SECOND CHANCE? OR STILL STINKS? Retrying Perfume Fails, Episode 1

[@sebouquin2430]

Why do people get so upset and offended when someone doesn't like their favorite perfume? Something I will never understand... Our brains just happen to interpret scent differently, and the science behind all of that is very interesting. We also change our tastes constantly based on mood, environment, etc. AND perfume should be personal and fun anyway. It's really not that serious. 🙃

[@snudder.s.m.l.5026]

Yes just what I was thinking. We can actually learn a lot from each other 😊

[@patr70]

First you have to look at what people like and don't like becuase many of those things are based upon a judegment, a concept, or a belief, about themselves an others..and this holds true for more then just fragrance choices,

[@VeronicaSays]

I completely agree! It's perplexing when people get offended by perfume opinions. It's literally a bottle of scented fluid. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@snudder.s.m.l.5026]

@@VeronicaSays I just found a new perfume love, have you tryed. Hermès, Un Jardin sur le nil. So delicious fresh and last a long time on me. It is so good. 👍😁

[@VeronicaSays]

@snudder.s.m.l.5026 yes, I own it. Very interesting scent! 💖

[@AmyWhitehurst-vx2ks]

I love these videos!! It always helps to know that your nose isn’t broken when you dislike something everyone else seems to love. 👀 Bianco Latte It’s also just not that serious. I love Wood Sage & Sea Salt. It has a refreshing spa-like feel to me. But it’s ok if others don’t like it. In fact I get a good chuckle when people describe something that smells bad to them. I love your descriptions and sense of humor. Hope you do more like this! ❤

[@VeronicaSays]

@AmyWhitehurst-vx2ks thank you, Amy! I know what you mean. It's helpful to hear varying impressions of scents. I like Bianco Latte and own it, but it is definitely hyped way too high.

[@Mamabearperfumechannel]

I Love this video idea!🙌🏻🤓 so much fun!🥰🥰🥰 And Thank you for donating your body to science🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank youuuu! 🥰 No bodies were harmed in the filming of this video, thankfully! 😆

[@Twokays13]

Love the video! It’s just another opportunity to hear someone’s perspective on a fragrance.. as per usual, liberally enjoyed the video!

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! Yes, all perfume reviews are just opinions, in the end. 💖💖💖🥰🥰🥰

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

I’m driving to work, but I really wanna drive to your house. Have some coffee and talk about perfume ha ha ha ha😂

[@VeronicaSays]

Come on over! We'd have a blast! 💖💖💖

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

@@VeronicaSays 🤗

[@lucia3]

Film it and post it, please 🙏

[@VeronicaSays]

@@lucia3 💖💖💖

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

@@lucia3 I wish! We’re in different states 😂hopefully one day 🥰

[@allisonbotts8532]

I liked the video concept! Very fun. Looking forward to the sequel. Thanks Veronica!

[@VeronicaSays]

Glad you enjoyed! Thank you, Allison! 🥰

[@KaareneRNHealthLifeCoach]

Love your videos!!! Always get excited when I see one drop🎉🎉💕💕

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 💖💖💖

[@jusblack_thabi]

Justice for Sintra😂😂that green accord goes away

[@VeronicaSays]

LMBO! 😆 I actually think Sintra is gorgeous.

[@Lee10d0]

I appreciate this video and totally agree on testing on skin. Some fragrances smell really different on skin vs paper. For example, I originally didn’t like Narciso Rodrigues scents when I tried them on paper. But then I returned to try them on my skin and they are now among my favorite “everyday” scents. I’m glad I gave them another chance!

[@VeronicaSays]

Yes! Especially musky scents like NR. They just smell and behave differently once they warm up on you. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@nancyelliott3248]

So much fun girl! I adore your honesty …ditto on Mojave Ghost. Italica …but the forever rave is MFK Baccarat rouge which I can’t stand myself when I wear it but love it on men. I wonder if the extrait version would be a better try?

[@VeronicaSays]

Hi Nancy! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Try a sample of BR 540 Extrait, if you can. I find it more wearable in some ways than the original, although I appreciate both very much.

[@deannstanglenny9431]

I loved the extrait when I had a Sample set, it was gorgeous. I purchased the stunning red bottle, I sprayed it and it blew out in full oud😭, nothing like my sample.I now put on the oil after I spray. Keep your receipt , just in case. May have been the batch 😭🤷🏻‍♀️

[@cliniquemonae]

Hi Veronica! Happy Sunday! I am binge watching you today. You have some of the best fragrance topics! Enjoyed you doing this one!❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you kindly, Clinique! 🥰💖 Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chinee6504]

This was soooo good! Different! Really loved every moment.❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Awwww thank youuu! 💖💖💖💖

[@Miana_Techelle]

Oooh excited to see what fragrances you may have had a change of heart with or not ... love the concept of the video ❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 💖💖💖

[@nancy1316]

Love this kind of video. Many on here that I also passed on. I was wearing Mohave ghost when it was first released and loved it. Looking forward to trying the new Mohave ghost absolu

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! I would love to try the new version also. 🥰💖

[@frenchdesk8891]

I love this concept and appreciate your honesty!

