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Who's wearing fragrance these days?

LJP

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I was going through my stash of fragrances and tossing out a few that are really old and smell " off" now, and wondering what everyone else is doing these days vis a vis personal fragrance.

I confess to loving all things fragrance-related : bath products, body lotions , perfume/eau de cologne, oils, etc but my usage has dropped dramatically in the last 3-4 years because I can't wear it at work.

I look so forward to weekends and days off so I can "be me" and dress in clothes I like , wear " real" makeup and fragrance.

What are you all wearing and liking right now? I'd love to invest in some new scents, but a lot of the really interesting ones are only available online here. I had a sample of Armani's Si, which I surprisingly loved as I haven’t liked others from that line . I used the last of a sample of Jo Malone's Yuja cologne but can't source it anywhere.

Today I tossed out a half bottle of Chanel Coco Noir, which I loved. Also on it's last legs (freshness) is a half bottle of Chanel No 5. Not sure I will replace either one although I've worn No 5 since I was a young adult. I'd love to try something from Aesop but again it's not available anywhere here to test.

Photo 1 - summer from top down , led to right :

Tom Ford Eau de Soleil Blanc ( too strong and rarely used)
Thymes Aqua Coralline ( a line I used to rep )
Bobbi Brown Beach
Jo Malone English Peat & Freesia
Brazilian Crush Body Spray
Jo Malone Mimosa & Cardamom
Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet
Chanel No 19
Margiela Springtime in a Park
Clarins Eau Dynamiste

Fall/Winter

YSL Libre
Charleston & Harlow Ophelia
Gucci Guilty
No 5
Kiehls Original Musk

Many of these aren’t worn now . Ophelia was my winter fav and I still love Beach for the summer . I probably don’t need most of these anymore .

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April

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I tend to stick with the same, though it's a Jo Malone and I do layer other Jo Malones in at times.

My daily is Blackberry and Bay. Sometimes I layer it with Poppy and Barley and once in a while with Pomegranate Noir (quite strong).

In other eras, I have worn
Elizabeth Arden Red Door
Karl Lagerfeld Chloe
Ralph Lauren Tuxedo (1980s)
Donna Karan White Cashmere
Estee Lauder Beautiful
Chanel #5 (never loved this scent but my grandmother gave me one of the classic square bottles with a crystal stopper and a 1/4 inch of dark brown liquid at the bottom - someone had given it to her in, oh, 1955 or so and she was "saving it for good"). I washed the bottle out and refilled it fresh, just to keep that beautiful bottle on my dresser. This was in high school.

LJP

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I liked Pomegrante Noir too -but agree it’s pretty strong . Also Donna Karan’s Cashmere was a perennial fav for years .

pirouette

I love La Labo Another 13 it’s my favourite at the moment. I also like Tom Ford White Patchouli and Opium Black YSL. I like Daisy Marc Jacobs in the summer. I wear perfume everyday and don’t feel dressed without it.

Star

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I have not had a refresh of fragrances in ages. When I was working I loved having quite a big selection. I still have a bottle of Curious (Brittany Spears) and DKNY Be Delicious Dark Apple. Not a Brittany fan musically but that perfume has a great scent, I think tuberose may be in it which I am drawn to when it is a small aspect of the scent. I loved DKNY Be Delicious Green Apple but do not have any currently. The Dark Apple is very much a night scent as you can tell by the name. I have to really be in the mood for it hence it has lasted. Always loved J'aDore (the silver cap). I like green scents mostly and that has not really changed for many years.

Star

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April You reminded me of Estee Lauder Beautiful - loved that scent!

Also Tommy Hilfiger Freedom. It was discontinued long ago. I much preferred it over the standard TH one. So many people would comment how wonderful I smelled when I wore it - it was terrific for me!

