Hi all!
So, I've decided to buy a present for my mum (she is 52), and it will be a perfume. Now, she is not a pretentious woman, I believe she hardly ever had an "expensive" frag, and by that I mean 50+ euros. I am also ashamed to say that I don't really know her taste in perfume, but what I do know is that she's told me that she likes floral perfumes and that she used to wear Coty's Pret a Porter and liked it (the notes listed somewhere on the vast internet are: top - orange, red grapefruit, rose, violet leaves, tamarind flower; middle - fresia, magnolia, nutmeg, cardamon, black pepper; base - oakmoss, sandalwood). Oh, and she doesn't like sweet perfumes. Now, I've done some research around, and I've come up with some options to be taken into consideration, and I would love if you gals would chip in to this investigation of sorts
So, here's my selection:
1. Kenzo Flower - basically the first option that pops into mind
2. YSL Paris - lots of flowers, kinda old school, I wonder if she knows it?
3. Givenchy Amarige - haven't smelled it, any suggestions?
4. Armani Code - not really a floral, but I really really like it, although I don't know how much she would
5. Lancome Miracle - oh the bottle is so ugly... but the notes seem OK, what do you think?
6. Guerlain Shalimar - OK, OK, before you start chopping my head off for it not being a floral at all (quite the opposite I guess), I do believe that it would suit her personality, but then again, will she like how it smells? Leather and incense seems a bit much for the fragrance non-connoisseur.
That's my list, and please add to it as you deem fit. Oh, I forgot to mention that this will be a blind buy, so no time for sampling etc. And I do not see myself trying on women's perfume at the local mall, so that's out of the question too. Thanks once again and I'm anxiously waiting for your replies!
Alin
So, I've decided to buy a present for my mum (she is 52), and it will be a perfume. Now, she is not a pretentious woman, I believe she hardly ever had an "expensive" frag, and by that I mean 50+ euros. I am also ashamed to say that I don't really know her taste in perfume, but what I do know is that she's told me that she likes floral perfumes and that she used to wear Coty's Pret a Porter and liked it (the notes listed somewhere on the vast internet are: top - orange, red grapefruit, rose, violet leaves, tamarind flower; middle - fresia, magnolia, nutmeg, cardamon, black pepper; base - oakmoss, sandalwood). Oh, and she doesn't like sweet perfumes. Now, I've done some research around, and I've come up with some options to be taken into consideration, and I would love if you gals would chip in to this investigation of sorts
So, here's my selection:1. Kenzo Flower - basically the first option that pops into mind
2. YSL Paris - lots of flowers, kinda old school, I wonder if she knows it?
3. Givenchy Amarige - haven't smelled it, any suggestions?
4. Armani Code - not really a floral, but I really really like it, although I don't know how much she would
5. Lancome Miracle - oh the bottle is so ugly... but the notes seem OK, what do you think?
6. Guerlain Shalimar - OK, OK, before you start chopping my head off for it not being a floral at all (quite the opposite I guess), I do believe that it would suit her personality, but then again, will she like how it smells? Leather and incense seems a bit much for the fragrance non-connoisseur.
That's my list, and please add to it as you deem fit. Oh, I forgot to mention that this will be a blind buy, so no time for sampling etc. And I do not see myself trying on women's perfume at the local mall, so that's out of the question too. Thanks once again and I'm anxiously waiting for your replies!
Alin