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 💖💖💖

[@katekhara]

Hi Veronica! This is such a fun idea for a video 😄 I need to do this more often myself

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🥰🥰🥰

[@jenw1335]

I love this kind of video. Everyone has different taste and I think it’s fun to hear how we all interpret these fragrances.

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 💖💖💖

[@tammyroxanne.]

I'm all about fun!! 🙌🏼 Here with my toast & coffee, let's go!! 🤩🤩

[@VeronicaSays]

Hey girl, hey! Thanks for having your breakfast with me today! 😘🥰

[@HappinessSparkles]

@@tammyroxanne. we are both here with breakfast and coffee ❤️

[@VeronicaSays]

Woohoo! 💖💖💖

[@tammyroxanne.]

@@HappinessSparklesHeyy Frances!! ❤

[@KaareneRNHealthLifeCoach]

I agree with “I don’t know what” 😂 I got it in an advent box and it was so weird 😜

[@VeronicaSays]

Yesss! It was just so bizarre! 😆😆😆

[@ScentedSab]

I can't understand why people get so upset when someone doesn't like a perfume they like. Scent is so subjective and so many factors come into play - our personal preferences, skin PH, even body temperature. Love your videos - keep'em comin'!

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! And I totally agree. It's just perfume. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gails9288]

Great video, Veronica! Looking forward to part 2. Mojave Ghost was one I sampled a few years ago; i just didn't get it! It was so unremarkable for me I don't even remember what it was like. I have the Oil Perfumery version of Italica; it's currently sitting in my purgatory box!

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! Unremarkable is a good adjective for the experience. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@TressesOfAlexis]

love that you’re revisiting scents to give them a fair shot lol! great video. thanks for sharing Veronica 💙

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you, Alexis! 💖 I figured I'd give these all another good go, you know?

[@Scentwithkisses]

In Mojave ghost I pick up a fresh clean floral, like a grownup and sophisticated Daisy. I love it xx

[@VeronicaSays]

Oh that sounds lovely! 🥰🥰🥰

[@evelynschau229]

Yes .. pencil lead !! Lmao I have smelled that in fragrances too , I thought I was crazy 🤣

[@VeronicaSays]

You are NOT crazy! 😆😆😆

[@JoysBeautyJawns]

Such a fun idea!! I loved this one!! ♥️♥️ Thank you so much, queen!! 💕🩷💕

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much, Joy! 🥰💖

[@Sweets444]

It's ok Veronica...I took some of the stress of your hands because I bought Cappadocia from Joma for that same steal of a deal and thought about you when I did it!!!!🤣 😭😂 Totally agree with you on O'feminin. It smelled really vintagey and I just couldn't. 🚫I bought Queen of Silk in the 30 ml bottle and it will still take me forever to use it because 2 sprays is ALL you need with that one! Now that's a beast-mode fragrance for sure! 💟

[@toniapedd]

@Sweets444 "Vintagey" That's the word I was looking for!! I got it from Jearobom Gozo, also!!

[@VeronicaSays]

I'm glad you snagged Cappadocia! It is a good fragrance for sure. O'Feminin is a little vintage, isn't it? Good description.

[@danaamburgey9159]

I enjoy this type of video. I live in the sticks, so I can’t just pop in to a shop and sniff niche fragrances. There are SO many videos showing what is really good but it’s also beneficial to a beginner like me to see another point of view and maybe narrow some choices down. Plus, if we all smell the same there’s no need for fragrances, right?? That would be reallyyyyy sad.

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! I don't have many places to test fragrances either without a long drive, so I appreciate hearing different perspectives and experiences with fragrances too! 💖

[@marie-theresejamora-garcea8278]

This was such fun, Veronica, please keep doing it! Interesting how we all smell fragrances differently, like when I first sampled Mojave Ghost I didn't like it at all either - to me it smelled like some weird desert plant (images of cactus and agave came to mind, lol).. Then at a dinner the woman sitting next to me smelled so great I asked her what she was wearing, and she said Mojave Ghost! So that's a fragrance I can't wear myself but love to smell on other people! Also had a bad visceral reaction to Creed's Queen of Silk and Carmina... love the bottles but would never be able to wear the juice. But for me and my bank account, that's perfectly fine! 😆

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you!!! And yes, our bank accounts are marked safe for now 😂 I can see myself enjoying Mojave Ghost on someone else.

[@robinspencer9611]

This was a FUN video my friend !!!

