I LOVE how serene you are and how you don't get carried away by the reformulation panic attack. I feel that in a lot of cases people overreact SOO dramatically to reformulations. I like how you see the differences but also the positives, not only the negatives, and don't do claims like "it is unrecognisable!!!!". Btw!!! I finally was able to purchase a bottle of Shangri La!! BC of brexit I had to send it to a friend of mine in London...I am hoping she comes to Spain soon XD (oh..and I also got Dilettante 😇) Btw..I also LOVE 24 Faubourg....it is exquisite..smells like pure joy and springtime to me. That hacynt!! Those honeyed nectar like white florals....❤️❤️ My forever perfumes would be: - annick goutal - Ambre fetiche - s lutens - chergui - l artisan - traversee du bosphore - Frederic malle - le parfum de Therese - Hermes - 24 Faubourg - Guerlain - shalimar - Thierry mugler - angel (my perfume since I was 15)
@@TheTopNote No I had not, just checked, wow, really was that just that little lamp reflected on a silver bottle? The light and colors looked truly beautiful to me, as in analog film in movies
haha no it was an LED light sticky-taped to a bottle (to get the right height position) 😂 - I did have a ring light and umbrella diffuser in the corner, but I almost always have that even when filming in daylight.
Agree! Feve is a great cozy bedtime scent, in fact, that's how I ultimately ended up falling for it, I kept samplign my decant at bedtime in winter! haha
You’re super elegant & beautiful. Our taste is so similar in fragrance. Love your collection! I love the #5 in EDT & the Amouage ones are too expensive for me to try but maybe some day. My forever fragrances are Chanel Coco & Chance Eau Fraiche
Dear Cherie, thank you for your videos!!!! Your taste is amazing I must confess I blind bought Sunshine and Chanel no. 5 Eau Premiere based merely on your reviews and I LOOOOOVE them!!!!
Oh thank you! Yes I think we can sometimes get a bit precious about the whole reformulation thing. Sometimes reforms really are quite bad, but most of the ones I love that have been reformulated still smell and wear largely like the versions I might have had previously. Maybe my nose isn't sensitive enough to detect those subtle nuances enough for it to bother me :)
I remember smelling 24 Faubourg once in the Hermès boutique pre-pandemic, but I don't remember what it smells like. Looking forward to sniffing stuff again one day! This is an amazing list of wonderful fragrances.
I totally am digging your list! After watching and thinking which ones I owned I was quite surprised that there were several that I own and love! Samsara I could never be without vintage just because I think the mysore is what makes that particular fragrance. I have recently started using Chanel N°5 eau de cologne which I think is definitely a more unisex version of N° 5 I love it in the spring especially, sadly discontinued although it seems to be plentiful on the secondary. And if one is thinking of true French perfumery you must first and foremost have 24 Faubourg at the top of that list what a beauty in the summer! Really enjoyed this, Thank You! New subscriber and glad of it!
Oh what a lovely scent line up ! 🥰 Thank you for sharing! Some of mine are: Amouage interlude woman, Bal d’Afrique, Hummingbird (zoologist), Mon Jasmin noir, Un soir à Paris (Bourjois), Un jardin en Méditerranée (Hermès) and Bond no9 The scent of peace
Bal d’Afrique! Yes I haven’t smelled that in ages! That’s a very interesting list actually, I’m not sure I have ever come across the others- might have to do some investigation! Thanks for sharing 😃🙏
Great video!! Love your selections! And I have the same problem with that Guerlain atomizer , I have Angelique noire. It sprays such a small amount of perfume and also somehow diluted , pity, because I can’t fully enjoy my gorgeous Angelique noire! Hugs 🤗
Just subscribed to your channel recently. Love your take on fragrances. My forever perfumes are: Frederic Malle L'eau D'Hiver Guerlain L'Heure Bleue edt Chanel No 5 edt Chanel Les Exclusifs La Pausa Eight & Bob Nuit de Megeve Cannot imagine not having these in my collection. Also just purchased Carner Barcelona Tardes and it's on its way to becoming another big love for me.
