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post #1 of 41
3/26/09 at 7:26am
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Does anyone do this? I love spraying some Davidoff Adventure on me and my pillow before sleeping. Gives me a chance to actually enjoy it, due to its terrible sillage and longevity.
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post #2 of 41
3/26/09 at 7:29am
most of my reviews are done after I've come home, taken a shower, and prepared for bed. It is at this sanguine time that I can fully focus on the "experience" of a fragrance, and it also helps me to get an idea of longevity by seeing how much scent still clings to me when I wake up in the morning... not to mention my girlfriend loves how I fill up the bedroom with aroma when we lay down.
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post #3 of 41
3/26/09 at 7:33am
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It's strange that I can still smell Adventure on me in the morning, but it hardly lasts during the day.
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post #4 of 41
3/26/09 at 7:35am
Some of my favorites to wear to sleep are L'Occitane Eau de L'Occitan and The Body Shop White Musk for Men - both have lavender.
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post #5 of 41
3/26/09 at 7:40am
I've not done the pillow-spray but I regularly spritz or annoint myself before bed. Lately I've been alternating between Madini Ambar Gris with a spritz or 2 of Balmain's Ambre Gris, or Tam Dao with a bit of Avignon. I find sandalwood and frankincense together to be sooooo comforting and relaxing.
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post #6 of 41
3/26/09 at 7:41am
Not unless I'm after a bit of action between the sheets. Otherwise I don't see the point in wasting it!!
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post #7 of 41
3/26/09 at 7:51am
I shower and wear a fragrance every night before going to bed. My wife calls me Dr. Smellgood.....and she is correct.

Wasting it? Who the hell am I saving it for?
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post #8 of 41
3/26/09 at 8:00am
I wear a scent to sleep every night (my go-to is Shalimar (the EdC) by Guerlain).

I don't spray the pillows, since fabric tends to retain the smell for a LONG time and I don't want to smell the scent for that long, considering I might switch to another scent the next day.
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post #9 of 41
3/26/09 at 8:00am
Last night I sprayed on Voleur de Roses (my melancholy fragrance) and then Fumerie Turque and Avignon on the backs of my hands.
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post #10 of 41
3/26/09 at 8:08am
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

I wear a scent to sleep every night (my go-to is Shalimar (the EdC) by Guerlain).

I don't spray the pillows, since fabric tends to retain the smell for a LONG time and I don't want to smell the scent for that long, considering I might switch to another scent the next day.

Ditto Mike. I wear something different every night. It also gives me an opportunity to try samples I have accumulated.
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post #11 of 41
3/26/09 at 8:11am
I'll often spritz Hermés EdOV or Mugler Cologne before retiring for the night.

Maybe something a bit sexier if I intend to be, er, a bit sexier.
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post #12 of 41
3/26/09 at 8:12am
Shalimar... on the pillows.
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post #13 of 41
3/26/09 at 8:19am
I sometimes wear Tea for Two to bed. Occasionally, Penhaligon's Endymion or Royal Scottish Lavender. Or Montale's Aoud Damascus.

Usually, I just enjoy the basenotes of the morning's selection.

And every now and then, I will test something at bed time to get an initial impression.
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post #14 of 41
3/26/09 at 8:32am
I can't see myself ever doing this.
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post #15 of 41
3/26/09 at 8:36am
Definately!
Opium EdT or EdP- on my dressing robe and pillows most nights, either for sleep or for other bed-time activity.
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post #16 of 41
3/26/09 at 9:14am
Aqua Velva or just plain rose water (I normally shave before bed).
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post #17 of 41
3/26/09 at 10:00am
Ck One, Euphoria and Obsession for me
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post #18 of 41
3/26/09 at 10:12am
Rare is the night when I don't go through the ritual of assessing my day in the shower, deciding the right frame of mind to get a good night sleep to either savor or erase the events of the day, then choosing the perfect fragrance to achieve that effect.

