TOP 10 FRAGRANCES FOR LIFE?! 👀

[@aggiaggi8306]

Bouquet Ideale ❤‍🔥❤🧡💛 it is so special and very underrated.

[@FayeCNL]

Genuinely a fabulous list. Starlight sounds stunning. A gourmand amber, perfection. I have a sample of Grand Soir currently and I can not stop applying it. It's everything an amber should be🩷

[@hayley.clough]

Grand Soir is a classic, very beautiful amber. I think you would really like Starlight!

[@FayeCNL]

@@hayley.clough I think I would too 🩷

[@IATH12]

I fell in love with SDV recently but cant justify the price for the longevity (or lack thereof!). Are you finding that the performance has improved now that you’ve had your bottle for some time now?

[@penelopepalm]

I 💯 agree with kilian princess and xerjoff starlight. I haven’t tried most of the others. I’m going to have to do a sample haul soon. Thanks for this list. I have sampled over a dozen xerjoffs and own 6, but I haven’t tried bouquet ideal. I need to!

[@hayley.clough]

Thank you!! Always love doing a sample haul, so much fun to discover new things! 🙏🏼

[@that_girl555]

Beautiful Top Ten. I’ve been sampling La Collection Privée Christian Dior and fell in love with Tobacolor. I own eight of the scents now, but Tobacolor has a chokehold on me. It leans slight masculine after 4 hours but I can’t bring myself to layer it yet. Most complimented is Nebras by Lattafa. Some say it’s very similiar to Billie Eilish. The Arabic scents need to macerate for a month imo. Yara is beautiful, but was a watery beach scent to my nose at first spray. I set it aside for a month and now this beautiful creamy floral has emerged. Opium Le Parfum is TT for me, Donna Born in Roma as well.

[@hayley.clough]

Tobacolor is so gorgeous so I can see why you love it! I need to revisit Opium Le Parfum, I sampled it once and didn’t think much of it BUT I haven’t tried it on the skin! ❤️

[@FragranceLush]

Such an iconic list. I ordered a sample of Soie Malaquis thanks to you! I’m excited to try it

[@hayley.clough]

Oooooh thanks so much beautiful. Let me know how you get on with Soie Malaquais! 🤍

[@Superplin]

I'm wearing Jardins de Misfah today myself and I couldn't agree more. This one will be a keeper and one I'll refill when I run out.

[@hayley.clough]

Ahhh I love hearing things like this!! It is so beautiful! ✨

[@aromasandaesthetics]

Fire list per usual boo. I love nearly all of these !! Just left the Ex Nihilo boutique and Fleur Narcotique Extrait was gorgeous!!! I walked out with 2 other bottles though and 2 travel sprays. Bouquet Ideale will forever make my list as well.

[@hayley.clough]

I cannot wait to see what you picked up!! I have a few high on my wishlist! The Irreverents and Atlas Fever are probably next for me! ❤❤❤

[@BasicIW]

Une nuit Oman jardin de misfah is one I use liberally! 😊 Loving this one and have mentioned it a few times on my channel already since I bought it!

[@andreazasoski6843]

Great list! I also have and love Bouquet Ideale, Starlight and Fleur Narcotique. I’m curious about Absolute Aphrodisiac-I’ll have to get a sample someday soon.

[@hayley.clough]

Absolutely well worth trying Absolute Aphrodisiac! 😁

[@aromasandaesthetics]

Also, SM made its way to London with me. It is very special indeed.

[@IrieAllDay88]

That's a beautiful top 10, Hayley. Nice to see some perfumes people are not talking about all the time. I have Bouquet Ideale and Princess on my wish list. I don't know how my top 10 would look like, but it would definitely include Sunshine by Amouage as I feel it is my spirit perfume lol. Not the name per se, but the scent. I feel it would be the perfume I would have created if I were a perfumer.

[@hayley.clough]

Thank you so much! I need to sample Sunshine, I haven’t smelt it in a long time and I know it is very well loved!

[@teressawill7220]

I purchased a travel spray of Princess from Sephora after falling in love with Love Don't be shy. Based on all reviews I thought it would be an easy one for my collection. I get absolutely nothing but playdoh - straight up red playdoh from Princess. I am really trying to decide if it's the travel size spray or if that is just my nose. I just got a sample of Bouquet Ideale from a Luckyscent purchase and I am so excited to try it. Ylang in Gold has been on my "to sample" list forever!