The "older lady" persona you speak of with regards to 24 Faubourg sounds like Jodie Foster in her latest movie, The Mauritanian. 😁 I need to revisit Samsara...
Great selection, as always. Some of my forever favourites are there - Samsara, 24 Faubourg, Grand Soir etc. Samsara was a gift from a dear friend. The sandalwood was so addictive that I emptied the red bottle at an alarming rate! Thank you for being ressuring about reformulations, although not too keen on the new bottle. Sad, but I'm a sucker for beautiful packaging.
I like to say that I'm not, but in all honesty I have to force myself to try fragrances that don't have the presentation factor but I am slowly training myself to look past the pretty thing - but as Sam from My World of Fragrance would say, it's all part of the experience! I find it hard to ignore. However, I do still like the frosted bee bottles so I'm OK on the Guerlain front for now. haha Thanks for being here :)
Some things just happen, just like with Chanel No. 5 EdP 😉. But your video also proves that it’s the scent memories rather than the scents. And make that dream of the future your reality today. Hmm, now I really think about the fragrances I’d pick ... probably something with mint 😂! Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹 to Australia 🇦🇺! Have a lovely weekend!
What a great list, Cherie! My two favorites on it are Beloved and Ormond Woman. I would also need my vintage No 19 edp, Coco by Chanel, Hermès Eau des Merveilles, Amber Fetiche, and Mohur Extrait. Perhaps also MFK Gentle Fluidity Gold though I don’t yet own a bottle of it.
Hi Cherie, Sunshine smells to me like Madagascar vanilla Creme Brule. Since you are slowly adding to your Amouage collection, similar to Sunshine is Journey with a twist of spice and sophistication. Very classy and the bottle is a stunner, probably the most beautiful out of the whole collection.
Like always, I love your content! My forever list: Gucci ll-discontinued, but I have back ups, and I really really love this fragrance! And of course my Chanels: No 5 Eau premiere, No 5 Parfum, No 19 Edp, Coco Edt, Eau de Cologne and Bois des Iles. Also Versense from Versace, used this when I first met my husband, so that`s why! And I guess I will need to get my nose on Faubourg from Hermes, I think we share a lot of the same preferences in perfume, so thank you again for doing a great job!
Interesting selection and makes me want to try Tonka Imperiale again properly when I get a chance. Not sure I could select any forever perfumes myself at the moment, I know my choices would change after not so long. Keeps it interesting though!
Some of my most treasured scents are Guerlains that come with bulb atomizers (Baiser de Russie, Le Plus Beau Jour de ma Vie), and I have decanted some of them into smaller bottles I purchased from Amazon. So much better!
I would love to decant the tonka imperiale but I can’t see a way to get access to the juice without destroying the bottle, do you know? Baiser de Russie is gorgeous and yes I decant that one to spritz 😍
@@TheTopNote I'm sorry, I don't! I have SDV from this line and it luckily came with a spray atomizer. I did just Google it and found an old thread on Basenotes about decanting this exact bottle but I couldn't find any examples of the bottle actually making it out alive 🥺
I had the exact same experience with N°5 (minus the flankers). I used to be really put off by N°5 and then all of a sudden, I have most of the body products for N°5, the edp, the edt and back-ups for the latter two. I'm a dedicated convert.
