Do you wear perfume everyday or only on special occasions? If you limit it to special occasions, why so? If you wear it everyday, do you have certain scents that you save for special occasions?
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I’m 16, and a perfume addict. I used to use my Chanel No. 5 to school daily last year, till my friends (who have no interest in beauty whatsoever) told me I smelled bad.. And that it resembled like Johnsons’ baby powder.
I started alternating between Ralph Lauren Sport for Women and Elizabeth Arden’s Green Tea perfume ever since then.
Wow, that’s such a classic scent for a 16 year old!
Totally everyday! I do have some limited editions for special occasions, though:)
What do you save for your MOST special occasion, Ida?
I usually wear “lighter” scents everyday…like body mist versions of perfume. I work in a small office and some people are sensitive to strong scents. But I do save certain scents for special occassions.
Got it, makes sense! Now I know what to do with all my body splashes 😉
everyday 🙂
I’m SO amazed! I didn’t realize how many perfume buffs we had on this blog!!
oh and i have special scents for going out i have winter and summer scents too
i have to have 1 for winter
1 for summer
1 for working
and 1 for going out lol
Aww!! What’s your going out scent, Claudine?
right now its hypnose (lancome) 🙂
Nice, Claudine!
Oh yeah, everyday 🙂 I oscillate between a French perfume Soliel (from Fragonard, a french company) and the So? Inspired perfume. For special occasions (or when I want to cheer me up) I resort to my favourite – Hugo Boss Femme!
OK, I shall make it my mission to start wearing more perfume!
I must confess though, I still don’t know where to spray it for maximum effect! I love it when they stay until the end of the day and I feel very lovely when I hit the bed.
I don’t know much about it myself. I usually dab my wrists, neck, cleavage, LOL.
I try to wear perfume every day, but sometimes I can’t because my sinuses are easily irritated 🙁 I have perfumes for day and different ones for going out in the evening. Any I only have samples of are special occasion ones to me and I only wear my Escada perfumes on sunny spring/summer/early fall days.
Ew, I hate when my allergies act up! Then I don’t want to smell anything but some clean air, LOL.
J’adore from Dior – every day!! 😉
Hey Sara! Nice choice for everyday 🙂 I love Dior Addict, but I feel it’s a little cloying/heavy for everyday.
I wear something everyday, either perfume, body spray etc. I’m kinda a scent addict, my collection is massive
lol! How many perfumes do you own? Mine is such a small collection!
hEY Cristine,
Absolutely everyday,infact im sniffing it like 2 times in a day,”MY EVERY MOMENT HAVE TO PASS IN FLORAL SMELLS”,I even donno wots my body actuall smell is like ,GOSH IM ”PERFUMEHOLIC”
Zzainy..
Hey Zainy! Wow!
lol, you definitely sound like a perfume-a-holic!
I do everyday!!
Nice! I’m totally surprised that it seems like just about everyone wears it everyday (except me, lol).
Depends on my mood- if I’m going to work, probably not. But if I’m going out- definitley.
Got it! I think if I worked in a tight space at an office, I’d opt no perfume, too.
I usually do, my perfume of choice would be light and floral scents like Lancome’s So Magic or Chanel Chance En Fraiche. At night, I tend to go with Ghost, Deep Night in it’s pretty crescent shaped bottle!
Nice, sounds like some good choices there 🙂 I adore perfume BOTTLES, lol. So unique and fun to look at.
Definitely everyday! I love perfume.
Geez, I am the only one who isn’t wearing it everyday, lol!
I don’t wear fragrance to work – I forget to put it on and some people are more sensitive to smells – don’t want to start an allergy attack for anyone! I’ll put it on when I go out on weekends, and when I do it’s normally a very light floral or an aquatic scent. I love Missoni Aqua, Aqua di Gio, Escada Into the Blue. For a floral, I like Creed’s Spring Flowers.
I forget to wear it a lot of time, too. My dad is ridiculously sensitive to fragrance–in ANYTHING. It used to drive me nuts at home!
everyday – I would feel naked without it! I usually wear Juicy Couture or Gucci
LOL! Wow 😀 Which scents by Juicy & Gucci?
every day 🙂 i used to only wear one “signature” scent, but i tend to get bored easily so i started buying lots of smaller bottles of different scents that i like, and now i try to wear something different every day.
this has been my perfume schedule this week:
Mon: Dior Addict Shine (new fave)
Tues: Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Abricot (my new love interest says it smells like “hot girl”, whatever that means)
Wednesday: Christian Lacroix for Avon Rouge (dupe of Cartier Delices)
Thursday: MAC MV2 (favorite MAC creation)
Friday (today): Marc Jacobs (the original, my all-time favorite scent!)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO,HOW U ,MEANS,HOW U REMEMBER UR CHOICE OF PERFUMES EVERYDAY??????
