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I alternate between Tom Ford Oud Wood and Amber Absolute on the regular, though I’ve reached for Tom Ford Neroli Portofino several times recently.  I don’t wear perfume most days, though.

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Pame Avatar

In this momement flower by kenzo, but i finished in the last time chanel n°5, calvin kleine euphoria, anais anais by cacharel, i love powdery smells

Nicole Avatar

YSL Parisienne – my everyday favorite
Jo Malone Vanilla & Anise – really simple and lovely
Tocca Stella – a sentimental favorite due to my love of Italian blood oranges

SJean Avatar

My favorites are Burberry (just plain ole’ classic Burberry) and Thierry Mugler’s Alien. In the summer I may reach for some random Bath and Body Works splash.

Sarah Avatar

I have Coco Chanel Mademoiselle, Juicy Couture – Viva la juicy and the new Kenzo Wild flower 🙂

I use them all, depending on my mood 🙂

Nina K. Avatar

Hi Christine,

My favs are: Chanel Allure, Prada Tendre, Versace Crystal Noir, Diptyque Philosykos, Aqua di Parma Arancia + Fico, and all Bulgaries (own the most of them ☻). Signature i think is Chanel Allure EdP ♥! Lots of stuff ☻!

Alexa Avatar

I love Cotton white from body shop but unfortunately they discontinue it. So my second fragrance would be forget me not from woods of winsor.

Wendy M. Avatar

I use Daisy by Marc Jacobs, Juicy Couture by… Juicy Couture, DKNY Red Delicious and Acqua di Gioa. 🙂
I realllyyyy want Beauty by Calvin Klein, though… it smells beautiful! 🙂

greenCerulean Avatar

This past winter it was Estee Lauder’s Sensuous Noir (longest lasting perfume ever, loved it!), also B&BW’s Twilight Woods.

Now I am wearing Miss Pucci by Pucci. Last summer it was all about Flora by Gucci. I am really loving Miss Pucci, wish it lasted longer though.

Also I want Amber Absolute so bad!

Emily Avatar

I don’t wear perfume a lot either since we’re not supposed to at my workplace, but when I do it’s often Bvlgari’s Jasmin Noir or (a bit less often) Angel by Thierry Mugler.

Lately I’ve been testing out fragrance samples and I’m really liking YSL Parisienne — I just might have to pick that one up and add it to my rotation!

Julia Minamata Avatar

Marc Jacobs Biscotti, Nina Ricci Nina, and Fresh Lemon Sugar. I like sweet, but not too sweet! I’m looking to branch out into something more musky or with amber. Guerlain’s Shalimar smells really awesome.

Natalie Avatar

I’m really sensitive to fragrances and only fresh fruity scents keep me from getting headaches. I love Escada’s summer scents, YSL Babydoll & Demeter’s Cremecicle. But what I’m really looking for is a delicious peach scent…anyone know of one?

Laura H. Avatar

Does YSL still make Babydoll? That was my favorite send years ago (around 15 years, to be exact), but I haven’t been able to find it at all since then. I thought they’d discontinued it.

CJ Avatar

For day I wear “Arancia Di Capri” by Blu Mediterraneo – really lovely orange-y scent (obviously) and for going out I like “She” by Emporio Armani.

John Avatar

I use YSL’s L’Homme cologne, the original one, which is my favorite. I sometimes use Versace Man Eau Fraiche if I want something a little lighter, cleaner, or fresher. :]

Donna Cooper Avatar

I wear loads of different ones, depending on the mood I am in. Latest love is Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Toit, don’t usually do fruity but just loved it. Usually Serge Lutens, Guerlain,Caron,Chanel,L’Artisan Parfumeur,MPG,Prada,YSL

Tigress Avatar

The only actual perfume I like is Ralph by Ralph Lauren. I’ve been wearing Vanilla Lace from Victoria’s Secret for about 15 years and I like various Bath & Body Works scents – Deep Aqua, Sweet Pea, Butterfly Flower and White Citrus mainly.