First fragrances I think of I would re-purchase if all of them suddenly disappeared: - Lalique Encre Noire - Terre de Hermes EDT - Mugler Cologne - Dior Homme Cologne - Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum - Bentley for Men Absolute - Memo Paris African Leather - Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
Wonderful tag idea by the sentinel👍❗️ And your picks are true gems💎! Samsara is still gorgeous despite the reformulation! Chanel 5 is just priceless! And I love the rest ❤️ of your picks too! Have you tried Caleche by Hermes? It might suit you well dear👍 cheerio🍸🍸 PS. And 24 fbg is just the excellence in the flanker even now🏆
@@TheTopNote you're welcome dear! Caleche it's a great classic by Hermes 👍 give it a try & you might like it ❤️ have a nice weekend ciao PS. There's also Kelly Caleche but I prefer The Original Caleche ❤️try both😉
@@TheTopNote both are great but I prefer Caleche edt ❤️ but you better try both on your skin 1st & made the final choice! EDP version is nice too👍classic scents by Hermes never failed❤️ cheerio🍸🍸 PS is all up to you😉
Hi! Well I am infinitely lazy so I usually post a request to fragrance forums on Facebook to see if anyone is willing to sell me samples, but most department stores will often provide samples as well :)
@@mavilla221 ah, ok sorry about that. Some stores here in Australia seemed to do better at samples because we couldn't handle the testers ourselves anymore. That's a shame that they wont provide samples. Online is probably the best option then, or direct from the perfumers is also doable depending on which ones you want. For the US, Tara just did a video where she talked a bit about where she gets samples, czcams.com/video/DxbEMlziJeA/video.html
Wasn't Samsara the first major fragrance to include Polysantol, a synthetic substitute by the already by then scarce Mysore sandalwood? If there is still a trace of natural sandalwood in Samsara - I have a red bottle like yours and the recent bee bottle - it must be Australian sandalwood, which smells very different from the Indian wood. I got a soap bar containing real Mysore sandalwood oil and wow, it's such a beautiful, rosy-woody-milky complex scent. Even though I love the Guerlain classics, I have always found Samsara a bit too screechy and loud for my liking. I enjoy it when wore sparingly :)
I think you are right. Earlier vintages used Mysore sandalwood (whether alone or in combination with synthetics I don’t know...probably the latter?) I do have a vintage bottle (clear, with gold cap) that is safely tucked away. The red bottle and the bee bottle smell quite similar to me (albeit the bee bottle in this video is the edt not the edp) but the earlier vintage is different (although still recognisable as Samsara). The latter versions I’m not sure if it’s just synthetics or Aussie sandalwood, but they still smell like Samsara and I only think about the differences if I am deliberately comparing them side by side with the vintage bottle.
Hi Andrea! Some I bought from Myer and DJs (usually during sale times), some from our local parfumerie (Libertine), some from some local friends in an Aussie Facebook group where we buy, swap and sell - you can DM or email me and I can share the link :)
I purchased a pre owned Samsara with the gold ring on the bottle and the cap - do you know what the difference is and if there is a noticeable difference in the scent?
Hi Betty, I have a bottle of that also. Side by side comparison: yes I do note a difference. The sandalwood is more noticeable to me in the vintage and to steal a term I recently learned from Camille from Making a Stink! I feel the vintage might also be a little more "terpenic", the vanilla is also a bit darker or something. I feel the red bottle the florals are more noticeable, and it has that more modern day lightness and wearability BUT that could also be because the top notes of the vintage are a little toned down with age. HOWEVER, I happily wear the modern versions and I don't feel like they are vastly different. I dunno, maybe my nose is just not as developed as others but I feel like the modern versions are just as enjoyable even with the differences.
@@TheTopNote thank you for all that detail! So just so I’m clear, which is the vintage of two red bottles, one having the gold ring only on the bottle and one having a gold ring on the bottle and on the cap?
Sorry Betty I totally misread your comment/question. I have a CLEAR bottle with the gold ring, that is definitely vintage. I am pretty sure my red one (no ring on the cap) is not vintage. I dont really know about all of the different bottle iterations, but I bet there will be something about it on the blog "Raiders of the Lost Scent" which is my go-to for trying to date perfumes. I'll see if I can find something...
Ok found it raidersofthelostscent.blogspot.com/2016/11/samsara-legend.html#more. Looks like there were a couple of iterations of the red bottles with gold rings on the caps and the bottle. One in 1999 and then another in 2004 (different logo and cap design).
