r/wonderscent

no judgement. show the one you'd keep on the shelf even if it was empty.

mine's in the comments 👇

I need something nostalgic and bittersweet to match the vibe of Jeanne. She's the central character in the slow burning, sleepy Belgian 70s film Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels (1975).

Her life is so mundane yet so aesthetic. Whilst she goes on about her day, running errands around Brussels, there is something strikingly melancholic about her life... she is elegant, classy and cool-headed yet underneath, there is an underlying frustration. When I watched this movie, I was surprised I was captivated by 3 hours of ASMR cleaning, errands, brief French dialogues, and walking around town. Such a good movie. It's been a month since I've seen it but it's still on my mind.

I’m honestly not a perfume person at all, but I smelled Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit and I’m OBSESSED. This might actually be the first fragrance I’ve ever loved enough to want to wear regularly.

The problem is that it’s a cologne, and I really want something with better longevity and projection — ideally an EDP/parfum that gives me the same vibe but actually lasts.
What I love about Ginger Biscuit is that warm, cozy gourmand smell. To me it smells like a freshly baked Biscoff/gingersnap cookie — brown sugar, slightly dark molasses, candied ginger, cinnamon/nutmeg, caramel, roasted hazelnut, vanilla and tonka. It’s sweet, but not that super sugary/candy type of sweet. There’s something warm, spicy, buttery and slightly nutty about it that keeps it from becoming sickly sweet.

I also really like that there’s nothing noticeably floral, fruity or aquatic about it. I basically want to smell like a warm expensive gingerbread cookie lol.
Does anyone know an EDP/parfum with a very similar scent profile but much better longevity and projection? It doesn’t have to be an exact dupe, and I’m open to niche/designer/whatever price range if it’s genuinely close.

Basically: Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit, but stronger and longer lasting.
Would LOVE recommendations from anyone who has actually smelled Ginger Biscuit and can compare them!

candy corn, the plastic smell of a new mask, a dvd menu looping for an hour.

what would you wear to it now? doesn't have to be from 2004