Mel Avatar

My special occasion scent is Pure Tiffany perfume. I also use Viva La Juicy perfume but my go to for years has been Bath & Body Works Cucumber Melon body spray.

Karina Avatar

Right now my favorites are Alien by Thierry Mugler and M by Mariah Carey. I also love Bath & Body Works Twilight Woods, Anna Sui Dolly Girl Bonjour L’Amour, and the Dark Kiss body spray also by Bath & Body Works. I’m really into the dark musky/citrusy scents right now!

Annette Avatar

I have and use a lot of perfumes so to make this short my most recent and loved ones are Chanel N°5 Eau Première (summer) and Occitane Eau d’Iparie (winter). I’ve already chosen my perfume for next winter: Voyage d’Hermès (which i find similar to the Men’s Terre d’Hermès – i would stalk a man in the street if he smells of it!)

Lilly Avatar

I wear fruity/floral scents that make you want to bite the person as if they were made out of candy. What I usually have got in my perfume arsenal are almost all the summer limited editions by Escada (Rockin’ Rio, Taj Sunset, Moon Sparkle, etc…), Flowerbomb, by Viktor and Rolf and Pink Sugar by Aquolina ^^

Dame Elizabeth Avatar

I’m not sure if you have these brands in the USA, but Penhaligon’s Bluebell and Green Fern, Jo Malone Pear and Fresia, Red Roses and her new scent Cherry Blossom is incredible. These two brands make exquisite perfumes and I’d highly highly recommend them.
Then anything Marc Jacobs – all the different Daisy scents, which I lovee, Lola, the sorbet collection, Cucumber, Fig, Basil…love them!
Something cheaper which is still a great scent would be Nina by Nina Ricci.
On a guy I like Tom Ford Black Orchid…I know it’s a ‘women’s’ fragrance but it smells great on guys.
Perfume makes me feel amazing! The bottles, the liquid, the scent, the spritz.. <3

jane Avatar

Can’t wait to try the Jo Malone Cherry Blossom scent…sounds so lovely. My daughter loves her Tea Collection, she smells so pretty in the Sweet Lemon

Brenda Avatar

I alternate between 4 perfumes, 3 of them just came out recently:
1. Love, Chloe
2. Issey Miyake L’EAU D’ISSEY Florale
3. Escada taj sunset
4. Moschino I love love

Mariella Avatar

Years ago, I read a statement by Hubert de Givenchy (at least, I think it was he) who said that a true woman of style had no more than 3 fragrances! For years, I adhered to that dictum (not that I think I’m a “true woman of style”, but you can’t blame a girl for trying!). I’ve worn Chanel 19 probably since it was first released but ONLY the perfume…the other forms of this fragrance don’t smell the same to me or on me. I love lily of the valley, so for maybe 20 years, I’ve worn Jessica McClintock in the summertime. I have a few lemony and flowery scents that I use in summer also but my new favourite – and one that will be with me the same way No. 19 is, is Eau du Soir by Sisley. I absolutely LOVE that fragrance. And I also really love Cannabis Rose by Fresh and was given a large bottle of it for Xmas.

Erin Avatar

That’s an awesome statement! I have to agree: I think that if you only wear a small handful of scents, you’re more likely to have a certain one (or two) associated with you by others–a signature.

Emily O. Avatar

Recently? Well from week to week where I live it can be 83 and humid or 29 and snowing. When the mercury goes up I’m relegated to Philosophy and Clean fragrances, as I can become the essence of cloying otherwise. I found a bottle of the EL Bronze Soleil from a few years ago and I love that during the summer, alternated with Clinique Happy. Again hot weather necessitates simple fragrance for me. Miss Dior Cherie or Chanel Chance for the palatable 70’s. Oddly I’ve never gotten complexity or heaviness from Chance so it works for summer.