I LOVE how serene you are and how you don't get carried away by the reformulation panic attack. I feel that in a lot of cases people overreact SOO dramatically to reformulations. I like how you see the differences but also the positives, not only the negatives, and don't do claims like "it is unrecognisable!!!!". Btw!!! I finally was able to purchase a bottle of Shangri La!! BC of brexit I had to send it to a friend of mine in London...I am hoping she comes to Spain soon XD (oh..and I also got Dilettante 😇)
Btw..I also LOVE 24 Faubourg....it is exquisite..smells like pure joy and springtime to me. That hacynt!! Those honeyed nectar like white florals....❤️❤️
My forever perfumes would be:
- annick goutal - Ambre fetiche
- s lutens - chergui
- l artisan - traversee du bosphore
- Frederic malle - le parfum de Therese
- Hermes - 24 Faubourg
- Guerlain - shalimar
- Thierry mugler - angel (my perfume since I was 15)
Oh congrats on scoring Shangri La!! It’s amazing! I hope she comes to visit soon 😍 I would love to get back to Spain!!
Oh, I adore No 5 & 24 Faubourg! Sooo good. Thank you for talking about these treasures.
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Chanel no. 5 is wonderful, Cherie, I wholeheartedly agree 😍 Especially the parfum and the EDT!
Just starting it, but can write already: beautiful light and color in this video!
Haha you didn’t by any chance see my community post did you? 🤣 I showed my “lighting rig” for this video. Thanks Raul!
@@TheTopNote No I had not, just checked, wow, really was that just that little lamp reflected on a silver bottle? The light and colors looked truly beautiful to me, as in analog film in movies
I agree with this!
haha no it was an LED light sticky-taped to a bottle (to get the right height position) 😂 - I did have a ring light and umbrella diffuser in the corner, but I almost always have that even when filming in daylight.
you have quite a few of my loves in there! love Samsara, No 5, 24F, Santal Majuscule! Also like Grand Soir but it's not a forever love yet.
Nice Annie! Would love to see you do a video on this :)
I prefer Tonka Imperial to Feve as well, but I love them both. I wear Feve to bed and use it liberally but savor by Tonka Imperial.
Agree! Feve is a great cozy bedtime scent, in fact, that's how I ultimately ended up falling for it, I kept samplign my decant at bedtime in winter! haha
You’re super elegant & beautiful. Our taste is so similar in fragrance. Love your collection! I love the #5 in EDT & the Amouage ones are too expensive for me to try but maybe some day. My forever fragrances are Chanel Coco & Chance Eau Fraiche
Thank you so much! You are very kind. Yes, I’m a bit nervous about having developed a liking for Amouage 😬
I still have yet to get my nose on Tonka Imperiale! Amazing list, Cherie. 🥰
Dear Cherie, thank you for your videos!!!! Your taste is amazing I must confess I blind bought Sunshine and Chanel no. 5 Eau Premiere based merely on your reviews and I LOOOOOVE them!!!!
Well if you are going to blind buy they are good options! Glad you love them :)
Love your review style, and how you are open minded about reformulations instead of just despising the differences right away 😸
Oh thank you! Yes I think we can sometimes get a bit precious about the whole reformulation thing. Sometimes reforms really are quite bad, but most of the ones I love that have been reformulated still smell and wear largely like the versions I might have had previously. Maybe my nose isn't sensitive enough to detect those subtle nuances enough for it to bother me :)
I remember smelling 24 Faubourg once in the Hermès boutique pre-pandemic, but I don't remember what it smells like. Looking forward to sniffing stuff again one day! This is an amazing list of wonderful fragrances.
I totally am digging your list! After watching and thinking which ones I owned I was quite surprised that there were several that I own and love! Samsara I could never be without vintage just because I think the mysore is what makes that particular fragrance. I have recently started using Chanel N°5 eau de cologne which I think is definitely a more unisex version of N° 5 I love it in the spring especially, sadly discontinued although it seems to be plentiful on the secondary. And if one is thinking of true French perfumery you must first and foremost have 24 Faubourg at the top of that list what a beauty in the summer! Really enjoyed this, Thank You! New subscriber and glad of it!
