Favorite Fragrance?

[querelle]

I don't wear fragrances very often because it's forbidden at work. Too many people with environmental allergies. I only wear it when going out in the evening and my favorite is Oceanus from Body Shop. It's has a very light and fresh fragrance that doesn't over power everything in it's wake.

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[flvegan]

1. Chanel Allure Pour Homme

Is what I wear (when I wear any).

[TK421]

2. Escape by Calvin Klein....whenever I wear this stuff, people say it

smells like candy. I would say this is my favorite

[GirlinContempt]

6. My deodorant smells like candy!

:D It smells EXACTLY the way green gob-stoppers taste

[TK421]

9. Yeah, but has anyone offered to lick your armpits?

;-)

[GirlinContempt]

11. Unfortunately, yes

*shudder*

[AirmensMom]

3. None.

I'm one of those people and I can no longer work. It's hard to go out in the evening ... or any other time ... when everyone else is dousing themselves with these toxic fragrance chemicals. x( Essential oils smell nice and aren't as harmful to you or others.

OK, I'll get down from my soap box. But you asked. :shrug:

[querelle]

15. I Used To Wear Oils

Patchouli. Then a friend told me that patchouli is mostly used to cover a multitude of sins. Also, people would look at me kinda wierdly when they smelled it. I still wear jasmine from time to time but oils are becoming hard to find these days.

Q

[AirmensMom]

21. Try this place.

http://www.bathpetals.com/ They carry products made with essential oils. I've tried the bath salts, oil, shower gel, and soy candles. All are very good ... and they send a free sample when you order.

[southpaw]

66. I still wear Patchouli

hands down my favorite scent!

[auntAgonist]

4. I have two...

Ysatis by Givenchy

and

Journey by Mary Kay

I use each sparingly.


aA

[GirlinContempt]

5. Jean Paul Gautier

On summer days, I enjoy Cliniques Happy To Be

[MiniMandaRuth]

7. There are two.

White Jovan Musk and Escada.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

8. I love Davidoff Cool Water

I don't like heavy scents; this one is light and fresh. I do also like White Linen, though.

[Deja Q]

58. Man, that name is so open for misinterpretation...

:yoiks:

[StClone]

67. Sans heavy scents, Hugo is so designed

To be wearable to the office. Soft, without being overtly sweet, complex yet airy. My daughter wears it and I plan on getting for my wife.



http://www.fragrancex.com/hugts13.html

[Guava Jelly]

10. Today i am wearing Escape for men

I never stick to just one.

[NewWaveChick1981]

12. I searched and searched for that "perfect" fragrance, and I

found it! I tried Sensi by Giorgio Armani about three years ago, and I finally found what I was looking for. :) I use a few other scents when I want to be different, but this is me in a bottle. :bounce: It's the only fragrance I've bought repeatedly when I've used a bottle up.

Here's the description:

Sensi
The Sensi woman possesses a timeless aura and exudes a sensuous energy. Her heart radiates her spirit - constantly evolving, permanently modern. Her fragrance is a soft, floral-oriental blend of crisp green leaves mingled with warm woods and soft florals.

Notes:
Kaffir Lime Leaves, Acacia Farnese, Barley, Cape Jasmine, Benzoin, Palisander.
Style:
A fragrance of three sensations: sensuality, pleasure, and vibration.

[ForrestGump]

30. That sounds about right....

My knees got weak just reading the description. :loveya:

[NewWaveChick1981]

35. Why, thank you, Mr. Gump...

:loveya: If you wear D&G Masculine when I wear Sensi, who knows where we'd end up? :*

[ForrestGump]

36. That does it

I'll check out all the other fragrances later...right now I'm going to get myself a good gallon or so of D&G Masculine... :evilgrin:

[NewWaveChick1981]

40. You'll have to fight off all the women if you buy that.

:loveya:

[Blue Gardener]

13. Anything by Estee Lauder

If you don't want a strong scent, the lotions are perfect. Just a hint of scent is plenty in the summer.

[Paladin]

14. Shalimar Perfume......

...the way it used to smell on my high school girlfriend's skin, forty years ago.

For myself these days, I favor a light spray of Quercus cologne, from England.

