Your favourite perfume?

beks101

Hello lovely ladies and gents!

So I'm running low on fragrances and in the mood for a change to the usual so thought I'd throw it out to the floor for suggestions :-)

For the last few years I've been solidly sticking to Angel by Thierry Mugler, La Vie est Belle by Lancome and Coco Mademoiselle - which I adore, but getting a bit bored now!

So what's your favourite perfume?

Wellyd

I tried to buy a cheaper alternative to Coco Mademoiselle last year because I was using it way too much and I came across Chloe Love Story. Although it only worked out to be about €10-€15 cheaper. While I love it and do wear it lots, It just doesn't have the staying power of the Chanel so I just keep going back to that!

Layinghen

I love J'adore by Dior. Good for day and night wear.

RuckingSwimmer

Layinghen wrote: »

I love J'adore by Dior. Good for day and night wear.

+1 for this one!

jellybear

I love any Marc Jacobs Daisy perfumes.

Gunslinger92

YSL Black Opium is beautiful.

A colleague wears Gucci Bamboo and that's fab, might pick it up for myself!

Honorable mention to Lancome Hypnose too

Victoria.

I love - Coco Mademoiselle
Hypnotic Poison - Dior
Insolence - Guerlain

All as eau de parfum!

Insolence is my most recent acquisition and I love it! If you like Angel and the level of sillage from Angel you'd like Insolence, it's accurately described as a 'sillage bomb'. I love it because while it's still very much a Guerlain, it's wearable during the day and it was designed exactly with someone like me in mind apparently - 'someone who doesn't feel ready for a Guerlain', as in 'Paris' etc. It has the lovely balanced nature with something extra special thrown in. An amazing violet concoction! If you've ever tried Parisienne by YSL and liked it, this is just a way way better version of that! I was actually going to get a bottle of Parisienne and the shop assistant recommended it and it blew Parisienne out of the water! EDP is way better than EDT, totally different beasts!

metaoblivia

Bright Crystal - Versace
Light Blue - Dole & Gabbana

I don't have this one, but Burberry recently released a parfum called Black which is really nice.

Alicat

Nina by Nina Ricci

SB_Part2

Escentric Molecule 01

GingerLily

Dark Amber and Ginger Lily by Joe Malone, I love Joe Malone fragrances!

dreoilin

Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana is heaven. Also very fond of Daisy by Marc Jacobs.

My cheaper go to is Noa by Cacharel.

Tauriel

Plus one for YSL Black Opium

And I would frequently wear;
Armani Code Woman
Victoria Beckham Intimate
Noa

dee_mc

My favourites at the moment are YSL Black Opium, La Vie Est Belle, Kenzo Flower and (old favourite I tend to go back to every few years) YSL Baby Doll. The newish Marc Jacobs one in the heinous green bottle, Decadence, is strangely gorgeous but I haven't been sure enough of it to buy it just yet! I think it might be my next purchase, it's very Wintery

Carawaystick

Mrs C is a no5 woman

anon71

Light Blue - Dolce & Gabbana and Eau de Jardin - Clarins both for Summer wear. Wore DKNY for years, starting to come back to it again.

Have loads of cheap perfumes from Sam McCauleys, mostly celebs, Celine Dion, Halle Berry and others, but they have very poor staying power.

I'm on the hunt for a new smell myself. I've had a couple of small samples of the Marc Jacobs Decadence. I wasn't sure at first but it did grow on me and the scent lasted really well, but when I asked for opinions I was told I smelled "like one of them candle air fresheners".

Might get a few more samples if I can, it's too expensive to fork out for if I smell like an Airwick!! Further research required.

byhookorbycrook

Clinique Happy.

Colser

Clinique aromatics

forgodssake

Still has to be Hugo Boss red . Love it

forgodssake

Was a huge fan of Thierry Mugler . But converted now x

stop animal cruelty

Nuxe is simply amazing

I only like the very lightest of 'green' scents, so its either Roger & Gallet Cedrat or L'Occitane The Vert before they inexplicably discontinued it.

