the best signature scents

Hello my darlings! Today we are talking about my favourite signature scents from Sephora! These are all accessible, and reasonably affordable!
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[@Olivina330]

We love an unintentional Emma ASMR!! 👏

[@juliaroe3499]

Literally was going to comment something similar! I actually loved the whispery perfume explanations.

[@UltraViolet666]

Your thoughts on Burberry Her as a signature scent were my thoughts too, UNTIL I detected it on people at university and it made me understand it a lot more. One or those times i detected it on a director of another institute. In fact her office smelled of it even when she wasnt there. The director especially made me realise it was a power move to wear it. Smelling as sweet and girly as you please, but still being everything professional and role-model.

[@frejabruus3014]

I love this description. Power girly can definitely also be professional!

[@bb-fz4fm]

I recently got into fragrances and have been watching all your videos to learn more and find my signature scent. Then you posted this-perfect timing!

[@nicolefegan]

Indigo by NEST is my signature scent, so happy to see it in this video!!

[@karaconiglio986]

I was seconds away from buying a bottle and then I read a couple reviews saying it did not last long and you could not smell it after an hour or so. Is this true?

[@ruraljuror-0]

@@karaconiglio986 I get ~5-6 hours from it. I do wish it was longer but it's SO good.

[@withloveorwithout]

@@karaconiglio986 it’s not a beast mode projector fragrance but it doesn’t disappear after one hour it’s just sits closer to the skin. I find that I usually get medium to light projection but it’s usually lasts like 5+ hrs, at least on my skin

[@TheShakedGuide]

Yesss Green Stravaganza got its debut 💚💚💚💚

[@NanyaLebbing]

Okay you convinced me to get my nose on Paradox Intense and Born In Roma Green Extravaganza today. Thanks, Emma

[@uhlezza]

was pleasantly surprised when you mentioned prada paradoxe bc it’s on my wishlist!

[@catherinetrump7355]

Musc Invisible is a really underrated, clean but very pretty scent. I find the lasting power pretty good on me too. Great recommendation! ❤

[@medusabeheaded]

I think an amazing signature scent is Chloé Nomade. One of my friends wears it all the time and people compliment 😂her quite a bit. I love it on her, but it doesn’t work on me, sadly. I will have to test some of the fragrances that you mentioned here. Thanks for the recommendations! Edited to add that I hope you feel better soon!

[@midnightmiracle79]

When you said you’ll be talking mostly about more affordable perfumes, I immediately clicked subscribe

[@Sophia-ld3lm]

you should do a video reviewing/making assumptions about your subscribers perfume collections!!

[@KimberlyMaize-z3t]

Thanks, Emma! I love your videos. What I would love to see more of is fragrance/house reviews from less common countries, like you did with d'Annam.

[@CPea91]

Emma whispering mindfully in her hotel room abroad while psychoanalyzing perfumes is everything I never knew I needed

[@Lina.Cardelina]

This gave me so many great ideas for potential gifts! Since the holidays are coming up, have you ever done a perfume gift guide we could explore? Love this :)

[@grapefanta5975]

Perfect timing! I've been binging your videos the past few days looking for new fragrances to try. I'm just starting out so this video is incredibly helpful!!!!!!!

[@estir6972]

Yay!! So happy to see a new post for you! Question- would you consider making a wedding perfume recommendation video?

[@liana8176]

For those who are interested in Libre: Tharwah Gold is similar, but I like it even more, and it's MUCH cheaper.

[@catherinetrump7355]

Try the new Lattafa Angham, it's also Goddess but better (smoother and less scratchy) Love it! ❤

[@rginsmith4856]

you spoil us with rate you post videos 😘😘😘

[@falakrafi]

If you want something that is a sweeter, fruitier version Donna Born in Roma- try Valentino Donna Born in Roma Coral Fantasy! It's like an elevated, boujee version of a Bath&Body Works scent I think is the best casual way to describe it haha, And if you're looking for a smokier, sensual version of it: Valentino Donna Born in Roma INTENSE! If you like the original, I think these varieties could be really nice :) Great video Emma,! This was so relatable and as someone who's tried practically (almost) all of these, I know exactly which ones I wanna try and take a look at :D Edit: Glossier YOU is my signature go to

[@danimatt814]

can you make a niche version as well 💖💖💖

[@Gravity.96]

Personally, Glossier You was actually a life changing fragrance for me, it came into my life at exactly the perfect time❤it’s so calming and attractive with so much sensuality

[@catporter8417]

I have the Bois de Balincourt oil and I LOVE it!

