[kerupi]

Talking about perfumes, colognes, lotions, powders, face creams and layering.

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
I go in smell heaps!

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
I don't really I use layers usually of a frangipani scent. I did like an azure fragrance from a body shop once and a cheap perfume called "Exclamation", when I was younger. There's this expensive fragrance much like that of "Exclamation", I can't remember the name at mo but I do like Davidoff's Game for her

How and where do you apply it?
Spray in air, walk into it!

What do you like on the opposite sex?
Davidoff's Cool Water, still

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
EA's Mediterranean, 5th Avenue After Five and Green Tea.

Feel free to share your routines and pet peeves.

Thank you!

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[b]How do you choose which scent you buy?  (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)[/b]

[b]What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)[/b]

[b]How and where do you apply it?[/b]

[b]What do you like on the opposite sex?[/b]

[b]What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)[/b]

Smack! Smack! If this is a duplicate but I been reading the archives for ages! Had't come across anything similar Yes, I know could have been in beauty thread but I'm interested in the 20+ crowd, especially preferences from the different age groups

[OtakuVersusWorld]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
Honestly, I just go into some drugstore/grocery store somewhere and sniff out all the Axe and Tag bottles 'til I find the scents I like.

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
No scents at work for me, they're disallowed due to some people being too sensitive or allergic. To social events I'll just spray myself with whatever I have.

How and where do you apply it?
Armpits and chest. Also, I try to keep it to a minimum. I don't want to suffocate the people around me, haha. I like to be really subtle with scents. I find a tiny bit on both of your wrists makes a big difference too.

What do you like on the opposite sex?
Anything that smells good and isn't too overpowering. I also enjoy fruit-based scents on a girl. But they give me cravings, haha.

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
I have no idea.

[res0nate]

How do you choose? I try some out or look for certain ones based on recommendation.
What do you like to wear? Very Sexy from VS; Polo Black; Givenchi; Armani Black/Code; Burberry London
How do I apply it? Usually around the collar/neck; or places like wrists and behind the ears.
Opposite sex? I have no preferences, she can go all natural or use whatever makes her smell good.

[lhkim85]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
I sometimes just go into Sephora and try a bunch of perfumes, but I pretty much stick to one brand these days.

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
I really love scents that are fruity, sweet, and/or lightly floral; I'm not usually into heavier, musky scents. I love the summer Escada perfumes (I hate how they're limited edition).

How and where do you apply it?
I usually spray it on my wrists and wipe them on my neck, spray my chest, and sometimes the backs of my knees.

What do you like on the opposite sex?
I like Fahrenheit by Dior, but basically anything that's not over-applied and/or heavy.

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
Hm, I think my mom likes Tresor by Lancome.

[justwildbeat]

How do you choose which scent you buy?
If I need to buy perfume I'll go to Sephora and check it out. Most of the time whenever I order stuff online I choose perfume samples as my freebies.

What do you like to wear?
I either wear Vera Wang's Princess or Burberry's Touch (for babies >_>)

How and where do you apply it?
Spray around my arms/chest. The bf likes it as I smell nice when we hug

What do you like on the opposite sex?
Haha I'm not too picky as long as it smells nice and not too overpowering.

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear?
I have no idea. Although I know several years ago my mom used to wear Clinque's Happy, because it was a freebee...

[melkimx]

Talking about perfumes, colognes, lotions, powders, face creams and layering.
oh yay

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
i go to stores, buy decants, read reviews. unless it's super cheap, it takes awhile before i'll splurge on a whole bottle.

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
my favorites are probably thierry mugler la rose angel, guerlain l'heure bleue, and rochas tocade. BUT since these are kind of heavier scents that some people tend not to like, i usually only wear them around the house. lol. so for daytime, right now i like keiko mecheri peau de peche and l'artisan vanilia. and mitsouko. my current favorite.

How and where do you apply it?
wrists only.

What do you like on the opposite sex?
there are a lot of colognes i don't like on men. my bf doesn't wear any, but he smells nice as is.

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
i gave my mom a small bottle of hermes osmanthe yunnan, which smells like tea, because she tends to like tea perfumes. she also has bvlgari and some shiseido thing. my dad and bro would probably both chew tinfoil before wearing cologne.

