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Thank you, Maddie!!! I would say that aging is inevitable, but growing up seems to be something "other people" do. I like that we're non-grownups together!!! Thanks for hanging out with me!

Heh heh heh. I've been doing it for YEARS!! XO

Hi Sandra. What a lovely comment. Thank you so much! And thanks for hanging out with me. I will do some more hair videos for sure and show you what I do so it's not "high." I love the whole undercut look, especially when wearing hair up or in a hat! Hair is so fun! Who says we have to look a certain way at a certain age?? Cheers! xo

Hi Amanda!!! Thank you for being here with me! And thanks for being a "terrible person" with me re: the scent we shall not name! I've never sniffed any of your florals (except maybe Miracle WAAAYYY back in the day?, which makes sense because...well...I'm not a floral kinda gal. NO! I have Waterlily Tea Dress, (it was a gift) and I'm going to go home and sniff it and come back and tell you what I think. Hope you're having a good day, my friend!! xo

We're TWINSIES!!! YOU are beautiful! Love having you here, Christie!!

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Ha ha!!! It's great fun to be honest. You can make your hair as high as it is long with this trick. It'll fall, to be sure, but it stays for a while. I used to use this trick for my 'bangs' in the 80's. Ugh. Send help!

Merci, Julie! I toss around the idea of doing semi-permanent dyes all the time. Pink is at the top of the list. i just never actually do it. But who knows? I might. I enjoyed making this video WAY more than I thought I would. :)

Aww. My Lovely Lynda. Thank you so much!!! xoxoo

Ramble-Tamble! I hope you're well. Thank you! I've been doing this since the '80s, and it's always worked for me.

Aww, thanks, Claire. It's what I've always done since the 80's. Because I'm still 12 years old at heart! I'm so happy to have you here with me!

Hi Claire. You didn't miss it, because I didn't say it. I don't wash my hair every day. These days I'm so tired that I'm lucky if I do this twice a week.

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA aren't we all 😂

Yup. That's me. If you're ever in Canada, or I'm in UK, I'll let you take a photo of us together for free! I'm just generous like that. :p

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA thanks 😉 obvs I'll buy you a beer for that 😉 or other beverage.

Hi gorgeous Tammy! I used to do this with my super long hair, too, to get lift.

Hi Heaven. I wouldn't call it a coconut fragrance per se, but the blend of everything does last a long time. I don't pick out just coconut like it is in Cocovanille.

Awww. You're so sweet, Heaven. I love going back through older videos, too. This one I really liked because of Cinder's cameo. :p Also, this was before the perimenopause hit me like a tonne of sh!t bricks and I aged, like, fifteen years overnight. Le sigh. Oh well. At least there was a time when I felt good for those ten minutes. Have you given any thought to the Oakcha offer?

@@ScentSiblingsDotCAjust saw your message I replied how sweet!!! I’m saving for a car the ex crashed that! And yes peri meno hit me right at 35 irregular beats was my only symptom !! Lasted til 50 then the monthly bill stopped!! Woo but I had a neuro endocrine tumor so everything went haywire at once!! Isn’t 50 fun!!!? I replied to your message you’re so sweet and the kitty and the VIEW!! Omg!! Reminds me of home 💕

Hi Lane! I haven't sniffed Wonderland Peony for a while, but upon reading your comment (thank you!!!) I looked up the notes-ez on FRAGRANTICA (cuz that's how i roll!), and BLAM! They both feature guava, vanilla and cotton candy, and so I bet they TOTALLY smell similar! Great call!

What a nice & thoughtful reply. I see why so many other CZcams channels speak so highly of u!

Lane, your comment made my day. Thank you so much! It's so nice to have you here. :)

Hi Janus. I think you're right: the better question should be "is the product cruelty-free or harming others." Thank you for this.