[@docp4449]

Donna Born in Roma has been my ride or die since it was released lol

[@miimiimiimiimiimiimiimii]

i’m sat!!! needed this one omg

[@xangraneko2290]

thank you for your list. I'm taking notes atp since I'm looking for fragrances to enjoy wearing.

[@YukiChii]

I'm literally going back and forth between getting Prada Paradoxe original and the intense version🤔 I've smelt both and they are really good😅

[@BLARG09]

I love the intense

[@MandyLeeLilac]

Burberry Her - Libra coded - I am Libra and I do indeed love it 😁💗. Feel better quickly!

[@stanluce6979]

Thanks Emma for thinking of us even when you’re not feeling well. You can try honey with lemon .

[@Felixsleftbigtoenail]

I love the chill vibes, don’t worry

[@poedameron8198]

Juliette Has A Gun Musc Invisible sounds like a great fragrance. And even though it's marketed for women fragrantica has voted it as unisex. I also agree, you can't go wrong smelling like clean laundry. "Thanks Emma." 🙂👌

[@nluther22]

I would completely agree with it being more unisex. The scent reminds me of aftershave or shaving cream.

[@msbarnes1281]

I’d say it could be worn by anyone. Any gender. And they also have another great skin scent called Mmmm. Both are excellent. Done really well❤

[@nataliehewit]

It smells exactly like elnet hairspray

[@yuzufrio]

great video! I hope you feel better soon!! 😢 the best way to recover quickly imo is to take a fever reducer like Aleve or Advil and then enjoy a hot soup (even instant ramen will do). lots of rest, of course. i think guzzling tea is a great idea, and i hear elderberry supplements are helpful. my partner swears by the Pei Pa Koa syrup if you can get your hands on it - it's more throat oriented, but it's really easy to drink and it helps me fall asleep faster when I'm sick lol. you can follow the instructions on the bottle or just double the dosage and add however much hot water you want to your dose of syrup, mix, and then enjoy. i am not particularly a flirty person in my mind (or maybe i am???), but i really like Burberry Her! i love that someone can make such a sweet, berry-forward fragrance yet make it sophisticated. my favorite soap-like/clean girl scent thus far has to be My Burberry, if i could offer an alternative clean scent. Goddess was more grown up than i had expected, but the packaging very much matches the vibe of the perfume. 👍 personality wise, I feel like i would match indigo nest. I'll have to give that one a sniff when I see it in Sephora! thank you for such a well researched, thoughtful, and accessible video for perfume newbies!

[@kxrdxx]

i love the format of these videos ‼️

[@b25mech]

Great video! I hope you feel better soon 😊

[@shaylakirana4940]

Glossier you didn't appeal to me when I first smelled it, but now I love it, but more for selfish reasons....I feel like I use it when I am going to bed or just don't want anything strong.

[@shaylakirana4940]

My personal signature is givenchy irrisistable. Gives me the most compliments and people always ask what it is.

[@lucyfurr777]

I thought bedtime fragrances were crazy until I started doing it😂

[@julieg_quebec-julesselivre8641]

Indigo has been in my collection for years and years! ❤

[@maddiehagan8481]

THANK YOU for talking about Bois de Balincourt!!! It’s one of my favorites and I never hear anyone mention it! Love it, love your reviews! 🙏🏻🫶🏻

[@schneir5]

I just got into this hobby about six months ago, so I'm still pretty new. I think my signature scent is probably Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade, but I really like Myriad too. I have probably worn Parfums de Marly Perseus the most, because I love that ambergris scent dry down, and it's been pretty hot here for the last few months. I really like Bond No 9 Nomad too, and Xerjoff Alexandria II layered with Erba Pura. I love Nomad and Alexandria II because they're sweet oud fragrances. They both have this sweet, fruity top note and this oud dry down, and Nomad in particular kinda reminds me of Louis Vuitton Matiera Noire. I'm really hoping to get PDM Haltane and both Xerjoff Tony Iommi fragrances, more Montale, and probably some Mind Games, because I love J'adoube so far, and some Guerlain fragrances like Cherry Oud and Feve Gourmande. I tried those, and fell in love. I can't wait to go back to the fancy mall, that I visited last month for a vacation. I got to try so many amazing fragrances, that I had never even seen in person before!

[@avadickson3657]

Burberry Her is my date night romance scent! It’s such a crowd pleaser. Another one of my date night favs is Bright Crystal (Versace). I am definitely going to try out your picks!

