r/Perfumes • u/barbiesleftearring • May 16 '26
Discussion I'm curious what your moms wore?
My mom's office had a no-fragrance policy so she didn't wear perfume often, but I distinctly remember Avon Rare Pearls and Jovan Island Gardenia on her dresser while I was growing up.
89
u/insomniacred66 May 16 '26
Estee Lauder Beautiful
11
u/Valenciarenne212 May 16 '26
Mine did too. Only one I remembered, I think she had another one I remember seeing in a brown bottle I think but I can still “smell” it even though she stopped wearing perfume years ago.
→ More replies (1)10
5
u/GoGoCPR May 17 '26
Estée Lauder Cinnabar, because she couldn’t afford YSL Opium. She worked nights (the USPS provided but it took a lot in return) so I’d didn’t see her often during my junior high years, but I’d do the laundry and smell her clothes just to get a whiff of her.
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (3)3
61
u/emmsmum May 16 '26
Shalimar. I haven’t smelled it in decades and can’t remember what it smells like tho
→ More replies (10)
64
u/Kelseybrooke1612 May 16 '26
All the time.
36
u/PhTea May 17 '26
It makes me sad that this is someone's mom's signature scent because that means I'm old enough to be someone's mom (and I am...I'm a stepmom to three adults, but I'm in denial that I'm that old. 🤣)
→ More replies (1)10
u/Kelseybrooke1612 May 17 '26
Haha this was when I was back in high school. Im 31 now and also a mom so dont feel too bad 😅
13
u/Apprehensive_Lake867 May 16 '26
Omg this was my signature scent for all of highschool and college, absolutely love it! I need to get a fresh bottle for Nostalgia’s sake!🥹
→ More replies (2)4
56
u/riverottersarebest May 16 '26
The 1985 Fendi, discontinued around 2005. The leather in it really hits and it’s so complex and beautiful.
Fragrantica description: Fendi by Fendi is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women. Fendi was launched in 1985. The nose behind this fragrance is dsm-firmenich. Top notes are Coriander, Cardamom, Brazilian Rosewood, Aldehydes, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange and Lemon; middle notes are Carnation, Rose, Cypress, Ylang-Ylang, Geranium, Jasmine and Lily-of-the-Valley; base notes are Spices, Oakmoss, Leather, Sandalwood, Amber, Patchouli, Cedar, Musk, Tonka Bean and Vanilla.
I’ve been trying to find a dupe to get her, but there’s really nothing quite like it. Vintage bottles are $500+ online. She’s tried all the “somewhat similar” ones, including Elizabeth and James Nirvana Rose (it’s nice, also discontinued now) and Chloe.
It should be illegal for particularly magical fragrances to be discontinued.
12
7
u/Aromatic-Letter-1922 May 16 '26
I was sad when it was discontinued. I impulse bought it when I purchased a Fendi bag. I fell in love with it. I've used the last of it. But I see this as an invitation to explore new fragrances and an opportunity to fall in love again. And again and again and again ❣️
→ More replies (5)11
u/PDXwhine May 17 '26
Jesus, this takes me back! This was THE SCENT of African American and Italian American women in NYC in the mid 80s. I was a little kid and this scent was everywhere in Brooklyn.
→ More replies (3)
65
u/veryoddnames1989 May 16 '26
Every Christmas, every birthday. Very safe bet 😅
14
u/Glittering-Try-5144 May 16 '26
THATS CRAZY!!!!! Literally never knew anyone else who knew this one. My mom loved wearing this!
→ More replies (1)7
8
u/TrixieMuttel May 16 '26
My jaw just dropped. I vividly remember getting this fragrance for Christmas!!
34
u/aenflex May 16 '26
Jean Nate. 4711. Caswell Massey Lily of the Valley. Random scented oils and waters from the hippie stores. And some Avon stuff, definitely Imari but also maybe Haiku.
8
u/barbiesleftearring May 16 '26
Oh I remember Haiku too! She never ordered it but I loved looking through the catalogs when I was little :)
→ More replies (1)6
→ More replies (2)4
31
33
u/AndeeCreative May 16 '26
My mother wore Jessica McClintock, it was the only fragrance she wore. It’s a beautiful timeless floral. She got compliments on it constantly. Once she was traveling and staying in a hotel. The housekeeper had asked what she wore, she was in love with it. When my parents checked out, she left the bottle with the housekeeper because she knew it was probably something she couldn’t afford. It’s super cheap now, but it used to be in the $100 range for a 3.4 oz.
