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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 šŸ˜‚) 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. šŸ˜‚

Lyndie Sun 02-Jun-24 17:46:59

Everyday. I wear Guvenchy Very Irrisistible or Armani Si at the moment.

Madmother21 Sun 02-Jun-24 17:40:20

Every day. Don’t consider myself dressed without it.

polly123 Sun 02-Jun-24 17:15:27

Everyday! Love nice smells especially Chanel.

gardenoma Sun 02-Jun-24 17:15:07

I dab on some essential oil, my choice is always geranium and lavender, love it.
My last proper perfume was Je Reviens, a very very long time ago!

PilgrimQuill Sun 02-Jun-24 15:53:06

A young friend of mine once told me to spray upwards into the air to make a cloud and then walk through it. It works, but best to take your glasses off first ... I rarely remember though, it seems most of the places I go now require dressing down instead of up to fit in.

Robin202 Sun 02-Jun-24 15:43:31

Always enjoyed wearing perfume until I became aware of this (and shortly after my husband bought be a huge bottle of J’adore) that it can be toxic to health. So I tend not to spray directly onto my neck and lymph glands. I do more of a general air spray around me.

ā€œFragrances are linked to a staggering number of health risks. Across multiple research studies, synthetic chemicals used to make fragrances are classified as allergens, hormone disruptors, asthma triggers, neurotoxins & carcinogens. The punchline: fragrances are highly toxic and can cause allergic reactions.ā€

grandtanteJE65 Sun 02-Jun-24 15:30:28

I never wear perfume. Years ago, my mother developed allergies against most perfumes, then I did, and DH got migranes due to perfumes.

There are one or two frangrances I can safely use 4711 and a Spanish perfume that I cannot remember the name of, it is so long since I used it.

Mamma7 Sun 02-Jun-24 15:20:06

Most days but I have to remember to wear it - my favourite is Alien by Mugler

CLAW Sun 02-Jun-24 15:06:21

Unfortunately, I am allergic to most perfumes and some of the ingredients in. I used to love dabbing some on . Now going to the cinema, show, even medical appointments and I have to take strong anti histamines which don't always work. Me changing places with others in the family/friends to avoid strong perfume has become a bit of a joke. Really miss perfume and scented creams etc.but compared to other issues people have, just an inconvenience and just get on with life.

widgeon3 Sun 02-Jun-24 14:58:14

So many People So many different tastes and ideas
I have a large family and some . in the past, would buy me perfume as a present...... they had not noticed that I didn't wear it
... so the collection grew and grew.

Elder daughter discovered it one day when she was about 10?
Lined all her sibs up and anointed them liberally, boys as well . wow... the house smelt so artificiial
I asked whose idea it was but answer came there none. My children are still as loyal to each other

Last year... some 40 years + later, elder daughter came with a bundle of assorted perfumes + some flowers and apologies to say she was the one.
The assorted smells are reinstated in the bathroom and will await an inquisitive grandchild..... just as I had discovered my aunts ',April in Paris or some such name and daughter had liberally distributed mine.

dH loves the smells sometimes and on other occasions complains of how overpowering they are This is odd because I have never used any for years.

He is also the one who asked me why I had taken up smoking Uh?? and only the 2 of us in the house

Am now trying to work out how to stop both his carer and my cleaner appearing and announcing their presence in advance by their chosenhighly- flavoured 'dip;'

When collecting our prescriptions I saw that the local chemist had got numerous fancy type bottles on show ( ex christmas?} at at least 70% off
Wait long enough and all mysteries will be revealed

sodapop Sun 02-Jun-24 14:46:11

Clarins Eau Dynamisante for every day and Angel by Thierry Mugler for special evenings. I find the latter a bit heavy for daytime use but love it.

Nannashirlz Sun 02-Jun-24 14:41:50

I wear it everyday and even spray myself when come out the shower no matter if it’s morning or evening

Chulachuli Sun 02-Jun-24 14:36:21

Every day. I am in to Coco now but used to wear Arpege for years when the family were growing up. Then it was discontinued until the company bought it back some years later. My DD got me some but it didn’t smell the same. ā€œIt doesn’t make you smell like Mum any moreā€ was the verdict.

Bellzy Sun 02-Jun-24 14:28:17

Awwww… my dad bought Beautiful for both me and my sister on our wedding days!
Used to travel a lot, but we don’t at all now so haven’t had it for years. But my birthday is coming up, so might drop a few wee hints!

RosesAreRed21 Sun 02-Jun-24 14:16:14

I wear it every day

Sueki44 Sun 02-Jun-24 14:05:20

I love Chanel’s Allure, but I worry that they may be phasing it out as they’ve stopped the soap and body lotion. Boots only stock the smaller bottles now.

nexus63 Sun 02-Jun-24 13:48:33

i have only been out twice in two months but i wear perfume everyday, charlie red, tweed or panache, old fashioned but i have been using these three since i was 18, my family know that i don't like anything else, i have tried others as freebie websites are always giving out samples.

Joseann Sun 02-Jun-24 13:45:28

Today, Cristalle by Chanel.
Though I've also got my eye on a bottle of Gabrielle to add to the collection.

TanaMa Sun 02-Jun-24 13:44:08

My late husband always bought me perfumes and loved me to wear it every day - so that's what I do, as a memory of him. I also love the smell of a man's cologne, which my husband also used. I still buy the perfumes he liked best and find it so nice when someone compliments me in my perfume.

oodles Sun 02-Jun-24 13:31:42

I love those little bottles of out perfumes. I f I take perfume out I will pop one of those into my bag, and if I go away on public transport I'll pop one in my bag. I like how it lasts that but longer being oil based
I do like perfume, and try and wear it if I'm going out, and sometimes when I'm at home.on my own. Of ones people have mentioned I'm afraid I don't like Anais Anais, I don't like Angel either, so I thought, then I asked someone who smelled lovely what she was wearing and it was Angel, the other person I kept smelling it on must just not have been a good fit for it.

maddyone Sun 02-Jun-24 13:30:28

Just put some on, Gucci Guilty (day)

WelshPoppy Sun 02-Jun-24 13:29:20

Never. Never found one I like.

Sennelier1 Sun 02-Jun-24 13:25:28

I always wear perfume, even buy it in a smaller version for travelling. Mine is Pure Poison, Dior. My grandchildren recognise me in their sleep šŸ’

Mollietwoknees Sun 02-Jun-24 13:22:35

Always.
Portrait of a Lady, Black Afghano , Le Labo Santal my current obsessions.

Cateq Sun 02-Jun-24 13:16:51

The one perfume guaranteed to make me wheezy is Youth Dew by EstĆ©e Lauder. Going back to mid 1970’s one of the partners in the Accountancy firm when I first started work used to spray it like it was going out of fashion. Used to dread going into her office to get letters signed.