I wear Coco, Estee Lauder Knowing and sometimes Pleasures. I like the idea of a signature scent but am careful not to put on too much so just can't smell it, which is why I'm trying to alternate a bit more!

I usually have one or two fragrances that I use, Right now it's Marc Jacobs Lola and Calvin Keins Euphoria.

Ever since I was 18 I've been wearing Mariel by H2O. It may sound weird to carry a signature scent over from the teens, but it's a gorgeous light fragrance that suits me perfectly. And I adore having a signature scent!! One ex-boyfriend and I were on the outs for a couple of years, but he decided to try and be friends again after passing someone wearing my perfume. I'd love to know who that girl is, because I've met maybe two other peopel in all this time who wear my scent. I love that part too!
For really special functions, though, I will put on a little Chanel Allure. I feel ultra-sophisticated when sporting it. For me, though, most Chanel scents are too strong and musky. I prefer lighter more floral scents. My Mariel is like a fruit/floral hybrid, which is why I adore it.
A fallback is Clinique happy for when I can't replace my mariel right away. I cannot go out without wearing perfume -- I feel naked!
I apply it to my neck and upper part of my clothing.

So I did happen to walk by a perfumerie yesterday and spritzed on some Angel by Thierry Mugler. Scent-wise it is a big departure for me, more musky and sexy, but after a couple of hours I was kind of obsessively sniffing my arm. I read online that one of the scent notes is chocolate, which could explain the need to smell more! I want to try this one again.

I don't wear a scent, but I have always been intrigued by this place:

http://store.lelabofragrances......52b7934fda

I used to walk by it when I worked in Nolita and it looked like some kind of mysterious apothecary or laboratory. Very cool branding. Obviously it isn't cheap though, so I have always been too chicken to actually check it out.

Michelle - I have sported Chanel Allure before and loved it - especially for evenings.

I laughed reading about people's fears of mispronouncing a scent's name. My grandmother used to rhapsodize about a scent she adored that was no longer made, called Chypre. The true French pronunciation almost sounds like "sheep." with a barely-discernible "r" sound at the end. When my Gram used to say that and I would roll my eyes in embarrassment, thinking she had to be incorrect. Later when I studied French I realized she was right.

But no wonder they stopped making it. Can you picture it: "What's that lovely scent you're wearing." "Oh, it's sheep..."

I have about 5 fragrances that I wear depending on the mood and season. Sometimes I wear more than one and often I wear none at all. Amouage Jubilation XXV; Chanel Christalle; Artisan La Haie Fleurie; Tocade and Ciara. From fairly expensive to really cheap - I don't care about the status... I'll only wear it if I like how it smells on me.

A few years ago I read the Luca & Turin book that received rave reviews. I'd never been much of a perfume person before that and in fact had worn none at all for years when I was quite interested in wine and taking lots of oenology classes (one isn't allowed to wear perfume while studying wine, since it interferes with the odours one is supposed to be inhaling from the glass). But "Perfumes: the Guide" reminded me that perfume could just be fun and interesting and playful and I dove in.

http://www.perfumestheguide.co...../Home.html

Before I bought any big bottles, I splurged and ordered about 30 tiny samples from luckyscent.com of relatively unusual perfumes and have enjoyed trying them on days when I feel adventurous. I didn't buy the full bottle of any of those but they helped me figure out the style I like don't like. I actually find that my limited wine training made perfume more interesting, since I now pay attention to smells in a different way than I had before studying wine.

If I get scent anywhere near my neck, chest or face, I develop very painful tiny pimples so I am very careful to spray or dab my stomach or behind my knees, where the skin doesn't react. Does anyone else here share this bad reaction? Another friend, with similar colouring to me, has the same issue.

I wear an Ann Taylor body spray mostly. I'm not a huge scent person but people always tell me I smell nice

I don't usually wear fragrance, I like clean smells and most are too strong or perfumey for my taste. The only one I can recall owning is Calvin Klein Escape, I used to love it. If I wear anything now I'll wear some lavender or jasmine oil on my wrists. There's some perfume that's supposed to smell like fresh grass, I thought that might be interesting to try!