Answering Your Questions From Subscribers Perfume Collection Fragrance Review Top 10 Reviewer Part 2

[@jaxbeautifulyou]

I hated patchouli when I was young. I didn’t like aldehydes either. Now I like both. It’s funny how our tastes change when we age.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I think that's a lot of people's experience actually! I always think that as we age, we become more tolerant to smells as our sense of smell begins to dull. I remember really enjoying light sparkly aquatics when I was in my early 20s, now I think I need something punchier to appreciate 😂

[@skinscentsforfusspots]

@@dr.claire.perfume I feel like all our tastes change so much as we age! I listen to music now that would have made me feel so stressed when I was younger! And when it comes to food, most children are fussy and unadventurous and hate bitter foods (I think I watched a documentary that said we evolved to be suspicious of bitter tastes because they’re often poisonous?!), but then later in life most people start to enjoy a much wider range of textures and flavours. My perfume tastes have really changed since I started KZbin!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes bitter food aversion I think I read peaks at around 2. Before that we are open to most things and then afterwards, childhood is a journey to slowly tolerate and like things again. That's why it's important to keep trying children with different foods and not give up. 🥰

[@corinaklies8131]

Loved this 2nd part. Yes - I am boycotting fragrance companies that have been implilcated in genocide. I really appreciated hearing from you about the problem with Jasmine - so informed and helped me make decisions. I only recently got back into commercial perfumes after strictly being interested in essential oils - and of course - all of the ethics issues that they involved. I really appreciated your answer about health concerns and perfumes and your reasoning for not going down that rabbit hole made perfect sense. My first purchases after getting back into perfume was Sana Jardin, Rook, and Habibi New York. I am noticing that I am feeling compelled to purchase more even though I have around 30 right now. I am thinking that I will limit myself to about 50 perfumes. I am not on YT so I don't need any more than that. I also want to ensure that I am being a good steward of my finances and not getting caught up in having the latest trend. I am mostly purchasing from small, indie brands who have ethics I align with. I did get two perfumes from my daughter who works at a thrift store - $2 total. I would not have purchased them otherwise because I am avoiding department store brands. Thanks again for a thoughtful video. No other channel is quite like yours. I enjoy lots of other channels but yours is very unique in a lot of ways. Appreciate you!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you for your lovely message ❤️ I appreciate it. Yes ethical concerns are something that are only just filtering through the fragrance world it seems. Sadly, the whole L'Oréal/ Estée Lauder thing passed by without a mention from all but two bigger channels that I noticed (both of whom I consider to be reasonably ethical themselves, Persolaise and Aaron TH). I was really happy to make a review of Sana Jardin fragrances because I really liked their ethos of funding set ups and training for out of season businesses based around fragrance waste products, so I can see why you are drawn to those kinds of brands and also to indie. Indie really is worth the hunt and secondhand too is fab. One dollar for a fragrance is mad! The whole designer and mainstream niche market seems to promote overconsumption these days. The in-built obsolescence is overt with how many fragrances simply disappear after less than a year on the market today. Social media drives people to buy too unfortunately as it normalises excessive consumption. I do love sampling though and I find that that can scratch the itch for me for trying something new without me buying new bottles. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@BGalwah1]

This is something I’m interested in as well!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

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[@tammyroxanne.]

Wow these were very detailed interesting questions! And so were your answers! I really think there is something to what you said about the connection between traumatic events and getting into perfume… When I think about it, I was never into perfume before my daughter died, and very soon after she passed I got heavily into essential oils. I think that was a precursor to my love of fragrance. That is so fascinating! I do sometimes wonder about the endocrine disrupters… Do you think there would be much advantage to spraying on clothing as opposed to on skin?

