An Overview of My Fragrance Collection

 Hi Everyone,

I love perfumes. So when I randomly asked if it would be of interest to share my collection with you and I had a few positive feedback so I did not hesitate a bit. Here we are with a fragrance blog post but let us be honest: Fragrance is the finishing touch of one outfit.

I am a moody fragrance lover: I may not like you today but I may find myself in love with you another day and vise-versa. I love how a fragrance can bring so many good memories. I have been collecting perfumes for over 10 years now and had hundreds of them. While some I only had/ purchased once; others I just can't leave without.  My palate has changed considerably in 10 years went from girly to more mature. I mostly collect designer and niche fragrances as I found celebrity fragrances to be weak and sometimes smell cheap to me.

What do I like in a fragrance: Good longevity, great sillage - Power house in one word. I am mostly a gourmand fragrance lover with a little mix of everything - am I making sense? If I had to summarize, I would say I am in between floral & oriental. 

Before we get to my fragrance collections and a few picks I would like to share with you,  let's review how the fragrance mavens categorized the scents/perfumes based on their compositions:

The Perfume wheel

Getting a little deeper, here's an idea of the notes per fragrances type. 

So with that said, breaking down my love for Floral & Oriental, I love:  sweet & white florals, fruity florals, gourmand and  a little spicy, a little powdery, and citrusy. My favorites notes are: vanilla, sweet spices, tonka bean, patchouli, Iris, white florals. I also like musk when done properly. That doesn't mean that I can't appreciate a nice clean scent or any other type of fragrance especially if they have that sweet undertone that I love. Am I making any sense? With that said, here's some snap shot of my fragrance collection.  I do have quite a few and I was not able to gather some of them for the shout. Please visit my fragrantica profile, if you are interested in seeing my complete collection (click here).

How I actually store them (away from the sunlight). I also have a few shelves where I keep the ones that can't fit on that drawer chest).

If you wonder, I have 106 fragrances in total: Bath&BodyWorks, VictoriaSecret body sprays not included. I used to get 3.4oz bottles but now 1.oz is enough, I decided to only purchase large bottles if I am really in love with a scent. Don't laugh- Not funny! Since I am not able to share 100+  pictures today  I will break it down into a few categories featuring mostly what I have been using lately.

My Top 5 for Summer 2019

Light Blue Eau de Toilette
will replace it by the eau intense once finished. Click here to review the Eau Intense version

Acqua Di Gioia Acqua Di Gio (purchase here)

Chanel Chance Eau Vive Eau de Parfum (Purchase here)

Gucci II Eau de Parfum Gucci (Discontinued but can be purchased here)

Burberry Brit By Burberry (purchase here)

My Top 5 for Spring 2019

Daisy Marc Jacob (purchase here)

Chloe Eau de Parfum (purchase here)

Chanel Coco Mademoiselle (purchase here)

Versace Bright Crystal EDT (purchase here)

Prada Infusion d'Iris (purchase here)

My Top 5 Picks for the cooler seasons  (Oct. until Spring)

Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Poudree (purchase here)

Valentina Valentino (make a purchase here)

La Vie Est Belle Lancome (purchase here)

Jimmy Choo Jimmy Choo EDP (purchase here)

Pink Sugar Aquolina (purchase here)

My top 5 picks for date night

Miss Dior (Miss Dior Cherie) Christian Dior (purchase here)

Shalimar Parfum Initial Guerlain (purchase here)

BVLGARI NOTTE Bvlgari eau de parfum (discontinued but can be purchased here)

Flowerbomb Viktor & Rolf (purchase here)

Lady Million Paco Rabanne 

For an evening out

ViVa La Juicy Noir Juicy Couture (purchase here) - can't find the big bottle :-)

Love, Chloe EDP Chloe (discontinued but can be purchased here)

Mon Guerlain Guerlain EDP (purchase here)

L'instant Magic Guerlain (discontinued but can be purchased here)

La Petite Robe Noire Guerlain (purchase here)

Worth mentioning (compliments getter)

Love the bottle: Juicy Couture Gold Couture Juicy Couture (purchase here)

Givenchy Dahlia Noir (purchase here)
Dahlia Divin is a sweeter version (available here)

L'Instant de Guerlain EDP (purchase here)

Dolce & Gabbana The One and flankers (available here)

Reyannes Traditions II & III
Affordable niche collection also flankers of Dolce & Gabbana The One (on your left) and YSL Babydoll

Giorgio Armani Armani Code (here)  & Armani Mania (here)

My Signature Scent (if I had to pick one)

Chanel Chance EDP or EDT (here and here) 

Nowhere to be found at the moment but in my collection worth mentioning:

1.  Tom Ford Black Orchid
2. Tom Ford Ombre Leather
3. La Nuit Tresor Lancome
4. Parfums De Marly Delina (Niche)
5. Narciso Narciso Rodriguez EDP

Celebrity Fragrances I like (1 & 2 in my collection)

1. Sean John Unforgivable woman
2. Diesel Loverdose Red Kiss
3. Ariana Grande Cloud

1. Top 5 Favorite Designer house: Chanel, Christian Dior, Guerlain, YSL, Tom Ford
2. Top 5 Favorite Niche House: Creed, Parfums de Marly, Amouage, Roja Fragrance, Maison Francis Kurkdjian 

 You can still check my wishlist here for more but here's what I absolutely need in my collection right now (most are buy-back)

1. Gucci Bamboo
2. Carolina Herrera Good Girl
3. Acqua Fiorentina Creed (niche)
4. La Nuit Tresor , Lancome
5. La Nuit Tresor a la Folie Lancome
6. Oud Bouquet, Lancome (niche)
7. I don't need a prince by my side to be a Princess Kilian
8. Mon Exclusif Guerlain
9. Spiritueuse Double Vanille Guerlain (niche)
10. Allure & Allure Sensuelle de Chanel
11. Coco Chanel
12. Coco Noir Chanel
13. Chanel No 5
14. Crystal Noir Versace EDP or EDT
15. Alien Mugler
16. Angel Muse Mugler 
17. Elie Saab Girl of Now
18. Giorgio Armani Si Passione
19. Gucci Bloom Nettare Di Fiore
20. Viktor & Rolf Magic Liquid Diamond
21. Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
22. Elie Saab Le Parfum in White or the original
23. YSL Mon Paris or Mon Paris Floral
24. YSL Black Opium Eau Intense
25. Dylan Bleu Versace 

I hope it was not too long. Do you like fragrance? Do you know what type of fragrance you like? What is your favorite fragrance of all time? Are you a signature scent kind of girl? Comment below, I just can't wait to read your thoughts.

As usual, thank you for stopping by.

XoXo,

Moumous

Photo Credit @Vonvonphotography

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