Perfume poll
 

A non-election topic!! What's your favorite perfume - either on you or the opposite sex?

Mine - right now it's Green Tea by elizabeth Arden or Cotton Blossom by Bath & Body Works.

On a man - Drakkar - mmmmmmm.....

my favorite perfumes are clinique happy, the angels collection by VS and tresor by lancome

on a guy... abercrombie woods and cool water

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I've always been a huge fan of White Shoulders and Navy perfume...not overpowering, very light, but unforgettable.

My favorite changes with my mood, but right now my favorites are Clinique Happy and Bath & Body Works Plumeria Body Splash.

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Mine- Gucci Rush, Cool Water, Anna Sui
Him- Cool Water, Drakkar

Mine= Allure and Tommy Girl
Him= I know its really old, but I love Eternity

I like this topic! Has anyone else tried the Fragrance Finder perfume quiz on ivillage.com? My daughters and I adored it and discovered a lot of new scents we want to try!

LOL. . .Local, hun, we think totally alike

perfumes I own: CK One, TommyGirl

on men: hands down--Drakkar!


I also like Happy from Clinique and bath and body works men's line is really good.

I have received compliments from the opposite sex when wearing:

a)Beautiful by Estee Lauder
b)Jean Paul Guathier
c) Dolce Gabbana

For me:

Chanel #5
Chanel Coco
Ralph Lauren Safari
Boucheron

I LOOOOOVE Perfume....

For Me- Armani, Rapture, cK Truth, and Happy.

On a guy- Anything Armani,Issey Miake, Pleasures for Men, and Tommy.

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me- White Diamonds, Navy

him- Cool water

This is a great topic!
For me: Aqua di Gio (LOVE THIS), Clinique Happy, Bath and Body works--Peach and Country Apple and Caress Body Spray--Waterfresh Breeze and Tommy Girl

For him: I love Cool Water, Hugo Boss, Tommy, Polo Sport and one other I can't spell http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif

For her:

Envy and Cool Water


For Him:

Cool Water, Drakkar and Issey Miyake (sp?)

for me - Perry Ellis 360, Sunflowers

for him - Tommy, Perry Ellis 360

Me: Clinique Happy - it is so great! I also love Estee' Lauder Pleasures, and Curve

Husband: Hearing you on the ABERCROMBIE, Iowahawkeye!

Dad: I am the only one allowed to buy cologne for daddy (no one else has any sense of smell) - fav's for him are Curve, Safari, and Romance (this is the most delicious scent - powerful yet just sensitive enough to make a woman look twice)

What I HATE Obsession - YUCK! Especially the cheap off-brand scent. I think this stems from some guy in 9th grade spilling a bottle on me at a party. Why he felt he needed to be carrying a bottle of cologne on him is beyond me :-) I also hate the original Giorgio (yellow bottle I think?)

I love this topic-- so interesting!!
The ones i like are Champs-Elysse ( i bought it at disneyworld in epcot while shopping in a France perfume store, absolutely love it and receive great compliments on it ALL the time) and i also like Halo by Victoria's Secret!!

On guys, i absolutely love almost everything. Its so sexy when your guy is wearing good cologne, i LOVE it!! Although, there is one that smells like roach spray- i detest that one, but im not sure what its called!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

bucutie, I absolutely agree!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

On me- Versace "Yellow Jeans", Vikkie Secrets "Secret Crush" and Cool Water for woman, I also like the scented body oils like Egyptian Musk.

On him- Issey Miakye (I finally found somebody who is feeling me on that MIDWESTDIVA!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif ) or Ralph Lauren "Polo".

The MOST HATED SCENT FOR ME: Cigarettes and stale mustiness. Put on anything as long as you are clean underneath it.... (You bus, Bart, Light Rail, Metro Rail and Subway riders KNOW what I'm talking about...)


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On a man - Drakkar,Cool Water, Hugo Boss!

Me, Cool Water, Ralph Lauren Polo Sport, Gap Dream,Aqua di Gio, Vanilla Musk(by Coty-it's cheap I know but I've smelled nothing else like it and it doesn't SMELL CHEAP.

My hate list:
AXOAlum, you're right on the Giorgio bottle, I used to like it but hate it now! Fendi, anything by Liz Arden,Estee Lauder, and Clinique, Obsession-I wore this to death and so did everyone else!

Franny Granny, I KNOW EXACTLY what you're talking about, everyday! yuck!

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for me: Victorias Secret: Heavenly

for him: cool water, sometimes CKone.. there are so many out there that I like, but I never find out what they were because they were on strangers

For me: Banana Republic's signature scent
On guys: Yves Saint Laurant Pi, I still love Eternity.
Does anybody think that Polo Sport and Drakkar remind them of what the boys in high school wear?

My favorite perfume is WINGS & Curve for women
Men calogne would be Perry Ellis

I had to laugh when I read that. I totally agree with you. Anytime I smell a guy who is wearing Polo Sport, it sends chills up and down my spine. It smells like my high school sweetheart....BAD memories!

I forgot to add, I have a very small bottle, and when I say small--like sample small. I'm not sure WHAT it is. A bridesmaid at my cousin's wedding gave it to me when I was a flowergirl. I was like 5. She was from Germany and brought over bottles of it for the entire wedding party--including me. I can't read anything on the bottle except the numbers 711. I LOVE this perfume. I wear it ONLY on special occassions and it's lasted me THIS long! It's very strong, so I don't put very much on, just a dab behind the ears and on the chest. Anyway, it's my ultimate favorite, maybe because of the connection I have with it. Just thought I'd share.