I liked Noa a couple of years ago, but finally linked the number of low grade headaches I was having to the days I wore it and had to give a bottle away. Still love the scent, just can't wear it.

Tilly

I wear light blue during the day and flower bomb at night.

Loveinapril

I wear Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb. It is such a beautuful clean, creamy smell.

A friend recently started wearing Paco Rabanne Olympia and I love it so that will be my next treat.

Daisy78

The one perfume I wear consistently is Narcisso Rodriguez For Her. It's a lovely musk based fragrance with a touch of spice, I always get lots of compliments when I wear it.

During the Summer I tend to wear a lighter fragrance such as Jo Malone's Blackberry and Bay or Cardamom and Mimosa. They sit nicely on your skin and don't have that sickly sweet smell that some perfumes have.

ratmouse

Lacoste Touch of Pink

cleopatra11

New favourite is Bronze Goddess by Estee Lauder.
Penhaligon Juniper Sling is amazing.
Both above are summer perfumes. My fav winter one is Jazz Club by Maison Martin Margiela.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Jadore by Dior
Miu miu, I'm obsessed with that.
I got a new Versace one last week that's gorgeous too, damned if I can remember the name

Tauriel

I bought myself Armani Si (with the peach writing on the box, there's so many of them, so I thought I'd specify which one) today. I'm absolutely loving it at the moment.

santry

Sheer Beauty by Calvin Klein for the day and Issey Miyake for the night

fussyonion

J'Adore by Dior has been my signature scent for YEARS but I also adore Nina by Nina Ricci.
It smells like nothing else.

Lisha

I love Romance by Ralph Lauren. Wore it fir years

I recently felt like a change and bought Gucci 'Bamboo' it's fabulous

Malari

My go-to every day* perfumes are J'Adore and Calvin Klein Euphoria. I used to wear Flowerbomb but kind of got bored of it. I got an Estée Lauder Modern Muse Le Rouge sample, which is gorgeous and long-lasting too.

In the evening I like Bvlgari Jasmin Noir.

*Do most people wear perfume every day?

Lisha

Yes I wear bamboo every day. Not too much, but just enough

Aeternum

My favourites are Black Opium, Dolce Floral Drops, Olympea and Hugo Boss Ma Vie.

I also really like the new Hugo Boss The Scent, and the new Lacoste L1212 range. YSL Mon Paris is lovely too but I don't find it lasts on me at all.

Malari

Lisha wrote: »

Yes I wear bamboo every day. Not too much, but just enough

Sorry, should have said I wear perfume every day too, but I know some people see it as an indulgence. One colleague told me she never smells perfume on me and was surprised I would bother wearing it just to come into work :rolleyes::pac:

Lisha

Malari wrote: »

Sorry, should have said I wear perfume every day too, but I know some people see it as an indulgence. One colleague told me she never smells perfume on me and was surprised I would bother wearing it just to come into work :rolleyes::pac:

I'd hate not to have it on tbh.
I don't use a body spray, just a non smelly anti perspirant, so I think I'd need some perfume. But I think it's z complement that she said she couldn't really smell it. Shows you not wearing too much.
I normally not have one perfume on the go at a time that way all my scarfs, jackets, cardis etc smell the same.
So I need one that's nice but suited to day wear.
I see nuxe referenced above, I must try that next I think.

KatieBelle92

Si by Armani is my favourite but it's expensive! The Ibiza perfume from River Island is gorgeous and it's cheap so it's good for everyday use.

Tauriel

Malari wrote: »

Sorry, should have said I wear perfume every day too, but I know some people see it as an indulgence. One colleague told me she never smells perfume on me and was surprised I would bother wearing it just to come into work :rolleyes::pac:

I wear perfume to work every day as well. Main reason being is that I can smell my wrists when someone with BO walks past.

