I have to admit that I adore the freedom that having a large perfume collection allows me, but at this point the range has become overwhelming and I'm slowly but surely using up those heavy glass bottles and making room for some other fragrances. The images below aren't the whole collection, just a selection that sit out on my shelving unit. My collection is made up of a mix of things - PR samples, birthday gifts and bottles I've hinted about to Mister over the years. My favourites have come through all of these avenues to be honest, but I'm not terribly well versed in the crazily priced luxe perfumes that are available so you won't see those here. I've made it my mission to use up these three bottles before Christmas, and as this goes live I'm one fragrance down and doing well!
My sister bought Michael Kors Very Hollywood for my birthday many years ago and I remember being so excited to receive it after sniffing it countless times at the Myer Fragrance Hall. It's a really likable white floral and according to Fragrantica it has notes of "mandarin, frozen bergamot, moist jasmine..." That mix is definitely a first for me, haha. I'm happy to say I've finished up this bottle, so the perfume purge is already going well!
I am quite fond of a rose scent every now and again and Bvlgari Rose Essentielle is probably my favourite one. I love the powdery notes of it (though I can imagine that it would turn some rose-haters off) but the nozzle has become hard to use and I'm looking forward to finishing this one up and turning to another powdery scent in its place.
Last but not least on the chopping block is my travel petite parfum of Urban Rituelle's Cotton Candy (reviewed here, and mentioned here) I still have a full bottle of this and love it to bits, but the nozzle on this petite is also knackered and I need to use it up and move onto other sweet perfumes in my collection.
I have a few perfumes on my Christmas list this year, so I'm really hoping to purge these perfumes this month before the 25th! What new scent do you have your eye (or nose?) on?
-Emma x
I'm slowly becoming more and more interested in the diversity of fragrances available out there so I've also been using up some of my older bottles and it feels great! Because of the Priceline fragrance sale, I now have two new bottles coming my way but that hasn't stopped me from eyeing up others haha
ReplyDeletexx Julia
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It's good to be able to add new scents in without cluttering everything up! Which new fragrances did you pick up?
DeleteMan, great idea! I gotta do this too and purge. Especially the little samples! So many frickin' samples hahaha!
ReplyDeleteAs much as I like the bottles I need to change things up to refresh myself, ya know? I love using up my little samples at work!
DeleteThat's quite a perfume collection you've got! I've been working on reducing my perfume stash too - last year (or was it two years ago now?) I gave some of the unloved bottles to friends and family, and this year I've been working on using things up. I've finished some minis, but no full sizes yet *sigh*. Good luck on using yours up, you're very close!
ReplyDeleteThat's not even all of it Monika, I have a lot and receive quite a few bottles around Christmas and my birthday so thought it wise this year to plan ahead ;) I often give Mumma Bovary perfume from my collection as she adores it, might have to rustle through and put one as an extra Christmas gift this year :)
DeleteMy oh my what a lovely collection :)
ReplyDeleteI have given a few bottles away to friends as well
Good luck with the using up task.. you can do it :)
At this very moment I do not have my eyes (or nose) set on any perfumes.. I have enough and I really love the ones I have... I am fallen hard for Escada Cherry In The Air again.. it is not an autumn scent by any means but I LOVE IT!!!
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Thanks Anna! I should probably give some away, you're right! I wish we had Escada here, I love seeing you rave about them :)
DeleteI like the idea of a purge ... I am trying to use up a bottle of Ralph Lauren Romance which I've had for forever. Like, 10 years maybe? It still smells fine but I actually purchased a backup bottle about 7 years ago which feels completely redundant now :p "Moist jasmine" ... wow, I find it hard to believe that passed any kind of copy writing stage, haha!
ReplyDeleteoh Romance is so lovely! I'm about a day or two out from finishing my Bvlgari and I can't wait to say goodbye to it.
DeleteI'm doing a perfume purge too, I have so many of them! I only buy 30ml perfumes now, at least that way I have a chance of finishing them.
ReplyDeleteGood idea! And I need to do this purge too, Emma. I have about 60 bottles of perfume and that's about 50 more than I need...
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