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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. 😂

HeavenLeigh Sun 02-Jun-24 11:47:55

Everyday for me regardless wether staying in or stepping out. It’s part of being me

pably15 Sun 02-Jun-24 11:47:37

JANH i'm not allergic to perfumes, but whenever I passed anyone on the street wearing Poison, I had to catch me breath, it was overpowering...

pably15 Sun 02-Jun-24 11:45:12

everyday...I love perfume...today it's Elizabeth Arden's Red Door....just a little needed...I often think of the perfumes that were around in the 60's like Midnight, Primitive...Tweed L'aimant. White Fire ( in the little red bottle )

Peaches7 Sun 02-Jun-24 11:42:26

I wear it every day

JANH Sun 02-Jun-24 11:40:48

I am an asthmatic and strong perfumes is one of my triggers. We like to go shopping early in the morning to avoid the crowds however, if someone is wearing strong perfume, I get triggered, can’t stop coughing and generally out of sorts for many hours until I recover. I can tolerate mild perfumes but things like Obsession and Poison are an absolute no, no.
I do wear perfume myself but only in the evenings when I go out and then it is Anais, Anais (worn this for many years) or Aromatics.

Etoile2701 Sun 02-Jun-24 11:36:09

I wear it every day whatever I am doing.

Kartush Sun 02-Jun-24 11:34:33

Never, my husband doesn’t like it.

Bazza Sun 02-Jun-24 11:28:30

I have a good friend who adored Poison which I loathed. I told her I would not drive her anywhere if she wore it. Thankfully now discontinued I think. I’m at a stage where I prefer men’s cologne, current favourite is Terre by Hermes.

Daisydaisydaisy Sun 02-Jun-24 11:19:37

Hi there
Every day because I’m worth it 😁

Coconut Sun 02-Jun-24 11:08:57

D&G …..L’imperatrice … absolutely love it and wear it every time I leave the house … life’s too short to deny ourselves a little luxury.

JdotJ Sun 02-Jun-24 11:08:17

Rosie51

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.

Back in the late 70s I sat next to a girl who always smelt so lovely.
It was the fabric softener used for her wool cardigans/jumpers I could smell and I asked my mum if she could buy some but it was apparently "too expensive and wasn't needed".

Yongy Thu 30-May-24 08:47:00

I like the smell of Eau de Cologne and will apply it occasionally when I have some, which I don't at the moment.

Summerlove Wed 29-May-24 21:38:31

Almost never. I worked with a woman over 20 years ago who required that no one wear scents- I think I even had to change my shampoo.

I never got in the habit again. I find them quite oppressive to be honest.

MissAdventure Wed 29-May-24 21:29:19

grin
I expect you could.
It all rests with you.

Maggiemaybe Wed 29-May-24 21:20:20

Oh, blimey, I do hope you like it! shock

Do you think I could claim some sales commission?

MissAdventure Wed 29-May-24 19:33:47

You... you... woman, you!
I've just bought that!!!

I never buy things without thinking about it for around two years beforehand!!!

Maggiemaybe Wed 29-May-24 19:23:10

MissAdventure

Thank you, Maggiemaybe.

It's such an intriguing name, I'd really like to try it.

Is it wildly expensive?

It can be. I just get this set of tiny bottles (they’re always on sale, btw!). And they last for ages - it’s concentrated, so a little dab is enough, and is very long-lasting.

oudattar.co.uk/products/oud-sample-collection

Allsorts Wed 29-May-24 19:12:45

Chanel no.5 every day.

MissAdventure Wed 29-May-24 18:58:43

Thank you, Maggiemaybe.

It's such an intriguing name, I'd really like to try it.

Is it wildly expensive?

Maggiemaybe Wed 29-May-24 18:56:54

Well, MissA, oud is a perfume base oil made from the resin of the agar tree, from South East Asia. On its own it has a musky scent. Attar is made by distilling different flowers, herbs, and spices, so that’s what gives oud the different scents. My favourite is rose.

I had to google them to find out! grin

Ladyripple Wed 29-May-24 17:56:44

Wear perfume everyday,part of my morning routine.Today is Jo Malone,English Pear and Freesia.

MissAdventure Wed 29-May-24 17:49:10

Oud.
Not Our.

Sigh....

MissAdventure Wed 29-May-24 17:48:14

What an interesting name that is.
Our Attar.

What does it mean, do you know, please?

Maggiemaybe Wed 29-May-24 17:44:02

Every day. At the moment it’s Oud Attar - I have six tiny bottles in different scents so always have one to hand. A tiny drop goes a long way. When I’m feeling flush it’s Jo Malone, usually the Pomegranate Noir.

maddyone Wed 29-May-24 17:39:09

I’m like Doodledog in that I don’t wear perfume in the house, but I wear it to go out. Not when I’m just going to the supermarket of course, nor will I wear it if going to a medical or dental appointment because if the medic needs to get near to me to examine me, which the dentist certainly does, they could be allergic or just find a strong perfume smell off putting. So I wear perfume for ‘nice’ outings. I’ve got several different ones that I like and vary them according to how I feel. There’s just one I never wear. My husband gave it to me one Christmas years ago and I don’t like it. It’s an Estée Lauder one, I’ve forgotten the name, but the sales assistant advised him. I’ve told him never to buy perfume again unless I ask for it because it’s too expensive to waste money on. My favourite at the moment is Ma Vie by Hugo Boss, but I like many others.