[@avadickson3657]

Also: I’m a Libra so that’s why “Her” is one of my favs haha! ❤️😆

[@diegotejera1741]

I went and tried the Prada, gurlkkkk you were right

[@serenamoonxo]

Great video. I will add SKIN by clean reserve. Lovely every day signature scent. Good for all occasions. I would say Sol De Janerio 59 to. Also take NAC and Oil Of Oregano to heal FAST.

[@oshifish2]

I hope you have a lovely time in Europe! Did you pick up some scents not available in Canada? Here in the UK Shay and Blue is an affordable niche house I love! I was really surprised that I liked the green Valentino. I used to work in a tea shop and I hated the smell of Lapsong Soushong! I felt it smelled like band aids! Suprizing I do like that flanker. My husband lovesssss Glossier You on me! he makes these cute sniffing sounds when he smells something on me and I know its a winner! The other he adores is Burberry Her. I do not know if you will bring this one up later in the vid but my ADHD had to comment before I forgot what I was going to say lol!

[@redisick]

For stopping a cold from coming you can try tea with actual ginger root and lemon a couple times a day 🍋 also garlic is good for the immune system, but it’s hard to eat a lot of it ))))) if you can eat some fish dish, it could be beneficial too - I’m not a doctor but I heard that omega 3 from fish helps Oh and dark berries and green herbs like parsley Get welllll

[@perfumerism]

I will try this out, thank you so much!

[@redisick]

@@perfumerism 🌸🌸🌸

[@beaniechiar25]

Loved this video! I really want to try Indigo and Rosie.

[@cavewomanbrain]

miami nectar is so underrated!!

[@chasingpunctuation]

Spicy broth, orange juice! But also wearing a good quality mask (N95 etc) on public transport and crowded indoor places like malls has been life changing, I had 0 cold or flu last winter

[@ew1.0]

girl ive been sick too!!! 😭 make sure to rest up!!!

[@perfumerism]

feel better soon!!

[@erikaroth6049]

Ohhhh you nailed this!!! ❤

[@cecelia8438]

Travelling and getting sick is a ruthless combo. Hope you're feeling better now, Emma! x

[@perfumerism]

Soo ruthless, thank you so much! I wore a mask in all public transit and somehow it came for me. On the bright side, I am sick in France! Hope you are doing well

[@cecelia8438]

@@perfumerism France! Now I'm jealous! Looking forward to vlog🙌💓

[@Deem57]

Find some home made chicken soup to help you feel better. Now, two comments. First, is that cardigan from Sezane? I love that colour on you and the cardi looks like the perfect warm fuzzy. Second, I am a big fan of YSL Libre EdP. It is my signature scent, which I also love in combinations. One is layered with Lalique Amethyst Eclat (because the black currant softens the lavender). The other is layered with Nest Madagascar Vanilla oil (to amp up the vanilla). Libre EdP is like an LBD. I can dress it up, down, or wear it on its own.

[@bellajenkins5669]

So relaxing !

[@loosh_a]

3:00 i really think the green-stravaganza flanker smells like a jelly sweet/gummy bear. I picked up a 30ml a couple weeks ago and I really like it but I find it to be VERYYYYYY sweet

[@megosaurusrexx]

Fluids, sleep, and zinc!

[@ashar1182]

Hope you feel better soon Emma, Great recommendations . Drink ginger tea . Boil whole spices like cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper and cumin seeds , strain and drink this water. It will reduce the sickness.

[@RyEllis]

Could you review cypress&grapevine by Jo Malone? It's my favorite together with red roses and I've been wearing it everyday. I'd be happy to hear what you think. I think it smells pretty masculine with some softer more gentler qualities.

[@momgremlin]

i’m screaming at the austin butler part 💀💀 my husband wears MYSLF Le Parfum and i love it bc it dries down to a sweet vanilla

[@loganhillman3242]

Yay new video!🎉🫶

[@msbarnes1281]

Prada Paradoxe Intense is AMAZING! As well as Musc Invisible by JHAG. Bought a full bottle of both most recently and wear them to death. Great list by the way. I have most of these❤

[@julietrc15]

Love your videos emma! Hope you feel better soon ❤

[@greenchemgirl]

Emma - I'm 56 for context. My mom would wear White Linen by EL - very floral right? And so I just grew up thinking that is what perfume is and I don't like perfume. I thought that up until recently. I liked Love's Baby Soft back in the day but again, I never thought I liked perfume. In the last year, for some reason, I started smelling perfumes and finding so many that I love that are not floral - yes, so for me, I would say floral is not my favorite category. But I do own Donna Born in Roma. Side note, I was in the South of France in June and walking up streets and jasmine was in bloom - OMG, such a beautiful scent. So it makes sense to me why I like DBIR. I also like Delina Exclusive. My favorite category is Amber Vanilla.

