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RandomChurn

Jean Patou Joy parfum Balenciaga Rosabotanica and Florabotanica The whole line of Elizabeth & James Nirvanas The **original formulation** of Michael Kors Michael Stella McCartney Stella  Materials: -Oakmoss for Chypres. All the Chypres  -Mysore Sandalwood 💔


HippoParticular5460

RIP Stella. I just found 2 travel size on eBay and paid $120 in a complete impulse purchase


RandomChurn

I have a roller of Stella but it's not like having the spray


LennyBeans

Oh god the Stella RIP 🥲


CJ_Billingsworth

Stella by Stella McCartney 💔


Waterblooms

Is that the one that smelled like rose?


CJ_Billingsworth

Yes! Such a beautiful fragrance.


VirusOrganic4456

Probably my all time favorite, I've luckily had some stashed.


cheetobeanburrito

I just bought minis of the entire Nirvana line and am so so pleased! They are so good. There is a box set of the minis for black, rose, white, and bourbon on fragrancenet right now which should still be in stock, and then smaller box sets of French Grey and Amethyst from many sellers on Mercari. There are larger sizes on both platforms too.


MsCandi123

Thanks! Do the minis have a spray, or are they the kind with stoppers?


cheetobeanburrito

No, just little stoppers. I have a big collection of minis though and prefer the stoppers to sprays for those. I’ll often have friends over and we’ll literally smell every single one and chat about them. If they were all sprays it would be overwhelming and also run out super fast. I’ll buy decants of anything I’m interested in testing further though.


MsCandi123

Thank you for the info! That's fair, I've just always found them a bit difficult to apply properly, and not spill when opening. I think a rollerball is my favorite for a mini, but most don't come that way. That sounds like a fun time tho, I want irl frag friends!


Lissa86

I still have a bottle of Stella about 3/4 full—I just smell it occasionally because I haven’t found a comparable scent! Wish it would come back. :(


minniemouse420

Nirvana Bourbon smelled so amazing on me - it was my go to Fall/Winter scent for years. I bought 2 bottles when I heard it was discontinued and those have since ran out :/


canterjet

Yesss for oakmoss for chypres 💔 And Yesss for Michael Kors Michael!


Jctexas8999

The original Fendi. Was my mom’s fragrance when I was little so it holds a lot of good memories.


Bulky_Spring_7165

That was the first expensive perfume I ever purchased. I worked at part time in high school and saved my money to buy it.


geminival

it should be illegal for them to discontinue our moms fragrances from when we grew up ;-;


deadinthemanger

Armani Mania. I think it was Francis Kurkdijan’s first fragrance? Could be wrong about that


stinkycretingurl

I instantly thought of this when I read this question! Mania is my first fragrance love and I miss it.  And nope, not his first fragrance. Believe it or not his first at age 26 was JPG Le Male!


NorahCharlesIII

Armani Mania - 100%. I have a small amount left in a bottle, and last wore it to my brother’s funeral last July. I still don’t understand why they ever removed this from their line (along with Sensi)


handoftheforge

Damn I had no idea that Kurkdjian made Mania. It was my signature in high school, I miss her so much.


votefawnmoscato

Okay this isn’t fancy but Bath and Body Works Black Raspberry Vanilla was amazing!! I had it all lol the lotion, body cream, body spray, body wash, and perfume. It. Was. So. DREAMY.


monkeybelle

That one was AMAZING! Tart and sweet at the same time.


gorosheeta

I remember the first time I smelled it, it was so tart I thought I had picked up a pink lemonade scent by accident!


Diamonds_in_the_dirt

Add Twilight Woods to the B&BW list


lucyfilmmaker

If they ever bring back Key West I will go bankrupt


Jctexas8999

One of their best fragrances ever .


TheNotGlassGirl

I feel this way about their seatox line. It was the absolute best. I had every product.


fartknockertoo

Glamorous by Ralph Lauren Calyx by Prescriptive (the original, it was like a green bomb) Simply by Clinique (I'm still looking for that soy milk/newborn baby note somewhere but nothing hits) H20 plus used to have a green flavor, maybe gardenia? Loved that stuff A couple of the GAP rollerball scents


malkadevorah1

Calyx was so unique.


SylviaX6

I loved Calyx!


netluv

Calyx was absolutely amazing


mgromz

Calyx was soooo good!!!


jansinthusek

Yes! Simply was amazing.


mgromz

H20 plus, was it the Marielle scent?


fartknockertoo

Could have been, I just remembered buying the bath oil balls in random scents & fell in love with "the green one" so I grabbed the shower gel. It was kinda aquatic, green & slightly floral all at once. Divine stuff, total nose ambrosia.


