HUGE PERFUME DECLUTTER I TheTopNote

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3 жыл бұрын

You asked for it, I finally did it: a huge perfume declutter! OK so it could have been bigger, but there will be more to come.
For now, please enjoy Part 1(and a half - because it's been so long does the previous one even count?!) of a 3 part series because yes, it took that long! lol.
My strategy is that this first series of declutter videos will be the "first pass" ie culling the easy stuff. There will be a "second pass", most likely in a couple of months when I will cut it back even further, but for now, this was sufficiently traumatic I decided a go-slow approach was best. eeek!
The list of fragrances mentioned is so long I just cannot face writing them all out (please forgive me!), but I can provide you the following time stamps:
0.00 Introduction
3:49 Decluttering
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Пікірлер: 94

@jelenamarkovic3609 3 жыл бұрын

I feel great when I declutter in general, only want to keep things that I actually love and use.💗

@julieg_quebec-julesselivre8641 3 жыл бұрын

I used to force myself to finish a bottle... I don’t anymore and I make my friends so happy by decluttering! 😆 Love your shelving unit!

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

I love that idea!!

@CeeChroniclesTalkingScents 3 жыл бұрын

This is so satisfying 🥰 A declutter is always necessary. 🥰

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

It really is!

@kayc.8283 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes when i like a scent but dont want to smell like it I realise I can use it as a room deodorizer by spraying one spray in a pot of semi boiling water and the smell permeates throughout the house. You can also use a spray in a hot bath, spray some into your bath bombs or even make a shower steamer. You can dilute it and use as room spray or even add some sprits to dryer sheets and your laundry will have a faint smell of the fragrance. You can also decant some and add it to home made candles. Turn it into a hair mist. Add some to jojoba oil and you got yourself a bath oil. Spray some on a card and put it in your purse/closet/drawers. The possibilities are endless. ❤

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of awesome ideas! I have been known to spritz perfume into my humidifier and also onto the toilet rolls 😂 I hadn’t thought of the bath bomb idea though!! I will have to try that! 😍

@Joss-Fragrance-Mixology 3 жыл бұрын

Great declutter, Cherie! I love your set-up - so bright and cheerful! 💗💗💗

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Haha it was lit up like a christmas tree for that video. Normally that corner is dark and dingy lol but I do like the white cabinet, I just wish it had solid doors ☺

@fruitypatchouli 3 жыл бұрын

You're not weird for using perfume on your hair. I do that occasionally with Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy because it has that fruity shampoo smell. 😂

@mykolyteluksaite2119 3 жыл бұрын

You are such a find on youtube fragrance community, love your videos, reviews, collection ♥

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! You are very kind haha. Glad you are enjoying and welcome!

@anah6270 11 ай бұрын

Hi Cherie, I really enjoyed watching this one again. You were right, I found you because of your Poeme video and although you think it’s not good, I thought it was great - genuine. And that’s how I found you!!! I’m going through your videos occasionally and I really enjoy them. Also, i’m still going through the decants from you and they are amazing - I’ll keep you updated on my fav. Thank you so much once again!

@TheTopNote 11 ай бұрын

Oh I’m so glad you are enjoying them! Yes please do let me know which you liked most! X

@summerrain3251 3 жыл бұрын

I love Poeme! I first got it when I was only 15 just before I turned 16! It lasted me for like 2 years because I use to only use 1 or 2 sprays, it was so strong. I had my 2nd bottle in my mid 20’s and now my 3rd in my late 30’s. It’s very special to me.

@malsiecolouraddict2189 3 жыл бұрын

Your collection is beautiful. What a lovely video to watch whilst I settle down for sleep for the night over here in WA 😀

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks so much! 💞

@EmysWorldofFragrance 3 жыл бұрын

Great minds think alike, I also have a declutter video coming out today 😀 It feels good to declutter fragrances that are not getting much love.

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Haha yay! I’ll go check it out. I think it’s the season for the declutter videos 😅💞

@anaabsolute 3 жыл бұрын

Watched the whole thing!!!!!! Good job. I need to do Declutter again! Also now I have more on my wishlist 🙃

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Haha the Wishlist is a living thing 🙃

@danielles7476 3 жыл бұрын

I smell it , wear it for the day and if I don’t love it...... I let it go. Only want loves. Don’t want too many that smell alike too. If I look at them and never touch, I sell. If not my room will be overwhelmed with purfumes. You got this girl!!!!!!! You did great. Enjoy:) you have a great collection. I use the oribe in my hair too!!!! lol My hair is dry anyway so why not. My hair always smells clean and fresh.

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

haha thank you for the encouragement! you are right, unless I really love it, there is no point keeping it. Im glad Im not alone with the Oribe! 💕

@perfumesbeauty Жыл бұрын

love your video as well you have an amazing, versatile collection

@TheTopNote Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think that’s driven by indecision and a fickle nature rather than by design 😂

@Storytime23144 3 жыл бұрын

A classy lady! I enjoy watching your videos.

