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Which perfume do you get the most compliments on?

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Neveryours · 14/01/2024 19:28

Really need a new perfume so I’m thinking of ordering a few samples to test things out. But I’m a bit overwhelmed and would like to know which of your perfumes you get the most compliments on?

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CottonCandyLand · 15/01/2024 01:33

PinkflowersWhiteBerries · 14/01/2024 19:44

Hermes Eau de Merveilles. Not my personal favourite, but I always get positive comments when I wear it.

My absolute favourite.

Sushimad · 15/01/2024 01:54

I regularly get stopped and told I smell amazing by both men and women.

I wear a few different fragrances and it actually happens with all of them. Apart from the body spray, they're all eau de parfum.

I love all of them but my newest and current favourite scent is Dior Sauvage Elixir (yes, I know it's for men, but it suits me).

The cheapest was a So! Body spray, which they discontinued (toffee and cream), so I now buy the vanilla one and add caramel and butterscotch essence/oil to it to make up my own. This is probably the most regularly complimented upon by men.

Sauvage Elixir lasts all day and longer and is most complimented/asked about by women.

My oldest and go to fragrance is Lancôme Trésor La Nuit edp, and it gets regularly complimented/ asked about by both men and women. Again, it lasts really well.

2 others that I really like, which won't break the bank, and again I get regularly told I/they smell great or asked what I'm wearing are both by Britney Spears. One is her Fantasy edp (pink sparkly bottle) and the other is her Midnight Fantasy edp, which comes in a purple sparkly bottle. The scent doesn't last as long, though.

Sushimad · 15/01/2024 01:55

Sorry, edited as all my paragraphs had disappeared. Plus this link.
[www.theperfumeshop.com/lancome/la-nuit-tresor/eau-de-parfum-spray/p/26490EDPJU www.theperfumeshop.com/lancome/la-nuit-tresor/eau-de-parfum-spray/p/26490EDPJU]]]]

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SplendidUtterly · 15/01/2024 02:17

Dior J'Adore.

mathanxiety · 15/01/2024 02:25

Paris. She Met Him In Secret, by Anthropologie.
It reminds me of the smell of a glamorous aunt's handbags of the 1970s, violet and leather.

Also, Soleil, by Fragonard. Again, memories of 1970s summers, beaches...

I've lost count of the number of people who ask about those two.

Tryingmybestadhd · 15/01/2024 03:49

Chanel number 5 and Miss Dior . 2 classics but never get old !

Wheresthefibre · 15/01/2024 05:37

Simon’s nest perfume oils have also been hit for me this year. Both me and dd have a collection of the . I love them

Zanatdy · 15/01/2024 06:04

kkloo · 14/01/2024 20:17

Oh God I despise alien. It's horrible. I know it's popular though so obviously many others like it but it makes me sick.
I'd be more annoyed that someone sprayed that in the air than the smell of the vape.

Lol, yeah not sure how the other passengers felt about that. She also sprayed it when someone farted! I like those kind of sweet perfumes so I loved it. My current favourite is one from Zara though, it was £8

Zanatdy · 15/01/2024 06:09

NigelHarmansNewWife · 14/01/2024 20:49

J'Adore. I was given a free sample when I bought foundation years ago and thought it would be stinky. It's not, it's beautiful. I've been complimented by everyone from taxi drivers to friends and colleagues.

One of my all time favourites and I always have a bottle of it (usually bought in duty free)

StoatofDisarray · 15/01/2024 06:20

PinkflowersWhiteBerries · 14/01/2024 19:44

Hermes Eau de Merveilles. Not my personal favourite, but I always get positive comments when I wear it.

I wear this and it's my favourite perfume. I also always get positive comments.

WomanOfSteel · 15/01/2024 06:43

Brawsome · 14/01/2024 22:57

Tresor. And tresor body lotion. Both becoming harder to track down.

I was talking with the staff on perfume in Boots the other week about it and they all seem to think it’s going to be discontinued. 😩

evtheria · 15/01/2024 07:24

Puffalicious · 14/01/2024 22:57

Stella McCartney, the original. It was my smell & I got asked so many times over the years. I'm still devastated it's discontinued.

I'm still looking, but at present I'm liking Mark Jacobs' Dot.

If you notice a small woman hovering around/creepily always there when you turn around, it's me. I miss that perfume so much.

Boydd · 15/01/2024 07:45

Boydd · 14/01/2024 23:40

Also Brittney spears eternal

Sorry meant believe

Whitecup24 · 15/01/2024 07:55

Baccarat Rouge I get stopped all the time and also people stop me and ask if it’s BR and I’ve had men stop me and ask me to write it down so they can buy for wives. I feel like I can’t smell it on myself any more but everyone knows it as ‘my smell’ so I keep wearing it. Some good ideas on here though for new scents

booboo24 · 15/01/2024 08:22

Calvin Klein Euphoria. Worn it for years on and off, I use different ones for a while but always come back to this

Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb

Fraaahnces · 15/01/2024 10:44

I have smelled at Baccarat Rouge on so many people and I love it enough to repeatedly ask what they’re wearing. I tried it on myself and it was instantly that “old man” smell on me. I was devastated.

Justwrong68 · 15/01/2024 15:20

Molecule 02

Isittoolatetosayhappynewyear · 15/01/2024 19:18

Zanatdy · 14/01/2024 19:58

Not me but a really amusing lady I met on the train before Christmas asked if I minded if she vaped and she blew the vapour under the seats and sprayed perfume to try and hide the smell - it was called Alien. I really liked it

Edited

I came on here to say Alien (Thierry Mugler) is one of the perfumes I've been complimented on. It's very unique!

The other one is Chanel Coco Mademoiselle.

salcombebabe · 15/01/2024 19:45

Another vote here for Clinique Aromatics! Every time I wear someone asks which perfume I’m wearing, I’ve even had men stop me in the street/supermarket asking what it is so they can get some for their wives/girlfriends!

salcombebabe · 15/01/2024 19:46

In the warmer months I love O de Lancome. It’s a citrus smell and so fresh!

CheshireCat1 · 15/01/2024 19:54

Tocca - Florence
Dior - Dolce Vita

Darklane · 15/01/2024 20:32

Guerlain L’Heure Bleue

justjuggling · 15/01/2024 21:25

Bon Bon - viktor & rolf

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Neveryours · 14/01/2024 19:28

Really need a new perfume so I’m thinking of ordering a few samples to test things out. But I’m a bit overwhelmed and would like to know which of your perfumes you get the most compliments on?

ARfragrances, their scents always get me the most compliments!

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