[@dr.claire.perfume]

There were some great questions for sure ❤️ I really think it's a thing... My deeper interest in fragrance also ramped up massively after a year of huge stress. I can name many other people who I know on social media that this was a thing for too. I could speculate as to why but I'm not a psychologist, I do wonder whether it's a minor distraction because of senses being stimulated, maybe a little dopamine hit too or just a way of refocusing. I guess it depends on the route of exposure really as to whether spraying on clothing might be better than skin. If we are breathing it in and being exposed that way, then perhaps it won't matter. If it's skin contact and absorption, then yes! I did say some things cross the skin barrier, but to get a molecule to reach the bloodstream after skin application is quite a challenge, there's a whole lotta research into that for drug design. Really most things will only penetrate into particular skin layers and go no further, but that's only from my understanding, which is limited!!! 🥰

[@AboutFaceWithMonaBagot]

Great advice for new fragrance channel. I think that goes for most channels too. And burnout is real. I do think that some very reasonably priced fragrances smell very nice to me but others that smell terrible to me cost a lot. Sometimes it comes down to taste. However I think I have some bias, that a really inexpensive brand won’t smell good lol. I think learning about EL will possibly change my purchases. I’d love to have a side bar conversation on IG about that

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you! Yes I think overspending is a huge pressure on KZbin isn't it? The pressure to be first and to buy everything whether you want it or not. It's the easiest way to subs but also hard to compete. I agree that some fragrances literally smell cheap but I'm not sure exactly what makes them smell like that 😂 because cheap fragrances can smell amazing too. 🥰

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

Yes ❤ More Claire ❤ I truly adore your thoughtful approach to fragrance. I think Dior Homme perfume and YSL Libre are modern masterpieces. Both are designer fragrances. Introducing Iris into men’s fragrances and Lavender into women’s fragrances was really innovative. BR540, IMHO, is just an ambroxan end game. In that sense, it might be a masterpiece but it doesn’t resonate with me either. I really appreciate your integrity and intellectual drive. I also like the strong, personal connection to fragrance you’ve conveyed throughout this journey. There is a cacophony of smells and fragrances and masking scents around us. I think the “plague doctor’s mask” is a modern metaphor for our current world of fragrance. We surround ourselves with a scent that makes us feel beautiful and healthy and that filters out the unhealthy and distasteful scents surrounding us. The world is full of surprises and constants that can make us feel bad or aggravate our mood and breathing and wellbeing. Fragrances can support and sustain us. ❤

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you! ❤️ Mmm yes! I agree on Dior Homme, the first version was a wow! And Libre took lavender in a new direction too. I do think scent is added to so many things that it perhaps doesn't need to be added to these days. It's sometimes something we just don't have a choice on and it can be a bit overwhelming sometimes with some products. Fragrance in itself is very calming though and I love being able to actively choose what I smell all day. 🥰

[@justjulia8007]

I watched both your part 1&2 videos responding to viewers questions, and I left a really lengthy comment on this one and it’s gone! I knew something was amiss because you normally take the time to respond to your viewers comments. I don’t know what happened.. but I guess to paraphrase, I was really moved by your thoughts on the link between trauma and fragrance collecting; made me self reflect and realize the loss of my mom, and several close relatives/ friends in a very short span of time really precipitated my obsession with fragrances. I also just wanted to thank you for answering my question and highlighting all the work you do behind the scenes, it was really informative and impressive! Thank you for all you do, Claire.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I'm sorry if YT disappeared your comment, it seems to just randomly happen and I checked junk Tuesday so I know for sure that it's not there. Weirdly the junk folder on my phone app and on a PC also display different comment in their filtered sections 🤷‍♀️ I simply don't get it. If I see a comment, I always reply (unless it's offensive or intolerant of others... and then I make that person invisible to my channel cos I'm not dealing with that 😂). I really think that trauma is behind many people's connections with fragrance to some degree. I really don't know what it is but I hope it helps. No worries for answering your question! I was happy to. And thanks! I am glad that more people now know about amelogenesis imperfecta. 🥰

[@allisonbotts8532]