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

@eukeda 3 жыл бұрын

My Jo Malone turned once and so instead of throwing the bottle straight away, I used it as toilet freshener...was good enough! And I keep all of my empty perfume bottles for my daughter to play with.

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Haha I have bowls of samples in the bathroom for that purpose - great minds!

@AyooFreshie 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm toilet freshener🤔 Thanks for the idea

@rosiescents05b9 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Cherie🥰

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rosie! 💞

@philomenashaw9501 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, love all your perfumes, I got quite alot myself had for years, one good thing tho that unlease perfumes never go off x

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

So true! Thanks so much!

@kimberley8166 3 жыл бұрын

I love these sorts of videos! Have you tried anything else from Aesop? I was tossing up between Tacit and Rozu and ultimately ended up getting Rozu, but now youve convinced me to try Tacit again. I remember the basil note was so fresh!

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

The only other one I have tried is Hwyl! Which I also loved, I need to explore their scents more :)

@pixbomb 3 жыл бұрын

Love your natural hair colour, it's so beautiful!

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks but I confess it is absolutely not natural - I have highlights!

@pixbomb 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTopNote oh haha, well you're rocking it! The silvery grey is so pretty 😍 Thanks for your videos, I'm in Melb and love to see what fragrances other Aussies are into.

@KeLLStaRoxx 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the video and seeing all your different scents. :) I find it hard to get rid of perfumes too because I feel like I'll reach for something after it's gone and want to buy it again. :/

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Agree! This is the one major reason as to why I struggle to let them go, my tastes change all the time!

@PaolaBianka 3 жыл бұрын

That is huge declutter!!! I also put my ‘to declutter’ ones in boxes.. but i still have them 😂

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

😂 it’s a process!!

@yramajbjajs1593 3 жыл бұрын

I love my jpg classique essence i’m half of my bottle now

@summerrain3251 3 жыл бұрын

You can use your old perfumes as a bathroom air freshener or to spray your car vents or carpets. You can also use them to spay a few sprays of your mop bucket with bleach and some dawn. Also in a spray bottle with water and soap to clean your walls and such.

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

I love this idea! I have spritzed perfume into an ultrasonic diffuser before too whic works a treat lol. I haven't tried the car vents though! I am going to do that today! Thanks for the great suggestion!

@lellushkaasmr6232 3 жыл бұрын

Dylan blue 🤤🤭i like it, but i partly agree:). Crystal noir 😓

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Haha I liked it too, it just wasn’t a love. ☺️

@pulpfragsn 3 жыл бұрын

You need some suspenseful cliffhanger type music at the end there 😄. And actually I realise I don't miss any of the fragrances that I have gotten rid of in the past. Good luck.

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcus! I’m sure it will be the same for me but it’s just getting over that initial hump of letting them go...🤪

@pulpfragsn 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTopNote I think Homer Simpson said that if something is difficult then it's not worth doing. Wait...that doesn't help. So, Just do it! (trademarked)😆

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Pulpfragsn 😂😂😂

@dcjimr1 3 жыл бұрын

I understand why it's difficult to declutter. To me, perfume is art. I enjoy a perfume as an artistic creation even if I don't wear it very often. In the same vein, it would also be difficult for me to get rid of paintings I have! But I really do need to do get rid of some of my fragrances. 😄

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim, you always make me feel better about myself :) xx

@missfelly340 3 жыл бұрын

I laughed when you said that Matt won’t come for your perfume collection because he’s scared he’ll pick a woman’s perfume ... having said that, I’d love it if he’d be our ‘guinea pig’ for Decadence because I’ve read that it’s amazing on men.

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Done! Matt says lets have a "schniff-off"! haha

@brigittelehmann9749 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely perfums greetings from the netherlands

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brigitte! Hello from Australia!

@sardonicsophisticate3974 3 жыл бұрын

Put the turned perfume in your donation bin and send it off when you take your decluttered household or clothing items to a charity shop. Someone may enjoy it. Who knows?

@missGigi14 3 жыл бұрын

Finally find somebody who have nice collection, not just crowd pleasers, current sweet releases. New sub 😁

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you! Great to have you here! 💞

@kawaiitropix4837 3 жыл бұрын

🌺TFS🌈shelf by shelf😎make room for more LOVES🥰

@semra8733 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching your video. What is 2 maison lancome fragrances you have on second shelf?

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

All will be revealed in the upcoming perfume collection video ;)

@jonathonlee9081 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. so many nice things! will you be Selling or Auctioning the outgoing ones?

@TheTopNote 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Yes I either gifted them on or I posted them for sale in FB groups or Depop :)

@kayc.8283 3 жыл бұрын

Turned perfume can be brought back to normal within a 1-3 days in the fridge.❤

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! 🥰 Sadly the “sour” smell of the Bvlgari perfume indicates it has oxidised so, putting it in the fridge is unlikely to reverse that chemical change. Although storing it in the fridge from the get-go might have helped to preserve it. I think I killed it by having it in the bathroom 😭💔 although in my defence it is practically empty so the oxygen in the bottle over several years probably also had something to do with it.

