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BUt am i horrendously out of date and sad with miss Dior and diorissimo?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

Madame Rochas.

She only wears it when she's going out and it takes me right back to watching her put on her makeup and do her hair when I was about six.

thecateatemygymsuit-I'm 23 and my faves are Jean Paul Gaultier Classique and Cinema byYves Saint Laurent.

Avoid Tweed like the plague. Smells like loo cleaner.

Mitsuko by Guerlain - i think that is my Mum in a bottle. Don't know what I'll do if I smell it when she's gone

Paul Smith = Rose

Chanel No 5
just the merest touch

I love paul smith rose

Bullet, I have never even heard of Cinema - must be out of touch!
MikeRotch - how about Chance by Chanel for your mum... lovely, light, floral and summery, not musky or fruity at all.

thanskf or all teh great ideas

i think we dont need to equate a mums perfume with old lady smell ladies! we will ALL be old sooner than you think

este lauder auzree is my fav

Red Door - strong vile smelling stuff

I wear Samsara by Guerlain and I am certainly not an old lady! Loved it since I was a teen. My mum used to wear Youth Dew by Estee Lauder(love that too),also Sunflower and Organza(Givenchy I think?).

She is currently wearing the new Jimmy Choo one. Which is very nice actually, might steal it when I move out I'll just tell her she dreamt owning it.

Now she's an old lady with lots of money she wears Femme by Rochas but when we were kids and she had very little money she wore blue Charlie.

I think she's 70 either this year or next.

hmm my mum wears 'beautiful' by someone??
she mostly wears cheapo drugstore stuff though
eau de sanatogen

My mum wears Issy Miyake.

I love Charlie Pink- it's definitely my favourite cheapo perfume.

Beautiful is Estee Lauder too. A very good place to go for nice perfume for ladies of a certain age - classic fragrances that last well. My mother is obsessed with modern perfumes not smelling of anything - she thinks they're all just coloured water!

My mum is 69 and loves Anais Anais and Dune by Dior

My mum wore L'Aimant by Coty when I was a child.....I love that smell...roses and jasmine....sigh.

She wears Obsession and Opium now (which I also like)

An aunt of mine - the same age as your mum - wears Estee Lauder White linen...very nice.

L'Air du Temps is a "mum's" classic.

My mum has always worn opium. she is nearly 65 and i can;t ever imagine her wearing anything else

Blue Grass - I think its Elizabeth Arden

My French Grandmother (84) has a penchant for Chanel no 5,Rive Gauche or Mitsuyako??(sp) it sounds japanese but I think is by Guerlain.

My personal fav perfume atm is Chanel Chance Au Fraiche.It is lovely,and I see no reason why a lady of 70 or older should not wear it.It is lovely and fresh.

my mum loved anything by Guerlain, but especially Mitsouko - I still have a drop left in a bottle that I give a sniff sometimes