MsMaven

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As I get older, my allergies grow. A few months ago I realized that my much-loved Chanel #5 was giving me a stuffy nose. I react not just to lavender, but to anything called "jasmine" and even though they say Chanel #5 is all synthetic, I still have problems with it.

I got a new bottle for Christmas. Haven't opened it yet.

I've looked at ingredient lists of my old favorites and I don't see much. I did get some suggestions here, but haven't been out to test them. I avoid perfume counters. Some of my old favorites have been discontinued.

I will reread this thread carefully later. Maybe I can get some ideas and order a few samples to try.

Anonymous

A lot of my former favorites have been discontinued: Kalispera (Jean Desses), for example. I still wear Amarige (Givenchy), and a few others. I like to buy sample sets from places like http://www.perfumeniche.com, so as to try different scents without a huge investment.

Irina

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I love parfums but don’t wear it too often. I assembled a collection of samples from Sephora, taking new ones with my every order. I pass most of them to my friends and keep a few for myself. I honestly prefer mini sizes but they are rarely available. If I can, I buy travel size or rollerballs. I use Stella or Peony by Stella McCartney in the summer, Chloe or Chloe Nomad now, YSL’s Libre for evenings only (kind of heavy and sweet for me), sometimes Guilty by Gucci (unisex?). All my other products like body lotions and deodorants are fragrance free.

LJP

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I only want minis and rollerballs now too . Those big bottles are wasteful for me .

Jenn

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I am a devotee of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's Morocco. It's a fragrance oil that I decant into rollerballs. I even made my own linen spray from it.

Lisa W

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I do enjoy wearing fragrance but M-F its off limits in support of a colleague who is very sensitive to them. I guess if I was WFT wearing a scent would be a beneft!

Suz

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I used to love and wear fragrance but I haven't for many years. Maybe it's time to revisit that. But with my recent eye sensitivity issues, I'm wary.

As a teen, very young adult I wore Chanel #5 and loved it. I found it changed over the years, though -- either in reality, or in reaction to my skin -- and it got more powdery smelling to my nose. So I didn't like it as well.

Then I wore a discontinued fragrance; the name's not coming to me at the moment but it was a bit green and metallic. A change from the more floral Chanel. The name started with a "c."

Wore Halston for a brief time. Loved the Elsa Peretti bottle. Last week, I lost one of my favourite earrings. Only after losing (and trying to source a new one) did I realize it was a knock-off of a Peretti style -- the teardrop. I might have to replace with the real thing.

I have liked the Jo Malone fragrances I've tested and like the idea of layering so might try some of those at some point. But again, I'm a bit nervous about it at the moment.

I'll come back to this for ideas! Thanks for raising the topic.

LJP

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Cristalle ? My all time favourite .

Helena

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I theoretically love perfume but am very sensitive to it (that and everything else these days *sigh*) ... so the only one I use now is a vanilla body spray from The Body Shop. Not very sophisticated but it smells delicious!

ZoeyGirl

Fun thread! I owned - and used up- liz Claiborne Seduction and DKNY Be Delicious. By the time I was done Be Delicious, it was too strong for me. I haven't really worn perfume since I had kids, but this thread is making me reconsider! The perfume that got away is Michael Kors Hawaii. I received a sample, LOVED IT, and decided to buy it once I had used something up. Well, by the time that happened, it had been discontinued.

nuancedream

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I LOVE fragrance and wear it almost daily in the spring, fall and winter. Right now, I'm wearing Miss Dior and Carolina Herrera Good Girl. I'm less likely to wear fragrance in the summer because all sorts of stinging and biting pests are attracted to me. When I do wear fragrance in the warmer months, it's Elie Saab Le Parfum and Love, Chloe, which is sadly discontinued.

Runcarla

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Not a perfume person, and generally choose the fragrance free version of products, however every now and then I treat myself with a lightly fragranced product. I’m using a shampoo from Theorie Sage labelled as helichrysum and plum with an appealing scent. The resort I stayed at recently provided guests with L’Occitane products with a lovely scent. I like citrusy and astringent scents.

phoebe

I wore Guerlain perfumes for years but now all of my body and face products are fragrance free.

