8 yrs, 7 mths ago

Perfume suggestions?

So, my father and a friend of mine will be flying soon, so I can ask them to grab me something from the duty free shops, haha. Plus, my friend works at duty free, so he gets a 20% off staff discount.

I’m about halfway through my Acqua di Gioia bottle, so I’m looking for suggestions on perfumes that are worth a try.

As a reference, my current signature scent is Acqua di Gioia, and I also wear CK’s Escape sometimes. I quite like Flower by Kenzo, as I got the perfumed flower a couple of days ago, and I absolutely adore water scents, for example the smell of Avene soapless cleanser or Palmolive’s Thermal Spa soap.

I also enjoy heavier scents, as I use Armani Code. I don’t like oriental scents though, for example Tom Ford’s Black Orchid. I have a sample but I didn’t quite like it.

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  • 7 yrs, 9 mths ago

    Any of the Lush perfumes are beautiful, or even some of the Body Shop body splashes { my favourite is the mint mojito } or the VS frosted apple body mist!

  • 7 yrs, 11 mths ago

    If you are looking for relatively cheap perfumes, nude by rihanna is great one and vera wang princess (the original one).

  • 8 yrs, 5 mths ago

    Have you tries In2U by Calvin Klein. It’s a little bit citrus with musk and some light floral overtone but wears really nicely!

  • 8 yrs, 6 mths ago

    Whatever you decide on shop around, sometimes duty free isn’t necessarily the cheapest anymore like it used to be, even with a 20% discount.

  • 8 yrs, 6 mths ago

    I actually really love Taylor Swift’s scents, like they are so pretty!

    I find it really good to use vanilla essence as well because it’s cheap and smells amazing. Like who doesn’t want to smell like a birthday cake?!?

    And a tip for applying perfume which I learnt and is amazing: Spray it directly onto your hair brush and brush it through your hair – it will smell amazing and last for longer.

  • 8 yrs, 7 mths ago

    have you had a look on fragrantica eleana_lee?

    i love going on the site as they review all sorts of perfumes and includes suggestion as to what each perfume smells similar to…

    it helps you narrow your options down when you know what you like but can’t find a replacement bottle

  • 8 yrs, 7 mths ago

    I really loved all of Rihanna’s perfumes. She has quite a different range. The ones I keep at the moment are:

    Reb’l Fleur (Black bottle) is a very sultry/sexy smelling perfume – I like to wear it out to nightclubs.

    Nude (Nude bottle) is a nice fresh but sweet smelling perfume, I like to wear it to work and it has a very pretty scent.

    Rebelle (red bottle) is an inbetween perfume, I would say. If I could describe it, it smells a little spicy and might be good to wear out to dinner, etc.

    I love that these bottles all match and they look nice on my shelf all lined up 🙂

  • 8 yrs, 7 mths ago

    Gucci guilty is my signature scent it has an exotic intoxicating smell. I love it. It has Mandarin, Pink Pepper, Peach, Lilac, Geranium, Amber, Patchouli notes and I would highly recommend it.

  • 8 yrs, 7 mths ago

    I like Armani Code too (it’s my second fave) but my favorite is Ralph by Ralph Lauren. It has great staying power too

  • 8 yrs, 7 mths ago

    Have you tried Dolce & Gabbanna light blue? That is a very clean, fresh and citrusy scent. CK eternity aqua for women is also really nice.

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