Vibrant Nation

L'eau d'Ambre (L'Artisan) and 24, Faubourg (Hermes) during the cooler months, and Coco Mademoiselle (Chanel) in the summer. Every now and then I shake things up with Bijan.

BEEN WEARING "SECRET DE VENUS" 1928 FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, AND IT IS A COLLECTORS DREAM. THE HOUSE OF WEIL PARIS STOP MAKING IT ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO I BELIEVE. BEFORE I KNEW THEY STOP PRODUCING IT I PURCHASE A NICE AMOUNT. TODAY I HAVE A BOTTLE UNOPEN IN MY REFIG. WORTH GIVE OR TAKE WHAT SOMEONE MIGHT PAY FOR 2OZ. $1,800-$2,000 DOLLARS. I WILL NOT SELL IT, I KNOW NO ONE SMELLS LIKE ME! SOMETIMES I WEAR OPIUM, CIARA , YOUTH DEW AND OTHERS HEAVY SEXUAL SCENTS. IN THE SUMMER DESTINY.

I can not wear floral scents as they do not agree with my sense of smell so I love Obession by Calvin Klein and wear it all the time and have done for many years. I really hope they never stop making it I would be totally lost!!

Goodness I feel so plain.  I wore Sweet Honesty by Avon  and Love's Baby Soft in my teens. My twenties & thirthies I wore  Frankincense & Myrrh by Jovan ( use to stock up because they only sold it during the holiday season) , a Lilac scent, and a Sweet Pea scent ( don't remember who  made either).  My forties & fifties I moved to Estee's  Beautiful & Estee.

Mind you I still love Frankincense & Myrrh but these days I get it from Israel.

My favourite scent is L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci.  It's sweet, sensual and lovely and very, very feminine.  I hate musky perfumes.  I've had nothing but compliments on this scent and people who hug me tell me I smell lovely.  I've been wearing it since I was 16, almost every day.

I have worn Tresor, by Lancome for many years, they (for a couple of years) have had a lighter version or it also, usually go owith the lighter one in summer.  But it is wonderful on me, lots of compliments.  Also, I have found one new scent that I also love to wear, and it is from Avon. They have a series of 3, called Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. (all a different) and the scent called TODAY is wonderful.  Get lots of compliments on that one also, light and it stays with me most of the day!

Wow, I can't imagine life without perfume (or a sexy cologne for my man)! My current favorites are two from Bath & Body Works - P.S. I Love You and Black Amethyst. With these, you can really do the layering thing (body butter, body spray, cologne). P.S. I Love You is sweet and fruity and not too heavy, which is perfect for me because I work in healthcare and can't wear heavy scents. Black Amethyst is spicy-fruity, a little better for cold weather.  Another favorite is Zen by Shiseido, another spicy scent.

The one I keep in the refrigerator is Nuit de Noel by Caron. (Nuit de Noel means Christmas Night in French.) I only wear this one at Christmas, and there's a story behind it. When I was a little girl, this was my mom's favorite perfume, and every time I smell it I think of her (she died in 1984). After mom's death, I looked everywhere for this perfume, and was told it could only be found in Europe. Then, a few years ago, my husband found it online and ordered it for me for a Christmas present! Thus, it's so precious to me in so many ways, I keep it in the 'fridge so it will last as long as possible!

Prefer having a signature scent, so that when people smell it--hopefully not overwhelmingly so--they will associate the perfume with me. In my early 20's, I became a Chanel woman--#5 for Autumn and Winter; Cristalle for Spring and Summer. 

After living with a grandmother who used to bathe in White Shoulders, I make a conscious effort to spray on lightly. I don't have allergies or problems with pollen, but the cloying smell of perfume worn too strongly is enough to make me nauseous.

Learned this neat trick: When spraying on perfume you want to last the entire day, put the heaviest amount behind your knees, a lighter amount between your breasts, and a passing daub on your neck.  The aroma will waft up and not be so heavy.  However, when you are going out at night, do the exact opposite.  Evidently, there's some body chemical that changes in the evening.  Go figure.

Thanks for the tip about the fridge; never knew about that!

J'Adore, bought it on a cruise ship and everytime I wear it I think of the fun I had with my kids....Giorgio is kind of my every day fragrance, I have just tried Halle by Halle Berry, which is kind of spicy, and I think I read someone else uses Zen, probably one of my all time favorites.  I love Fendi also, but can't always find it where I live....also, Very Sexy for Her from Victorias Secret....well after listing all these, I guess I don't have a signature scent, just what I am in the mood for.

I have been wearing Oscarn De La Renta for over 25 years.  It's my signature and only scent.  Once in a blue moon I try something else.  I don't have the patience and/or desire to try all kinds of different ones.  Those strips that come in magazines all smell like Raid to me.  However one recently smelled divine....Couture, Couture. Don't know if I'll give it a shot or not.

My two favorites are  Eternity   and   Jessica Mc Clintock.    I get many many compliments on those two, but especially the Jessica McClintock.  Its a flowery scent.  I feel naked without perfume !! 

Cashmere by DKNY and Tresor by Lancome. 