Hi Heaven. I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you!! I wouldn't compare Holidays to Soleil Blanc except to say that they're both summery fragrances that have a sunscreen-y vibe. Having said that, Holidays and Vanilla Fields, to my nose, do smell the same, and they feature some of the same notes (according to FRAGRANTICA). The reason I made this video is because when i was at Walmart I happened to sniff VF and it hit me like a TONNE OF BRICKS that the two were very similar, especially in the opening of VF with the drydown of Holidays. I'm SO tempted to spring for Soleil Blanc, too. There's a shimmering body oil that just SCREAMS my name whenever I'm in Sephora! It's so posh and luxe!! Your mom is a wonderful lady for buying you Poison once a year. Although as new immigrants we lived in geared-to-income-housing, there were only, like, six high schools in the city I grew up in, and I chose to go to the "preppy" one. I tried so hard to fit in, and ultimately I found the theatre geeks, and life was good. We all wore Exclamation and whatever the Walmart dupe for Poison was. But I remember there were girls in high school wearing Estée Lauder and I longed to be one of those girls! Cousins. Yes. I think VF and Holidays are cousins who are once or twice removed cousins from SB. :) Love having you here, my friend!

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA aww thx! I don’t expect a reply! I know you creators are super busy! I’m in affordable housing now! I went from middle class librarian to broke leaving an abusive hubby sooo I feel ya!! So now I have to be super on my budget! Ha sometimes though I go over the $175 mark and I may have to for soleil blanc! Dang it ha I just can’t find a dupe I like and there’s not that many sadly! I asked Julian’s a dupe house why they’re not? And they said not enough demand!!? I found that sooo hard to believe lol well I’m enjoying my vanilla fields I may treat myself to the dupe of ylang in gold! Since that’s also on the cousins list of vanilla fields lol

@@heavenjb Are you on INSTAGRAM? I have a question for you. :) If not, my email is julija8@hotmail.com. Email me if you're comfortable doing so.

Hi Linda! I think that what you've mentioned is, like, the trifecta of the perfumes that are popular right now for sure! I've not heard of sucreabeille. Sounds very Canadian, though. "Give in to my true desires and stop trying to please others with my personal fragrances.:<----GOALS, girl! I'm a recovering people-pleaser, and some day, I will stop trying, too. Thanks so much for this comment and for hanging out with me. I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your comment!!! I'll do better if there's a next time. In any case, hope you're having a wonderful day. On my way to check out sucreabeille :P. xo

Aaand I've just returned from sucreabeille, and I am IN LOVE with their names. I have my eye on Here's the Thing F^CK Everyone, You're In a C^LT Call Your Dad, Cup of Ambition, oh gosh, the list goes on! Cat Lady Era, Black Heart! Yikes! My wallet hurts!!!!! I need to bulk up my perfume account. Thank you for introducing me to these! Wow!

Hi Luke! You absolutely spelled it correctly. :) Oh how I loved Youth Dew! I still have a precious few uses of the rollerball deodorant, and then that'll be gone, too. Sigh. I don't know where to buy second-hand in Canada other than facebook, which gives me instant gastric distress just THINKING about it. I'm sorry you've gotten scammed, but it's really impressive that you've always been able to resolve the situation. It's those amazing communication skills that are clearly evidenced in your videos! I thought Oil Perfumery shipped world-wide now? (Yes, they do. But I'm guessing with shipping and duties it's not economical. From the site: "International customers (outside of the United States and Canada) are responsible to pay any applicable inbound duties, taxes, and any other fees which your local Customs authority deems appropriate. These fees are paid to your local carrier or government and are not collected by Oil Perfumery, and thus cannot be refunded." Cromandel is a fragrance that's on my wishlist! Some day! Love having you here, my friend. See you soon in your next one!

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA Youth Dew is lovely! It’s nowhere near as challenging as people make it out to be. I wear it to bed sometimes. Facebook marketplace gives me the ick too. I only buy from a Mercari/Depop type website. I seldom use eBay. You’re right. The import duties and shipping would probably exceed the cost of the actual oils.🤭 I got something from America in the post the other day and I still had to pay a processing fee of $10 even though there were no applicable import fees or taxes because it was a gift. Take care, see you soon!🙂

Hi beautiful Joss! Thank you for being here with and for me! I really do believe that somehow all of these companies are linked, but that's more of a conspiracy theory than anything. :p

Such kind words, Sir. I thank you.

