Absolutely love it. One of the my favorites.

Where have I been? lol. Has this been around for sometime now?

I'm a big fan of perfume threads, I do remember the first one !!
I remember I wanted to try Jo Malone scents then; I purchased a sampler of 6 mini spray bottles, there was only one I did not like ( magnolia ). After wearing each different scent for about a week, none of them was a perfect "must have" fit. I liked them but not love.

So I'm still hooked on my Spring Fever and also the Pink Sugar line, cologne and body lotion and the shimmering roll on perfume, it really leaves a nice glow on your skin.
I bought the Pink Sugar products for a much better price than Sephora's
at Fragrance X. Link is below. Took a while to ship though.

Here is a link that might be useful: Fragrance X

I'm hooked lately on Hypnose by Lancome. Each time I wear it I get a compliment on it.

I've copied and pasted the below info on it:

Hypnose is a captivating fragrance for a charming woman with a surprising and intriguing attitude.
Slip into this luminous oriental fragrance that instantly captivates with Passion Flower, Vanilla and Vetiver notes. Let it empower you to be your most mesmerizing self.
The luxurious bottle is a jewel carved in glass -- evocative of a woman's silhouette, with facets that shimmer in the light.

Mitch, I think I wrote earlier that I love Pink Sugar! I'd never heard of it until I received a sample packet in the mail one day. I especially like the little tub of the cream lotion.

Your link didn't work, so here's the right one.

You know how I discovered this new perfume? One of my guilty pleasures is my subscription to People magazine, and at this time of the year they always throw in a zillion perfume pages which I usually throw away without smelling. But the past two weeks I've been smelling them and that's how I found Cashmere Mist! lol

Here is a link that might be useful: Perfume

I only seem to like scents designed for MEN!
Guess I'm just not a floral type...

Last perfume I fell in love with was Diva --

Sweeby - ME TOO!!!!!

I often resort to the mens section for my favorite smells.

I see that MAC is no longer carrying my go to perfume from them. I forget what it was called but it was kinda weird smelling in a grassy sort of masculine non-floral way. I may try this one by them though:

MV3: A deep dark velvety blend of bergamot, jasmine, vetiver, vanilla, whipped with leather, sparked up by amber crystals and tolu balsam wood. Exotically earthy, rich and ritualistic, totally addictive.

My other favorite is Euphoria by CK. If they make a mens version then I'd get that!

Donna Karan Cashmere.... my coworker has this in a hand lotion I believe and I remember is being REALLY strong? So strong that when she would wear it, everywhere she went there was a lingering trace of the stuff. I'm headed out shopping and am going to check it out. I can't imagine it's the same thing.

Donna Karan also makes a beautiful fragrance called Black Cashmere. It's warmer and darker than Cashmere Mist, and I personally greatly prefer it to the lighter CM. Her perfume called Chaos is also superb.

I don't wear perfume a lot but when I do, Cashmere Mist is one I love - it's been around quite a while.

Another I like is Miss Me by Stella Cadente.

I'd be happy with the teeny little glass vials they give as samples at Nordstroms - even those last quite a while for me. If I could buy really small amounts I'd be more willing to experiment but don't like having perfume/cologne sitting around aging.

Yes, Cashmere Mist is delightful. I only have a little of the body lotion left from a gift set I received last year.

Housewitch, I didn't even know about Black Cashmere...will have to check that out!

Today I have on good old Shalimar. I have on an argyle sweater & herringbone pants accessorized with pearl earrings & necklace, so I went for a "classic" fragrance. I do team my fragrance with clothing style, lol! Sexy w/sexy, classic w/ classic, outdoorsy w/ outdoorsy & so on.

Btw, the best outdoorsy fragrance around is Lauder's Aliage, imo! You men's fragrance lovers may want to check it out. It is very clean & crisp.

Sheesharee-I really doubt that your co worker has Cashmere Mist as it is not at all strong. Black Cashmere is stronger and I don't like it as well. Speaking of lingering traces, Angel does it to me.

If you buy the cologne or toilet water version, it will be a lighter scent than the perfume.

I hate that Shee. When perfume lingers like that. Especially in an elevator!

tina

I have the perfume in a spray, and it's not strong at all. Your co-worker could have put the lotion on along with the perfume which would probably make it strong.

The description is "It's intended to be smelled by the wearer and those closest to her."

Okay, ttodd, the ingredients you described is the same that's in Cashmere Mist! Moroccan Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Bergamot, Amber, Musk and Vanilla!

sweeby and ttodd, I thought I was the only one! I still have a big bottle of Cartier Declaration that I used almost every day until DD was born, and now I've started using it again just recently. I forgot how much I love fragrance.

