Do you have a signature scent?

[gennyu]

...and if so, what is it? How would you describe it? How did "end up" with it?

I've been wearing the same perfume for about 3 years. DH picked it out and gave it to me as a gift. I like it a lot, but now that it's running low I'm debating whether I should try something new or stick with it. It seems like such a big commitment, lol!

FWIW, my scent is Versace Pour Femme. 

[sweetchix]

Yes. I have been wearing VS Heavenly since it came out when I worked there. Still love it!

[Queen Mamadala]

Not really, no. I collect indie and niche perfumes, and have had several bespokes made. I have many favorites that are mood and season dependent. Sometimes I like gourmand, especially for fall and winter, and other times avant garde and animalic. A couple years ago I was really into avant garde and aquatic fragrances, and here recently I'm loving a variety of styles from realistic, deep vanilla, to green/chypre.

I recently purchased a few different fragrances. I should be receiving one today that I've been eyeing for a little while. I received several samples of new niche releases. I am absolutely loving Ex Nihilo's Amber Sky. It's a light amber scent that feels so warm and soft. Like a cozy blanket. It's on my birthday list. It will be a fantastic fall scent. And Indult's Tihota is my absolute favorite vanilla scent, also on my birthday list.

[miso]

My personal B.O. with an occasional dash of natural deodorant in the summer.

[gennyu]

Aug 6, 2016 12:19:41 GMT -5 miso said:

My personal B.O. with an occasional dash of natural deodorant in the summer.

Well that is definitely a cost-effective choice!

[gennyu]

Aug 6, 2016 12:17:46 GMT -5 Queen Mamadala said:

Not really, no. I collect indie and niche perfumes, and have had several bespokes made. I have many favorites that are mood and season dependent. Sometimes I like gourmand, especially for fall and winter, and other times avant garde and animalic. A couple years ago I was really into avant garde and aquatic fragrances, and here recently I'm loving a variety of styles from realistic, deep vanilla, to green/chypre.

I recently purchased a few different fragrances. I should be receiving one today that I've been eyeing for a little while. I received several samples of new niche releases. I am absolutely loving Ex Nihilo's Amber Sky. It's a light amber scent that feels so warm and soft. Like a cozy blanket. It's on my birthday list. It will be a fantastic fall scent. And Indult's Tihota is my absolute favorite vanilla scent, also on my birthday list.

You seem extremely knowledgeable about this topic! Any recommendations for me given the scent I am currently using?

[dd1204]

Yes, Chanel Mademoiselle and Flowerbomb.

[mom2twoboys]

Chanel No 5. My husband got it for me on our wedding day and I have been wearing it ever since. Man that is almost 10 years ago.

[Queen Mamadala]

gennyu - Like a fresh floral with fruity notes? I've tried all of these and have a few small decants. I enjoy fresh floral/fruity during the spring and summer.

Morning Muscs by Alexandre. J

One Night In Rio, Mon Musc A Moi and Made In Heaven by A Lab on Fire

Magnolia Romana and Au Lac by Eau d'Italie

Good Girl Gone Bad by Kilian

Niche tend to be more pricey, and a good way to try them out is to order samples or decants if you don't want to purchase a full bottle.

These sites offer samples and decants:

theperfumedcourt.com/

surrendertochance.com/

www.scentsplit.com/

[Queen Mamadala]

Aug 6, 2016 12:44:01 GMT -5 piratequeen said:

Aug 6, 2016 12:17:46 GMT -5 Queen Mamadala said:

Not really, no. I collect indie and niche perfumes, and have had several bespokes made.

Living large, lol

Did you like them? I'd love to do this but alas, I'm poor

I definitely have a few favorites. Several are botanical perfumes, and others made by niche perfumers. A few were made by indie perfumers on Etsy.

[tacoflavoredkisses]

Bobbi brown almost bare and then Bobbi brown beach in the summer.

[mx27]

Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana

About 10 years ago, I smelled it on someone, asked her what she was wearing, and rushed out to purchase it. I've loved it ever since!

[RoxMonster]

For the last year I have been wearing Vera Wang Hippie Princess pretty much daily. I just went to Ulta last summer and smelled a bunch until I found this one lol.

Unfortunately once I get through my current bottle I don't have anymore and each year it sounds like she has a new scent and the old ones are no longer sold

[Deleted]

I feel like I always smell like an armpit. I'm so sweaty all the time.

