What perfume do you wear?

Joy. Shalimar. Channel Coco or No5

Shalimar by Guerlain.

I think i read somewhere it's one of the oldest commercial perfumes. I love it , always wear it to job interviews or stressful meetings because it makes me feel in control silly eh?

Snap Galen!

Either Rive Gauche by Yves St Laurent, or VIP 212 by Carolina Herrera

I love Mitsouko (another Guerlain one) but Mr P hates it!

I do find that I have different perfumes for different times of year, and also of course day and evening.

Channel Cristalle has good crisp smell, Dioressence is sort of "powdery", always gets compliments.

I used to be asked what my perfume was when wearing Estee Lauder Cinnabar, but to me that is definitely a winter perfume, and for evening.

Miss Dior, Channel - Coco & No5.

Recently I looked for something on offer at the duty free, just to wear on holiday. I came across Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue. It's lovely, flowery and fresh, with a hint of Lilly of the Valley.

It tends to be on offer in the perfume shops in shopping centres. I'm glad I found it by chance.

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I find most modern perfumes just too sweet and sickly, I have to say. I used to wear 'Ma Griffe' when I was young. Now is just wear Yves Rocher 'Verbena' eau de toilette. Simple and fresh.

The original Miss Dior.
Sisley No 2.
My all time favourite was Jolie Madame by Balmain but they don't make it any more

My mother wore Ma Griffe. A few years ago I bought a bottle, the smell was the same

I do hate it when the makers change the formula and perfumes smell different.

Dior have done this with Miss Dior and it does not smell like the 70s version.

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I used to love Je Revien by Worth but it's really changed now and smells like cats wee wee....yuk!

You can still get the original Miss Dior, J52, but you have to ask specifically for it.

Coco Mademoiselle. For every day, though, I use Lidl's 'Suddenly' - it's more or less an absolute match.

janeainsworth, I also loved Jolie Madame by Balmain, I believe you can get it via Amazon, I've checked from time to time but it's an arm and a leg sadly recently bought Femme by Rochas on line, another perfume that you can't buy in the shops anymore, but that was relatively cheap. I'm a fan of a lot of the older perfumes, I do like Channel No. 5 and Coco I usually redeem my Boots points from time to for one of those. Other perfumes I like are Eau Des Merveilles and 24 Faubourg both by Hermes.

Thanks terribull I'll have a look and if appropriate put in an advance birthday request hint

Don't. Gives me a headache.

Je Reviens was great too.

Don't look then jingl
You don't have to read every thread!

Mostly Jo Malone Vetyver. Very citrusy and understated. I also like Samsara by Guerlain. I used to wear L'air du Temps - haven't had that for ages.

janeainsworth - do have a look, but as much as I loved Jolie Madame not quite enough to pay the prices quoted

Another vote for Chanel Cristalle. Also Estée Lauder, Pleasures.

None sadly I am allergic.

Thanks for that Jane. I'll ask for the original next time. It had a more citrus smell than the current version.

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Sorry ladies (x 4 or 5), I'm a French teacher and Chanel is spelt with one "n" not Channel. It's the surname of Coco Chanel. Please don't tell me off for correcting!

But I'm sure you were all pronouncing it correctly!