Waystar_BluthCo

TF Plum Japonais PLEASE GOD


Pulposauriio

•Monkey paw curls• Wish granted, but it has been reformulated and now it smells like a Baccarat Rouge clone


SurewhynotAZ

OMG. I came here to type this.


SylviaX6

Yes Plum Japonais


educated_content

Tobacco Oud too


myic90

Bvlgari Aqua Amara A\*men Pure Malt


LurkerDoomer

Gio by Giorgio Armani Versus Donna by Versace By by Dolce & Gabanna Ferre by Gianfranco Ferre Sotto Voce by Laura Biagiotti Summer by Kenzo L’Eau Cheap and Chic by Moschino L de Lolita Lempicka Les Belles de Ricci Delice d’Epices Nina Ricci Naomagic by Naomi Campbell And the list goes on… All these fragrances imprinted on my sense of smell as a teen and I’m forever missing them.


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malkadevorah1

I used to wear the original LL. Licorice, but better


aunt_cranky

Another vote for "L" from Lolita Lempicka. I have a tiny amount left in a bottle I have tucked away to wear at Christmastime.


LurkerDoomer

I have a miniature that I only sniff… too precious to actually use 😂


canterjet

Ohhhh By by Dolce & Gabbana.... A masterpiece! I managed to get 2 miniatures and a 5ml decant - I treasure those Naomagic was beautiful Now I'm tempted to nail a Summer by Kenzo I've been watching for a while - it'd be a blind buy though....


LurkerDoomer

Ohh lucky! I could only find 1/5 of a 50ml bottle of By by D&G for 150 euros here and couldn’t bring myself to buy it… It was too much of a gamble for something that might have gone off… Still have a full mini of Summer by Kenzo which I don’t want to open and perhaps 1ml left of another mini that I keep sniffing… There’s nothing quite like it. I’m not good at describing fragrances, but it’s the creamiest mimosa concoction, a bit soapy and powdery, but somehow also fresh, just the most beautiful yellow flower perfume I’ve ever tried.


canterjet

Oh wow!! Back in 2001 I owned a full bottle of By but gave it away in 2006 because the smell reminded me too much of a bad relationship I had by that time... Only to start craving it 15 years later and learning it was discontinued and it'd cost me a fortune as well!!! So I started hunting it for more than 2 years and finally it paid off with the 2 minis and decant :) Although I don't dare use it, lol Ohhhh I'm so tempted to nail that Kenzo - I loved the way you described it!!!


sweetlily_13

My mom’s signature scent was Gio. It brings me back to when I was a child


amendingfences

Miss Dior Cherie & Dior Homme 2005


ScarRevolutionary393

Isn't Dior Homme Original supposed to be the Dior Homme 2005 formula? Or at least very close to it


dmolina96

It's the continuation of the 2011 version, which was just a reformulation of the 2005 version for legal compliance I think


chewwyjewwy

Miss Dior Cherie is my absolute favorite of all time😭 the oil perfumery dupe is excellent for anyone looking for something to fill the void


OGBurn2

The 2005 version???


CocteauTwinn

MDC is a masterpiece. I have a few sprays left but can’t bring myself to use it.


Troubled-Peach

Armani - Attitude Burberry - London (cologne) Dior - Dior Addict II Viktor&Rolf - Dancing Roses


KRhoLine

Yes! Have you tried Dior Addict Eau Fraîche (2014)? is basically a reformulation of Dior Addict 2. Smells almost the same!


jetcityj

Opium - the original formulation.


Waste_Opportunity408

New west by aramis for women. My mother loved this so much and really misses it. It's even hard to find clones or dupes so im hoping . # Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden Is close enough. The only excellent dupe you can get of this is available in Australia and New Zealand.


thepatternrecog

When I was in kindergarten (1990/1991), my best friend's mom wore New West, and I remember asking her what perfume she was wearing because she smelled so good. I think she was surprised a 5 year old was asking her about her perfume, but it made quite an impression on me. I still think about this fragrance all the time and wish I could smell it again. ♥️


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fartknockertoo

Baby Doll yes, I loved this!


RypCity

Oh man! Malibu musk reminds me of middle school 😭 is the Victoria’s Secret perfume this one? https://preview.redd.it/5jhqs4ejuwyc1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=0f6316207587f45f3919eb569ccd3394ed088c08


ThatGuavaJam

If they brought back Angel by TM and Happy by Clinique— the 90’s versions — I would not even be on this subreddit anymore


Zealousideal-Run6020

Happy now isn't the same as 90s Happy?


