Perfume for 90-year-old lady - suggestions please!

snowleopard61

My lovely aunt will be 90 next month. She is still completely 'with-it' mentally but has very poor sight and hearing, a small appetite and, not surprisingly, limited mobility (but she lives with family so isn't lonely!). Given that one sense she can still enjoy is that of smell, I'd like to give her some nice perfume. I can't afford much more than £20 and I have to post it as she lives a long way from me. It needs to be something light and pleasant, not sickly or heavy, and not have 'celebrity' packaging or look as if it's aimed at twenty-somethings (if Estee Lauder scents such as Pleasures or Beautiful were a bit cheaper they would be ideal).

Any ideas?!:D

chris_n_tj

There are some good ideas on this thread x

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2687949

snowleopard61

Thank you very much - I hadn't seen that.

PS I love your little doggy quote; brings a tear to the eye!

margaretclare

One of my favourites is called Je Reviens.

snowleopard61

Margaretclare, Je Reviens was my mum's great favourite. (I borrowed it for a first date many years ago!:)) It was actually one of the first ones I thought of; it's just that I remember it being very expensive, but it would be worth (Worth!) my seeing if it can be bought at a discount.

In fact, the very first Mother's Day after I started work, I bought a bottle for my Mum and couldn't wait to give it to her. It was, I seem to remember, £23 - the perfume rather than the eau de toilette - and as my weekly net pay was £24.16 this took some saving up for. She was delighted though.

I might work on that one.

snowleopard61

The EDT (Je Reviens) is actually very reasonable. The pure perfume is seriously expensive, but I may well send her the EDT. Thank you!

carlpayne

I prefer the mild ones from Zara collections

peachyprice

Elizabeth Arden's Blue Grass is another light one that she'll probably remember from her younger days.

HTH

GeeBee38

hi my mother is 74 and loves elizabeth taylor 'white diamonds'

just under £20 at lloydspharmacy for 100ml

http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/en/elizabeth-taylor-white-diamonds-edt-spray-100ml-15734%3Futm_source%3DGoogle%26utm_medium%3DProduct%26utm_campaign%3DProduct

lilykim

How about something like Lavender or Lily of the Valley, which were both very popular years ago, and may well bring back memories for her.

grunnie

My Mum who was 89 when she died loved Anais anais perfume and hated everything oldladyish like lavender.