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@alydiaz7133]

We need more of these videos. I also got a sample of Italica and i hated it. Both on skin and on paper, to me smells like sour almonds

[@carlyeslinger]

I disliked it so much too. Glad I only got a 2ml sample. For me it was a scrubber. Can’t do lactonic at all.

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! 💖🥰 Ew, sour almonds 😬

[@marlenemarquez2206]

Hey Veronica! I always enjoy watching your videos! This one was very interesting. The only one on this video that I own is Jo Malone’s Wood Sage & Sea Salt. I must say it was like a love at first sniff for me. I’m very new to fragrances, and this is my first and only Jo Malone in my collection. The only thing I dislike is the longevity!! I wish it lasted longer!!! Hey it’s a fun video. People must understand that we are not all the same and don’t have the same likes and dislikes. That’s what makes us different and individuals! People who get offended by something like this really need to open their minds!!

[@VeronicaSays]

Hi Marlene! 💖 Yeah, I hear lots of complaints about the longevity on Wood Sage & Sea Salt. And I agree, getting offended about perfume is just silly.

[@starrynight6223]

I love this kind of video! I have a full bottle of Italica and I love it! It smells like vanilla icecream to my nose. But it is very strong and I need to be very careful not to overspray as it can be headache city. Your Queen of Silk review was so funny! I have a sample of this and I agree it is very strong. In my opinion it is more unisex and perhaps leaning towards masculine a little. It smells luxurious for sure but a bit too bold for me also.

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! Aw man... I wish I got vanilla ice cream from Italica... that sounds great! 🥰💖

[@deannstanglenny9431]

Oh I feel your pain when it comes to falling in love with the opening and the bottle….then tears . Big MWAAAA🙋🏻‍♀️🇦🇺❤️🩷🧡

[@VeronicaSays]

Hi Stani! 💖🥰 Yes, I wish that Italica opening was the same throughout. So delicious!

[@arellycarrillo]

Really fun video Veronica!! thankyou :)

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 💖💖💖

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

I do love revisiting fragrances I didn’t like. Sometimes it affirms my good taste and sometimes I am surprised by how much better it can smell to me. Some fragrances really need to macerate a bit. Thank you ❤ This was fun

[@VeronicaSays]

I agree! It can be fun to retry sometimes, especially when a good deal of time has passed. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Naturallyliz41]

Yes this was fun and Veronica how dare you think we don’t love your content 😂

[@VeronicaSays]

Awwww thank you Liz! 💖🥰💖🥰

[@MUfever]

I love this idea for a video. We all so often succumb to the hype of a fragrance without factoring how despite this craze, may not work for oneself. I will say that I do personally enjoy and own many that didn’t work for you. I did test out recently Queen of silk and yes, out the gate with a bang but the dry down is beautiful. However, the wear is the factor; where, when, how often, etc. I found a good dupe, perhaps a little more animatic in the opening but so close. Amelie perfumery; a house under preproduction perfumery, that as the name implies, reproduces fragrances. They’re so good and have several originals I enjoy. I always find this the best way to get the scent profile without the investment. You look absolutely stunning. That makeup is makeuping! Love these colors but also really loved the pick look you had in your last video. ❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 💖 Yes, we all get caught up in the excitement of the new stuff sometimes. 🥰 Amelie Perfumery - thanks for sharing this!

[@norunnladstein4219]

Fun to watch! 🤩 Thanks for sharing💕

[@VeronicaSays]

@norunnladstein4219 thank you for watching! 💖💖💖

[@amandahodge3809]

This was so much fun to watch Veronica!!! I love I Don’t Know What by DS&Durga but it’s definitely polarizing, it smells like a forest-y type of wood on me along with iso e super and a little bit of amber, BUT we all perceive scents so differently; that’s the fun in fragrance ☺️ 🥰

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you, Amanda! I wish I got that from I Don't Know What! Your experience sounds lovely. 💖🥰

[@tmonique11]

You started out the gate chopping my loves! 😂😂😂 O! Feminin will live in my top 10 forever! It's so bright, juicy and femme on me and I appreciate that bit of green from the petit grain to keep it from being a super young, simple B&BW type orange blossom scent. Gahhhh! I just love her 😍

[@VeronicaSays]

I can understand why! You ROCK IT, girl! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

Italica is plasticy to me too!!😅 I have a dupe(really good dupe), and I’ve held on to it by a miracle 😂

[@VeronicaSays]

The Dua dupe is pretty good. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

@@VeronicaSays I have the Alexandria one 😉

[@TColoradoF]

These are super fun videos! I don’t think I’ve tried any you discuss here, but I’m definitely curious to hear about the others you mentioned. I think there are enough fragrances for us all to like at least 500, so no one should be offended if a few of their faves are not your favorites. 😊

[@VeronicaSays]

@TColoradoF thank you so much and I totally agree! 💖💖💖

[@writerchic777]

I cannot smell Wood Sage and Sea Salt at all! But Mojave Ghost works so well for me, it gets me so many compliments!!

