What perfume do you wear?

For those who like a spicy perfume do try No. 15 by Liz Earle. I feel I am in the Kasbah when I wear mine

Tictac, try Jo Malone. I usually wear her Basil, lime and mandarin. But there are loads more. All very interesting, like Sage and Woodsmoke, or Cucumber and Earl Grey.
I cannot bear Youth Dew as it makes me heave

I haven't come across a Jo Malone yet that I don't like. But I'm afraid my Pomegranate Noir & pals have been swept away for the time being in our post-retirement economy drive. I'm still hunting for the perfect budget replacement. So far I've liked Lolita Lempicka (and I just love the bottle it comes in) and Christian Lacroix Nuit, which lasts well. Neither of them sweet or flowery, not on my skin at any rate.

Does anyone remember Aqua Manda , my favourite in the 70's.? You can still buy it on line but I haven't t yet in case my taste has changed and I am disappointed.
Sorry if I have gone of on a tangent again. Afraid I did that on the post about dry pasta and set everyone off on dog biscuits.

Ooh, yes, I remember Aqua Manda, t was really quite strong, and certainly an acquired taste! I used Charlie for a few years in the 70s too.

I don't really bother with perfume these days, although I quite like Daisy by Marc Jacobs. I've flirted with several more expensive ones over the years but wasn't impressed. Stuck with Anais Anais while I was still working.

Greyduster H used to like Paco Rabanne back in the day and when I saw Lady Million I couldn't wait to try it, what a mistake ,it was awful. After one wearing I gave it away and don't know if the recipient liked it as I forgot to ask and she never said. ? I think that probably says it all.

Ana, I think Charlie was a given for anyone of a certain age ;)

Yes Charlie was my University perfume....69-72!

New member here! My current daytime favourite is Pour Femme by Lacoste, but my old faithful is Chanel's Coco.

Flower by Kenzo

I love flower too, and also Shalimar by Guerlain..

Chanel Allure - - used it for years and now ration it to going out. I lurrve wearing perfume but cannot afford to buy as often.

Have loved this thread and all the memories of perfumes gone by - Ma Griffe especially - my brother in law bought me a bottle in hospital after giving birth to my son - 44 years ago!!

I hope it is alright to mention this site (is this advertising??). I got this a few years ago from Martins Money Tips weekly newsletter.
Google perfume-parlour.co.uk, they list and sell scents similar to famous names.
I have bought some, they are oil based in little roll ons, and one can find a scent with very similar base notes to one's favourites at such a saving.
I have used them with no problems.
Just a suggestion

Does anyone remember "=Blase" by max factor?

Tresor by L'Ancome. I've written this before quite recently. If it was this same thread, sorry for duplicating I was reading a magazine in the hairdressers and there was an article about which perfumes men liked on women. They said Tresor made them want to hug the woman wearing it so I ran out with wet hair to get it (actually, that's a fib) and over the years I've had no spontaneous hugs (sadly) but several men have asked for the name so they can get it for their wife!

Clinique Aromatics Elixir.

Also a favourite of mine granjan along with Estée Lauder Azuree.

Envy me by Gucci is my favourite gets lots of compliments but I wear it purely for me

For years my favourite has been Samsara by Guerlain, discovered by chance when my aunt and uncle gave me a gift box of that fragrance. This week JL had scents on offer so I have 'invested'. Je Reviens has also been a favourite, along with Blue Grass and Eau Dynamisante. The now defunct Culpepers shops used to sell a lovely Stephanotis cologne which was much admired when I wore it. I was very upset when the company closed down.

Anything by Patou and Mitsouko by Germain. Like many others here, i prefer the older French perfumes, modern scents seem overly sweet and sickly to me - no subtlety! And someone said that they thought Poison was aptly named, my friends and I call it Poisson,

Last post by me: the genius computer changed " Guerlain" into "Germain "! Don't you just hate it when that happens?

Diamondlil - I also love Kenzo's 'Jungle' (the elephant version) but also Escentric's 'Molecules 01'

I have discovered that my body oils post menopause are very different to before - so the fragrances I loved don't all love me now. I've said goodbye to quite a few, but do enjoy discovering new ones. Some Jo Malone are nice, some Creed, and recently I found one called 'Nuit de Cellophane' by Serge Lutens. That one will go on my birthday treats list. Strange in the bottle but great on my skin!

I'm usually a bit of a cheapskate but ...... I only seem to like expensive perfumes. My all time favourite is Private Collection by Estée Lauder.

My favourite is Issey Miyake or possibly Aqua di Gio by Giorgio Armani. Both very fresh and summery scents. I do hope my spelling is up to scratch!!

There was a programme on telly recently suggesting a Zara perfume at £7.99 was every bit as good as expensive ones - so I made of point of visiting Zara in Exeter - tried on lots of them, but they all got muddled so I don't know exactly which one they were talking about!!!