to advertise when I resell as part of the selling process is that you are required to put your address on the back when posting them, plus usually by the time the video is up (this time a month after filming) they are long gone. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Claire,
Thanks for your explanation, it's super clear and makes sense !
How wonderful that you have a network of people and friends who like perfumes and buy them..
I also often gift perfumes to special people and friends who like them - it's really important to make sure that they like them! (rather than just giving them away).
and it's a great way to recycle and share the love of perfumes...
I do live overseas, in Australia, and postage is wayyy too much !
Take care
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Yes, this is absolutely important, it's not very environmentally friendly for the fragrances to just sit unused in someone else's home. If I gift them, I want to know that they will be used and enjoyed.
Reselling is actually a great way to declutter and ultimately I buy most of my fragrances secondhand so I look at it as a cycle and hopefully other people will love the fragrances that I didn't. 🥰
Send Ameer Al Oud Intense my way 😂
Love it 🥰
It's so inexpensive isn't it? A bargain if you want something like By the Fireplace. 🥰
Hi Claire. I recently bought Green Lover after you kindly sent me a decant, so I certainly wouldn't declutter that one! I'm happy to smell like tic tacs 😂
What are your thoughts on Chloe Nomade Absolu? Do you like it?
Hope you're enjoying the sunshine 💖
I totally see why Green Lover is a winner with people, I am just one of those people who doesn't like some warm textured vanillas and that falls in that category. It's a bit too dense for me.
I did like the Absolu thank you, but I've only tried it twice and over a month ago now, so I need to go back to it. ☺️ Sadly my holiday just finished today 😭 it was lovely though. I got to see 10 chateaux!
@@dr.claire.perfumeI'm not usually a vanilla person, but GL is a bit different.
I think I'll be using Nomade Absolu in a month or so. Perfect autumn scent.
Ooh how lovely. You must be an expert on chateaux now! My late husband and I went to the Dordogne area a few times. France is a beautiful country.
@@fionaH101 gosh yes the Dordogne is wow isn't it?! I think that was my best ever holiday, it was so beautiful 😍 did you go to Sarlat? 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfumeI think we may have done but my memory for place names is rubbish unfortunately. I'm glad you had a great holiday 😊
@@fionaH101 thank you! 🥰
Ricci Ricci is really nice but definitely smells a little bit dated but it’s beautiful! I still do like it!
It is nice but yes I agree, it's got a vibe of another time. It makes me think of my 20s. 😊
Yhhh I still have coconut fiz but it was on the chopping board!😂But it’s such a simplistic fragrance!
It is, I don't wear it anywhere near as much as I used to, but I do come back to it sometimes. 🌴
Hello Claire, declutters make me always sad...You're honest and that's great some of your"collegues"often tell that this fragrance is absolutely phenomenal, after a brief look at the notes you buy it and they declutter it the year after saying "meh !".And I think how many are buying because of you and see after denigrates their purchase !! With the price that it costs, I think that so dishonest ! So, for my part, I would keep Ricci Ricci becaus e it's discontinued. And , yes, Jaipur and Dior Pure Poison are very similar, People confused them on me ! And they got me compliments. I would like to work with you to wear fragrances to test longevity. I don't dare asking that to my proper collegues, they always think that I smell so strong and so heavy vanillas !!😂 Have great sunday.
😂 yes absolutely, I think I am well tolerated by my work colleagues in my strange requests! I actually do think many of these are great fragrances, they are things that I've just not found myself reaching for or are just not me. I can certainly see why some people love Green Lover for example, it's very different.
Declutters for me are a mixture of feelings, sad and annoyed with myself that I got something wrong but also immense curiosity when I see other people decluttering, I always want to know what's going. 😂 Thanks for watching 🥰
I have some bottles that I’d like to declutter. One was quite expensive. The problem is that Mercari and EBay, at least in the US, want your credit card and banking info in order to sell. I don’t trust these websites to keep my information safe. I wonder how other folks are dealing with this issue? Thanks for the video!