[@amandahodge3809]

I am very much enjoying iris fragrances and I think iris and violets will always be my favorite notes!! Glossier You, diptyque fleur de Peau, molecule 02 by eccentric molecules will always be in my top 10 (i need to figure out what my other top ones will be ☺️ ) Currently wanting to try: molecule 01+iris and sonic flower by room 1015!!! And as ALWAYS, I’m enjoying Jardins de Misfah a LOT, as I feel it can definitely be a year round fragrance 🥰

[@hayley.clough]

Thank you so much for sharing!! I think you would love Sonic Flower!! I can imagine Molecule 01 + Iris is amazing too!

[@lindodanisa9795]

Ive been watching all the videos and now it’s now official. I have subscribed. Love the content. Very similar taste in fragrances. All the best

[@suchandraparal3043]

Great list. I am really curious for the Dries Van noten one and one umbrella for two. Currently I am enjoying Liquide Imaginaire Dom Rosa, Desert suave, CH Amethyst haze a lot now, and SHL Soleil de jeddah mango kiss.

[@hayley.clough]

I need to sample Liquide Imaginaires as I have lent explored the brand enough yet. I have my eye on Dom Rosa and Blanche Bete. Amethyst Haze is another beauty and I reallllly want Mango Kids, so creamy and delicious.

[@funeka691]

I'm curious about that Dries van Noten fragrance. Some of my favourite fragrances are Magnolia Rosae by Maison Lancome and Angels' Share - truly these are the most addictive in my collection. I'd also add Oriental Enigma by Alexandre. J and The K'Bridge Club by Xerjoff. There's so many to choose from, quite hard to pick actually 😅

[@hayley.clough]

Ooooh Oriental Enigma!! The new extrait is sublime. I’d highly recommend sampling Soie Malaquais, it blew me away

[@lauraonlight]

You’re so beautiful today❤ Some of these are also on my Favorite for life list, such as absolute aphrodisiac and jardins de misfah! I’m so interested about starlight, it’s on my wishlist but I’ve heard is similar to Remember me and Magenta tanzanite that I already own..what do you think, should I buy it anyways?😂

[@hayley.clough]

Ahhhh thank you lovely. I don’t think Starlight is similar enough to Remember Me and Magenta Tanzanite as I have those too. It is unique enough but sits in the same scent family. Try it ❤❤

[@DeniseAdore]

Hey Hayley! 👋🏽😉 such a ni e diverse list of fragrances 👍🏼 you have something for all moods and occasions 😊

[@hayley.clough]

Ahhh thank you so much. It was so hard to pick as I feel I have others in my collection that are showstoppers. When it came down to it, I went with what I resonate with the most! 😍

[@lunarose7234]

Thanks Haley. Maybe 70% of your viewers is wrong, I'm subscribed on my iPad but sometimes I watch on TV and not always logged in.😊 I'd like to purchase a unique fragrance for my birthday, I was thinking Babycat, I love Dior Addict which I have, could you do a video on first niche fragrance purchase, I cant decide ,on Babycat, Creed, Starlight, 😂😂😂 I love spicy and strong fragrances. What do you think of Guerlain Santal Royal? Dolce and Gabbana Amber? I'm not a fan of Poison so I dont like that type of fragrance, but some favourites are Dior Addict ,Prada Amber, Especially Escada, Prada Femme. I love fragrances that as soon as you smell them your stomach leaps, your toes curl, and your heart just knows it's the one😂😂😂 I love them to be different from the current fashion scent too. It will be my 50th in a few weeks so it has to ge special, but I feel overwhelmed by my first big choice. Thank you.❤

[@hayley.clough]

Thank you!! I was trying to remember what my first niche purchase was, I am still not 100% sure what it was as my memory is so bad! I will have a think. Starlight is amazing in my opinion! I like Santal Royal but not a love and never tried D&G Amber.

[@lucia.cunhacunha6335]

Hello! Nice packs . You should try Levant from Ormonde Jayne. It is stunning and very close to fleur narcotique but longer lasting

[@hayley.clough]

Thank you. I have tried Levant and really like it. 😊 Fleur Narcotique is really long lasting on me luckily! ❤️

[@TeyanThuny]

When i see you, I feel like you could wear Ex nihilo Explicit and and Stephane Humber Lucas Venom incarnat. Or Memo Retba.

