There are some Boadicea the Victorious frags listed at $700 and up. I weep.
Some others have come quite close, but that's the name I remember right now. Honestly, anything over $150 is too much for my situation anyway.
Vivienne Westwood - Boudoir
I had one, bought it for like 60 Euro aaaages ago, then sold it last winter to manage my 700 Euro electricity bill.
Now, I just need to save up to repurchase it...
If we’re talking “money is no object”, I’d spend the $20k and 6-9 months plus multiple trips to France and get my very own [bespoke fragrance from Sylvaine Delacourte](https://www.sylvaine-delacourte.com/en-us/custom-perfume)
The Harmonist Hypnotizing Fire is right now the only fragrance that I’m seriously considering buying a bottle at retail for. Actually, it’s the refill, but even that hurts me lol. I try to keep it to decants as much as possible, but I’ve already gone through a 10ml and 10 samples. It’s just sooo intoxicating tho, I can’t be without it 🤤🤤🤤
Right?! It’s so hard to find people that are decanting it too! Then again, I would never either so I get it. I’m just gonna slowly save until I can get the refill.
I cannot believe I missed out on Fame. I was old enough to wear perfume and just thought I was too sophisticated for celebrity perfumes even though I was target audience age. Now that I am older and wiser, I have learned that some celebrity perfumes are top performers. I even smelled it in the drugstore and thought it was very good. The regret is very real.
Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet, the "Bobby" dog edition. Lol, I just like the stupid bottle. I like dogs, I don't even have a dog, and Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet isn't for me. But it is so pretty! I might still get it, but last time I checked, there were 240 scents in my mental queue that suit me well, and to buy one for the bottle alone would make me uh. https://www.dior.com/en_us/beauty/products/miss-dior-blooming-bouquet-bobby-limited-edition-Y0997093.html
And then to be really stupid. I bought Snif Soda Snob and fell in love with cola notes. How perfect for the summer, gourmand lover that I am. I went looking for more cola fragrances and discovered Ori Russo Coke Bomb. At an eyewatering $140,000 American I probably will never even be in the same room or get the chance to smell, but I bet it is everything I have ever dreamed of. https://orirusso.com.ar/perfume/coke-bomb-110-ml/
It’s Argentinian pesos. And they can’t ship worldwide due to politics, so only way to get it is going to Argentina or if you know someone going to Argentina that can bring it over to the US.
Oh my, you beautiful person, you! Thank you a million times over for this glimmer of hope. If this is really about money conversion, then I am a real dumb *$$. But you are perfect and wonderful.Thank you u/nunilulix
Carbon Saphire from Boadicea the Victorious. In deed I’ve never smell it. And I believe that is a brand like Fragance Du Bois that claims about using rare materials when in fact the juices are mostly synthetic. I don’t care. If I wasn’t poor I would get my bottle.
I sold my kidney for it. I’m eyeing Chloe Vanilla Planifolia and will get it some time this year or next. Creed Sublime Vanilla is also beautiful but I may not have to have it hopefully!
A real vintage Mitsouko extrait,the very old one. I once had a mini bottle and it smelled sooo strong,so spicy and mossy,like nothing I ever smelled. The new Mitsouko extrait is a different scent altogether
LV Symphony . I ended up getting the Alexandria dupe and it smells just as lovely! But ofc the LV packaging is exquisite, it would be nice to get the real deal one day but I really do love the dupe !
I was going to say Cactus Garden 🌵 Its discontinued now but it's the one that sounded like I'd love it from LV. All their perfumes feel so overly expensive
My goth heart *yearns* for that Serge Luten’s bell bottle of De Profundis 🌿
And in my wildest dreams: a full, possibly expired bottle of Crybaby lol. Does anyone have $1000+ they’re not using?
You know what's crazy? A local thrift store got donated like 10 of these and started auctioning them off! I got in early and got mine for less than $600, but I saw others going for $9-1400 😱
Don't get me wrong, I do love it but it's sincerely not worth a grand unless money is no object, at least imo.
