# What is your favorite perfume/cologne? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 4, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111 "2005-09-04T22:48:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![porphyrogene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9e5f3/32.png) [@porphyrogene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porphyrogene)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/41 "2005-09-06T12:05:15Z")
Creed’s Silver Mountain Water and Imperial. Bond No. 9 Little Italy. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/42 "2005-09-06T12:13:15Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I have recently discovered the glory that is Victoria’s Secret’s “In Love.” The scent is subtle, flowery, and still young. I also grabbed a bottle of “Pink” to be my everyday, jeans and tank top perfume. > > It took forever for me to pick out which perfumes I wanted. I went from department store to department store, sniffing so many things that my head started to hurt. Most of the scents seemed overbaringly strong and often reeked of “Old Lady”. The “young” perfumes were generally so light that the scent would wear off within a few minutes. > > My happy compromise were those from Victoria’s Secret. What scents do you favor? Why? Chanel No. 5 body lotion and Red Door by Elizabeth Arden. I haven’t gone perfume shopping for so long that I don’t even know what’s out there anymore. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/43 "2005-09-06T12:25:24Z")
> [@MidnightRadio](#): > > [π](http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=16483&PseudoCat=vt-se-xx-xx). That is my current after shave with the old Joop in the reddish bottle. The Body Shop’s Japanese Musk too. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/44 "2005-09-06T13:37:54Z")
Elizabeth Arden’s **Bluegrass** Am 50 now, have worn it since I was 17. Don’t know if it’s too young for me, but it just feels too late to change now. ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/45 "2005-09-06T14:24:29Z")
Chanel No. 5. Ever since I tried it last year, I’ve worn nothing else. But, dang, it is expensive. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/46 "2005-09-06T15:00:40Z")
All-year-round "signature scent: Allure by Chanel Winter only: White Camellia by St. John Preferred expensive gift from men 🙂 - Fleurissimo by Creed VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/47 "2005-09-06T21:14:10Z")
Givenchy’s \*Organza First Light \* - a little flowery when I first put it on, but by the end of the day DeHusband says I smell like pound cake. Deep Vanilla base note. ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/48 "2005-09-06T21:51:11Z")
I have a bunch of expensive perfumes including my favourite, Hypnotic Poison by Dior (overly strong so I put it on a Q-tip and then apply)…but the only thing my boyfriend really likes are sweet fruity smells from The Limited lines so I’m now prone to slapping on vanilla/strawberry/apple/raspberry crap from Victoria’s Secret or Bath and Bodyworks. On the plus side…I never have to spend more than 10$ to make him happy even though I personally think I smell like a cross between a French Bordello and a walking Jolly Rancher. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/49 "2005-09-07T10:00:33Z")
I am not a big perfume wearer, but I absolutely love Beyond Paradise. My husband bought me a huge bottle, (and the bottle itself is so pretty!), and I don’t think I’ll ever use it up before it all concentrates down into pure alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![Q.N.Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/50 "2005-09-07T13:29:48Z")
I have over 60 different perfumes. (I know.) So it’s really hard to pick a favorite. But some of them are: _by Guerlain:_ Vol de Nuit Jicky Chant d’Aromes Parure Shalimar Chamade Chanel No. 19 Bulgari Black Bois du Portugal by Creed ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/51 "2005-09-07T14:19:22Z")
Chanel No. 5. And dangit **phall0106** , you ain’t kiddin - it sure IS expensive! It is for that reason that I no longer have any left and have had to settle for Obsession or Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea Body Splash. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/52 "2005-09-07T16:20:34Z")
Hugo Boss Deep Red. It’s the sexiest thing ever. No really, the night I wore this for the very first time I pulled an extremely handsome man (turned out he did _not_ have a personality to match but still). It’s a bit much for the office, though, where I mostly wear Noa by Cacharel or the hippy dippy Karma by [Lush](http://www.lush.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/53 "2005-09-07T17:22:05Z")