Thanks Claire! I enjoyed Part 2 as well. 6000 releases is a bit much. I am into health & fitness but I'm totally not concerned about perfume disrupting my endocrine system. The excess joy it brings to my life is worth it.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I feel the same! Lots of joy gained from fragrance for me too. I just think that we probably have so many other exposures that are probably much more significant too. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@fionaH101]

Hi Claire. Somehow I managed to miss your post requesting our questions 🤦 but really enjoyed the videos 😊 💖

[@dr.claire.perfume]

No worries Fiona, those community posts only seem to pop up for some people... I don't really understand it. I'm happy you still enjoyed the videos though. Hope you are well 🥰

[@EauDeMichele]

I think you’re one of the first fragrance KZbinrs I’ve ever heard cover the health and safety concerns over fragrances. I hear about it more from people around me, but never hear it addressed in videos. I’m always wondering if anyone in the comment section says anything, especially to the KZbinrs that promote overspraying. I’ve heard people complaining loudly about people wearing a lot of fragrance while shopping, but I think one of the worst things was when I watched a video of a woman who was re-organizing her shelf of fragrances. And someone in the comments wished her to be terminally ill from her fragrances 😱 What is with some people?!!!!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I think it's because 1. People don't know enough about it to be able to talk knowledgeably about it. 2. No one wants to potentially put off brands giving them pr by causing alarm😂 3. No one with affiliate links wants to dissuade people from not buying through them by addressing the issue. I was on the bus to meet Gabi recently and some people behind me complained about my fragrance (I had just sprayed it as I got on the bus, it was strong as it hadn't yet settled). I didn't especially care really... The bus normally smells of we*d... I later heard them discussing which clothes they were going to wear to go to court 🤷‍♀️ Wow, in some ways that shocks me and in other not. Honestly, here so many people are lovely, but as soon as you get to a certain number of subs, some people seem to think you are fair game or not a real person with feelings. Things people would never say in real life, they do say online. It's sad really, but a small but vocal minority of people are truly horrible. 🥰

[@EauDeMichele]

@@dr.claire.perfume I’m glad I’m aware of your channel and I appreciate that you take the time to watch and comment on my seemingly impromptu videos. 🥰

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you and no worries, I like watching real people talk about fragrance rather than influencers, to me it's much more interesting, informative and trustworthy. 🥰

[@jillshorten3457]

Love the thoughtful transparency Claire! 😘Definitely agree that the market is saturated. And….Yay for secondhand! 🙌🏻

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you ❤️ I do always try to say how it is to me 😂 I know that's not always popular though 😂 Absolutely! Secondhand rocks doesn't it?! 🥰

[@awanderingprince]

sometimes I do worry about endocrine disruptors, especially as I like wearing vintage Chanels and Guerlains which would likely be impossible to make today...but clearly not so worried that I stop!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

😂 yes! I have had people tell me the oakmoss in old fragrances has given them a rash so I'm sure there are other now banned things in the old ones that we can't so immediately sense there are issues with! 🥰

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

Loved this, there were some really interesting questions and it was so great to hear your answers. That unlimited budget research project one was a belter! And thank you for answering my questions ❤

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you for your questions! ❤️ And yes! The research one was fun, hopefully some huge fragrance company thinks ooh yes, that's a great idea, let's spend £3 million on that 🤣 doubt it somehow...

[@lisasmith7]

I don't comment a lot, but I watch all your videos and always enjoy your honesty.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you ❤️

[@polanialmoni6274]

Can you pleasetalk more about frag shopping addiction? Im in serious trouble because of it.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

This video kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpbHZXecfd2fsKM and some of my perfume budget videos that I post each January might be useful if you've not seen them. I also have a video called is perfume now fast fashion that might be of interest. I will consider making more content on the subject for sure. 🥰

[@lilmamiswatchme9568]

