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How many different scents do you change to in a day? Examples?

post #1 of 22
5/3/10 at 11:53am
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Hi! My first post here. I'd love to hear about anyone else changing what scent they wear throughout the day, evening, and bedtime! My mood changes so I switch between trying samples and wearing several different scents.
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post #2 of 22
5/3/10 at 8:12pm
I usually change fragrances two to three times per day.


Shalimar...........day
Mitsouko............evening
Barbara Bui........sleep

Shaal Nur...........day
Mitsouko.............evening

Shaal Nur............day
Shalimar..............evening
Shalimar Legere....sleep

Tumulte.................day
Encre Noir..............evening
Timbuktu................sleep

Ambre Gris..............day
Chamade ................evenig
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post #3 of 22
5/3/10 at 8:18pm
Up to three times a day .
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post #4 of 22
5/3/10 at 11:20pm
Three times, usually. Maybe four. Sometimes I think that may be too much , but apparently I'm not alone.

The fragrances are often related. For example Habit Rouge, Shalimar Eau Legere, and then Shalimar edc. Or maybe they all share a similar note, like orris. I often end the day with an edc, or an edt without much sillage or longevity.

Sometimes I have "odd" days when I'm sampling fragrances. I get impatient, so I start out wearing unrelated scents on either arm.
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post #5 of 22
5/4/10 at 1:53am
It depends on if I'm at home or at work

If I'm at home usually three times - one for morning, one for midday and another in the evening/night

However if I'm at work it'll usually be twice - once in the morning and I'll reapply (if needed) with the same bottles, then I change in the evening.
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post #6 of 22
5/4/10 at 5:04am
Usually two times. One for work, then another (often similar note or similar feel) in the evening. Sometimes three times on the weekends, depending on what I am doing.
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post #7 of 22
5/4/10 at 11:26am
Two, occasionally three.

SotD
SotE (sometimes)
Pour un Homme before bed

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post #8 of 22
5/4/10 at 11:32am
It seems to me that I can usually still smell at least a trace of my morning fragrance in the evening, so I don't usually add anything else because I don't want them to clash. Sometimes I'll add another splash of the morning frag, though.
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post #9 of 22
5/4/10 at 11:39am
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Originally Posted by Thalia View Post

It seems to me that I can usually still smell at least a trace of my morning fragrance in the evening, so I don't usually add anything else because I don't want them to clash. Sometimes I'll add another splash of the morning frag, though.

Ditto for me!
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post #10 of 22
5/4/10 at 12:02pm
No more than two. I either have the same on all day, or use one for morning and one if I go out at night.
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post #11 of 22
5/4/10 at 1:21pm
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No more than two. I either have the same on all day, or use one for morning and one if I go out at night.

Ditto.
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post #12 of 22
5/4/10 at 5:08pm
Usually one daytime scent, and a scented bath oil in the evening. And sometimes a sleep scent that's compatible with the bath oil.
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post #13 of 22
5/4/10 at 5:15pm
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Minimum two in a day but recently it's been more. Yesterday, I wore five...actually wore them. It was a long day.
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post #14 of 22
5/5/10 at 6:42am
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Originally Posted by Thalia View Post

It seems to me that I can usually still smell at least a trace of my morning fragrance in the evening, so I don't usually add anything else because I don't want them to clash. Sometimes I'll add another splash of the morning frag, though.

Same here. I like my fumes to last the whole day. I only have a couple that don't. Sometimes I'll wear something to bed, so.... 1 or 2.
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post #15 of 22
5/5/10 at 6:49am
Bienvenue, Whitelace..!

Two for me ... SotD and SotE,
I usually re-apply my SotE right
before bedtime.
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post #16 of 22
5/5/10 at 7:07am
I'm envious of those whose skin/chemistry allows scents to last so long on them!
No matter how much I moisturize, most perfumes fade in an hour or two. But, I work at home so this enables me to reapply throughout the day, or change often for example --

I have my SOTC (scent of the coffee -- drink coffee & watch the news in bed with one little spritz on my hand. Usually Hiris.)
after shower SOTD
then SOTA (late afternoon--usually this time of year something green like Vent vert or Jolie Madame, for 3 mile walk with my dog)
then shower again and SOtE
then SOTB (scent of the bed, maybe same as SOTE--but if that has worn off I may try a sample on my hand to contemplate while I'm reading)

Oh dear, now I'm exposed as a fickle scent hog...
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post #17 of 22
5/5/10 at 8:57am
usually just one for me, my scents general last all day. If I'm ssampling something and it fades, I might try another later in the day. once in a blue moon I'll put on Molinard Vanille to sleep in.
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post #18 of 22
5/5/10 at 11:22am
If it's something I don't know inside out I'll usually wear it 'til it's done. I'm usually the last out of the cinema, too

I love really getting to know a new perfume. You want to know everything about it and it's all new and enchanting; the brittle top notes, the way it opens up and warms, the cosy, basenotey stage which can light up as the skin changes temperature.

Of course, I do have my dumb scent slut days when I just want to spray the heck out of something, find an excuse to have a shower, and move on to the next!
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post #19 of 22
5/5/10 at 8:32pm
I usually wear two different fragrances in a day. For instance, I might wear Eau Sauvage during the day and Guerlain Vetiver for the evening.
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post #20 of 22
5/5/10 at 9:10pm
It depends. If it's a perfume with great longevity, I won't change at all. Sometimes, though, a great scent will peter out and I'll take that opportunity to do something else, sometimes getting an interesting "layering" effect. But almost always there's a "nightcap" of sorts, something relaxing or gourmand.
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post #21 of 22
5/5/10 at 11:19pm
I seem to operate similar to cbstarker. However, I don't typically apply a "nightcap scent" unless I am trying out new samples and cannot wait to get them on my skin, or unless I am just really craving a specific scent.
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post #22 of 22
5/6/10 at 3:04am
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Amost always two frags per day for me. On occasion I will apply a third at bedtime but rarely.
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