What’s your favourite perfume?

[ThatPeachSnake]

If you had to wear one forever, what would it be?

I think mine would be Chanel Chance Eau Tendre.

Jo Malone Orange blossom.

Luna by Penhalligon

Body Shop White Musk.

Ah you sweetie @MUCHtodoAboutSomething I didn’t mean to make the thread sad! It was more that your sense of smell is so hardwired into memory that it’s a really good shortcut to feeling close to someone. Also a minor rant about how annoying it is when a fragrance you really love is discontinued!

Calvin Klein Contradiction - smells fresh and clean whilst also having depth and sophistication. It’s a great day and evening perfume.

Alien - is up there too, you need so little of it and it lasts ages! More of an evening perfume in my opinion.

Samsara - was my mum’s favourite and I usually have a bottle of it so I can smell her when I miss her.

Chanel Christalle

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Cerruti 1881 or Contradiction by Calvin Klein . Always go back to these.

I know people hate it, but Angel, i've worn it since 1996 and every time I wear it people always tell me I smell nice.

They do, thank goodness!

Jo Malone Scarlet Poppy

Used to be Back Opium or Chanel No. 5, but haven’t been able to wear perfume for 3 years now since a bout of Covid permanently ruined my sense of smell. ALL perfume now smells like urine to me!

YSL Nu & Donna Karan Black Cashmere, sadly both discontinued.

This thread is making me nostalgic. I had Angel when I got married and adored it.
Love Chanel allure too
Day to day I still teach for Davidoff cool water ! Fresh as you like

Chanel Coco, I’ve managed to buy vintage original formula which is so much better than the modern formula. I still have the modern formula for every day.
It’s the only perfume I’ve worn that men make a point of telling me how good I smell, even outside. Even DS’s friends, late teens, comment on it and I’m no milf.

Angrymum22 …the original Coco was my signature perfume through my 20’s and 30’s… I was so gutted when formulation changed…it’s now to the same at all!

I got really into fragrance
Started by sniffing everything from candles in TK maxx to food, herbs, spices, body sprays, shower gel...
then I would smell scents in boots/Superdrug etc
Started reading on Fragrantica and looking at reviews and notes
Took a trip to selfridges to sniff a few scents there and ordered some samples (small aromas is one I use)

I'm at the point now I can blind buy perfumes and know I will love them. Not necessarily expensive, there's great budget ones out there

I flirted for a while - years ago - with Quelques Fleurs by Houbigant, Windsong by Prince Matchabelli and Aromatics Elixir by Clinique but my all time favourite is Elizabeth Arden Blue Grass which I have worn almost daily for over 50 years.

Sisley-Eau de Campagne
Clarins-Eau des Jardins

Got a gorgeous little tester set from Penhaligon of their classic fragrances. Always come back to Sisley though..

I would also love to smell the original Miss Dior again. Late 80s version. Was my signature scent back then.

I think this or next year is Shalimar's centenary.

Every time I wear it, someone comments. So it's survived the test of time.

YSL Libre my all time favourite

Desert Eden by Estee lauder

Dolce e gabbana light blue. Worn it for over twenty years.

Current new faves are L'interdit by Givenchy and Ode to dullness by Juliette has a gun.

If I can only pick one forever I'll have to go with Prada Candy though.

Some old favourites on this thread, Allure, Amarige, Ysatis

I used to love In Love Again by YSL and clarins Elysium (both long since discontinued 😭)