Perfumes, Fragrances and Scents
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A place for all kinds of scent heads. Post just about anything related to perfumes (eg. ask for recommendations, help finding a fragrance or simply share what you’re currently wearing)
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Hi, I’m Noir, a recent Reddit convert. Ever since joining, I’ve been baffled by how little perfume content there is, especially since fragrance is what I’m currently most interested in. So I decided that my first official act would be to create this as my first community on here. I’d like this to be a place for everything concerning perfume: from the scents you are wearing today to your all-time favourites, good dupes and even ventures into the art of creating fragrances yourselves. I briefly considered creating something more niche (much like r/DIYperfumes), but was advised against it, as that might be too specific. So: have fun, share your stash and remember not to overspray!
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When it comes to perfume, I’m not usually an impulse buyer, but for this one, I made an exception: I bought it the same evening I first smelled it. The only decision that took a few hours was: EDT or EDP? And while I’m usually a firm believer in perfume over Eau de Toilette (always), I found that in the case of Eau Duelle, the two were entirely different scents.
The EDT – which I ended up getting – was more unique and wearable. What really set it apart was that it’s vastly different from all other vanilla scents. Usually when it comes to vanilla I go for heavy gourmand fragrances. Eau Duelle is both far from being like that, whilst at the same time smelling very cozy. It opens herbal and spicy (lots of pink pepper), then softens into something like creamy milk tea and dusty vanilla. Diptyque itself lists its notes as vanilla, pink pepper, cypriol and calamus. On a side note: The EDT was first and the EDP only came out three years later.
Eau Duelle quickly became my go-to everyday scent, even replacing my previous favourite vanilla scent, Dior’s Vanilla Diorama.
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