I’m treating myself to this for Valentine’s Day. Yep. I’ve decided that this year I need to prioritize myself. Do a few things that make me happy. It’s crazy for some people to understand just how fragrance affects mood, bring back memories, set a scene……fragrance is personal to me. And I am deserving of this.🥰
Lovely description! I am not a floral fan but would love to smell this. I have 5 PDMs now, Oajan was the most recent one, the next one will be in Spring and it’s Meliora. Looking forward to another sweet video, I love the fragrances compared to various beverages, desserts, and foods! Until next time! Be good and smell great!
Oh my goodness thank you!! 🙏🏻❤️You made my day. I purposefully do not watch other reviews on something I’m going to talk about because I don’t want to be influenced…even subconsciously. 😂Whew! 🥰
You are just the sweetest! 🥰🥰🥰🥰Unfortunately one of my favorite houses as well . 🤦♀️😂💵💵💵💵 I just did a sample swap with a friend and will be getting Athalia and I’m blanking on the orange blossom one. Oh lord… I ordered it. Darcy is the only one I haven’t tried….and no one talks about it.
Thanks for this review, Chris! I was hoping you would give us your opinion on Valaya. I’m going to sample it at Nordstrom as soon as it’s available. I was wondering if you ultimately have a preference between Fleur Narcotique and Valaya. Thanks!
You make this sound so lovely...kudos to PDM - they are such an amazing fragrance house and this sounds like a wonderful Spring release! I may just have to sample this one...thank you for reviewing it for us. xoxo
Beautiful description!!! I am still looking for my favorite PDM but delina exclusif shows up as grapefruit and I don’t think I’m a fan of florals. Won’t be getting this and thanks for reviewing! Thanks so much!
Aw thank you. I think it’s MUCH more similar to FN than Musk Therapy. Musk Therapy didn’t even enter my radar when I wore this. Musk Therapy is much fruitier , less floral and the musk is completely different (IMHO). ❤️
I blind bought Valaya last month, after watching your video. I love it! I even grab for it more than my recently acquired (late to the party, but finally made it) Delina. I know some people say it’s not very unique, however I own nothing else like it. It’s so refreshing and personal for me. I’ve made a huge dent in it so far! I can’t keep my nose away!! 💝
Hi Whitney!!! Thank you so much for the kind words. I am really excited about wearing Valaya….it’s still cold here but getting warmer and I agree. It’s not groundbreaking but so pretty! It might soon become my favorite PdM
@@ThePerfumeNest Absolutely! I bet if Valaya came out before Delina, she would have had a warmer reception and more appreciation. You also inspired me to purchase a bottle of Dior Addict. It used to be my friend's signature in 2005...I never thought I could pull it off, although I'm mesmerized by the scent trail it leaves. Since you still speak kindly of it, despite its many reformulations, I just had to see for myself. It's in the mail! lol Thanks for all the amazing content and inspo, Chris. We appreciate you! Happy Day!
I am the biggest fan of Quentin Bische, his creations for Marc Antoine Barrois are simply out of this world. I am going to test Valaya today and after your review I can already say that it is going to be on my wish list. Big hug and you look beautiful as always, Chris!
@@ThePerfumeNest Yes, I did and I like it but the peach in the opening is not very much my cup of tea... I find it is too girly for me but I am sure one of my daughters would love it.
Awww man this sounds so goooood! Thank you for this review, so thorough! He made fleur narcotique too so that makes sense, I love that one. Im sold😂 P.S. Its a new year ...& the hair is STILL fabulous! I just have to say it😆🏆
Aw Thank you! 🤣🤣Today was salon day. I think I had mentioned Quinten was the perfumer of FN but it got edited out! 🤣That shy their apparent similarities don’t surprise me. 😁
Thank you for this lovely review! I have been so curious about this release and hate I live in the Nordics where we get new releases 1 year after everyone else…. I will definitely try to get my hands on this one since I am a sucker for lily of the valley and Fleur narcotic
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback! 🙏🏻❤️Ok you should really like this then as long as you like musk. I live in St. Louis which is middle America and don’t feel badly! We’re always the last biggest city to get things in (Chicago gets all the goodies first). 😂😂❤️❤️
Thanks for the in-depth review, Chris! This sounds like a PdM that I might enjoy given the citrus and white florals. I haven’t found anything from the house that I jive with. I don’t mind synthetics, but when they’re new and branded, like the “Nympheal” listed here, as a consumer I have no idea what that is supposed to smell like. It’s why I really enjoyed your great description of the scent-thanks! Kim
Hi Chris! 😊You are looking beautiful today! 👌 Great descriptive review! For some reason, I haven’t jumped on the parfums to Marley train… I do like the Delina strong version a little but not on me. So many choices from this House! Enjoy your weekend!!🙌🙌❤️😊
Yes it took my a while also. That’s how I got mine on discount. I wasn’t sure I loved them at first enough to pay full price so when they went on a great sale (probably Black Friday at Jomashop) I jumped.