Zzainy..
Wow! I love that you shared your perfume schedule, LOL. So cute 😀
I have heard suchhh good things about Marc Jacobs perfumes!
Almost every day, unless my allergies are acting up 🙂 Burberry London is my HG of scents, and I like PacSun’s LiLu, it’s the portable scent I tend to keep with me- and a bottle of VS Amber Romance body spray in the glove box or laptop bag. Smelling good should never be underestimated!
I’m soo digging Burberry The Beat. Like it’s making me remember to wear perfume more often just so I can wear it, lol!
Its weird because I usually feel like perfume is too obvious on me, I like really light fresh scents. Scents that reind me of rainy days and grass :). But lately I haven’t been wearing anything most of the time because I just forget. When my sister in law was pregnant she started hating on my true star by tommy Hilfiger , and then I started hating the smell too. And then now whenever I wear my only other perfume my brother and my sister in law say I smell like a guy. So I found a tiny pleasueres sample and when I remeber I look around for it and wear that. 🙂
lol, interesting choices of scents! I can’t stand the scent of grass (I’m allergic, actually!).
I love perfume samples. I wear it so infrequently, samples last me forever!
I wear something everyday. Monday I wore SJP’s Lovely because I just bought it. But for the rest of the week and until I finish it, I’m using Marc Jacobs Cucumber. I bought it last year and am still trying to finish it up!! I guess it was a great deal…$65 for a huge bottle that I bought almost a year ago!
Nice! Yes, that’s one thing about perfume, it can take awhile to get through it, even as an everyday scent. I mean $65 for a year? not so bad!
Before I started my newest job I wore it every day. Now that I work in a scent-free workplace (hospital). I usually only wear it on special occasions.
Makes sense! Sometimes those kind of rules can be annoying, but it’s all for the good so it can be more tolerable then.
Yes I try to wear perfume every day 🙂 once in a while I might be in a hurry and forget but since moving my perfumes to the bathroom counter instead of a cabinet…its easier to remember 🙂 I also use to work in a scent-free environment where the scent police was always after us – no scented hair products, lotions, deoderant or ANYTHING!! Its amazing how strongly scented most beauty products actually are….I got in trouble for the scent of my sunscreen more than once 🙁 LAME!!! Thank goodness I don’t have to work in a police state environment anymore.
Ohh, I should do that! Put some perfumes in my bathroom instead of bedroom. Then I might use them more.
LOL, scent police!!
Everyday! I feel naked if I don’t have something scented on. I do reserve certain fragrances for special occasions 🙂
What fragrances do you keep just for those special times?
I always wear a dab of Egyptian musk, at least behind my knees or ankles everyday, and for regular old days at work, I wear a light fragrance, like something from Escada, or one of Clean’s fragrances. If not, I just wear more EM, dabbed behind my ears or on my wrists. For special occasions, I’ll reach for Very Sexy, or J Lo Live Luxe, I guess. People are crazy about the Egyptian Musk, on me though. I’ve been wearing it since I was 7(yes, seven!),and it’s most definitely my signature scent. I think it seeps out of my pores now, LOL.
Nice! Is it by a specific brand or is this an essential oil? What?!
I am dying to know!
It’s a very gentle, but potent ( ong lasting) fragrance oil. Be careful to get it UNCUT, It’s usually sold by vendors in Muslim communities and on lots of websites now, if you google for it, but you can get it straight from the source at http://www.madinaonline.com
I’ve been using it since I was a little girl because I loved how it smelled on my mom (she very rarely wears it now) and it was the only thing that didn’t irritate my very sensitive skin (I still have to be very careful with perfumes, still. I usually never put them directly on my skin), but this Egyptian Musk I can add directly to my skin (and my homemade body concoctions) and feel safe about it.
Thanks so much! 🙂 I appreciate your answer!
Yep, Chanel Chance everyday! I love having a signature scent – people know when I’m around, and it’s comforting so I don’t like to change the scent much.
Haha! I alwayssss wanted a signature scent 🙁 So jealous!
I usually wear perfume everyday. My favorite at the moment is D&G Light Blue (even if it is popular.) It’s just one of those scents that smells fresh, sweet, and yummy, but not overpowering in any way, plus it doesn’t give me a headache like most perfumes.