[@VeronicaSays]

@@writerchic777 I hear a lot of people say the same about Mojave Ghost 🥰

[@SelfsC3ntered]

This was so fun! I tried predicting the updated rating throughout -sometimes hoping it stayed the same so I wouldn’t be tempted to re-try some (👀 looking at you Italica). Thanks for the video!

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 🥰🥰🥰 Yes, I wish Italica was a love. Oh well. 😉

[@plaisirsparfumsbyheralda850]

Thanks for sharing Veronica! I hear or read civet in a note structure, and I run towards the other direction 😂. I don't like Italica. A little bit too gourmand for me. At least, that's how I remember it. Cruz del Sur 2 was a pass for me. Is it the one with the laconic vibe? It was too much. We want a part 2. It was fun! It's nice to have different opinions about a fragrance. As long as it's done with respect. Thanks again❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much, Heralda! 🥰💖 Yes, Cruz del Sur II has the heavy lactonic note. It will be interesting to try it again!

[@nichegoseberazdvatri]

Mojave Ghost: beautiful pink champagne, mixed with exotic flower, muskiness, really smells like a chic boutique store in a unique part of town. I am so in love with it because it's suitable for work, going out, traveling... anytime, really. My ONLY complaint is that it doesn't seem to last longer than 4 hours, or my nose is just used to it. I just carry it with me and reapply. Bal Dafryque lasts a lot longer.

[@VeronicaSays]

Hi! I love your description of Mojave Ghost. Wish I got all of that! Glad it's awesome for you! 💖🎉

[@e.gutgold6036]

Hi, Veronica! I am on the fourth day of wearing Chloe Nomadę and loving it. I recently started writing notes about my fragrance experiences. Day one was “sparkly, fruity, fresh, nice for day, not sexy.” At another wearing, I really thought I smelled nectarine. Then later I thought the dry down became more sexy and the sparkle remained. Then later, overall a fruity floral. Today it got much warmer in the dry down. I don’t recommend wearing it through two exercise classes-got a little sour, oops, the nectarine didn’t do well with the heat 😅. It’s fascinating how people have such different reactions. Sparkly is definitely different than dusty!

[@VeronicaSays]

Oops! I goofed in the video. I meant to say Chloe Nomade Absolue, not the original. The original I actually do think is nice! Sorry about that 😬

[@CathyVaughn-ph3lr]

I love it when you give your honest opinion, don't have any of these but this is good information to have:)

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you, Cathy! 🥰💖

[@tmonique11]

Mojave Ghost was a slow burn for me tbh. Byredo in general has been an acquired taste bc they don't scream and I'm THAT kind of girl. But what I have really come to love about Mojave Ghost is the violet in it. I also have Penhaligon's The Favourite, which is a violet dominant fragrance that is a gdamn joy to wear just for me, at home while working (neither really project). And I was able to 'find' the violet note in Mojave Ghost and its just so good. It's a 'just for me' type of scent but I'd never reach for it to go anywhere bc it just whispers and I like that loud pack frag experience when I go outside. Another Byredo that took some time to appreciate is Young Rose. It's a super green fresh rose that I will use to start my day of rose layering, then escalate to stronger and jammier rose dominant scents as the day goes on. With 300+ fragrances, I enjoy wearing multiple a day and layering is super fun for me.

[@VeronicaSays]

I'm glad Mojave Ghost is a win for you. I can sense something in the purple floral direction in it, too. Young Rose is delightful! Very easy going perfume. 🥰🥰🥰

[@meme-fn2lu]

Love these videos.

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@sarahglen1140]

This was so fun! Can't wait for more of these videos! I have DEFINITELY changed my mind on some fragrances (I can only think of one at the moment - Pas ce Soir). I am one of the ones that absolutely LOVES I Don't Know What. I can get how you wouldn't think it's great, though. I am one of the weird ones that loves molecular/mineral type scents, so it's right up my alley 😂. Same thing with Wood Sage & Sea Salt. But I only have one of the deluxe minis of that, and I don't wear it often.

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you, Sarah! 🥰 I do enjoy molecular scents but the DS & Durga was... just off to me. Glad it works for you and glad you enjoyed the video! 💖

[@patr70]

20:45 I like the idea of you re-trying fragrances in this type of video. Cruz Del Sur II is So Good if you can get used to the lactonic milk note ❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Thanks! I'm hoping it is better the second time around. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@GBFragrances]

Hello my friend!!!!! When I saw Italica and Oud Orange Intense, I had to JUMP and watch this video! I love both so much! but I've got a sweet spot for Italica, it's a keeper fore life! In fact, I'm gonna feature "her" in my upcoming video tomorrow 🤩🤩. I always say that fragrances (just like people), deserve a second chance 🙃😉 Lovely video V 😘😘😘😘