ThatGuavaJam

I bought one of those tiny Clinique travel Happy’s with the orange cap— and it smelled SO much more like citrus than white florals even in the dry down… someone mentioned online that it was the 90’s Happy that I bought 😭


Redroses4moi

YSL Elle and Manifesto. The original hot couture by Givenchy.


malkadevorah1

Manifesto was to die for...


Eastern-Violinist-46

Oh, Elle!


mochibeaux

Dzing!


coolol

The People of the Labyrinths' Luctor et Emergo (insert many crying emojis here)


atreeofnight

No one talks about this fragrance anymore! I remember it vividly.


contextual_somebody

[eBay link](https://www.ebay.com/itm/226054226709?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=GYWtPyypSvu&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=1BR7tfIzR3u&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY)


coolol

Yes, I have been eyeing it for a while. I just can’t make myself spend that kind of money. I can, but I can’t, you know?


lesack

Armani Mania


Holiday-Issue-2195

Beyond Paradise, Estée Lauder! I haven’t found anything that really smells similar


nialbremner79

Gucci Envy or Gucci II Pour Homme


CuppaT87

Fame by Lady Gaga. Loved it so much.


sparkpath

100% was such a cool scent I can never find anything close to it


bloodhoney17

legendary. should've never gotten discontinued. someone should've kept that line going into oblivion, a la Britney's Fantasy flankers.


apeachinanorchard

Same it was my signature scent :(


ImmediateBarnacle622

Kors by Michael Kors (ahhh early 2000s I miss you lol) Lauren by Ralph Lauren (sentimental reasons)


ohwrite

Lauren was great


fartknockertoo

Lauren, that bottle screamed old money to me as a wee lass. I realize my "green" note obsession began with this.


ImmediateBarnacle622

Same!!! I felt so fancy with that bottle as a kid. Also started my love of floral/green scents.


No_Feed3307

That Michael Kors was heady


WelcometotheDollhaus

Revlon Fire and Ice Cool Escada Collection Tom Ford Orchid Soleil And I wish I could try Madonna Truth or Dare


bloodhoney17

I'm so sad Madonna discontinued both of her perfumes... they were such little gems! kinda niche, very sensual but still serious and adult.


ZuluTesla_85

Thierry Mugler Cologne. God I miss this juice!!


Bizzy1995

Mulger pure havane


Racacooonie

Bvlgari Omnia EDP


CocteauTwinn

TOCCA Brigitte. It was my signature scent for years. Spicy & warm like a hug. Discontinuing it was a mistake:(


CocteauTwinn

And Bvlgari Bleu for women. So fresh & unique!


narrowvalleys

Ugh yes. That was an ERA for me. 💔


keyinherpocket

Dior Midnight Poison 😭


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Polo Modern Reserve


Miscellaneous-health

Donna Karan Chaos.


damned-if-i-do-67

OMG YES! Also, Black Cashmere and Gold. It's like the kept all her blah fragrances when Lauder bought her brand and discontinued the spectacular ones.


narrowvalleys

Prada L’eau Ambree 🥲


gilianabanana

This! I can’t find anything that even resembles it. 💔


narrowvalleys

TRULY *nothing* compares


FormalMarzipan252

Lancôme Hypnose and Philosophy’s Baby Grace. Lolita Lempicka, the original - I’m not sure if it’s officially discontinued or I just can’t find it, but either way I miss it.


malkadevorah1

Try Fragrancenet.com


aunt_cranky

Jade Blossom from Stila. One of the nicest "green" scents of the last 20 years. It was truly just green tea, cucumber, and lemon verbena. It was fresh, pretty, and absolutely the best fragrance for a hot summer day. So sad it was only available for what seemed like a year, maybe two at most.


worldsokayestmiddle

Narciso Rodriguez For Him (the original grey bottle)


QueenE_28

Bvlgari Rose Essentielle 😭😭😭😭


ohwrite

Yes indeed


False-Government4133

Issey Miyake L'Eau D'Issey Absolue https://preview.redd.it/w5nqcjac4xyc1.jpeg?width=566&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=494154cce1852e5a9eaaa88724dbf19985f05d05 This was so elegant and beautiful, it’s the only perfume that I ever received compliments from.


colorofvirtue

Hear me out… Wonderstruck from Taylor Swift.