@kayc.8283 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTopNote oh wow. My l'imperatrice by d&g went sour last year as well. It had a weird sour onion smell. I put it in the fridge for 3 days and it went back 90%. But when I took it out of the fridge it went off again after 2 weeks. I now leave it in the fridge permanently until i finish it out. Hope maybe thay might help you as well ❤

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Oooh interesting - I wonder if the off notes were top notes and they are being muted by the cold? Might explain why it reverts after a couple days out of the fridge. It’s worth a shot! I will give it a try. ☺️

@kayc.8283 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTopNote yeah!!! Worth a shot! Let me know how it worked out for you!!! Im curious about the top note theory🤗

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Kay C. Lol well it is just that haha I have no idea 🤪 thanks for the tip, it would be great if it does manage to revive my OG bottle xx

@FreshGrey-pm4vw Жыл бұрын

I wonder if you have ever tried to apply fragrance below your waist like legs or tummy or back? I say this bc I almost got rid of an amazing perfume, when I said let me try spraying on my outer thighs and see if its better. Its fantastic. It Afnan Modest Deux, very strong and chocolaty. But just perfect if sprayed differently.

@TheTopNote Жыл бұрын

Hi! Yes I spray on my lower back often. Not always my knees because my usual outfit is jeans. I never spritz on my neck and tend to spray perfume under clothes as I prefer to get gentle wafts rather than be assaulted by my fragrance lol I totally agree that how you spray a perfume can totally change the wearing experience. 🤗

@jeanettemarkley7299 Жыл бұрын

I put my old perfume bottles in my basement. I'll let my heir deal with them.🤣

@TheTopNote Жыл бұрын

Bahahahaha love this!

@mariafrancisco3846 2 жыл бұрын

When i don't like parfums My sister enjoy them, i give those perfums yo her,,,,,,iven though she have more than me

@jcrussell6227 3 жыл бұрын

Do a perfume comparison video you choose the perfumes you want to compare and smell them on your skin

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea! I did start to write a blog series last year called "Similar Scents" where I would identify fragrances (mostly in my collection) that were somewhat similar. But it's still in draft - but I think I got annoyed with myself when I realised I had quite a few lol. I should dig up the notes!

@jcrussell6227 3 жыл бұрын

I love your channel I love you

@jcrussell6227 3 жыл бұрын

I got a cologne

@saraestaa 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, do you have review on that Lancome green fragrance?

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah, not at this time but I can do one! I’ll add it to the list :) x

@monicasweer7253 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Where do you sell your decluttered perfumes and decants and samples ?

@TheTopNote Жыл бұрын

Hi, it’s been a while since I decluttered or sold anything but generally I sell within local Facebook Fragrance groups :)

@malsiecolouraddict2189 3 жыл бұрын

Could you use that old perfume bottle as a vase for a small flower, like a single rose perhaps? Would be pretty...

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly! If I can get the atomiser out without breaking the bottle....good idea!

@yahilamillion1565 3 жыл бұрын

You are more beatuiful when you are standing with nice black dress ? which one of these unsex perfumes that you like too much ? Thank you so much💖💖💖✔✔✔🎈🎈🎈🌹🌹🌹👏👏👏👍👍👍💕💕💕

@summerrain3251 3 жыл бұрын

Sales assistants at the perfume counters pretty much know nothing. I went to Macy’s shortly after YSL released Libre, the sales associates were all trying to sell me something but I just came to sniff around. The gentleman sprayed a card with Libre and I found it pleasant, I said to him is this Orange Blossom? He made a confused face and made some remark something along the lines of “I’m not sure”. You would think they would know the notes if they are trying to sell, especially to know what fragrances people already like and wear in order to refer them and try to sell them on another fragrance.

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

haha yes I know this now. If I had bothered to take the time to smell that bottle before I bought it I would have known it wasn't the same but I had limited time to get to the gate. I guess it depends. In department stores if I go to a Chanel or Guerlain counter the SAs typically know their product. If it's just the "general" perfume section then they are generally a lot younger and don't really know. I'm ok with that, they have to start somewhere. Thanks for watching! xx

@yramajbjajs1593 3 жыл бұрын

Are you selling the perfumes you declutter?

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mary, some of them, yes :) others I will donate - but only in Australia.

@KeLLStaRoxx 3 жыл бұрын

The Lauren in Ralph Lauren is pronounced like the girls name, not "law-ren". He's American :)

@TheTopNote 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks. 🙂 I know this but for some reason I always revert to saying it the other way. I mispronounce everything as you will undoubtedly discover - my brain/mouth connection is decidedly flawed! 😜