[@perfumerism]

Funny enough, White Linen is an aldehydic scent! It is floral, but the main notes you are smelling are aldehydes. So maybe it is worth checking out some modern florals! Your trip to South of France sounds like a dream, I would love to go sometime and I will have to smell the jasmine. Thank you for your kind comment!

[@flxwercxrpse1871]

Miami nectar is delicous💕💕 and burberry her ugh yes💕💕💕 my coworker asked if i was wearing baccarat when i wore burberry her. I never smelled baccarat so idk

[@muddyotterspottery569]

Of the Libre flankers my favourite is Libre le Parfum. The original and intense are definitely gender neutral. I found the “le Parfum,” version is the least “aftershave-y.” I love Donna Born in Roma Intense as well as the original. Armani Si Intense is perfect for fall too.

[@liliznotatnikiem6755]

Oh, i hope you’d be better soon. I’m not sure where you are in Europe but lots of my friends report recently being positively tested for Covid. I’d buy a test just to be sure but the best cure is now sleeping and resting 😄

[@perfumerism]

I hope your friends are doing better! Thank you for the tips!

[@tarabIe]

Burberry Her is my husband’s favorite fragrance on me but my personal signature scent (which he also loves) is Nest Indigo. I’ve been trying to find others in that family, but different… any recs?!

[@PettyaAtanasova]

I wear Stella McCartney pop to the gym. To me, it's fresh and super cheap so I don't care to waste it for a gym session. As a person who sweats a lot while training, I think people appreciate me using a perfume😂

[@niaameli9549]

I love nest's wild poppy scent, I would love to hear what you think about it!

[@megan2277]

ooo beautiful reccs!

[@Euodia746]

I honestly don't even think about occasions/time of the year/day when I wear a parfume. I wear what I like and that's it, so I am curious to know if really has that much impact on your day choosing the "right" parfume for the moment.

[@kimara_youtube]

I like Paradoxe Intense and I find it interesting that you think it's fun. I think I'm older than you and I find this one mature and elegant😊

[@docp4449]

I find the original to be more mature and elegant but the intense comes off more youthful and fun to me too

[@kimara_youtube]

@docp4449 absolutely, comparing the OG with the intense, it's true :)

[@BloodSweatandFears]

You could be very good at asmr 😂 great whisper voice!

[@perfumerism]

Aw thank you!!

[@pamelabrown8467]

Thanks for sharing 🙌🏽🤩

[@Saramariahelena]

Have you tried the new Prada Paradoxe Virtual Flower? Its a really gorgeous clean girl scent🥰

[@nka30]

I am a Maison Louis Marie no 04 person but can’t wear it in the high heat so I find signatures difficult. I always have to swop out my faves in the heart of summer. I find Pure Poison and Burberry London to be great signatures as well but still too heavy for the heat.

[@drina4706]

Lou Lou by Cacharel and the original YSL Opium. Amazing perfumes.

[@fluffffyheart]

Daaaaaam u make me wanna buy the nest indigo

[@perfumerism]

Def smell it first!

[@jenni4809]

My signature is Ariana Grande Moonlight :) never found anything like it

[@lucyfurr777]

When I started getting into fragrances, it actually blew my mind to learn that lavender really is a "masculine" note! Kinda feel bad for all the people who had to listen to me go on about it😂

[@The_Cherokee_Gypsy]

I can’t STAND the Libre line because of the lavender. Lavender is a masculine note to me and I can’t stand it in any fragrances.

[@The_Cherokee_Gypsy]

I don’t really have a “signature scent” just because I enjoy wearing all of my collection, but athalia would be one that I wear a lot! She’s my queen. I bought the new Glossier Reve, and I’m returning it today. It’s pretty but it’s soooo light!! Lighter than you! It’s buttercream and plum with your skin chemistry and it’s really nice, but man it’s faint. The one in the white bottle is like a watered down Le labo. I’ve smelled both and bought one. Neither are that great honestly. I prefer strawberry letter over Burberry her though. Less synthetic in my opinion and more earthy and sexy. I can’t STAND lavender in my fragrances because it IS masculine! I had libre intense and I sold it on Mercari. I was gifted Libre Platine absolu and could not stand it! Straight lavender bomb!