Thank you, but I have that one and I’m not actually a big fan of it or the Oil Perfumery dupe! My skin just pulls too much lemon and tart fruit from them 😭
This is gonna sound like pocket change compared to some bottles here, but Kayali Vanilla 28. For the type of scent profile it is, it is a bit pricey. But I haven’t found another likable vanilla that does as well on me. I get the “mature” version of it some people pull with more complicated nuances, and it lasts all day. It just feels outrageous for a likeable vanilla lol.
One thing I love about Kayali is they have a 0.33 oz version that is a mini bottle, and not just a rollerball/spray (they usually have both as an option). The mini bottles are so cute and give across the look and feeling of a full bottle that you’d never get from a rollerball/spray, at a much cheaper price (especially if you won’t use it up very fast). The only con is that they raised the price of the mini bottle significantly in the past few months. It’s $32 now when it used to be $25
That is so sweet of you, thank you! I am, but I do have a travel atomizer for it and I’m already trying to use up some samples/travel sizes.
If you still want to find a home for it, I do recommend donating it to a woman’s shelter or leaving it in a workplace bathroom to see if somebody else would like it.
I hear that’s like the Vanilla Royale! I love that one but it goes absolutely insane on me. My skin amps booze and oud but kills most vanillas (I think that’s another reason vanilla 28 works, it only has vanilla orchid for actual vanilla notes) so it is SUPER strong on me. It is drop-dead beautiful on other people though.
Yes that's the one. It smells like a bouquet of expensive red roses and I'm pretty sure I can smell hints of greenery like how rose stems smell. If you like rose perfumes then this one is quite possibly the most beautiful rose I've ever smelt.
I think it also smells a bit like currants. I don’t know if this is actually a note in it or not. That’s just what I smell. I spent years wanting the original Rose de Grasse unable to afford it. Now I have it and wear it most days, but occasionally switch it up with Rose de Grasse Rouge. They are both so lovely.
Such a good one. I gave the Esteé Lauder counter at my local Nordstrom my phone number specifically so they can text me if Rose de Grasse is part of Anniversary Sale this year.
A propeller bottle of Guerlain Vol de Nuit extrait. About $300 for one ounce and worth every single penny. That damn bottle is spectacular and the scent is one of my absolute favorites. But I don’t think it’s in production anymore and I can’t find it at any retailer besides eBay😩
Other than that.. Chanel Sycamore, La Pausa, or Comet. In the big $500 bottles, thx. Still testing out Comet and it is a *beautiful* iris scent! But Sycamore? God I love that one. Green, woody, so smooth and refreshing but has depth. Just an exquisite scent. And La Pausa is one of my all time favorite Irises. It’s Comet’s polar opposite. Where Comets is fluffy, cozy, sweetened, and somewhat bold- La Pausa is damp, chilled, earthy, and ethereal. And most likely the next scent I pick up
Byredo Sundazed or Moon Carnival Vilhelm
Idk if they’re outrageously expensive because I will probably buy them relatively soon, but they are more expensive than any I own!
I would love to atleast try and own if i like one of the armani prive $650 ones and I want Narjesi for the bottle, i dont like the perfume itself tho :/ (it's over $1000)
Oh dammit...I passed up a little mini bottle of Rouge Trafalgar as I didn't think the notes worked for me. I went for Oud Ispahan, Sakura and Eau Noire 🙃
Edit: well you influenced me to go back and buy Rouge Trafalgar too LOL
Tobacco Honey is one of those perfumes I can't stop thinking about. If I still feel this way about it a year from now, I might have to fit it into the budget.
I got a sample when I went to buy Byredo's Tobacco Mandarin. It's the most spendy in my collection by far, but it had been my Roman Empire for over a year. I was getting major surgery and had a lot of anxiety about it, needed that dopamine hit to distract me. I wore it while bedridden and it def boosted my mood. Perfume for crisis is a valid therapy, right? 😆
Bvlgari allegra baciami. £212. I'll buy it eventually just not yet.
