i love zara perfume so much. their scents are not too much and too artificial, and it’s very much affordable. i used to obsess over their signature gardenia scent, but recently just switched to golden decade. it has a subtle scent with notes of white florals and vanilla. i also love my dad’s perfume! it got a hint of tobacco in it, and it’s so subtle and not as strong, but also lasted for a long time with only a few sprays. you could also try l’eau d’issey by issey miyake if you like a more subtle and natural fragrance. though i gotta say, it’s pretty pricey, and doesn’t last as long.
Jan 1, 2025
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Especially Elegantly Tokyo. One girl in the friendship group started wearing it and then we all started wearing it. Now we move around as an obnoxious scent bubble.
I’ve never had as many compliments on literally anything as I have with this perfume. And so cheap.
They discontinued it for 6 months and I went to a perfumery to get them to create an exact match (at vast expense).
Sep 6, 2024
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i’m a juliet has a gun girlie. particularly the original not a perfume scent but i also love the lily fantasy one.
i’ve preached abt it here before but my go to’s are the perfume oils from possets perfume! my signature scent is ode to aphrodite—it’s got clean almost soapy tones that are cut by oakmoss, sage and musk and yet manages to be sweet and warm in the end thanks to sandalwood. their silver narcissus scent also has the best floral notes ever in the world. i have no idea what the notes are but the site describes it as sweet and floral yet spicy and green. but honestly they has so many good scents at a good price that both lasts a long time and projects well.
May 23, 2025
(Full disclaimer I have no idea if some of these are discontinued)
Karma by Lush is one of my favourites too so I think you might like these. They're not the same but I feel have a similar ✨je ne sais quoi✨
Amber Nod (Marks and Spencer): love little amber amber perfume. Marks and Spencer perfumes are wicked. Warmth by the apothecary range is like £13 and is a dupe for Santal 33 by Le Labo. Yeah it doesn't last quite as long on your skin but at £13 you can go crazy with the top ups. All the Apothecary range is really really nice
420 by Lush: A really woody CBD infused scent. It's kind of weird but in an enjoyable way.
Neroli perfume oil by Wanderflower - a warming comforting neroli scent. Oil based perfume is a nice more affordable option over eau de toilette because it lasts longer on the skin (though the scent often has a different and less fresh quality imo)
Arket perfume oil trio - The Oakmoss one especially is top tier. Really nice to layer due to their simplicity.
Alexander McQueen - One of the only "celebrity" perfumes I've actually loved. It's so hot and sexy and mysterious and smells like a strange flower you'd find somewhere magical. It is quite weird and this one is definitely discontinued and I don't know how much I'd recommend as a blind buy but it's an amazing perfume. Also the scent changes over the day in a really nice way. More for evening wear though
White Dahlia by Reiss - it's very fresh and quite cologne-y and even though it has no leather notes it still smells like leather to me? Not sure why that is but it's a very unisex scent and I feel compelled to wear this when I'm wearing a suit for some reason
May 31, 2025
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i have always known this. that people come and go. but it was only recently that this statement really… struck me. i guess that no matter how much you want people to stay in your life, sometimes it‘s just inevitable. though it was hard at first to let go of ‘your person’, i also realized that relationships are maintained by more than just one person.
so no matter how much you want to keep those people in your life, to save the relationship and connection that you have, at the end of the day, they also have a say in what they feel and what they want. and if what they want is to be out of your life, then the best thing that you could do is to accept and respect that.
it’s the best thing that you could do. not only for them, but also for you.
Dec 31, 2024
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nothing beats the aftermath feeling of hanging out with your homies that you haven’t seen for a long while, knowing that you had a well spent day with the right people.
my heart is full.
Jan 3, 2025
people have their own way to capture memories, and mine is to capture it through film!
there’s just something romantic about capturing moments with film camera. the knowledge that once you press that shutter button, there’s no going back. there is no retakes, or trying to check if it was out of focus. you just hope that you got the aperture right and there‘s enough lighting to perfectly capture the moment right there and then.
here’s one of my favorite films captured in 2024! oh how i wish i could attach more than just one pic here.
Jan 1, 2025