Feel free to share your routines and pet peeves.
perfume is a probably bigger deal for me than it is for most people. i read one perfume blog to keep up with what's new, and i have a basenotes account, so i can keep track of which fragrances i've tried, what i want to buy, what i hate, etc. but i don't actively participate because i feel like a lot of the people there are really snotty, and i don't want to be that person who looks down on fruity florals or drugstore perfumes. anyway, my bf has a very good nose, so i have him give me opinions too.

as far as other people go, no pet peeves. people should just wear what they like, or not.

[Nightmare]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
Go to Sephora or any other perfume store and smell about 3-5 different ones.

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
I like to wear a slightly fruity, citrusy, florally, and fun scents. I have Nina Ricci Nina, Chole (a bit too sexy for me), and Jeanne Lanvin. I wear the Nina -fall/winter- or the Jeanne -spring/summer- occasionally.

How and where do you apply it?
On my wrists and behind my ears.

What do you like on the opposite sex?
I guess, anything that's not over sprayed. But I do hate one of Jean-Paul Gaultier cologne.

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
My mom likes simple flower perfumes and as well as my step-mom.

I'm actually not really big on perfume. I'm still learning. However, what I do hate is the oversprayed. I hate it when the room is engulf with the scent the person is wearing. It irritates my nose.

[zaq112]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
I'll just smell a sample of whatever is there or in magazines.

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
If it's an everyday thing I'll wear a body spray (a couple different Pink body mists from Victoria's Secret) or "Happy" by Clinique. If I'm going out I use "Romance" by Ralph Lauren.

How and where do you apply it?
I spray once on my wrist, rub my wrists together, then behind my ears and on my neck. And if I want it to last longer than I'll also spray and walk into it.

What do you like on the opposite sex?
There's a few like Armani, Hugo Boss, Escape, and Play.

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
My mom uses whatever I have and likes vanilla type smells.

[damyoungji]

How do you choose which scent you buy?
I take a whiff at what I am interested in. I sometimes look at the ingredients, too.

What do you like to wear?
I like the smell of shampoo, but unless I take a shower before I go out, you can rarely smell it. I prefer not wearing anything with a scent to it, but hand cream is alright. Unfortunately, I never consider the fact that I might attract bugs because of the sweet smell!

How and where do you apply it?
I apply hand lotion to my elbows and hands.

What do you like on the opposite sex?
The smell of fresh laundry hahaha

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
N/A

Feel free to share your routines and pet peeves.
I don't like the smell of cologne and perfume. It makes my noise itchy!

[motheritried]

I've been rotating Daisy by Marc Jacobs and Nanette Lepore Pink but I would like to throw in Beautiful by Estee Lauder when I've got the money to spend. I used to wear No 5 by Chanel in high school, not sure why I bought it then since the smell is so mature, but I guess I'll bring it back in a few years. I like floral smells the best.

[Pogichinoy]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
I go to a department store and sample a few colognes.

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
Depends on the event and my mood, I usually don't spend too long deciding but it can be difficult when you have 15 or so to choose from.

How and where do you apply it?
Using the spray and on my neck and chest.

What do you like on the opposite sex?
RL Romance

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
Father - D&G, Mother - Issey Miyake

[HSuke]

I'm with damyoungji on this one. The only scents I go by are natural body scent, conditioner, and Bounce fabric softener. They work great. ^__^

The same goes with all the girls I've dated. The more they smell of perfume, the less likely I am to lick them all over, but I suppose a very light fragrance wouldn't hurt.

[B0hemian_Sprite]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
those testers!!!

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
I like crisp/fruity scents. I rotate among "Ralph" by Ralph Lauren, "Princess" by Vera Wang, and "Eau de Lune" by Laura Mercier

How and where do you apply it?
on my clothes, don't like it getting on my skin

What do you like on the opposite sex?
Fresh smell! But I think it's a scent from Armani Exchange...holy bejezus it smells divine!

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
Their natural scent or vaseline lotion. haha

[julz~16]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
I don't buy perfume, but I do like playing around with those testers Testers - spray onto card, and keep the now-scented card lol My bag usually smells nice afterwards

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
I don't wear perfume....but there is one that I particularly like: Silver Rain, and its 'companion' scent, Midnight Rain.
The one perfume I do own, and very rarely use, was a birthday gift - Marc Jacob's Daisy: it's fruity, so I like it

How and where do you apply it?
Just a little bit on the inside of both wrists

What do you like on the opposite sex?
ummm....something that smells pleasant Except for the ones I mentioned above, I really don't know any perfume brands

[LuLux~]

How do you choose which scent you buy? - usually gets them as gifts but i browse/sniff at the shops if i haf time.

