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What is your fav perfume and which one have you received the most compliments?

273 replies

Archangelb26 · 11/04/2026 14:47

I have used Alien by Thierry Mugler and get a lot of compliments when I use that perfume. I am currently wearing Kenzo and just received one compliment.

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VerbenaGirl · 13/04/2026 16:17

Eau Dynamisante

Purplecatshopaholic · 13/04/2026 16:18

I love good perfume and have quite a few favourites. But the one I always get compliments on is Frederic Malle’s Portrait of a Lady, never fails to get people saying how awesome I smell, lol.

LoftyPlumLion · 13/04/2026 17:48

crysta saffron- Matiere premier

Girlking · 13/04/2026 17:54

Gucci by Gucci was my absolute favourite perfume but sadly discontinued 😔
I wear Gucci Bloom parfum now and get a lot of compliments when I wear it

heartsinvisiblefury · 13/04/2026 18:12

Penhaligans

heartsinvisiblefury · 13/04/2026 18:13

Halfeti (sorry posted too soon)

Pugdogmom · 13/04/2026 18:15

I have a few
La Vie est Belle
Chloe Nomade and More Sex by Charlotte Tilbury
Gutted that Decadence by Marc Jacobs is discontinued and on my last bottle.
DH managed to find me a retro bottle of Magie Noir for Christmas.

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 13/04/2026 18:46

Ginger by Cosmetics to go. Sadly no longer available. People used to follow me and stop me to ask what it was. Escentric Molecules + ginger or black.pepper is similar but not quite.

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 13/04/2026 18:50

ImogenBrocklehurst · 12/04/2026 22:24

My all time favourite was Boudoir by Vivienne Westwood. It was discontinued about ten years ago, but it’s recently been reintroduced, after I spent all that time searching for a new “signature” scent and finding La Bella Cibeles by Loewe. When I wear it I compliment myself because it’s so divine 😊

Ive still got a bottle i think. My taste has changed from down and dirty these days.

babyproblems · 13/04/2026 19:43

Execrgybjkkbgdsxhutdc · 11/04/2026 16:09

I have a perfume I bought from Mango that I get loads of compliments about. Far more than any of my expensive perfumes!

@Execrgybjkkbgdsxhutdc is it a red bottle???? Something oud? I wanted this around last Xmas anftwr a quick spray on my sleeve annd I could still smell it hours later. it was sold out everywhere!

Horses7 · 13/04/2026 21:17

babyproblems · 11/04/2026 16:03

You’re the first person I’ve met who likes Alien! I find it completely overpowering. I was bought la vie est belle as a gift and recieved lots of compliments as pp has also said - it wouldn’t be what I would choose myself but I think it’s a strong / long lasting scent. It’s very feminine. I really like Diptyque fragrances, they’re also long lasting and also not that well known so a bit original. Xo

I love Alien and have been wearing it for years - lots of compliments. At least 2 friends wear it too.

ArielManto43 · 13/04/2026 21:39

My favourites:
Civet by Zoologist
Patchouli of The Underworld by Electimuss.

My most complimented:
Timbuktu by L'Artisan Parfumeur
Red Temptation by Zara.

MargoChanningsglass · 13/04/2026 22:25

KC0408 · 12/04/2026 22:15

I wear Ghost, the original one in the tall bottle and get loads of compliments.
i can’t smell it on myself at all though

Ive tried all sorts over the years but Ghost always gets the most compliments. Ive been told I smell like a Turkish delight😃

When Eternity first came out i wore it for 15 years and got stopped all the time asking what it was.

Unfortunately Iike others they've reformulated it and its nothing like before..similar but not as nice.

My favourite is Versace Yellow Diamonds intense, but no one ever compliments it and its three times the price of Ghost!

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 13/04/2026 22:55

Ive Just found my bottle of Boudoir- about half full. I gave one squirt and my whole room smells like a night out in the early 2000s. Just looked at what it goes for-yikes.

ConverselyAttired · 14/04/2026 09:30

I forgot one - Casmir by Chopard. It's like being smacked in the face with a rag soaked in vanilla but I absolutely love it and do get compliments. It's hard to even wash off, never mind fading away on its own.

Gettingbysomehow · 14/04/2026 09:34

Vogue perfume off Amazon costing £5. Everytime I wear it I get compliments snd people ask me what is it.

Grammarninja · 14/04/2026 10:15

Issey mayake

MadMadaMim · 14/04/2026 13:46

Cristalle Eau Verte

Regularly asked what I'm wearing. I'm addicted. Rarely use anything else

DailyMaui · 14/04/2026 21:52

Rumplestiltz · 12/04/2026 21:00

Insolence by guerlain for compliments but my fave is shalimar or the old samsara. There was a talcum musky rose by miller and Harris maybe a decade ago which was sublime, but I think it was a limited edition for m and s. I bought a miller and Harris taster/tester set which included lumierre doree and others hoping to find something similar but none of them did much for me.
intrigued by the Zara london that has cropped up here.

I have a discontinued rose fragrance by Miller Harris called Rose En Noir which is a very dusky rose - I love it. I got it in TK Maxx - worth keeping an eye out for it. I'm not a fan of rose on the whole but this is a lovely dark, musky one.

DailyMaui · 14/04/2026 21:58

minnowonthesay · 12/04/2026 21:15

I went to a perfume exhibition a few years ago at Somerset House, Molecule 01 was a featured perfume for being so different, it was very interesting.

Ahh that was where I first smelled Secretions Magnifiques and had to leave the room as I had inhaled deeply over the bed area and it made me want to vomit.

But then it also had my favourite L'Air du Desert Marocain not much later which saved me from running away screaming...

My friend wears Molecule 01 and it really does smell amazing on her. BUT it's basically just Iso E Super which you can buy for a couple of quid. It's a great little ingredient to layer with a perfume that you feel lacks depth.

DailyMaui · 14/04/2026 22:08

ArielManto43 · 13/04/2026 21:39

My favourites:
Civet by Zoologist
Patchouli of The Underworld by Electimuss.

My most complimented:
Timbuktu by L'Artisan Parfumeur
Red Temptation by Zara.

Oh god I have Timbuktu and I REALLY want it to love me and it just doesn't. On everyone else in the family it smells incredible.

One me it turns to a weird musty smell after a couple of hours - as if I haven't washed and slept outside for a few days (weeks). I have tried it in every season to see if that changes things but no. I wonder if it is the papyrus note and my body just goes "ahh, you'd like to smell like an ancient rotting mummy? Job done."

I still bring it out every summer and give it a go as it is so beautiful on others. I regret this every time.

(Apologies for the multiple posts. I could chat about perfume forever).

cannotfindanickname · 14/04/2026 22:11

Angel by Thierry Mugler. Love it, get so many compliments when wearing it.

SoInLuv · 14/04/2026 23:49

Givenchy- "L'Interdit" the original one ♥️ lots of compliments and I can smell it from miles on other people too!

SoInLuv · 14/04/2026 23:57

pinksquash13 · 12/04/2026 00:29

I get many compliments when wearing Givenchy L'Interdit.

Same! It's my fave perfume 😍

Brightandblustery · 15/04/2026 00:02

FortyFacedFuckers · 11/04/2026 15:11

The one I always get compliments on is YSL - black opuim but my favourite is Donna - Valentino

Yep...YSL Black Opium attracts the "you smell lovely" comments all the time.

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