Hello, Sir. Thank you so much for your comment. You have a way with words. I fairly SWOON at "satisfy my craving for the olfactory desires." I love that we share a love for Oil Perfumery. I'm Julija. Nice to meet you. :)

@ScentSiblingsDotCA Indeed, we do. It's a major part of the lingering memories we create for the future while we are yet in the present. The sensory has the highest degree of recollection. Let them remember you. 😊

Right??!!

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I've never bought from Ebay, but I have from Amazon, and it was a legit Alexandria dupe, which is what it said it was, so I was happy. Did you pay lots of money for the fakes??? I can't imagine something so bad that it would be unadvisable after Ryan was in the lou!!! <---that's awful, but it's so true! I didn't know they were sister companies, either. I can't remember how I found out. But I'm glad I did. So happy to have you here, Dr. Claire!

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA I did for the Alien, I got my money back for that. The bundle was cheap and I wanted the other things and the other Chanel, so no worries, but I also got my money back on, but the person claimed it was genuine still, yet also didn't want it back 🤷‍♀️

Hi Claire! Lesson learnt, right? I don’t have a problem with eBay and I don’t have a problem with buying preloved, but Chanel is literally the only brand that I don’t ever buy second hand because of the ubiquity of fakes. I order from the Chanel website even though that means paying retail.

@@lukeparfums I've bought three real ones there too 😊

Hi Cat. Thank YOU for the comment! I love that we agree on this. I was anticipating some conflict here in the comments, but it's all been wonderful feedback. I'm so glad to have found this community. I totally appreciate you being here!

@ScentSiblingsDotCA Glad to be here too. I've heard your name here and there on other channels and about a week ago, my TV CZcams recommendations had one of your latest videos suggested.

Yup Yup Yup!

Hi Jon. THANK YOU. I was so curious about the Black Phantom. I know that one's not your favourite, but I know you do still like it, and it's good to know it was close. What's the supermarket brand of Snicker's called? One day I WILL get my arse to your side of the pond and THERE WILL BE SHENANAGINS! Why INDEED are they afraid to send samples? Especially if given the CHOICE of samples, it shows that you're already interested. A good-sized sample would help one pull the trigger! Cloning an INDIE or small niche = NO NO! I agree. I don't judge you for going and letting them spend their time. It's probably funnier to you than a good ol' re-run of Fawlty Towers. Joss and I had quite an experience once at a posh department store. We still laugh about it to this day. SO. FUNNY. Love having you here, my british nephew. :) Thank you for the thorough commentary. :p

Hi Breanna. We are so alike in this regard. I keep meaning to make sprays for myself, and I've not done it yet. I loved Junoon Noir for the performance, but that one was almost TOO strong and long-lasting? I too like Oud Bouquet and Oud Silk Mood, but like you, only, like, once in blue moon. As for Babycat, I fairly HATED it when i tried it. I'm actually wearing it as I type, and I'm glad I kept trying - I'm loving it. I think? I hear you about the sensitivity. I used to love a BEAST and now I'm happy with, like, a domesticated scent? Thanks for taking the time to comment today. I really enjoy knowing we share a love for the diversity of the dupe. :)

I AM a DS9 fan! Well, I was, back when it was on t.v. Yikes! I'm OLD. But we already knew that. I don't know the reference though?

Hi Kellergirl! I guess I was making a broad and sweeping generalization there. I'm sure there are millions of people who have never owned these. Sweet fragrances don't appeal to everyone. Thanks for taking the time to comment here! Hope to see you again. :)

Big hugs back from Northwestern Ontario, Snudder! I have a terrible memory, and if I've asked if that's what you prefer to be called before and gotten an answer, I apologize. From now on, if someone offers me their name, I'm going to write it in my notes and REMEMBER. It means so much to me that you'd take the time to comment that I feel I should be able to remember your name. Ugh. I suck. I've not heard of Divian, but I will check them out. I like dupe houses that know their place and aren't trying to trick anyone. I think it's weird that Oakcha names their fragrances something other than the original while Oil Perfumery keeps the original name and just adds "our version of," but there must be a reason for that. Thanks for being here with and for me. I love having you here all the way from Denmark!

I agree. I'v tried many dupe houses, and Dua is the best. Plus the have original scnets as well.

