Whats your favourite perfume?

~Chameleon~

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Chameleon - wanted to pm you and realised that you can't receive pm's - sorry totally off topic, Wanted to say that I agree 100% with your comments on do I spend too much on food about a certain poster who I have put on ignore. Might add they are also a self confessed expert on housing law and NHS cuts!

My favourite perfume is Y by Ysl and Pure Poison by Dior

Thanks.....


(narcisissm and delusions of grandeur spring to mind)

Swan_2

I only ever have one scent at a time & have none just now because my favourite made by Lespa has been discontinued & I can't find anything even remotely like it

it was spicy, woody & ultimately smelled of cinnamon, sounds weird, but it was just wonderful

jackieb wrote: »

I sometimes think I suit aftershaves better than perfumes. My sister always smells lovely and has lots of perfumes, but when she gives me a squirt it just doesn't smell the same.

Right now i've got some Gucci by Gucci aftershave on. My son just bought it today - and it's lovely and citrusy (sp)

I usually prefer men's fragrances too, most women's scents just smell of talcum powder to me

I used to wear Dior's Eau Sauvage (very citrusy) & latterly Givenchy Gentleman (sucker for Patchouli )

ailuro2 wrote: »

Not true, I'm a woman and detest smelling perfume on other people, by that I mean you can smell them a mile off, not just a nice whiff if you're standing speaking to them.

trouble is, most ladies who have a favourite scent become immune to it so do the old 'Enry cooper "Splash it all over" method. I was always told that proper ladies used scent just enough that anyone who was close enough would smell it, and no one else. Works for me, and saves us poor allergy sufferers from sneezing on you too.:eek:

I agree 100%, scent should be subtle

I have a friend who sprays herself with one of her myriad perfumes every time she visits the ladies on an evening out & I can't sit next to her by the end of the night _pale_

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

My all time favourite is Rive Gauche by YSL, closely followed by Diorella by Dior (;)). I also like Chanel No 5 but the smell seems to disappear very quickly after I've sprayed it, even other people can't smell it (eau de parfum).

I've been on a mision for several years now to find a new perfume but so far I keep going back to my french classics.

Linda xx

Rive Gauche was my scent when I was in my 20's & before that I wore Diorella which is the female version of Eau Sauvage, which I wore before that

when my current favourite was discontinued, I tried Rive Gauche again, & it smelled terrible on me, I was so disappointed. I think it must be because the chemical composition of my skin has changed over the years


ah well, back to the search, I'm currently investigating Penhaligon's fragrances

~Chameleon~

I'm desperate to try Angel after hearing so much about it. i was almost tempted to just buy some earlier but its far too expensive @ £25 for 15ml if I don't like it lol

Patchwork, HND/HNC are equivalent to A levels too as a vocational route into Uni, certainly not degree level quals. As far as I recall with an HNC you only need to do 2yrs at Uni to get sufficient points for a degree but HND requires the full 3yrs. As you're aware, modules are just that, a few weeks tuition/training on a particular subject as part of an overall course, and not individual qualifications on their own

Apols again for off-topicness, pm's are off due to a particular poster abusing them.

Back on-topic, I have to say my current favourite daytime perfume is Emporio/Armani Diamonds. Got it for xmas and it's really growing on me

Amanita_2

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Apols again for off-topicness, pm's are off due to a particular poster abusing them.

Doesn't putting someone on ignore prevent them PMing you?

~Chameleon~

Amanita wrote: »

Doesn't putting someone on ignore prevent them PMing you?

Oh I'm not sure, never tried it before.... but will, so thank you

gremlin

My favourite perfume is Kenzo flower. Its light and floral and just so very summery.

I would definately recommend it to someone who isnt into the thick heavy and strong smelling perfumes.

For this reason I really hate Angel (sorry ) Its just far too cloying for my taste and I aggree with another poster that some women just seem to pour it on.

One woman I know wears so much that you walk away smelling it on you after just a 2 minute conversation with her.

scottishminnie

I have a very good friend who as a thank you bought me this versace perfume about 15 years ago. At the time the only stockist in Scotland was Jenners in Edinburgh and they only brought in one order a year which my friend was always on the waiting list for. It had been her signature perfume for years and she wanted me to have it too.

I hated it with a passion but was too polite to do anything other than thank her profusely - far too profusely as she reserved a bottle each year as a Xmas gift until it was discontinued. I used it as air freshener and would happily give a bottle to anyone who expressed the slightest interest in it (it was a nice bottle design).

I feel guilty every time I see a Versace perfum bottle and wish I'd been more honest - she must have wondered why she never smelled it on me.

My MIL also went through a phase of buying me Gloria Vanderbilt perfume every year - that was another air feshener - did anyone else get frequent perfume gifts which they hated but didn't have the courage to say so or was it just me?

clairibel

clairibel wrote: »

Montana...i used to love that and i was always partial to a drop of Tresor

My all time faves now are:

Shalimar-Guerlain...mums perfume forever and one whiff and it reminds me of her.

Contradiction- Calvin Klein.

Escape-Calvin Klein.

Caylx-Prescriptives...but too expensive for splashing about.

Matthew Williamson eau de parfum its the one which i get most comments on and the cheapest :cool:

Old thread i know but timeless like many perfumes

Just adding another favourite which i received today, just a cheapy i ordered to splash about Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden and I had forgotten how much I used to love this one. Very strong too. :T

So pleased i bought some, cheered my day up.

Absinthe_2

Giorgio Beverly Hills
Gres Cabotine
L'eau d'issey
Beautiful

System

My favourite perfume is Estee Lauder Beautiful however, i wear Estee Lauder Youth Dew most of the time because its the only fragrance that lasts on me all day (and night).