[waffletime]

Aug 6, 2016 12:27:02 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

Yes, Clinique Happy Heart.

I got a sample of Nest Citrine and really like it a lot. It's the first different perfume I've worn in over 10 years. I might be switching.

ETA: I wore a lot of Clinique in high school. I started with Happy and moved to Happy Heart at the beginning of college and just never changed.

I just checked out Happy Heart at Ulta the other day and I really like it. I think I'm going to get it when I have enough points saved up to cover it.

[cville]

I used to wear Michael Kors because I love the scent of gardenias but don't want to smell only like gardenias. Then Sephora stopped carrying it and I only like to shop online at a handful of places.

So I went on a quest. I was hoping for something rose based, but most turn acrid on my skin. Then I found Chloe, and it's perfect. I wear it most days. When I want to switch it up, I wear Tocca Florence which is a rich white floral, but it's too heavy for every day.

[agnes]

L'eau de BO.

[cuddlyevil]

Jasmine. I typically choose good quality perfume oils. I lean toward natural scents, fake florals don't sit well with me.

[intentionalsnarkshark]

Guilty by Gucci. sequins gave me a bottle two years ago and it's the absolute perfect scent for me.

[Eagles]

Aug 6, 2016 13:03:42 GMT -5 mx27 said:

Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana

About 10 years ago, I smelled it on someone, asked her what she was wearing, and rushed out to purchase it. I've loved it ever since!

This is mine. I don't wear it often, but it's the only perfume I've worn for the last decade.

[eb777888]

Not really, I have a lot of different perfumes. My favorite smell ever is my Lemongrass bath bombs and I've been looking forever for a perfume that smells like it. Finally found one, Philosophy Warm Citrus.

[glitzyglow]

I love cycling through different scents, so no signature for me. I did wear Britney Spears's Fantasy for ages and received lots of compliments on it, lol. I've since branched out in my perfumes. I'd say I lean toward sweet scents, so sweet scents might be a form of signature, if you will.

[mrsukyankee]

Narciso Rodriguez since it came out mainly in the spring through early autumn and then move to Obsession in the late autumn & winter. But recently I mixed it up with Lancome Trésor this summer and I love it.

[sequins]

I used cycle through balenciaga's florabotanica, tory burch, daisy by marc jacobs and burberry body. Now I use a perfume from Lush that's jasmine scented which is one of favorites. It was a gift from H. It's pretty strong, so I use it rarely and sparingly.

[bunnies]

Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille

[fortnightlily]

I recently went on a fragrance hunt and narrowed in down to Tocca Giulietta, Philosophy Grateful, and Philosophy Loveswept.

How does one order a bespoke fragrance online without smelling it first?

[happyholiday]

Kind of. It's the original Marc Jacobs, which is a crisp, sort of aquatic gardenia. I say kind of because I wear it so rarely, but I do love it.

[gennyu]

Aug 6, 2016 13:09:55 GMT -5 cville said:

I used to wear Michael Kors because I love the scent of gardenias but don't want to smell only like gardenias. Then Sephora stopped carrying it and I only like to shop online at a handful of places.

So I went on a quest. I was hoping for something rose based, but most turn acrid on my skin. Then I found Chloe, and it's perfect. I wear it most days. When I want to switch it up, I wear Tocca Florence which is a rich white floral, but it's too heavy for every day.

Chloe sounds wonderful as you described it!

[gennyu]

Aug 6, 2016 12:50:29 GMT -5 Queen Mamadala said:

gennyu - Like a fresh floral with fruity notes? I've tried all of these and have a few small decants. I enjoy fresh floral/fruity during the spring and summer.

Morning Muscs by Alexandre. J

One Night In Rio, Mon Musc A Moi and Made In Heaven by A Lab on Fire

Magnolia Romana and Au Lac by Eau d'Italie

Good Girl Gone Bad by Kilian

Niche tend to be more pricey, and a good way to try them out is to order samples or decants if you don't want to purchase a full bottle.

These sites offer samples and decants:

theperfumedcourt.com/

surrendertochance.com/

www.scentsplit.com/

Thanks, I'm going to check these out!

[pinkyp]

Aug 6, 2016 13:03:42 GMT -5 mx27 said:

Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana

About 10 years ago, I smelled it on someone, asked her what she was wearing, and rushed out to purchase it. I've loved it ever since!

This is my favorite perfume of all time I think. Every time I wear it, someone asks me about it. I love how clean and light the scent is.