10 Fragrances for Life

[JMAngel1]

There's a popular Youtube video called the above and I thought it would be fun for us to list our all time favourite perfumes.
I was thinking about this as I was going through a memory and found an old diary from 10 years ago of my favourite perfumes and it hasn't changed much at all!
I also would love to read everyone's lists as with lockdown, I'm really missing smelling new fragrances in department stores - spring is usually a big launch time and I can easily lose an hour immersed in the fragrance halls! Instead I'll go down a Fragantica rabbit hole!!

So my !ist is as follows

1. NR for her EDT - my absolute favourite. all year round
2. D&G Light Blue Intense. S/S
3. Tom Ford Neroli Portafino. S/S
4. Chanel Chance. S/S
5. Stella McCartney Stella. Summer
6. Agent Provacateur Maitresse Spring
7. Floral Street Ylang Ylang Espresso A/W
8. Replica By the Fireplace A/W
9. Gucci Rush A/W

10. Nina Ricci Bella S/S

A fragrance I'm dying to smell as it featured in so many of the YT videos is Marly Delina - does anyone have this and if so, do you think I would like it based on my list?

Arpege
Chanel No5
Infusion D’Iris
Jean D’Albret Ecusson
Guerlain Vol de Nuit
Revlon Intimate
Balenciaga Quadrille
Le Dix
Tabu
Goya Entice
Rochas Femme
Aqua Di Parma Iris Nobile

Sisley No 3
Hermes Rhubarbe
Noa
Gucci Bloom
No 5 L'eau
Anais anais
Amazing Grace

Great thread! Can’t believe I’ve only just stumbled on it. I’m a perfume freak .

In no particular order...

Love, Chloe
Chloe Narcisse
YSL Manifesto L’Elixir
YSL Cinema
Villoresi Teint de Neige
Chanel Misia
Guerlain Samsara
Guerlain L’Heure Bleue
Jessica Simpson Fancy
Jennifer Lopez Glow

Ohhh have to swap out one for Balmain Ivoire, actually!

In no particular order:

EL Youth Dew
LE Botanical Essence No15
Body Shop White Musk
YSL Rive Gauche
Panache - can't recall who makes it
Tom Ford White Patchouli
Clinique Aromatics
SJP Lovely
TM Angel
EL Knowing

And I wish Body Shop would bring back the 80s range. I LOVED their Patchouli and Ananya plus their Vanilla was amazing.

@Bluesheep8

I loved their Ananya and vanilla oils. Also one called Moonflower. I wish they’d bring them back!

I've just remembered one I used to wear at uni. Made me feel so sophisticated.
Givenchy -Hot Couture.

Oh, and another two I loved we're YSL Baby doll and the very intoxicating Chopard Madness.WOW.

My list isn’t classy but it’s my honest faves (in no particular order...)
Tommy Girl - S/S
Cacharel Eden - S/S
Clinique Happy - S/S
Chanel Allure - nights out
Guerlain Shalimar - nights out
Coco Mademoiselle - A/W
JPG Madame - all year round
Alien - all year round
Hypnotic Poison - nights out
Black Opium - nights out

After writing my list I can see my taste is very contrary as I go from fruity ones to big hitter room clearers 🤣🤣🤣

@Twinkle71 I agree that Perfume Parlour’s New West isn’t good but their Island Water is great! I spray it with abandon and love it!

Ok so mine:

Prada Infusion d’Iris Amande - but unfortunately the amande note doesn’t last long.
Hermès - Un Jardin Sur Le Nil -
Chanel - Cristalle Eau Verte - fresh green spiky gorgeousness
Frederic Malle - L’eau d’hiver - winter coolness
Perfume Parlour’s Island Water dupe - so good for spraying with abandon
Comme des Garçon - Rhubarb Sherbert - sharp rhubarb with warm vanilla drydown
Chanel Beige
Estée Lauder - Bronze Goddess Azur - just bought this, like BG crosses with Neroli Portofino

What I wish they’d bring back is Paco Rabanne XS pour Elle 😩

I love this topic!

1. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
2. Chanel No 5
3. Chanel No 19 Poudre
4. Chanel Allure
5. Dior J'adore
6. Dior Diorissimo
7. Byredo La Tulipe
8. Jean Paul Classique Eau de Parfum
9. Carthusia Fiori di Capri

10. Tom Ford Neroli Portofino

I love....

