| Lillie |
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| 10/12/2008 15:52 |
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Hello all you lovely ladies
I have only just recently smelt the wonderful Coco Madmoiselle Eau de Parfum by Chanel - its gorgeous !
Do any of you wear it ?
I must put this on my Xmas list lol
Sue x
| brandyqueen |
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| 10/12/2008 15:56 |
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I've not tried that one Lillie. but have you tried Gucci by Gucci, that is lovely as well.
Will definitely have a spray of coco madmoiselle when i am out next.
brandyqueen x
| Lillie |
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| 10/12/2008 15:58 |
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Hello Brandyqueen
No I dont recall having smelt that particular Gucci one, oh dear so many to tempt us lol
Sue x
| Loo |
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| 10/12/2008 16:07 |
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I've got Chanel Sensual Elixier on my list, and that's propbably where it will stay!
Loo
| Chickadee |
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| 10/12/2008 16:14 |
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I was given a little sample tube of moisturiser scented with it - my hands smell lovely.
My father always used to buy me Chanel No 19, and now my ES gets it for me....
| kate1 |
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| 10/12/2008 16:21 |
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Lillie,
I do like that perfume..it's a lovely smell but it doesn't last on me.I have now gone back to Safari by ralph Lauren, as it's the only one I have found that does last on my skin.
| susieblue |
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| 10/12/2008 16:22 |
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I love Chanel's Allure but it has got so expensive and I am not that great a perfume wearer that I just get a free spray whenever I'm passing a perfume counter or in the duty free at airports!
| Shiraz |
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| 10/12/2008 20:43 |
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I wear it Lillie & quite often get compliments when I wear it. I find it quite light though, so have also got Dior's Midnight Poison for the winter (just need someone to get me the shower gel & body lotion)
| xxxSummerxxx |
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| 10/12/2008 21:02 |
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Lillie I havent tried that one im afraid
Susieblue I wear Allure all the time in fact if i ever wear anything else and its rare both men and Women notice i dont smell like me (do u think they r trying to tell me something!! )lol
| Tigerfeet |
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| 11/12/2008 08:13 |
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I haven't tried it - yet!!
| Lola |
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| 11/12/2008 08:35 |
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Quote:
Hello all you lovely ladies
I have only just recently smelt the wonderful Coco Madmoiselle Eau de Parfum by Chanel - its gorgeous !
Do any of you wear it ?
I must put this on my Xmas list lol
Sue x
I have used this for years it is so lovely. I agree it seems to fade but I think it is just that you yourself cannot smell it. Quite often during the day when I hug people (steady girls) they remark on the lovely perfume.
So yes put it on your list ;0)
Lola x
| tanya67 |
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| 11/12/2008 08:57 |
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Long after you stop smelling perfume on you others still smell it
In fact if you smell perfume on you after an hour it means you have put way to much on and it would be overpowering for others
Tanya
| MariaE |
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| 11/12/2008 09:54 |
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Raloph Lauren Safari - I was given a bottle of that and think it's 'orrible.
The bottle itself is gorgeous and decorative, so I keep it in the hall and use it as air freshener whenever posh people are expected!
| penniriches |
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| 11/12/2008 10:06 |
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I read in a magazine a few weeks ago that Chanel were doing a special one off of several perfumes created early last century. Obviously not available locally or even on line so when I went to Selfridges on Saturday I looked for them. There they were, 300ml bottles, about 10 or 12 of them. I decided on the Gardenia which was absolutely gorgeous. When I enquired about the price I was told £130. Needless to say I am left with just the memory.
| kate1 |
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| 11/12/2008 12:55 |
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MariaE,
Each to his own...
| PLASMO |
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| 11/12/2008 13:04 |
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Lillie,
Perfume is one of my weaknesses, I love it. However, in saying that I have never been over keen on Chanel perfumes, although my sister wore Chanel No 5 all her life.
At the moment Im wearing Guerlain's Shalimar, and I love Mitsouki, by the same perfumier, I also love any Annik Goutal perfume, but especially L'Hadrian. A forum friend has recently sent me a sample of a Tom Ford new perfume, she loves perfume also, its called Black Orchid and it is great, I think you can buy it in Space NK, and Selfridges.
I should never have been a PA in my life, I should have run away to Grasse in the South of France, and learnt all about the business from the experts over there. I remember when I was about 40 I fancied a new direction in the job front, and went for an interview as a Christian Dior consultant, unfortunately, I was told I was too old for the position.
Plasmo x
| gyp |
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| 11/12/2008 16:37 |
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I use Coco Mademoiselle also Allure, in fact I like most of their perfumes except the new No 5, prefer the old one.
Plasmo I tried L'Hadrian and really liked the bottom note (is that what it's called) but the lemony top note (again forgive my ignorance) I didn't like. The next time I tried it the bottom note just didn't appear, odd. But I like her other ones but they're so expensive. I like the Guerlain ones, they're all classy.