Bianca Avatar

My go-to is usually Miss Cherie Dior or Chance by Chanel

For special occasions or for the evening I wear Lola by Marc Jacobs.
I own an insane amount of perfumes though so I change it up every once in a while. but those are my faves.

Monika Avatar

I’m very fickle with perfume. I get tired of or as the seasons change. Right now I’ve got Tocca Brigitte on for the spring. I wear Guerlain Pamplelune for the summer, YSL Parisienne in the fall, and I usually alternate between Parisienne and Stella by Stella McCartney in the winter since Stella used to be my main perfume for years. U need a break from how strong it is sometimes. I also want to get some sort of masculine smell too, haha.

MAChostage Avatar

I gave up mass produced, commercial scents a long time ago. I’m a Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab kind of girl, and there are several I like. There’s always something new and interesting to discover!

Ashley Avatar

My favorites are L de Lolita Lempicka, and the Corail Fleur version of L de Lolita Lempicka, as well as the My Melody perfume by Demeter.

I’m a big fan of anything warm and sweet smelling. 🙂

Although I also really like the Gwen Stefani Harajuku Girls G perfume for it’s fruity tropical smell, but I wish it lingered longer!

Chennel Avatar

Right now… Jessica Simpson Fancy. I am pregnant & in search of a scent that won’t get on my nerves, & it’s been hard. I like vanilla notes… any suggestions?

Paddychat Avatar

I have 4 favorite perfumes and allways wear one or an other one for years:
Mitsouko – Guerlain (my best loved)
Opium – YSL
Aromatics elixir – Clinique
Fracas – Robert Piguet

Venice Avatar

After all these years I still use, interchangeably, eternity and pleasures. About two years ago, I discovered chanel’s cristalle; for which I also fell in love with.

Dana Avatar

The ironic thing is that I work for a fragrance wholesale company and have never been into fragrances. I only like light, clean scents. Some of my favorites are: D&G #6, Fresh Sugar Blossom and Philosophy Pure Grace.

Kay Avatar

Either Royal Apothic rollerball in Marigold or A Rather Novel Collection fragrance pencil in Silk Road Caravan. Got them both from Anthropologie – love! – for the rare day I do wear fragrance.

Tiffany H. Avatar

I alternate between Flowerbomb, Coach Poppy, Coach Legacy, & Michael Kors Very Hollywood for spring/summer. For fall/winter, I alternate between Juicy Couture (the original), Dior J’Adore, Tom Ford Black Orchid, & Coach (the original). I wear perfume everyday. I love it!

jane Avatar

I have been wearing Acqua di Parma Profumo or the Colonia Assoluta, Guerlain Terracotta Sous le Vent, and By Killian Love & Tears (Surrender)

Sabrina Avatar

I only wear perfume oils, mostly from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab and Violette Market. Alcohol based perfumes smell odd to me now.

I tend to wear musky vanilla, coconut, smokey, rose, or ocean type scents.

Chandra Avatar

I usually don’t wear perfumes by stars but I am in love with Jessica Simpson fancy. I got it in a sample one time and I fell in love. Its the only one I like from her though.

Tiffanie Avatar

I’m a Guerlain girl! My fav at the moment is l’heure bleue, but I also wear Shalimar. So many others in my rotation…Kenzo Flower, Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere, Sacrebleu, Jicky, etc. etc.

Anna Avatar

I am saving up for a Guerlain. When the time comes, I’ll have to decide whether Vol de Nuit or Jicky. It’s going to be hard!

Cascades3 Avatar

I love Shalimar, Gucci, the one they discontinued and Little Black Dress. Love Sweet and powdery, can you suggest any other ones I might like?

Sharron Avatar

YSL Opium is my signature perfume; I especially love it layered with a black tea opium soap I bought on Etsy. My alternates are Opium Fleur Imperiale, Chanel N°5 & L De Lolita Lempicka. I just received a sample of YSL Parisienne to try out, so hopefully I’ll like that, too.