Great job on the review of Valaya Chris! I think you painted a lovely picture of what it could smell like. I wonder if the base is soapy? I think of cotton fresh from the dryer when I think of cotton because I have never experienced cotton plants growing or in bloom. I am curious about the direction of that cotton note. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and have a super weekend! - Jenn
This is such a great video!!! I think this would be the safest bet for me to blind buy from this house. I am wondering with how many people are able to only smell things like BBW fragrances, would it be possible to compare or contrast them to those scents also? I know the quality difference can make it feel redundant to try linking the two. I am so curious about this perfume yet a still hesitant because of how much I loathe scents like Sea Island Cotton from BBW. I’d love to know if you find the cotton description comparable to one another and if not break apart the differences. Then I can shove myself out of the house and smell things at BBW to verify if I can go out on the blind buy limb more readily.
A big yes for me 🥰 I love mandarin , lily of vally and musk . This perfum is made for me 🤣😆 Thanks for your review . You make me love it before even trying it . 🌹🥰
Okay, your review makes me want to smell it more. Before your review, it sounded like it would be okay but nothing special. I don't feel like I need to rush out and get it right now, but something to get my nose on if I'm in a store that has it displayed. Thank you!
You paint such a helpful and lovely image of Valaya, but despite that i don't think this fragrance will be for me. I'll definitely try it out but I'm glad you put emphasis on the heavy musk and watery quality that's similar to Delina la Rosee. . Qualities i really didn't enjoy. Great video Chris, glad it's worked out for you.
Well I felt I needed to ..so I could be sure it wasn’t a first impression. It’s very pretty but I was itching yo wear something else! That’s not normal for me!😂😂
Hi, my first impression of this beautt is Narciso Roduiques Poudree… I looked it up on fragrantica snd saw that it was allready listed as “Reminds me off” fragrance ❤ Still like it 😄 But if you dont have the coin, Poudrre is very similar I think.
Hi there!! Oh I so WISH those NR cubes worked for me. But the musk in those I just cannot do. I prefer the musk in his rectangle bottles. But that’s great if you get a resemblance to it because you are right. It is certainly cheaper. 🥰 How lovely it is we all pick up something different.
Thanks for this detailed review! How do compare this to Initio Musk Therapy? Is it anything like it? And if different, which do you like better regarding scent profile and definitely performance?
Am I the first view ?! I am the first view ! 😂🤘 Anyway, great review, even if I am not so interestes into discovering Parfum de Marly (or maybe 2 or 3, Cassili that seems to be a GEM). Oh, and I just received my beloved Girl of Now by Elie Saab and I wanted to share my JOY for no particular reason !🤣😆❤ Cannot wait to wear this delicious comforting frangipane-pistachio-tonka cream with a hint of orange blossom. This is MAGIC (reason why I won't get Atlas Garden bcs on my skin when I tested AG, it was too similar to GoN) Anyway I'M HAPPYYYYYY ! 😆🤘🥰
Have you sniffed the flanker of Girl of now called Shine? How similar are they? I blind bought Shine because according to the notes might be right of my alley but I’m not enjoying it, there’s something in there that bothers my nose
@@remionekenobi2444 oh gosh, I hesitated so much between the Original and the Shine bcs the pineapple was intriguing me ! But I never smelled it, so I stayed reasonable and didn't do a blind buy. So no, didn't smell it either, but would love to ^^ if I see a new review I tell you ;) (I asked on my french Fragrantica if anyone smelled it)
Aw. How sweet! I just got your other package! I’m changing my storage (big bookcases to hold everything) so excited but everything is strewn about. So I’ll be working on your package next! I’ll add this one!!! Big hug my dear!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋
@@ThePerfumeNest sounds like a time consuming but super fun project! If I lived closer I'd swing by with wine to help! Glad my little package made it ❤️
Yes!! I’m considering decluttering Fleur even though I love it so much…but yes they are so similar. Don’t really need both…unless you are crazy perfume reviewers. 😂
I’m not a big fan of first impression videos either, so thanks for wearing it over a few days before reviewing. I got a sample of this from Nordstrom and am very impressed with the longevity. I love the dry down of this also.