I found that super interesting, as most of your videos are! I’m considering beginning a perfume channel after what I think could well be called a traumatic event (lost my sense of smell for 3 years), interesting to hear that might be a commonality among KZbinrs!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Wow! That must have taken a lot of joy out of life, food is a big joy for me, so quite apart from the lack of fragrance enjoyment, the food aspect would also get to me! Go for it with the channel, just have a go. Let me know if you do and I will watch. 🥰

[@dcjimr1]

Loved the video, Claire. I'm not that worried by perfume harming my health. As you said, given the myriad other chemicals we come into contact with on a daily basis, I'm not sure that giving up perfume would make that much difference. I exercise and try to eat right and get enough sleep and the rest is up to fate. 🙂

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you ❤️ I totally agree Jim! Also growing up in the 80s and 90s on a farm... who knows what I've been exposed to 😂

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

Hey Claire! Thank you for answering my question. Great answer! Same! If it’s a job, no thank you! I also like to film 2 videos in the same day sometimes so I know I’m good if something comes up, or I’m tired, or not in the mood 🥰🥰🥰

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Fab question! Thank you ❤️ yeah, it's good to have a break and some down time isn't it? Live some real life 👌 🥰

[@Mah_fb]

I just can't get tired of it...great questions ..awesome answers! 🎉🎉

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you! ❤️ I'm happy that you enjoyed it! Have a fab Sunday 🥰

[@McAmeron089III]

Thank you for the viddy,Dr.Claire.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

No problem! 🥰

[@HappinessSparkles]

Thanks for sharing your answers,this was so interesting ❤

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thanks Frances 🥰

[@CBlake-xy5cm]

Thanks again for this Q&A video, Claire! I enjoyed the whole video, as I did while watching part one on Sunday. But of course I was particularly interested in your answer to my own question. 🙂 I'm not an expert about super sensors nor about those with synesthesia, and it hadn't occurred to me that some individuals might experience both of these sensory capabilities. I do recall learning in grad school that, perhaps counterintuitively, supertasters have a harder time tolerating many flavors relative to people with less taste sensitivity. Riffing on your interest in this area, I wonder if super tasters and synesthesia in particular, might be extra sensitive to certain scent notes or not? If they are extra sensitive to scent, do they still gravitate more strongly to enjoying concentrated fragrance notes even though they may prefer foods with milder flavor profiles? And I'm certainly no expert about the huge number of computations that might be needed to isolate the function of specific olfactory receptor genes in order to correlate them with individuals' scent notes preferences. But I'll offer up something that occurred to me recently. While working on my dissertation between 2009 and 2011, I used a qualitative study design to identify conceptual themes from the interviews of six participants, as they discussed their long-term proactive efforts to practice cross-cultural psychotherapy as competently as possible. While working on this project, I learned I had ADHD my whole life. There were so many days when I was just spinning to "compute" these themes via qualitative methods from, essentially a full books-worth of interview transcripts. Fast forward to last month when I was shopping online on a major retailer: after clicking on the five stars to get a statistical bar graph, I was served up an AI generated set of customer feedback themes. It didn't take me long to realize I was looking at AI generated qualitative Thebes themes from the narrative portions of customer feedback! So AI is now able to generate themes just as efficiently as software can calculate academic-level statistics. So... I'm guessing your fantasy study might be functionally possible at some point? I'm additionally cautiously hopeful we can find a way to ensure our DNA privacy will be protected if technology indeed becomes effective enough to help us answer questions like yours with relative ease. Thanks again, Claire! May you find technology aids you in pursuing intriguing new areas of study in the future! 🦋🧡🦋