I guess in the UK, there is FB marketplace for local sales, I don't know about in the US. Obviously that limits reach but for popular designer it works...The alternative is that you keep a separate acc for these kinds of things so it's segregated? I hope you find a suitable alternative 🥰
I thought of that. I’m sure it’s about collecting ever more taxes for our government to waste and also to protect buyers from unethical sellers.
I used to buy/sell on ebay but stopped because of this. It's risky unless you open a separate account.
I think now too if you sell more than 30 items in a year, your info is sent to be reviewed for tax purposes. I do get it, but if you are having a clear out rather than just profiteering by reselling items you specifically bought for that, then I don't think you should be penalised!
Just want to clear out scents that I’ve fallen out of love with from my own collection. Like you, I don’t want to keep fragrances that I’m not using. I’ve already paid taxes on these fragrances when I initially bought them.
How are you getting along with Mercedes Benz Club Black, am curious.
Happened to walk into Guerlain’s institute in Prague and got introduced to almost all their exclusive lines by a wonderful woman working there and fell in love with them, so am looking for alternatives to a more affordable price.
A bit late to the party, but just bought Ameer Al Oud and like it so far.
Hello 😊 I actually decluttered Club Black back in January. I struggle with amberwood (even in things like Nomade) and ambroxan and that had a lot of both. I know that I'm not typical though 😂 most people love them!
Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud is without doubt the best Lattafa I've tried. I can see why people enjoy it. I think that I have come to the conclusion that Lattafa, Afnan, Ahmed Al Magribi, Orientica and Swiss Arabian aren't for me due to the very low hit rate I've had with them, but if I get the opportunity to sample something new, I do! I recently tried Shaghaf Oud Tonka for example. I'm still curious about Armaf as I've not tried many and Paris Corner as I've not tried any!
I bet Guerlain was a wonderworld. Sadly their prices have gone up massively, I understand why you were thinking about alternatives!
Thanks for watching, have a lovely week! 🥰
Hi Claire. Dolce Garden was in my to declutter pile but I wore it about 2 weeks ago, and it was beautiful... So it went back on the shelf. The heat made the plasticky note disappear. Or so it seems...
That's really interesting because sometimes it's more bothersome than others for me. I do think it's a warm weather fragrance for most people, although I wore it a lot in the cold to make me think of summer 😂 happy it's been saved from your declutter pile 🥰
@dr.claire.perfume Same, I tested it on a cold March day and though "wow, this is great "! Then when I got it I smelled that plasticky note. But not 2 weeks ago on a 25ish degree sunny day. I don't know what happened. 🤷♀️
@@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods I should try it the next day it's warmer than 25oC again, it might be a while 😂
Declutterd dolce garden for the second time this year🙈 I just can't, I like it from to smell from the nozzle, but it doesn't feel like me when I wear it
I own jaïpur and pure poison, if I had to choose I would go with pure poison, jaïpur is her little sister
Yes! I get that feeling too from it. It's not me at all. I get that it's loved but it's not me and that slight plasticky feel is enough to trigger a declutter.
I think the consensus here is that people say go for Pure Poison 🥰
I would love to try dolce garden! Is it the one with tuberose? I can live with the plastickiness. It wouldn't bother me. I have recently tried a fragrance by the dolce line in a purple bottle. I think it had a prominent violet note. It smelled quite nice
I don't detect tuberose in Dolce Garden, it's more of a tropical floral with a lot of sweetness. I think it's very likeable for many people, I would consider it a reasonable safe blind buy, if there is indeed anything of the sort and if a mild plastickiness doesn't bother you. So many people do love this one! 🌴
I hope they never discontinued/reformulated Dior Pure Poison and Elie Saab Le Parfum. ❤❤
Pure Poison was reformulated I think at one point, the balance changed from more orange blossom to slightly more jasmine, but that was a while back and on the whole, I don't think people really minded it as it was still great. Le Parfum is really fab for the price it is now. It's very affordable and a stunning fragrance! Thanks for watching 🥰
I am not on RUclips and I freaking love Dolce Garden 😅.
I think your feelings towards Lattafa, in terms of quality and hit or miss rate . Extends to all cheapie Middle Eastern houses in my experience.
