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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 08:31 PM
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Ladies and guys, what is your favorite perfume on women?
I rarely wear it, but I was thinking about shopping around for a new, light scent.

I hate musky stuff, but I love the scent of gardenias. Any advice? What's your favorite, signature scent?
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 08:32 PM
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1. Chanel #5.
A classic, and my mom still wears it.
:)
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Mr. McD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 08:44 PM
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4. Absolutely "Chanel #5"
Nothing sexier on a woman!:)
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 08:34 PM
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2. Green Tea by Elizabeth Arden
My favorite everyday scent.
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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:04 PM
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9. "Blue Grass" by Elizabeth Arden. Have loved it for years.
My favorite everyday scent.

"Cabochard" by Gres is my favorite elegant scent for "dress-up".
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cavanaghjam Donating Member (355 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 08:35 PM
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3. Women don't need perfume
their natural scents send me - a delicate fragrance mixed of moonlight and lust.
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fairfaxvadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 08:50 PM
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5. "Sung" by alfred sung, if you can find it.
I haven't gotten it in a while.

Perry Ellis makes some terrific scents that you might like.

Also, don't remember if it was Clinique's Happy or one of their others that is really great.

But, if you ever change your mind on the musky scents, you have to try the original Fendi. It is awesome. I get the most compliments every time I wear it. Some years ago, a roommate got so annoyed, she finally started wearing it herself!!
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 08:57 PM
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6. I've heard good things about Happy...
will have to go give it a shot at the perfume counter tomorrow.

Thanks!
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:01 PM
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7. Happy heart was the only perfume I got compliments wearing.
I got a LOT of compliments whenever I wore Happy heart.

Liked the original Happy too, but it's more citrusy I think, and no compliments, LOL.

All depends on your own chemistry I think.

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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:04 PM
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8. Who makes Happy Heart?
Thanks for the advice. :-)
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:14 PM
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18. Clinique--First they made Happy, then they made Happy Heart.
Edited on Sat Dec-11-04 09:16 PM by tjdee
:)

Someone else mentioned Clinique's Aromatics Elixir (on edit--and someone just mentioned Wrappings by Clinique!) too...maybe that whole line is worth giving a try...I've been looking for a new perfume too, I think Clinique will be my first stop.

Now, I hope you don't get there and think Happy Heart smells like butt!! :silly:
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:15 PM
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20. LOL!
I won't. Too funny!! :-)
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:13 PM
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17. I always get compliments when I wear Happy. Also
Anais Anais and Opium. (Opium is heavier though.) Anais Anais is floral.
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BrainRants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:06 PM
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10. Budweiser is the #1 answer on the freeper boards! n/t
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2cents Donating Member (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:07 PM
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11. natural
Squeaky clean, fresh-out-of-the-shower.
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:09 PM
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12. Try Crabtree and Evelyn
http://store.crabtree-evelyn.com/shopbyfragrance.html

If you go for light, flowery fragrances, theirs are pretty good. I wear their Rosewater line and get a lot of compliments. (For the evening, I sometimes wear a slightly more intense Jean Paul Gaultier which I also have gotten compliments on.)

I noticed they do have a gardenia scent, so it might be worth checking out. :)
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:10 PM
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13. THANKS!!
I will certainly check this out. This might be just what I'm looking for.

:-)
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:22 PM
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22. Used to work for a gift store, can vouch for the cleanliness of the
Crabtrees...rather, the clean-smellingness...used to spray them all the time. Just, uh, testing them, you see, for all the umm...customers!

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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:11 PM
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14. Oscar, Paloma and Jontue. Jontue I wore years ago and it always
reminds me of summer in Oregon when I wear it. :)
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fluffernutter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:29 PM
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25. wow, i remember Jontue
that was a long time ago that i wore it, i have to go check it out at the store next time i'm there just to go through memory lane :)
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CatBoreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:12 PM
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15. Wrappings by...
Clinique. Wearing it right now and I'm going to have to beat my husband off with a stick if I want to keep posting.
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:13 PM
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16. Go take care of hubby...
DU will be here tomorrow. :-)
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LeftCoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:15 PM
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19. I still think Opium is the most incredible scent.
Edited on Sat Dec-11-04 09:18 PM by LeftCoast
The perfume, I mean. :) It's not very gardenia-like though.

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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:25 PM
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23. Another Opium addict here.
Best. Scent. Ever.

And not a trace of gardenia!
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sariku Donating Member (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:22 PM
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21. Very Irresistable
I love this stuff. I hadn't worn perfume for ten years when my husband bought me this for my birthday last year. It's great, not too heavy (unless, of course, you marinate in it, which I strongly advise against).
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Mr.Green93 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:26 PM
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24. sweat
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susanna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:32 PM
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26. Signature scent: Indian Gardenia from Body Shop
Love it. Absolutely love it. :-)
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:32 PM
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27. Oooooo...I'm heading there tomorrow morning!
We actually have one in our small mall here. THANKS!!
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susanna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:35 PM
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30. Surprisingly, it's very light...
(At least on me.) It isn't a super-heavy Gardenia scent, either; it's more spicy floral if that makes sense. Very unusual and people always ask me what it is.

P.S. You are very welcome, let me know what you think. :-)
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:33 PM
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28. I hate perfume.
It stinks and tastes like shit. (No, I don't drink it smart-asses, I'm talking about kissing and licking areas where it's applied.) I also hate makeup and hairspray. Shave and wear deodorant and you're good to go with me.
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Habibi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:33 PM
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29. The only scent I ever wear
is rose oil. It's a great spirit lifter, and is said in the aromatherapy sphere to be a cure for depression. I haven't had to wear it for awhile, and then a couple of weeks after Nov. 2, I bought some. It's been very soothing.

I don't like "perfumes" per se. But maybe I haven't smelled the really expensive stuff on someone. Most women seem to wear the alcohol-based colognes, and those all smell the same to me. Bad.

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FellowAmerican Donating Member (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 10:25 PM
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36. Anais, Anais
and oldie, but a goodie. I also like "True Love" by Elizabeth Arden.
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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:36 PM
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31. for guys
i can't spell it, but it's Jean Paul Getieruieruoweriuowu whatever the hell that last word is.

OH MY GOD. wear that around me, you don't even have to get me drunk...........:o
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:40 PM
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32. It's Gaultier.
I wear the female version sometimes. :D
I tend to not like much cologne for men (they often seem to go overboard), but is that a good one?
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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:42 PM
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33. lol that's it
it makes me horny :(
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 09:43 PM
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34. Dolce & Gabbana's Feminine (silver/clear bottle)
has a very fresh, clean scent and I get tons of compliments when I wear it.
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charlyvi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 10:01 PM
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35. L'Air du Temps perfume.
But the cologne smells awful. Maybe it's just me.
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noshenanigans Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 10:28 PM
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37. Burberry Brit
Love it.. it's so light and girly, but not flowery.

Also, I swear by "Blush" by Marc Jacobs.
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bobo4u Donating Member (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-11-04 10:48 PM
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38. Tuna Fish Sandwich. n/t
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