gilley
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I am looking for a new perfume - I have worn the same ones for years and I am bored.
I have very funny skin (Channel NO 5 smells like compost on me)and I hate going around department stores spraying on scents - I always end up smelling like a back alley and can never remember which is which. 
You used to get testers to try at home - either in magazines or from the perfume counters, you don't seem to find them now 
Does anyone know if you can still get them from somewhere?
Thanks
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kate1
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Yes, just ask in the stores.
You may like to know this. I was always complaining that however much I pay for perfumes, they fade to nothing and yet my husband's aftershave smells great even the next morning! So, in his lunch hour (bless him) he wentto a large dept store to ask! They said there are only two traditional perfume houses left now, Guerlain and Chanel, all the rest are chemicals.
So, I discovered Cocoa Mademoiselle by Chanel.
I've got funny skin too, and some fragrances smell like the zoo on me!
I like Estee Lauder Knowing too.
If they smell funny on your skin, you can try spraying onto your hair and some jewellry (not pearls though!).
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lizzietinribs
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gilley - I read somewhere recently that spraying perfume on your wrists and then rubbing them together spoils the fragrance. Spray on each wrist separately - and the collar bone is a better place to spray than the neck.
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kate1
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Lizzie,
If we're doing what the perfumiers say, we should spray into the air and walk through the mist! Seems a waste to me!
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lizzietinribs
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That just makes me cough! LOL!!!
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Lizzie xx
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gilley
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Thanks girls,
I shall continue to pester the perfume counters for samples - I was turned away twice at Debenhams and very condecendingly told to try the testers in the store. 
I shall try Guerlain and Chanel asap
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lizzietinribs
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Try my current fave - Happy Heart by Clinique.
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citygirl
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hold your breath Lizzie  I spray above my head & raise my face after a couple of seconds, it works a treat, close your eyes of course 
I also spray the small of my back & the back of my neck as I really hate the strong odour of some perfumes, I like to keep it sub-tle! I tend to use eau de parfum rather than the stronger stuff, I move away from anyone who has strong perfume on, its really unnecessary 
Interesting about Guerlain & Chanel....
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lizzietinribs
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Likewise citygirl I prefer Eau de parfum. Also surprised about Guerlain and Chanel - I would have thought Givenchy were ok.
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kate1
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To add to my post above, can anyone recommend a perfume that stays strong?
I'm thinking of finding a man's that isn't overly masculine, so that it won't fade on me!
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lizzietinribs
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Jean Paul Gaultier - Le Male. It is D I V I N E !!
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Lizzie xx
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kate1
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Do you wear it yourself, Lizzie and does it last?
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lizzietinribs
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Me and OH share it! Yes it lasts and doesn't smell too masc.
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Lizzie xx
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kate1
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Oh right...that goes straight onto shopping list then!
If it's about £85, I'll deal with you when I get back!
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lizzietinribs
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Kate - Dolce and Gabbana's Light Blue is a ladies one that smells nice and lasts well. Usually prompts people to comment on it. You can get a mens version too.
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Lizzie xx
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kate1
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Is that a way of telling me the other one does cost £85?
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lizzietinribs
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No!!! I think it's about £50 (ish)!!!
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kate1
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Ok!
Sent you a pm...look forward to reply!
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Kate1.......If you like Knowing, which I do, then you will probably like: Narciso rodriguez (for her)....
The one in the black bottle is the nicest, and it definately stays on. I think it is about £90.00, but it is very sensual.
You will probably only get it in department stores, as I don't think places like the perfume shop do it.
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gilley
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I'm quite intrigued by these aftershave suggestions - now I think about it they do seem to last a long time and stay smelling fresh.
So, before I get humiliated at the perfume counters again - do they do the little testers for men or is that just a ladies thing?
Thanks for the suggestions
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