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My Perfume Collection

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Fragrance has played a very prominent role in my life, as I discovered a love for scents as a child. Some of my most cherished core memories are anchored by the fragrances that envelop them. Naturally, as an adult, that love for scents has only grown...
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Dark and Deep

Decadent fragrances to warm the soul and comfort the mind. 

 
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This scent feels like an exciting night out, regardless of where you’re going or what you’re doing. 

It isn’t about the details, it’s about the feeling. The anticipation, the energy, the potential. 

The fragrance is rich, bright, lightly spicy. Ever so slightly reminiscent of a crisp soda, with a sweet depth and fizzing warmth.
Rouge Smoking - BDK Parfums
 
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This scent feels like a somber night drive when you can’t sleep, head heavy with dreams and ideas, too alive to close your eyes. 

It’s the enveloping scent of deep darkness on an empty road, the warmth of your isolation all around you, and the faintest hint of rubber as the tires of your car spin ever on and on. 

A rich vanilla wrapped in suede, sprinkled with pepper and spice, drowning in existentialism, clinging to reason. The essence of a mind that rarely finds rest.
Babycat Yves Saint Laurent for women and men - Fragrantica
 
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This fragrance is enigmatic, alluring, and warm. Once it’s drawn you in, you won’t want to leave. 

The warmth of this scent mingles with a subtle sharpness that hints at the wit and intellect of the soul that wears it. 

A cunning bard, spinning tales of grandeur, or a taciturn rogue, seeking solace and solitude among stacks of tomes.
Gris Charnel - BDK Parfums
 
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This scent is warm, reassuring, safe. It draws you into a soft hug and sets your mind at ease.

Reminiscent of a lazy Saturday spent in an armchair by a window, reading a book and basking in the glow of knowing you still have a whole other day left of the weekend.
Eau Duelle Eau de Parfum | Diptyque Paris
 
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This scent is decadent, sweet, intriguing. She smiles over her shoulder as she rounds a corner, leaving a trail of magic and mystery in her wake.

If you follow, you'll find the depth hidden beneath her dazzling exterior, the coffee-bean richness of her soul enshrouded in clouds of floral majesty.
Black Opium Eau de Parfum - Women's Perfume - YSL Beauty

Light and Fresh

For those breezy spring and summer days when all you want to do is be outside.

 
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This scent is dreamy, light, bright, and exciting.

A burst of effervescent fruit and flora, a cotton sundress caught in a breeze on a sunny summer day, picnic basket full of berries and head full of dreams.
Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, 100ml, eau de parfum
 
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This scent is smooth, creamy, floral, and sweet. Reminiscent of a well dressed woman on a relaxing vacation, whether that be somewhere in the sun or wrapped in cashmere in a snowy landscape. The essence of comfort and luxury.
Libre Eau De Parfum Women's Perfume - FRAGRANCE - YSL Beauty

Sharp and Thought Provoking

Some haunting scents for the thought daughters of the world.

 
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This scent is light, airy, herbal. Inviting like a well-loved tea garden, sharp like a mother’s tongue delivering advice you need but likely don’t want. This fragrance feels like visiting home and finding that everything has changed and yet home is...
Indigo Eau de Parfum (50mL) - NEST New York
 
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This scent is sharp and earthy, leafy and fresh, wet and eerie.

A black swan on nighttime waters, adrift not far from a moist bank. Perhaps young lovers stroll among the trees offshore, professing love and promising time. All feels as but a dream.
L'Ombre dans l'Eau - Refillable Solid Perfume - Diptyque
 
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This scent is sharp, bold, unassumingly warm. It makes me feel like a woman who knows exactly who she is, is confident in that identity, and eager to achieve her wildest dreams. The unmistakable scent of leather mingles with subtle florals, groundi...
Ombré Leather Eau de Parfum - Tom Ford Beauty
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This scent feels like the strength of knowing what you want, and the confidence that you will achieve it. A warmly self-assured person with the drive and passion to make dreams reality. A heady, floral, decadent fragrance that leaves your mind reel...
Golden Nectar | NEST New York

VIPs

These are the fragrances I can always rely on. When I don't know what to wear, these will always fit the bill.

 
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This scent feels like an old friend, a comforting shoulder to lean on, a warm smile after a hard day. Like a blanket wrapped around your shoulders, or a fresh cup of tea steaming quietly beside you as you sit by the fireplace and find peace for a tim...
Velvet- – Commodity Fragrances (US)
 
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This scent makes me feel like I am an academic conducting research in a grand private library, dressed in a pair of soft denim jeans and a cashmere sweater, on a breezy day with soft light filtering through large windows. 

It evokes a sophisticated air of confidence mixed with a gentle joie de vivre.
Eau de Parfum Soie Malaquais - Dries Van Noten