my perfume collection

as much as i would like to review everything i smell in stores… that is just simply too long of a list and my nose can only take so much! here is my collection that i own myself. if we ever hang out and u want to smell any of these, let me know!!! scents were made to be shared :)

full size bottles:

• imaginary authors whiff of waffle cone (original): my summer 2023 scent. a gourmand in the summer? who is she? STOP HER! but i decided i wanted to smell DELECTABLE and shen bought this for me as an early birthday present. love u… <3 it’s warm and delicious. huge salted caramel notes that fades to a warm vanilla. like a melted pool of french vanilla ice cream. it’s undeniably salted caramel. like if someone was making it right next to you and was chewing loudly, and it’s melting in your hands. she is most definitely not a waffle cone but she is still delicious in her own rite
• imaginary authors whiff of waffle cone (2023 reformulation): when they remade waffle cone i was initially :( very sadge. but i actually quite enjoy this too - maybe even more! it’s much more smokier and the longevity is quite frankly insane. i shower and i still smell the cold vanilla leftover. the lingering scent is the stainless steel of an ice cream scoop. it is def overpowering and sometimes i get sick of it but it’s a perfect cold gourmand scent. someone told me I smelled delectable, but not in the ice cream way. in a burnt sugar, oozy salted caramel way. this is the strongest note and it balances it with a sweet woodsiness. it’s a very very warm and sweet scent to it. after a few hours it really just emits a cold vanilla scoop!!!
• xerjoff lira: shen and i went on a little niche fragrance tour in vancouver and this was the scent that threw us into a deep, deep fragrance rabbithole. i ended up buying lira on the spot and became a xerjoff STAN. lemon pound cake. sickeningly sweet in a lactonic, creamy way. love the initial and love the dry down. smells much more mellow after, like you are standing in a kitchen with a lemon pound cake in it cooling on the counter but the glaze is still melting off.
• lush super milk (conditioner, not perfume oil): came for hair product, stayed for the scent. this is not like lira whatsoever so do not believe the fragrance tiktokkers bc they are just straight wrong. this is a very typical “lush” smell iykyk. smells heavily of milk and lemon juice with that lush store note. quite frankly also overpowering with the citrus opening and lingers for a VERY long time. i sprayed this into my hair, put a hat on, and that hat still smells like super milk a week later.
• j-scent roasted green tea: this would be a perfect perfume if it wasn’t for the fact it lasts an hour max lol. maybe an hour is too generous. i first smelled this at ministry of scent in SF and the longevity was so great? then I ordered it online from japan for cheaper and although it smelled the exactly the same, it just didn’t last as long? i think using an oil to layer with this would be a very smart move. anyway: this is a hyperrealistic genmaicha, with a minty cool feeling and subscent. it starts with a heavy roasted nut scent and quickly dries down into the realistic roasted tea. i actually love wearing this in the summer because it’s a gourmand that feels menthol-ly on the skin and has a hint of peppermint gum in the scent - just so barely. it actively cools me down ngl! it gives the same feeling as saje peppermint halo oil! great tea scent, the nuts give gourmand, and the feeling of it is unbeatable.
• zoologist cow: i describe this like “imagine you are an animated cow in a beautiful grassy field.” it smells like milky fresh grass/hay and it works together better than u could ever imagine! i LOVE this scent for spring. i will one day buy a full bottle. as of my 23rd birthday i now own a full size. life is awesome
• tory burch jolie fleur lavande (gifted to me): my high school scent! a powdery lavender that is young and classy. it is very heavy on powder but you can still tell it’s a lavender at its core.
• tory burch jolie fleur verte (gifted to me): also given to me in high school. it’s a floral green scent and that was just not for me. it kinda reminds me of arden’s green tea except if it was all flowers lol. biased packaging mayhap! regardless at the time i thought it was too old for me. now i fear i just will never be old enough for these scents
• jo malone red roses (gifted to me): my hot take is jo malone is just kinda mid. the longevity isn’t there for most of their lines, and i typically don’t like rose scents. so mayhap this is not the perfume for me lol. this is the classic, photorealistic rose scent and it is like what you imagine a rose would smell like in elementary school (this is a good thing) but this is not for me. xerjoff does a better rose (kbridge club) imo
• jo malone bluebell (gifted to me): not too much of an impression on me nor do i ever reach for this. i have no idea what a bluebell smells like so this perfume is my only frame of reference. i smell the initial “rain” dew droppy smell but idk, this is not the type of scent i wear often.
• jo malone nectarine and honey blossom (gifted to me): this was my first year uni scent and thus it reminds me of my hot dorm room and spraying it in the room before boys would come over to play smash (not an innuendo, literally a 8p smash ulti set up lmao). it’s a bouncy scent that encapsulates its name!
• michael kors jasmine (gifted to me): ppl dont like the term grandma scent but… this is giving GILF. strong n sexy jasmine but for an older woman lol
• bobbi brown beach (gifted to me and away): sunscreen scent. gave it to shen bc she loves soleils