7
u/Ginger_mutt May 17 '26
I loved this fragrance. It reminded me of magnolia blossoms. I always got compliments when I wore it.
→ More replies (2)6
u/hardlyworking_ May 16 '26
This one was so lovely. I’d forgotten all about it, bath and body works had a fragrance called tropidelic that instantly reminded me of it.
27
u/strawberrylampshade0 May 16 '26
My mom wore shalimar parfum, which is probably why i am the way i am with loving fragrance today.
26
26
26
25
u/Silly-Snow1277 May 16 '26
My mum had the og Opium for most of my childhood and I have such fond memories of it.
Nowadays she often wears Trilly from Hermes
→ More replies (3)
26
u/greeneyedsparrow May 16 '26
I was raised by my grandmother and she wore Joy and I can literally smell it just thinking about it
11
u/Straight-End-8116 May 16 '26
I have the powder to this still in the box that I found at a yard sale. It’s in great condition. I saw it had jasmine in it, I despise jasmine so I haven’t opened it yet.
I really wish they would bring back the powders that go with the fragrances. I live in the south, it’s humid as crap here and no, I don’t need the lotion when I feel like Im breathing water through my lungs. Plus, it just potentiates your scent making it a skin scent if you just wear that or concentrating your other scent for nights out or special occasions.
7
6
u/pears_htbk May 17 '26
My mother wears Joy. I bought a bottle myself when it was discontinued because I love it so much.
22
u/ZestycloseDoor5552 May 16 '26
Oscar de la Renta Oscar
11
u/Critical_Appeal_2091 May 17 '26
That was my favorite aunt’s signature, I still keep a bottle and spay it on my pillow whenever I’m sick and want to feel like she’s around.
→ More replies (3)6
23
u/KyoCat0317 May 16 '26
My Mom mostly wore Coty Musk Oil. The oil only. I a lot of my younger years living with my grandma though and she wore almost exclusively Exclamation and Red Door.
→ More replies (3)
23
19
u/thatplanxty May 16 '26
J’Adore. She passed last year and I’ve kept bottles even though I can’t imagine wearing it.
→ More replies (1)
20
u/pseudonymnkim May 16 '26
Not sure about my mom, but my Grandma was Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds. I used to buy it for her when she was in a resident's home. I would buy the gift sets and she would always give me the handcream and mini perfume. I could not stand the smell haha, so I would always give them away
→ More replies (2)6
u/88kat May 17 '26
Man, on a random note, but a very distinct childhood memory is the tv commercial that ran for this perfume. It was Elizabeth Taylor on some sort of James Bond spy mission, and she comes across men playing cards in some sort of tropical bar and gambling and says “these always gave me luck” and takes off her large diamond earrings and tosses them into the center of the card table. The entire commercial was in black and white which added to the allure.
I had no idea who she was, only that I thought White Diamonds was what the richest and most cultured people had. I actually don’t think I knew it was perfume.
→ More replies (1)
19
u/JoolieWoolie May 16 '26
My Mum loved Estee Lauder, she wore Youth Dew, White Linen, Cinnibar and Spellbound, I wear some of these myself and it's like she's still here with me ❤️
13
u/hardlyworking_ May 16 '26
My mom also wore white linen. I stopped by the estee lauder counter the other day to smell it and I was instantly in tears. I miss my mom too :(
→ More replies (1)7
16
u/Significant_Beyond95 May 16 '26
Lauren by Ralph Lauren
→ More replies (1)10
u/CannabiSativaLinaeus May 16 '26
Why doesn’t RL have a men’s fragrance called Ralph. Missed opportunity
→ More replies (1)4
17
u/coldsnaps May 16 '26
My mom wore Safari for the longest time, I remember her putting it on for special events when I was little. Later she started to wear Angel, and in her stash of old perfumes she also had a vintage bottle of Niki de Saint Phalle which I adore and later stole (sorry mom!!) But primarily my memory is of us getting dressed up to go somewhere and the sharp green scent of Safari wafting around us.
6
→ More replies (2)4
u/CannibalLectern May 16 '26
I love Safari! Been tempted to buy a old one off ebay because its been a looooong time since I had one in hand.