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hi Candy! Yes! I have read the same thing, that super tasters like mild foods and are generally picky eaters. I have no idea if super sensitivity in one sense crosses over to others. I can imagine it might with tastes and smell as smell is incredibly important to taste, but I guess it depends upon whether the super tasting is because of taste bud density or something like that Vs something more general about their genetics and olfactory receptor profile. Yes, AI is seeping into everything isn't it? I can really see a lot of my research being automated at some point. Students now use AI more and more and that worries me because they rely on it. Reading it back really shows that it only looks at open sources of info and completely mashes facts sometimes. DNA sequencing does need more regulation to protect people. It's truly an identifier isn't it? It's essentially a huge book of data on protected characteristics from a data protection point of view. And the implications for insurance etc are stopping people from exploring it. I would love to see entire populations sequenced, it would be an incredible scientific resource even anonymised, but I can see and understand the resistance to it. Thanks for your very interesting question 🥰

[@EnglishProfStyle]

Such interesting questions and answers! I had never heard the trauma association with fragrance. I think that would be a very interesting avenue to dive into.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I agree! It's only anecdotal but I could perhaps name 15 people on social media with some association, it's just something that I've really noticed as a common theme. In the real world, it might not be a thing at all! 🥰

[@acc426]

it was very interesting to hear your answer about the the common psychology shared by perfume lovers being some kind of trauma. It made me reflect on my own experience with perfume starting in 1999 when I felt transfixed smelling Romance by Ralph Lauren, to now decades later owning a very large perfume wardrobe with quite a few that provoke a lot of emotions for me.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I think emotion plays a big part both ways, with triggering a need or being reflected from what we smell. I think fragrance is intrinsically linked to emotions. 🥰

[@ohtheparfum5354]

even before clicking on this video i thought to answer a comment on my channel and explain how busy i am this year, one of the busiest indeed and as you could tell ive been uploading like one video a month, hopefully ill get to it hard and heavy asap like the good ole days lol.. lovely Q/A from the lovely Claire Smith! ill try to watch the 1st part asap, happy weekend!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yeah it's really hard if you are busy. There's no pressure to make loads of videos but the occasional one keeps things ticking over until you have more time. 😊

[@Denizyildizi0101]

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[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you 🥰

[@justaddlight]

You must LOVE woody ambers if you like the smell of isopropanol. 😂 Appreciate your answers Claire!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you ❤️ LOL isopropanol is a big love 😂 I also weirdly really enjoy new synthetic sponges, micropore and fabric plasters. 🤷‍♀️

[@EauDeMichele]

When you’re talking about positive negative detections to notes… I read that patchouly and musk are extremely personal and can be either sweet and enjoyable or completely foul. I also read that some musks cannot even be detected by certain people.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

That's right, I think a lot of fragrances have more than one type of musk in. I don't love super dirty musk, but I think my idea of dirty is very dirty compared to a lot of people's tolerance levels. 🤣 Patchouli is quite problematic to me, I mostly love it, but there's some types I don't enjoy and I can't really describe what I don't like other than it hits the back of my throat and is dry and varnish like. I love super woody or earthy or chocolatey. 🥰

[@EauDeMichele]

@@dr.claire.perfume me too 😊

[@EauDeMichele]

Hi Claire… I agree with you that a lot of people don’t realize how stressful and life disturbing it can be to try to have a KZbin channel. I only use mine for sharing an interest that is important to me, because I don’t know anybody who likes it as much as I do, except for here on KZbin. Lol. And even though I just do a one take and upload, sometimes finding a moment to film it is harder than you think it would be. I put in at most an hour research, but that’s often because I’m being interrupted so many times and everything I do day to day at home takes longer than it should. (my family consists of a husband and two adult children. 🤪 and me who is easily distracted) 😂

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes! I think it's really easy for people to criticise but planning, filming and editing takes absolutely ages and it's quite a dedication to even post the occasional video. Any other part of life impinging just makes all of that pale into insignificance. There are much more important things than YT for sure. 🥰

[@EauDeMichele]

@@dr.claire.perfume I can’t imagine how much time you put it. Your channel looks very professional and informative. I love it 🥰

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you 🥰

[@EauDeMichele]