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! 🥰💖 It's fun to retry fragrances to see if our experience or tastes have changed. I'm glad these are both winners for you! 🎉

[@BGalwah1]

I loooove this kind of video. It’s nice to get a different perspective on popular fragrances plus the descriptions are very helpful! I personally don’t vibe wood sage and sea salt or other freshies but someday I might 🤷🏼‍♀️ 😊

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 🥰 I've been craving every day and comforting scents recently but Wood Sage & Sea Salt just misses the mark for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

Hello beautiful yes on skin is such a big difference❤❤❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Hi Rose! Testing on skin is a must! 🥰

[@Chantal_aimeparfums]

18:44 I swear the thought of Queen of Silk and its rude opening still makes me recoil and I can’t get myself to try it again!!! I will be passing the sample to someone who appreciates its loudness!!!

[@VeronicaSays]

LMBO! I totally understand! 😂😂😂

[@jessicatrimn3296]

Hey Veronica!!! I enjoyed your take on these fragrances. O feminine was a oh no ma’am for me 😂😂 as well as Italica I don’t want to smell like expensive food 🤢🤢

[@VeronicaSays]

Hiiii Jessie! 💖 Thank you! I remember you didn't care for Italica 😂

[@e.gutgold6036]

That’s okay about the misnaming!! ❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you 🙏

[@e.gutgold6036]

I think you’re so nice to give I Don’t Know What a 5 when you dislike it! Or to even think about moving it up. :)

[@VeronicaSays]

😆😆😆 I was feeling generous

[@matildalepoglavec9267]

I love Sintra and petitgrain in it, without it wouldn't work for me. Thank you for recommending something similar.

[@VeronicaSays]

I think Sintra is wonderful! I prefer it to O Feminin. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@dgwallace26]

Love wood sage and sea salt ❤❤❤ , lake & skye 11 11 gives me a bit of headache . Thought of trying "I don't know what" , but I changed my mind because I don't want redundancy in my collection. Mojave ghost is one of my faves, and here's the reason why. Sapodilla, also known as Naseberry, is a fruit I loved while living in Jamaica, so it brings back those memories for me when I wear it😊.

[@VeronicaSays]

Oh how lovely that Mojave Ghost reminds you of Jamaica! 🥰🥰🥰 I love that for you!

[@scentsual7752]

In dry down the ofeminine kinda has a fruity pebbles/froot loops scent to it that reminds me of childhood when I ate those cereals 😂 or maybe it’s reminding you of a scented sticker/doll/eraser etc

[@VeronicaSays]

Maybe??? Thanks for sharing these ideas! 🥰💖

[@holleyrector2497]

I have tried Italica numerous times and don't understand the hype. It smells like plastic. I just don't get it.

[@VeronicaSays]

Unfortunately, I wish that delicious opening lasted throughout. 😩

[@carlyeslinger]

Such a great video - nice idea Veronica 👍🏼 So strange that I got the same rush back to the 80’s when I smelled O Feminin! I stood there a long time contemplating what it reminded me off. I wondered if it might be a strawberry shortcake toy - she had a friend called Orange Blossom… In any case, O Feminin was not for me - think it’s the petitgrain. Mojave Ghost - I have poured out my pocketbooks to sampling sites such as scent split and scents gift as well! - I first got a 2 ml and went through it. So I got an 8ml from scents gift. It is still not full bottle worthy to me. However, I am intrigued due to its dry nature. I lived in the desert of southern New Mexico for 3 yrs, and something about it does remind me of the desert. Gypsy Water is still the winner from byredo for me. Thanks for this video - I think it actually saved me some money😀

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! I think I did like Gypsy Water. I owned a dupe for a while, too. I wonder if I still have it? 🤔 How funny that you, too, got an 80s memory from O'Feminin! 😯😯😯

[@mariezapanta8839]

Hello Veronica! This is really a fun video. We’ve all been there right? It took me 8-9 months of several 2nd chances to decide that I didn’t hate Guidance the way I did on first sniff. i was so frustrated because I could not learn to un-hate it, in fact I really wanted to love it. I finally dared to wear it one night at work and all I ever got were compliments despite my discomfort and uneasiness. Wore it again and got more compliments and had to admit, I started getting whiffs of it from time to time and started appreciating it. Before I knew it, I moved to Team Guidance. 😄. From time to time, I still smell something in it that bothers me, but it didn’t bother me that much anymore. Now, it’s big like! I’m so glad I didn’t give up on it. 💜💜💜

[@VeronicaSays]

Yes, we have! Guidance is not an easy one. Up close, it's really weird. It's one that wafts well in the air. That's where the magic is! 💖💖💖

[@VIVIANAMUDD]