Hello there Claire!!! I’ve wanted to try Levant because I hear it’s similar to FN…but never really did because I have FN. Now you’ve got me interested. 😊
I’m glad you did this review because it gives me an idea of what the fragrance is like. I’m not a huge fan of musk so I will go to my local Nordstrom’s and see if they have it in to sniff. I’m also trying not to blind buy this year, I made a few bad purchases last year and now I’ve got to try to sell them lol
I am one click away to the blind buy. Looking for summer fragrance to wear all occasions. Do you think this is the one that I am looking for?😊 Thanks for sharing.
I love musk but I find the one in Delina to have a little too much bite to it. There’s something harsh there. That’s why I prefer La Rosee version. Is this musk softer than the regular Delina?
Love Quentin and Fleur Narcotique too. Fragrantica lists the perfumer as Quentin but the Parfums de Marly site lists Valaya’s perfumer as Julien Sprecher???🤷♀️
Thanks Chris for clarifying - SO confusing. Will definitely pick it up because he is my favourite perfumer and I love Fleur Narcotique but it doesn’t have great longevity. Will you be trying his new release Guidance from Amouage, too? 🙏
Unfortunately I wasn’t into it enough to splurge so much on it. The orange blossom did remind me of oriana. It smelled more like a designer fragrance than a niche one. Didn’t come close to Delina for me 😢
Thank you! 🙏🏻❤️Honestly….it wouldn’t be my pick unless you live somewhere warm and you would be getting consistently warm weather. If that’s the case…south Florida or Southern California , etc. then yes! 🥰
Let me appreciate the outfit for Valaya🔥💃👌. What a detailed review, I can almost smell it😍😍. I will sample it when it hits our shores as musk can be a hit or miss for me😱😱. On a different note, have you sampled Fleur Narcotique Extrait yet, just curious🤔🤔. Stay gorgeous🥰🥰.
Hello darling! Thank you and I haven’t because I have the OG and don’t want to spend the money on both. Plus this new release by Quintin is like a louder more citrusy musky version of FN so I def don’t need to try it. ❤️❤️Looking forward to your thoughts if you sample it
I would like to see your system for storage, can bottles be stored flat , I recently put my summer perfumes away but had to lay some flat,in their boxes
Lol. As we speak I’m putting together my new storage system for everything to fit. Previously they would go in their box , moved to a dark closet and set upright. I don’t lay them down but I’m sure you could. Most important is away from light and fluctuating temps….esp heat. Direct Light and heat are killers.
As you were describing the notes I immediately knew you were going to say fleur narcotique...I dislike fleur narcotique and kayali déjà vu, so my wallet is safe 😅😅beautiful bottle tho
I save up some money and don’t know which to buy… in my List is: Valaya, Oriana, la roseee OR Memo marfa o. Sintra or Good girl gone Bad Kilian- please Help 😅😢
@@ThePerfumeNest i don’t know :( i want a niche perfume That Leave a scenttrail, that everyone who smells this perfume reminds me. A floral sweet feminine luxury perfume ..
Your best bet for this new release is to try out in store. It might take a few weeks or more for fragrance sample companies to buy it and start generating samples. I like ScentSplit, Scents Gift, etc.
Sure! I got mine at Jomashop. Prices go up and down depending on inventory. You just have to be patient. They were on 50% off sale right before Christmas. I try and send out alerts on my IG stories when they happen (and any other flash sales I get wind of)
@@olenakopystynska3654 just make sure it’s a well known reputable site (FragranceNet, FragranceX, FragranceBuy.Ca, Jomashop). I would strongly advise against buying an expensive niche perfume from Amazon or eBay unless you know exactly how something smells do you can spot a fake. Lots on both sites unfortunately.
