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What perfume did you wear in the 90s/00s?

361 replies

platinumplus · 21/02/2024 08:50

I'm trying to evoke some nostalgia by trying some forgotten fragrances.

For me it was Sun Moon Stars, CK Obsession, Jean Paul Gaultier Classique and Gucci Rush.

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IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 21/02/2024 19:46

ckOne

So did my boyfriend

We thought we were so cool

PersephonePomegranate23 · 21/02/2024 19:47

Many classics still in existence, but I loved Accenti by Gucci, De Ci De La by Nina Ricci, Iceberg and Byzantine by Rocha. Still miss those scents!

Walkacrossthesand · 21/02/2024 19:55

Did anyone else come across, and love, the scent 'W' by Banana republic? Found it in America, mid 1990s, it was on sale here for a while but no more. I loved it

CheeseSandwichRiskAssessment · 21/02/2024 20:05

Did anyone have the Origins Ginger one ?

Spooce · 21/02/2024 20:27

Armani she… in fact, I still do 🥰

BeretRaspberry · 21/02/2024 20:29

Oh loads!!!!

Early 90’s at school:
Giorgio Beverley Hills
Red (Beverley Hills too, IIRC)
Vanderbilt
Lace (think Coty)
EL Beautiful
United Colors of Bennetton
YSL Paris
Samsara
Liz Claiborne in triangle shaped bottle I got from America

Mid - late 90’s:
Sunflowers - Elizabeth Arden
Obsession - CK
Eternity - CK
Cool Water - Davidoff
JPG the original (my absolute favourite)
Ultraviolet - Paco Rabanne
Dune - Dior (I think)
Poème
J’adore
Issey Miyake

And probably loads more I’ve forgotten. I LOVED perfume back then. The irony being I can’t wear any at all now due to sensitivities. I can’t get away with a lighter version of the JPG now and then.

bingohandjob · 21/02/2024 20:35

Having graduated from Dewberry in the late 80s I moved to LouLou, Tommy Girl (my granddad brought me a bottle back from a trip to California and I thought I was the bees knees), and I was pretty loyal to Tresor (I thought this was the absolute pinnacle of glamour) for a good few years.

My very cool aunt wore KL through the 80s into the early 90s I remember thinking it was the most amazing thing I'd ever smelt! It was so heady and intoxicating. It'd probably give me a migraine now.

tobee · 21/02/2024 20:35

White Linen
Intuition
Organza
oh and just remembered my favourite was l’egoiste!

Gingerwarthog · 21/02/2024 20:36

Rive Gauche
Lou Lou
Oui (Lancôme)
Anything with a French name basically as I thought that was the height of chic

pressedclaycup · 21/02/2024 20:44

lovemycbf · 21/02/2024 13:06

Stilla crème bouquet discontinued years ago and can't find anything remotely like it.
Elisabeth Arden 5th avenue

I had this as well, now you mention it. It was very nice and unlike anything else, very creamy indeed!

WellWhaddayaKnow · 21/02/2024 20:45

ginandoreos · 21/02/2024 19:44

Oh and a version of CK One that they sold in Woolworths, I think it was called spirit or something!!

haha that’s the one I had

pressedclaycup · 21/02/2024 20:49

TheLastTimeEver · 21/02/2024 14:52

I think it’s anything in the Lee Stafford AntiHumidity range 😀

Yeah I used to use the heat protector and it my old hair straighteners still smell like it, it was like angel. Does it still smell like that? Whenever my straighteners are heating up and release that smell it takes me right back to getting ready to go out on a friday or saturday night in my youth! These days I'm just trying to get my fringe to look a bit better on a teams call!

WhereAreWeNow · 21/02/2024 20:53

Amarige
Dune
Tresor

pinkchampagne1 · 21/02/2024 20:56

Does anyone remember Le Jardin perfume? It came in a floral bottle and there was a white and black version. I wore it in the early 90s.
Other perfumes I wore in the 90s were: Lou Lou, Anais Anais, Contradiction, Eternity (although I didn’t really love this one), Obsession, Hugo Woman and lots more.

Franticbutterfly · 21/02/2024 20:59

Romance - Ralph Lauren and Stella - Stella Macartney.

pateandbrie · 21/02/2024 21:05

Sun moon and stars
Loulou
Tommy girl

And when we went on our French exchanges all the French girls wore a perfume called Garçonne - I remember my French exchange family gave me a bottle one year as a present and I thought I was the coolest girl ever

Stormbornform · 21/02/2024 21:05

Wings

Omgwhatthehell · 21/02/2024 21:06

My favourites were:
Sun, Moon Stars - Lagerfeld
Sunflowers - Elizabeth Arden
Chloe Narcisse
Cerutti 1881
Angel Innocent - Mugler

30slife · 21/02/2024 21:07

Beat by Rimmel (was like £3!)

Burberry Touch (I still have this!)

bingohandjob · 21/02/2024 21:14

CheeseSandwichRiskAssessment · 21/02/2024 20:05

Did anyone have the Origins Ginger one ?

Still do. I love the whole range!

bingohandjob · 21/02/2024 21:16

This thread has reminded me that I kept my old empty bottles in the boxes of Lou Lou and Tommy Girl - must dig them out for a heady memory rush!

Showmethebagels · 21/02/2024 21:17

Another for Tommy Girl, bought with Boots Advantage points circa 1999.

mewkins · 21/02/2024 21:19

CK Truth and Eternity

MsJuniper · 21/02/2024 21:22

Kate Moss
Vivienne Westwood Boudoir

Bobskeleton · 21/02/2024 21:26

Glow by J.Lo

I still love it to this day 😄

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