LMAO Veronica chose violence today 😂 All our noses are different, but I will say that I saw @michyscents the other day on a video trying samples but only on blotter and she HATED Ghost in the Shell, I didn't take offense because I don't even take myself seriously, but my experience with that same fragrance was that it smells like a completely different thing on skin and I was like in instant love when I smelled on my skin, so I suggested that to her, but apart from that, there are SO MANY perfumes, it would be so boring if we all liked them all. I don't think I've used I Don't Know What by itself ever, to me it is like the Molecule 1,2, etc. fragrances...as a fragrance longevity enhancer also, they have one called Crystal Pistil and same. I gave my Mohave Ghost to Sara my daughter for her hospital perfumes 😭

[@VeronicaSays]

😆😆😆 I've been wanting to do this video for a while! Yes, I Don't Know What is meant to be a fragrance enhancer. I quite appreciate Molecule 01 and 02, but the DS & Durga was just... weird! 😬 I thought Ghost in the Shell was pleasant. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ahilaryb]

I clutched my pearls when you brought up Mojave Ghost 😂 To me it smells both juicy and fresh, but without being synthetically sweet or powdery. Great vid tho!

[@VeronicaSays]

@@ahilaryb thank youuuu! 💖🥰 And thanks for sharing your Mojave Ghost thoughts. 💕💕💕

[@jaxbeautifulyou]

RIP Italica 😂 my heart has to take a moment, but I think I’ll be ok…. Eventually 😉

[@VeronicaSays]

@@jaxbeautifulyou 😂😂😂 Sorry, Jackie! I really did try with it. It could have been so beautiful (song by Tiffany)

[@DKK9720]

I’m so curious to hear your take on Parisian Musc because I adore that scent 😂 to me I get a creamy, figgy ambrette with something slightly peppery. It’s one of my go-to early Spring everyday scents

[@VeronicaSays]

Oh I hope I enjoy it the second time. My first try was like... what IS this? 😂

[@zairadiaz4957]

Love this video concept!!! Can't wait to see what you'll think about Cruz Del Sur II.... I didnt love it when I did a dab test, but when I did a full wear, I understood. Loved my scent bubble all day 😊 Im team Rosendu #8 so hopefully you're converted with your retest 😂

[@VeronicaSays]

I'm hoping #8 makes a comeback in round 2. 😆 I'm less hopeful about Cruz Del Sur II. I can see why people love it, but I did have a hard time with it.

[@expansefloating4096]

I so agree with you about I don’t know what. It’s very harsh and dry, like a smoked pencil tip, as you had said. I really don’t register it as a your skin but better perfume. Straight up woody. Should be called I don’t know WHO is sharpening pencils but enough. I still gotta get my nose on O Feminin. I like Jo Malone Orange Blossom, I hope it might be a bit similar to that? But the petitgrain could skew it more soapy. Hmm.

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! Yes, sharpening pencil and throwing in green metallic shavings or something. 😬 Give O'Feminin a sniff!

[@neciajax]

I enjoy the video. Veronica. Happy to report I remained unscathed lol. 💕

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! 💖💖💖 I'm glad you were unharmed! 😂

[@Naturallyliz41]

I’m actually wearing a sample of Mojave Ghost and I must say I am starting to like this a lot

[@VeronicaSays]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@aggiaggi8306]

Queen of Silk reminds me of THoO BonBon Pop, but the sophisticated version! 🤔Osmanthus in it reads to me as peach ( + patchouli + vanilla compared to peach, patchouli and caramel in BonBon Pop). I seem to be alone in this 😄 I would love to add it to my collection for formal situations 😊 first Creed that I like

[@VeronicaSays]

Oh! BonBon Pop? I'll have to try them side by side! Queen of Silk would really shine in formal occasions.

[@NicolesScentEscape]

I love this kind of video, my nose is forever playing games with me and scents are always changing to my nose depending on the days or my mood 😂

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! 🥰💖 Yes, our experiences with fragrances can change - sometimes one day to the next!

[@jackiesasfai4162]

Love these videos!! It’s all subjective!! I love to hear others opinions!❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Hi friend! I completely agree. 💖💖💖

[@christie847]

Italica was a no go for me as well. That toffee caramel note goes sharp and way too sweet on me every time.

[@VeronicaSays]

Yeah it falls apart in the drydown and gets weird on me 😬😩

[@gladyscatalinariveramariet5903]

Wood Sage ... you might want to try Salty Breeze by Autobiography (Paris Corner around $40+/-)

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you, Gladys, for this suggestion! 💖🥰

[@chelseyschlutereichen9009]

I've been going back and forth on O Feminin as well. It's nice, but I think I have other orange blossom scents I prefer.

[@VeronicaSays]

Same! I have other orange blossoms I prefer. 💖

[@HappinessSparkles]

Yes I loved cloe nomade

[@VeronicaSays]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@morganlefay2599]

Probably my most complimented perfume to the extent ive written it down for people, the absolu flanker too.

