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Perfumes of your life

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mintich · 30/08/2021 15:03

I'm on a mission to collect all the scents that remind me of my life. Some are what i wore, and some just remind me of friends or are just scents I used to smell all the time
I'd love to hear what other people's are!
So far I have on my list

Tommy Girl
CK One
Clinique Happy
Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet
Marc Jacobs Daisy
Dior Addict
Angel
Chanel Chance
DKNY woman
Gucci Rush
Dolce and Gabanna Light Blue
Agent Provocateur
Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy
Britney Spears Fantasy
Stella
Ghost Sweetheart
Lancome La Vie est Belle
Emporium Armani White Diamonds
Givenchy L'Interdit
Paco Rabanne Lady Million

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wheresmymojo · 30/08/2021 19:56

Vanilla Fields
Impulse O2 (not a perfume but couldn't miss it!)
Cerutti 1881
CK One
Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet
Marc Jacobs Daisy
Victor & Rolf Flowerbomb

I reckon people could guess my birth year fairly easily from this list...I guess I must be a 'basic bitch' Grin

Umbongoumbongo999 · 30/08/2021 20:05

Body Shop Oceanus
Nina Ricci Les Belles De Ricci
CK One
Tommy Girl
Lancome Poeme
Issey Miyake L'eau D'Issey
Marc Jacob's Daisy
Kenzo Flower
Chanel Chance Eau Tendre
Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche
Givenchy L'Interdite

Umbongoumbongo999 · 30/08/2021 20:08

Also Estee Lauder Pleasures which was my wedding day fragrance, can't believe I missed it

RosesAndHellebores · 30/08/2021 20:11

Shalimar (grandma)
Chanel No 5 (mother)
First (mother)
Miss Dior
White Linen
O de Lancome
Le Must de Cartier
Hypnose
Dior Blooming Bouquet
Estee Lauder eau de parfum
Cartier Panthere
Dior J'Adore

Kihanxxxx · 30/08/2021 20:13

Following

Terriah · 30/08/2021 20:13

Rive Gauche (mum)
Quiddity by Chipie
Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet
DKNY
Gucci Rush
Vera Wang Princess
Armani Diamonds
Viktor & Rolf Bonbon
Guerlain Insolence
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noir

RosesAndHellebores · 30/08/2021 20:13

Estee Modern Muse eau de Parfum (just couldn't remember).

HeronLanyon · 30/08/2021 20:14

Mine were/are
Charlie Girl
Davidhoff Aqua Fresca (?) or was it actually just Cool Water ?
Body shop white musk and dewberry
John Paul Gaultier.
Ck1
Chanel no 5
Hermes Terre d’Hermes - solid favourite for ages.

At least two male fragrances there - vastly prefer them.

Terriah · 30/08/2021 20:14

Oh Givenchy Very Irresistable - I loved that for a long time and Dior Addict / Addict 2 / Addict Eau Fraiche.

RosesAndHellebores · 30/08/2021 20:14

And I'm still trying to find MY fragrance!

HeronLanyon · 30/08/2021 20:14

Oh and Miss Dior

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/08/2021 20:15

Exclamation!
Sunflowers
Lou-Lou
Anais Anais
White Musk

CheerfulBunny · 30/08/2021 20:15

Lovely thread, great idea! I can narrow it down to:
Coty L'aimant (pinched from my mum)
Chanel no 5 (purchased on first trip abroad by first boyfriend as gift - swish!)
Calvin Kline Eternity (large bottle, spilt in Head bag in 6th form common room)
Chanel Coco*
Lancome Tresor*
Givenchy Amarige * (all at Uni, can't bear them now)
Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps
Boss du Jour (both remind me of my ex husband)
Givenchy Dahlia Noir
Armani Si

PomRuns · 30/08/2021 20:15

Anais Anais
LouLou
Paloma Picasso
Body shop - can't remember which one!
chanel No 5
Samsara (which I really dislike now!)
Happy
Clarins
Chanel allure
Gucci (now discontinued)
recent years lots of different ones;
Miss Dior
Jo Malone
Narcisco Roderiguez
Dear Polly
Portrait of a lady

Great thread!

RosesAndHellebores · 30/08/2021 20:15

Also includes Givenchy Gentleman which DH uses.

MimsyBorogroves · 30/08/2021 20:16

My teen scents were

Body Shop Ananya (what a shame they don't do this anymore)

Tommy girl

CK One

Ralph Lauren Romance

I've still got a soft spot for them all.

PomRuns · 30/08/2021 20:19

Yes dewberry !!

I have forgotten:
DKNY
Angel
Ellie Saab

noblegreenk · 30/08/2021 20:22

The ones that really stand out and remind me of specific memories/time periods are:
CK One
Bodyshop Japanese Musk
Clinical Happy
Estee Lauder Pleasures
Dior Addict
Prada
Armani Diamonds
YSL Noble Leather

HeronLanyon · 30/08/2021 20:26

Well we’ll as I really only wear Hermes now I never even look at perfume and I am amazed to see ck1 is still very much around. Of all my younger perfumes I think that was the best and I may try it again - so fresh but not thin and hard. Can smell it now !

HelloMissus · 30/08/2021 20:27

Anais Anais
Femme
Paloma
Tuscany per Donna
No 5
Paris
Rive Gauche
Velvet Rose and Oud
Coco

stealingbeauty · 30/08/2021 20:35

Anais Anais
Lou Lou
Exclamation
Tribe
Tommy Girl
Ck1
CkB
L’air Du Temps
No5

ChrissyPlummer · 30/08/2021 20:41

Estée Lauder - Beautiful, Pleasures.

Body Shop - Calypso.

Ralph Lauren - Romance (smells awful on me now ☹️).

Escada- Rockin’ Rio, Born in Paradise and Sunset Heat. I may look for an Escada perfume tomorrow!

Iampicklerick · 30/08/2021 20:47

Poison
Obsession
Nina Ricci, Les belles di Ricci
White Musk
CKone
Ultraviolet
Dior Addict
Britney Spears
Acqua di Parma blu mediterrano

But the strongest emotive smell I can think of is hands down Joop. That smells just like 1997.

DrFoxtrot · 30/08/2021 20:51

Exclamation!
Body Shop Dewberry
Karl Lagerfeld Sun Moon Stars
Issey Miyake l'eau d'Issey
Davidoff Cool Water Woman
Paco Rabanne XS
Ralph Lauren Romance
Nina Ricci Les Belles de Ricci
Nina Ricci Nina
Chanel Coco Madamemoiselle

These are the main ones and I can still contour up the smells of them all in my head now.

NotMiranda · 30/08/2021 20:55

Bien-etre cologne, from school trips to France
L'Air du Temps
Givenchy III
Quartz (Molyneux)
Y
Madame Rochas (it was the only perfume I had with me when I was living abroad, and so bizarrely it takes me back to Istanbul!)
Nu
Winter Delice (Guerlain - an early Acqua Allegorica)
Philosykos
L'Ombre dans l'Eau
Timbuktu
Origins Ginger Essence
Terre de Bois
Eau de Tarocco

Six of these have been discontinued. I am death to perfumes.

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