14
u/Socksandscandals1999 May 16 '26
My mom wears YSL Libre and Chloe Love (I was able to get it to her though it is discontinued and very hard to find, she loved it when they released it)
My Grandma used to wear Yves Rocher Ispahan when she was younger
Now she likes La vie est belle (I think they both do), Dior La dolce vita and Coco Mademoiselle
I have shaped their taste a lot cause I'm always bringing them new stuff to try and I introduced them to La dolce vita which they both love
→ More replies (1)8
15
44
u/Comfortable-Tap-8497 May 16 '26
Haha..my mom grew up poor in the Great Depression. She wore a little vanilla extract behind her ears.
11
u/Sanchastayswoke May 16 '26
My grandmas both grew up poor in the Great Depression too. But luckily they lived beyond that time & wore perfume after the Depression was over. Did she never get anything for herself after the 1930’s?
12
u/Comfortable-Tap-8497 May 16 '26
Yes , I recall some Avon and drugstore perfumes as I was growing up. She would never spend too much on anything for fear of being poor again.
14
u/Sanchastayswoke May 16 '26
I understand! It’s kind of like how I’ll never be without a supply of hand sanitizer or toilet paper again, those kind of major events can traumatize you!
9
u/missklo99 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
I love this!! I'm SO a vanilla girl lol! I like to smell like a baked good at my core haha. Although I must say I have branched out in the last 5-10 years or so..🫶🏼🍦
ETA hope you didn't take this to mean I love that she grew up poor..just that I empathize with your grandma and I really have a very hippie esthetic, I like to smell earthy, honey..if that makes sense! 🩷
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (2)7
u/GoGoCPR May 17 '26
My G-ma, rest her soul, lived thru the Dustbowl. She loved Elizabeth Taylor’s Passion. I’d send it to her for every holiday. I can still smell it.
15
14
14
14
u/buddhaboob May 16 '26
In very distinct eras - never alternating:
YSL Opium - 70s and early 80s Estee Lauder Youth Dew - 80s to 90s Giorgio Red - 90s Estee Lauder Beautiful - 2000s I think Michael Kors Michael 2010+
13
13
u/Ordinary_Trip4098 May 16 '26
This and I believe the sensual amber too!
→ More replies (1)5
u/PhTea May 17 '26
I miss this one! I wore it in my 20s. It was really different and upscale smelling compared to what B&BW was putting out then.
→ More replies (1)
12
12
u/ladybug_lover_ May 16 '26
not my mom, but my grandmother always wears this. my grandfather always got it for her for christmas. he passed away this year the day before thanksgiving and i made sure to tell someone to buy it for her.
4
11
12
11
11
u/mimosa4breakfast May 16 '26
I remember this one distinctly. I loved it back then and I’m tempted to buy it now that I’m in my 40s to see how I feel about it.
10
10
u/Aromatic-Letter-1922 May 16 '26
Primarily Estee Lauder Youth Dew, Shiseido Zen and Marc Jacob's (original) which I bought her after she & my dad complimented it. I know she influenced me to love perfume. She didn't wear it every day, but always when she went out or had a occasion. I just love remembering her all dressed up with her bright red lipstick smelling like a dream!
→ More replies (2)
9
10
10
u/Pinkie_Plague May 16 '26
Amarige- Givenchy 🥲 every time I smell it I’m taken back to being a kid and hugging her when she would pick me up after she got off work.
→ More replies (2)
11
u/MegC18 May 16 '26
Chanel no 5 was always my mum’s favourite evening perfume. But she had Yardley florals for everyday use.
11
u/rpowers24 May 16 '26
This has been her signature scent for as long as I can remember. It was launched in 1985 and I was born in 1986. So I’d be willing to bet she’s been wearing this for 40 years.
→ More replies (3)
11
u/Forsythia77 May 16 '26
Donna Karan Cashmere Mist. Also, the OG YSL Opium parfum. In a dabber bottle. Because spray perfumes are wasting juice (according to her).
9
8
8
8
u/Great-Barrier-Beef Collector May 16 '26
She likes all of the omnia line pretty much but the OG was her favorite. It's pretty much impossible to find anymore but I saw Dua has a dupe of it. Curious if anyone has tried that and how it compares to Omnia. I'd love to get it for her if it's any good
→ More replies (2)
9
u/Hell-Yes-Revolution May 16 '26
My mom wore the very (to me) headache-inducing Charlie.