Ha...when I previewed my post above I read it as "sweeney todd" and wondered what I was talking about :)

shaun, we can't have a perfume thread without a picture of your lovely perfume cabinet your dh built !!!!!!! it's one of a kind, you lucky duck.

I wish some people would remember not to spray on their perfume too intensely before going out to dinner, certain scents can be so lingering, not a good thing with food.......

On the last fragrance thread there was mention made of Calyx, Prescriptives' trademark scent going to the wayside, as PX goes out of business. Just read in this month's issue of Better Homes & Gardens (of all places) that every product will be discontinued in the line except for Calyx. Those in love with that fragrance will still be able to indulge.

I am highly suggestible. As soon as I read the glowing recommendations for Cashmere Mist, I ordered a bottle of my very own. ;-)

I've never used it, but have sniffed it on the tester strips in magazines and found it quite pleasant. Here's hoping I like the real deal! Thanks for the recommendation!

I *love* Calyx! That was all I wore for a few years when it first came out. Well, I also wore Clinique Aromatics Elixir. Hey, it was the 80s :)

Oooh, Fly, I think Aromatics Elixir is incredibly sexy. I love it. It never worked well with my own chemistry though. I never received a compliment when I wore it, but I was walking around thinking I smelled quite fantastic. I would smell it on other people & love it. It's disappointing when a fragrance just doesn't "take" on you, & you really like it otherwise.

Jen, I've done the same thing before except I bought Chanel No. 5. Ehh, not sure about it but I wear it at times. At least I can say I've owned a bottle of it. lol

I, too, like Cashmere mist. I am out of the perfume but still have the lotion & body gel.

I used to work for Clinique ~ I liked the Aromatics and I also like the Happy for a summer scent.

Right now, I am using Estee Lauder b/c my bff is an acct exec with them. Pleasures and Dazzling - can't stand Youth Dew!! I also like Euphoria by Calvin Klein. Have the Channel No 5 - but only for winter & fall.

Do yall remember White Shoulders (granny wore that all the time!), Giorgio (had to have a bottle ), Lauren, gosh and there was one that smelled like lemon pledge but everyone was wearing it in high school - can't remember the name but it lingered really badly!!

And, yes, sometimes I spray myself with Dh's Channel Egoiste - my fav man's cologne. That cologne & the smell of scotch on a man's breath......makes me weak!!

Smiles:)

Was it Love's Fresh Lemon, Scooby? I used that in junior high, then "graduated" to Love's Oriental Musk in high school. That was a divine fragrance...how I wish I could get my hands on a bottle now. Remember the Musk Oil by Jovan everyone was dabbing on to smell sexy?

Oh, yes, there was Lauren in the square maroon bottle. It was very popular at my high school too. Beautiful packaging, but I thought it was a cloyingly sweet scent.

I agree, Scooby, about Youth Dew. I've never met anyone who liked it--way too heavy. I do like Cinnabar though, especially at holiday time, but I spritz it on very sparingly or else there's way too much of a good thing!

Well during my long day of Christmas shopping I didn't even make to the perfume counters.

" Your co-worker could have put the lotion on along with the perfume which would probably make it strong."
No, it's just a black bottle of lotion. It must be the other kind.
Is the mist the same fragrance just not as strong?

Thanks for the memory, Scooby! I wore nothing but Lauren for all of my hs and college years. I didn't care for Giorgio although it was quite popular, and guys in college would wear so much Polo that it would linger forever. I can't stand that scent! My mother wore Youthdew when I was growing up, ugh!

My DH just gave me J'dore by Dior for my birthday because I requested it, but it is REALLY strong on me. It never seemed strong when I smelled it in the store. I think I will have to try that DK Cashmere Mist.

I went home and checked my perfume bottle last night and it was MAC Greenify. You either love it or hate it. Here's what one reviewer said and I totally agree:

'the crisp breeze in a forest in the early morning where the leaves is dewy '

and it's makeup: Greenify, with green herbs, green fig, neroli, poppies, coco de mer, amber, vetiver, and vanilla.

I used to work w/ a young girl that always doused herself in Victoria's Secret Pink. Loved the scent but she T'd me off everyday because we worked in a pulmunology practice! Helloooooo - lung problems folks! In case one didn't have common sense enough to NOT wear perfume they made a rule that you weren't allowed to. She flat out said that she didn't care - they could fire her. I guess she was glad that I wasn't her boss otherwise she'd have had skid marks on her a$$ on the way out the door.

My daughter recently made an appt. at a new gyn's office. She was asked not to wear perfume to the appt. because one of the staff was "sensitive". They sent her home and rescheduled the appt. because my daughter had made the mistake of putting on lotion after her shower that morning. She ended up finding another doctor.

ttod, I would have smacked her. lol. She must not care about the patients because perfume is HUGE to people with lung problems. I have asthma and I can only wear certain perfumes.

terriks, your daughter did the right thing. How rude! The thing is, when we have to go see our gyn, of course we're going to put scented lotion on! I always wear either scented lotion or a light cologne when I go to the doctor, even for a small checkup!