Thank you so much! Lovely to have you here :)
Cherie, fun video! I want to see your 2024 … Any changes? Survivors? New editions? 😃
Ohhhh yes great idea! 🤩
Oh what a lovely scent line up ! 🥰 Thank you for sharing! Some of mine are: Amouage interlude woman, Bal d’Afrique, Hummingbird (zoologist), Mon Jasmin noir, Un soir à Paris (Bourjois), Un jardin en Méditerranée (Hermès) and Bond no9 The scent of peace
Bal d’Afrique! Yes I haven’t smelled that in ages! That’s a very interesting list actually, I’m not sure I have ever come across the others- might have to do some investigation! Thanks for sharing 😃🙏
Great video!! Love your selections! And I have the same problem with that Guerlain atomizer , I have Angelique noire. It sprays such a small amount of perfume and also somehow diluted , pity, because I can’t fully enjoy my gorgeous Angelique noire! Hugs 🤗
@13:05 That is really lovely, and lovely image indeed!
Just subscribed to your channel recently. Love your take on fragrances. My forever perfumes are:
Frederic Malle L'eau D'Hiver
Guerlain L'Heure Bleue edt
Chanel No 5 edt
Chanel Les Exclusifs La Pausa
Eight & Bob Nuit de Megeve
Cannot imagine not having these in my collection. Also just purchased Carner Barcelona Tardes and it's on its way to becoming another big love for me.
Thank you for your support! That is a beautiful list! I love L’Heure Bleue I really need to give it more attention!! It’s very beautiful xx
@@TheTopNote ....think I obviously love the note of Iris, looking back at this list xx
The "older lady" persona you speak of with regards to 24 Faubourg sounds like Jodie Foster in her latest movie, The Mauritanian. 😁 I need to revisit Samsara...
Sounds like I need to watch that movie! Haha!
Great selection, as always. Some of my forever favourites are there - Samsara, 24 Faubourg, Grand Soir etc. Samsara was a gift from a dear friend. The sandalwood was so addictive that I emptied the red bottle at an alarming rate! Thank you for being ressuring about reformulations, although not too keen on the new bottle. Sad, but I'm a sucker for beautiful packaging.
I like to say that I'm not, but in all honesty I have to force myself to try fragrances that don't have the presentation factor but I am slowly training myself to look past the pretty thing - but as Sam from My World of Fragrance would say, it's all part of the experience! I find it hard to ignore. However, I do still like the frosted bee bottles so I'm OK on the Guerlain front for now. haha Thanks for being here :)
Some things just happen, just like with Chanel No. 5 EdP 😉. But your video also proves that it’s the scent memories rather than the scents. And make that dream of the future your reality today. Hmm, now I really think about the fragrances I’d pick ... probably something with mint 😂!
Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹 to Australia 🇦🇺! Have a lovely weekend!
So true! Thanks Andreas! The memories definitely make a fragrance more special
What a great list, Cherie! My two favorites on it are Beloved and Ormond Woman. I would also need my vintage No 19 edp, Coco by Chanel, Hermès Eau des Merveilles, Amber Fetiche, and Mohur Extrait. Perhaps also MFK Gentle Fluidity Gold though I don’t yet own a bottle of it.
Nice Pat! I will have to look into Amber Fetiche and Mohur!
Hi Cherie, Sunshine smells to me like Madagascar vanilla Creme Brule. Since you are slowly adding to your Amouage collection, similar to Sunshine is Journey with a twist of spice and sophistication. Very classy and the bottle is a stunner, probably the most beautiful out of the whole collection.
Thank you! Haha oh dear its a slippery slope!
I canmot wait to wear santal majuscule during spring / summer ❤️
It’s pretty great- but don’t overspray lol you might suffocate! 🤪
Like always, I love your content! My forever list: Gucci ll-discontinued, but I have back ups, and I really really love this fragrance! And of course my Chanels: No 5 Eau premiere, No 5 Parfum, No 19 Edp, Coco Edt, Eau de Cologne and Bois des Iles. Also Versense from Versace, used this when I first met my husband, so that`s why! And I guess I will need to get my nose on Faubourg from Hermes, I think we share a lot of the same preferences in perfume, so thank you again for doing a great job!
Thank you so much! I have never tried Versense! Is it still available? I will have to have a search and see what I find. Bois des Iles, YES!