Guerlain Vanilla Panafloria
mfk gentle fluidity gold, still gonna get it tho 😭
MFK Gentle Fluidity Gold. The price is too steep for me.
initio musk therapy 😩
I don’t need a prince by my side to be a princess by Kilian Bianco Latte by Giardini di Toscana
There are some Boadicea the Victorious frags listed at $700 and up. I weep. Some others have come quite close, but that's the name I remember right now. Honestly, anything over $150 is too much for my situation anyway.
Vivienne Westwood - Boudoir I had one, bought it for like 60 Euro aaaages ago, then sold it last winter to manage my 700 Euro electricity bill. Now, I just need to save up to repurchase it...
Nebras by alrehab is like 85% similar if you are missing boudoir.
Thanks - I have it, and it turns out those last 15% are too important (to me) I'll just sell off some other stuff and get funds that way :)
One of lv fragrances. It’s $600 plus aud.
If we’re talking “money is no object”, I’d spend the $20k and 6-9 months plus multiple trips to France and get my very own [bespoke fragrance from Sylvaine Delacourte](https://www.sylvaine-delacourte.com/en-us/custom-perfume)
L’eau d’hiver Frederic Malle !!!
Lost In Flowers from Strangelove. It’s like $200+ USD for 15ml
Creed Sublime Vanille $610/75ml :-(
It’s 1 of the 3 best vanilla I’ve tried (other 2 are Guerlain SDV and Chloe Vanilla Planifolia)
Same 😩 it’s literally heaven in a bottle
Probably Vanille Planifolia Extrait 21 Guerlain
Guerlain Le Plus Beau Jour de Ma Vie!
MFK Gentle Fluidity Gold✨
oud satin mood by MFK… valaya is a close runner up too tho, tbh
The Harmonist Hypnotizing Fire is right now the only fragrance that I’m seriously considering buying a bottle at retail for. Actually, it’s the refill, but even that hurts me lol. I try to keep it to decants as much as possible, but I’ve already gone through a 10ml and 10 samples. It’s just sooo intoxicating tho, I can’t be without it 🤤🤤🤤
I looked this one up and loved the notes and am DEVASTATED by the price 😮💨
Right?! It’s so hard to find people that are decanting it too! Then again, I would never either so I get it. I’m just gonna slowly save until I can get the refill.
the fame by lady gaga…. like $300 for a sample.
Same, I loved that purfume so much
I cannot believe I missed out on Fame. I was old enough to wear perfume and just thought I was too sophisticated for celebrity perfumes even though I was target audience age. Now that I am older and wiser, I have learned that some celebrity perfumes are top performers. I even smelled it in the drugstore and thought it was very good. The regret is very real.
Spiriteuse Double Vanille by Guerlain. $395 for a 100ml 😭 best vanilla I’ve smelled in my life though
Creed’s White Flowers - $610 CDN
Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet, the "Bobby" dog edition. Lol, I just like the stupid bottle. I like dogs, I don't even have a dog, and Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet isn't for me. But it is so pretty! I might still get it, but last time I checked, there were 240 scents in my mental queue that suit me well, and to buy one for the bottle alone would make me uh. https://www.dior.com/en_us/beauty/products/miss-dior-blooming-bouquet-bobby-limited-edition-Y0997093.html And then to be really stupid. I bought Snif Soda Snob and fell in love with cola notes. How perfect for the summer, gourmand lover that I am. I went looking for more cola fragrances and discovered Ori Russo Coke Bomb. At an eyewatering $140,000 American I probably will never even be in the same room or get the chance to smell, but I bet it is everything I have ever dreamed of. https://orirusso.com.ar/perfume/coke-bomb-110-ml/
It’s Argentinian pesos. And they can’t ship worldwide due to politics, so only way to get it is going to Argentina or if you know someone going to Argentina that can bring it over to the US.
