r/NichePerfumes

I have tried a lot of vanillas in search of two or three that I can say are my favorites. I've tried Guerlain Spiriteuse Double Vanille, Obvious Une Vanille, Divine Vanille, ones by Ormonde Jayne, Mancera, Tom Ford...you get it. I don't like sweet, cloying vanillas rather layered scents that have tobacco, whiskey, oud, smoke or incense in them.

What are some vanilla scents that go under the radar or gate-kept scents? What would you recommend I try?

Im deep in a fragrance hyperfocus atm, and have been sampling a lot different scents in the run-up to my wedding. I have a growing collection of decants, samples, some nice full size, and am becoming more clear on what I like (inc. a few faves from Penhaligons, a Toskovat, FM Carnal Flower).

I also though, love smelling my partner. Historically he’s worn Boss aftershaves - I got him The Scent Magnetic last year, and recently I gave him
Maison Margeila Jazz Club, and When the Rain Stops to try (from a sample set), and an ombre nomade dupe that I smelled on a friend and liked - they also smell great on him.

Id love to pick up some more interesting samples and decants for him to try - he seems to like woody, and some clean fragrances, but Im not really sure where to start.

He doesnt like the smell of quite a few of the Amouage scents, or Le Labo Labdanum, if that helps with what to avoid.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations you may have!

I saw that Amouroud released Oud Vanille, and I’m waiting on a sample of Vertus Vanilla Oud. It got me wondering what other masculine-leaning vanillas are out there, preferably without tobacco.

Lists only tell me so much, and Parfumo’s masculine/feminine ratings don’t always line up with how I smell things. What would you recommend?

I have 17- and 15-year-old nephews who are just getting into fragrances. They’re sporty, preppy, starting to date, and already have small collections featuring Lacoste, Sauvage, and Eros—the holy trinity of “I have entered the fragrance world and may now spray before gym class.”

I’d like to get them something youthful, versatile, and appealing, but a little less obvious—ideally from an affordable niche or overlooked designer house. Something that smells distinctive enough to get compliments, but not so experimental that their friends ask whether they’ve been sprayed by a haunted forest.

I’m open to inexpensive options as long as they don’t smell cheap. I’m not looking to spend Xerjoff money; they’re teenagers, not hedge-fund managers. The scent matters more to me than the label, although a house they’ve never heard of would earn bonus points. I have a fairly huge collection; I just wouldn’t buy them anything I wear (weird incense-y, bitter scents).

Stronger With You, Missoni Wave, and Rochas L’Homme are already on my list, but I’d rather find something they’ve never heard of that smells amazing and works for school, dates, and generally pretending they didn’t apply six sprays in the car.

Any suggestions available in the US would be greatly appreciated!

​Hi everyone! ​I'm looking for trustworthy and reliable online stores based in Europe to purchase perfume decants and samples (both niche and designer). ​I prefer sites with reasonable shipping costs within the EU, decent atomizers, and a good selection. ​Where do you usually order your decants from? Any specific recommendations or sites to avoid? ​Thanks in advance!

I like the combination of cinnamon and vanilla in angel share really very tasty, but then there is this cognac/ alcohol i really don’t like and was thinking if there’s any other fragrance that is comparable to it without the alcohol?

I will be in Thailand from 12/19 to 01/09. A perfume would be an amazing memory of the whole trip. The fact is: I do not have a lot of time to take from the schedule to go around searching for perfumes. Do you have any suggested brand to check out that have flagship/big shops in Bangkok or Chiang Mai?