[@girlgimp10000]

sadly i can’t find anything to replace my previous signature scent midnight romance :((( i can’t find anything i really love

[@d4ngly]

"soup" lol

[@maggiepayne4356]

emma i love your vids and im so curious if you have any thoughts on viva la juicy…I still think it smells great (esp the dry down) but idk if it’s just my college nostalgia. signed, elder millennial lololol

[@anupaanna8893]

waiting for her to do lancome perfumes

[@poembryo]

I don't know if you have already sampled Baccarat Rouge 540 but I would be really interested in your take on it.

[@The_Cherokee_Gypsy]

The older batches are much more stronger. The newer batches are super watered down and weak and don’t last but an hour. I had an older formula full bottle and went through it so fast. I recently got another bottle and it’s soooo faint and light. It’s so popular, so they have watered down the formula for the masses and it sucks!

[@lunar_mysticxx1717]

Let’s go I’m early you know it’s a good day when Perfumerism uploads

[@edutottenham]

I was expecting some masculine options as well haha

[@heythere9651]

Not first, just happy to be here

[@yahelfigueroa2962]

Emma I need your help here, my signature scent is Womanity by Mugler and is very difficult to find rite now and I need fragrances that are similar or dupes. I live in Puerto Rico a with the tropical climate here and my body chemistry is just the perfect combination.

[@kamilawierzba1789]

ACQUA DELL' ELBA BLU EDP

[@buttershy_]

my signature scent is oxygene by lanvin and i will stand by that 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ze_ze222]

7:03 I don't know if other people experienced this. After some time my burberry her perfume just started to smell like licorice? I was very confused and asked around but everybody agreed that it didn't smell like it used to in the beginning. I wonder if it went bad somehow? Even though I stored it in my closet. Did anyone else experience something similar?

[@phan282002]

I’m one of those people who do not like majority of these recommendations. I feel like majority of these lack airiness that better suits my personality, unfortunately.

[@Micmezle]

how does Bois in the Bellycourt compare to Liis Bo?

[@kalisimmons8354]

Bo is a much more smoky scent.

[@nate7081]

unfortunately i would argue the ysl fragrances are not eliminating gender from perfume, they're just selling androgyny. those scents are only legible as a "masculine feminine" perfume and a "feminine masculine" perfume by virtue of the gendering of scents

[@harvestcheddar0]

True, but if you want to break the norms on a societal level it helps to know them, acknowledge them, and break from them slowly, in increments. Combing these norms that are largely considered to be on a binary is a start. But again, just a start. Individuals can and do make the choice to do whatever but when it comes to marketing to the masses it makes sense to open them up to the idea first. So no, not eliminating gendered scents, but opening the conversation in a more mainstream way.

[@nate7081]

@@harvestcheddar0 i’m not just saying this to be antagonistic, as i’m sure you mean well, but gender liberation will ultimately never come from the market, consumption, corporations, or capital. i think being critical of marketing is always more productive for those ends than embracing or praising it

[@manis.1484]

Candied lychee ?7 virtues

[@The_Cherokee_Gypsy]

It’s okay. I sprayed it on my arm in Sephora and I wasn’t impressed at all. It doesn’t last but maybe a couple of hours as well. It’s just floral and sweet nothing special

[@hanay.3189]

How does NEST Indigo compare to BDK Gris Charnel?

[@The_Cherokee_Gypsy]

Two completely different fragrances lol. I’ve owned both. Gris charnel is more unisex sandlewood and indigo is more moody and floral.

[@clairebodger1813]

Hey have you tried any bdk scents? I’d love your impressions if you’re looking for video ideas

[@perfumerism]

I have tried them, but I am overall not a fan!

[@The_Cherokee_Gypsy]

I have 4 of them and these are my favorites. 1. Vanille leather 2. Velvet Tonka 3. Rouge Smoking 4. Gris Charnel All 4 beautiful fragrances!!

[@Ray-lp6ko]

Your favourite narcotic scents pls

[@perfumerism]

What do you mean by this?

[@gannamorgachova7807]

Please feel better soon. Save your voice, drink a lot of warm liquid, possibly ginger+lemon+honey tea, and sleep a lot - there's prolly nothing better against a common cold.

[@majas841]

How about this - MYSLF - M(male)YSL(brand)F(female)?

[@perfumerism]

Yes! I believe I mention that in the video

[@kls0110]

Taking zinc is supposed to be good for a cold

[@scentedbeauty]

I think I’m the only person in the world who strongly dislikes Donna born in roma 😭

[@მარიამიბოლქვაძე-ძ6უ]

Donna born in Roma is so basic I do not like it

[@perfumerism]

So glad you let me know! I hope you liked some of the others in this video