What do you like to wear?
my favouritez are: J'Adore (Toilette)- Christian Dior, Daisy - Marc Jacobs, Rock Princess - Vera Wang & Fragile - Jean Paul Gaultier

others in my collection:
Wrapped With Love - Hilary Duff
RALPH - Ralph Lauren
Flower Princess - Vera Wang
Brit Sheer- Burberry
Secret Wish - Anna Sui
Black Star - Avril Lavigne
Beyond Paradise - Estee Lauder
Pleasure - Estee Lauder
Tommy Girl - Tommy Hilfiger
Britney Spears Collection (Curious, Fantasy, Believe)
Pure Poison - Christian Dior
Addict Shine - Christian Dior
Baby Doll (Sparkling Ed) - Yves Saint Laurent
Chance - Chanel
Music - Harajuku Lovers
Lil AngeL - Harajuku Lovers
Green Tea - Elizabeth Arden
Mediterranean - Elizabeth Arden
Flower - Kenzo

How and where do you apply it? spray scent onto wrist, rub it lightly together then dab it on either side of the neck just below the chin. i also buy the scented body lotion & rub it in the dips of my collar bones. the lotion will continue to give off a nice fragrance even when the spray has evaporated. or If i can get my hands on it, ill also get a mini bottle (or sample tube) of the scent im wearing on the day & carry it with me on so i can reapply if neccessary. i don't like to wear the same scent twice in a row, i haf a scent for every day to keep things 'interesting' lolz. but the key is to give off a light scent that will last throughout the day, not to overwhelm ppl's noses when u walk by.

What do you like on the opposite sex? JOOP Joop Jump, Ralph Lauren Polo Black, Calvin Klein Black, Davidoff Cool Water

What scent does your mother/father wear? mom's collection is massive..., but her all time favourite is Chanel (No.5, Coco Mademoiselle, Allure, Chance). Dad likes Ralph Lauren Polo Blue

[크리스틴]

How do you choose which scent you buy?
I haven't ever really bought one but I borrow my sisters D&G Light blue
What do you like to wear?
d&g light blue? but it's so common now..
How and where do you apply it?
on the neck and wrists
What do you like on the opposite sex?
i loveeeee the smell of aqua di gio..every guy seems to have it but i can never get sick of it..haha
now i want to know how Davidoff's Cool Water smells..

[heart[killer]]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.) go in and smell purfumes at stores

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.) recently i been wearing incanto heaven

How and where do you apply it? on my wrists my neck and sometimes my clothes

What do you like on the opposite sex? chrome and chanel platinum egosite

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable) hav e no idea

[&endeavor.]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
I test it out at the store using the little tester bottle and a piece of paper that they usually have lying around.

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
To tell the truth, I don't like to wear perfume at all. My body soap/lotion (From Lush) has a strong/nice scent already and so I feel no need to overwhelm myself with more.

How and where do you apply it?
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What do you like on the opposite sex?
Dolce & Gabbana - The One, Ralph Lauren - Double Black, Victoria's Secret - Very Sexy for Men

What scent does your mother/father/family elder wear? (If applicable)
I don't think my parents use any.

[Jee-Wan]

man.aubusson!
the best smell ever!

[&rea]

How do you choose which scent you buy? (Do you go in smell samples, receive samples, create your own, from friends and family etc.)
I go into stores and smell the samples. I spray it on the card sometimes, but I usually spray it on my wrists, walk around for about half an hour to an hour, then decide whether I want to buy it.

What do you like to wear? (Work, social, evening, clubbing, church etc.)
Anna Sui - Flight of Fancy: It's a light smell so I can basically wear it anywhere.

Past favourites:
Victoria's Secret Love Spell
Davidoff Cool Water
Lancome Miracle

How and where do you apply it?
I usually apply it right out of a hot shower while my pores are still open - spraying it in the air and stepping into the perfume.It seems to stay on my body longer and that way I can get ready and the perfume will have faded into a nice and light smell.

What do you like on the opposite sex?
Nothing can beat the smell of fresh laundry, but I used to like Aqua Di Gio and my boyfriend started wearing Mexx Fly High cologne, which smells amazing on him.

I love when girls don't wear any perfume/body sprays and you can just smell their shampoo. My boyfriend tells me not to wear perfume so that he can smell my hair haha