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

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And he just thought she was really beautiful?

L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci
Je Reviens by Worth
Madame Rochas by Rochas

Takes me back. I thought she was impossibly glamorous with her shoulder pads, stiletto sandals and fur jacket (a sign of the times indeed).

I was just going to say this! Opium perfume, a long black white and brown dress from Wallis (that was v posh for us as she was a nursing student and we had v little money), and her bob that was curled and tonged….and I used to think she looked beautiful and elegant. This was in about 1986. Also her little black shoes with a heel.

This is exactly what my mum did, they had couple friends when they was younger- no one now. But she never had actual friends.

My Mum always wore Fiji back in the 70's ive never seen it since. I wore Anais Anais in the 80's. DS bought me some for Christmas as he said it reminded him if happy times when it was just him and I after I left his abusive father.

Mine wore opium too and a leather coat. I can’t remember what it looked like but I can remember the way the two smells mingled together

My mother always wore skirts. There's a photo of us on holiday in 1966 and she's wearing a white blouse, cardigan and tartan skirt. She's 37 and looks about 20 years older.
She only wore trousers later in life (wasn't allowed to wear trousers at work). She was dressed better in her 70s than her 30s.

Always short, permed hair with a weekly shampoo and set.

Fidji is sold online at Just My Look. It's where I bought mine.

Opium and fags.

My mum loved that.
Also Yardley April Violets

Lulu she had to stop wearing it as it gave me migraines . Then she wore opium or anais anais

A rabbit fur coat and rive gauche perfume with silky blouses. I remember the feel of the coat so clearly. It’s still hanging in her wardrobe now

Eau de sīlage

Rive Gauche or Ysatis.

Ah I had eau de Lancôme when I was about to give birth and that makes me think of my DC as a baby. I’d love a bottle now but can’t find it. Is it discontinued?

my mum also wore Paris and I can’t find that one anymore either?

I found Paris on eBay for you but it’s a teensy bottle! Still available in other places…

Here’s the Lancôme one, not sure if my memory is wrong but the bottle looks slightly different to what I remember.

https://www.lancome.co.uk/perfume/women-s-perfume/the-world-of-o/o-de-lancome/077035-LAC.html

Coty L’Aimant and extra strong mints

That was my Nan’s favourite perfume

Youth Dew, Miss Dior, Chanel No 5. Always stylish. ❤️

SirChenjins it smells the same to me! I've only bought those that have the tweed pattern and Lentheric stated on the packaging. A search includes a Tweed in an orangey colour box - I'm not sure that's the same.

Actually, I get my own old favourite perfume on eBay too (Helena Rubinstein Heaven Sent).

Charlie. She also used to wear a short white (fake?) fur coat. Have strong memories of falling asleep at mass with my face in her coat.

That's good to know, thanks! I saw the one with the orangey box which made me think it may be a reimagined (aka smells nothing like the original) version.

Charlie or Tweed. Yep, it was the 70s 😄

Opium. It was so strong. She always loved the heavy ones
I love the fruity sweet ones

Rive Gauche when I was little, and later, Samsara. She rarely dressed up, but always looked very glamorous when she did.
She died 15 years ago, and I still keep her last bottle of Samsara at the bottom of a drawer - it still smells the same.

My mum's rabbit fur coat it still hanging in a wardrobe at my Dad's house. I have no idea what to do with it.