Last night Czech & Speake Cuba was just the ticket.
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post #19 of 41
3/26/09 at 10:12am
Un Jardin sur le Nil, like a warm night under the stars, by the Nile, in my dreams.
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post #20 of 41
3/26/09 at 11:28am
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I occaisionally wear L'Occitane Vetyver to bed. I don't think it particularly helps me sleep, but I do find it a relaxing scent, so maybe it does.
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post #21 of 41
3/26/09 at 11:41am
I often wear Quorum to bed.
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post #22 of 41
3/26/09 at 1:55pm
Wearing a scent to sleep would be rather unlikely in my case, since I have no experience with that whatsoever. And yet... some of the scents I love and wear give me, if worn shortly before I go to sleep or linger strongly, even into the night, after a previous application, such a balanced, inspiring, pleasant physical, emotional, intellectual etc. state that, indirectly, my overall well- being is so great I actually (among other things) sleep better and wake up more relaxed.
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post #23 of 41
3/26/09 at 2:10pm
Cartier L'essence de Declaration was worn by me last night.
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post #24 of 41
4/15/09 at 12:45am
Occasionally I'll spritz or dab something on before hitting the hay. GIT smells damn good in the morning. Avignon and Kyoto are solid choices as well. I find them rather calming and meditative.
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post #25 of 41
4/15/09 at 1:14am
wearing millesime imperial right now. mmmm it is 1:14 am.
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post #26 of 41
4/15/09 at 1:41am
I did try a lavender oil before sleep.. but no real effect on me.. As for perfume, nahh.. a waste in my eyes.
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post #27 of 41
4/15/09 at 2:10am
Mine lately is Eternity for men, smell sweet and relaxing
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post #28 of 41
4/15/09 at 2:18am
I know it's almost universally hated here, but I do this with Gaultier 2 sometimes. For me, it's a fairly calming and relaxing fragrance.
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post #29 of 41
4/15/09 at 3:07am
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wearing millesime imperial right now. mmmm it is 1:14 am.

My favorite!

I wonder if I wear MI to bed, will I dream of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia?

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post #30 of 41
4/15/09 at 5:22am
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I did try a lavender oil before sleep.. but no real effect on me.. As for perfume, nahh.. a waste in my eyes.

Well, lavender works very nice in bed for me.
Essential oil, Caron Un pour Homme, Tauer's Reverie au Jardin, v...v.... All help me sleep better.
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post #31 of 41
4/15/09 at 5:56am
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i use adg on my sheets and pillows
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post #32 of 41
4/15/09 at 12:37pm
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nahh.. a waste in my eyes.

Thank you! That's what I think too.
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post #33 of 41
4/15/09 at 12:55pm
I regularly apply a relaxing scent before bed. Historically, that's been Gucci Envy. More recently, Tommy Bahama.
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post #34 of 41
4/15/09 at 1:21pm
I heard Mugler cologne is a great bed time scent
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post #35 of 41
4/15/09 at 8:55pm
I sometime wear Guerlain Vetiver befor going to bed it is very relaxing and uplifting at the same time.
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post #36 of 41
4/16/09 at 12:49am
No Rive Gauche pH in this thread yet? It's amazing. You should try it. So creamy it's comforting.

Also Black XS seems to work pretty well for me too.
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post #37 of 41
4/16/09 at 1:32am
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No Rive Gauche pH in this thread yet? It's amazing. You should try it. So creamy it's comforting.

Also Black XS seems to work pretty well for me too.

RGpH reminds me too much of early morning toiletries.
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post #38 of 41
4/16/09 at 7:33pm
Let me echo those who mentioned Mugler Cologne. Despite its sharp initial presentation, it's great to go to bed by, I think because it's reminiscent of fresh laundry.

When I want something softer and sweeter I reach for my giant bottle of Pierre Cardin EDC. It owes much to BdP, but the Cardin is cheap enough to wear as often as I want.
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post #39 of 41
4/16/09 at 9:19pm
L'Heure Bleue, Avignon, or Hypnotic Poison are often my friends before going to bed.
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post #40 of 41
4/16/09 at 9:58pm
Mugler Cologne for freshness or Tam Dao for its medititative qualities.
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post #41 of 41
4/16/09 at 9:59pm
My hands are pretty rough so I use Aesop heavy-scented hand cream before I retire to bed. The hand cream unfortunately sort of clashes with any scent which I might want to wear to sleep. Fortunately Aesop makes some of the most divine-smelling stuff and that orange-scented cream helps to lure me to sleep quickly.
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