Yes! Thank you 🥰

Happy for you!!!! Yeah!!!!🎉🎉🎉

Thank you for the heads ups

If that's true, if that was the reason, that's ridiculous. There's freedom of speech, and talking about a product - negative or positive - can't be denied in any way on an open platform... or anywhere, really. If you want to find fault as a brand, you should attack the dupe-creators. Which they know they can't do because duping a brand *isn't illegal*. Perfumes can't be protected in the same way as inventions. The only thing a brand càn do, is pull a dupe creator into court if the packaging/ name is pretty much identical (think all those Tom Ford dupes), as these ARE protected. It's absolutely disgusting that KZfaq would then help these big brands! What? Did they threaten to stop advertising or something? (which is bull, because I'm pretty sure they get more sales through YT ads than through TV and magazines as the majority of TV watchers gets up to pee and get some snacks during commercials, and magazines have such low subscription rates nowadays.... Is KZfaq really licking corporate a••?). Or are we suddenly in China/Russia/North-Korea? @CeeChroniclesTalkingScents Let me first say it's a delight to watch your videos again! Last August, I got a major flare-up, which then got support from new symptoms from another illness, and I've not been on KZfaq for 7 months! Secondly: if this is true, please make a video about this! I'll then help you to spread the message to other perfume reviewers who speak about ME brands and maybe the media - if they don't pick this up themselves. Maybe create a petition that all subbies of perfume reviewers can sign? This shouldn't be allowed. It is bad enough creators reviewing books and movies have to find different words for s*x, n*dity, b••bs, and the like (they can't say "Be careful with young kids as there is a lot of n*dity in the film", as they will be deleted for promoting p*rn. Hence, my *•• as well 😒), and clothing reviewers have to be extremely careful when showing bikini or pj's or short skirts for the same reason. Puritan America (KZfaq) doesn't like that. But that we've stepped into propaganda & persecution-land by denying Influencers the right to speak about dupes because perfume brands are p*ss*ng their pants is blowing my mind for many, many reasons. Want to hear my thoughts on why their actions are batsh*t crazy to begin with? Maybe it'll be handy for your video - if you end up making one, and you happen to agree. I really want to put this in an article, actually. (Oh, if only misschronicallyfabulous dot com was finally live, ugh). 1. Big perfume brands are not losing money because of dupes. Not directly, and only minimally. They're losing money because the quality of high-end and niche perfumes has decreased immensely, while prices have gone up tremendously. It's simply not worth it anymore to fork over more than €100, or worse €300 for niche, and then having to come to the conclusion you'll lose the scent after 1-3 hours despite moisturising, or needing 30 sprays each time to be even remotely noticed by someone sitting next to you! Middle Eastern brands and other dupe houses show us you can create quality perfumes that actually perform for a third or sometimes even a sixth of the price. And then they still offer luxurious or plain cute/ decent packaging on top of that. 2. I also sincerely believe that 98% of dupe buyers wouldn't ever have been a high- end or niche buyer, no matter the existence of said inspiration. I myself am a perfect example of that. I simply don't have the budget for the current prices, and 100% of people I know that buy "smell-a-likes" are in the same boat. I also know many perfume lovers that hàve the money, but they simply don't think a bottle of perfume is worth more than 50 bucks, so they don't buy anything over that price. The worsened quality has only enforced their position. The people that càn buy the OG and don't think/ don't have to think about price simply buy the original☆. Or they buy both. The many existing perfume snobs in the fragrance community also buy the original and will keep doing so, no matter how often people speak about alternatives. Sure, there's a group that got the original, then heard of the smell-a- like and proceeded to purchase the latter. But why? That all goes back to point one. Either the quality of the SaL is equal or better, or the price of the original is simply too high/not worth it. 3. And then, finally: I actually think that all this viral going of inspirations, plus channels existing to speak about dupes, helps the big perfume brands. Yes, you read me right. When you speak of Lattafa Eclaire, do you not mention Bianco Latte? (And rinse repeat for all those others). That's free advertising in itself as plenty of viewers might have heard of the new Lattafa but didn't know the name of the OG. Or maybe they did, but you mention it again. As well as give a description of that fragrance. Well, the ☆earlier mentioned people with the money will then often buy either both OR only the real deal, because *you* told them what to expect (if that turns out to be better or sweeter/less sweet - as they like - they will purchase the original). And I'll leave out all the money you and other KZfaq reviewers spend on the originals to be able to compare. In other words: not only are they messing with our rights (and KZfaq should be fined for helping, if this is all true), but I'm actually certain they're shooting themselves in the foot. End well thought out rant 😂. Edit: font

Absolutely 💯

Lattafa Eclair sounds soooooo beautiful and elegant!!!! I looked on eBay, and other perfume sites. It is way to expensive right now!!!! Hopefully it will come down in price!!!!!