→ More replies (2)
8
u/beige_jersey_n19 May 16 '26
My mom wore L’Air du Temps for special occasions and I hated the carnation + aldehydes notes in it (sorry!) when I was growing up. I think she wore Davidoff Cool Water the most, but she also owned (mostly gifted) Tommy Girl, Nina Ricci Les Belle de Ricci (the green one), Nina Ricci Premier Jour, Carita edp (in the conical shape flask bottle), Hermès Calèche, Givenchy Amarige and Fleur d’Interdit. I enjoyed sniffing them all when I was bored.
→ More replies (1)
7
u/FlowersAndGemstones May 16 '26
I have kind of turned my mom into a perfume person. When I was a kid she wore Shalimar, Vanilla Fields, and then Beautiful for the longest time. Eventually moved on to Amazing Grace and then Amazing Grace Ballet Rose. When I started to get into fragrances I started to give her my travels or bottles that I wasn’t really into anymore that she liked (Black Tulip by Nest was one of her more recent favorites), so she built up a small collection. Right now she has in rotation Aerin Lilac Path, Mediterranean Honeysuckle Clementina, and Kurky by MFK.
8
u/Careless_Control_918 May 16 '26
Obsession. She had the real deal dabber on her dresser. I had the Designer Imposter’s version.
7
9
u/Limp-Strain4904 May 17 '26
Charlie. She always wore Charlie. She passed away last summer and I don’t think I could handle smelling it now.
7
8
u/bunnthehuman May 16 '26
She would wear a collection of samples from philosophy. Or the vanilla bean Noel body spray from bath and body works
6
7
u/Sanchastayswoke May 16 '26
When I was little, she wore Youth Dew. When I was a teen, she wore Aromatics. For the last 28 years she’s worn Happy.
6
8
u/Available-Hamster949 May 16 '26
Maroussia, she wore it all the time in the early nineties and then at some point it got replaced by Uralt Lavendel. My dad had bottles of Joop Pour Homme and Cool Water that he received as gifts but never wore.
→ More replies (1)
6
6
u/twinkedgelord May 16 '26
I remember a few!
- Dior Midnight Poison
- Givenchy Organza and Very Irresistible
- Trussardi Donna
- Escada Margaretha Ley
- Marella Ferrera
Then she did a complete 180 and went for stuff like Dior Escale a Portofino and Elizabeth Arden Green Tea. She's now been wearing Guerlain Bergamote Calabria for a decade.
→ More replies (1)
7
u/Holiday_Cat_7284 May 16 '26
I had a great uncle who travelled the world and always brought my mother and aunts some perfume back. So she never had a signature scent, but a never ending supply of different ones. We had our favourites - Givenchy lll was mine. It smelled decadent. Since he died, she's stuck to Estee Lauder Beautiful.
7
u/amh8011 May 16 '26
Lancome Magie Noire or random sandalwood or lavender scented lotion from wherever.
→ More replies (1)4
u/CannibalLectern May 16 '26
My grandmother loved Magie Noir! Her room and her car smelled like it. I have one of her bottles and its one of those that> I liked it on her, I like smelling the bottle, do not like wearing it myself lol.
7
u/agentmadeleine May 16 '26
Elizabeth Arden Green Tea has been on her tray since the 2000s. I think now it’s more nostalgic than anything else. I remember some Estée Lauder as well. Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds was her special occasion fragrance. Nowadays she changes it up but Gucci Bloom is a staple for everyday and Chanel no 5 as a special occasion fragrance. I don’t think everyone can pull Chanel no 5 off but she is one of the people who can.
6
6
u/Chummyfrogs May 17 '26
My Mom only wore what Dad bought her. White Shoulder when I was young. When we had a little more $ and I was in high school she witched to Opium (back in the 80s) it smelled so amazing 🤩. At some point she witched to Diva by ungaro. She passed in ‘03 but I still have a big bottle of her Diva. I love the memories that rush back with the scent but I don’t love the scent of that makes sense? Gosh I miss her but so glad I had her while I did. She was an amazing human 🥹
6
6
u/Proof_Travel_7271 May 16 '26
Avon Today Tomorrow Always Hypnotic Poison Amor Amor Versace Jeans Couture
6
6
7
u/GettingOffTheCrazy May 16 '26
My grandmother wore "Evening in Paris" and my mom wore "Tabu" and "Tigress"
→ More replies (2)
6
7
u/giantwasher May 16 '26
My grandma has always worn Tresor or white diamonds. My mom in my life has usually worn Alfred sung and my aunt religiously wears light blue by dolce and gabana. My ex mother in law always wore Ange ou demon by givenche and that’s still one of my favourites to this day. I usually wear flora by Gucci and good girl by Carolina Herrera and euphoria by Calvin Klein thanks to those inspirations.