[@hayley.clough]

Venom Incarnet would be in my top 15 I would say!! 🥰

[@perfumesbyk]

What a great top 10 list! I love Absolute Aphrodisiac & starlight as well 😍🙌🏽

[@hayley.clough]

Thanks so much. It was so hard to pick just 10, had to go with what resonates with me the most! ❤️

[@perfumesbyk]

@@hayley.clough My collection has tripled in the past year as well, I don't even know how I would pick 10 so you did great lol

[@MarkAg47]

Let me guess, the coffee you were drinking at the beginning was vanilla flavored.

[@hayley.clough]

Haha!! No, just normal black coffee! 😂

[@annarozhko3964]

Coffee first absolutely ❤

[@peninalipkin2974]

I recently found my favorite fragrance of all time it is Guerlain French Kiss sadly it is rare and discontinued but i have a backup of it and love it. I also like Guerlain Cuir Beluga its not discontinued and i think you would like that one alot. For the summer I recently purchased the new Kayali Yum and on me it is so sweet gourmand but not too sweet and lasts long on my skin its a love. wow i so need to try Xerjoff Bouquet Ideal it sounds gorgeous! I love Guerlain SDV and I love it! Best vanilla ever in my opinion. Princess from Killian is one of my favorite scents also great loving fragrance! i need to try the initio does the Castorium smell like urine? alot of times it does but maybe body odor like to sweaty hot bodies together? 🙈 i also want to smell starlight. i love clove smell i get that also from tom ford tobacco vanille but starlight seems much more elegant. the last one is from a dutch company. i want to try it for a while plus the bottle is prettiest of the collection.

[@hayley.clough]

Ahhhh I really like French Kiss, I found I didn’t wear it so I sold mine a few months back. 😞 I also declutter Cuir Beluga as I found I wasn’t reaching for it but I did have it at one point. Starlight is so gorgeous

[@DivineFrag]

That intro haha. Think you growing out of Angels' Share is pretty indicative of getting deeper into the hobby, because I frequently see so-called "newer hobbyists" liking scents like Angels' Share, like Layton, like Delina and thinking that those are must-haves for life until they find an iteration of the same fragrance that suits them better. I recently sampled Carner Barcelona's "Palo Santo" and think that might be of interest to you as a distant play on the Bouquet Ideale profile. You should still get your nose on Royal Crown's "Sultan" which in my opinion outdoes the Initio. AA definitely smells dirtier/inviting/feminine vs. Sultan smells woodier/perhaps narrowly masculine. Some of my ride-or-die's (28M for context, these are unlikely to smell feminine to say the least): Royal Crown "Sultan", Xerjoff "Alexandria II", Nishane "Nefs", Atelier des Ors "Lune Féline Extrait", Initio "Blessed Baraka", Nishane "Tero", BDK "Gris Charnel Extrait", Amouage "Enclave".

[@hayley.clough]

Yessss!! I love Palo Santo, will likely be my next Carner Barcelona purchase! I do really enjoy Angels Share but the sweetness I find a little troubling sometimes. You are right, I have noticed my preferences changing… even over the last 6 months! It’s been great! I am at Exsence fragrance expo this week so I am going to hunt down your recommendations! I need to find Sultan for sure, sounds incredible!

[@hayley.clough]

Line Feline Extrait, Tero and Gris Charnel Extrait all top tier!! I nearly bought Alexandria II the other day on special offer but I haven’t sampled it before so I held off.

[@DivineFrag]

@@hayley.clough I suspect it would fit James more, I personally wear it as a signature for formal-business occasions. Re: hunting down scents at Esxence, there are some really interesting new releases that might be worth your time. Just to list a few: 2023 release "Scirocco" by Moresque (a play on Nishane's Nefs), 2023 release "Fanfarone Italiano" by State of Mind (a sophisticated gourmand from a VERY underground niche house), 2023 release "Hidden Shades" by The House of Oud (reminded me of Parisian Musc from Matiere), 2023 release "Sirius" by L'Arc Parfums (again, a pretty underground brand - they have a nice Layton-Naxos hybrid scent called "Evasion" as well). And this is without mentioning the obvious, like the 4 new Xerjoffs, the 4 new Grittis, the Micallefs, the Kilians. I know Fragrance du Bois is launching a second collab with Producer Michael called "AM" (the first one was a very... out there fragrance lets just say) as well. We don't really even have a full list of everything coming out yet, a lot of brands are more-so teasing the idea of releases.

