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If you could only wear one perfume for the rest of your life....

242 replies

GoranisGod · 05/07/2012 10:51

Inspired by replies on another thread-

I LOVE perfume-never leave the house without it.

I am attracted to very strong musky or woodsy smells.

At the moment I have-

Boudoir
Knowing
Agent provacateur
Naughty alice
Samsara
Mitsouko

But if I could only wear one perfume for the rest of my life it would definately be.......Samsara!!

What is your forever perfume?

OP posts:
sweetheart · 05/07/2012 12:59

Looking forward to going on holiady in a couple of weeks to get some new perfumes. I wear them every day and can't wait to stock up Grin

ToryLovell · 05/07/2012 13:03

Chanel no 19.

I like no 5 on other people, but on me it smells like cat piss

Eliza22 · 05/07/2012 13:03

Tresor by Lancôme. The eau de parfum. The eau de toilette is very different, more tangy and doesn't suit me at all.

Also love Paul Smith Rose.

donnie · 05/07/2012 13:06

No 5 for day - just fabulous.

First (Van Cleef and Arpels) for evening; not a 'common' one and people always ask me what it is. Tis my fave.

FriskyMare · 05/07/2012 13:07

L'Occitane Quatre Reine Rose - beautiful light clean floral smell. Also loved Issey Miyake Summer 2008.

Giflo · 05/07/2012 13:09

Lilly by Stella MacCartney

MonaLotte · 05/07/2012 13:11

Dior Hypnotic Poisin

LeMousquetaireAnonyme · 05/07/2012 13:12

Feminite du bois eau timide, hiphop where do you find yours it has been more than 10 years since I found one!

JaceyBee · 05/07/2012 13:23

Gucci II - the one in the pale pink box.

ilovemydogandMrObama · 05/07/2012 13:25

caleche

sherbetpips · 05/07/2012 13:33

The original Joop perfume in the white box called Joop le bain. a much softer muscier version of the horrid blue one. They dont make it anymore and I have a dribble left, its probably evaporating faster than I am using it.

Its replacement currently is bobbi brown x

Incaminka · 05/07/2012 13:33

Hypnotic Poison here too.

sherbetpips · 05/07/2012 13:34

oh and as I was told by a boyfriend who bought me the perfume, body lotion and shower gel of calvin klient eternity becase he liked it on his previous girlfriend - eeewwww it smells rancid on you!! And it did, lord knows why some sort of chemical reaction.

DonaAna · 05/07/2012 13:38

May I have two please - Tonka Imperiale (Guerlain, winter) or 28 La Pausa (Chanel, summer) Grin

If you love Ch 5, be sure to try Ch 22 before deciding!

Jdub · 05/07/2012 13:45

L'eau d'Issey - my wedding perfume! And it's my anniversary today and I am coated in the shower creme, moisturiser and perfume!

MyMamaToldMe · 05/07/2012 13:46

Narciso Rodriguez in winter and Fig Apricot Index by Fresh in Summer (but I can't find Fig Apricot Index by Fresh anymore - so if anyone knows where I can buy it from, please let me know as mine is running out!)

NigellaPleaseComeDineWithMe · 05/07/2012 13:46

DW could not possibly choose only one - she even got me to track down Givenchy III which is gone out of normal sales but sometimes you get limited releases of, the others are;

Anais Anais
Shalimar (the original - not the new one), but tested the new one and she also likes that.
Chanel 5
White Linen
Irresistible
Poeme
Escale and Pondecherry
Amarige
Ysatis

Wedding Anniversary coming up so will be adding another sometime soon - can't go wrong with a good perfume.

I tend to have a bad sneezing fit to cheap / certain types, none of these cause the problem.

Evizza · 05/07/2012 13:48

Samsara - without a doubt !!

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brighthair · 05/07/2012 13:58

Dkny original - fresh and lemony, adore it

NigellaPleaseComeDineWithMe · 05/07/2012 13:58

When I first started going out with (now) DW, she wore Panache - that hasn't been around for a while and probably wouldn't like it now.

I think if you only could have one all your life you'd end up hating it - hence why DW has a few on the go at once......

Longdistance · 05/07/2012 14:02

Emporio Armani She/Elle original in the gold bottle.
Love it! Love it! Have been wearing it since it came out years ago (maybe 13yrs ago) not sure.
Also partial to Marc Jacobs Daisy.
Wore Le Perla eau de parfum on my wedding day :)

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 05/07/2012 14:04

I usually wear Eau Ressourcante, by Clarins, but my all-time favourite is Marche Au Fleurs by Fragonard - but I can only get that by ordering it from the perfumery in France, so I save it for special occasions.