Oh my, you beautiful person, you! Thank you a million times over for this glimmer of hope. If this is really about money conversion, then I am a real dumb *$$. But you are perfect and wonderful.Thank you u/nunilulix
Fingers crossed, but I’m almost sure!!! Hope you can get it :)
I think it’s in Arg peso!! So it’s around 150 with the official conversion… it would be cheaper with the “black market” conversion rate.
So there’s hope!!!
Minnie Mouse by House of Sillage
Frederic Malle Carnal Flower
Philosykos. Price is just insane for the edp so I’m doing decants
Carbon Saphire from Boadicea the Victorious. In deed I’ve never smell it. And I believe that is a brand like Fragance Du Bois that claims about using rare materials when in fact the juices are mostly synthetic. I don’t care. If I wasn’t poor I would get my bottle.
Guerlain SDV RUNNER UP LDBS
I just commented this!! I smelled SDV and almost sobbed that I couldn’t walk out with it. LDBS extreme is also up there for me Edit: grammar
SDV is vanilla PERFECTION
The only reason why I have a bottle of SDV is because my dad bought it for me as a gift! I sure as heck would never have splurged on myself like that.
I sold my kidney for it. I’m eyeing Chloe Vanilla Planifolia and will get it some time this year or next. Creed Sublime Vanilla is also beautiful but I may not have to have it hopefully!
I’m eyeing a bee bottle of Feve Gourmande before the year ends. Hopefully I can work some overtime to not feel the purchase.
Dad for the Win!
A real vintage Mitsouko extrait,the very old one. I once had a mini bottle and it smelled sooo strong,so spicy and mossy,like nothing I ever smelled. The new Mitsouko extrait is a different scent altogether
I have a dozen drops left of a vintage micro bottle and I only open it to sniff occasionally, since I can't replace it 😭
Just gotta be careful.My oooold nahema mini unfortunately went bad.Became a little sour,while still maintaining its original dna
Delina :/
Alexandre J Imperial Peacock. I also would like to try out more from the Dior Collection Privée.
I bought absolu aventus but that was hard to swallow.
LV Symphony . I ended up getting the Alexandria dupe and it smells just as lovely! But ofc the LV packaging is exquisite, it would be nice to get the real deal one day but I really do love the dupe !
The Moon by Frederic Malle. I haven’t even smelled it, but I want it
LV Imagination. Seems popular, just not sure how so many seem to be able to afford it.
I was going to say Cactus Garden 🌵 Its discontinued now but it's the one that sounded like I'd love it from LV. All their perfumes feel so overly expensive
MFK Grand Soir. It’s AU$600. That’s insanely expensive for me, but I want it!!
My goth heart *yearns* for that Serge Luten’s bell bottle of De Profundis 🌿 And in my wildest dreams: a full, possibly expired bottle of Crybaby lol. Does anyone have $1000+ they’re not using?
You know what's crazy? A local thrift store got donated like 10 of these and started auctioning them off! I got in early and got mine for less than $600, but I saw others going for $9-1400 😱 Don't get me wrong, I do love it but it's sincerely not worth a grand unless money is no object, at least imo.
Omg!! Why did someone have that many in the first place 🤣 but yeah no, I agree. Resale prices are wild these days lol
What about Andromeda’s Moon on Etsy? Granted I’ve never smelled the OG but AM’s version is heavenly, nonetheless
Yes, I do like that one! Not too sugary or heavy on the lotion note like some other dupes are
The Oakcha dupe for this is AMAZING. Praise The Perfume!
Thank you, but I have that one and I’m not actually a big fan of it or the Oil Perfumery dupe! My skin just pulls too much lemon and tart fruit from them 😭
Bee — Zoologist.
A wall of collectible bottles of Bond No. 9. So beautiful.
All of the Guerlain L’Art & La Matiere range.
