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[–]yousaythosethings 13 insightful - 2 fun13 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I love perfumes and wear them frequently. I just think they're fun, not necessary. They often remind me of places I've been and times in my life.

  • Nomade by Chloé - This is my favorite these days but it's best outside of the summer. It's both sweet and masculine/musky at the same time. Also the liquor notes are pretty pronounced. I'd say it's better for night than day. I dropped and shattered it though and now have to get a new one.
  • Nirvana Rose by Elizabeth & James - Never have I ever had a scent so complimented on me and by a wide swath of the population, so I guess this one is the People's Choice for me. It's not a standard rose scent. I don't even like rose scents otherwise, but there's something special and non-standard and non-grandma about this one. It's much richer, sexier, and more sophisticated. It's also very appropriate for different occasions and different times of the day, including both going out and going to work.
  • Stella by Tocca - Blood orange, bitter orange and watery notes on top. So light and summery. I only wear it in the summer and especially when I travel, so I have a lot of happy memories associated with this. Hiking in the Alps, hiking in the Italian Riviera, laying on a beach on the French Riviera, etc.
  • Alien by Thierry Mugler - This is a weird one but there's something about it, especially in the cooler months.
  • Joie de vivre - This is my own personal fragrance that I created at the Galimard studio in Grasse, France. It's very gourmand, probably a little too much so.
  • Wonderstruck by Taylor Swift - Wildcard, I know! But I wore this a lot back in the day and I stocked up on a bunch so I'll basically be buried with it. It's a little young for me now, but it's still a nice scent. Very raspberry and vanilla. The packaging is cute too, even if it's a little young for me now.
  • Omnia Indian Garnet by Bvlgari - I only had this as a sample and loved it for something nice and pleasant when going out at night. I meant to buy a full size and didn't and I think it was limited edition. Maybe I'll buy it from a shady site some day.
  • Boys by Kilian - This perfume is basically jazzed up Coca Cola with Citrus. Makes me feel like Lana Del Rey with all of her cola references lol.

I also love a lot of men's colognes. For example:

  • Aqua Marine Pour Homme by Bvlgari - One of my favorite scents of all time. Watery notes + muskiness. I think this works on men but I love it on me too and I'm not even particularly masculine. I think women can pull it off generally.
  • 1 Million by Paco Rabanne - I probably smelled like a gay men's club in Europe when I wore this but I don't care. I think there's a women's version but I can't remember it and it didn't leave an impression.
  • Jazz Club by Maison Margiela - This is a very boozy scent. Another gay men's club scent lol.
  • By The Fireplace by Maison Margiela - Only for the heart of winter, but it smells like firewood burning in winter.

That's all I can think of right now. I went through an entire bottle of Honey by Marc Jacobs and it was nice, but really nothing special. I definitely got bored of it.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Alien & One Million are my go to. Love those!

[–]yousaythosethings 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Isn’t Alien just so interesting? I don’t know of any other fragrance like it. It’s like, it shouldn’t work, but then it does. And as for 1 Million do you agree with the European gay men’s club assessment lol?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I love the fact Alien isn't your typical girly scent. Alien is so different You're totally right on both accounts :L