decants:

• xerjoff casamorati italica: if almond extract was like vanilla extract is my best way of describing italica. they say she’s a milky wood - i can kinda smell that, but to me, she’s a milky almond toffee with some bourbony under layers. she’s an all timer.
• xerjoff casamorati dama bianca: strong powdery floral scent, nostalgic of childhood somehow. it's the perfume your mom wears when you're young and you're on the star ferry in hong kong. it's powdery at the nose, then it deepens into an intense, almost edible lily-jasmine-lilacyummy-flower with an ever so hint of musk. really phenomenal scent!
• xerjoff naxos: the chokehold naxos has on me… bright pepper, lemon-bergamot tea biscuit to start off with - that much is obvious. there’s a smokiness to them that i just eat up. it’s grown up. it’s tobacco heavy but DECADENT. if a tobacco leaf was just bejewelled with this peppery bright citrus. obsessed
• xerjoff symphonium: smells SO much like photorealistic chocolate with a touch of citrus. how??? i love it.
• xerjoff mamluk: this is the perfume equivalent of the chocolate cupcake LUSH face mask (literally called cupcake) i used to wear as a teenager. like, almost identical it blew my mind. purely for the nostalgia - i really dig her. a grown up version of this scent but still somehow almost exactly the same. people say its honey-oud and i definitely get that too! ironically the chocolate cupcake scent wasn’t very chocolatey. the honey reminds me of the skinfood honey pot lip balm scent. this is quite literally all the products i used as a preteen but in a grown up expensive bottle of perfume. heart warm!
• xerjoff cruz del sur II: gourmand mango guava smoothie. what the hell. amazing. how do they get away with this
• xerjoff k’bridge club: a rose done right in my head. the first n mayhap only rose scent that i have been heart-eyes for. a gourmand rose?  they said it couldn’t be done… omggg
• xerjoff kobe: kinda smells like lemon cleaner haha. i got it for the name for michael. very very citrus forward
• parfums de marly - oajan: it’s if angel’s share was more apple forward. apple pie, bourbony sensation without the in-your-face alcohol. i love this beautiful warm cinnamon-honey-vanilla scent and it’s just the epitome of a romantic autumn.
• meleg perfumes very cherry rose chocolate patchouli: well, if the title wasn’t a giveaway… i would say the chocolate is a very after-note to this perfume. it hits you with a beautiful, tasty cherry rose - almost like a bbw scent but fancier - and then it dries down to a lingering, slight dust of cocoa. she’s a young perfume, she’s cute, she’s just a lil whimsy and silly. not very me but still adorable.
• penhaligon’s the omniscient mr thompson: this perfume instantly reminds me of the elephant packaging. too iconic. he is unbelievably unique. a bright, slightly minty(? i think this is the pink pepper) sesame milk. it dries down to this beautiful bright flowery, sesame warmth blend and it’s incredible. i also dont know the occasion i’d wear this too… a masquerade ball? lol. love him.
• vilhelm parfumerie faces of francis: creamy, milky, almost powdery saffron-pistachio. not a roasted pistachio but one in first bloom - imagine smelling the wood of the tree… that’s the kind of pistachio i get. i have no idea what occasion i would wear this to but i love it for how interesting it is. i have never owned a perfume like this
• maison mataha escape gourmande: me, da biggest gourmand stan, cannot stand this smell lol. it is just so boring and u can’t really picture what gourmand dessert it’s trying to replicate. im sure this is good for layering but bruh if i’m paying this much for a perfume, i better not be mixing my own formulations lol
• memo lalibela: very flower, spring forward with  creamy undertones. she’s the hibichouchou of perfumes