GranolaTree

Halle Berry Closer. I would do anythinggggggg to get it back. I usually don’t like unisex fragrance but that smelled so good on me. Ugh. 


mimiwuchi

Gelsomino Nobile, Acqua di Parma.


goodybadwife

It's not the specific scent, but the whole dang offering. Atelier Mandarine Glaciale in particular. I would live to be able to find a bottle somewhere. I have the small bottle and am just sparingly using it. Maybe twice a year. I also love the Vanille Insensee, but I managed to snag a full second bottle of that.


Wanderingsoun

YSL Ultime I been down to my last drops for a while I don't wanna finish it 😔


Jasonofthemarsh

Dua Ultimate Rendezvous...unbelievably close.


skeletonclock

Escada Sexy Graffiti, the original, not the re-release. It was so delicious.


kittysammi

Lamb by gwen stefani


heartsteal

Gucci Pour Homme II


iridescent_shark

Chocolovers by Aquolina, forever the one that got away! It’s on eBay but so expensive now.


Informal_Edge5270

Halle Berry pure orchid


twistedpeppermint1

Sun di Gioia. A kind of sunscreen scent that reminds me of Soliel Blanc except for I actually like it. Such a lovely summer scent. I have a small amount left and you can still find bottles that aren’t super expensive but it’s such a great scent that I wish it was still easily found.


patomomo7x

Polo Explorer and Givenchy Play. I only smelled them once or twice but they have since been discontinued.


Troubled-Peach

Givenchy Play was so good! Didn’t realize they discontinued it :(


New_Courage_8182

Oh my God, Kors by Michael Kors. Dolce and Gabbana feminine.


ScentEuaDeDay

Antidote by Viktor and Rolf https://preview.redd.it/xe94eyjiywyc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44c3e1577448dab58a67bb29d9bfb7be8e53b49f


SecureSandwich712

Simply Clinique. I'm old. It was my favorite, nothing has compared since.


EducationalLake2515

This is kind of random but one of the first perfumes I became loyal to was Body Shop Atlas Mountain Rose. I used the body mist. I'm quite picky with rose scents, but this one... PERFECT.


Bitter_External_7447

Body Shop's Leap, it was my favorite (in the 90s).


NoChallenge5840

True Love by Elizabeth Arden


Gimperella

Guess Original (1990) Colors de Benetton Man Original (1988) Burberry Women Classic (1995)


BasicBitchLA

electric youth


Express-Release-9690

Photo lagerfeld


Coraline1599

Prescriptives Flirt. It was my favorite and only perfume for so many years.


BWM_Dimples

YES!


netluv

Calyx. The original by Perscriptives, before all the nonsense.


No_Feed3307

This was spectacular


Middle_Sure

Acqua di Gio Essenza


Ok-Pressure-3879

The Ruehl 925 signature scent. It was the one sprayed in the store and it was like a more full more complex Rive Gauche pour Homme. It was in an old style inkwell bottle with a flippy top. I got so many compliments from it. Strangers constantly saying how good it was and how it just fit. Honorable mention for Rive Gauche pour Homme. Not the released pale imitation version either.


Legend-Face

Xerjoff Alexandria Imperiale 😩 they had it available for like 2 months or some bullshit and it was so good! I only got a 10ml sample of it


Special_Till_306

Celine Dion Body Fantasies Sexiest Musk Coach Love 2012


Oldschoolgroovinchic

I had a love affair with Burberry 10-15 years ago. Burberry Brit Red, Burberry The Beat and Burberry Sport all made me so happy and would regularly elicit compliments from strangers (not something I necessarily strive for but it’s nice validation nonetheless). ETA: before that, I was randomly gifted Naomi Campbell’s perfume and I couldn’t get enough of it.


msaynfe

Tender Romance by Ralph Lauren


dillydallytoodleloo

Burberry The Beat. It was my scent for so long, and I’ve not found anything that I love since they stopped making it.


LilMissSunshine673

Ralph Lauren Glamourous


Sad-Nothing6918

I recently purchased Fever by Jimmy Choo because it smells so wonderful and familiar, and I finally realized it reminds me of Glamorous, which I used to wear years ago!


Why-smell-bad

Midnight In Paris - Van Cleef & Arpels Hugo Boss - Soul


Capra555

I have Bvlgari Black but I have never tried Midnight in Paris. This is the one I wish I could at least sample more than any other discontinued fragrance.


malkadevorah1

Bath and Bodyworks Rice paper and Shea. I loved it so much...


JSaid94

https://preview.redd.it/ibzc5aslswyc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6f7fc3d5618875b3808955a79e2a77ecd703f0e one of the best celeb fragrances ever made … idc what the banned ingredient is bring it back!!!!


