To ask you how you found your 'Signature Scent'?

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I have tried many different perfumes - my current fragrances include Opium, Obsession, Bulgari Jasmine Noir (a favourite), Philosophy Magnolia & Amazing Grace, Liz Earle No. 9 & No. 20, Dior Coco but I still haven't found a special scent. i like musky/spicy/patouli/ types best - what are your favourites, can anyone recommend something a bit more unusual that might be lovely to have as a 'Signature Scent', that doesn't cost the earth?

Try Dior Addict. The original one. Or Narcisso Rodriguez. They match your tastes. I swear by them.

Love perfume but don't have a signature scent.

Daytime- Charlotte tilbury- scent of a dream. Soap smelling and lovely or ghost.

Evening casual- Ralph Lauren romance or Angel

Special occasion- Chanel chance

Santal 33 by le labo. I kept smelling it on people out and about..... Something about it just makes me so happy.

This smells like cat piss on me

In my (extensive) experience of perfume, you usually get what you pay for, with more expensive perfumes lasting longer and having a better development throughout the day. Great quality brands I own include Chanel (especially the exclusifs range), Frederic Malle, James Heeley, Sisley, Francis kirkdjjian and even some Estée Lauder ones.

I always think Feminite du Bois by Serge Lutens is a great unusual scent for women - it’s kind of woody and floral at the same time and has a slightly masculine side to it but is definitely sexy for women - it has
a very musky, almost dirty knicker smell IYKWIM but is very pleasant - try it!

Jimmy Choo - Flash
Michael Kors - Midnight Shimmer 🤤

Chanel No 5. Are there others?

Shalimar. It’s been my go-to for ages - I just love the smell!

I got a Sephora catalog with a sample in it. I bought it the next day. Yellow Diamond by Versace. I get compliments all the time.

Floriental is marvellous.
Modern Muse Nuit by Estee. Lauder
I love several Victoria Secret scents too.

Yes Icedpurple my mistake.

I don't have a signature scent, I flit between a few, as my skin has changed over the years and what suited me before doesn't suit me now.

I currently like Gucci Bloom nettare di fiori. I used to like Laura Ashley Number 1 many years ago, but they've changed the formula and it just doesn't smell right any more.

** I wanted a scent that would link to good memories for my daughter at this stage in her life as scent is very powerful in memories. I usually wear it to bed (not a lot) as well as during the day so when she comes in for a cuddle on a nighttime we’re both surrounded by a comforting smell she associates with me

I always wore Angel when mine were little, that's the smell they associate with childhood and want to smell for comfort. I've had to give my eldest daughter a bottle when she left home xx

Daytime - Diptyque Vetyverio with a spray of L'eau de Néroli on top
Evening - Byredo Slow Dance
I went on Perfumista, ordered lots of little mini testers and wore them a couple of days each to find out what made me happy.

I really want to wear Chanel no5 but it smells like cat pee on me.

Mine is First by Van Cleef & Arpel.

Loved it when I first discovered it in the 1980s and have worn it pretty much exclusively ever since.

Ok, so far I have tested Penhaligon's Halfeti, been wearing it for a couple of hours, I love it but DH says it is too much oompf! Anyway, how do you probounce it, Hallfettee, Halfettee, Hallfeetee or Halfettee?

Pronounce even

Oh bugger, you know what I mean, I hope!

Chanel no5 is v boring. Never met anybody who said they loved it.

Byredo - La Tulipe.

I wear Silver Mountain Water by Creed. I did a degree in fine art and one of my projects was a study based around perfumes and aftershaves - I was given SMW as a tester and fell madly in love with it (and was simultaneously horrified at the price) and haven't worn much else since.

I get people stop me and ask what it is at least once a week.

Lolita Lempicka is mine!

Discovered it in House of Fraser, love it!

OP I sent away for Penhaligons Halfeti sample, along with their Cairo. They arrived this morning. I'm in work so didn't want to go spraying something I have never smelt before around the place. I put a TINY spray inside the envelope and it is quite strong. It reminds me a little of Tom Ford Black Orchid which I really like for evenings. But it's too much for me for daytime wear.

Cairo smells lovely and may be a more day wear one, I'll have to try them on my skin at home later.

I literally cannot stand portrait of a lady, it's far too strong and has a really harsh top note which hurts the inside of my nose. I was out with someone last week who was wearing it and it made me feel nauseous. It really reminds me of something from the 80's - Poison?

Must look out for Creed Silver Mountain Water and have a sniff. I generally love creed and I currently have Neroli Sauvage which I adore

Adore La Vie A Belle by Lancome .Not super expensive ,but not cheap either .Really lifts my mood! EDP is best though as EDT seems to fade too quickly .