I used to have a couple of scents for special occasions, but I swapped them since I decided that they weren’t really for me. I still have a couple more floral scents though that I would rather wear for special occasions. Givenchy Very Irresistible is one of them. 🙂
Nice! I love fresh scents that aren’t overwhelming 🙂
I wear some kind of perfume every day, but the type does depend on what I’m doing that day.
Daytime: Philosophy “Amazing Grace”, Demeter “Lavender Martini” or Lush “Go Green”. I like clean soft scents for the day, I work retail so I want smell nice, but not overpower everyone!
Nighttime (or not at work): Dior Addict (men love this scent!), Calvin Cline “Euphoria Blossom”, Stella McCartney “Rose Absolute”. I like heady florals for the evening.
I’m going to be in the market for a new evening perfume, so suggestions would be great!
Interesting, Lia! I like how what you’re doing determines the type 🙂
I adore Burberry the Beat right now. Like tons!
I wear perfume everyday, and change it up according to my mood in the morning. Just like my makeup, I want my scent to match what I’m feeling! But my fave perfumes are: Givenchy “Haute Couture”, Calvin Klein “Euphoria”, mark. “Karma” and Chanel “Mademoiselle Coco”.
I’m utterly amazed at how many of you wear perfume everyday! Geez 🙂 It’s so great!
Actually, I recently received a sample of Chocolovers by Aquolina and have been using a little everyday….I really love it!
I remember this scent sample called “Fresh” and it smelled like freshly laundered clothes….but I can’t find the company! It would make a lovely home spray!
Nice! What kind of scent is it? Sounds chocolatey!
Haha, I love the smell of fresh laundry, too!
I wear perfume everyday, and sometimes multiple times per day. Including my BPAL samples (www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com), I have approx. 125 perfumes to choose from. My standard daily perfume is Trouble by Boucheron.
Wow! How do you like BPAL?
I use Henri Bendel’s Mimosa Rose and Diana a lot!(almost daily) Special occasions, i use Calvin Klein’s Eternity and Estee Lauder’s Beyond Paradise! I mix and match, it depends on how i feel!
Hey Rubii!
Those are some nice scents 😀
I wear perfume everyday. It becomes part of my “scent”. My current one is “I Love Love” by Moschino (which somehow smells different in winter and in summer!). My previous one was J’Adore Summer Edition by Dior. Both are light enough to be worn everyday. I’ll just spritz on a few more puffs for special occasions.
But now that summer is here…I have an insane urge to go out and buy tons of summery, floral and beachy perfumes!
Sounds like J’Adore is a scent I need to be checkin’ out!
A girl that I know swears that you can never go overboard with J’Adore! She spritzs it on by the gallon and still smells respectable, lol.
I wear my Burberry London everyday to school and my Lolita Lempikca for when I go out on the weekends and this purple one by CK (can’t remember the name…it’s my mom’s xD) for special occasions.
Nice choice for everyday wear, Quynh!
Totally everyday! I use my Kenzo for special occassions, and my Oscar de la Renta, clinique happy, and others for normal use 🙂
Kenzo has such nice perfumes!
Everyday – Eternity Summer or Rain by Marc Jacobs (this is a giant 300ml bottle and will probably last forever) or a random Body Shop spray that I find (have way too many to keep track of!)
Special occasions – Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs (original), Estee Lauder Intuition
I’m so curious about Marc Jacobs scents, especially after I heard so many readers list them as favorites.
I wear it everyday. I have about 10 perfumes to choose from. I especially love Chance and Coco Mademoiselle from Chanel and J’adore and Miss Dior Cherie from Dior.
Nice! You have a very sophisticated collection of perfumes, Manny!
every single day…I just can’t leave the house without my Prada Prada on…it’s my stapple, and has been for the past 3 years. I’m telling ya, it was made for me! 🙂
Oh, wow! Have you gone through multiple bottles in those three years?
Oh, I love my perfume! I match the scent to my clothes and makeup, I’m kind of ashamed to admit. You know, light, pastel makeup does not match a musky, Oriental fragrance….. I’ve always loved YSL’s Opium for drama, D&G’s Light Blue, but my new go-to scents are Jo Malone’s Amber and Lavender (musky and mysterious, but really nice and light), Honeysuckle and Jasmine (my favorite florals), and Pomegranate Noir (yum, I can’t explain this but it’s the one that I get comments on). I keep the scent light for the office, and the only time I don’t wear anything is at the shore. Sun and fragrance do not mix well!
Oh, that’s so cute, Rabi! I love that you match clothes to scents!
I always, always wear perfume, I pick by mood or alternate daily, everyday is a special day so why not????
I love your attitude, Diana! That’s so great 🙂
every day is a special ocation 4 wearing parfum!!!!
Isn’t that the truth, Gabby! 🙂