One shocking thing that I have discovered from working in an office is the amount of men and women that opt not to wear any form of deodorant. Not very pleasant during the hot weather!

Lisha

I loved Armani Diamonds on a work colleague. Bought it myself and had to bin it. It was rotten on me. Weird thing is I still like it on her. I could overly smell it on myself And it smelled rotten on me. Very strange

Colser

I wear the body lotion every day..small spray of perfume as well most days.I love the lotion more than the perfume tbh and it seems to last much longer on me.

Malari

Lisha wrote: »

I'd hate not to have it on tbh.
I don't use a body spray, just a non smelly anti perspirant, so I think I'd need some perfume. But I think it's z complement that she said she couldn't really smell it. Shows you not wearing too much.
I normally not have one perfume on the go at a time that way all my scarfs, jackets, cardis etc smell the same.
So I need one that's nice but suited to day wear.
I see nuxe referenced above, I must try that next I think.

Yeah, if I pick up a scarf that I've worn the day before I can smell it on that so I reckon it's just my smell and she's not identifying it as a particular strong perfume.

Sunny Dayz

I find that I've stuck to the same perfumes for the last 10 years.
Love Kenzo flower. Big fan of Lacoste (Touch of Pink and Pour Femme) and Mark Jacobs Daisy perfumes.
I'm wearing a Michael Kors perfume atm, Glam Jasmine, it's ok, it's fine for work.
Apart from the Michael Kors perfume I really do seem to just keep repurchasing (or get regifted) the same perfumes over the past 10 years.

Subacio

I'm usually nose blind to perfume, but have always had a thing for White Linen.

B0jangles

Absolute favourite is Un Jardin Sur le Nil (Hermés) - amazingly fresh, green and complex, it also ages down really well.
Also love L'Eau D'Issey (Issey Miyake) -another fresh, not too sweet perfume. Kelly Caleche (Hermés) and Pure Poison (Dior) are also gorgeous. I used to have some Parfum D'ete (Kenzo) which I must replace, it was really lovely as I remember.

I like to switch around my perfumes quite a lot; I hate when you wear the same one for a few days in a row and you stop being able to smell it.

groucho marx

Armani acqua di gioia always return to it.

princess3901

I have a few go to perfumes as like you I got bored with my regular perfume which was Lady Milllion by Paco Rabanne.
I now have
Viktor &Rolf - Bon Bon
Gucci - Guilty
Gucci - Bamboo
Paco Rabanne - Olympea

I change it up everyday now depending on my mood

La.de.da

At the moment I've eccentric molecule 01 and Armani Gold ( the one in the can which I've heard they are discontinuing )
On the go.
Hated the molecule at the start now I'm addicted to it.

For winter I love a deeper scent something like Jean Paul Guttiear classique or Hugo boss deep red.

I love agent provocateur maistuer (gold bottle) too. Frickin gorgeous but expensive.

anon71

So bought the Marc Jacobs Decadence. Tried samples of Decadence and Divine Decadence and preferred the stronger one. Think it will be only for "good wear". I think its too strong for day wear and at €80 plus for 50ml, I wouldn't be splashing it on.

Now I need to find a nice day perfume. Might go back to DKNY but wouldn't say no to a change either.

beks101

So I ended up ordering Marc Jacobs Decadence too and D&G Light Blue for day wear. I used to wear it a lot about ten years ago and wore it out so switched but the nostalgia factor is strong! Decadence was just based off of the glowing reviews here, have yet to smell it but am excited!

Lots more here I want to try so will probably dip in and out of this as I run out. That Molecule one sounds fascinating, gets great reviews and the idea is a bit mad...maybe next time!

Thank you all for the solid advice. Here's hoping I'll be smelling like a big ride really soon

La_Gordy

I love men's perfumes, especially Fahrenheit by Dior and Kenzo for men. I would love to get the Lush Karma but it seems a bit steep at 56£ (ahm in the UK). Just go into the shop and dowse myself