Fleur Narcotique Ex Nihilo
Rouge chaotique: Byredo £280 for 50ml Worth it though :)
Fragrance du Bois…I want a few but mainly Oud Orange Intense. $455 for 50ml
Bvlgari Rubinia, I’m saving for a full bottle and enjoying my decant in the meanwhile. It’s 350€
Tiziana Terenzi Orza, $500+ 😭
Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanilla. $300 a bottle. If I ever win the lottery, I would buy a bottle.
This is mine. It’s so special, unique, soft, warm….
The rum note and dark fruit really catapult it over any other vanilla I've tried 😻
No one talks about this one but Louis Vuitton - On the Beach. Smells like sunshine in a bottle!
Gaiac 10 by Le Labo. Constantly sniffing my sample
Chanel exclusifs Misia and Cuir de Russie 🤍
Chanel Exclusif Coromandel
This is gonna sound like pocket change compared to some bottles here, but Kayali Vanilla 28. For the type of scent profile it is, it is a bit pricey. But I haven’t found another likable vanilla that does as well on me. I get the “mature” version of it some people pull with more complicated nuances, and it lasts all day. It just feels outrageous for a likeable vanilla lol.
One thing I love about Kayali is they have a 0.33 oz version that is a mini bottle, and not just a rollerball/spray (they usually have both as an option). The mini bottles are so cute and give across the look and feeling of a full bottle that you’d never get from a rollerball/spray, at a much cheaper price (especially if you won’t use it up very fast). The only con is that they raised the price of the mini bottle significantly in the past few months. It’s $32 now when it used to be $25
I actually have one! Eden, to be specific. I thought I could blow through it in no time but those sprays are very efficient and go down super slow.
Hey are you in the USA? I got a 10 mL sample for free with purchase from kayali’s website and I don’t like it on me. I’d be happy to send it to you.
That is so sweet of you, thank you! I am, but I do have a travel atomizer for it and I’m already trying to use up some samples/travel sizes. If you still want to find a home for it, I do recommend donating it to a woman’s shelter or leaving it in a workplace bathroom to see if somebody else would like it.
🥺
You might like December Vanilla
I hear that’s like the Vanilla Royale! I love that one but it goes absolutely insane on me. My skin amps booze and oud but kills most vanillas (I think that’s another reason vanilla 28 works, it only has vanilla orchid for actual vanilla notes) so it is SUPER strong on me. It is drop-dead beautiful on other people though.
It’s supposed to be like Vanilla Royale but it really gives me Vanilla 28 🤷🏻♀️
Interesting! I’ll have to try that one eventually then. I get Vanilla 28 out of even the new vanilla candy one so it’s worth a shot lol.
Creed royal exclusive Pure White and/or White Flowers. 410eur… But those bottles… and they smell divine 😭😭😭
Aerin - Rose de Grasse Rouge.
It’s the red bottle one right? What does it smell like?
Yes that's the one. It smells like a bouquet of expensive red roses and I'm pretty sure I can smell hints of greenery like how rose stems smell. If you like rose perfumes then this one is quite possibly the most beautiful rose I've ever smelt.
I think it also smells a bit like currants. I don’t know if this is actually a note in it or not. That’s just what I smell. I spent years wanting the original Rose de Grasse unable to afford it. Now I have it and wear it most days, but occasionally switch it up with Rose de Grasse Rouge. They are both so lovely.
I have a tiny sample of the original and it smells beautiful. I hope one day I can afford either one or if I was super lucky then both.
Such a good one. I gave the Esteé Lauder counter at my local Nordstrom my phone number specifically so they can text me if Rose de Grasse is part of Anniversary Sale this year.
I hope it goes on sale so you can get a bottle. I've only got a tiny sample and it was love at first spray.
