https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 11:03:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-197670 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:52:59 +0000 Angie 197670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Taylor. You win best fragrance story. Love that. And so true! </p> <p>I still tear up when I smell First and Opium - fragrances my late Mum wore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-197554 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:21:12 +0000 Scarlet 197554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's such a sweet story Taylor. My mom used to wear White Shoulders. I wonder why she stopped. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-197534 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:27:20 +0000 taylor 197534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Talk about the power of fragrance.<br /> We were remodeling our AT store and had several other associated from other stores helping us....Lots of hard work and several people had never met. </p> <p>At the end of the day a young manager from another store hugged me to thank me, when she pulled away her eyes teared up, she said "You smell just like my mother, she has passed away, but that fragrance brought back such emotion" We hugged again and when ever she sees me she runs up with a big smile and hugs me.:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-197531 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:19:23 +0000 Ana 197531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Mac! Perfume and cologne refer to the amount of essential oils in the mixture. A perfume has the most concentration, and a cologne has the least. It's doesn't really depend on whether the fragrance is feminine or masculine, just how much oil it has in it. I think in America we mainly see men's cologne so we associate that with masculine scents. </p> <p>Probably more than you wanted to know. Anyway, my favorite is "Jubilation XXV" by Amouage. Amouage makes a women's version called, "Jubilation 25" (kind of confusing). I haven't smelled that one yet, but I'd like to. A great perfume website is <a href="http://www.luckyscent.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.luckyscent.com</a>. You can buy samples from the site of all kinds of interesting and hard to find scents. I keep ordering samples of Jubilation XXV. I may just bite the bullet and get some as a special gift for my birthday since I wear it pretty much every day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196948 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:15:28 +0000 Inge 196948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Delicious scents (be it food, perfume, flowers...) make me happy, so I love a good perfume on others.<br /> I thought of this thread today when a man walked into the bakery who wore an ocean-y perfume with some spicy notes. Very intriguing and seductive. I didn't follow him home, but did keep an eye on him until he rounded the corner;-)</p> <p>I've been wearing CK One for years, it just suits me. Although I would love to find the perfect "ocean" perfume, one that actually has that breezy slightly salty quality - without the synthetic notes.</p> <p>On another note: I'm also still constantly amazed at how direct a smell can be, sometimes even evoking memories and moments you thought were long lost. Quite powerful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196941 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:05:33 +0000 shana 196941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE smelling scents on others! Angie, I am chuckling about your following people home comment. I feel that way sometimes. I love how certain scents can evoke memories. I have a bottle of Anais Anais which I never wear but my mom did when I was younger and I like to open it up and sniff it once in awhile because it reminds me of her. </p> <p>I love certain scents on men too - maybe it's the combination of pheromones and scent but there's been a few that I have wanted to follow home! And not necessarily cologne - I remember a young undergrad who was in my grad research group who would always show up for our once a week morning meetings freshly showered with Irish Spring bar soap. The smell would just drive me batty and I tried to always sit next to him so that I could just bask in the scent. My college boyfriend always used to wear Old Spice after shave and it still makes my heart go pitter patter when I smell it... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196905 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:03:52 +0000 Tricia 196905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been wearing Ralph Lauren Romance in the winters - I first wore it on my honeymoon, and now it will always remind me of that wonderful week - but I find it too strong for summer. Lately I've been wearing Clinique Happy Heart in the warm weather - I used to wear the original Happy; Happy Heart has a little more floral mixed with the citrus. Whatever I wear, I try to only wear a little so as not to overpower people. </p> <p>Lately I have that hypersensitive pregnancy nose, so just a little perfume is essential to block out all the other overpowering smells assaulting me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196897 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:50:21 +0000 Scarlet 196897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Angie, I really can't imagine you in my work place, but I am sure we would make quite an impression. They would not know what hit them. It doesn't smell good there, though, I am just warning you, but we needn't stay long. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196812 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:00:32 +0000 Angie 196812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five earl grey tea drinking, Lisa!</p> <p>I'm coming to visit, Scarlet-Rosie. You smell nice, the shopping area sounds inviting, and you're wearing lipstick. Think we'll make an impression at your work place too? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196750 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:42:44 +0000 Scarlet 196750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You should follow me home, Angie. There are some very interesting shopping districts in these parts. The people watching is as good as the shopping. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196680 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:42:02 +0000 Lisa 196680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie-I had to laugh when I read your post, Star Trek is why I drink Earl Gray tea now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196538 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:55:22 +0000 Lena 196538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, I used to like Clinique Happy for Men (the orange one) and Hermes Terre d'Hermes. Both men's. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196537 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:51:50 +0000 Lena 196537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Louise, I regularly wear Guerlain Vetiver, Parfums de Nicolai New York and Parfums de Nicolai Pour Homme. I also used up my samples of Dior Pour Homme and Lalique Encre Noir and some by Kenzo. All of these are classified as "men's". I really believe there are no strict lines separating one aisle from another, and a lot of it has to do with social conditioning. I happen to enjoy vetiver and dry spices, so I regularly sample the men's side. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196530 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:07:43 +0000 Rebecca 196530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love perfume and would be so sad if someone close to me was allergic and I had to stop wearing it.