what perfume does your MUM wear

[MikeRotch]

we are talking mums over 70 here
i want to replace a horrible hermes one she has ( caleche i think). she just doesnt smell right. was a gift
the mum i remember wore dior.
went to sniff them today and WOW memorylane.
BUt am i horrendously out of date and sad with miss Dior and diorissimo?
Nb i dont like musk or fruit

arpege? elixir de merveilles by hermes is far nicer than caleche

oh now arpege a nice idea. i remember smelling once and it was nice.
or no19 maybe

she is bright and summery and so suits fresh

She only wears Tweed. Highly recommend not getting that one though. Will watch this thread with interest.

Don't know but have just ordered two cheap ones from T K Maxx which has loads for £10 today in their clearance.

I reckon you'd be spoily for choice there (Elizabeth Arden, Nina Ricci, etc).

My mum is 64 so a wee bit younger and she wears Ghost but her fav is Dolce Vita.

really?

oh theyve got charlie!

my mum is just 61, and wears Daisy by marc jacobs, but wore arpege for yonks, tis much heavier though

cristalle by chanel v v light

cristalle also good

My Mum bought me some D an G 6 and decided she liked it so bought too

Might be too fruity though

My mum is 71 (shortly to be 72!!!!) and she wears Estee Lauder - White Linen for day, Youth Dew or Knowing for evening.

Knowing is lovely IMO and very age-appropriate, without smelling old lady.

There is always the Chanel no5 classic but have to say I personally don't like it.

i need to sniff knowing then

My mum is almost 70 and wears First (Van Cleef & Arpels) - it's gorgeous.
And Rive Gauche by Yves St Laurent which is less so - think she's harking back to Paris 68 or something!

I like Diorissimo but was told by the Dior lady not to buy it cos it was 'too old' for me. It is quite old lady I suppose. I was about 25 at the time.

Diorissimo is so flowery and lovely though
i can tell its out of style

IMO Knowing is neither musky nor fruity! Just very lovely and smells to me of mum (in a nice way!)

cristalle here too

My nana loves anais anais

My mum's favourites are Cristalle, Cristalle Eau Verte and Eternity by Calvin Klein. She's 51.

Oh God I was going to buy some cristalle for me . Think I look old enough without starting to smell like old ladies.

I still love Diorissimo - wore it as a teenager which seems odd now

And I love Cristalle and Daisy - surely that's not an old lady smell?! What do all the youngsters wear then?

Also try Pleasures for flowery loveliness and Coco Mademoiselle. MIL wears Coco Mademoiselle but is only 60...

I wear Angel (Thierry Mugler) and my mum's friend smelled it on me and liked it so much she bought it - she is even older than my mum!

Just remembered that she has recently dropped the Tweed off a little in favour of M&S Autograph and Samsara by Guerlain. She is nearly 76.

Elizabeth arden sunflower popular with mums