r/perfumesthatfeellike

(It’s more likely than you think)

I want something with the corpse flower vibes, but not to smell like hot garbage and rotting fish.

It should be magnificent, once in a life time, total showstopper, incredible experience but ultimately there is something deeply unsettling that you cannot get past.

Like the experience of viewing the corpse flower (or what I imagine it to be as I’ve never seen one live) for the first time, you stand afar and are completely amazed by its beauty, you watch it in awe as it opens up, you ponder your own existence for a few minutes and then the smell hits you and you’re back on earth and don’t understand how something so majestic can smell so awful. You cannot let it go, you get closer to admire it but you’re conflicted because of the different stimuli you’re getting from your senses. You then leave and cannot stop thinking about it because it intrigued you and you know you’ll most likely never experience it again.

Was walking around the yard checking the insides of flowers and to my surprise found this little guy 😍🤩

Looking for something that feels like what Candy Darling would love/smell like.

Want to keep this open-ended, so go wild and feel free to get creative! I’m just not a big fan of cinnamon or patchouli :) thank you!!

I adore this movie (and series) so very much 💔

I'm looking for something in the medieval aesthetic, but not dark and gothic and serious, I need the whimsy.

Not so subtle narcissistic posting. I (25F) recently got these photos taken and I feel like they really sum up my vibe! What perfumes give these vibes? What do I look like I’d wear, or like to wear?

Perfumes/room sprays that feel like this that’s not old lady-like and also $20 and under? It doesn’t particularly have to be strong I just want to use it for my room

I’m not picky about notes, I’m interested in trying anything that fits this vibe

If you know, you know. The plasticy rubbery smell that hits you when you walk in is so nostalgic.

What else would I like? Thanks in advance c:

Hello! Hoping to get some suggestions on purple scents… the only problem is that I’ve got a lot of dealbreaker notes that would normally be a big component in a purple scent.

I really struggle with most florals. If a perfume is centred on a particular flower, I probably won’t like it. I don’t mind iris and violet, or lavender when it’s taken in a more dry herbal direction, but I won’t like it if it’s just an iris or violet or lavender scent. Rose and I don’t get along most of the time.

I also struggle with most fruits, including those that would normally be in a purple fragrance. I can deal with fig and blackcurrant, especially when taken in a less sweet, more medicinal or dry direction. I really don’t like passion fruit, plum, or berry notes 99% of the time.

Gourmand notes, I’m also very particular about. I like liquorice/anisic notes, savoury and starchy notes, and boozy notes, but not any of your more traditional gourmand notes (baking, confectionery, coffee, honey, chocolate). Unsure how I feel about red wine, but leaning to no.

My taste is more dry than sweet. Love resins, industrial and atmospheric notes, weird accords, woods, spices (cinnamon is iffy), dry greenery, dry earthy notes, touches of smoke, aromatic herbs, tea notes and fabric notes. I prefer smelling like feelings and concepts and memories more than things.

Have tried Filippo Sorcinelli’s Oceano Viola, Nest Indigo, and Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede, and enjoyed them all.

Also in my collection are JHAG Ode to Dullness, various liturgic/Catholic guilt scents, CDG Black and Palisander, Chasing Scents Slow World, Imaginary Authors Telegrama and Memoirs, DS&Durga Bowmakers and Mississippi Medicine, and Lush Shade, Lord of Misrule and Tank Battle.

Probably a tall order, but ideally available in Australia (or at least available on a decanter who ships to Australia). Don’t care about the price (within reason).

Thank you in advance!! :-)