It is still available, in Norway that is. And a real cheapie too 😀
This is my most used hairstyle everyday 🙂. Love the bun!💗🔹🙂
Haha thanks! I just had a trim today it was starting to look a little ratty (hence the constantly tying it up) but thank you!! 💞
Interesting selection and makes me want to try Tonka Imperiale again properly when I get a chance. Not sure I could select any forever perfumes myself at the moment, I know my choices would change after not so long. Keeps it interesting though!
Sure does! Thanks Marcus :)
Appreciate you sharing Cherie! A great way to solicit for backup bottles. 😉 🤣 Gift buyers pay attention!
Lol never thought about it that way, but I like how you think!! 😜
Thanks for your list!! Love your reviews, there are so inspiring!!🤩🤩
🙏 thank you!! 💞
😍definitely going to get Santal Majuscule 🙂
My vote always goes to Tonka Imperial for sure.🌞
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Cherie, how did I just find your channel?! Well, I'm subbed now, and I do want to try Sunshine in the future. 💖
Thank you Heather, that's so kind of you, thanks for the support! Sunshine is wonderful. What are your (current) Forever Fragrances? 💕
@@TheTopNote Pure eVe, Portrait of a Lady, Monserrat, Ummagumma, Raspberries and Black Pepper, and Freckled and Beautiful. 💖
Some of my most treasured scents are Guerlains that come with bulb atomizers (Baiser de Russie, Le Plus Beau Jour de ma Vie), and I have decanted some of them into smaller bottles I purchased from Amazon. So much better!
I would love to decant the tonka imperiale but I can’t see a way to get access to the juice without destroying the bottle, do you know? Baiser de Russie is gorgeous and yes I decant that one to spritz 😍
@@TheTopNote I'm sorry, I don't! I have SDV from this line and it luckily came with a spray atomizer. I did just Google it and found an old thread on Basenotes about decanting this exact bottle but I couldn't find any examples of the bottle actually making it out alive 🥺
Haha yeah that was my conclusion. Darn! Thank you for looking into it for me though xx
I had the exact same experience with N°5 (minus the flankers). I used to be really put off by N°5 and then all of a sudden, I have most of the body products for N°5, the edp, the edt and back-ups for the latter two. I'm a dedicated convert.
Haha I’m glad I’m not alone! How good is that body cream!!
@@TheTopNote indulgent and wonderful!
Great list💜. Tonka Imperial. Such a shame the pretty nozzle is a waste.
I know, its so sad, because it does look beautiful!
Been loving your videos so muuuch! 😍
Thank you so much!!
First fragrances I think of I would re-purchase if all of them suddenly disappeared:
- Lalique Encre Noire
- Terre de Hermes EDT
- Mugler Cologne
- Dior Homme Cologne
- Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum
- Bentley for Men Absolute
- Memo Paris African Leather
- Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
Ooh I think we’ve hit on a new video idea! 💡
Eau Sauvage...I really need to try it again!
Wonderful tag idea by the sentinel👍❗️ And your picks are true gems💎! Samsara is still gorgeous despite the reformulation! Chanel 5 is just priceless! And I love the rest ❤️ of your picks too! Have you tried Caleche by Hermes? It might suit you well dear👍 cheerio🍸🍸
PS. And 24 fbg is just the excellence in the flanker even now🏆
Thanks! I have not tried Caleche but interesting you should mention it because I was snooping around the Hermes website the other day....🙂
@@TheTopNote you're welcome dear! Caleche it's a great classic by Hermes 👍 give it a try & you might like it ❤️ have a nice weekend ciao
PS. There's also Kelly Caleche but I prefer The Original Caleche ❤️try both😉
@@belairscents would you recommend the soie edp or the eau de toilette? They sound like they might be quite different :)
@@TheTopNote both are great but I prefer Caleche edt ❤️ but you better try both on your skin 1st & made the final choice! EDP version is nice too👍classic scents by Hermes never failed❤️ cheerio🍸🍸
PS is all up to you😉
@@belairscents haha don’t worry I will definitely try first but I’ll prioritise the sample of the edt 😉
totally agree about the tonka imperial useless atomizer ,cant really get much out of it
Great video!!! 💫
Thank you!