[Patiod]

62. Shalimar is very evocative for a lot of people

Whenever I wear it, people comment, but some of them are not necessarily the ones I want to hear: "my mom used to wear that" or "that smells like my Aunt Esther"

[Paladin]

72. Trust Me On This:

Shalimar will never be an "Aunt Esther" fragrance, as far as I'm concerned.

Although I will admit that I've encountered it on a number of other women over the years, and it never smelled as good as it did on the old high school flame. I doubt she has any affection for what I used to wear in high school: Jade East, and plenty of it (makes my sinuses run, just to think of it)....

[flamingyouth]

16. Stacked Style Fuji Flower

It has a nice scent. :)

[grannylib]

17. Coty's Cedar Smoke, but I have a hard time finding it....also love

patchouli and sandalwood.
Right now I wear Lady Stetson; it was my oldest daughter's favorite, so it makes me feel close to her.

[tinfoil tiaras]

18. That Britney Spears stuff...

...sorry... :blush: :P

[Skittles]

27. I sniffed it at a department store

I'll admit it - it's nice

[PassingFair]

29. Niki de Saint Phalle...

Best perfume EVER!

And created by quite an artist!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_de_Saint_Phalle

[smtpgirl]

19. Doir - Dune & Burberry Brit

[Guava Jelly]

20. Sex Panther

(from the mmovie AnchorMan)
"reacting to Sex Panther] I'm going to be honest, that smells like pure gasoline."

[datasuspect]

68. by Odeon

that shit was so fucking funny!!

they had commercials like that in the 70s

[Reverend_Smitty]

71. It stings the nostrils...

and it's got real bits of panther in it so you know it's good :P

[Kali]

22. rarely wear artificial stench, but if I do - lavander

[AirmensMom]

24. "artificial stench"

:rofl: You nailed it! :yourock:

[sarge43]

23. An oldie - Blue Grass

or a simple flower scent - lilac, lavender, rose.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

25. I don't...

But I might start. I have an old Chanel No. 5 that my grandmother gave me.

[querelle]

31. How Old?

Fragrances don't really last a long time befor they "turn". Usually they're good for only a year, maybe two.

Q

[LadyoftheRabbits]

37. Well...

It's old enough to have a flaking label, but it still smells pretty strong, surprisingly. :)

[Skittles]

26. Devon Violets

[KayLaw]

28. Youth Dew by Estee Lauder

I also like Obsession, Anais Anais, and Ombre Rose.

[ScreamingMeemie]

49. When I was a little girl I always knew that Mama and Daddy were

going out when I caught a whiff of "youth dew". :hi:

[querelle]

57. Me Too!

Estee Lauder's Youth Dew was the preferred perfume of ma mere. Honestly though........I find it rather over powering. Mere no longer wears it. She now opts for a much subtler perfume. Gaultier I believe.

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[KayLaw]

61. I get a lot of comments like yours

You'd be surprised how many women recognize the scent and say it takes them back to their youths because their mothers wore Youth Dew. My mom wore it, too.

[Red State Rebel]

32. Nantucket Briar by Crabtree & Evelyn

Good stuff!

[SKKY]

33. For me, it's Black by Kenneth Cole...

..on my wife, I sure do get all gooey when she wears Coco by Chanel

[Missy Vixen]

34. Caswell-Massey English Lavender

I also enjoy Demeter's Cinnamon Toast.

When I'm not wearing either of those, it's Annick Goutal's Petite Cherie or La Violette.

I learned from an Estee Lauder employee a long time ago that the only acceptable places to put scent are behind the knees and in the crooks of the elbows. It's not evident to anyone else but someone you'd like to be close to ;-).

Julie

[xchrom]

38. antaeus by channel

great scent -- very woodsy, spicy -- low notes.

i'm not big on citrus scents.

[koneko]

39. I love Oceanus

I have quite a collection & wear a scent based on my outfit or mood.

Some of my faves, in order:
Dolce & Gabbana - Light Blue Escada
L'eau D'Issey by Issei Miyake
GapScent - Heaven
YSL - Paris
Dior - Tendre Poison
Estee Lauder - Beautiful
Lancome - Tresor
Burberry - Brit

[bluethruandthru]

41. Amazing Grace by Philosophy. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

42. "Pheromone" by Marilyn Miglin.

