perfumes, which is top of your list

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dh usually buys me a bottle for xmas, I have chanel mademoiselle, Ralph lauren romance and shalimar but I have no idea what to get this year, had a smell of the new D&G the one?? but that reminded me of a calvin klein fragrance.

Would you trust your DH/DP to make their own judgement and buy a bottle or do you always tell them which one you would prefer.

has anyone tried any of the Roberto Cavelli??? perfumes

I Luuuuuuuuuurve Fendi. Don't wear perfume at the moment though as have a 14 week old and would rather he just smelt me, IYKWIM...

If you ring the number on Jo Malone's website they will send you FREE SAMPLES of whatever you like the sound of. The woman on eBay must be laughing all the way to the bank.

Chanel 22 for me, but is not available at the mo (to be relaunched in the new year), also Annick Goutal Eau du Sud, Eau d'Hadrien and Jo Malone Nutmeg & Ginger.

always jean paul gaultier - the classic one. found it quite a few years ago, and now it smells like me, it's familiar but still surprising and beautiful

mil got me some fragile last year but even though the bottle was very pretty, didn't like it as much

am enjoying collecting my little bustier bottles; they live on a little shelf in the bathroom for everyone to enjoy

Hey - top tip, MrsSchadenfreude. Thanks. Just need to narrow it down now...

agree with cod et al. one only. mine is Cool Water - hate the imagery of it (I'm a Chanel person at heart) but adore the smell, which, after all, is what counts.

Chanel Chance
Chanel Cristalle
Chanel no 5
Chanel Allure
Get the picture?
Oh, and Clinique Happy

My sister loves 'Cool Water' and it smells fab on her. Smells like a sewer on me, but I'm also a Chanel girl at heart.

I don't like very floral or citrusy scents.

If I won the lotto, I'd be Chanel Cristalle all the way.

I used to wear 'Fracas'. I don't know if I still can. That was pre-children.

Also 24 rue Faubourg

Another Davidoff Cool Water fan here, also Chanel - would also love Christalle, but currently have some No. 5

Davidoff.
Ah,for ages every time I went to Turkey there were scary orange women trying to squirt that at you in duty free.
I got confused and thought it was a new line by 'the Hoff'.

Not keen on perfume really.
Always renders a woman blowsy I find.....

I love perfume.

Me too . Wish I could have a different one for everyday of the week. Used to in the heady pre-child days of working.

You would

Blowsy's fine by me!

They set the mood. I don't go out of the house w/o it. Or makeup, for that matter.

DD1 is a little miss as well. Today, when we went to the shopping centre, whilst I was browsing at boots, she took off her wellies and tried on a high heeled sandal she picked up off the shelf.

She's a girl after my own heart! 'Mummy, let's go look at clothes and makeup'.

YEAH, let's!

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Agree about perfume, Expat, I do consider it to be an essential but I'm not so bothered about make-up.

Oooh Helsy,am blowsy enough without the scent,me.

I quite like "O" Oui! But am not keen on the thought of going round smelling of wee.

One that needed renaming for the English market, I think.

i usually only wear chanel no 5

tho today i am wearing my fella's gaultier cologne

A bf bought me JP Gaultier Classique b/c he smelled it on some broad in the airport.

It smelled like grass clippings on me.

I gave it away.

I love airports for the perfume,don't want to get on the plane.
Am wearing chanel no 5 today,also like prada and adore cristalle

lol @ broad!

Top tip, MrsS. I'm going to try and get myself some free samples for Christmas

Flowers - Kenzo during the day and
Jaipur Saphir by Boucheron for the evenings