The Best Smelling And Worst Smelling Perfumes

[Hye Park Lover]

best smelling
Comme des Garcons 2
I love love - Moschino Cheap and Chic
Thierry Mugler - Angel

Worst
Chanel No.5 (the word "blah" comes to mind)
Moschino the non-cheap-and-chic-one, absolutely horrendous *cough**splutter*

Haven't tried McQueen's Kingdom yet but by the sounds of all the raves for it, I'm dying to try it. Sounds fabulous

Did I put Angel down? I mean Alien, Angel was really just "blah" for me

 

[sw33tricecakes]

I love the scent of Moschino Love Love

 

[copper]

WORST

angel travels right up my nasal passages and kills brain cells
paris hilton smells like cat piss
guerlain ANYTHING
chanel number 5, sorry i dont like it!
lovely yawn, im so bored

i like bvlgari black(yes i know its a mens fragrance) prada, issey miyake, narciso rodriguez.....but i actually dont wear fragrances because i am very sensitive to them

 

[MagickalGoddess]

I don't like the smell of Red Door on me, but it smells okay on my mum...
I love Ana Sui Secret wish atm... and CK Euphoria is nice too...

 

[verdana]

For me, tha best is Le Feu de Issey (with both, "light", as far as I know, they produse only "light" version now)
S.T. Dupont
From the new ones I liked Hypnose by Lancome.

Dont like - the "flat", "straight" fragrances.

 

[BrothaG]

What can I say, most 'designer' fragrances are pretty bad from a professional point of view, because they usually have no idea what they're doing. I hate very synthetic, obtrusive fragrances that are so far away from the intention of perfume.

You're not supposed to smell someone the moment they step into a room, perfume is something intimate and special. Something to express your personality, not express the advertising campaign that is thrown at you and tells you a scent is 'hot'.
There are a lot of really good fragrances, but they're just not that popular because many people don't really care/know the difference.

But hey, no offence and each to its own

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ So tell us what you think are some of the best ...

I own only three fragrances and haven't bought anything new in years. The vast majority are unappealing to me ... I dislike Angel and Chanel No 5.

Some I'm convinced have never smelled good on anyone; some just don't smell good on me. Had a friend who wore Opium, it smelled so lovely ... on me it's beyond bad. Same with Prada ... I really like the way it smells in magazines, but I have very warm skin ... I tried it and the patchouli was absolutely overwhelming (unfortunately I have never cared for patchouli).

 

[helena]

My favorites are

*Pear & Cassis by Fresh
*Corso cio Como
*Agony (a rose perfume)
*Hotel Costes perfume (its dreamy)

My most hated are

*Angel
*a perfume by Space NK (I gave it to my gran when she was ill in hospital and she wore it every day there before she died and now I cannot bear it)
*Shalimar
*Marc Jacobs original perfume
*helmut lang

 

[faust]

My favorites are

*Pear & Cassis by Fresh
*Corso cio Como
*Agony (a rose perfume)
*Hotel Costes perfume (its dreamy)

My most hated are

*Angel
*a perfume by Space NK (I gave it to my gran when she was ill in hospital and she wore it every day there before she died and now I cannot bear it)
*Shalimar
*Marc Jacobs original perfume
*helmut lang

Helmut Land and Jacobs are totally disgusting, I agree. Can you bring the Costes one?! I have a soft spot for that place because of the music, even though the hotel is kind of cheesy by now.

 

[helena]

faust unfortunetly I don't have the perfume, I only have the candle....its divine. I can smell it just now in my house.

 

[Manuva]

Favourite:
Givenchy Pour Homme (even if it is for men, I love it)
CK 1

Worst:
SJP - Lovely
Marc Jacobs - Blush? I think that's it.

 

[memoiana]

Love: lacoste a touch of pink, Cinema Yves Saint Laurent, coco chanel. angel smells ok

Hate: Britney's perfume..don't know what it called..doesn't smell good at allll. smells kinda cheap. oohhh and agent provocateur errr...i HATE IT!!!

 

[Hye Park Lover]

Can someone tell me why perfume smells different on people and tester paper stick things? I know it does, but I can't understand why...

 

[As You Like It]

Like: Chanel #19, Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood, Jovan Musk, Yves St Laurent "Ysatis," Estee Lauder "Tuscany Donna," COTY "Emeraude," COTY "Wild Musk," Myrugia "Maja."

A real mix of high and low, eh? I like musks and woodsy scents mostly.

For perfumes I loathe, Thierry Muglier "Angel," "Anais Anais," "Vanilla Fields," "CK1," Arden "Sunflower," Calvin Klein "Eternity" "Obsession," YSL "Opium."

Also hate and detest the Burberry scents and strictly avoid "celebrity" perfumes. I had a run-in with Debbie Gibson's "Electric Youth" perfume back in my own not-so-electric youth. The stench was unbelievable. I was mostly drawn in by the extremely awesome bottle. I wasn't a big fan of Debbie Gibson's music, and the perfume turned out to smell terrible, but I wore it for a while when I was about 12, because I "just had to have it," and felt I had better get my $12 worth out of it.

 

[haute femme]

Two of my favourites are on others least favourite list - pleasures and obsession (although at times its a little heavy), I also like D & G, Iced Green Tea, Gardenia Passion, and Diamonds and Emeralds by Elizabeth Taylor (I'm serious! )

The worst perfume I have ever smelt is the original Gaultier scent (although I adore the bottle) and I was once unlucky enough to receive it as a present . It makes me feel nauseous.

wow, that's funny because it's beginning to make me feel nauseous too. it may be because i smelled it ALL the time when i was sick and now when i think about it i'm . i had to move the bottle to my mom's room..

anyway, my favorite scents:
J'adore Dior
Gucci Rush 2
Estee Lauder Pleasures Intense
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise
Curious by Britney Spears

 

[dsxegal]

I am hoping Santa brings me Givenchy - Hot Couture.... I am soo excited

 

[thewannabe]

What is the shelf life of perfume? I have some that I've neglected for about a year, and now want to wear it; It smells good still (Touch of Pink/Lacoste), so is there no expiration date or...?

 

[Luna]

Can someone tell me why perfume smells different on people and tester paper stick things? I know it does, but I can't understand why...

The perfume combined with natural oils on different people's skin is what causes the difference in smell.

 

[As You Like It]

Wannabe, after one year the perfume should still be good.

I have a bottle of Chanel #19 that is I don't know how many years old (possibly about seven) and it is just fine.

 

[Zephyr]

i like :

-euphoria -calvin klein
-eternity moment-calvin klein
-ultraviolett-paco rabbane

i dont like:
-flowers-kenzo
-sun-jil sander