What Type of Perfume/ Cologne Do You Wear?

My favorite perfume was Norell but I don't think they make it anymore. My huzz sometimes wears Old Spice which I like but the aftershave I can't stand is Axe, ugh, I hate Axe! And for a while a couple of years ago, seems like every place I went, there was somebody near me wearing Axe, ugh; there was even a laundry detergent for a while that smelled like Axe.
 
I have favorite perfumes but stopped buying commercial ones years ago because of the toxic chemicals. I now wear natural fragrances that I concoct myself or order from boutique perfumeries.

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I have a penchant for "green" fragrances. My old favorites in order.

Cabochard by Grès - a legendary green leather chypre

Ma Griffe by Carven - fresh spicy, floral, dry, aldehydic & smooth green woody chypre

Fendi - spicy amber oriental/chypre, luxurious flowers and smoky leathers

Norell by Norell - a deep green floral chypre, amber/wood/musk

Germaine by Germaine Monteil - fresh, green, floral chypre

Bat Sheba by Israeli perfumer Judith Muller - a honeyed-rose oriental chypre

My husband was particularly fond of spicy oriental fragrances, so I occasionally wore Opium for him.

I still wear my natural perfumes but not as often as I used to.

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Popular perfumes when I was in college were Emerald, which was my favorite, Windsong which whispers your name, and Ambush, which won the day. Our whole dorm reeked of it on Saturday night.

Our dates always smelled like they had bathed in English Leather or British Sterling.

One of my boyfriends was relatively poor so he smelled like Aqua Velva. I liked that best, it was so fresh and clean.
 
Most perfumes give a headache. I dab on some orange or other citrus essential oil and that works for perfume.

Old Spice.....we kids always got my grandpa a big bottle of Old Spice every year for Christmas. He'd make a big deal out of it and exclaim how it was EXACTLY what he wanted. It wasn't til I was grown that my grandmother told me that he hated the smell of Old Spice and that he'd just replace last year's bottle on the bathroom shelf with the new one. Then he'd give last year's bottle to his helper with the provision that he wouldn't wear it to work. At least it didn't go to waste.....
 
jujube said:
Most perfumes give a headache. I dab on some orange or other citrus essential oil and that works for perfume.

Old Spice.....we kids always got my grandpa a big bottle of Old Spice every year for Christmas. He'd make a big deal out of it and exclaim how it was EXACTLY what he wanted. It wasn't til I was grown that my grandmother told me that he hated the smell of Old Spice and that he'd just replace last year's bottle on the bathroom shelf with the new one. Then he'd give last year's bottle to his helper with the provision that he wouldn't wear it to work. At least it didn't go to waste.....
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lol..my granda always wore Old Spice.. I hate that smell.. and I swear Gin and tonic smells exactly the same...
 
I love fragrance, on both men and women. I remember hearing once that you should only smell it if you leaned in very close to a person. I'm very much a homebody so I rarely remember to spritz myself. I am in love with everything by Beekman 1802, and I admit I have a fairly new bottle of Emeraude. Once had a dear friend who wore Blue, I I liked that, and I still love Old Spice.
 
I used to be very big on Estee Lauder's White Diamonds. My husband used to get it for me every Christmas. Then, I tried Bvlgari (I think that's the spelling) and I don't use it that much because it's heavy. Lately, I spritz some Red from Elizabeth Arden. I always like to go to bed wearing a perfume. It feels like aromatherapy and lulls me to sleep. :)
 

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