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How often do you wear perfume

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grannyactivist Sat 25-May-24 10:58:30

Yesterday we went out for dinner (actually it was street food, eaten in a shelter on the seafront 😂) and to celebrate the occasion I spritzed on a bit of perfume. Similarly my husband used an expensive aftershave (usually he only bothers for weddings and funerals).

Anyway, it got me thinking. It takes me a couple of years to get through a bottle of perfume, I’ve got lots of it (mostly gifts from family and friends) and it’s all good stuff. So I have decided that (if I can remember) I’m going to wear perfume every day!!

Today I’m in my scruffy painting smock, but if this was smellyvision you would smelling Jo Malone’s Pear and Freesia. 😂

grannyactivist Sat 25-May-24 10:59:55

Edit: ….you would BE smelling….

Curlywhirly Sat 25-May-24 11:02:25

Wear it every day - whether I'm staying in or going out.

Pantglas2 Sat 25-May-24 11:04:44

Every day except when I go to the airport and use theirs 😇. Beautiful by Estée Lauder always purchased duty free, two bottles a year.

TwiceAsNice Sat 25-May-24 11:04:58

Wear it every day it’s part of my getting ready routine in the morning

kittylester Sat 25-May-24 11:08:36

Every single day. Aromatics by Clinique

kittylester Sat 25-May-24 11:09:40

Dh is very good and spots when I am running low and buys me more. Unless he is trying to tell me something.

Rosie51 Sat 25-May-24 11:10:31

Almost every day since I was about 14. When we were in sixth form one of my school friends commented that she liked sitting next to me in class because I always smelled nice. A compliment I've never forgotten smile
I have a few different perfumes, I like to vary them, and some I just 'go off' eventually.

Marydoll Sat 25-May-24 11:11:36

Joe Malone Red Roses, everyday.

Howeevr, as I can no longer travel abroad and buy at the airport, it is supplemented by less expensive perfumes.

Lovemylife Sat 25-May-24 11:12:24

I use Jo Malone’s pear and freesia handcream most days. Smells lovely. Does that count?

Spuddy Sat 25-May-24 11:13:29

I LOVE perfume! The most I've ever paid was about £70.00 for a bottle of Alien Mugler which lasted well over a year even though I used it most days so I got a real bargain there but other than that I go for the cheaper ones.

On my birthday in April my hubby went to a local shop and bought me 4 boxes of Giverny, the bottles being stilettos. Red, Gold, Blue and Black.

Yesterday I went to that shop and bought myself the White, Pink and Purple! So 7 boxes should last me a few years!

I posted photos of them on my Instagram @stickybear5660!

rafichagran Sat 25-May-24 11:16:46

Everyday. I love perfume and don't feel dressed without it.

Smileless2012 Sat 25-May-24 11:25:47

I wear it every day and keep the more expensive for when I'm going out.

DanniRae Sat 25-May-24 11:26:32

I would love to wear perfume every day ...... Jo Malone "Grapefruit" ....... BUT I never remember to put it on!
When I am going out out I usually wear "Coco Chanel."

Crossstitchfan Sat 25-May-24 11:28:29

YES!!

Georgesgran Sat 25-May-24 11:30:22

Every day - CK Obsession. I get through 3 bottles a year.

Granmarderby10 Sat 25-May-24 11:30:46

I Just cannot decide which perfume to buy.
Should I just go somewhere like Frazers and try several samples on cards?

TerriBull Sat 25-May-24 11:30:54

Every day, I love perfume, I also don't feel dressed without it. Currents include Hermes Eau Des Merveilles, Maison Margiela Relplica Range By The Fireplace, Jo Malone, English Pear and Freesia and Chanel No 5, which I trade accrued Boots points for. I also always have a Chanel No 5 body lotion on the go for special occasions, not every day. I love it.

NotAGran55 Sat 25-May-24 11:36:43

Everyday. It’s part of me and my daily grooming. Even if I’m in alone all day, not seeing a soul I wear it.

Marydoll Sat 25-May-24 11:36:50

Spuddy, do you realise that you have lost your anonymity by posting your Instagram name?

Perhaps you don't mind.

dogsmother Sat 25-May-24 11:37:35

Every day now.
When I was working I was very very aware ( having been on the other side as a patient) that to have somebody up close and personal with a perfume that you didn’t like is the most awful experience.
Now I am at liberty to wear my current choice and I love it. Connock Kukui, it was a gift from one of my sons and his partner I’d never heard of it before.

henetha Sat 25-May-24 11:37:43

I love perfume and wear it almost every day. But I can't really afford those posh ones above. So I buy M/S..my favourite being Florentyna, and Next.
Luckily one of my granddaughters gives me a posher one now and again.

grannyactivist Sat 25-May-24 11:42:17

Gosh - I’m surprised at how many wear it every day.

I had an asthmatic response to perfume from my 30’s-50’s so I mostly stopped wearing it (though had never been a regular user) - then by my mid 50’s I discovered I could wear some (expensive!) perfumes. My daughter wears perfume every day, but though we often wear the same one (a Chanel) it smells completely different on us.

On the whole I tend to stick with various Chanel perfumes, but I really like a particular one by Tom Ford, though I would never buy it, it’s so expensive. My daughter should have shares in Jo Malone she buys so much, but I’m not complaining because she treats me too. 😄

Rosie51 Sat 25-May-24 11:49:05

Granmarderby10

I Just cannot decide which perfume to buy.
Should I just go somewhere like Frazers and try several samples on cards?

You really need to smell perfume on your own skin, and give it time to develop. Samples on cards can give an indication of a shortlist, but then you should only try a maximum of two on your skin, one per wrist, at a time.

I had the privilege of being attended to by Angela Flanders in her shop many years ago. She kept small pots of coffee beans to clear your sense of smell between perfumes. Her perfumes are fairly expensive but last well on the skin.

Bellasnana Sat 25-May-24 11:50:17

Every day. I feel undressed without it!😄

My favourites are Chanel No.19 and Chanel Allure but I’m also using CK One bought for me by a friend.

DD3 says to her boys ‘you smell of Nana’.