YAY:
Fruity, Fresh, Ozonic, Coconut, Aquatic, Musk, Pink Florals
BOO:
Cherry, White Chocolate, Powdery, Gardenia, Cake/Cupcake, anything super strong/heavy
(in order obtained)
Cherry Blossom
Bodycology
Top Notes: Pear
Heart Notes: Cherry Blossom
Base Notes: Cedar
Another gift from christmas 2025! From what I can tell, this is a less physically painful version of the infamous B&BW Japanese Cherry Blossom. (I've probably smelled it before, but I've actually managed to have no history with.) I usually do not like powdery scents but this one gets a pass, it's simple and light. A good subtle fragrance for day to day! My favorite part is towards the very end, where its basically just sweet cedar.
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Sunflowers
Elizabeth Arden
Top Notes: Melon, Peach, Orange Blossom, Mandarin Orange, Bergamot, Lemon, Rosewood
Heart Notes: Cyclamen, Osmanthus, Jasmine, Rose, Orris Root
Base Notes: Amber, Sandalwood, Musk, Oakmoss, Cedar
My first bottle was probably in 2013 sometime, but my new bottle was a 2025 Christmas gift! This scent has a LOT going on, and I learned it will definitely make any nausea worse 😬. But I adore it so much. It's happiness and sunshine in a bottle. If I had to pick, I think the melon, rose, amber, and musk are most apparent. A warm, fun day in a sunflower field. This fragrance has a rap for being for old ladies but this is the purest 'I don't care, it makes me happy!'
Night Iris
KKW Fragrance
Top Notes: Wild Berries, Black Pepper, Bergamot
Heart Notes: Iris, Tobacco, Dahlia
Base Notes: Sandalwood, Benzoin, Patchouli
In June 2021, my friend gave me her bottle because it just didn't play well with her skin. I love this scent so much more than I expected to. I think both the pepper and the benzoin can be off-putting, because it can be really "oily." My least favorite part is the wild berries. I can't think of a better alternative, but it just stands out odd against the rest of the notes. I think the top notes are probably really divisive but I've grown to love the pepper/fruit mix (despite the previous sentence.) (it's strange but I like it, basically.) It makes me wish that pepper was a more common note!
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Coco Cabana
Sol de Janeiro
Top Notes: Coconut Cream
Heart Notes: Warm Vanilla, Tropical Orchid
Base Notes: Creamy Sandalwood, Toasted Praline
The old branding! I bought this for myself in July 2020. Sometimes it smells like a calm summer night after a busy day. Sometimes it feels like a dangerously relentless sunny day. Sometimes it just smells warm and inviting and almost holiday-like. One of my current favorites. My least favorite part is the initial spray, the coconut cream is really artificial. I love it most when the heart notes are just starting to fade, so the praline really pops.
Sun-Ripened Raspberry
Bath and Body Works
Top Notes: Strawberry Leaf
Heart Notes: Raspberry
Base Notes: Sugar
I got it for Christmas in 2019! It smells good but it's SO strong. It's been demoted to room spray because half the time it gives me headaches. Which is a shame, because I really do like it in general. If there was a such thing as letting a fragrance go flat, like a can of soda; that's what this needs.
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Brazilian Crush
Sol de Janeiro
Top Notes: Pistachio, Almond
Heart Notes: Heliotrope, Jasmine
Base Notes: Salted Caramel, Vanilla, Sandalwood
Better, and currently known as Cheirosa '62. A gift from my friend sometime 2019! I love this scent so much in theory but it just does not sit well on my skin :(. On me it's just salt and artificial. I've been using it up as a room spray but still occasionally spray myself in denial. I'll choose to blame the almond, since I don't like almond that much in general haha.
Cleopatra
Tocca
Top Notes: Bitter Grapefruit, Lush Greens, Cassis Bud
Heart Notes: White Jasmine, Peach Nectar, Tuberose
Base Notes: Warm Patchouli, Golden Amber, Rich Vanilla Musk
Got as a free sample alongside a gift order from a friend in January of 2019. Tocca's website describes this scent as "seductive", I guess? To me it's more "fresh, but sophisticated." I smell that grapefruit a lot holyyyy. It has very little in common with Lucky Number 6, but for some reason the two of them remind me of each other. Like two sisters that friends despite their differences. Or maybe the musk and jasmine are just that apparent. My favorite point in this perfume is just as the top notes are wearing off; you still get the bright grapefruit but its a lot more floral.