Katie Avatar

YSL Parisienne
MAC Turquatic (I stocked up before they discontinued)
Clinique Happy
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess

I have also really loved

Estee Lauder Pleasures
Estee Lauder Beautiful Sheer

Edani Avatar

Pink Sugar almost every day, but occasional favorites include Halloween, Halloween Sun, J.Lo Live Luxe and for casual wear Carried Away or Midnight Pomegranate from Bath & Body Works. Pink Sugar really is my favorite; I get at least one compliment on it every time I wear it! 🙂

Lauren Avatar

Guerlain Shalimar is my absolute favorite, but I also wear…
Tom Ford’s Black Orchid
Issey Miyake
Lolita Lempicka
Chanel Coromandel
Thierry Mugler Alien
Dior Poison
Versace Crystal Noir

Hanne Avatar

My signature scent is Burberry brit Sheer. I have gone through tons of bottles of this stuff. i like that it’s a good scent for summer and winter. it’s a no brainer.
Lately I have been loving V&R Flower Bomb, however it’s not a everyday go-to for me but I LOVE it!

lazeny Avatar

I mostly have Guerlain perfumes, I started collecting them, a Chanel, and Hanae Mori’s. Right now it’s summer in our country I alternate wearing Champ Elysees by Guerlain and Chanel Coco Madeimoselle, but if it’s an important event or a night out I wear Guerlain Shalimar. I also rotate among L’Instant Guerlain, Samsara, Mitsuoko, and L’Heure Blue, and my Hanae Mori MAgical Moon and Hanae Mori Butterfly.

Jamila Avatar

I normally use this burberry one. i forgot what its called.. i think its called weekend. but i was at a department store one day and smelled Chanel Chance and i fell in love!! i really want to buy it lol

Valerie Avatar

I mostly wear oriental-spicy perfume my top 5
Chergui – Serge Lutens
Shalimar – Guerlain
Madrangore – Annick Goutal
Brit Gold- Burberry
And for Summer Stella Sheer (the only floral that I own)

Karla Avatar

During the summer I reach for Creed’s Virgin Island Water or Un Jardin Sur le Nil by Hermes…..both make me smile in the Summer. I recently tried Tom Ford’s Neroli Portofino and really like it. For colder months, I usually wear Prada Parfum. Now, to remember my mom, I have also included Eau d’Hadrien Eau de Parfum to my collection – It was her scent!

Anna Avatar

For the longest time I alternated between Dior Poison (the classic) and Opium. (yes, boring, but what can insay, they are great perfumes) Recently I added Pure Poison and Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise, which I kinda sorta suspect of giving me headaches, but love too mch not to wear.
I would really like a Guerlain – either Vol de Nuit or Jicky.

Sammy Avatar

Loving Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh right now, but I also alternate B&BW Aromatherapy Vanilla Verbena and Philosophy Inner Grace

Sari Avatar

My go to fragrance lately has been Harajuku Lovers G of The Sea because it’s unique & perfect for work , but I still wear Juicy Couture every once in a while . For a night out or anything I have to dress up for I wear YSL ‘s Parisienne . 🙂

Heather Avatar

I don’t wear any anymore since no one seems to notice and it doesn’t do any good for me since I can’t smell it on myself, so I figure what’s the point, lol. However, when the urge strikes, I spritz on Pink Sugar, my favorite.

Stacie N Avatar

I always mix my fragrances but at the moment I am wearing:
Womanity (Thierry Mugler) mixed with Jo Malone Pomagrante Noir
Pomagranate Noir mixed with Pink Sugar
Womanity mixed with Pink Sugar

S. A. Avatar

A lot of perfume oils from indie companies like Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab and ZOMG Smells, but I do maintain a soft spot in my heart for Polo Double Black by Ralph Lauren and Beautiful Sheer by Estée Lauder. Also sometimes Candy Fluff and So White perfumes from Lush.