[@yamilegarate7515]

Hi ,love your channel!!! I’m wondering which I should get MFK fluidity gold or Imitio ??

[@hayley.clough]

Mmmmm two very different scent profiles, Gentle Fluidity is a more day to day fragrance. 🙏🏼

[@ennigma1996]

My decant of Absolute Aphrodisiac smells like vanilla and pencil shavings, is that how it's supposed to be? 😅

[@staciashafer9251]

Fantastic list!!❤ looks loke I need to try Soie Malaquais😊

[@hayley.clough]

If you can get a sample or try it, I would 100% recommend!

[@dmac6704]

Does anyone agree that perfumes from samples just don’t hit like the bottle?! It’s like drinking wine from a cup 👎😂

[@Chelsea-mk7vr]

I totally get berries from bouquet ideale too feels good to hear someone else say it🤣 loveee ur taste

[@hayley.clough]

Ahhhh I am glad our noses perceive it the same! ❤️

[@FAST____]

Please tell beautiful from where u buy ur sweetheart neckline tops ❤

[@hayley.clough]

They are mostly from H&M 🙏🏼

[@orlanditto.scents]

I have subscribed to your channel from the first video I watched. I really like your content and your calmness describing your fragrances.

[@hayley.clough]

Ahhh thank you so much! Means a lot!

[@Yasmin-ox4sq]

Can't wait to hear your picks 🥰

[@hayley.clough]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@danielledifusco771]

Such good choices!!

[@hayley.clough]

Thanks so much 🙏🏼

[@danielledifusco771]

@@hayley.clough your voice is so soothing it helped as I was panicking getting ready 😂

[@Racinelotfi]

Hi Hayley, can you give us your appreciation on these two perfumes, complete sandalwood (Santal Complet) and intense Yellow Oud (Oud Jaune Intense) by Fragrance du Bois

[@hayley.clough]

Is this a dupe house you are referring too?

[@Racinelotfi]

@@hayley.clough I look forward to your next video to know your reactions and your conclusion on these two perfumes

[@Racinelotfi]

Fragrance Du Bois, headquartered in Paris, France, is a niche fragance house that specializes in Oud fragrances. Working closely with organic Oud oil producers in Asia, Fragrance Du Bois brings exciting new and bespoke fragrances to exclusive markets worldwide.

[@chrisscushman8244]

Love your top 10 list.

[@hayley.clough]

Yay, thank you!

[@jaclynkaletka7036]

I wish I could smell all of them!

[@hayley.clough]

😂🙏🏼

[@kwagesj]

Great list!

[@hayley.clough]

Glad you think so!

[@vatrina713]

I tried using your Sephora discount but it didn’t work. It’s it only for certain items? I was ordering fragrances.

[@hayley.clough]

It only works in the UK so if you are based elsewhere it will not work. Sorry 😢

[@vatrina713]

@@hayley.clough ok thanks I’m in the US

[@kristinetimofejeva9773]

I need to try the last one You mentioned, but nowhere near me. I love Bouquet Ideale, it is just stunning with that base of musk. It was my new years perfume this year. I am kinda over Absolute Aphrodisiac, used 2 decants up and I am glad I did not buy the full bottle, something is bottering me now, and it is not a Civet note. 😂 At the moment I am obsessed with Iris Malikhan, will be my spring perfume. There is just something in this iris leather and green combo that I love. Also found out that Copper from Comme De Garcones and Italian Leather from memo smell basically the same. Next time will pick up Copper since it is cheaper.

[@hayley.clough]

I need to revisit Iris Malikhan, it gets so much love and I think I will love it too!

[@lamguindaz82]

Some fantastic fragrances here. There are some I haven’t tried… need too. Especially jardins de misfah & Xerjoff starlight I don’t think I can pick a top ten right now 🫣🫣 but my “ride all day everyday” fragrance is Ex Nihilo explicit and DBK Creme de cuir ❤

[@hayley.clough]

Top 10 is so hard!! I missed out so many incredible fragrances but just picked the ones that resonated with me the most! ❤️

[@dollabill6912]

I’m scribed with bell