</p> <p>I have worn Jean Paul Gaultier Classique since I was 18, but I find that a bit heavy in summer so tend to wear it during winter and evenings more. I also wear Vera Wang Princess a lot, and my daughter gave me Anna Sui Secret Wish for my birthday last year which is lovely but I probably won't buy another when that bottle is finished. I am hoping to find a replacement Princess under the christmas tree this year though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196466 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:51:47 +0000 Angie 196466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We actually did, Mac! She is the person who got me onto Kenzo - only I sport the original ladies fragrance. The first Flower that Kenzo came out with. There are multiple Flower scents available from Kenzo. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196463 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:49:21 +0000 Mac 196463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sweet, Angie. You and your friend began your Kenzo love affairs at the same time... just with different genders : ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196459 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:48:24 +0000 Angie 196459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Scarlet-Rosie. I like Chanel Gardenia and will probably be following you home too. </p> <p>Mac, my Hong Kong friend wears Kenzo for men. She has also been wearing it for 13 years! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196444 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:34:52 +0000 Mac 196444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ana - what's the men's perfume that you wear, pls? I've never heard of such a thing and I'm utterly intrigued. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196402 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:50:26 +0000 Scarlet 196402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, that is so sweet what you wrote--wanting to follow people home.<br /> At the moment I wear, Chanel Gardenia, Burberry Baby Touch, or DKNY Delicious. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196397 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:42:25 +0000 Cookie 196397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ana wears perfume in self-defense! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196394 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:40:03 +0000 Ana 196394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Louise, my all time favorite scent is a men's perfume (not cologne), and it's quite nice. It's a tiny bit masculine at first, but softens to a nice floral. I love it. Many women's fragrances are too sweet for my taste, it smells like candy to me. Blech. </p> <p>I wear perfume everyday. I don't think I put it on so much that it's overpowering. I do it for myself, so I can smell it. It's that or wear none and be assailed by stinky sweaty armpit smell, which is all you're going to get around campus and on buses in the summer here. Sorry, but no thanks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196383 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:31:39 +0000 Isabel 196383@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to wear something by Calvin Klein that was very musky, but then my asthma worsened. Now I have to stay away from scented everything ...... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196372 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:13:15 +0000 Cookie 196372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High Fiving Tanya!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196365 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:52:32 +0000 Angie 196365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Then good thing that you don't have to live with me, Khris :0)</p> <p>Maya and Steph, on a thread where people are relaying which scents they wear and like - and the topic changes to how scents are offensive to those who are hypersensitive to perfume, you are automatically going to stir up defensive feelings, even if it was not your intention. I don't want anyone on this forum to feel bad for wearing a scent. </p> <p>Louise, I have a good friend who wears a mens scent and she smells delicious. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196356 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:34:13 +0000 chewyspaghetti 196356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Louise- my sister always used to wear men's scents when she was a teen. I think it's fine- your body chemistry changes the way it smells, so on a woman it doesn't really smell manly if you know what I mean. Some of them are quite nice ne gender neutral.</p> <p>Angie- when we went perfume shopping my husband loved Kenso Flowers, but I couldn't stand it. It was way too sweet and strong for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196353 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:25:37 +0000 Louise 196353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Does anyone wear men's scent? We were trying them out for my uncle in marks and spencer and I sprayed one on which smelt gorg on me, is it a bit bizarre to be thinking about buying and wearing men's scent? x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/3#post-196345 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:04:31 +0000 kimana517 196345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always wear either Ralph Lauren Blue for Women or Mary Kay Bella Belara. I love them both! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/2#post-196343 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:02:03 +0000 Banana 196343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My favorite is Origins Ginger Essence. I love it, but switch to something less spicy in the summer months. Usually some sort of body spray from Bath and Body Works. My current favorite is Sweet Pea. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/2#post-196305 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:03:04 +0000 Maya 196305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loathe strong scents. When my mom wears hers, I get a headache and feel nauseous. Yet she still wears it anyway because like most people who do not have severe physiological reactions, she dismisses it as being a real problem. I still found it easier to escape smokers in France than I do escaping scents. </p> <p>As I said, if I wore a scent, I would wear just enough so that I and those close to me (for example, someone giving me a hug) could smell it without offending those around me. I don't understand the purpose of assaulting total strangers and acquaintances with a scent. If anything, your scent should be a special treat for yourself and those close to you. </p> <p>Like Steph, it's not my intention to make people feel defensive, but I do feel like it's always best to know the full consequences of one's choices to make the best decisions. Obviously I'm not going to change anyone's mind any time soon, and I know that.</p> <p>FWIW, the type of scent is key in my case. Fresh citrusy scents don't bother me, but musky or spicy scents leave me in tears. Not a big fan of florals either, but they only start to irritate when I'm exposed to them for a long period of time. Interestingly this has nothing to do with how I objectively perceive the scent. I often *like* spicy scents, but I can't tolerate them physically. I don't know if that can possibly make sense to someone who doesn't have this kind of reaction. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-perfume-do-you-wear/page/2#post-196303 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:02:48 +0000 Beth 196303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've worn Eau de Charlotte by Annick Goutal for the last ten years or so. I like soft, light fragrances and this is mine. Cocoa, blackcurrant and mimosa. It starts off green but softens into a nice, warm, slightly powdery scent. It's getting very hard to find:(</p> <p>I love Early Gray tea and salsa isn't salsa without cilantro in it. It's a very finicky herb to grow, though. </p>