I've got loads of perfume so I'm not going near a perfume counter for ages - it's hard though.
| elainemac |
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| 11/12/2008 17:01 |
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Lillie
I can't wear Chanel fragrances - they smell like cat p** on me!! I wear Caleche by Hermes and have done for years. Last year when youngest daughter went travelling she scoured the Duty Free shop in Sydney till she found it and sprayed it on her bear to remind her of home. Aaaawwwww!!
| Mollymandy |
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| 11/12/2008 17:07 |
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My YD was the Dior consultant in a large John Lewis store for 8 years - was great for moi as got loads of samples and the testers once they were almost empty!
She also did a stint working for Chanel when she returned part time for a while.
Love Dior Homme men's scent - smells very much like Dune, but more subtle. Used to wear No.19 all the time, but am a bit of a perfume junkie and at the moment love all the Prada ones.
Anyone tried the Narciso Rodriguez perfumes - they are lovely and I actually prefer the mens. Always have a big spray and take home a sprayed ribbon when walking through House of Fraser.
| BEL |
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| 11/12/2008 19:09 |
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Another Allure lover here...will need to be for some time
OH brought me a v large bottle back from abroad..also use
Clinique aromatics elixir..which I find very uplifting.
| Fizzyangel |
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| 11/12/2008 21:30 |
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Hello Lillie, yes I wear it, and have done for quite a few years. I aggree with Lola, I sometimes can't smell it on myself, but people often comment on how lovely it smells. I think it's absolutely beautiful, a really classic and classy fragrence.
| Thimble |
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| 11/12/2008 21:36 |
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I use Eau dynamiste by Clarins, Opium and Anais Anais. Not at the same time..................
| Barney |
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| 11/12/2008 23:03 |
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I love Prada (pink) and Sicily by D & G when I can find it. OH has treated me to some Nutmeg and Ginger by Jo Malone today. Have had Amber and Lavender in the past and really enjoyed it.
| marina |
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| 12/12/2008 21:37 |
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Hello Lillie,
My daughter wears Coco Mademoiselle. It is beautiful, I can always tell when she has popped in and I have been out, it lingers.
I have always worn Chanel No.5, apart from a brief fling with something in a yellow bottle called Kiku and another called Styx, these short affairs were when I was a student and money was short but perfume has ALWAYS been worn 24/7.
I can remember my mother smelling of it as she went out for the evening and when the bottle was empty I would have it. That glass stopper and the feel as you put it into the top of the bottle, and the black cord that held it to the bottle. The whole thing was perfect and the smell....a bonus!!!!
I can't count the number of times in my life strangers have actually asked what perfume I was wearing and how they loved it!!!
| gyp |
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| 12/12/2008 22:23 |
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Oh goodness Marina, you've brought back memories. Kiku and Styx - I didn't wear them but I sort of remember the fragrance.
Was Kiku by Faberge? Can't remember who created Styx but I think I can still visualise the dark packaging.
I wore Estee by Estee Lauder in my younger days, it's still a nice perfume.
| marina |
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| 12/12/2008 22:30 |
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Hi gyp,
Kiku Faberge I think, a round yellow bottle? Styx was glorious, so sexy...or cheap!!!!! can't remember
I think it was by Coty.BTW, did anyone see the Dragon's Den episode with the Perfumier who wanted money to bring back forgotten scents? I think there were some retrieved from the Titanic. I wonder if he succeeded?
| artemisia |
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| 13/12/2008 11:10 |
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Annick Goutal's L'Eau D'Hadrien is my absolutely top favourite - I love the citrus notes mentioned. Several of the brand's other perfumes are wonderful as well - eg Eau de Sud.
My other top favorite brand is Miller Harris - particularly their Clementine Vert, and also their Petit Grain and Fleurs de Sel (but these two are really pricey).
Eau Dynamisante by Clarins is my everyday splashing fragrance - helps wake me up!
My strong preference is for citruss-y perfumes - another is Dior's Escale a Portofino. However, did try Tom Ford's White Patchouli yesterday and, to my surprise, liked it on first acquaintance - none of the sweet notes I dislike, and which rule out the majority of popular fragrances for me. Don't like any of the Chanel range.
| AUTUMN |
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| 13/12/2008 11:50 |
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First tried it at Duty Free this year, it's gorgeous, hope I've dropped enough hints, will let you know, fingers crossed X, if not ,I shall buy some myself after Christmas.
| tanya67 |
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| 13/12/2008 12:50 |
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My signature scent is Opium
I have been wearing it for over 20 years and just find it incredibly sexy.
During the day in the summer I like Loccitane Ruban orange and Verbena fragrances. they are eau de toilette but are so concentrated I can smell them on me the next day
For the autumn/winter during the day I like Hugo Boss Femme and Euphoria by Calvin Klein.
I also love Paul Smith Rose and Armani Code.
So quite a selection their!
Tanya
| lynnemarie |
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| 14/12/2008 21:17 |
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I wear Allure by Chanel and have recently started wearing coco mademoiselle, twice strangers have stopped me to ask what it was because they loved it. Chanel do wonderful packs of 3 handbag sized sprays in both fragrances