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Winnie
Winnie the Pooh
Top Notes: Honey, Almond Milk
Heart Notes: Milk, Amber
Base Notes: Cream, Vanilla, Beeswax, Sugarcane
Found this in May 2018, I believe in a Box Lunch. I wasn't really into fragrances at the time but the honey intrigued me. I think proceeded to sleep on it for a long time, but now it's one of my favorite that I own! I'm prone to both headaches from overwhelming smells, and tummy issues/nausea, and this is my safest scent in both regards. On me it's 90% honey and beeswax, I love it. I get hints of the cream/milks while wearing it but it's not the main focus (minus the initial "oh it DOES have milk" constantly noticing period.) It's for children and alcohol-free, so it has a bit of a different texture than I'm used to.
Hello Kitty Eau de Toilette
Air-Val International
Top Notes: Strawberries
Heart Notes: Sugar, Artificial Pink Florals
Base Notes: Praline, Vanilla
I got this sometime around fall 2015, if I recall correctly. I heard about a Hello Kitty eau de Toilette that smelled like strawberries and coconut cream. Every time I see this fragrance it's in a different bottle, and the bottle I got is different then the one I initially learned about. I'm pretty sure this is THE one, though. Fragrantica and Parfumo have different opinions on what the notes are, and I do too. What I wrote above is my interpretation. It's incredibly, almost too sweet; I've said before it reminds me of macerated strawberries. I can sense maybe the slightest hint of coconut cream straight from the bottle, but no where near as much as I want :(.
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Lucky Number 6
Liz Claiborne
Top Notes: Lotus, Tiger Lily, Peony
Heart Notes: Jasmine Tea, Lychee
Base Notes: Musk, Cashmere Wood, Shiso, Amber
I got this alll the way back in 2007 or 2008? From my aunt who worked in "the beauty department." Back then I liked it but it was too "old" for me. Now I'm old! And still like it! I think it's a good everyday scent.
(but who knows if I'll get them)
Green Tea
Elizabeth Arden
Why: A scent being "for old people" has not stopped me before; and I feel like I don't see the green herb notes to this extent in other fragrances. I would not blind buy it I think, I want to at least smell it from the bottle first. I think I would like the new Strawberry Basil variant that came out last year more, but I want to at least try this ~iconic~ scent at some point.
Khamrah Qahwa
Lattafa
Why: I like every note conceptually, but I do not have a tolerance for heavy, powdery fragrances. And many reviews refer to this brand in general as being exceptionally strong. It's also a beautiful bottle :') I would blind buy a very small amount, but not a full size.
Bade'e Al Oud (Sublime)
Lattafa
Why: I know upfront I like every note. I think this is a good first scent to try from this brand. I'm even willing to buy without testing, but I'm just putting it off for now (I don't really need a new, full bottle of any fragrance :')
Água Mística
Sol de Janeiro
Why: Fresh, fruity, aquatic; beloved. What's stopping me is the "salty skin accord"; especially with the pineapple note. Plus SDJ sprays are huge. Flor Mística is also up for consideration, but I'm not so into gardenia...
Light Blue
Dolce & Gabbana
Why: Fresh, fruity, aquatic; beloved AGAIN. This one gets suggested to me a lot by robots/statistics. I'll blind buy it if I find a good deal or a sample size. I really want to smell it in some capacity at some point. Though I worry about liking it too much, this is a bit expensive for daily wear (for me lol.)
He is Fish
House of Atropa
Why: The bottle, duh. But also I am very curious of "marine" scents in general. They seem pretty in line with what I like, I haven't had anything with a seaweed note yet. Though the salt note does kind of concern me. "She is Fish" is also up for consideration, though its much less aquatic. This is obviously outside my budget, but I can dream.
The Things Unsaid
Sorce
Why: Rain! Pink and white florals! Raspberry! Pepper!!! Sample sizes available!!! Also the bottle is cute.
A hypothetical fragrance that smells like my memories of the scented Cali Girl Barbie doll
this does not exist. The actual doll probably smells foul, to boot.
Why: Coco Cabana is pretty close but it's not sunscreen-y enough. I've heard Cheirosa '87 (Rio Radiance) recomended as a vacation/sunscreen type scent also. I gotta put more research into this. Especially because I'm almost out of CC :-( !