Hello lovely Chandra!!! I know that I've sampled DUA, but I can't remember exactly which ones. They are well loved for a reason! I think one called A Night In the Desert was an original from DUA? I have to go revisit it because I got the sample quite a few years ago and my tastes have started changing. (I still LOVE my Dewberry, though! Thank you so much!! I'll never get over how generous that was of you!) So happy to have you along with me, my friend.

@@Kellergirl I'm going to have to try them for real. :)

Oh my goodness 🤭😲🧐😳😱 I am a Dua addict 🥰. I am online and ready every Friday at 6pm PST 😂

Hi Valerie. Thank YOU for this comment!!! I love that we shop at the same places and that we're both very satisfied with our experiences. There have been so many times when I've wanted to film this video, but I was afraid of the conflict in the comments, so I didn't. I'm so glad that I finally did it so that we could chat!! I hope you're having a great day!

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA You are very welcome 🤗 keep up the good work!!

I’m thinking about going there sometime this year, did you feel pressure to purchase, do they offer samples? Just wondering for when I go

@@jessande6804 no pressure to purchase at all, it was just my own self expectation! We also went around the store at our own pace sampling everything we wanted on our own, but the sales associate was available if we had any questions. I got two samples with my purchase- one they had already made and one I got to select!

I don’t live far, and I just found about it recently so I’m excited. I was just curious, Ty:)

And I would go to leave with a purchase too!

You went WHERE? WHAAAA? Hang on. I have to google "perfumology." . . . Okay. I'm back. I'm salivating! I've only ever been to a couple shops like that overseas, and I remember being SO ill-prepared that I got overwhelmed. The photo of the store looks like my idea of HEAVEN. YOU are the most generous human. 10mL of Xerjoff and Goldfield&Banks. You're amazing, and I'm lucky to have been the recipient of a bunch of that amazingness. I bought Wicked Good TWICE from the website. I think that because they're indie (I didn't even know you could get Gallagher anywhere but their website!) I will always pay retail, even if it does come up somewhere else. And I TOTALLY get you: the price of the bottle in exchange for the experience is fair (and something my conscious would make me do regardless!) I love that we're similar like that. I have given away my dupes, but in all honesty, I keep them around and use them in the air or on the sheets or in the bathroom. Unless they're AWFUL. And then I give those away, too. :p The end of the year draws nigh. Be strong, my friend. (And send me the strength to start thinking about downsizing!!! I'm such a wimp!) Sending love and light your way, beautiful Lauren. xo

Hi Cathy. I was really anticipating some hate in the comments, but so far, it's all been positive. I guess we chose our community well, you and I. You're right about the prices on designer and niche fragrances being unreasonable. And yet I love to spend my money on them and on other things that aren't practical. A good dupe goes a long way in my books, though. Those emails need to STOP. They already know they have our money because NOBODY can beat their prices. Why do they need to be sneaky like that??? Still, I'll happily ignore the emails for the discount. I'm so happy to have you here. It means the world to me that you took the time to let me know that we have so much in common. :)

Hi Stella! I applaud your commitment to not blind-buying. I've been to Lucky Scent but have never pulled the trigger with them. Fragrancenet.com does have samples, too, and I've gotten some good ones from them that have turned into full bottles. Travel sizes make so much more sense than full bottles, and I'm not really a sucker for packaging, but I just NEED the full bottles? I want them for some weird reason. I MUST know - which oil perfumery was not good?! Also, the fireplace figures were found at Winners, which is the Canadian equivalent to, like, Marshall's. We fell in love with them and grabbed them right away. Then we started researching them and found out that they're a set of FOUR, but they only come as a set. I found them on Amazon, but you can't buy them individually, so we need to just bite the bullet for the set! I keep adding it to cart, and then taking it out, and then adding it. Here's the description from Amazon.ca: "Deco 79 Polystone Musician Tall Long Legged Jazz Band Sculpture with Black Base Stand, Set of 4 5"W, 40"H, Brown". :) Thanks for hanging out with me today!

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA OMG...THANK YOU so much for the fireplace figures info!!! I'm off to Amazon!!! Oil Perfumery's version of BabyCat was a big fail. If you've tried BabyCat, the magic is in the drydown, and their version was only the opening. I was so disappointed until my sister gifted me with a full bottle of the real perfume for my birthday!!! I love your channel, and look forward to watching more.

