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TrendyNannie6 Sun 24-Nov-19 17:55:44

I used to love Jovian musk oil as a teenager but my favs at the moment are black opium YSL Sensual by Estée Lauder
.Midnight Rose by Lancôme

MawB Sun 24-Nov-19 23:21:38

I had my first bottle of Calèche when I went into hospital to have my first baby 46 years ago. He only lived for three weeks but it has remained my favourite perfume of all time and while it would be exaggerating to say it reminds me of him, it does remind me of how happy I was for his first week.
Still the best!

Nannytopsy Sun 24-Nov-19 23:06:44

Aqua Manda
Femme by Rochas but I now find too sweet
Caleche by Hermes
Coco Mademoiselle
Current love Twilly by Hermes.
( Hated Rive Gauche!)

Nico97 Sun 24-Nov-19 22:58:02

As a teen my favourite was Cachet. Kiki and Xanadu were from the same stable, one being in a yellow ball and the other in a purple ball. My all time favourite now is J'Adore L'or by Dior - it is beaut.

michelleblane Sun 24-Nov-19 22:48:45

My teenage perfume was Aqua Manda but I moved on to Masumi by Coty. It was gorgeous and orangy. Now I use Estee Lauder Modern Muse, and Chanel No 5

Tartlet Sun 24-Nov-19 22:35:25

I still use L’Air du Temps which I think is lovely and also inexpensive because it’s rather out of fashion.

I have lots of other scents which I like but wear only rarely because they are heavier and it’s so easy to overdo it so they’re probably not worth mentioning.

Juliet27 Sun 24-Nov-19 22:27:08

Scentia you rebel !

Juliet27 Sun 24-Nov-19 22:24:53

Anyone remember Hartnell's In Love? Kiku was always in yellow containers if I remember right.
Mystere by Rochas

callgirl1 Sun 24-Nov-19 22:21:05

Back in the 70s I loved Flambeau by Faberge, but it `s been unavailable for many years now. Then in 1994 I fell in love with a new perfume by Rochas, called Tocade, still around online but not in shops in this country, but only in EDC form, not the full strength perfume.

Framilode Sun 24-Nov-19 22:14:28

Guerlain L'heure Bleu

BlueSapphire Sun 24-Nov-19 22:13:48

Aquamanda and Revlon Intimate when I was younger.
Now, almost anything Chanel. I love the new Gabrielle, but have most of the others - No 5, Chance, Coco Noir etc.

Calendargirl Sun 24-Nov-19 21:46:50

Sara65

I liked the perfume, but not enough to name my daughter after it!

blondenana Sun 24-Nov-19 21:41:36

I still like anais anais,
lou lou
Obsession
Opium
Ysatis
My favourite at the moment is Alien

JessK Sun 24-Nov-19 21:33:42

Anyone here remember Topaz and Wind Song?
My favourite now is Miss Dior or Rive Gauche

Scentia Sun 24-Nov-19 21:24:19

When I was a teenager we all loved a perfume called ‘Babe’. I remember my bottle smashed in my school bag when I was running away from teachers and I threw my bag over a wall before I scaled said wall. My books stank for the rest of the year, and I got caught skiving so all in all a bad morning??

Roses Sun 24-Nov-19 21:12:41

Have worn many perfumes over the years the very best was called Maroc it was made by Ulltima 2 I don't think I ever wore it without someone telling me how lovely it was.it was discontinued and I tried to buy it all over the place I did get some in Florida but then gone for ever. Years after I saw it online and bought it but it was fake I was gutted

Chewbacca Sun 24-Nov-19 21:03:25

L'air Du Temps was a beautiful fragrance. Think you can still get it. I've just remembered Gingham, in a brown and white checked bottle. Like that too.

Greyduster Sun 24-Nov-19 21:00:15

Back in the day, L’Aimant; Tweed; Je Revien. Later, L’Air Du
Temps and Samsara. Now, Jo Malone Vetiver, and Jo Loves Green Orange and Coriander (which I really like, but as others have said, it doesn’t have much staying power).

Sara65 Sun 24-Nov-19 20:40:28

Calendargirl

When I was in hospital having my eldest daughter in 1974, one of the girls in our ward called her baby Khadine after the perfume!

Soupy Sun 24-Nov-19 20:35:54

Rive Gauche was my go to perfume but used to wear Tweed or Blue Grass - much too sickly now!
Currently wearing Marc Jacob's Daisy

petra Sun 24-Nov-19 20:31:43

Either No 5 or Van Cleef & Arpels Santa Blanc.

lemongrove Sun 24-Nov-19 20:31:32

Another vote here for Guerlain’s Shalimar and Chanel No 5
My two fave perfumes.

ayse Sun 24-Nov-19 20:31:10

Mum had a perfume called Madras d’Orient. Red door and another perfume had a similar fragrance which I loved. I still use L’air du Temps and Lumiere but Chanel perfumes and Poison smell rather like cat’s p* on me.

Perfume is so individual and I find looking for a new one can be really hard work. I’m not a great fan of more modern perfumes as they seem rather tinny. Is that just me ......?

Jessity Sun 24-Nov-19 20:30:38

Givenchy III for nearly 40 years, got more and more difficult to find, now alas discontinued.

I now wear Dior’s Diorella or Yves St Laurent Y which are from the same chypre perfume family.

Calendargirl Sun 24-Nov-19 20:24:45

Khadine by Yardley. I bought the perfume, soap and talc when going into hospital to have DD in 1974, then again when DS was born in 1976. Years later, I was whisked back to those times whenever I got a whiff of it.

Joelsnan Sun 24-Nov-19 20:20:36

Estee Lauder Youth Dew in my youth
Clinique Aromatics Elixir now