Scents
 

Ok time for something a bit out there. I looked and didn't find anything resembling this so I thought I would start the thread. Do any of you have a particular brand of cologne or perfume you really like. Something maybe you would recommend to someone else?

This isn't totally random, I just bought some oils today at a place in the mall where I live, the one I bought was Egyptian Musk, and it smells awesome. Anyway just kinda wanted to throw that out there, scent is often such a neglected part of fashion but it really is a part and the right scent can bring an outfit together VERY nicely if you know what you are doing with it.

This place near my university lets you mix your own scent (using up to five different scents). They have about 75 or so different essential scents that you can mix and they will custom make body wash, soap (bar form not liquid), body mist, perfume, cologne, candles, or you can just get the scent in oil form. They cost an arm and a leg but where else can you mix such things as navel orange, clove, moonflower, verbena, and leather. I wish that I could afford to get more from them, for me and for Jake, but I guess I'll just have to save up.

GOTH ROSARY!
www.gothrosary.com

I have Nocturnal (my FAVORITE), Gothic Rose, and Mayhem.

I think nothing smells nicer than the light scent of Irish Spring Soap and freshly laundred clothes on a person.

Other than that...I love Victoria's Secret "Dream Angels--Heavenly". Baby lotion/oil/shampoo is very nice, too.

I prefer muskier, deeper scents.

The smell of music, grease and gasoline. In all reality I like Musk but I havent worn the stuff in a while. Shows the last time I had a date. But I might have to break it out again. Somebody at my school likes me. :]

I love Michael Kors perfume. It smells almost like big white funeral lilies to me. I like rose scented things too.

I sometimes use a little bit of Inis, a scent suitable for male or female.

Oh I LOVE Inis!

I also loveeee Alien. But I haven't used it in ages as it's quite pricey >-<

If I'm dressing more new romantic, I use Red Door By Elisabeth Arden.

Oh yes and I love Clinique's "Happy".

For those of you who like musk try and find Egyptian Musk somewhere, it smells SOOO good and apparently is an aphrodisiac lol, if the guy was not lying. I would have believed anything he said since he was hot lol, anyway it is unisex and again it smells really good.

The only scent stuff I wear is this stuff called Basic Instinct. I bought it because it smelled kind of tropical punchy. Later on my friend told me it's got pheremones in them. I was suprised and considered buying something else to wear, but seeing as it's hard for me to find scents that don't completely offend my nose, I still have the basic instinct stuff and wear it.

I have to wear scents that have a "dark" or musky background to them. The light, floral stuff smells like complete alcohol on my skin. I am one of the rare people who can wear Opium and not clear the room. I like Opium quite a bit, and some of Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs stuff, although they don't have as much staying power. I'm currently wearing Midnight at the Midway from the Carnival Diabolique collection, which has lovely top and middle notes and dries down to a nice candy-ish undertone by the end of the day.

I have to wear/pull off the musky scents, too. Every time I wear Nocturnal, people tell me I smell wonderful. (Nocturnal is clove, pachouli, and Nag Champa.. VERY dark and musky. I LOVE it.)

Light, floral crap makes me soooo nauseated. One exception.. The Goth Rosary Gothic Rose lotion I have is smells exactly like the musky English roses, not some girly shit.

I love Goth Rosary stuff because it's fairly inexpensive, lasts forever, and is not animal tested. Plus, my ubersensitive skin doesn't go RAWR when I put some on..

It is mass marketed, but I like English Leather. I don't wear cologne that often, just a few times a year for special occasions.

My mother LOVES Opium. I just bought her some for X-mas, even though it makes my allergies go crazy.

I love patchoulli and burn it often.

Which is why being in your room is kick-arse. It smells great.

Me though, I wear Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's "Zombi". It's made to smell like roses and moss and upturned earth. I love the scent of upturned earth. It's the best smelling thing ever.

I layer either BPAL Eat Me or Antique Lace (both are vanilla based) with Bath and Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar lotion and use the Karma Komba shampoo bar by Lush. The lotion gives the oil staying power and the green scent of the shampoo keeps the vanilla from being cloying. I've been told by many people that I'm the best thing they've ever smelled, and I'm very popular for hugs. There's also a guy at work who sits down behind me and smells my hair a lot...

Anyway, I'm pretty sure its the combination that makes it so popular. One alone doesn't quite do it, and this scent appeals even to those weird people who hate vanilla. Its also surprisingly subtle. Every once in a while I change it up totally and wear BPAL Dracul, which smells of fir, dark cherry, and tobacco. Very dark and sensual.

Whoo!

I also like my sage smudge sticks, but my mom hates the smell.

So I have been looking at that BPAL as I had never heard of it before and they have some awesome stuff, some of those scents sound like something I would LOVE to own lol. Dracul is one of them and also Nosferatu, that one seems to be one that would be quite lovely. Anyone tried that one and could vouch for it?

you can order imp's ears from BPAL. They're little sample bottles that last about a month. Awesome way to try a new scent.

oooh I will have to try that perhaps. Thanks a bunch.

