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Someone’s hair drawer has the aroma of warm knickers on the chandelier - Lovely Friendly Perfume Thread 10

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MrsPestilence · 29/01/2018 09:38

Welcome to the long running perfume thread. Discuss Scent of the Day, fave dupes and scents of ALL price brackets. You don’t have to spend a fortune and we will encourage you to get a sample first. That said, hiding your credit card in the freezer is recommended.

Old thread

We also have managed to get a 20% discount on a Perfume Society box and are discussing it on The Big Sniff.

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FragrantFloozy · 13/02/2018 15:11

I must give the Yardley freesia a try, Bluebell.

Students days: I wore massively over-sprayed Poison or Coco Chanel as a teen, then late teens/early 20s: JPG Classique, CK One (I remember London nightclubs reeking of it), Issey Miyake and D&G Feminine (bring it back!).

mrsreynolds · 13/02/2018 15:40

Student days;
Yardley white satin
Yardley lace
Avon - various
Obsession

JanetStWalker · 13/02/2018 15:51

Oh god yes, Obsession - great swathes of it!
Miss Dior - the proper stuff, not the PM imposter.
Issey Miyake - went through bottles and bottles of the stuff.
Tendre Poison - tried it recently and it just didn't work any more.
No 5 parfum - was a gift from an admirer who assumed my boucle knock off jacket was the real deal. Grin

mrsreynolds · 13/02/2018 15:54

I got a bottle for my 18th and wore it pretty much for the next 3 years 😁

explodingkittens · 13/02/2018 15:56

Soooo...I snuck out of a tedious work conference today and into TK Maxx Blush

Wherein I purchased 100ml of Paul Smith Rose Blush

It really does what it says on the bottle, anyway! Pure, straightforward soliflore; it reminds me of something I wore when I was much, much younger but I can't put my finger on what it might be.

It's a tad on the sweet side for my usual taste but I reckon it will be a great CBA scent.

I need to get home and do some work now Blush

JanetStWalker · 13/02/2018 15:56

It was my 'going out' perfume, I only wore it cause I thought it was sexy. Blush

mrsreynolds · 13/02/2018 16:10

Kittens...
I was in t k Maxx earlier today too and saw the 100ml Paul Smith rose 😁
I had a bottle a few years ago - as you say it's a proper rose scent - but I wouldnt buy it again.

I bought some argan oil handsoap

I thought obsession was sexy too! It was so different to all the PMs our there at the time

MotherofTerriers · 13/02/2018 16:13

I looked up soliflore and have learned a New Perfume Word.
I have happy memories of single flower perfumes, there was a place in Grasse, and weirdly one in the lake district I think. With little sticks on chains to dip in and sniff. All seemed very grown up, must have been a long time ago

JanetStWalker · 13/02/2018 16:44

I swear I've had that Paul Smith Roses in and out of my All Beauty basket about a dozen times. The 'noses' really rate it apparently.

explodingkittens · 13/02/2018 16:48

I bought some Korres soap bars, @mrsr. I am a total sucker for bar soap. My knicker drawer is packed with them.

Home, in pyjamas and PS Rose. I like it. Pretty box as well. I sat in the carpark and unpacked it like some kind of...addict? Grin Love the thrill of a new FB.

JanetStWalker · 13/02/2018 16:55

Love the thrill of a new FB.

Me too, nothing beats the crinkling sound of unwrapping cellophane from a fresh new box...all those possibilities.

And...I've bought it.

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explodingkittens · 13/02/2018 17:13

Grin Janet, hope you enjoy it! polishes enabler badge

JanetStWalker · 13/02/2018 17:17

What can I say, I'm easily led. Grin

mrsreynolds · 13/02/2018 17:21

You will Janet
It's lovely

Oh good grief...

I've bought Britany spears fantasy intimate 😣😁

mrsreynolds · 13/02/2018 17:22

Did yours come in a pouch?
Mine did

BigPuddleOfFloofyCatOnTheFloor · 13/02/2018 17:33

I love Paul Smith Rose Blush Only in summer though, ideally camping!

All the student nostalgia is taking me back, I loved the Pixies and snakebite and black. I remember wearing LouLou, Body Shop white musk (still love the rose musk) and anything patchouli, I don't think lush Karma was available then but I seem to remember wearing it Confused One of the first presents DH ever bought me was a bottle of Anais Anais! And Obsession ofc.

(It does boggle my mind slightly that the 90s now appear to be "trendy" - one of my DDs was listening to The Levellers yesterday and was amazed and slightly pitying when I starting singing along Grin)

I'm really sorry I can't seem to see who was talking about Be Careful What You Wish For, (kittens was it you?) but I have half a teeny bottle here if anyone would like it? PM me, would love to share the love!

Grin at No Malone and Non Guerlain!

JanetStWalker · 13/02/2018 17:34

Oh no mrsr, you've slipped too! I blame that mischievous kitten, it's all her fault with her evil enabling ways Shock

mrsreynolds · 13/02/2018 17:39

My sister wore Lou Lou
I wore obsession
We've never worn the same scents..which I always thought odd as we have very very similar tastes in every other thing!
Thanks to this thread and hours on fragrantica I now know they are by the same nose 😁
My sister goes for florals like Paris 🤢 and I wore sun moon stars....both by the same nose!
So interesting.....

explodingkittens · 13/02/2018 17:43

Mwahahahahahaaaaa rubs hands in an evil enabling manner

floofy, it was me asking about BCWTWF - I would love your half-a-teeny-bottle if it's no problem but you must let me send you something too. Funnily enough I was thinking about The Levellers this morning when I was contemplating indie discos...I saw them live once, with Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine...good grief Grin

BigPuddleOfFloofyCatOnTheFloor · 13/02/2018 17:49

Jim Bob and Fruit Bat!! Oh you can definitely have the BCWYWF now Grin Seriously though, PM me your address, I'm always at the post office with eBay bits Smile

Calmwhoknows · 13/02/2018 18:15

Black Opium Floral Shock today, from a very cute miniature bottle. It has a few citrussy and floral notes in the opening, but the drydown is very like the normal Black Opium (not complaining!).

I have ordered a small bottle of Britney Spears Naughty Remix and also a bargainous Midnight Fantasy from Ebay. I do love sweet perfumes but have sometimes regretted cheap blind buys, so we shall see!

My earliest perfume was a set of four miniatures bought as a Christmas present for me at about age 10 by my mum. I can’t remember the perfume house, but they were called the seasons: spring, summer etc. I really enjoyed such a “grown-up” present!

As a teen and in my twenties, the perfumes I remember wearing are Revlon Intimate (very pungent, this one!), Jean D’Albret’s Casaque, Houbigant Quelque Fleurs, Gres Cabochard, Hermes Caleche, O de Lancome, Coty L’Aiment, Elizabeth Arden Blue Grass, Charlie and Giorgio (😱).

Ollivander84 · 13/02/2018 18:23

I'm going to be mega cheeky. Has anyone got or seen a sample of SJP stash? I would buy the full bottle but I'm worried I will hate it!

explodingkittens · 13/02/2018 18:27

I may have just ordered a set of SJP 10ml rollerballs - Lovely, Lovely Sheer, Stash and NYC. I only wanted a bit of Stash tbh.

Damn you lot and all your tempting sleb 'fume chat Grin

explodingkittens · 13/02/2018 18:29

Oh wow, that's quite a cross-post ollivander Shock

I got the rollerball set from Boots but someone may be able to help you out on here.

explodingkittens · 13/02/2018 18:30

Although if I don't like it it could be yours by the end of the week! Grin