Hi Ann. I'm kind of like that with Oud for Greatness - I keep saying it's the next one I'm going to buy, and then I look at the price and I just...can't. Yet. I will, though. I have some weird sense of guilt with that one in particular for some reason. I should probably spend the money on therapy instead of perfume, eh? OR... I could just pretend the perfume IS therapy? (Send help!) xo I love having you here, my friend.

Awww, bonjour belle Julie! What's Marketplace? And yes, it's normal to want to get a good deal!!! Dupes exist for a reason, and truly, follow with me here, it would be WASTEFUL to just let them rot, right? I do love a good 90% dupe! $250 for a bottle of perfume is LUDICROUS, and yet...I find myself loving them more the more they cost. Ugh. Good thing I'm getting older if not wiser and am able to stop myself most of the time. :) Thanks for being here for me always, mon amie!! xoxoxo

Hi Danielle. "I love this" is up there with my other favourite compliments (which, although you didn't ask for, I'm sharing here for free: 1. Your skin is so soft. 2. You smell good. 3. Can I have that recipe? And 4. I love this. :) I get buying retail as a gift, and I think I should have mentioned that. If it's for us and it's not at a discounters, or they're out, or whatever, we won't do it, but if it's a gift? Well, then...The gloves come off! I've heard a lot of folks say they don't enjoy the musk in the M.E. fragrances. I don't enjoy a lot of musks, so I feel lucky that the ones I've gotten have been good. I was blind-buying niche at one point, too, and probably still will. I just blind bought (and love, thankfully) Absolute Aphrodisiac from Initio, but I got it at the discounters, so...Thanks SO MUCH for this comment! It's really wonderful to have you here and to know that we have so much in common!

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA not every ME fragrance has it. I have 5 loves and 1 on the fence. I have decluttered 16 though and most had a base musk that was just grating to my nose. I am so happy to see your face pop up on my feed and am happy you found your balance.

Oh, Sara, your comment is making so happy! I have never done a tutorial for hair (or anything else, for that matter). I get comments on my hair daily because I wear it differently almost every day. I always say my hair is like T.J. MAXX, "never, ever the same way twice." I will consider your request, even if I just make the video for you only just because you asked so nicely. :p

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA Oh my goodness! Fingers crossed XX! Thank you for considering it. <3

Lovely Lynda! How are you? Yes, the dupes are SO versatile because they're so...easily replaced I guess. What a FANTASTIC analogy about the cover band vs the og musician! You're amazing! Sending love your way! xo

RambleTamble! Thank you. I KNOW you dupe because I watched your video where you talk about Julianna's and out of your 4 picks I think that La Capitale is the one I'm most curious about. :) ("I sample the samples"<---this is why I love you so much!)

Hi Beth. Thank you so much! That's kind of you to say! :)

I have not heard of this dupe house, is it Genre?

Hi Sheryl. I thought it would be, too, but people are nothing but nice here. Isn't that weird?? I prefer to own the originals, too, for sure. I think the original houses count on that, as Jon said above. Yours was the first comment on this video (something that doesn't go unnoticed and unappreciated, my lovely friend who has been with me since the start!) and a few others after you have commented about Genre. I've never heard of that brand. Devin sounds like a decent fellow, and I applaud his choice to never dupe small indie houses. :) Thanks for introducing Genre to me. And thanks for just being wonderful to me in general. I'm lucky to have you here! xo

OMG HUGE GENRE FAN-GIRL HERE❤ I think I’ve about tried them all & there’s A LOT! 😂 I’m exaggerating (somewhat) but I’ve honestly had like 2 misses out of so many. I’m highly impressed! I even bought organizers for his bottles from an Etsy seller😂😅❤

@@sweetpeace5 I shall check them out right after I thank you for this comment! :) THANK YOU!

@@ScentSiblingsDotCA Would you like me to send you some samples? I have quite a few of them!

I love you, Jocelyn! you're the reason I've gotten to smell so many wonderful things, and I appreciate you and our friendship so much!