[@latonyagipson-bowman9186]

Hey Veronica 🙋🏾‍♀️ Listening and watching as I get my pedicure 😂😂😂

[@VeronicaSays]

Oh do I need a pedicure 😆

[@julieg_quebec-julesselivre8641]

Not bored at all! I love diversity! You know, I sometimes feel alone for hating 100 silent ways or all these popular Middle Eastern fragrances everyone reaves about! Nebras, Ajayeb, Bade’e Al Oud Honor and Glory for instance… Wood Sage and Sea Salt was a huge love two years ago but now it’s just a like. i’m glad I picked up a 30ml instead of the big bottle.

[@sweetpeace5]

You’re not alone on 100 Silent Ways🎉And here I thought I was ALONE😂This fragrance is SO CLOYING to me I had to sell it after trying to make it work thinking something was wrong with me. I cannot do it. But I do like those ME frags you mentioned😅

[@julieg_quebec-julesselivre8641]

@@sweetpeace5 big headache for me with one spray! 🙃

[@VeronicaSays]

Hi Julie! 💖🥰 I do love HSW but there are plenty of people who agree with you you're not alone! I have greatly slowed down on ME fragrances, especially when people started to go crazy for them. It was hard to keep up and so many ended up being dupes of fragrances I already have.

[@jh115]

Everyone's skin chem and indeed nose /perception is different. I must re-try Mojave Ghost, as it was chilly and violet to me, like Apollonia but way less strong x

[@VeronicaSays]

Oh! Interesting comparison! Thank you 🥰

[@melibnice2126]

Enjoyed! Keep them coming!🤗🤗💕

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 💖🥰💖🥰

[@melaniethebroker]

finally somebody gets me... I blind bought "I don't know what" and was seriously pissed off.... lololol....... I don't even know if I can sell this cause its a no for me. lolol... that is what I get for trying to get a cheaper Another 13 lol. Oud orange is not an appealing fragrance but when it comes off of you it is compliment getting. I would get chocked out with this one but i sprayed it on the back of my clothes were it wouldn't catch me but catch the people I walk past and it has worked wonders lol. Just throw the Wood Sage & Sea Salt in the trash lolol... it doesn't smell good on me or on the people I smell it on.. I honestly think there is a batch Italica issue because the samples can smell different. Also I hate the floral smell ... I don't like mixing that with cookies lolol... i was like what is going on but in the store I didn't smell that so its confusing... BYREDO IS A TERRIBLE BRAND TO ME Lol.... hard period ... I blind bough 5 of them and sold them all lol... Descriptive words for Byredo. FUNK.. LOL..

[@VeronicaSays]

Oh no! You sold ALL your Byredo fragrances? I've yet to purchase a full bottle. Maybe one day. But I've had lovely dupes. I Don't Know What was so confusing to me. 😬😬😬 Yeah... just go on and buy Another 13. 😂

[@toniapedd]

I love your nail color!! Looks sooo pretty on you! I'm with you on some of these and some I just haven't tried. I Don't Know What... UGH! I gave it one test and wondered what the heck?! Kinda smelled like chemicals & the smell of an old vinyl record after playing, that warm static smell??? I should try what it's intended for which is a base for other frags to last longer. Italica, something about the almond. Wood sage & sea salt.. What does everyone who loves it smell? I was not getting it. I had an intuition I wouldn't like O' Feminine & that it would smell like an old (1990's?) fragrance memory to me and I think I'm right. I have a bunch of samples to go through and Mojave Ghost is one I want to test. I love these videos and your humor and could never be offended by something so ridiculous as a different opinion about what fragrance we each like or don't like!!!😏🙄😂Keep em comin & I'll be watchin!😘

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! And thanks for sharing your thoughts on these. Yes! Chemicals and warm static smell and something else bizarre - metallic shavings or something. 😬

[@laurelschrock5828]

I love these videos-- they're so fun! Your reactions kill me 😂 I had a similar response to Queen of Silk; I do like it but when I sampled it, it initially hit me like a ton of bricks. An hour later I was able to enjoy it on my arm but I'm not brave enough to get something THAT bold and have to wait it out after spraying 😂

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you!!! 🥰🥰🥰 Yes, that Queen of Silk takes a minute (or 60) to get used to! Yikes!

[@TheEVEEffect]

Lmbo, Bye Felicia….see you in the next video😂🤣😂 Hey Vee💖💕 Oud Orange Intense was one I let go of because I no longer vibed with it. The fruits and the amber undertone didn’t mix well for me but it was over time because initially I appreciated how different it was.

[@VeronicaSays]

Yes, serious people move to the left of the line, please! 😂 I have also enjoyed some fragrances for a while then decided my time with them was over. I understand.

