What do you remember your mum wearing or smelling like when she used to go out?

My mum very rarely went out apart from the annual dinner dance at work, a new years eve party, hen parties and going to my aunties once a month on a Monday night with all of the other women of the family.

She wore Youth Dew by Estée Lauder and was beautiful, a real head turner.

ETA - she was very classy despite having a rotten life with my birth father and divorced him at a time when divorced women were considered scandalous. She took us from a lovely house to a one bedroomed flat with a scullery for a kitchen, and an outside toilet, we’d have a strip wash every day and a bath at my grandparents once a week. One night I’d sleep in the double bed with her and the next night my sister would, the other night one of us would be in the single bed. We were very happy even though she had stays in our local psychiatric hospital at times. My heart used to skip a beat when I’d hear her coming home from work, from anywhere really, she always wore stiletto heels and the noise of them approaching our front door was the best noise ever.

Mum used to wear Chloe by Karl Lagerfield in the 1970s.

She had really nice smart clothes and was really glamourous, with her hair just so, and a nice gold ingot necklace and gold hoops earrings and gold bracelet. (In fact she had LOADS of jewellery, mostly gold.) Always wore heels, and a camel coat, or faux fur. We weren't super rich, and were working class, but my mum loved to look her best.

I definitely don't take after her, as I have tousled shoulder length hair that looks windswept half the time, and wear plain coloured or black t-shirts, or band tees, occasionally a shirt, and jeans. and flat shoes or trainers most of the time. I do like nice jewellery, Chanel perfume, and nice make up though.

And I wear nice trousers and a nice top and heels if I go out to a 'do.'

And I like accessories.

My mum smelt of Opium perfume and Elnett hairspray! She always looked so glamorous when she was dressed up to go out, it was quite the transformation from her usual jeans & t-shirt, ponytail and no make up everyday look 😂 but she was very beautiful and still is at 84!

I don't remember a specific perfume but Oil of Ulay and I remember she had this Swedish brand of stuff called Oriflame. They didn't go out much in the early days as my dad's elderly parents lived with us.

Hermès Calèche. Hardly ever smell anyone wearing it, so if I do I’m immediately taken back to childhood and my mum kissing me goodnight before she went out. I’d give anything to have her kiss me goodnight again

Givenchy Organza, I still have her bottle. She wore beautiful dresses and had a lovely pair of red peep toe heels with a velvet navy bow. My mum was exquisite, she is so missed.

Lost mine too. I feel your pain x

Max Factor Creme Puff face powder, red lipstick and either Je Reviens by Worth or Arpege by Lanvin.

Lovely thread! Early 70s so Tweed, face powder from a compact and rarely worn lipstick x

Paris by YSL.
My dad bought her a bottle for Christmas every year. She died in 2011 and I still have her last bottle.
They didn’t go out much when I was growing up as we didn’t have much spare money, didn’t live near family and so I think a babysitter was just too much extra money.
I loved dressing up in mum’s dresses and and pretending to be her. There’s a lovely photo of us when I was about three and she was putting lipstick on me. She was such a kind human. I miss her with every fibre of my being.

Yes my mums 70 and I remember her hairbrush even smelled of perfume. She used oil of olay moisturiser which had a distinct sent and a really sweet chloe narcisse scent, then switched to rose scents.

I am 52.

When I was young she wore Timeless, by Avon.
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When I was a teen she wore Magie Noir and Opium.

Angel

Rive Gauche was my mums 'go to' as well. Someone once bought me some, and I really couldn't wear it. It didn't 'belong' to me, IYSWIM.

Rive Gauche and if we were going out as a family we'd get in the car with her reeking of it and it would make me feel sick. Still can't bear it, I have a sniff at a perfume counter every bow and then and it makes me feel nauseous.

1960s I remember short black shift dress, and Balmain Jolie Madame.

Yes Rive Gauche and Charlie. She always seemed so glamorous and I loved to pinch a bit of perfume.

Apple blossom- Helena Rubenstein

Headscarves knotted under the chin
Court shoes (she didn’t possess anything like wellies or trainers!)
“Car coats”
Twin sets
Occasionally wore trousers (called “slacks”)

I think the term court shoes is still the correct one.

Poison. And lots of it.

She wanted to be noticed and her choice of perfume certainly achieved that.

Shalimar. The only perfume she has ever worn. I remember having the flu when I was little - and while she and dad were travelling for a few weeks so weren't with me - and wrapping myself in a cardigan that smelt of her perfume, hoping it would make me feel at least a little better.

My mum wore Blue Grass perfume, her 3 stone diamond engagement ring or her opal and diamond ring and her bright pink lipstick. She also wore a string of pearls too. This was in the sixties.

chanel no5
huge shoulder pads
a black and grey shiney stripe shirt
leather look black pencil skirt
black tights
bright blue high heels that she called court shoes?
large earrings mostly from avon
Massive hair sprayed hair
blue eyeshadow
iced champink nails and lips
gold sovrine necklace
gold charm bracelet with amongst others a spikey little hedgehog that would get caught in our hair if we came into contact with it
Avon Sss original in her bath before hand
Very much mid/late 80s

I remember the clothes more than the scent. The look was very Margot Leadbetter, the going out was to choir and am dram. I have a few bits of appr costume jewellery.