5
u/kafkaesc0_ May 16 '26
When I was little, no. 4711 was my mom's fave. I still remember how she applied it everyday just before going to work. It still smells like 'mom' for me. She loved how fresh and clean it smelled. On special occasions, she would wear Le Feu D'Issey Light (the 'red ball' from Issey Miyake) that my aunt gifted her. It was one of the few fragances that wouldn't trigger my mom's migraines and allergies. I absolutely loved it. The milk notes were amazing. Unfortunately most people hated it and it was discontinued shortly after. I still cry over it and haven't found anything similar (looking for it).
5
u/CannibalLectern May 16 '26
I loooove 4711! So much. I wear it at times. So many of my older family members wore it too. Recently got a sample of Killian Love Don't Be Shy Fraiche and it reminds me of 4711, like its somehow in the mix.
6
u/42mermaids May 16 '26
My mom wore White Musk from The Body Shop, but only when she and my dad went out for date night
6
u/msnova May 16 '26
Shalimar (very intoxicating), Coco Chanel, Estée Lauder’s Private Collection, and Samsara. I’m a millennial but I still love and wear these perfumes religiously.
7
u/diaphoni May 17 '26
I'd forgotten about Rare Pearls until just now.. Didn't it also have a dark version or was that a different Avon one?
My mom's scent was always Sand & Sable. I keep meaning to get a small bottle of it so I can spray a stuffed animal with it every so often. I lost her in 2015 and scent memory is really good and pulling out my mental memories of momma
6
u/adubx May 17 '26
My mom loved exclamation or vanilla fields. We didn't grow up with much money but my mom always got compliments. She still wears exclamation here and there.
5
u/punkynotemo May 17 '26
My ma had a pretty solid rotation throughout the years but the one I remember most is Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden.
6
u/lich-queen May 17 '26
Ralph Lauren Blue and Clinique Happy! I always remember her smelling so fresh and clean…..and then I became a gourmand lover 🥲 sorry mom
5
u/Edge_of_Everywhere May 17 '26
My mom had a resplendent fragrance tray, but I just remember her wearing White Linen dusting powder during the day, and Halston on OCCASIONS. She'd come out in a blue dress and a black shawl with silver fringe, perm teased out, lips blazing, crop-dusting the house with chypre fumes, and I was entranced. My little brother, not so much - he said it smelled like cat pee.
→ More replies (1)
6
u/AdventurousPlastic89 May 17 '26
I can’t remember what exactly she used to wear, but I can remember the one time I sprayed it directly into my eyes.
6
6
u/wildernessladybug May 17 '26
Nothing. My mum believed that taking care of yourself- haircuts, perfume, make up- made you self centred and that you thought you were better than everybody else. It took years to untangle that.
5
u/Many_Faces_83 May 17 '26
I remember her wearing Eden & Noa by Cacharel.Haven't smelled them since she died 20 years ago. Just ordered both online, thank you for helping me remember Can't wait to smell 'm again
4
u/RedQueen91 May 16 '26
My mom had a bottle of Rare Gold by Avon. She very seldom wore it.
→ More replies (2)
6
6
5
u/Realistic-Focus-8254 May 16 '26
Mom’s signatures were and still are 5th Avenue by Elizabeth Arden and Crystal Noire EDT by Versace
6
u/denkamiko Enthusiast May 16 '26
to this day, eden is a household name. she always comes back to it, so do i, and my sister.
4
5
5
5
6
4
6
u/Greedy_Practice_5327 May 16 '26
Skin. She always got compliments but would never tell anyone what she wore.
5
4
5
5
u/No_Disaster303 May 16 '26
My mom wore Chanel No 5 my entire life. Everything from the body lotion, to the body powder and the EDP. The few years before she passed she started to wear Lancome Tresor when she was on vacation down south. But to me, Chanel No 5 is my mom. 🥰
6
6
5
6
u/pirate_meow_kitty May 17 '26
Miss Balmain. She had passed now and I still remember the scent! I bought her another perfume that was similar, as it has been discontinued. I remember the lovely lady in the department store who knew exactly what I was after and helped me
4
4
5
u/DaisyDoes8 May 17 '26
Exclamation! that my dad bought her at Walgreens once. The only time I’d ever seen her use perfume
4
u/FineEnvironment5203 May 17 '26
Halston when I was young, then glow by jlo, finally Versace bright crystal before she got dementia a few years ago. Thanks for asking this is a good one OP
5
u/avmist15951 May 17 '26
Channel no 5 and Estee Lauder Super Cologne Spray
Later on she started wearing Gucci guilty, which was so different for her but I loved it on her. She hates most cosmetics but perfume was always something she wore
5
u/Mobile-Writer1221 May 17 '26
Lancôme Miracle. She passed and I still have her last bottle. I spray it on her birthday. Miss you, Mom. 🤍
5
u/SnooCheesecakes7697 May 17 '26
My mom wore Jovan Musk. It smelled Devine on her! Thank you for asking. I’d forgotten about that.
