Favorite Fragrance Purchases of 2024

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I bought a lot of perfume in 2024--what else is new? 

I do realize I have a problem, and mostly need to stop impulse buying. That's one of my "resolutions" for 2025. (I don't make capital-R resolutions. But I do try to do better. Sometimes.) In 2025, I'm going to try my darndest not to commit any blind buys, and to only buy fragrances that I really really need. Ok, want. Let's see how that goes, shall we? In the meantime, let me tell you a little about some of the fragrances I purchased in 2024 that I have worn and enjoyed the most. 

Buchart & Colbert Le Bain de Lulu was an early December purchase (which one might think would be the last purchase of the year, but no...).  Adding this scent to my collection was a bit of a departure for me. I'm not crazy about rose fragrances, but this one is more like rosewater than ROSE. It also smells like expensive soap, and I liked it--which surprised me. But I think I enjoyed the Valencia orange note the most. It's realistic and juicy, which is always what I seek but seldom find. 

D.S. & Durga Pistachio is just so yummy and cozy and has a fabulous patchouli drydown. It doesn't smell like pistachio to me, just honeyed creaminess that's not too sweet. I have happily oversprayed this for much of the last quarter of this year and likely will do the same into early spring. Read more about Pistachio here.

Naxos Apothecary Yria was a love-at-first-sniff purchase at the Spring Sniffapalooza event. Its bright and slightly weird pink peppercorn-Weetabix opening really grabbed me. Read more about it on this post from April.

Obvious Une Vanille is a blessedly not-too-sweet vanilla, almost a unicorn. I find so many vanilla sweets cloying and--unless I'm wearing it outdoors on a below-freezing day--gag-inducing. And I used to wear Pink Sugar back in the day! I don't know what's wrong with me, menopause probably. In any case, Une Vanille is a soft, somewhat powdery, vanilla that doesn't remind me of ice cream or other dessert-y things. It's definitely not a gourmand, especially not by my definition. I can just about wear this year-round.

The Maker Naked almost seems like it was created specifically for me. I love iris, and I love white musk, and IMHO this is the perfect iris musk fragrance. It's rooty with not only orris but also carrot, but soft, and somewhat creamy. I wore in all seasons but I think I prefer it in the warmer months. 

Trudon Revolution I bought this in April and couldn't wear it until November. Honestly, it was too warm to smell like a fireplace any earlier in the year. And now I want to smell like a fireplace all the time! It's such a great smoky scent, not at all harsh. I wrote more about it on this post. 

What were your favorite purchases of 2024? Tell me in the comments!

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Posted by theminx on Minxstinks
Note: this post is my opinion. I am not affiliated with the companies mentioned in this post or any other companies.