u/Dropped-Croissant

Help finding a lasting perfume my mom will like that's under $100?

My mom's absolute favorite is Versace's Crystal Noir, and she describes it as, "intimate and sultry, like sexytimes but not whore-ish," and she says her favorite qualities are how it smells when dried down specifically, plus how long-lasting it is.

She also likes Jimmy Choo's I Want Choo, and Bath & Body Works' Gingham Fresh.

Before coming here, I looked to Fragrantica for recommendations, but was met with a lot of decadent sweetness that my mom greatly dislikes, including one of my favorites: Bath & Body Works' Strawberry Pound Cake. She says she doesn't want to smell like dessert.

More perfumes she dislikes are Givenchy's Organza, and Bath & Body Works' Japanese Cherry Blossom. Although, for the latter, I think her dislike of the scent is because she's grown tired of it-- Japanese Cherry Blossom had previously been amongst her favorites for decades.

Lastly, she does like cinnamon-y smells (like Bath & Body Works' Leaves) and incense-y smells (like Nag Champa) for room ambience, but I'm not sure how well that extends to scents on her body.

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u/Dropped-Croissant — 14 days ago