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questions about fragrances and fragrance "wardrobes"

HappyDaze — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:48:40 GMT

So I'm watching the NEST presentation and she always talks about in the daytime she wears this and then in the evenings she puts on this other one and then going to work she will wear this one, etc. I've never heard anyone wear fragrance like that so my questions are- how do you remove the previous scent before you apply the other one? Or do you layer it over the previous one? And, if the latter, wouldn't that change the scent of the one you are just applying? Do alot of people wear fragrance like this or do most just apply one scent for the whole day?

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Lipstickdiva — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 21:22:49 GMT

I don't wear scent that way either. I put a scent on in the morning and if I'm going out that night, I will freshen it up by either spritzing more scent on or adding some body lotion plus some spritzing.

Short of taking a shower and starting over again, I don't know how you get your old fragrance off.

I know the Philosophy vendors have said you can layer their fragrances but they do mix and you get the blend of them together.

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suzyQ3 — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 21:56:30 GMT

Maybe that's why she always goes on about her alone time in her bathtub before they go out for dinner.

I use two scents in a day -- one in the morning and one after I bathe or shower at night. Sometimes I do actually layer.

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SahmIam — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:21:42 GMT

I don't know about anyone else, but I tend to favor scents that are similar in their undertone. Cold weather means warm, spicy scents and for the most part if I were to layer them, they would smell great.

Warm weather means either an ocean/Mediterranean scent or something with a citrus undertone. Again, they would layer without issue.

Beyond that, don't know what people do if the scent are completely opposite of each other.

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Jacie — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:31:46 GMT

I have layered Amazing Grace and Pure Grace as well as Tova Signature and Tova Summer. Wear them alone too.

Beyond those, no. I have been known to buy the Light versions of a fragrance along with the full version. Shalimar and Shalimar Light for example. I can use the light version all year round.

Too much to remove a fragrance and apply another for me! And I am reminded that the Nest Vendor lives in a world of fragrance, she is from the Slatkin family. Candles, Room Fresheners and Perfume. I would think I might get hives!!!

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HappyDaze — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:33:57 GMT

@SahmIam wrote:
I don't know about anyone else, but I tend to favor scents that are similar in their undertone. Cold weather means warm, spicy scents and for the most part if I were to layer them, they would smell great.

Warm weather means either an ocean/Mediterranean scent or something with a citrus undertone. Again, they would layer without issue.

Beyond that, don't know what people do if the scent are completely opposite of each other.

I am not a huge perfume wearer but when I do, this is moslty how I wear them.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:40:17 GMT

I don't layer colognes. Most often, whatever I've chosen to wear in the morning gets refreshed with another couple of spritzes if I'm going out at night and not rebathing. If I really, really want a different scent at night and I'm not rebathing, I'll wash my neck and arms at the sink since I'm probably already washing my face and décolleté anyway in advance if applying new makeup for the evening.

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TY — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 01:17:13 GMT

You can't remove a fragrance from your skin, hair, and clothing like you remove makeup so I'm guessing that the vendor is layering compatible fragrances on top of one another.

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GingerPeach — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 01:34:31 GMT

@HappyDaze

If you've applied perfume in only one or two spots, sometimes you can remove most of the scent by applying rubbing alcohol to a cotton ball and rubbing the perfumed area. But it doesn't always work.

Obviously, this wouldn't work either if it's all over, or if it's in your hair or clothing.

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MissSugarKane — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 03:25:58 GMT

I think I have been wearing Philospophy for too long because I didn't even realize fragrances could last a whole day lol

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HappyDaze — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 03:30:26 GMT

Interesting feedback, thanks everyone! I was wondering if I was the only one who never changed their fragrance throughout the day, lol. Maybe that is only something someone in the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous do, lol. I mean, I can understand if you were wearing something during the day and then going out on a date and took a shower and wanted something different. That is totally understandable.

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Desertdi — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:34:10 GMT

I have fragrance "groups".........and I mix them.

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Sister Golden Hair — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 07:13:42 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
I have fragrance "groups".........and I mix them.