Yes I'm hoping the price comes down too. 😌

I'm waiting on Lattafa -Eclaire, Lattafa - Sehr Lattafa, and Swiss Arabian- Shaghaf Oud Tonka... they're very hard to get at the moment in The Netherlands (or even in my corner of the EU, as I also often buy in Germany. The German Lattafa site doesn't even offer them! ), and all way too expensive. Think €80 and up. 😢 I might love Middle Eastern fragrances and their quality, but one of the reasons I started to buy them in the first place was their price. Their *affordable* price. This constant viral-going of M-E perfumes has been upping those prices constantly and consistently - sick and tired of it. Can't we not just & only all watch Cecilia and Simin and tell no one else about these gems? Can we cancel TikTok...? (For more reasons than just this, btw). Some time ago, I actually encountered a few dupes that were *more expensive* by far than the original.

​@@CeeChroniclesTalkingScentswhere can one but Victor Empire and Nadine in Zim

It's so good 🥰

Thank you 🥰

Noted. Will do 🥰

Absolutely 💯

Thank you 🥰

Please do!

I commented before I heard you mention the 2 versions... Sorry lol

Sure

My pleasure 😊

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Maybe it’s another formulation

Look on the box. If you have a production date of April 2024, you have the new version that is very vanilla forward.

@@JustSayLette_16 I just checked mine, I got the reformulated version as it says April 2024, I really do want the old formulation now. I collect perfumes so I wondered if I was going crazy as the new formulation is not quite unique to me and a bit western leaning (although it still has depth to it) - once you have smelt this scent profile before, with the vanillin, creamy nuances. There is also a certain depth to it, which is also present in bare vanilla, that takes it away from being juvenile. I have them sprayed side by side and honestly can’t tell much of a difference scent wise (Empire is obviously better performance wise as it’s a perfume). Bare Vanilla is still one of, if not VS’s best seller and should not be discounted as it is very beautiful

@@CeeChroniclesTalkingScents that’s possible also

Thank you 😊

It's so good 🥰

Totally agree🥰

I loved Teriaq too on first spray. Was hesitant because of the leather note, but I don’t get that with my nose. So good 😊

Oh thank you 🥰

Thank you for sharing 🥰

Absolutely

Hope you enjoy them 🥰

It’s awesome 🥰

You’re welcome 🥰

Nice. Hope you can find Nadine soon 🥰

I’m glad you found this concept helpful 🥰

Thank you 🥰

Thank you 😊

Thanks so much!

Thank you! 🤗

You’re welcome 🥰

Thanks so much 😊

Thank you darling. I appreciate the support 🥰

Thank you so much 🤗

Glad you like them!

You are so welcome!

Thank you 🥰

You’re welcome

Thanks for sharing 🥰

Hello 😊🥰

True 🥰

Yes, I have yet to smell the reformulated version of Victor. Have you smelled it? If so, how does the Oud come across? I've heard they have intensified the vanilla also? What are your thoughts 🤔

@DDH64812 I enjoy oud fragrances. But, the oud is very stanky barn yardy oud that overwhelms the vanilla. The new formulation is a vanilla bomb without any oud.

@lisabafundo4355 good to hear! The og version was too much for me. I love oud, but not when it takes it in the direction of "spoils" and comes off as unclean to my nose. Thank you for your reply. I'll hunt down a 6/10 ml sample for testing.

​@DDH64812 The Oud has been removed from the reformulated version. The new version has a production date of April 2024.

You’re welcome

Thank you 🥰

Up to 10 years if you keep them in their boxes and away from light

@@CeeChroniclesTalkingScents I don't tend to keep boxes ( I wouldn't have the space), but I do protect from light and heat. I decant everything and put the bottles away out of the light. I used to carry full bottles in my purse but not anymore !. Thank you for so many amazing recommendations. I'd say I have more middle eastern than niche and designer now. There are some beautiful ones for sure

Anytime 🥰

It’s a gorgeous all year round scent 🥰

For me,i live in a hot country...its not good for very hot weather,fall,winter spring..great. the scent changes with heat,it becomes too much

@@CandidlyJules ok...thankyou

I hope you find it soon 🥰

Absolutely 💯 thanx for sharing 🥰

Eclaire 🥰

Unfortunately l have not smelt Zimaya. I will look around for it for future videos 🥰

Hi!! Do you think its similar to love by kilian as well ?😊

@@inesg2480 Yes, it is similar but not the same. To my nose they share the same DNA, but Nadin has some kind of herbal note added to it that makes this scent more interesting. For me it's like an adult version of "Love". It is stronger, lasts longer, is more intriguing, it is a more mature scent:)

Thank you

Empire Victor is not available in Zim. I got it in Ghana. Nadine is at Cash Shop along Chinhoyi & Bank near Bhola Hardware

@@CeeChroniclesTalkingScents thanks so much. Figure who is going to town

Thanx for the feedback 🥰

These are genderless. No kidding. Men or women can wear them without being stereotyped

@@CeeChroniclesTalkingScents Thx for your reply. I'll probably buy one of them to see for myself.