Brie Avatar

Spring/Summer: Incanto Charm, B-Spot by Benefit, Estee Lauder Pleasures
Fall/Winter: Tom Ford Black Orchid, Burberry Brit, Juicy Couture

natalia Avatar

My all time favorite is Michael by Michael Kors. But turberose is a little strong for summertime in my opinion, so I opt for Dolce and Gabanna Light Blue.

Lisa S. Avatar

I have tons of favorites, from high end to low (I’m kinda a fragrance fiend!), but my three all time favorites are Taur’s Une Rose Vermeille, Hanae Mori Butterfly, and Kenzo Amour

Lizz M. Avatar

Ooh, I’ve become so obsessed with fragrances in the last couple years. Most recently I’ve been alternating between Givenchy Very Irresistible and Tom Ford Noir De Noir or White Patchouli.
I’ve also been digging this little rollerball scent I picked up at Whole Foods called Aphrodisia, smells very masculine, but sweet at the same time. I bought it because it reminded me of the Tom Ford private blends, haha, but for a few bucks rather than a few hundred.

Last summer I ran out of my favorite Daisy by Marc Jacobs and my Chanel Coco Mademoiselle, but those used to be my signature scents.

Erica Avatar

Estee Lauder Sensous, Philospohy Eternal Grace, Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, Jean -Paul Gaultier(original and X), Donna Karan Cashmere Mist, Stella MacCartney Nude, Laura Mercier Vanille Gourmande+ Vanilla Almond. There are a few more, I’m embarrassed to admit!! Have to wear something different every day!

chris Avatar

Halle by Hally Berry
Brown Sugar Solid Fragrance and Body Balm by Soul Purpose
West Side Story by Bond 9
Black Orchid by Tom Ford
NARS Body Oil

I love oils and oil based butters.

Laura H. Avatar

I’m a total perfume slut and have no loyalty to any one at all; I have about 12 bottles of different ones right now, plus a bunch of samples that I use. I just tried Shalimar for the first time, and am madly in love with it. I also love Donna Karan Cashmere Mist right now — a very light, woody floral. It’s sort of become my go-to, at least for now.

In the past, I’ve loved CK One, Miss Dior Cherie, and Carolina Herrera.

Ones I most want to try: Love Chloe, Diorissimo, Estee Lauder Knowing or Pleasures Exotic, or both.

The only two I just don’t care for on me: Estee Lauder Beautiful and Thierry Mugler Angel. They don’t react well with my chemistry.

Brenda Avatar

Currently i’m feeling Coach Poppy and Ralph by Ralph Lauren. I also have a few staple body sprays from Victoria’s Secret that I alternate in on non perfume days.

MP Avatar

I am a certified perfume MANIAC, having inherited the obsession from my mother. At the moment, I think I have at least 40 bottles of alcohol-based perfume and maybe 50 bottles of oils, including BPALs and Good Judy. Some favorites:

Serge Lutens – Muscs Koublai Khan (my desert island scent), Ambre Sultan
By Kilian – Back to Black, Straight to Heaven
Nasomatto – Black Afgano
Frederic Malle – Portrait of a Lady, Musc Ravageur
CB I Hate Perfume – In the Library, Fire From Heaven, CBMusk Reinvention
BPAL – Dorian (w00t w00t to the BPALers out there!); the Malignant Dreams of Cthulhu in Love; the Shadowy and the Sublime; Mouse’s Long and Sad Tale; Jacob’s Ladder

I could go on. Christine, I’m so jealous of your Tom Ford collection!! I have been weighing buying Amber Absolute and Noir de Noirs. 🙂

MP Avatar

Oh even as a perfume nut I have a hard time describing a lot of my favorites, I understand! I think there’s a quote somewhere about how humans haven’t evolved the right language for scent. It’s so personal, too; I find it nearly impossible to accurately predict what even close friends will like!