I find a lot of perfumes set off my allergies, so I usually use natural solid perfumes - they come as a little cake in a soapstone jar, scented with essential oils. I prefer woodsy scents - patchouli, sandalwood, frankincense, amber - one of my favorites is a mix of sandalwood and geranium. I have a couple solid perfumes that I really like, but I’m not sure exactly what oils are in them - one is called “Krishna Musk” and the other is “Fantasia”. One commercially sold perfume I can wear that I really like is Avon’s Timeless. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/54 "2005-09-07T18:12:28Z")
For women: Narciso Rodriguez- for her For men: Helmut Lang-Cuiron Naturally they’re what irishfella and I wear. ---
**Author:** ![Xixox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/13edae/32.png) [@Xixox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xixox)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/55 "2005-09-08T04:47:38Z")
> [@Idlewild](#): > > Various stuff from Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs. For summer my personal scents are Nyx (jasminy on me), Eve (smells like apples and roses to me) and Black Cat which is sort of minty but not, and in winter I like Antony (which is all leather and musk), and Spellbound which is very heady and alluring. > > They make a LOT of different scents though so it’s always hard to settle on just one favourite. Eve is my over-all favourite but Nyx runs a close second. I’m hooked on [BPAL](http://http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/) too. My wife got me addicted to it. Current favorites are **Fenris Wolf** , **Dracul** , and **Torture King**. It’s amazing the different combinations of scents they’ve come up with… they’re like the Bertie Botts of scents. I’m also very fond of Givenchy’s π, Joop, and Gautlier’s Le Male. I’ve gone through entire bottles of each of those. (Having said that, now I’m starting to wonder if I’m _that guy_ in the elevator that’s wearing way too much cologne… I swear I’m going light!) ---
**Author:** ![Gorgonzola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e480ec/32.png) [@Gorgonzola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgonzola)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/56 "2005-09-08T05:14:46Z")
I don’t like _Guess_ perfume all that much, but every time I’ve ever worn it, a man has complimented me on it. It’s a little weird. Personally resonant favourites: Fleur de Fleurs by Nina Ricci Lauren by Ralph Lauren Chanel No. 19 I don’t like Estee Lauder’s _Beautiful_ on me, either, but it’s my general favourite on other people. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgonzola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e480ec/32.png) [@Gorgonzola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgonzola)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/57 "2005-09-08T05:19:00Z")
Almost forgot. Men, whoever they are, should wear Dior’s _Eau Savage_. If they would just do that, the world would be a much better place. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/58 "2005-09-08T05:20:14Z")
BPAL? EH? HEEE! So am I. I got addicted to the place a couple of months ago! I wear and burn(oil burner) all sorts of scents. I have an imp box full of them. I also like Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Rainbowskytrading, and Ava Luxe. My favorite scents tend to be strong, powerful scents with a nice, strong throw. Yes, I’m one of those people who can drive others nuts! BWHAH. 😉 I like musks, florals, leather and I tend to be drawn to more “exotic” blends, so to speak. I’ll try anything though, so long as there’s little to no sage or clove. Sometimes I might make an exception, but not often. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/59 "2005-09-08T06:07:21Z")
I rotate among Fujiyama for Men, Lancôme Miracle for Men, Dolce & Gabbana Masculine, Issey Miyake Eau de Issey for Men, and some random stuff from the renowned house of Joe Boxer, depending on where I’m going and with whom. The Eau de Issey is my favorite, but I also like the Miracle a lot. ---
**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111/60 "2005-09-08T07:00:33Z")
Yeah Issy Myake is currently tops for any night or daytime. Day time for me I still like CK1. I still have some Lagerfield and Calven Klein Escape but they are bit too feminine for me so I only wear them if I go out with the ladies who bought them. If I am buying then Its Issy Myake for special friends and tommy girl for younger acquaintances [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-perfume-cologne/320111.md?page=4)