Dolce Garden is really loved I think. I just smell something now that I don't enjoy and I can't unsmell it 😂
I've really tried with Lattafa, Afnan, Swiss Arabian, Ahmed Al Magribi... I've not found any for me, from at least 30, maybe more. The only brand I wouldn't mind trying more from is Armaf, but I've only tried one so far so I've perhaps not got the most accurate overall impression of the brand from only one sample! Is there one brand for you that are more worth sampling than others in more affordable Middle Eastern fragrance brands?
Dolce Garden is really loved I think. I just smell something now that I don't enjoy and I can't unsmell it 😂
I've really tried with Lattafa, Afnan, Swiss Arabian, Ahmed Al Magribi... I've not found any for me, from at least 30, maybe more. The only brand I wouldn't mind trying more from is Armaf, but I've only tried one so far so I've perhaps not got the most accurate overall impression of the brand from only one sample! Is there one brand for you that are more worth sampling than others in more affordable Middle Eastern fragrance brands?
@@dr.claire.perfume not really tbh, Paris Corner is worth a try . But I stopped buying Middle Eastern cheapies indefinitely a while ago now .
Ok, well I've heard some good things about some of their fragrances so I might try the Yum dupe at some point. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Khair Pistachio is one of the few ME I’ve not decluttered. I have Yum too and it is still better than Khair imo!
Hi Claire, I sampled Dolce Garden as I’m looking for a good summer coconut frag. This was NOT it😅😅 neither was Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess🤢
The flankers of Bronze Goddess are slightly better for me, I remember actually quite enjoying one of them, but the original was not something I would choose. I actually used to wear Dolce Garden mostly in the winter, despite the notes, as I found it a bit cloying in warmer weather, but I'm happy to declutter it now. 🥰
Hey Claire! Let’s see what’s leaving ❤
Yes! I always like to see what people declutter 👀
It’s wayyy better than BTFP for me!
I don't really enjoy By the Fireplace so I'd agree. BTF is also >£100 more. 😂
I tried dolce garden in store a while ago, and I got a really bad plasticky smell when it dried down. Couldn't do it. I know it's really loved.
Yeah... It's not for me, I realised I'd been avoiding wearing it because of that smell, so I am happy to declutter it. 🥰
I have been curious about Ameer Al Oudh. But I purchased quite a few of the Middle Eastern fragrances. I do enjoy them but often I find the ones I like are similar to each other. Often you can always tell a fragrance is Middle Eastern. There’s just something about .
I think you can with the cheaper ones for sure. Lattafa just haven't been for me really. I will keep trying anything I get a sample of though or find a bottle of in my local shopping centre to try (there's a stall there, I recently tried Oud Tonka). 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume do you mean Shaghaf OUD TONKA by Swiss Arabian? I just bought that and my husband loves it. 🥰
That's the one.
I gave away so much perfume and body spray this year. And then I became possessed and bought a bunch of new stuff. I've been so bad. I JUST ordered a DUA benjoin 19 dupe. I justified it by saying it was a fraction of the original le labo. Lord help...
@@Melie7890 I guess the way to look at it is that it's a hobby ☺️ clones are a great way to try out scent profiles and you're right, it's much cheaper than the le labo 🙂 I think I've slowed down my purchasing massively recently. I'm sure it will come back when I'm stressed though 🤦♀️ I would like fewer bottles in my collection than at start of the year, by the end of the year! Thanks for watching 🥰
12:22 I have found most Delina inspired are not great substitutes.
Ricci Ricci shares notes but pre-dates Delina by some long time, I really think it's a pretty different use of those notes and that's really refreshing as there are a lot of Delina dupes on the market nowadays. 🥰
I may have kept the Nina Ricci for just a little while longer to see if I wore it more after the declutter 🤷🏾♀️
I still do have it 🙈 I will see what happens. I've hung onto it for 6 months already though 😂 It's had lots of chances. 🥰
So interesting when there is one note that bothers you and you don’t know which one. I have that with J’adore. There is just one single note that I don’t like in it and cannot figure out which one.