@Desertdi @HappyDaze I'm a mixer too

Most all of my perfumes have jasmine and vanilla.

But I use (my last bottle) "Baby Grace after my shower or bath before I go to bed

I also, mix perfume with different body lotions.

As long as they are in the same notes of each other.

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Desertdi — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 07:38:58 GMT

@Sister Golden Hair wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
I have fragrance "groups".........and I mix them.
@Desertdi @HappyDaze I'm a mixer too

Most all of my perfumes have jasmine and vanilla.

But I use (my last bottle) "Baby Grace after my shower or bath before I go to bed

I also, mix perfume with different body lotions.

As long as they are in the same notes of each other.

Lately, I've been mixing a floral with a green

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Krissy_1968 — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:30:17 GMT

While I don't categorize my scents so to speak...I do tend to know which are vanilla based, which are floral based, and which are more fruity based...I can layer scents in the same genre with no issue and I do so frequently creating my own scent!! I tend to go fruity in the summer ( example is Escada Rockin' Rio), floral in spring (Guerlain Insouciance- violet based!) and vanilla/woodsy ( too many to name but look at Casmir-Chopard(my top 3!) and Addict-Christian Dior-they did reformulate and it is NOT as good but still fabulous) in the winter but since I live in AZ ,I can mix what I wear up too...I love fragrance so much and have found very few that do not work for me...sad for those women who are fragrance adverse or allergic..it truly lifts me up during the day or night, makes me feel things through the scent and generally makes my life a happier place (which makes those in my life happier, I am sure, LOL)

ps... I was wearing Dior's Addict and one of my managers came out into the crew room and said I "knew" you were here because it smelled so good although he didn't know what it was!!! ( I hadn't applied perfume in hours before, just saying!) I gave him the perfume name so he could get points with his wife LOL

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jlkz — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 15:19:45 GMT

Recently my niece wanted to know what was the perfume I use. Asked her why she wanted to know because there are so few bottles left since the scent was discontinued many years ago. It turns out that since I apply my scent at my makeup nook in the walk-in closet, everything in the closet is lightly scented !!!!

So, when I send her things from my closet, she knows it is from me automatically !

To answer the original poster's question: I keep the same scent year round (NE) but recently switched to Jimmy Choo perfume as I am using the FENDI Theorema very sparingly.

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wilma — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 20:10:54 GMT

I only own one fragrance so I guess I won't be layering any. I am assuming you could layer similar scents. My body lotions and washes are all unscented or very mildy scented. I am very sensitive to odors and some trigger an asthma attack so the whole idea of having a fragrance wardrobe or layering scents is totally foreign to me.

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Sister Golden Hair — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 20:32:21 GMT

@jlkz wrote:
Recently my niece wanted to know what was the perfume I use. Asked her why she wanted to know because there are so few bottles left since the scent was discontinued many years ago. It turns out that since I apply my scent at my makeup nook in the walk-in closet, everything in the closet is lightly scented !!!!

So, when I send her things from my closet, she knows it is from me automatically !

To answer the original poster's question: I keep the same scent year round (NE) but recently switched to Jimmy Choo perfume as I am using the FENDI Theorema very sparingly.

@jlkz I love Jimmy Choo and would like to try the new one, I can't remember the name.

And people stop me to tell me how good I smell.

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jlkz — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 01:12:12 GMT

@Sister Golden Hair

I think it is " IILLICIT "

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Toppers — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 02:46:33 GMT

@HappyDaze wrote:
Interesting feedback, thanks everyone! I was wondering if I was the only one who never changed their fragrance throughout the day, lol. Maybe that is only something someone in the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous do, lol. I mean, I can understand if you were wearing something during the day and then going out on a date and took a shower and wanted something different. That is totally understandable.

No, I don't change my fragrance during the day. In fact, I will refresh and keep wearing it.

I tend to stay with one fragrance. In fact, I go through phases where I tend to "favor" a fragrance for awhile, and that is the only one that I wear. Then, I will switch off and wear something else for awhile, and so on.