Granted, everyone has different personalities and that's why there's like 50,000 perfumes in the world. I'm a flowery, girly, dramatic type, so my fragrances rock it like that. I really don't think I'm that bad of a fragrance whore but I just keep perfumes forever. Not sure why! Maybe because I get detained at the makeup counter before I get to fragrances??
Here's what's in my fragrance cabinet (in order of favorites):
#1 Vera Wang Truly Pink. = True Love.
#1 Givency Very Irresistible. I adore this and have worn it on the weekends forever. More of my going out perfume. (Sorry about the pic - it had a run-in with a bottle of clear nail polish on the flight back from the Dominican). Definitely ties with Vera.
#1 Chanel Chance. LOVE IT. Usually wear it to work and also out. Also ties for first with Vera and Givency.
#2 True Religion. Quadruple love the jeans, quadruple love the perfume. What can I say? Definitely a going out (while wearing true religions and cowgirl boots) type of perfume. Wear it to work occasionally.
#4 Ralph Lauren Romance. Never get tired of it, though it might be out like a light. I have a HUMONGO bottle that has lasted like 2 years. Obviously, I don't buy into the "throw it away" after a certain amount of time rule. :) Usually I rock this baby at work.
#5 Escada "Whatever the Beach Fragrance was for Summer 2007" Love it. I want to be on vacation 24/7 and take this perfume w/ me.
#5 Lacoste Touch of Pink - ties with Escada. Great every day scent. Yummy! It reminds me of Spring :) Kurt's mom bought me this one :)
#6 (get this) Clinique Happy. Talk about old school! Everyone compliments me on it, so I consider it an "oldie but goodie, oldie but goodie."
#7 Beautiful Sheer. I love this but I took it to Paris for an audit, and so did my friend Tracy. Whenever I wear it, I feel like I'm working on the 13th floor in a conference room in a building in Paris. Then I REALLLLLY start wanting Pain au Chocolate (fresh break with choco chips baked in it).
#7 Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely. A gift from Kurt's mom. I love it and it's lovely lovely lovely! But I haven't take it out of the box yet so it has to be #7 :(
#8 rocks it but it's totally not a "perfume". It's the perfume-ish stuff from Victoria's Secret Love Story. This used to be my signature lotion before I discovered the H20 body lotion at Von Maur. I still love Love Story, though!
#9 Finally! It's a random Sparkling Peach perfume from Bath & Body. I love still but WAYYY over did the peachness when I bought it last Spring. That was during a workout kick and so it reminds me running on the treadmill. Ugh! Maybe I'll wear it today :)
I like perfume bottles, so here are all the girls, from L-R, in order they are listed above. :) Ignore the kid-friendly refrigerator in the background. :)
Feel free to share your own perfume loves. This is an area I could use some more info :)
Until next time, "Perfect song on the radio, Sing along 'cause it's one we know, It's a smile, it's a kiss... It's a sip of wine, it's summertime... Sweet summertime..." (Kenny Chesney, Summertime)
Much love!
xoxo,
~ann~
Yay for perfumes! I don't even wear it much at all anymore (only at home) but I love it!
ReplyDeleteMost fragrances don't go bad, so don't worry about tossing them out. I have some 50+ year old perfume bottles that smell delicious. I even bought two bottles of 1920's Lanvin perfumes at an antique shop. They smelled amazing!
I like vanillas and woodsy and spicy smells. If I had to do a top ten of what is in the rotation right now...
1. Guerlain Vol de Nuit Evasion---reminds me of springtime in Paris (since I got it in the springtime in Paris)
2. Lolita Lempicka--very sweet and yummy
3. Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess---smells like coconut suntan lotion. Definitely a good summer scent
4. Chanel #19--smells like fresh cut grass to me. Again, perfect for summer!
5. Guerlain L'Heure Bleue---it's almost depressingly beautiful.
6. Guerlain Insolence---I pretty much love everything by Guerlain actually
7. Guerlain Mitsouko--smells like peaches right off the tree once it settles in
8. Rochas Femme---pretty much smells the same as Mitsouko but a little less dramatic and a little more sweeter
9. Vivienne Westwood Boudoir---If I was writing this list in the winter, it would be way higher. It's like putting a big fluffy sweater on.
10. L de Lolita Lempicka---This is another good summer one that will rise in the list as the summer comes on. It's supposed to smell beachy. It definitely smells a little dirty. In a good way.
If you want to start exploring this little world (I recommend you don't! LIke I said, I just got out of my addiction!), try basenotes.com for info, and theperfumedcourt.com to buy sample sizes (and then decide if it's a full bottle worty purchase)