I have had the same experience with aldehydes and oak moss….ylang ylang I’ve always enjoyed. Evolving to an appreciation of those notes, has actually opened up a whole new world of fragrances I once disliked and moved me to craving them.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes! I really really hated ylang ylang because I'd only smelt it in vintage fragrances... Ylang ylang can smell incredibly different, it can be sweet and bananary or yellow and solar or more vintage and deep and sadly sometimes also along the lines of cat pee for me. 🤣 I think I'd only ever smelt the cat pee before discovering that that wasn't all there was to it... 🤣

[@skinscentsforfusspots]

According to my Dad (who work in the food industry) I’m a super taster and I do seem to be hyper sensitive to quite a few modern aroma chemicals!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Ooh that's interesting. Did you ever consider going to work for a food manufacturer as a taster? I know you are very sensitive to some things. I am unable to wear certain brands because they seem to use the same base chemicals in their lines. If I hate the smell of those then that brand is out. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@skinscentsforfusspots]

@@dr.claire.perfume I love food but never considered working ib that industry. Both my parent worked in that area but I wanted to do something more artsy lol! I knew what I wanted to do for a living before I did my GCSE's to be fair!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Well that's always nice when you know where you want to go and want to do, so many people don't get that direction until much later on. 🥰

[@AMaudeThing]

4:56 masterpieces are hard to define I agree.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

It's quite a personal thing isn't it, yet the term masterpiece implies some expert consensus and knowledge. 🥰

[@Laura-i2r9r]

Thanks Claire . ❤ Wish I could afford Tom Ford Fragrances . I live in Canada and his fragrances are never really on sale but they are very high priced for the average buyer or middle class earner . Luxury fragrances is what I call Tom Ford . I can afford occasional to treat myself to A Lancôme or Dior Fragrance . They are high quality and can be pricey but Tom Ford & Parfums de Marley are two examples of alway very expensive even online . $ $350-$600 a bottle is way out of my price point . Lancome and Dior are $$190-$220 a bottle in Comparison . This of course in Canadian dollars . Then there is tax on Perfume also . But in the end I have always been very lucky with my Lancome & Dior treats at Fragrance . Thanks for the really interesting Q&A Videos . Watched both . You are a very Interesting and Intelligent Lady and I enjoy watching . Laura from Canada🍁🍂🎃👻💀🧙🏻☺️🇨🇦🇨🇦👍🏻🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hi Laura! I totally understand. I bought my 4 Tom Ford fragrances secondhand or at a discounter, they were all less than £50 and two were under £12. I don't have any of the private line at all, only the main line, because of the pricepoint of the private line and the wide availability of reasonable clones. But I do think that people who are looking for just one special fragrance (not collectors) do go towards higher end brands, like Chanel, Dior, Tom Ford. Here we don't really notice the tax because it's in the listed price already. I guess that's somehow less painful 🤣 thanks for watching hugs back! 🥰

[@Laura-i2r9r]

Thank you dear Claire for the kind response . I do go for the sale fragrances also . I have WhatsApp I call the Designer fragrances for me Estée Lauder ,Dir & Lancome. Then A few Celebrity fragrances . Such as Sarah Jessica Parker ,A couple of Jennifer Lopez fragrances . These are fairly inexpensive but I enjoy them . They are part of the Cheaper & Sale fragrances . These are anywhere from $19-$30 a bottle . 30ml-100ml bottles . Some are longer lasting than others . If I dislike something then I won’t repurchase . But if I just love the scent I will get a backup bottle . You are very sweet . I’m not a KZbin creator just a KZbin viewer and love Fragrance since I was a little girl always into my Mom’s perfume bottles . Starting to wear as a Teenager . I’m in my 50s now but love fragrance ,My Jewelry Collection ,Purses ,Clothing & Accessories . TIL Next time . Laura From Canada . Kind people are Always Welcome to me . 😇😊🌺🌷👍🏻🕊️🕊️🍂🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@dr.claire.perfume]

SJP has some good ones, I'd love to see a new release from her! The new JLos are really good actually, I tried the most recent one the other day, I was impressed. 🥰

