What do you think of perfumes?

I wore it everyday when I worked & I still wear it when I go out. I haven't changed scents very often.

I loved Victoria's Secret Victoria, but when it was discontinued I switched to Ralph Lauren Romance. It was very close to Victoria. Another favorite that was discontinued was Giorgio Aire which was light & fresh.
 
Brut Splash-On for me. Once a day after a morning shave. Back ten or so years ago attending a NHRA drag racing event here in Houston, "Brut Girls" were there handing out free samples. Yeah, buddy! :D Been a user ever since.

Back in the day, Old Spice. Read recently it is making a comeback.
 
A lady working at the perfume counter when I was young told me to spray it in the air & walk into it so you didn't over do it. I always did that. Nothing can be worse than a person who has washed in perfume & doesn't realize it.

The worse offender I remember was a guy who was next to me in our small office whose wife would spray his clothes with her favorite cologne for him & then iron it into his dress shirts. OMG, no one could breath & the heat had ruined the cologne. :eek:
 
Only if I go out. At home I have my signature bleach, Tide and dog food smell.

When going out I spray a little perfume on my wrists only, so that I can wash it off as soon as I get home. I get tired of perfumes quickly.

I did a silly thing last Christmas and asked for a certain perfume based solely on the bottle. Luckily I like the aroma, too.

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@Lilac I heard that too about walking through the scent after spraying in the air. My favorite perfume was discontinued so I need to find a new scent. I like clean scents, not super floral. I wore a Burberry scent and have to see if there is something similar out there.

I wear perfume when I go out at night but not often during the day. I stopped wearing perfume for years but starting wearing it again last year.
 
I didn't mind it until the eighties, then they flooded the market with some cheap knockoff brand that used the tagline if you like then you'll love. I swear they sold that stuff in gallon jugs, every woman I smelled it on bathed in it, it made me nauseous and gave me a headache. There is a perfume I've smelled twice that stopped me in my tracks I really liked it but haven't come across it in a very long time.
 
The one thing I don't like is how heavily perfumed some clothes detergents & soaps are. These are as obnoxious as a heavy dose of perfume on someone.

I have to take some of my rugs & horse blankets over the local laundry to use the extra large machines. Nothing is worth than when I open the door & find someone has used the Downy scent beads. That odor will attach itself on the next batch of whatever you are washing.
 
jimintoronto said:
A standard large warning sign at EVERY entrance door to the Toronto area hospitals says clearly. NO PERFUMES. That applies to ALL persons, both Staff Patients and Visitors. It is enforced, strictly. Those who ignore the sign get sent out of the building, to wash it off. LINK. Guidelines on the Use of Perfumes and Scented Products

JimB. In Toronto.
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I can understand that policy with people who have allergy or breathing problems at a hospital.

Years ago one lady I worked with had a very nice rose perfume. One of our coworkers was allergic to roses & he had problems within minutes of smelling it & almost went home.
 
Lilac said:
The one thing I don't like is how heavily perfumed some clothes detergents & soaps are. These are as obnoxious as a heavy dose of perfume on someone.

I have to take some of my rugs & horse blankets over the local laundry to use the extra large machines. Nothing is worth than when I open the door & find someone has used the Downy scent beads. That odor will attach itself on the next batch of whatever you are washing.
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I agree. I never buy that stuff.

My gramma used to make these little pouches she called sachets to put in your drawers to keep your clothes smelling nice.
I don't know what she put in them but everybody got 1 or 2 for Christmas every year.

My wife makes her own spray cologne (or whatever). She mixes vanilla or a nut extract and scented oils with some water and pours that into little spray bottles. She always smells really nice. She always wears body lotion, too. In fact, she says body lotion makes your perfume scent last longer.
 
I used to like them a lot when I was younger. I only used a little bit of it but would spend a considerable time smelling and trying different fragrances in the large department stores!
With age, I prefer occasionally using either a light floral spray or a light perfumed lotion.
 
Since this was started by fuzzybuddy I'm guessing mens after shave will be OK to post about

Prior to my wife asking me to shave my head to see how bald looked this was her favorite after shave for me.
Fahrenheit Aftershave Lotion by Christian Dior for Men,3.4oz
The smell is great but doesn't dissapate so going out smelling like I bathed in it. NOT GOOD!

After it is Lectric shave for after shaving face & head. The alcohol content works great to get rid of that close shave burn AND more importantly dissapates really fast.
 
The cheap "blue liquid" scents for men are a bit of a crapshoot for me, even the store brands sometimes hit a good formula though. The problem is consistency: use one up and it is hard to find the same thing again. The good ones have a light, clean scent though. A lot like what I think of as a "freshly showered" scent with hints of a tang somewhere between pine and citrus, maybe bergamot?

I also have a blend I make based on lime essential oil with drops of vanilla or bergamot or even clove oil. I keep trying to recapture an Old Spice scent from a few years back that they discontinued. I keep my last bottle of that to spritz sparingly as a reference whenever I try to brew up more.
 
Lilac said:
The one thing I don't like is how heavily perfumed some clothes detergents & soaps are. These are as obnoxious as a heavy dose of perfume on someone.
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I can barely walk down that aisle in the grocery stores. I know the products I want and get out of there.

Murrmurr said:
My gramma used to make these little pouches she called sachets to put in your drawers to keep your clothes smelling nice.
I don't know what she put in them but everybody got 1 or 2 for Christmas every year.
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Usually these had a lavender scent - from the real thing. Or they could have been slivered cedar wood chips. Women used to have a closet lined with cedar to keep clothes fresh.
 

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