[@Shelley-cl2kn]

I like this type of video! There are many fragrances that I haven’t liked at first and then either they grow on me or after sitting for a while, the different accords start to play nicely with each other. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Sparkling Jo. I know you didn’t like it at first. I didn’t either but after my sample sat for a couple of months, I loved it. I now have a full bottle. It’s one of my favorites. Dear Polly is another one that I kind of liked but I felt like all of the scents weren’t gelling together. My sample sat in my drawer for months. I just tried it again this morning, and now I really like it. 😂got a free sample of Queen of Silk a while back. I don’t know about her. She’s going to have to sit in time out for a while. I’m not sure how I feel about her bully energy 😆

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! 💖🥰 Sparkling Jo is the one I'm most looking forward to retrying. Queen of Silk definitely needs a time-out moment! 😂

[@mia_sant_46]

'I Don't Know What' is named perfectly. Because 'on your skin', you and others are like huh? What? I think this may have been meant as a layering / fragrance intensifier. And maybe with other scents it may be good. I sprayed this in a room at a table full of people. In the 'air' it smelled like 'heaven' to everyone. On skin. Some got the woodiness / pencil shavings. Some got burnt plastic. I got the rubber doll head with plastic hair plugs. The rest were afraid to put it on. I mean reeeeeaaly, WHAT ??? 😂😂😂 I'm so glad I only got a decant based on the hype. I hate when something smells so good in the air, and then a synthetic, plastic let-down. Thanks for this honest video !!!

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! 🥰💖 Yes, it's marketed as an enhancer. But I can't imagine it enhancing anything. 😬😂 So weird how something smells great in the air and strange up close like that.

[@heatherpurvis2792]

oud orange intense is great in cold weather, I only wear it when its really cold out. its sweet on me with wood like notes. lol in summer though NO WAY. Love your videos!

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you so much! 💖 And thanks for sharing your Oud Orange Intense experience. 🥰

[@enidiroanya9087]

Love this kind of stuff because it helps me on my purchase of perfumes

[@VeronicaSays]

I'm glad it was helpful! 🥰🥰🥰

[@oscardog6719]

Yes, keep these kind of videos going. I actually love Parisian Musc and Vanilla Powder,but I won’t take offence if you still dislike them in the next video. 😉 Chloe Nomade is my go to if I need to feel confident in a situation. Love that we all have different tastes 😃🇦🇺

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you!! I actually meant to say Chloe Nomade Absolue, sorry. I do like the original. 💖🥰

[@sweetpeace5]

Excited for round 2❤

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you! 🥰

[@Its_me_Teri_b]

Its good that we see these videos, too many people are love this and love that omg and then you blind buy a few of them to try and they end up being a synthetic or flowery mess of a fragrance. I'm irritated as you can probably tell that I did buy a few that didn't work for me and now have to figure out a way to get rid of them 😔

[@VeronicaSays]

I'm sorry you've had bad experiences! Everyone has such different tastes. Sampling can be helpful to see if your impressions match someone else's. 👍🏼💖

[@pinkiemtengenya6744]

I honestly love these kind of videos and I will never understand why some people get upset🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️. I smelled Cappadocia along with others in a Memo fragrance session earlier this month and I agree with your assessment🤩🤩. I also received a decant of Italica recently in a swap and I haven’t tried it yet cos these past few weeks have been rather hot🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️. I also sampled Queen Of Silk, love the opening but man there’s something in the dry down really annoys me😩😩. I did like Mojave Ghost as a casual fragrance, I received a travel spray from the Skins box🤩🤩. Stay gorgeous 🥰🥰

[@VeronicaSays]

Thank you Pinkie! 💖🥰 I would have guessed that you like Queen of Silk! 😯 Interesting to hear that it annoyed you!

[@pinkiemtengenya6744]

@@VeronicaSays My fragrance twin this side said the same thing😂😂. It’s a beautiful fragrance no doubt but man that crispy down killed it for me😩😩

[@Florida882]

So I DO NOT like Mojave ghost on me. But my daughter… wow it smells so good on her. She wears it all the time. And the smell is just fantastic

[@VeronicaSays]

Oh wow! Isn't it interesting how we can dislike something but love it for someone else? 😯

[@almatoledo1608]

As a young girl in Elementary, I tasted the tip of a pencil including wood -I cannot explain why, but I know the flavor and scent 😅

[@VeronicaSays]

Eh... I admit to doing this too 😂 It tastes metallic like blood 🤦🏻‍♀️😆

[@kanamichelle7404]

I am never offended when someone doesn’t like what I like, and I am glad we don’t always like the same fragrances or they would be harder to get, and probably more expensive! Variety makes the world go ‘round. 😌

[@VeronicaSays]

Yes, that's part of what makes fragrance sampling so fun. Everyone is so different!

[@ashleyjones8771]

I absolutely love dua's version of italica called Italiano! I never tried italica so I don't know if it's close or not, but I don't even care. I love Italiano for what it is.

[@VeronicaSays]

Hi! I used to own the Dua version and it's overall more enjoyable and consistent in scent than the original. The opening of the original is unmatched though.