Is it the LOTV? I think that bothers a lot of people because it's a bit soapy. J'adore is one that I own but really hardly wear. It was a gift from my dad but it's not something I would choose as I really don't think it suits me. I've smelt it on others and it's smelt much nicer than it does on me. 🤷♀️ Thanks for watching 🥰
If you know you love Pure Poison, invest in it. Something close still will not have all the same nuances.
Yes, I will when I see it with some discount. 🥰
I never blind buy so I only declutter my decants and samples every once in a while😅
That's very, very sensible! I still do blind buy but much less than before thankfully, I'm really still sorting out the consequences of the quick initial expansion of my collection when I first started YT... I am happy with samples, I don't need so many bottles. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume The initial overexcitement when you first get into a new hobby is so real! And I can imagine sharing it on the web just made it even worse 😅
@@sererev absolutely! I had around 25 when I first started, that quickly climbed to 75. My choices were very influenced by what others were discussing. Now I'm a bit wiser 🤣
I ended up decluttering everything I had with almond in it as well. Just not for me.
I have some almond fragrances left that don't feel plasticky for me (the Reminiscence line), but yes, the ones that are plasticky are really not for me. Which fragrances did you end up decluttering? 🥰
I don't blind buy as much as I did in the old days. 125 😱 wow Claire.
Green Lover sounds ok, I'm not a gin and tonic lover. Tho tictacs ain't so bad 😂.
Yes that garden one was nice. Weirdly it's ginger that sometimes has a very plasticy smell on me. Utopia is lovely
Ah yes this Lataffa u did enjoy it. I am not a By the Fireplace lover. Yes Kayali Vanilla is nice isn't it. The sprayer is a tad worrying 😂.
The bottle is nice for the RL but the fragrance sounds like it wouldn't be a love for me 😂.
The Boucheron sounds OK apart from the shampoo. Now I'd just go for the Dior Claire, in the end trying to find something like it will probably cost more and it still wouldn't be Pure Poison.
Ricci Ricci 😂 does it rap with Jay Sean? 😜 Ooo decluttering discontinued ones must be risky.
Bandit, it's a shame ur getting rid of that one. I can see it's really challenging. Not a work friendly one 😜. "Best Female Marketed for Men to Wear" 🙄 what does that even mean, these fools shud just wear what they want. I think you suit vintage.
Great video Claire ❤️ always so detailed
Jon... We all know that you are way over 300... Now come on 😂
Green Lover had that warm textured vanilla going on, I get that it's interesting and loved but it's not personally for me. I rate it as a decent fragrance though. I'd still recommend it.
Those Lattafa atomisers all corroded, all three of them... What IS it?!
You would hate the RL. You would think it quite synthetic feeling. Place Vendome would be acceptable for you I think but not exciting... I agree with you, Pure Poison is the way forward.
Ricci Ricci you didn't mind did you? It's quite syrupy and 2000s but it's a great one.
Bandit is just not me 😂 I tried! I wanted to love it and rock it but I just can't. 😂
Thanks for watching 🥰
Has my comment been deleted again? 😅 RUclips must have a personal vendetta against me!!
I wasn’t too bothered about Place Vendome either, it’s nothing impressive 😅
I think YT is very random in what it chooses to delete, I find the mention of certain brands can ever trigger it!
Yeah Place Vendome was inoffensive and easy-going but just nothing made me want to choose it each day so it's gone. Hopefully someone else can enjoy it. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume Definitely! I love Green Lover, Ricci Ricci (which is part of my nostalgia trifecta - it takes the place of Angel 😅) and Bandit, though.
@@andfragt all three are great actually, just not me or not me right now... I really did love Ricci Ricci especially. Green Lover is interesting but it's just not what I was hoping for and Bandit is just a lot 😂
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Nooooo!😩😩😩😩Not my beloved Ameer Al Oud!
It's the best of the three Lattafa fragrances I've owned and the best of the ones I've sampled. 🥰
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You don't want smell like orange and mint tictaks? Lol
😂 it's a lifestyle choice I'm not into. No, seriously it's the texture of that fragrance, I'm not good with warm textured vanillas. I find them cloying on me. 🥰
Hi claire I'm in love with you, I love you, my love.
Thanks for watching 🥰
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