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TropicalCowgirl Avatar
TropicalCowgirl
Medium, Neutral undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. View TropicalCowgirl Full Profile

I love fragrance! And I love your pics of your Tom Ford colognes. Of that collection, I have the Tobacco Vanilla. Cool to know your favorite! I love Amber and have yet to try Tom Ford’s.

I usually layer in different areas, but when I’m feeling classic, Coco Chanel on the back of my neck and then Chanel No 5 on my décolletage and on top of my forearms. When I’m feeling romantic, I layer together Spiritueuse Double Vanille and Elixir Charnel Gourmand Coquin. I love orientals, especially warm ones because my husband melts over those.

We did dress up as Studio 54 for Halloween, and I grabbed my trusty Hot Couture by Givenchy. I always feel playful with that.

Gilad Avatar
Gilad

Depends on the season and my mood. In warmer months I love Niclolai’s Le Temps de Une Fete, Mazzolari Marina, Eau de Givenchy or Malle’s En Passant.
When it’s cold: vintage Halston Couture, Sonoma Scent Studio Incense, Or Noir by Morabito or David Yurman edp.

kjh Avatar
kjh

Cabochard de Gres Because my mother said so! ‘It’s a bit much for daytime.’ If I want to wear women’s, it often is a big ole chypre, anyway, like the old Guerlains.

Genevieve Avatar
Genevieve
Lightest, Pink undertones. Dry skin. View Genevieve Full Profile

Yes, I do have fragrances to be worn on special occasions – Laura Tonato’s Rose perfume from Rome, 100 Bon Patchuli and Vanilla and an Elizabeth and James perfume. Plus Dior’s La Dolce Vita, D & G’s Sicily, Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle – to name a few in my perfume collection.

Crystal Avatar
Crystal

In the winter, Tom Ford Black Orchid. For date nights or just bc I’m obsessed with scent, Tom Ford Velvet Orchid. I also love Black Opium and Flowerbomb. I’ve asked my husband for Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille for Christmas 🎄

Pamela Avatar
Pamela

For fall/winter it’s Oud Satin Mood by Maison Francis Kurkdjian. I wore it to an evening wedding in Oct ’18 and I never felt so seductive and carefree. For spring/summer it would be Mandarino di Amalfi by Tom Ford. He makes such unique fragrances!

Erica Avatar
Erica
Light, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Oily skin. View Erica Full Profile

I don’t have any special occasion perfumes. I rotate perfumes and there are some I will wear in the warm months vs cold months but I don’t specifically reserve perfumes for special occasions because perfume goes bad so I use what I have and don’t save it for once in awhile or special occasions!

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Emma
Lightest, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. View Emma Full Profile

For special occasions (or back-in-the-day when occasions could be celebrated properly) I wear Marc Jacobs Divine Decadence which I loovvee, especially when you catch a random wiff of yourself. It sucks that i can’t go in store and smell their new smell perfect as i’ve heards it’s exactly that; perfect.

For a cheap daytime dupe, I used to wear the Paco Rabanne pure XS but I just want to get through it now and upgrade to something a little more classy.

Moxie Avatar
Moxie

Hypnotic Poison by Door, during the holidays. I’d steal a spritz from my sister’s bottle after a bath, then act innocent when she smelled it on me over dinner.

I may buy myself a sample size of it just for the memory factor but I tend to just smell like.. soap these days. When I’m feeling fancy I’ll spray on some Rain by Demeter.

Zia Avatar
Zia
Light, Red, warm undertones. Combination skin. View Zia Full Profile

I am a big perfume and indie perfume gal. My favorite mainstream ones are YSL Black Opium and Vanilla Fields. I also really love Fyrinnae’s Jungle Cat and BPAL’s Gingerbread Poppet. I wear different scents ever day but I will say I only use my Ralph Lauren Glamorous for special days because it was discontinued.

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