[@PG-wz7by]

Hello again, I appreciate your scientific veiwpoint on fragrance. I found personally interesting the possible link between wide interest in scent, whether prefume or the wide world) and synethsia. Because I love all the smells in my wide world, and I do have a bit of synthesia. Music, scent, visuals and perhaps the sense of touch if emotions can be included in sensation. I'm on to your part one. I missed a few of your recent videos. And I hope your videos don't become a chore; I'd be happy enough with less videos over none 😜❤ Edit PS, part of 'expensive' fragrance has, for me, a lot to do with how well done the formulation is, something that disappoints me about most designer fragrances is they can smell a bit cookie cutter. My 2 cents.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes I agree, when you smell something and think, "oh... This... Again... Well that's boring" it's disappointing! I might take a break next week as I'm ill sadly and crazily busy at work so I can't take time off. 🤦‍♀️ We'll see how soon I get rid of this so I can smell again. Synaesthesia fascinates me, sometimes with fragrances I feel like I imagine textures but I'm not sure if that's just everyone's experience and not unusual at all 😂

[@PG-wz7by]

@@dr.claire.perfume oh gosh, please rest ❤

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I filmed a video on the Tuesday as I was feeling a bit better then I felt rubbish again on Wednesday 🤣 anyway I got a video up for Saturday at least! 🥰

[@PG-wz7by]

@@dr.claire.perfume Sometimes it's like that. Rest some more, have a cuppa. I'll look at your new video ☕

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@PG-wz7by no worries 🤣 sorry, it wasn't a hint 🤣 but thanks. I feel much better now 😊

[@VeritasVincitFragrancesVeritas]

Very good questions and very interesting answers💟 I'm also very happy I haven't bought any fragrances from L'Oreal and Estee Lauder since years, and now that I know about they been involved with child labour, I can NEVER use my LVEB und their flankers again. I look at them and imagine the pain and sweat of little children involved in the jasmine harvest, I feel deeply sad !

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I think we'd probably be quite shocked if we knew how all of the natural ingredients in fragrances were obtained. It's really difficult isn't it? L'Oréal and Estée Lauder own so many brands too....🤦‍♀️ Thanks for watching 🥰

[@Rob-ji6cr]

@@dr.claire.perfume Yes, and not just fragrance ingredients. It's a DEEP, dark rabbit hole to do down. Think about your coffee and tea. Are they sourced responsibly? Sugar, spices, nuts, chocolate; the list goes on. And that's not including fruits and other agricultural products we enjoy daily. And of course you mentioned clothing. Very challenging being a consumer these days.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

It is! I agree, even Cadbury have switched from Fairtrade to their own self-administered scheme... 🤔 It's not even like if you pay more you are safer either. It's really very difficult to know what to choose as a consumer. 🥰

[@VeritasVincitFragrancesVeritas]

​@@dr.claire.perfumeI've tried 4 times to reply to your comments, but KZbin hides my comment, I noticed it😭However, now in few words: you've nailed it, you are right in your explanation!!!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Sorry about that! YT is very random with what it filters. 🥰

[@acc426]

Please do a top 10 of Amouage 😊

[@dr.claire.perfume]

That needs some thinking about! There are sooo many! Thanks for your questions 🥰

[@McAmeron089III]

Yes,I would like to see that too. Amouage is an interesting subject in itself. I only have experienced the Library Collection sampler (Opus I-X ) and a bottle of Jubilation XXV. Yeah,Opus III is nice.

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

Yes, please! 😊

[@acc426]

@@dr.claire.perfume I’m still quite intrigued by Amouage and am debating whether to add another one to the 2 I own and absolutely love: Guidance and Lilac Love old formulation.

[@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783]

@@acc426I am really thinking of adding Guidance 46 at one point, but it‘s 500€. It‘s crazy expensive. Regrettably the original was smelling rather rotten on my skin although I liked it on my clothes.