According to my both grandmothers, a "decent lady with any class" wears just enough fragrance that one can only smell it when one is within hugging distance.

sweeby, one of the very few commercial colognes I can tolerate in tiny amounts is a very old "unisex" (but mostly known as men's) cologne called 4711; I can also manage bay rums made with natural ingredients, or ones I make myself from all-natural ingredients. Many days DH has to change his clothes as soon as he comes in the door because his clothing reeks of his co-workers' perfumes.

Going somewhere like Macy's, with a hundred different perfumes permeating the entire store, is a recipe for a migraine that can last for days, which feels like someone has split my head open with a red-hot axe (and then left it there), a constant urge to vomit (but I can't just hurl and get it over with), I can't see properly. I don't think it's fair to expect me to never go out so that other people can have the "right" to slosh scent around.

oakleyok, you should not wear ANY kind of scented anything when going to a doctor, gyn or anything else, because changes in your body's smells can be extremely valuable information for a doctor. My hypothyroidism was originally suspected by the doctor who diagnosed it because something "didn't smell right" - otherwise she would not have thought to test for it. Terriks' daughter was disrespectful to the office staff by not following a VERY MINOR, SIMPLE request that enables that employee to have a job at all, and I'm appalled that you not only approve of her rudeness but appear to encourage it.

Not quite sure what the difference is between a medical staff not wearing perfume so as not to create a problem for sensitive patients and patients being asked to refrain from wearing perfume for a medical/dental appointment. Wouldn't that be the same courtesy?

My dad suffered with, and died from, emphysema. I lived with asthma for years. I try to be cognizant of those issues when seeing someone in close quarters.

Another vote for men's cologne. Have worn CK be every day for years and love it. DD gave me a bottle of Armani Code for my last BD and I do wear it occasionally.

I loved Jessica McClintock when I smelled it on a friend. Years ago DH and I were spending a long weekend away in NYC with a group of friends for best friend's 50th birthday. This was a big event for our group, we had planned the trip months before, everyone was available for the dates. I found the perfect sleeveless crushed velvet champage gown, had DM sew a lovely wrap from material I found at a textile place in the city. I loved the smell of Jessica McClintock and decided I wanted a little "treat" (body lotion & cologne) for the special weekend. We had tickets to see the Buena Vista Social Club perform. I even took my fur coat as we were going to be hanging out in the city for 4 days in February.

Well, took a shower and used the body lotion, then sprayed a bit of the perfume. I immediately broke out in hives like I've never seen. All of my exposed skin looked like I had the plague. I thought I would have to sit in the hotel while everyone else went to the show. The FS concierge was kind enough to get me a bottle of Benedryl which helped a bit, but made me really drowsy. Might have taken a bit too much thinking "more is better". I was able to go to the show, but had to give away the cologne and body lotion as soon as we got home.

Strange thing is I've never had a reaction before or since, but after my reaction, I heard several others mention having a reaction to that perfume. It had just come out so everyone was talking about it at the time.

Sticking with my men's CK be.

Wow JM,you certainly do have a way with words to other's, don't you?

I'm "appalled" that you had the nerve to be rude to me, so isn't that a bit hypocritical of you since this has been a light-hearted and fun topic?

If Terricks daughter had slathered on a lot of pefume on top of the lotion then that would be different.

I've never heard that doctor's smell our skin. So far none of mine have ever put their noses to it. :)

Oakley, I think the "fun" tone changed when medical ramifications entered the discussion.

Perfume, body lotion, cologne ... none of it has a place in a medical office ... on staff or patients. Save it for another time!

Oakley - how was JM rude to you? She spoke her opinion just as you spoke yours. There are many health issues where *smell* enters in. And for the record, we ALL don't wear scented lotion just because we're going to the gyno! I'm sure some doctors are sensitive to perfumes just as perfumes can irritate someone, such as you, who has asthma. I'm pretty sure there are doctors out there with asthma. There are certain procedures where they specifically ask you not to wear perfumes, lotions, antiperspirant, etc.

Tones change within a thread, there's nothing wrong with that. That certainly doesn't make JM a hypocrite!

Terriks, I do believe your daughter made an innocent mistake. She's probably used to putting her lotion on and did it out of habit. I do think they could have worked with your daughter instead of sending her home. Looks like they could have let another staff person see her, etc.

tina

Terriks, I do believe your daughter made an innocent mistake. She's probably used to putting her lotion on and did it out of habit. I do think they could have worked with your daughter instead of sending her home. Looks like they could have let another staff person see her, etc.