Does it smell kind of lemony? There's a unisex perfume called 4711 that I wear sometimes too. It is getting harder to find but not impossible.

MINE IS VANILLA LACE BY VICTORIA SECRET...I LOVEEEEEEEE VANILLA

For me: Cool Water, Victoria Secrets, Tommy Girl

For Him: Cool Water, Tommy

I like this topic

for me CK-b and Joy

For him Allure

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I absolutely love Gucci's Envy, (So does my boyfriend) and Rush I also love Samsara by Guerlain, Champs Elysees, Amarige by Givenchy, Indecence (although strong) by Givenchy, Poeme by Lancome, Green tea By Elizabeth Arden and of course Coco by chanel (all of which I have on my dresser!)

I really don't wear perfume that much, except for body sprays (Bath and Body Works' "Juniper Breeze" is my favorite) but when I wear it -- sorry, but I love Elizabeth Arden's "Sunflowers". For him, I love "Cool Water" and "Jean-Paul Gaultier".

Xeyrus by Givenchy rocks on me. I'll get compliments from the checkers at the grocery store. I was told by a perfumer one time that if people give you compliments on your fragerance, then you are wearing the right one. I only wear it on the weekends. If I wore it daily, I'd have to buy a bottle every three months. I usually only wear it in the fall or winter. My favorite! http://www.sephora.com/browse/produc...1&brandId=1133

For spring or summer I like something a bit lighter, like Egoiste by Chanel.

FOR ME: Forever (Alfred Sung) wearing now, Elizabeth Arden (5th Avenue), and (Mackie) Bob Mackie

FOR HIM: Curve for Men, that's all! One whiff of that on my...WHEW! YOU BETTER GET ME A PAPER TOWEL...LOL http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Yes, ma'am the perfume of which you speak would be 4711 and it is made in Koln, Germany
(Koln = Cologne....
Koln is the German word, Cologne is the English word). Hence the term "Eau De Cologne"...Water from Cologne (or Koln).

My Mom has been wearing that perfume for years, and yes, indeed, it is a unisex perfume (way before CK1 ever existed). The cool thing is the 4711 is the address of the building where the shop is, and it's been there in Koln for about 300 years! (I've been to it...they have a really cool chimes mechanism that moves at certain hours). And it is STILL AT that location (so if you go to Germany...make sure you go there!!!)

To 33girl and Mikki:
Here's some more info on 4711...here is a photo of the "Glockenspiel" that they have there:
http://www.4711.com/images/bild_glockenspiel.jpg
and this is the label you know and love!
http://www.4711.com/images/bild_klassiker.gif
You might want to check out the website: http://www.4711.com/
I thought it was quite interesting. It should appear in English, but if you get German, just click on the British Union Jack flag and you'll get English! Tell me what you think!!!

Wow! I've just recently seen this topic! Most families collect art or wine--mine collected perfume! I have worn everything from Italian to French to Asian to Spanish... my family favors bold strong scents like Salvador Dali, Fendi, Moschino, Maggie Noir (my least favorite in the world, I've discovered) the list goes on and on. I have found that I favor French and floral, feminine perfumes.

You all have given me a few male scents to buy this year, as I'm out of the loop on hot male scents!

For myself:
--Champs-Elysees by Guerlain
--Aqua Allegoria (the Herba Fresca scent) by Guerlain--if you love grass, herb and green scents, try this one.
--Anais Anais by Cacharel (although I first got this perfume by my Grandad in JR. HIGH as my first real perfume, I came back to it a year ago. Oddly enough, folks seem to like the feminine floral scent on me).
--Nature's One Gardenia by Perlier--found this alcohol-free perfume on Home Shopping. If you like Gardenia, this is a great one for the collection.

For men: Burburry (for men who can wear bolder scents), Burburry Weekend (for men who can wear lighter scents), Xeryes (sp).

-Shela

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for me: Trueste by Tiffany, Issey Miyake

on other girls (just can't wear them myself): Sung, Quelques Fleurs, and the new Calvin Klein is AWESOME.

for him: Ralph Lauren Romance is my new favorite!!!

TICKLEDPINK: I second you!! A boy walked by me once at a party and I chased him down and asked him what he wore and wrote it down on a beverage napkin. of course = Jean-Paul Gaultier!!!

HATE: Chanel No. 5! I just don't know why I can't get into that perfume. I know it's a classic, like Joy and Norell, but those scents "back in the day" were so HEAVY. Also, HATE Youth Dew. It smells like great-grandmothers, which is not necessarily bad, but I am in my 20's.

Hey everyone. Jean Paul Gaultier has a mens fragrance and the bottle is shaped like a man's torso. What is the name of this cologne?

For men . . . I don't much care but for me Drakkar because it seems a favorite of the ladies . . .

For women, I don't know the names but something strong is good, and I like the various body sprays (?). And ofcourse sometimes she might not be wearing anything but smell incredible . . . phermones (spelling?) perhaps.

For me: Sun Moon Stars. I like escape as well. But I havn't gone shopping for perfume in ages because Sun Moon Stars fits me so well. I also love the smell of vanilla.

For Guys: Typically a light musk. There is one i typically melt over, but I don't remeber what its called. I know so many guys that don't really wear anything - I don't think they understand....