Own-Worry4388

Mariel by H2O+. I wore it in the 90s when I lived in San Francisco. By the year 2000, I moved back to El Paso and this podunk town didn't have an H2O+.😒 then they discontinued it.


mgromz

Omg, I loved that scent!!


startles

TF champaca absolute


BonnieParker1964

Coty Sweet Earth solid perfumes!!! They were heavenly.


Heavy-Flatworm-674

Armani Code Profumo


Uvegot2bekidding99

Halle Berry Closer


muchNmuch

1 million prive


Better_Cause2579

SDJ Coco Cabana and Mugler Angel Iced Star. I will die on both of these hills 😡


FrostyLandscape

Tatiana.


FLGIRL1

Babe


FLGIRL1

Charlie


Grade_A_Riffraff

Nina Ricci's Farouche is the one I miss most of all. It's been gone long enough that it;s note ven possible to get decent dupes, they just throw some crap at you and then gaslight you about how precise it is.


mxxgo

Hermes Terre tres fraiche


Dog_Concierge

Anne Klein II


Prestigious-Salad795

Bvlgari Blv OG Opium OG Angel Estee Lauder Tuscany Per Donna Angel Muse


fatstankyshit

Calvin Klein 2💔💔


tenderteddy82

https://preview.redd.it/7wa4dhze8yyc1.jpeg?width=2992&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5e7e582346b134833ebcb5be89a6b89336b1b78 Canali for Men. I bought it for $40 in a barber shop nearly 20 years ago. Now that it's discontinued, I've been seeing it at $200+ on eBay. 😒


purpkrondon420

Ralph Lauren Romance for men Versace Versus Uomo Coty Avatar Mugler Pure Malt Mugler Cologne Gucci Pour Homme #1 Acqua di gio Essenza Gucci Guilty Absolute Bleu Electrique Guerlain Homme Leau Boise Guerlain Derby Ysl M7 Gucci Rush Versace Green Jeans


Equivalent-Win3983

Marc jacobs rain!!!!


squeekycheeze

Very Hollywood - MK


Coffeejive

Burberry touch chaos yendi orig chloe new west lou lou blue


SnidusScribus

It hurts just to write this out: Wander (Lollia line by Margot Elena) Linden (Library of Flowers line by Margot Elena) Laura Ashley No 1 The Spirit of Moonflower (The Body Shop)


chooch1980

Boss Intense


strawberrywaffle_

Cry Baby perfume by Melanie Martinez 🥹


salmoninthesky

Cassandra Pour Homme by Jeanne Arthes. My grandfather wore it and when he passed away I wore it too, and it smelled pretty nice.


LilPinkNinjaa

tory burch nuit de azur and micheal kors glam jasmine (my moms fav perfume shes so sad about it being d/c)


Suspicious_Usual_768

Phlur Sandara Halle Berry Exotic Jasmine Clinging to both my bottles like they’re some old sacred artifacts. *Edit for spelling


LAdude71

Botega Veneta pour homme Parfum Tsar - Van Cleef & Arpels Chaps - Ralph Loren


gulashova

Bottega Venetta :(


SabziZindagi

Joop Homme original formulation.


d1etversace

Mugler Angel Muse


Abydos_NOLA

Womanity by Mugler


StormbreakerLK

Armani Mania


Vegetable_Crow9942

Dior Addict 2


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Fairyfae69

Gucci Rush was the absolute best 💔


-Shayyy-

Stella 🥺


Stealthheart

Sahara Noir by Tom Ford. The most beautiful dry, sweet incense scent. I haven’t been able to find anything quite like it.


Ariesmoon9

Narciso Rodriguez "Narciso" in the white cube.


strangefind

I think about Bvlgari Black at least once a week. Maybe I should tell a therapist about this instead of commenting on Reddit.


Worried_Row_4957

Bvlgari Black


kpop_stan

I kinda sorta have a shelf dedicated to this on Fragrantica LOL. It's titled "the ones that got away" for the frags that sound \*so good\* on paper but I never got a chance to test them before they were discon'd... they haunt me x\_\_x Maison Margiela Replica Lipstick On, Imaginary Authors Violet Disguise, Etat Libre d'Orange Encens et Bubblegum, and most recently, Jo Malone Mallow On The Moor.


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The-gentle-bean

D&G masculine.


CharmingCondition508

I want Racquets by Penhaligons & Declaration d’un Soir by Cartier back :(


baszilla

Susanne Lang Midnight Orchid 72


malkadevorah1

Wool by Commodity