[@johnshaves101]

New sub here👍🏻👍🏻

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you and welcome 🥰

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

The 10 middle eastern ones had me cracking up a little... I know you pretty much don't have any of the "cheapy" ones in your collection anymore. And Amouage is pricy, even when finding a good deal. Most of my cheapy ones are Tom Ford dupes... 😂

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes, I really lucked out finding my Amouage, it was less than £40 😱 I guess that one isn't hyped so that's probably why, but it's really a big love for me so I was so happy to find it! I always think of my collection as relatively inexpensive, there are very few that I paid more than £40 for, but then, I buy secondhand mostly. I would absolutely love to find an affordable Middle Eastern fragrance that I can't get enough of, it would do my channel wonders, cos that's really where the views are, plus if I could find a full price £20 fragrance that that would be fab for me too... Really, if I could wax lyrical about them I would 😂 but most smell plasticky or like fuel to me 🤷‍♀️ I tried Shaghaf Oud Tonka about a month ago and I had to throw the card away. I just don't seem to smell what others smell with Lattafa, Afnan and Swiss Arabian. I have Khamrah to try tonight though so fingers' crossed that I love that! 😊 I do still keep trying them to make sure I don't miss anything. Yes! I have four fragrances from Tom Ford, none from the Privée line, and only one was bought retail from a discounter, they are just so expensive full price! If I wanted one from the Privée line, I think I'd buy a clone too. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

@dr.claire.perfume Actually Oud Tonka and Khamrah are on the shopping block for me. I plan on doing a full wear and then decide. You got that Amouage for a steal! 😱 indeed. Ya, I don't have the patience for second hand... I don't think much is available here and I don't do Facebook or Instagram. Good "cheapies" for me have been Lovely Chérie and Nebras. Got a nice more subtle dupe of Roses Vanille called Vanilla Rose, I think... and my Fève Delicieuse dupe seems promising... But some definitely tend to be very sweet and/or plasticky.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I think I need to try some more to be able to find some gems! Khamrah was not for me either unfortunately. I don't know why that has got so much hype having now sampled it. I must smell something very different to other people (or not have been sent a free bottle 😉). At lot of people suggest Nebras, I think that Billie Eilish did well didn't it? I tried some extremely pricey Guerlains including fève delicieuse this last week. I'll probably make a video ☺️

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

@dr.claire.perfume Oh, can't wait to hear about your thoughts. I'm now standoffish about middle eastern dupes. I wait to hear about many reviews. And even then, I try not to buy. Yara Tous was so awful to my nose.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Is that the yellow one? I saw someone buy and open that one on YT yesterday, her verdict was, "oh... well, I don't hate it". I can totally see your caution with them. I just got a bit annoyed at feeling I was wasting my money when I seemed to constantly choose things that weren't for me, but I hope that with sampling I will find something lovely. 🤞

[@HappinessSparkles]

Hi Claire ❤

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hello Frances 😊

[@marcialythcott5532]

Tom Ford is becoming more mainstream because Estee Lauder now owns the brand.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes you're right! They do! 🥰

[@HappinessSparkles]

The question about a master piece is a tough one ? We all have a different answer to that one ?

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes! For sure! And even different ideas of what that means 😂 I could list quite a few I think but whether anyone else agrees is quite another thing 🤣

[@HappinessSparkles]

@@dr.claire.perfume exactly it’s more of what that fragrance means to me that makes it a masterpiece 🤷‍♀️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Totally! 💯

[@izaj]

I love the Kenzo ad. Obviously inspired by this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXSneoyse9KajZo as it's the same director. Still very good.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Sorry for the late reply with this comment, YT filtered it to junk because of the link... Yes! It's very similar isn't it?! I love what they did with the mirrors in the Kenzo ad and in the music video! So good for 24 years ago! Thanks for watching!

[@AMaudeThing]

Here🎉

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hey Maude! Hope you are well! 🥰