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If people say you smell amazing…

266 replies

PrunellaDeVil · 27/02/2023 19:27

…what perfume do you wear?

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Ellielelephant · 01/03/2023 14:53

Lancôme la belle

tothesea · 01/03/2023 17:28

Oh Lordy I have ordered Juliet has a Gun Miss Charming on the back of this thread.
Without actually smelling it 🤦‍♀️.
I did see lots of references on Fragantica about it being very similar to Stella (which I do miss so much) …fingers crossed!!

Puffalicious · 01/03/2023 17:35

tothesea · 01/03/2023 17:28

Oh Lordy I have ordered Juliet has a Gun Miss Charming on the back of this thread.
Without actually smelling it 🤦‍♀️.
I did see lots of references on Fragantica about it being very similar to Stella (which I do miss so much) …fingers crossed!!

🙈 I was wondering how I get a sample, but you've gone right in, up to your elbows, ordering a full bottle!😃

I love the decisiveness. Please update!

Puffalicious · 01/03/2023 17:39

DrFoxtrot · 01/03/2023 11:15

I have a colleague who smells 'manly'. I can't explain it but it is not pleasant and it is definitely some sort of perfume rather than a natural smell. It made me wonder - if I asked her what it is, she'd tell me and I'd have to pretend I liked it rather than saying it smells awful. So she'd think that she smells amazing Blush.

I feel your pain. I have a colleague who wears a particular perfume ALL the time that makes me retch. I can't even enter a room after her it affects me so badly. I can smell if she's picked up a pen even the next day.

I am desperate to know what it is so I can avoid it/ tell all my beloved friends to avoid it at all costs. Knowing her it'll be an expensive perfume, for sure, but it is so unpleasant.

tothesea · 01/03/2023 17:58

@Puffalicious haha I know! It was one of those if I don’t spend this money it’s going to get used on food shopping scenarios. I did google to see if could order sample but no luck. John Lewis don’t have it on-line so wasn’t sure if they stock it in a shop to test.
Justify justify.
I will definitely update. I’m quite excited!

ArielManto43 · 01/03/2023 19:12

These are the ones that have drawn compliments on more than one occasion:
Timbuktu by L'Artisan Parfumeur,
L'Agent by Agent Provocateur,
Civet by Zoologist.

changedforonenightonly · 01/03/2023 20:19

I wore my a dig and Voltaire today and I got compliments as no one had smelt it before.

It was a gift and not something I'd choose ever. I love it

Siameasy · 01/03/2023 20:25

Zara’s Red Temptation. Gets comments from both sexes

Howlongwillthistake · 01/03/2023 23:07

Virgin Island Waters by Creed

StephenDedalus · 01/03/2023 23:16

Currently Le Labo Another 13
Or Tom Ford Santal Blush 😊

KnightonShiningArmour · 01/03/2023 23:32

Sisley Eau du Soir, Tom Ford Santal Blush and Twilly d’Hermes all get comments.

Lookingoutside · 01/03/2023 23:54

Narcisso Rodriguez For Her

Agent Provocateur

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 02/03/2023 00:58

FuckeNell · 27/02/2023 20:03

hypnotic poison
portrait of a lady
back in the day was Gucci rush and Dior dune!

I loved Gucci Rush. So sad they stopped making it.

FormerlySpeckledyHen · 02/03/2023 05:36

Avon Timeless
Tom Ford Oud Wood
4160 Shazam!

tothesea · 02/03/2023 08:06

I have the Milton Lloyd dupe for Gucci Rush. It obviously has none of the depth of the original but it’s not bad.

KatharinaRosalie · 02/03/2023 09:25

Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Extreme - it's pure vanilla so you walk around like a big cookie, guess people like that.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 02/03/2023 09:55

tothesea · 02/03/2023 08:06

I have the Milton Lloyd dupe for Gucci Rush. It obviously has none of the depth of the original but it’s not bad.

For people that like Ghost, the Milton Lloyd version is actually not bad and does at least last, whereas the original is a pathetic whisper on my skin.

I have a love/hate relationship with Ghost. I do really like it, but a whole bottle broke in my suitcase once and so I can't wear it without being transported back to Texas, 2008Grin

leli · 02/03/2023 10:21

LillyLeaf · 27/02/2023 19:34

Le Labo Noir or Santel

Me too!

luckylavender · 02/03/2023 10:36

I wear a lot of different fragrances but the ones always commented on are Coco & the Jo Malone Aldi dupes. Never actual Jo Malone!

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 02/03/2023 13:52

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 02/03/2023 00:58

I loved Gucci Rush. So sad they stopped making it.

Having said that I just discovered that Next is selling Gucci Rush and also Lancôme Hypnose. Another favourite that I thought had been discontinued. 🤷‍♀️

Blondeshavemorefun · 02/03/2023 13:54

Baby powder

Or

The fake baked bean can smell Think called jpg

mewkins · 02/03/2023 14:03

The only ones that get comments are ones that I don't like as much. Creed Love in white (it smells cold to me) but I guess it does smell unusual. I often wear more unisex scents though which aren't sweet so either people don't think it's me wearing it or they don't know what to say 😄

StalkedByASpider · 02/03/2023 14:40

Calvin Klein - Be.

Ive tried lots of others but always come back to this. It just smells fresh and soapy and clean without smelling heavily perfumed. I’ve always had loads of comments when I wear it.

Sometimes I try a new perfume but I always revert to CK Be because it just smells cleaner and fresher! It’s a perfume that doesn’t smell like a perfume 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

DailyMaui · 02/03/2023 20:56

ArielManto43 · 01/03/2023 19:12

These are the ones that have drawn compliments on more than one occasion:
Timbuktu by L'Artisan Parfumeur,
L'Agent by Agent Provocateur,
Civet by Zoologist.

Oh god I LOVE L'Agent - such a beautiful perfume. Thinking about it I did used to get a few compliments when wearing it. Since it has been discontinued, I wear it very infrequently now.

I have Timbuktu and it smell's delicious on everyone else in the family but me. For some reason it turns into old tramp after a few hours. Could be the papyrus note not working with my skin. So depressing.

ArielManto43 · 02/03/2023 21:41

DailyMaui · 02/03/2023 20:56

Oh god I LOVE L'Agent - such a beautiful perfume. Thinking about it I did used to get a few compliments when wearing it. Since it has been discontinued, I wear it very infrequently now.

I have Timbuktu and it smell's delicious on everyone else in the family but me. For some reason it turns into old tramp after a few hours. Could be the papyrus note not working with my skin. So depressing.

Yes, L'Agent is gorgeous, isn't it? It easily gets me the most compliments of any perfume that I wear. It's a pain it's been discontinued, but you can still get it for about fifty quid or less on Ebay, I think. That's dearer than retail was, but not bad in comparison to other fragrances that aren't nearly as good, IMO. I saw it for £26 last year and immediately snagged two bottles at the same time, so I do have a decent back-up supply now, thank goodness!

The papyrus note is a weird one, for sure. I don't actually think Timbuktu smells that great on me, to be honest, but it draws compliments, so I guess I'm not perceiving it in the same way that others do. It does have a lovely clean smell though.