What kind of perfume do you wear?

crfische

My brother's wife wants some perfume for Christmas. She said she wants a clean, subtle smell. Any ideas? I hate going in and smelling all that stuff. Makes my head hurt.

Anysunrise

I use this stuff:

http://www.zinodavidoff.com/fragrances/#/cool-water-woman/fragrance/

I like it a lot.

Beachy730

My everyday scent is Falling in Love by Philosophy.  I love it and get compliments on it all the time, but its pretty subtle too.

I also have Coco Mademoiselle that I love but its a lot stronger so I don't consider it really an everyday scent. 

kikibaby

D&G Light Blue.  It's really nice and subtle- I'm not into really flowery/bright scents myself.  I think it's very clean-smelling.

ootmother2

Eternity

M wears Romance and I really like that better

laurenclaire1386

I don't know if this qualifies as clean and subtle, but I get compliments on it all the time. It's Ralph by Ralph Lauren.

georgia_bride09

I have RL Style, which is lighter than Romance, and the Donna Karan green apple. I can't think of the name, but I LOVE it.

I prefer lighter scents, too.

baystateapple

My favorite is DKNY Be Delicious Blossom.  It's got a nice crisp scent.

FutureMrsTR

I wear Ralph Lauren Blue, have for a few years.  I don't think it's a "clean, subtle" scent, though.  I'm almost out and I'm thinking of switching to Miss Dior Cherie because my cousin has that and I like it.  There's just too many choices.

salt78

I currently wear an oil that smells like red velvet cake. 

But I would rec D&G light blue as Kiki said. It's pretty standard, nice smelling perfume.

crfische

You guys are awesome! She's a teacher, so I suppose she doesn't want to knock kids out with like old lady perfume or anything.

mandapanda78

Trish McEvoy #6. It's ginger and lillies, but not overly flowery at all. I think it smells like sunshine.

sep72fendr

I wear A&F's "8".

There is just something sexy about the way it smells and it makes me feel.

I also used to wear "Tommy Girl", but then my mom said it smelled really good and bought some for herself, and I stopped wearing it. I don't want to smell like my mom lol.

Also, FCUK has a really great line of clean smelling crisp perfumes.

crfische

I really want to know what Sunshine smells like. Color me intrigued.

Stackeye210

Burberry Beat

Snippylynn

D&G L'imperatrice is what I wear at the moment.  Here's what the description says:

Flamboyant and energetic...

The D&G Anthology collection is an ongoing project involving different fragrances incorporated into a concept of similar bottles, like dresses our of a wardrobe for different occasions. L’Imperatrice, fronted by the gazelle of the catwalk, Naomi Campbell, is the casual outfit for a weekend spent outdoors. Oscillating between the fresh, sweet and aqueous smell of watermelon and the slightly sour and juicy aroma of apples, it’s an unpretentious smell with just a hint of floral that will have young ladies smitten.

 

Created: 2009 Type: Floral - Aquatic

Notes

Top Note: Pink Pepper, Kiwi, Rhubarb Middle Note: Watermelon, Cyclamen, Jasmine Base Note: Citrus Wood, Musks, Sandalwood

 

It's really hard to buy for someone else because everyone's skin reacts differently.  You could also try Versace Versense, which to me, is quite fresh smelling. 

From the haute Italian design house, this is a sensual woody floral musk for women. Its composition opens with fruit of the Mediterranean; bergamot, green mandarin and fig; the heart notes are sea lily, jasmine petals and spicy accords of cardamom; base notes of woody accords,sandalwood, cedar, olive wood and musk complete the composition.

Notes

Green mandarin, Musk, Bergamot, Cardamom, Sea lily, Cedar, Olive wood, Sandalwood, Jasmine, Fig

mandysmear

Valentino Rock n Rose
Narciso Rodriguez Essense (ZOMG SO AWESOME)
Narciso Rodriguez (just a plain black bottle)
Calvin Klein Secret Obsession

Those are my faves.  I have some older ones like burberry brit and DKNY be delicious.  But, I don't wear em anymore.

martafitz1

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[QUOTE]D&G Light Blue.  It's really nice and subtle- I'm not into really flowery/bright scents myself.  I think it's very clean-smelling.
Posted by kikibaby[/QUOTE]

i agree!  personally, i wear more floral scents, but i have a friend who wears Light Blue and it is very clean smelling.  i love it.

opalsky007

I wear Burberry Summer most often--it's really citrusy and light.

kellya01

Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker.  My SIL, lil bro's girlfriend, and I all picked this scent... completely independent of each other.  It has a light scent but still feminine, and definitely NOT "old lady."  I'm a teacher, and SIL tutors pre-law students, so it fits that for your question as well. 

pinkpinot

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[QUOTE]My brother's wife wants some perfume for Christmas. She said she wants a <strong>clean, subtle smell</strong>. Any ideas? I hate going in and smelling all that stuff. Makes my head hurt.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

Bobbi Brown "Beach"
or

Trish McEvoy #9, people have stopped me in public to ask what I'm wearing when I have this on.

tortis

I'm on the D&G Light Blue wagon. My college roommate wore it as her everyday perfume, and I fell in love. I don't wear perfume everyday and kind of want to start so I actually think I might ask for Light Blue for xmas from H.

I also like DKNY Be Delicious, that's what I wore all through college. Not floral at all- it smells like apples. It's a bit sweeter though.

Right now I really only wear perfume if I'm going to a party/ out with H or the girls, etc. Then I wear Armani Code, which I loooooove. I think of it as more of an evening perfume though (but I really don't have any idea what I'm talking about).

doctabroccoli

I'm weird cause I like the warmer scents and not the flowery or citrusy ones.  My favorite perfume of all time is Thierry Mugler Angel.

I second the Philosophy suggestion for a light scent, though.

NIKIKRUISE

Burberry Beat

WildRumpus

DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom. It reminds me of spring

sb9411

Ferragamo "Incanto Heaven"
Harajuku Lovers "Baby"
Stila "Jade Blossom"

Ferragamo is the lightest of the three I wear!

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i don't wear perfume often, but when i do it's usually l'eau d'issey by issey miyake.

L'Eau d'Issey awakens a feeling of total beauty.
L'Eau d'Issey is a pure floral with musky and woody tones. A very complex fragrance, the Eau de Toilette is made up of a wide range of floral scents including lotus, cyclamen, freesia, carnations, and white lilies, with hints of amberseed and musk.

AlmostMrsStrong

I just started wearing Escada - Ocean Lounge. It's a little fruity/citrusy, but I like it.

phillychica85

My new scent is Ralph Lauren's "Romance" which I really like.

aurianna

Trish McEvoy #3 (if that's the Snowdrop one) is pretty subtle and clean. I like #9 myself though (but it's fruity).

SparrowSong

I wear D&G Light Blue, Oscar de la Renta (original), and Hermes - Rose Ikebana. (After reading this thread I'm thinking I should ditch the Light Blue. I didn't know it was THAT common.)

I just bought my sister a gift at Sephora this afternoon. It's $50 and inside is 12 little samples of Sephora's most popular scents AND a gift card to exchange for a full-size bottle of their choice. Seemed like a really good deal to me. And that way the receiver can pick what they really do like best. I don't think I'd want someone just buying me a perfume. You really do have to experience them before you know what you like.