Barney’s and Saks are dangerous places for me. 🙂

Diana Avatar

MKK is amazing, but I find I rarely wear it out of the house. It’s more of a get-out-of-the-bath, snuggle-into-bed kind of perfume for me.

nicolet Avatar

The only perfume I have been wearing recently is Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh. But I have been wearing a lot of body mists since the weather has been warming up like Victoria’s Secret’s new So Sexy Summer and Bombshell Summer. I also have been reaching for Bath and Body Work’s new scents Country Chic and Into the Wild. Nice new spring/summer body mists out right now!

Helena Avatar

I’m so intrigued by the art of fragrance, but most perfumes use synthetic chemicals that give me headaches (the bane of my existence!). Plus, I’m not much of a routine person, and when I get up in the morning I usually just brush my teeth and run lol.

Lizette Avatar

Daisy by Marc Jacobs & Dior’s Escale de Pondicherry for everyday (summer). For night, Chloe edp/ Bulgari Jasmin Noir/ or Victoria’s Secret Sexy Now.

MARGO Avatar

I love gardenia by goutal as well as eau de hadrien by her. I like Juara jasmine and candlenut roll-ons from Terrain in Pa. Another favorite is the roll ons from Acorelle that you can get on line. A lotion I love is Potion lotion because it so heavily scented with carnation that I love. I used to love Nikki St. Phalle but I think you can only get that in Europe and Guerlains Apres Ondee…again Europe.

Diana Avatar

Generally, I feel most comfortable wearing woody orientals or chrypres, spicey gourmands that are not too sweet. Dark amber, vetiver, incense, figs, sandalwood, coffee, musk, pepper, and magnolia are some of my favourite notes. My signature scents are Vetiver Oriental, Chanel No. 19, Bandit, and Shalimar.

Maria Januária Avatar

I have several as I kind of collect them. Some of my favorites are:
Angel by Thierry Mugler, Daisy by Marc Jacobs, Obsession by Calvin Klein, 212 sexy by Carolina Herrera, First by Van Cleef and Arpels, etc…

charlotte Avatar

for school i use: Loewe I Loewe You
going out: burberry the beat/ flower by kenzo (essentielle)/ pink chanel chance/ viva la juicy by JC

Andréanne Avatar

I own too much perfumes to have a regular one! In the summer I reach for Chanel Chance Eau tendre and Guerlain Tiare Mimosa. But I also love Acqua di Gioia by Armania and Givenchy Play,!

Sarah Avatar

I gravitate towards the classics, some men’s scents, some unisex, and I really love the Pacifica line, especially for layering. The new stuff on the market just doesn’t do much for me-they really do tend to smell the same, with a few notable exceptions here and there.

Niki Avatar

I wear one scent 90% of the time and that is Donna Karen’s Cashmere Mist and I have been wearing it faithfully for last 16 years and counting.

jenni Avatar

you would find me wearing coco chanel mademoiselle if im going somewhere nice or biotherm eau pure mist, moy my normal sweet choice but the ultiate beachy summer scent 🙂

Teddy Avatar

Alternating between Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb and Stella Stella McCartney.
I have been wearing Stella for 5 years straight and just started usling Flowerbomb a year ago. Love them both.
I also sometimes use MAC Creations 3 (gold) when I go out at night, but I am trying to save it because it is discontinued 🙁

aloix Avatar

JPG Classique EDP is a favorite of mine, always. The closest to a signature sent I’ve found so far.
I am really wanting to buy Chanel Chance or a flanker, this will be my next purchase, and summer wear.
MJ Blush is often a workday perfume.
Cacharel Amor Amor is nice (I also have the ‘eau fraiche’).
I like/often wear YSL Babydoll (its the pink grapefruity I think, that I love)
Parisienne is on my ‘buy’ list.
Lancome Tresor (or Tresor in Love) is on my ‘buy’ list also, I’m craving peach lately.

Many more on my wishlist, I think. I love fragrances 🙂

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