I experimented with those. One tiny spray= you reek of disgusting for a very, very prolonged time. They all smell OLD surprisingly, but like a morbid but sexual hag or something.these are the images on the boxes for etat libre d'orange - all of them have such sexually suggestive names too "don't get me wrong baby i don't swallow, secretions magnifique, delicious closet queen etc. so amusing.
hahaha. secretions magnifique is SO gross. Je sui en homme is so manly it's got leathery beastly notes. I didn't mind delicious closet queen but it was just a bit overbearing for me to wear all the time. The dude at Myer told us a pretty hilarious story about this girl who ended up backpacking with a guy for 4 months because of a conversation about don't get me wrong baby i don't swallow that she was wearing at the time.I experimented with those. One tiny spray= you reek of disgusting for a very, very prolonged time. They all smell OLD surprisingly, but like a morbid but sexual hag or something.
With that said, I like anything from Benefit and Miss Dior Cherie+ MDC L'eau.
im not totally certain because i haven't ever tried it but there are similar notes in gucci envy, amouage jubilation 25 and dia woman, chanel 5, 22, and coco mademoiselle and tommy girl. I don't think that tommy girl and mademoiselle are particularly incensey though.lauren do you know a similar scent to anais anais? a friend of mine loves it but doesnt want to buy cacharel anymore on account of their alleged animal cruelty or some shit idk.
also, if you ever find yourself in nyc, go to the lower ground floor of saks 5th avenue. there you will find your heaven.
<3 annick goutal fragrances, the bottles are absolutely gorgeous.hmm i dont know if anais anais is in anyway similar to chanel coco or 5 or some of the others but i'll try some out, thanks.
its basically really floral and jasminey and gardenia i think, she loves it and is making a fuss about it but whatever.
i thought of you when i was in nyc, especially the annick goutal section, magnificent!
if i recall correctly iris poudre is SO intense but not in an especially florally way. parfum sacre has very similar notes in it, particularly in the middle, but the base has vanilla, myrrh and cedarwood rather than sandalwood and incense which to me are less sweet and more strong. the lasting vanilla (in my mind, im just taking a total guess) would soften the incensey-ness of it. Then again, alley you said it was total floralI own Anais anais, I think it's dreadful and have never come across a scent that is noteably similar.
EDIT: Maybe possibly Parfum Sacre by Caron or Iris Poudre by Frederic Malle. But not really.