Thank you. That is exactly what happened. My daughter is very big on following the rules, and was shocked and embarrased that she was sent home. She wasn't even scheduled to have any contact with the staff person with the sensitivites.

I've never heard that doctor's smell our skin. So far none of mine have ever put their noses to it. :)

Just as an example, ketosis (a reaction in diabetics that can be quite dangerous) causes a sickly-sweet acetone-like odor to the skin and breath. (My father was severely diabetic and if we smelled acetone it was time to get him to the hospital RDQ.) Bacterial vaginosis has a very distinctive odor. Phenylketonuria can cause a mousy, musty odor to the skin and breath if the person accidentally consume the naturally occurring chemical phenylalanine (and is lucky enough to avoid a seizure). There's one illness whose name escapes me right this moment that causes a garlic-like body odor, and it isn't just eating too much garlic. Hypothyroidism can throw off body chemistry such that body scent changes - as I noted above, my then-doctor would never have thought to test me for it if she didn't notice that "something didn't smell right". Amazing how fast you threw around the word "hypocritical" when someone disagreed with you though... pot, kettle, black.

Fragrances can linger for quite some time in a closed environment like an office, as I have found to my own discomfort, so just having someone else see the young lady in question would not necessarily have solved the problem.

When I had my mammogram, I was asked not to wear ANY kind of deodorants, lotions, powders, etc., fragranced or not. I taped a note to my bathroom mirror to remind myself. Not exactly a big deal.

Tina, I found it very rude when JM told me "...and I'm appalled that you not only approve of her rudeness but appear to encourage it."

First, I wasn't being rude, and secondly I wasn't encouraging anyone to be rude. Her reply was rude to me, so it is being hypocritical when she lectures to me about being rude. :)

JM, I understand what you're saying, but none of my doctors has ever "smelled" me. lol. The only thing I'm told not to wear for a mamo is deoderant because the ingrediets can effect the picture.

The only time anyone has ever told me not to wear perfume or deodorant, was for my mammograms. I don't think you should work in a female-oriented business, if you can't handle perfumes. Unless, of course, you are the doctor and own the business, then, that's their call.

No one has ever smelled me either! LOL! I think most women go out of their way to smell good "down there" for their doctor.

Terriks, I wouldn't go back if I was your daughter, either. I wonder how many people they have turned away? I am sure they lose a lot of business to keep that one staff member happy.

I think most women go out of their way to smell good "down there" for their doctor.

It's not a date. If you need more than a bath or shower to take care of odor then maybe something's wrong.

Okay, I'm sorry that I dragged my poor daughter into this discussion. As I said she was embarrassed, but also a bit peeved, as the lotion she had on wasn't strongly perfumed, just your basic drugstore skin lotion.

On a lighter note some of the comments reminded me of an email story that's circulated for a while:

I was due for an appointment with the gynecologist later in the week. Early
one morning, I received a call from the doctor's office to tell me that I had
been rescheduled for that morning at 9:30 am. I had only just packed everyone
off to work and school, and it was already around 8:45 am.
The trip to his office took about 35 minutes, so I didn't have any time to
spare.

As most women do, I like to take a little extra effort over hygiene when making
such visits, but this time I wasn't going to be able to make the full effort. So,
I rushed upstairs, threw off my pajamas, wet the washcloth that was sitting
next to the sink, and gave myself a quick wash in that area to make sure I was
at least presentable. I threw the washcloth in the clothes basket, donned some
clothes, hopped in the car and raced to my appointment.

I was in the waiting room for only a few minutes when I was called in. Knowing
the procedure, as I'm sure you do, I hopped up on the table, looked over at the
other side of the room and pretended that I was in Paris or some other place a
million miles away. I was a little surprised when the doctor said, 'My, we have
made an extra effort this morning, haven't we?' I didn't respond.

After the appointment, I went home. The rest of the day was normal ... some shopping, cleaning, cooking. After school when my 6-year-old daughter was playing, she called out from the bathroom, 'Mommy,
where's my washcloth?' I told her to get another one from the cupboard. She replied, 'No, I need the one that was here by the sink, it had all my glitter and sparkles saved inside it.'

Never going back to that doctor . Ever.

oh my , glitter and sparkles, yes that's funny !!!!!!

glow in the dark, anyone?

Gosh, doesn't that woman ever pee?!

Funny story, terri :)

For the record, I wasn't referring to "down there." lol. I like to smell good anytime I come in close contact with someone, especially my doctor. All I do is put one spray on my chest under my shirt.

oakley, I knew that, my mind must be in the gutter-LOL!

I love Issey Miyake and Kenzo (original). Kenzo is relatively cheap if you buy it at scentiments.com. Of course Oprah had to open her big mouth and tell that her favorite perfume was Kenzo. Now it will probably go up in price, geez. The men's colone is wonderful as well, very light too.

.....Jane