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Nanicky Sat 25-Jan-25 16:29:24

I love Mark Jacobs Daisy, love the freshness and cute bottle. Don't like strong perfumes, my daughter in law wears Poison, and it always gives me a headache, also love Miss Dior, that's a lovely light smell too.

hazel93 Sat 25-Jan-25 16:24:21

Issey Miyake. Used it for years and can't remember how many have asked "Excuse me, but what are you wearing ".
Well, you are not going to say "I t may not suit you" are you .
Lovely that all my family know it as "my" smell as it were.
Be even better if they bought it !

Dottydots Sat 25-Jan-25 16:24:16

I've given up now on Chanel No 5 as it's too expensive. I wish a nice man would buy this 82 year old a small bottle. Ha ha fat chance!

baubles Sat 25-Jan-25 16:24:15

I wear it every day even if all I’m doing is scrubbing the bath.

baubles Sat 25-Jan-25 16:23:17

I’ve always loved perfumes and there’s been a few mentioned already which I’ve worn in the past. From Patchouli oils in my late teens/early twenties to Anais Anais, Ysatis and Giorgio through my thirties. For probably the next decade I wore Obsession but now I prefer Rose scents and Jo Malone Red Roses has been my choice for a number of years. 🌹

foxie48 Sat 25-Jan-25 16:12:16

I've tried many different ones over the years but I always come back to Chanel No 5. Old fashioned it might be but I like how it smells on me and it's very much my signature scent which I wear most days regardless of what I'm doing.

Mollygo Sat 25-Jan-25 16:08:00

Vice versus Mine used to be Guerlain MandarineBasilique, which I still like but now my favourite is Fame.
I don’t really use perfumed things around the house, although we do have spray in the toilet.

ViceVersa Sat 25-Jan-25 15:54:11

No, Doodledog, you're probably right there! smile
I'm not sure if I've ever had an actual signature scent though. I genuinely can't remember the last time I even wore perfume. I tend to like light, fresh scents, so I did like the Guerlain Aqua Allegoria range, particularly the Mandarine Basilic.

Doodledog Sat 25-Jan-25 15:51:05

My favourite scent on anyone is the smell of freshly laundered clothes, if someone bottled that I’d probs like it.
Nikura makes a Fresh Linen oil blend. I really like it, and often use it in an oil diffuser in the kitchen.

nikura.com/products/fresh-linen-fragrance-oil-floral

Doodledog Sat 25-Jan-25 15:48:52

I don't like walking through the perfume section of a store, as the clashing scents can be too much, but I do like pleasant smells. I use oil diffusers in the house, and love bath oil and essential oil-based cleaning products such as Purdy and Figg. I don't go overboard (or not to my nose, at least!). Chemicals can trigger my asthma, so I have to stick to natural products at home.

Babs03 Sat 25-Jan-25 15:45:27

Luckygirl3

I think I must be a bit weird but I hate perfume! - always have. I do not like the after scent it leaves on clothes.

I do however like essential oils round the house.

Not weird at all I don’t like perfume either but do like woody/floral scented candles.
Am afraid strong perfumes nearly always give me a headache. My favourite scent on anyone is the smell of freshly laundered clothes, if someone bottled that I’d probs like it.

Doodledog Sat 25-Jan-25 15:44:03

I can't see Wet Labrador taking off, ViceVersa grin

I wear perfume most days too, GG. I always spray it on before a room call, for some reason. It makes me feel more professional/confident/dressed or something.

I like JM Orange Blossom, too. And their Red Roses, which is a lovely take on what can be an aging scent.

I remember Anais Anais - I wore that years ago, and loved it. I haven't smelt that for ages. And yes, the little samples in magazines seem to be a thing of the past. Perfume is so expensive now that it's maybe not viable?

I had a L'Occitane one - Narcissus? Daffodil? I can't remember now, but I liked it. It was left behind in a drawer at work, and I bequeathed it to a colleague who found it after I left.

gentleshores Sat 25-Jan-25 15:44:00

Luckygirl3

I think I must be a bit weird but I hate perfume! - always have. I do not like the after scent it leaves on clothes.

I do however like essential oils round the house.

Ditto! I became very sensitive to perfumes about 30 years ago and haven't worn them since. Apparently it's the chemicals in them. The extremely expensive ones are probably a less chemical formula. I can tolerate something like a very lightly perfumed face cream so that's my "scent". Or my shampoo scent. But when I did used to wear perfume my favourite was Miss Dior.

welshgirl2017 Sat 25-Jan-25 15:43:02

Luckygirl3

I think I must be a bit weird but I hate perfume! - always have. I do not like the after scent it leaves on clothes.

I do however like essential oils round the house.

Same here, it makes me feel ill and gives me a headache - I can't even stand walking through the perfume section of shops!

SusieB50 Sat 25-Jan-25 15:42:30

I have always used L’air du Temps , but the last bottle I got the perfume smell didn’t last neither did it smell the same as before.now trying L’Occitane ( the green one) very pleasant but again doesn’t seem to last long.DD always says she can smell it when she gives me a hug so maybe my sense of smell has gone/ changed??

Georgesgran Sat 25-Jan-25 15:41:16

Always CK Obsession since it first came out. I’ve dallied with Jo Malone a couple of times, but always returned to CK. I use 3 bottles a year and my Sis-in-Law bought me another 3 for Xmas.

Luckygirl3 Sat 25-Jan-25 15:36:54

I think I must be a bit weird but I hate perfume! - always have. I do not like the after scent it leaves on clothes.

I do however like essential oils round the house.

pascal30 Sat 25-Jan-25 15:35:42

L'Occitane Amber

Ilovecheese Sat 25-Jan-25 15:33:22

I'm still using Annais Annais although I am aware that is considered a bit old fashioned these days.
Magazines used to sometimes have small samples of perfume attached to some adverts but I don' think they do that any more.

GrannyGravy13 Sat 25-Jan-25 15:33:10

I have a couple of fragrances that I wear, I wear fragrance every day, even when I have been in hospital.

They are all Jo Malone

Wood Sage and Sea Salt
Lime Basil and Mandarin
Orange Blossom
Basil and Neroli
Cypress and Grapevine (not sure if I will buy this one again, first new one I have tried for years)

ViceVersa Sat 25-Jan-25 15:31:10

Right now, I'd say it's wet Labrador... smile

Doodledog Sat 25-Jan-25 15:26:34

Do you have one? If so, what is it that you like about it?

I have a sample box of perfume from Saltworks. It's clever marketing, but the idea is that you buy sample boxes at varying prices. Each box comes with little vials of scent - ten per box, plus a voucher with a value that depends on how much you paid for the samples - the more you pay, the higher the discount. You try them out and decide which you prefer, and then trade in your voucher for ether a full bottle of your favourite, or a few travel sizes. They make good gifts if you don't know what the recipient would like, and there is a booklet with notes about each of the scents - a bit like wine tasting cards grin.

I'm working through the scents now to see which one to order, and it's got me thinking of favourites over the years. I loved Chanel 19 for a long time, and Jo Malone's Pomegranate Noir, but tried a few different ones that I got as presents or in duty free shops.

I liked the freshness of the 19 when I was younger, and the deeper, woodier notes of the PN later on. I've always liked patchouli/musky/vanilla scents, and am veering towards those with those notes in my sample box.

What about you? Do you stick to a particular scent, or chop and change as you find new ones?