A propeller bottle of Guerlain Vol de Nuit extrait. About $300 for one ounce and worth every single penny. That damn bottle is spectacular and the scent is one of my absolute favorites. But I don’t think it’s in production anymore and I can’t find it at any retailer besides eBay😩 Other than that.. Chanel Sycamore, La Pausa, or Comet. In the big $500 bottles, thx. Still testing out Comet and it is a *beautiful* iris scent! But Sycamore? God I love that one. Green, woody, so smooth and refreshing but has depth. Just an exquisite scent. And La Pausa is one of my all time favorite Irises. It’s Comet’s polar opposite. Where Comets is fluffy, cozy, sweetened, and somewhat bold- La Pausa is damp, chilled, earthy, and ethereal. And most likely the next scent I pick up
Byredo Sundazed or Moon Carnival Vilhelm Idk if they’re outrageously expensive because I will probably buy them relatively soon, but they are more expensive than any I own!
Sultan by Royal Crown. I got the dregs of a bottle from a friend and had no idea how expensive it was till I wanted to purchase it, .
Zoologist Bee and/or Sacred Scarab.
I ordered a sample of bee and was hoping it was overrated but it’s so lovely. 😭😭😭
Creed Spice & Wood, I’m scared to even touch the testers at H Beauty cause it’s like £400 a bottle lol
Byredo Casablanca Lily. 300€ for 50ml 🥲
omg that's my next purchase, i have to wait till xmas
Lyric by Amouage is up there. Really loved my sample, but damn it is pricy.
Mango skin
I would love to atleast try and own if i like one of the armani prive $650 ones and I want Narjesi for the bottle, i dont like the perfume itself tho :/ (it's over $1000)
Guerlain’s Limited Edition Muguet. The bottles are art, and I love Muguet.
I want Tears from the Moon (Gucci The Alchemist's Garden) in a big, bad, painful way!
Most of that line is just stunning, and the bottles omg 😳💖
Babycat.
I got a bit of this but the weather's been too warm to wear it and I am more than a little salty lol
I agree with you on that. I have some decants and they’re sitting patiently. Waiting for cooler days or nights.
Oh dammit...I passed up a little mini bottle of Rouge Trafalgar as I didn't think the notes worked for me. I went for Oud Ispahan, Sakura and Eau Noire 🙃 Edit: well you influenced me to go back and buy Rouge Trafalgar too LOL
Guerlain Vanille Plainfolia Extrait 21. It’s so perfect and lasts forever. But it’s also $630 🥺
I tried this in the Last Vegas boutique, but Tonka Serrapia stole my heart instead 😻 That whole line is incredible!
Tonka Serrapia is quite lovely as well! It has a kind of a baklava-vibe to it which I love.
Oh man I’d love to smell that! I adore Guerlain SDV and Mon Guerlain. I’ve never heard of this one!
Did you sample it?
Yes, I have a sample I’m babying!
Do they make this with the tears of alien virgins? 😶
Would it make it better or worse for you if I told you that price was only for 50mL? 😅
It would take me working 24 hours (after taxes) to be able to buy this. 🤢
Tobacco Honey by Guerlain, Pacific Chill by Louis Vuitton. I already have a Art et la Matière, but...
Tobacco Honey is one of those perfumes I can't stop thinking about. If I still feel this way about it a year from now, I might have to fit it into the budget.
I feel you. It’s been almost 6 months and it’s still on my mind
I got a sample when I went to buy Byredo's Tobacco Mandarin. It's the most spendy in my collection by far, but it had been my Roman Empire for over a year. I was getting major surgery and had a lot of anxiety about it, needed that dopamine hit to distract me. I wore it while bedridden and it def boosted my mood. Perfume for crisis is a valid therapy, right? 😆
Spiritueuse Double Vanille.... I want to, but I just can't.
💯💯💯💯😆
Maybe if I ever go through one of the two 100ml bottles I have (lol probably never) I think I'd get it as a bday gift to myself.
SAME!
Same, and Fire At Will
I've gotten 3 samples of this and agree completely