Obsession, Bijan, Tabu (it smells great on me!) and almost any of the vanilla-based perfumes!  Some years ago, Calvin Klein came out with a small black box with a sliding clear lid on it that contained four or five roll-on bottles of oils, Obsession included.  I think they were different versions of Obsession, but I'm not sure.  They were all, however, vanilla based.  I would love to find that little black box again!  I used those oils for years and they were absolutely wonderful!! 

I just wonder if any of you have ever thought of people with allergies like me, who just die if we get on the elevator or are in a room with someone wearing a scent? For me it means, migraine and bed. And I don't want to stay home, and am sure you're lovely.

Mary Kay's Journey, the best year round.

This is going to sound really funny, but when I want a fragrance to wear for something or someone really special, I find myself going back to a fragrance I began wearing 46 years ago!  It is "Arpege" by Lanvin.  I otherwise very much like Jessica McClintock and Burberry!  There's a new one out that I'll probably try called "Blue."   (Incidentally, I do have allergies and asthma and so there are countless fragrances and other products I not only cannot wear, but cannot tolerate being around anyone else who is wearing or using them!)

Euphoria by Calvin Klein.

Definitely Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds.  I wear it every day and constantly receive compliments.

I have been using "Calandre" by Paco Rabanne for years.  I like the gentle floral sent.

My husband & I both have allergies, so I have to wear something light.  I love Sandalwood Rose by Bath & Bodyworks.  It use to be in their aromatherapy line, but they have discontinued it except for the lotion.  I always get compliments when I hug someone, but like some others I can not smell it during the day.  Does anyone know of something that has a comparable smell to it? 

Hi, SeaWriter,

 When I was but a wee thing, many, oh so many moons ago, my mother used to wake me up on Summer mornings smelling like the magical  yellow of the morning sun as it teased its way through the young leaves.

She was wearing a cologne called '4711,' from Germany, and to this day, it remains my absolute favorite.

Juicy Couture!  Very nice light scent...  it has Tuberose in it...

Dolce and Gabana- Light Blue! Love it!

Just loooove Basic Instinct by Victoria's Secret - so delishious and sensual! I like to wear it when I go salsa dancing. It mixes well with sweat ;) Also love Bond Girl 007 by Avon, and Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker- both are so light and flirty, not overwhelming, and the bottles look so pretty on your dressing table!

I absolutely love YSATIS by Givency. I have worn it for over 25 years. I have tried other fragrances, but I always come back to Ysatis. It can be a little overbearing in the summer, so I usually play around with new scents in the summer. I'm currently trying to find a fragrance to try this summer -- any suggestions?!?

I'm so excited to learn new "secrets" - I will now start storing my perfume in the fridge (right next to my soothing eye pads!)

I once chased down a woman at the mall to ask what scent she was wearing.  Thirty years later I'm still wearing OMBRE ROSE, by Jean Charles Bosseau.

My family consider this my signature scent, and I do love its warm, sensual feel. 

I have worn Dazzeling Silver by Estee Lauder for years.  I get so many compliments on it.

I've worn Georgio for over 25 years.  I love receiving compliments when I wear it, especially from my husband.  As a young girl I wore Love's Musky Jasmine Flower, Muguet du Bois, and L'Air du Temps.  I still love those scents because they evoke such strong and pleasant memories for me.  As an adult, I've occasionally worn various Calvin Klein scents but I always go back to Georgio.  I love having a signature scent.

My favourite perfurme for years is Fifth Avenue by Elizabeth Arden:  smells of lilac.

 I was given a bottle of Volupte by Oscar de la Renta many years ago by a good friend who'd received it and didn't like it. I received so many compliments over the years, that even when I try something else, I always go back to it. One of my daughter-in-laws once told me that after her children had been with Grandma, she could smell it on them. After that, she would always comment that she "smelled Grandma" when I came into the room. I was thrilled to make a lasting memory for my family. Nowadays, I can only get it online, but will continue to us it until I can no longer purchase it.

I wear and love Bond No. 9, New York, Union Square.  It's fabulous!

I wear all of Thierry Mugler's fragrances - they seem to have been made for me! Angel and Alien in teh winter/Innocent in the summer. VBeen wearing them exclusively for the past 12 years or so and always get compliments!

I am enjoyng reading this so much... I love a fragrance from Floris- called MalMaison- it is a very old carnation perfume. I also like anything with rose geranium... bergamot oil mixed with ginger is nice for winter. There is a company that does reproductions of old discontinued perfumes- they have some lovely things and the Irma Shorell Rose is pretty. I have very strong memories of women when I was a child and what perfume they wore really stayed with me- scent is such a memory trigger!

http://www.irmashorell.net/

Hmmm well, my go to scents for probably 15 years have been "Shalimar" when I am a "good girl" and "Poison" by Dior when I am a "bad girl"...

Vera Wang, the original scent. Love it!

I like the new perfume called Shania

I wear Estee' by Este Lauder, in the cool weather and always get compliments, and L'air du Temps by Nina Ricci, in the warm weather.

I've worn Vanderbilt for quite a few years now...have also worn Ciara and a few others, but I still come back to the Vanderbilt because I get so many compliments with it!