Oh, I have some of that stuff.
It's really the best thing I've ever smelled.

I use Lacoste Essentials. It mixes so well with me that my car has a signature scent everyone loves, or, at least pretty girls and one guy.

I wear Nina Ricci purfume, I love the smell of apples and elderflower which is what the scent reminds me of ^^ But in all honesty I need a deeper purfume for special occaisions but I have trouble finding one that I actually like. But my brother made me a perfume that smells like gun powder and I love it to death.

I almost always wear Paris by YSL. Occasionally Poison by Dior. On others, it just depends, some scents smell great on some people while others can't wear them. I love Tea Rose (smells JUST like roses) on one of my friends but I can't wear it myself, it just doesn't smell the same on me.

Isn't it though? I fell in love with the scent as soon as I smelled it.

English Leather is my favorite. I bought a bottle for myself on my 20th Birthday. I love it!

My all time favorite is Angel by Thierry Mugler. I can never change it and note to everyone who thinks of using it; spritz in very small quatities.

DIOR?!
Christian Dior?!

Christian DEATH, baby! WHOO!!!
I wish Rozz had a fragrance line..

That sounds like the best thing ever, and now I want to find it, just to see if it really smells as you say. I love roses, and used to wear tea-rose perfume. I then met a man who hates roses, so now I wear Curve by Liz Claborne.

I LOVE to wear rose oil when I go 2 the club. I surrounds you as you dance and makes you feel soooo good. (or maybe thats the alcohol XD)

Lancôme's Hypnôse is my all-time favourite. Other good scents are Laura Biagiotti's DUE Donna and Givenchy's Ange au Demon (if it's spelled that way). Mostly I'm a fan of floral and fruity scents, but there are some exceptions that have stolen my heart.

I rub my dogs ass all over myself so I smell like poo poo and then people give me money to go away :) .

http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/

Her scents are dark, unusual, and varied. I wear "Libertine" a lot.

I like "Zombi" and "Scarecrow" a lot. The H.P. Lovecraft collection is entertaining as well.

I like using Irish Spring Soap and Irish Spring deodorant.

My fave perfumes are

Everyday use

JLo - Glow
JLo - Still
Britney Spears - Fantasy

Night out, etc

Nina Ricci (I think there's only one)
Jean Paul Gaultier - Classique

yum, my favourite scents are demon in the dark soap, ( lush ) oo la la(lush soap) , elicit musk, ( evoke body spray ) lavender, sage, patchuli, vanilla, cloves and spices. I loved I should coco in lush soap too, but apparently it was discontinued ages ago.. though it still is for sale on the website. strange. the black pearl bath bombs and you crack the whip scrub are both really yummy too. I used to wear cK be many years ago, but never bought a new one when it ran out.

not sure if it is of interest, but just be careful if you are buying 'musk' perfumes, if you have interests in animal welfare. True musk is actually made from the gland of an animal.. and such is a pretty awful idea to me. There are plenty of synthetic alternatives though. :)

When it comes to perfumes, I may not want to admit this but my ultimate favorite scent is Curious (the light blue one) by Britney Spears.

As for incense, I typically go for Egyptian Musk, Frankincense, and Love Drops. They're all very airy and enjoyable. :]

I usually smell like roses. That's about it. No fancy name for it. No dark aesthetic attached to it. Just roses.

I do like Bath And Body Works Moonlit Path or whatever it's called. It's my preferred scent I use. The more rosey, the better.

This may be a bit slow on my part, but the idea of mixing upturned earth and roses as a smell just sounds awesome. Hmmm... Is that what Zombi smells like in general?

*edit* Whoops, turns out Zombi is just that. Except with the smell of moss as well. Hmmm....

Ananya perfume oil by the Body Shop is amazing, I drown myself in the stuff!

Hope nobody minds that I'm bringing up this old thread....
I was wondering though, has anyone tried the new "Twilight Woods" fragrance from Bath and Body Works?
I got the mini sized products as part of an exchange the other day and I like the scent.
Hoping that the wannabe vampire Edward + Bella loving teenyboppers don't wreck it's appeal though.

Ew, perfume. It should be banned, I wanna gag everytime I get a whiff of someone's perfume.

For when I want to smell nice I just put a bit of vanilla on my wrists instead.

I've tried that, using the straight vanilla on me. Doesn't seem to work.

The ones I wear mot at the moment are Darling, Kylie Minogue's perfume and some Lavender perfume my mum got for me from God knows where.

I never actually thought I'd like something by Kylie Minogue but her perfume is really fruity and sweet smelling so it's not uber heavy, so it's good for every day wear. I'd love to find a perfume that smells like Sandalwood, if any one has any ideas, let me know!

Perhaps it would smell like burnt offerings.

My favourite perfumes are Opium by Yves Saint Laurent, Poison by Christian Dior and Secret Obsession by Calvin Klein. I also enjoy aromas such as patchouli, white musk, frankincense, myrrh, sandalwood, lavender and rose.