Kind of obscure stuff. It's interesting, not overwhelming at all. I've used it for years, get a lot of compliments. (I'm old and dumpy, but I smell good.)

[u4ic]

43. I can't wear

conventional fragrances anymore. I used to love Shalimar and First.

I can wear some solid fragrances from the health food store - http://www.betweenheavenandearth.ca/solid_perfume.htm

My favourites are India and White Lotus.

[momophile]

44. I am mostly allergic but I do wear Green Tea by E Arden

sometimes.

[lost-in-nj]

45. Chanel # 5

or D&G Feminine




lost

[graywarrior]

46. Joy.

[judaspriestess]

47. I wear the timeless classic : Ysatis by Givenchy

its very soft and works all year round.

[Wapsie B]

48. A bundle of 100's.

Nothing like the smell of fresh money.

[ScreamingMeemie]

50. I have two. Moonflower is the new one (also a Body shopper)

and Cool Water....but I was getting a little tired of it. :hi:

[OnionPatch]

51. I like Dune

I wear it more than anything else.

[bridgit]

52. Jovan - White Musk...

http://www.jovansexy.com/women/whitemusk.aspx

[ploppy]

53. Angel

by Thierry Mugler or Channel No. 5.

[Nicole]

54. Amazing Grace by Philosophy

Falling in Love also by Philosophy.

[JohMunich99]

55. Well it was Michael Joradn until Homeland took it away!

Now Tom Ridge is probably wearing it! It was sealed too!

[Broken_Hero]

56. I use

Pure Sport Old Spice body soap

Pure Sport Old Spice under arm deodorant...

And I use Drakkar Noir on top of all that...

Is that enough info?....:)

[Deja Q]

59. Axe Phoenix

[Ariana Celeste]

76. That stuff makes me melt

:loveya:

Both my brother & my SO wear it. :)

[TheCentepedeShoes]

60. Arpege

But for every-day I splash on some Jean Nate.

[Patiod]

63. My new one is "Beach" by Bobbi Brown

My friend said "what's this smell like?" and held out her wrist.

"The beach!" I said - and that's exactly what it was called.

Although I used to create the same effect at Beach-themed midwinter Fraternity parties by wearing Coppertone. "Hey, it ever smells like the beach around here!" "Wow! Do I smell suntan lotion???!!!"

/yes, I did have way too much fun in college

[martymar64]

64. Egoiste by Chanel

Very hard to find now!

[Divameow77]

65. Burberry London

in the summer and Michael by Michael Kors in the winter.

Just a faint hint of it if you are close to me.

[datasuspect]

69. london gentleman or blackbeard's delight

[hedgehog]

70. Chanel # 5, Shalimar, Green Tea, Chantilly

Tabu when I'm bold enough and Bakir- that's an old one I found at Lost Perfumes. I really prefer the lotions and body washes to get a more subtle effect.

[JuniperLea]

73. Oscar

Private Collection

Pleasures Intense

Chanel No. 5

Wicked Wahine

White Shoulders

Paris

Evening in Paris

Woodhue

Taboo


Depends on the mood:)

[hedgehog]

77. Woodhue - I didn't know they still made that!

Or am I thinking of Straw Hat?

[JuniperLea]

80. It's hard to find!

Try Vermont Country Store!

[Reverend_Smitty]

74. I rarely wear any perfume but when I do...

I like Bulgari Blu. It doesn't have an overpowering scent but it is a nice citrus-y smell. I used to go crazy when a guy would wear Curve, but my freshman year of college the boys in the next dorm room over used to use it to mask the air when they would smoke pot. So the combination of pot smoke and Curve was almost enough to make me sick!

[reyd reid reed]

75. Clinique's Aromatics Elixir

[Jean Louise Finch]

78. Lolita Lempicka Parfum

It is hard to find, but the only perfume I've ever even liked. I love it, wear it every day.

Notes: Ivy Leaves, Aniseed, Amarena Heart, Violets, Iris Roots, Vetiver, Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Musk.

[Jamastiene]

79. Happy, by Clinique, but I can't afford it.

So I use Snappy, by Clique. Seriously, it was $4 for a 3.4 ounze bottle compared to $50 for a 3.4 ounze bottle for the real thing. I'm cheap. I know.