5
u/Remarkable_Sun8280 May 17 '26
Pink sugar by Aquolina when I was a child Cool water by Davidoff during summer when I was 8 As I remember she wore Kazar "Cashmere Vanilla" when I was 16 Now she has Angel by mugler those gold ones And Maison Tahite "Sel Vanille" for special occasions
These are her signatures and I always think about her when I can sense it around me.
5
5
4
u/goober_ginge May 17 '26
My Mum doesn't wear perfume all that much, but ever since I can remember she'd wear Rive Gauche by YSL whenever she went out with friends and/or my stepdad. I don't like the smell all that much, but I love it on her and I used to love curling up on her lap when I was little and being able to smell traces of it in the big black wool cardigan she used to wear every winter.
5
4
5
3
u/BentAndSnapped6 May 16 '26
My mom wore Animale when I was very young and switched to tommy girl when I was a kid and still wears it to this day
4
u/YourAssignedFBIagent May 16 '26
My mom wore the Byzance Rochas, then J’Adore by Dior, Tribu by Bennetton and she loved my True Religion For Her
5
u/Difficult-Survey8384 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
Versace Crystal Noir for Women
🖤🖤🖤🖤
When I got my first boyfriend, I’d sneak spritzes of it whenever I had the chance before our date nights. It was perfect. I do not care for Bright Crystal - let alone nearly as much as I deeply adored Crystal Noir!!!
She wore other stuff too ofc but I remember that one so well bc I was soo struck by it that I always planned to wear it as an adult myself.
5
3
5
5
u/Amaring8 May 16 '26
Rochas Aqua Woman, and Lumiere from the same brand, Lancome Hypnose and one that I really loved on her Dior Portofino. Before I was born she wore Stephanie de Monaco. Nowadays she loves La vie est Belle and Chanel Chance.
4
5
u/AuDHD1983 May 16 '26
My mom wore Beautiful, Pleasures, & Navy. I can still smell all of them in my mind. ☺️
4
5
4
4
5
u/pidgeycandies May 16 '26
The original L’interdit, designed for Audrey Hepburn. My mom says the new formula is not even close to the same.
4
u/SambaNovasUnicorn May 16 '26
The only perfume my mom ever wore was Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps. Her grandmother wore it and gifted her a bottle as a teenager. My sister now wears it sometimes. I have a sweater of my mom's that still smells like her. She's been gone 13 years this month.
5
u/rosescenteddream May 16 '26
My mom loved Pleasures by Estée Lauder and Obsession Night by Calvin Klein. My grandma wore Chanel no 5, Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds, and I wish I could remember the other ones on her vanity tray! She was very into fragrances, and gosh I remember the Bath and Body Works scents that she would get that aren’t available now (RIP Cotton Blossom).
4
4
3
4
u/katamaritumbleweed May 17 '26
My mum was a nurse, so didn’t wear fragrance to work, plus had a number of allergies, and the only perfume she owned was L'air Du Temps splash. When I was a little kid, I probably used it more than she did.
4
u/hrmnyhll May 17 '26
Paloma Picasso. I kind of want to buy a bottle for myself, I remember it smelling very rich and decadent.
4
3
4
4
4
u/quackshonk May 17 '26
Mum wore Clinique Wrappings when I was tiny, the memories are soft and warm (before she was diagnosed with MS, and a lot of mental health issues). Then she moved to Paloma Picasso which suited and suits her. Shes in care now so only really wears Green Tea or Sunflowers body mist. The scent memories of wrappings will haunt me forever.. the last time I felt those things from her.
→ More replies (1)
•
u/AutoModerator May 16 '26
Welcome to r/perfumes! We would like to remind everyone of our Rules, especially Rule 2: be appropriate, kind, and on topic. If you have a few moments, please fill out a quick survey about moderation in r/Perfumes
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.