88. These Are All My Fav Designer Scents Right Now! (w/ Fragrance Collector & Strategist Olya Bar)
Perfume Room
Emma Vernon
4.9 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
FINALLY — a very *high requested* episode — I am sharing my top picks for designer fragrances currently on the market! And to give you an every bigger breadth of choices, I am doing so alongside my friend, fragrance collector, Olya Bar (last week’s guest). In order to give you our most up-to-date opinions, we traversed the streets of Herald Square, starting our journey first at Ulta and ending it at Macy’s.
TL;DR: We smelled hundreds of fragrances so you don’t have to, and in this episode, we share our favorites.
FRAGS MENTIONED:
1509 Oil Elisabeth, Aerin Ikat Jasmine, 1509 Oil Joan Rose, Nemat Amber, Essential Faith, Riddle Oil, Glossier You, J’Adore Dior D’Eau, Marc Jacobs Perfect Intense, Lancôme Idole Nectar, Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Banane, Tocca Stella, Coach Dreams, Britney Spears Curious, Le Labo Bergamote 22, Dior Homme Cologne, Dior Sauvage Elixir, Dior Sauvage, Chanel Egoiste Platinum, Ralph Lauren Blue, Valentino Born in Roma, Armani My Way EDP, Nemat Amber, JHAG Not A Perfume, Chloe Naturelle, Chloe EDP, Jo Malone: Gardenia & Oud Absolu, Violet & Amber Absolu, Rose & White Musk Absolu; Givenchy: Irresistible Rose Velvet, Irresistible EDP, Amarige, L’Interdit; YSL: Mon Paris, Mon Paris Intensement; Armani Si Intense, Armani Si, Fragrance Du Bois NY 5th Ave, Penhaligon’s Cairo, Issey Miyake A Drop D’Issey, Narciso Rodriguez: Musc Noir Rose, Narciso For Her; Armani: My Way, My Way Parfum; Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia, Jean Paul Gaultier La Belle, Guerlain Angelique Noire, Liis Studied, Jean Paul Gaultier La Belle Le Parfum, Tom Ford: Electric Cherry, Cherry Smoke, Lost Cherry; Kilian Rolling in Love, BDK Parfums Rouge Smoking, Kayali Lovefest Burning Cherry, Commodity: Gold -/expressive/ +, Paper +; Tom Ford Noir Extreme, Kayali Deja Vu, Kilian: Roses on Ice, I Don't Need a Prince by my Side to be a Princess; Commodity Milk, Maison Margiela Replica On a Date, Aerin: Mediterranean Honeysuckle Mimosa, Evening Rose; Chris Collins Citrus Grandis, Phlur: Tangerine Boy, Lost Cause; Dedcool Blonde 03, By/Rosie Jane Dulce, The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, Clean Reserve Sparkling Sugar, The 7 virtues Coconut Sun, Commodity Moss -/+, Santal 33, DS & Durga IDK What, Commodity Paper +, Chanel No. 5, MFK Baccarat Rouge 540
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the perfume room. Today I am wearing 1509 oil in the scent Elizabeth. No matter how many different fragrances I try and whatever it is that I'm wearing or craving, |
| 0:22.6 | I feel like 1509 is sort of a palette cleanser for me. |
| 0:26.0 | I always come back to it. |
| 0:28.4 | And what possessed me to wear it today was actually because of the dinner that I had last night. |
| 0:33.9 | So last night I got dinner with a friend who I actually had done a wedding day sent |
| 0:37.4 | consultation for over the summer. This is a friend who I actually had done a wedding day sent consultation for over the summer. |
| 0:39.5 | This is a friend who isn't particularly into fragrance, but wanted something sort of fresh, light, |
| 0:44.8 | floral, bright for her wedding day. |
| 0:47.0 | And she ended up going with Aaron Ike at Jasmine. |
| 0:50.0 | But 1509 oil in the scent Joan Rose was a top contender that she ultimately did not choose |
| 0:56.6 | because it is a roller ball oil. |
| 0:59.6 | And I just felt like a roller ball oil and a wedding dress that just feels like a disaster |
| 1:05.8 | waiting to happen. |
| 1:06.9 | If you are listening to this and you are getting married, I would never recommend wearing an |
| 1:11.8 | oil on your wedding day. I gifted her the little vial that I had of it. And even though she didn't |
| 1:18.1 | wear it on the big day, she wears it often now, which makes me so happy. Anyway, I saw her |
| 1:23.8 | last night and the siage, the trail that was just coming off of her was just so |
| 1:29.5 | radiant and pretty. |
| 1:31.4 | There's nothing truly like the smell of a good white amber oil. |
| 1:36.0 | If you haven't smelled 1509, but maybe you've smelled Namad Amber or Essential Faith or Riddle |
| 1:40.7 | oil or glossy A.U, you definitely get the gist. |
| 1:43.6 | I would say 1509 compared to the others i just |
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