D&G The One
D&G Feminine sadly discontinued
JPG Classique
Mugler Alien
Chanel Coco
Pengaligons Artemesia
Madonna Truth or Dare surprisingly nice

Givenchy Ange ou Demon
Lancome Tresor
YSL Rive Gauche
Cabotine De Gres

Too many more...

Ivoire by Balmain (but not the reformation that has lost its skanky edge)
First by Van Cleef and Arpels
Eau du Sud by Annick Goutal - reminds me of something my mother used to wear when I was a child.
Choc by Paco Rabanne - summer scent of my youth
Halston - winter scent of my youth
Inevitable Crimes of Passion by 4160 Tuesdays. DH says it smells of pencil sharpenings, but I love it.
Chanel No 19 - everyone asks me what this is when I wear it
Coromandel by Chanel - definitely a winter one
Neroli by Yves Rocher. I used to wear a Neroli from M & S but can’t get it any more. This one’s better but more expensive.
DKNY Woman. Reminds me of a fantastic holiday in New York.
Cabochard by Gres, another one my mother used to wear.

Honourable mention to What I Did on my Holidays by 4160 Tuesdays and Un Jardin de Monsieur Li by Hermes.

I love this thread. I collect perfume and it's was hard to choose only ten! So many like Shalimar/Mitsouko, Robert piquet VISA, kenzo amour, smells like rice pudding such a comforting scent, should be on the list too but this is what I am wearing the most of atm

Gucci Memoire D’une Odeur
Elie Saab Le Parfum
Juliette Has A Gun Metal Chypre/Moon Dance
Dior Hypnotic Poison
Mugler Womanity
Mugler Alien Musc Mysterieux
D&G Light Blue Intense
Mancera Instant Crush ( it's hard to choose a favourite from the house of mancera/Montale! Amazing niche brand for designer prices)
Versace Crystal Noir
Molecule

slinkysaluki Oh I loved D&G Feminine too. It was beautiful. I seem to recall it only came in edt but my Goodness did it last. I miss it.

avoidingthewineaisle I remember Moonflower too. I loved so many of them and so wish they'd bring them back. Fuzzy Peach was another fave of mine. Not sickly sweet but it just somehow smelt 'juicy'. It was beautiful.

L'Occitane eau d Iparie,
Frederick Malle Une Rose
Chanel Cristalle EDP,
Miller Harris Un Fleur Du Matin,
Clinique Wrappings
Van Cleef & Arpels California Reverie
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Neroli Bianca
Ffern Summer 2019
Aedes De Venustas
L artisan Parfumeur Fleur d Liane .

I'm another perfume obsessive... starting at a very young age. I have fond memories of Fuzzy Peach and White Musk.

I've just had a flashback to visiting Carthusia shop in Capri - happy happy times.
Loving tbe sound of Rhubarb Sherbert - will have to check it out.

I think Boris should make an announcement tomorrow night tbat all fragrance shops should be opened - if the gardeners are going to be made happy, so should we

Yes D&G Feminine was so up my street - super musky.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned CK Euphoria.

I love it and always get complimented when wearing it.

Would love some ideas of similar perfumes

Try putting it into the fragrance finder on the Perfume Society's website, @Baconking. I'd tried it earlier with one of my favourite ever now sadly discontinued perfumes, and got lots of suggestions I'm going to check out once lockdown is over: https://perfumesociety.org/find-a-fragrance/

Is there such a thing a winter rose and a summer, do you think? I'm just becoming a bit obsessed with rose-scented stuff

So many lovely perfumes and memories on this thread.

Another that I loved and was discontinued was Calvin Klein Obsession Sheer. I found it in an outlet shop in the US once and loved it but have never been able to find it since.

I'm very tempted to buy a bottle of No19. It's such a summery smell.

@Greebo there definitely are summer & winter roses. I wear La Fille De Berlin in winter as a dark red rose. Une Rose by Frederick Malle in spring as a pure Rose and I have Une Rose d Ete - a pale yellow rose with Linden and apple for summer. Check out Rosine Perfumes as they are Rose specialists. Plus they do brilliant sample packs.