I am waiting for the natural perfume companies to catch up with something more sophisticated than patchouli

Angie

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I LOVE fragrances! I love it when I can identify or associate a person by their signature scent. So very memorable and nostalgic. My late Mum's was First and Opium. My late Oma's was Tea Rose.

I've been using one fragrance daily for 25 years. Kenzo Flower. It's my scent. Clean, fresh, and floral. It's signature, and I love it! Hubs loves it too. I am set in my ways

At home, we enjoy a scented candle. I use anything citrus, rose or jasmine.

KENZO Flower By Kenzo For Women. Eau De Parfum Spray 3.3 Ounces

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gryffin

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Wow this is timely. I’m trying to change out, as much as possible to clean products. In the last I loved J’adore (the original) which I love. I’ve also worn Oscar de la renta, Red, K de Krizia discontinued and a long favorite. I’ve been scoping out HenryRose they have all those little testers. I have not met anyone who has tried that brand. Any thoughts on the brand or other clean perfumes?

Style Fan

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I haven't worn fragrances in years. Scented products were strongly discouraged when I was working in health care, and perfume was a big no-no. I also found scent sometimes triggered migraines.
When I did wear perfume, my favourites were woodsy, cedar ones. I loved Femme D'Bois by Shisedo, Colours by Benneton and Opium.

Sal

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I only have Chanel No 5 and I love it. But I am running low and undecided whether to replace or change - but it's not always easy to try new ones.

Past ones I have loved were Diorissimo in my 20s and J'Adore in my 30s

LJP

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Certain scents trigger migraines with me too .

Gryffin - the HenryRose line sounds lovely , albeit $$$. No where here to try it .

I’m interested in a diff category of fragrances now (le labo , Aesop , etc) and miss my travelling days where I could test diff scents and products in the better dept and indie stores .

Angie - I tried your Kenzo a few years ago and really liked it . I enjoy candles too but either my sense of smell is deteriorating or candles don’t have the throw they once did . Most of what I try is hardly noticeable . I do like my Lampe Berger vessels for around the house and need to top up my scent collection there too .

Roberta

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I used Aveda's light fragrances for years, and then Jo Malone came along and I switched to a couple of those. I like to smell nice but very unobtrusively.

One happy find was the Banana Republic fragrances. I own the Linen Vetiver and the Neroli Woods. Those two base scents are favorites. They're smallish bottles of heavy glass and feel kind of unisex, which I like. I don't see them online but have seen them in the store if you are out and about.

Jonesy

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Fun thread! I don't usually wear perfume, but I too wore Cristalle for a bit; during college and part of grad school I wore patchouli, and more recently I have worn Hermes' Terre (a men's scent). I am very tempted by this sampler from Dries Van Noten.

Around the house we burn candles and incense (I guess I'm sort of a hippie at heart, lol), usually sandalwood-scented.

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The Cat

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I wear "1881" by Nino Cerruti or "Green Tea" by Elizabeth Arden.

LJP

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Ooh that Dries set is beautiful! I like cedar incense and cannabis candles too from time to time

madeline

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Sue, was the fragrance Calandre by Paco Robanne?

DJP

I love fragrance and have a shocking number of bottles in my collection. Sadly, in todays fragrance free world there are fewer and fewer occasions where wearing fragrance is appropriate. I don’t feel truly “dressed” without perfume but these days I mostly wear it when I’m
not going out. I love most of the early Serge Lutens and L’Artisan Parfumeur fragrances but I’m happy with almost any incense, iris or woods. Lately I have Wonderwood (Comme de Garçons) and Chaos (Donna Karen ) in heavy rotation.

Suz, my guess for your discontinued fragrance is Calyx (Prescriptives)

It was lovely.

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