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

272 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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Kerensa70 · 12/04/2026 22:32

I used to love Rose by Paul Smith and got tons of compliments but it’s discontinued now. My Mum used to buy me Anais Anais and I wear it now to remember her. No compliments yet but it smells lovely to me!

fatimashortbread · 12/04/2026 22:35

Ex Nihilo Fleur Narcotique- lots of compliments from colleagues. husband hates it because he hates all perfume.
i absolutely love it

Firefliesdancing · 12/04/2026 22:58

Hugo Boss The scent…my favourite is Ralph by Ralph Lauren. Alien gives me headaches too strong for me.

HungrySquirrel · 12/04/2026 23:39

Elegantly Tokyo - Zara. I love this and have had so many compliments about it on school run. Great price too! Like Fashionably London also.

penguindani · 12/04/2026 23:45

Guerlain Rose Amira, I get a lot of compliments from men especially when I wear it, today in Morrisons on my way to a friends for dinner I asked a guy working there if they had something he showed me where it was and then said "you smell amazing by the way", not the first time someone has said that when I've been wearing it.

kkloo · 12/04/2026 23:48

Oh God I despise Alien, it's a very divisive scent but the people who hate it probably won't tell you that even though the ones who love it will compliment it.

elfendom1 · 13/04/2026 00:45

juicy couture - Viva La Juicy Noir. I would never have considered it but I did one of those favourite scents calculators and I just love the scent of my honeysuckle creepers. This came up, got it and it also has jasmine and sandalwood notes. It has been commented on several times (positively).

Sallyisdreaming · 13/04/2026 02:19

Calyx, it was by Perscriptives who long longer exist . I wore it back in the 90’s , I have never had so many compliments from strangers.

BooneyBeautiful · 13/04/2026 02:56

Calvin Klein Euphoria. I always get lots of compliments.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 13/04/2026 07:16

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 😊

I don’t have this but do have Naughty Alice by Vivienne Westwood. It’s nice.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 13/04/2026 07:17

I used to have Chantecaille Frangipani which I liked but not my absolute favourite. I then sold it on eBay and had loads of interest. After I sold it I regretted it!

This is the old 00s one.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 13/04/2026 07:20

My mum and her mum’s favourite perfumes were the original Femme by Rochas. They used to buy it as gifts for the other. Then of course it was reformulated. Luckily we all have a bottle of the original left. I love it. Such a classic. Smells so sophisticated.

Kwamitiki · 13/04/2026 07:39

Afnan Supremacy Gold (used sparingly). I love it and it constantly gets a lot of positive feedback.

asillysausage · 13/04/2026 07:47

HungrySquirrel · 12/04/2026 23:39

Elegantly Tokyo - Zara. I love this and have had so many compliments about it on school run. Great price too! Like Fashionably London also.

I get the most compliments for this one too! Smells amazing! I tend to wear it during the spring and summer.

In winter I wear Zara’s ebony wood and get lots of compliments again. Although my 19 year old son now wears it and has asked me to stop wearing it lol he doesn’t want to smell like his mum. He says he gets a lot of compliments

Ladygardenerinderby · 13/04/2026 08:09

yikesss · 12/04/2026 20:00

Lost cherry but its a dupe cause im a povvo. Still get compliments 😂 i pair with super drug cherry almond body wash i think it was about 80p last time I stocked up!

I bought black orchid from essence vault and it’s identical not quite the staying power of Tom Ford’s but the smell is exact

Lobelia123 · 13/04/2026 08:11

I love old fashioned kind of evoactive scents that bring a memory or feeling to mind.... my favourites being Sisley Soir de Lune and Paloma Picasso

KatharinaRosalie · 13/04/2026 08:20

springvegetables · 12/04/2026 21:19

Baccarat Rouge I get loads of compliments. DH doesn’t like it though because it’s a unisex scent and his best friend wears the same 😂

also love la vie est belle, black opium and cashmere from next!

I love Baccarat too but I am totally baffled how it's listed as unisex and why a man would use it. For me it's such a very clearly sweet flowery feminine perfume. If a man was smelling of it, I would assume he is smelling of his female partner's perfume.

freetospeakup · 13/04/2026 09:00

Paco rabanne Olympea flora intense. Lovely and lasts all day

yikesss · 13/04/2026 09:09

Ladygardenerinderby · 13/04/2026 08:09

I bought black orchid from essence vault and it’s identical not quite the staying power of Tom Ford’s but the smell is exact

I might give it a go, I used F&M i think its 904

Baublebonkers · 13/04/2026 10:07

My favourite which I don’t wear now as it has been discontinued was Flora by Gucci.
Absolutely loved it.

GinMummy1983 · 13/04/2026 10:10

Honestly, I’ve had more compliments when wearing Impulse True Love body spray than I do when I wear YSL Black Opium Over Red, Kenzo Flower or my other favourite Dior J’adore 🤨

Ipollita · 13/04/2026 10:45

Chanel chance au fraiche - perfect for a sunny but breezy spring day, although I sometimes find it a little sharp/unisex on my skin, and I always get at least one compliment when I wear it. Black opium is another one, although this is much derided by some with more sophisticated taste, Prada paradoxe and J’Adore Dior d’eau.

My absolute favourite and most expensive perfume is Cassili by PDM but it never gets complimented! La vie est belle smells devine on others but sadly doesn’t work with my body chemistry.

Goldmist · 13/04/2026 12:42

Unfortunately a lot of fragrances smell like cats pee on my skin. My all time favourite was Very Valentino, now sadly discontinued. I was given an M & S gift set that contained a bottle of Foral Street Arizona Bloom, its not very long lasting but have had lots of compliments when ive worn it.

pogostick · 13/04/2026 13:21

Darling Nikki by Vilhelm Parfumerie.

snoopinginstlye · 13/04/2026 16:14

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