• maison crivelli lys solaberg: a more grown up perfume. it’s a little woody, a little powder-flowery, and there’s a HINT of musk at the end that is so delightful. on first smell there’s notes of chinese herbal cough syrup in the best way possible. she smells like someone who is wearing a dark green dress, orange hair, and tall high heels. i do not smell the lilies as a lily-lover though!
• initio absolute aphrodisiac: musky vanilla that oozes sex appeal. this is the scent you wear with a tight black dress in a dark club and you’re making out with a guy wearing a full on suit. you’re wearing long black heels with straps and then you thank the guy for his time and walk away before it goes too far. he thinks about you all the time. you dont think about him. my con about this is that it’s a bit hard to smell unless you’re REALLY up close and personal… but maybe that is intentional by design.
• initio high frequency: god i love this scent but michael doesn’t. i always gravitate back to this. a beautiful, sexy floral that is somehow tickling my gourmand brain to want to drink it. one of the only florals i truly love and adore and LOVE AND ADORE.
• scents of wood praline in maple: lmao. read the name and this is exactly what it is. i love it when they get straight to the point. this is soooo maple tree coded. it is the scent of wood praline in maple country fr
• imaginary authors slow explosions: sooo leathery saffron. this is not the fragrance for me but yeah it hits all the notes it advertises. it smells like leather that has been basking in the sun for too long. the first spray has a really intense sillage of the leather. reminds me of motorcycling with a leather jacket on. absolute baddie
• imaginary authors soft lawn: the perfume equivalent of a tennis ball, of a grassy field, and… that classic IA syntheticness. so green, almost mossy but more field like, and it’s so challenger summer
• imaginary authors saint julep: starts with a bright orange citrussy zest! for the record pretty much every IA perfume has this synthetic smell behind it all. this is not an exception. dries down to a bouncy, children’s book version of an orange. small leaf notes. best way of describing this is imagine an artificial orange cocktail mix that’s been sitting out for too long in the sun. you get it on your sleeve by accident and this is what it smells like.
• imaginary authors memoirs of a trespasser: smells like a sweet bonfire - or wildfire lol; a little synthetic but that’s what makes it hit so good.
• imaginary authors cape heartache: this perfume reminds me of grouse grind. being surrounded by huge carniferous trees. a cool river breeze that comes and blows pine everywhere.
• imaginary authors yesterday haze: woah. underrated imaginary authors deep cut tbh. the first spray is DELECTABLE. it’s this delicious, woody fig with some spices mixed into a beautiful cold soup. it’s stepping into wet dirt in summer camp in the early dew. it’s sexy and sweet and yummy and grown up all at once and it’s undeniably woody. incredible. and no IA syntheticness. wow
• imaginary authors sundrunk: a very bright citrus - this isn’t what is advertised (maybe a little) but the initial spray is very citrus forward and zesty. like imagine zesting an orange and your hands are covered in that smell, and you wash them with orange dish soap. not a photorealistic orange but a great artificial orange beam of light. the dry down is very on the floral - neroli and the rhubarb comes out strong, mostly the neroli but having a pure rhubarb oil makes it easier for me to distinguish it.
• imaginary authors o’unknown: green-woody, wet-powder with that signature IA smoky-syntheticness that dries down into a sweet herbal, wood tea. initial spray is a bit off putting but develops into something green and delicious.

"dupes"

in progress hehe. so many perfumes and not enough time!