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The post about the shoes and bags made me think of an interesting question. Do you wear fragrance daily or just use a scent for special occasions or maybe just nice smelling bath products or plain old soap and water or are you perhaps allergic or more naturally oriented and don't wear any artificial smells?

I have a whole collection from CVS specials up to Chanel, just whatever I grab first in the morning. My two favorites though are Burberry Weekend and Angel. Feel bad for our HR person at work. She's highly allergic to anything airborne. I have to talk to her from the doorway...perfume and pet dander...poor thing starts wheezing just looking at me.

I wear fragrance all the time! I don't like to smell bad, and that's kind of hard to do when you have three cats and a younger brother and sister.

I was researching one called Jicky. My aunt always wore Shalimar and I was curious. Online they mention civet and that it's one of those more "interesting" fragrances. If they use any essence of real civet I'm thinking almost sweaty musky...wish I could find sampler/tester

I have a few - usually given to me as gifts.

I'd like to wear them every day - but I often forget to put them on.

Euphoria by Calvin Klein. Love it.

Couldn't live w/o my Dior, Chanel, Halston, Fidgi, Norell ,Madame Rochas, etc...

Anyone remember " Evening in Paris " from the 60's? that was my fave then...also, Topaz from Avon...( still have the tall yellow skinny bottle )...i think we always remember the scent we were using when we first met our partners, it has special significance, am i wrong ?

My all time fave " Crepe de Chine " was discontinued ( first discovered it in Paris on my honeymoon )

My fave scent is " Gardenia "...my fave flower...never found a perfume tho that could translate this astounding scent w/o interfering w/it's rich but delicate properties, somehow it's more often than not transmuted into a saccharine sweet, over flowery and cheap " drug store " type fragrance...UNTIL

Perlier /Alaria, an Italian co, sold on HSN/TV...PERFECT translation from flower to bottle...
Also love their version of Freesia, Lavendar, Jasmine, Tuberose, etc...
Yves Roche, for my 2nd fave floral fragrance,...LILAC...

Ha...I remember Topaz!

i loved it THEN, but now it would turn my stomach...( i prefer " subtle " to being hammered over the head )..

much too " assertive ",........... amazing how our taste /preferences change over the years...

Ella wrote:Euphoria by Calvin Klein. Love it.

I have a knockoff of "Euphoria" and people always mention it through the day, the real stuff must be incredible

Suzi, Amazing! Something we agree on the smell of gardenia is glorious. When I worked in the garden section over the summer we got a whole table of gardenia plants. I was so enchanted by the smell I have body wash, lotion and perfume in that scent. Like you say though, nothing comes close to the flower itself.

My first two perfumes were Love's Baby Soft and Ciara. Baby Soft is a bit too cloying now like baby powder and cotton candy, but Ciara is still beautiful. Anything by Chanel...on my wish list next is Coco

I wear fragrance when I go outside, but nor at home. I also use deodorant.

Loveabull wrote:

Ella wrote:Euphoria by Calvin Klein. Love it.

I have a knockoff of "Euphoria" and people always mention it through the day, the real stuff must be incredible

Suzi, Amazing! Something we agree on the smell of gardenia is glorious. When I worked in the garden section over the summer we got a whole table of gardenia plants. I was so enchanted by the smell I have body wash, lotion and perfume in that scent. Like you say though, nothing comes close to the flower itself.

My first two perfumes were Love's Baby Soft and Ciara. Baby Soft is a bit too cloying now like baby powder and cotton candy, but Ciara is still beautiful. Anything by Chanel...on my wish list next is Coco

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L.B., trust me we have more similarities than differences! i betcha if we met each other in the REAL world we'd be friends, all we'd hafta do is avoid certain subjects LIKE THE PLAGUE..... i miss New Yahwk /New Joizy ppl HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS...

politics, religion, and fruity drinks with umbrellas...

I wear Juicy Couture but I also occasionally wear DKNY Red Delicious.

Only on very rare special occasions. And even then its just a little body splash. Nothing fancy.

I discovered a new brand for me, Tokyomilk. I got their Dead Sexy No. 6 yesterday. How do I describe the smell?
Slight balance of musk and vanilla, sandalwood, cherry pipe tobacco, maybe a hint of chocolate...complex