I tried this and just kept adding to my list , it ended up looking like food bill for the cast of cheaper by the dozen 🤣
Love watching and learning here. Can you recommend where to go to purchase samples? Especially those last 😍
Hi! Well I am infinitely lazy so I usually post a request to fragrance forums on Facebook to see if anyone is willing to sell me samples, but most department stores will often provide samples as well :)
@@TheTopNote No dept store are doing this during covid...In fact, Saks and Nordstroms have removed testers in So. California area
@@mavilla221 ah, ok sorry about that. Some stores here in Australia seemed to do better at samples because we couldn't handle the testers ourselves anymore. That's a shame that they wont provide samples. Online is probably the best option then, or direct from the perfumers is also doable depending on which ones you want. For the US, Tara just did a video where she talked a bit about where she gets samples, czcams.com/video/DxbEMlziJeA/video.html
Wasn't Samsara the first major fragrance to include Polysantol, a synthetic substitute by the already by then scarce Mysore sandalwood? If there is still a trace of natural sandalwood in Samsara - I have a red bottle like yours and the recent bee bottle - it must be Australian sandalwood, which smells very different from the Indian wood. I got a soap bar containing real Mysore sandalwood oil and wow, it's such a beautiful, rosy-woody-milky complex scent. Even though I love the Guerlain classics, I have always found Samsara a bit too screechy and loud for my liking. I enjoy it when wore sparingly :)
I think you are right. Earlier vintages used Mysore sandalwood (whether alone or in combination with synthetics I don’t know...probably the latter?) I do have a vintage bottle (clear, with gold cap) that is safely tucked away. The red bottle and the bee bottle smell quite similar to me (albeit the bee bottle in this video is the edt not the edp) but the earlier vintage is different (although still recognisable as Samsara). The latter versions I’m not sure if it’s just synthetics or Aussie sandalwood, but they still smell like Samsara and I only think about the differences if I am deliberately comparing them side by side with the vintage bottle.
Hi from SA! Lovely video! 🤩 can I ask where did you buy your Amouage perfumes from? 😊 tia
Hi Andrea! Some I bought from Myer and DJs (usually during sale times), some from our local parfumerie (Libertine), some from some local friends in an Aussie Facebook group where we buy, swap and sell - you can DM or email me and I can share the link :)
I purchased a pre owned Samsara with the gold ring on the bottle and the cap - do you know what the difference is and if there is a noticeable difference in the scent?
Hi Betty, I have a bottle of that also. Side by side comparison: yes I do note a difference. The sandalwood is more noticeable to me in the vintage and to steal a term I recently learned from Camille from Making a Stink! I feel the vintage might also be a little more "terpenic", the vanilla is also a bit darker or something. I feel the red bottle the florals are more noticeable, and it has that more modern day lightness and wearability BUT that could also be because the top notes of the vintage are a little toned down with age. HOWEVER, I happily wear the modern versions and I don't feel like they are vastly different. I dunno, maybe my nose is just not as developed as others but I feel like the modern versions are just as enjoyable even with the differences.
@@TheTopNote thank you for all that detail! So just so I’m clear, which is the vintage of two red bottles, one having the gold ring only on the bottle and one having a gold ring on the bottle and on the cap?
Sorry Betty I totally misread your comment/question. I have a CLEAR bottle with the gold ring, that is definitely vintage. I am pretty sure my red one (no ring on the cap) is not vintage. I dont really know about all of the different bottle iterations, but I bet there will be something about it on the blog "Raiders of the Lost Scent" which is my go-to for trying to date perfumes. I'll see if I can find something...
Ok found it raidersofthelostscent.blogspot.com/2016/11/samsara-legend.html#more.
Looks like there were a couple of iterations of the red bottles with gold rings on the caps and the bottle. One in 1999 and then another in 2004 (different logo and cap design).
LOL @ 10:28 :)
U need to speak or play music.Do not do both😤