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This or That: Fragrance Edition

June 10th, 2020 by Karen 12 Comments

byredo gypsy water
I’m gonna go with this one.

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Copy and paste the following questions with your answers in a comment. Can’t wait to see what yours are! Mine are down below…

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  • Floral or oriental?
  • Body splash or scented lotion?
  • Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5?
  • Citrus or gourmand?
  • Rollerball or solid?
  • Eau de parfum or eau de toilette?
  • Spray on wrist or spray on neck?
  • Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession?
  • French or Italian perfumes?

Floral or oriental?

Floral

Body splash or scented lotion?

Scented lotion

Byredo or Chanel?

Oooh, so tough… Gonna go with Byredo, since I wore Gypsy Water for like THREE YEARS STRAIGHT.

Citrus or gourmand?

Citrus

Rollerball or solid?

Rollerball

Eau de parfum or eau de toilette?

Eau de parfum

Spray on wrist or spray on neck?

Neck

Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession?

Honestly, both give me a headache, but my mom used to wear Poison in the ’90s, so I’ll go with that for nostalgia’s sake.

French or Italian perfumes?

Italian, since I’ve fallen in love with so many Dolce & Gabbana scents — Light Blue (wore it on my wedding day), The One, Sicily (RIP), Dolce, D&G Anthology 18 La Lune.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. How was your hump day? What did you do?

This or That: Fragrance Edition / Originally published June 10th, 2020

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  1. Eileen says

    June 10th, 2020 at 8:55 pm

    Floral or oriental? Floral for spring/summer; oriental for autumn/winter.

    Body splash or scented lotion? Scented lotion. I have dry skin and am always slathering myself with lotion.

    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5? I’ve never liked how Gypsy Water smells on me, but I wore Chanel No.5 when I was in high school and so I’ll go with that trip down memory lane.

    Citrus or gourmand? Citrus.

    Rollerball or solid? Rollerball.

    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette? Eau de parfum. I haven’t owned an eau de toilette in years.

    Spray on wrist or spray on neck? Neck and décolletage.

    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession? I’m not a fan of either one.

    French or Italian perfumes? French. Les Parfums de Frédéric Malle rock!

    Reply
  2. Michi says

    June 10th, 2020 at 9:05 pm

    Floral or oriental?
    I want to say Oriental so I can be all sexy and mysterious, but I actually gravitate towards simple florals like jasmine and gardenia.

    Body splash or scented lotion?
    Scented Lotion ALWAYS. And why stop at lotion? Give me a scented oil or heavy duty crime because my alligator skin needs to glow.

    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5?
    Byredo GW all the way. It makes me think of hidden libraries in a forest.

    Citrus or gourmand? Citrus. I adore a simple Florida Water.

    Rollerball or solid?
    Before I tried some Gardenia enfleurage, I would’ve always said rollerball. But there exist a few parfum solids that have been blowing my mind!

    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette?
    EdP, baby.

    Spray on wrist or spray on neck?
    I’m a fragrance hoor, so both. But if I’m tied down on some train tracks until I chose 1, I’ll go with neck. I can enjoy it so much more.

    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession?
    Dior Poison…I think. I have memories of this as a very young child. An aunt wore it and I always think of her when I smell it.

    French or Italian perfumes?
    I will not choose. I am an equal opportunity fragrance hoor. I lust after all of them…and what about the Brits or the Spanish or Japanese or Brazilian perfumes? I find myself browsing Fragrantica constantly and loving the global variety of perfume. ❤️

    Reply
  3. Rachel says

    June 11th, 2020 at 10:46 am

    Floral or oriental?
    Floral
    Body splash or scented lotion?
    Body splash
    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5?
    Chanel No 5
    Citrus or gourmand?
    Citrus. But I will always love vanilla-heavy scents.
    Rollerball or solid?
    Rollerball
    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette?
    Eau de parfum
    Spray on wrist or spray on neck?
    Wrist. I don’t always like it so close to my face.
    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession?
    Calvin Klein Obsession.
    French or Italian perfumes?
    Italian – Dolce and Gabbana have some great ones!

    Speaking of perfumes, Karen, you have to try DKNY Woman. I wore it in college when my suite-mate, a Norwegian exchange student, who was the coolest girl on campus, introduced me to it. They stopped making and I found it just last week at a Cosmetics Company Outlet store. They started making it again! I am so happy! It’s the most unique scent ever…very fresh and citrusy! I found it online too and I think I might stock up in case they stop producing it again!

    Reply
  4. kellly says

    June 11th, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    Floral or oriental? I’d have to go with oriental but it would have to be light so it didn’t fill up the room
    Body splash or scented lotion? Scented lotion
    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5? Definitely Gypsy Water (even tho I’ve never smelled it. I absolutely HATE Chanel No.5!)
    Citrus or gourmand? Citrus
    Rollerball or solid? Rollerball
    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette? EDP (lasts longer)
    Spray on wrist or spray on neck? Both
    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession? Neither
    French or Italian perfumes? I don’t even know. I haven’t bought anything that up-market in a long time. I’m a Bath and Body Works girl these days!! “Snowy Morning” or “On the Waves” (both discontinued now) and I’m happy.

    Reply
  5. Jennifer Emmett says

    June 11th, 2020 at 12:12 pm

    Floral or oriental? Floral, but a light, green freshy, Florists Fridge from Smell Bent.

    Body splash or scented lotion? Pumpkin Spice Chai lotion from The Body Shop.

    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5? Gypsy Water

    Citrus or gourmand? Gourmand for sure! My BPAL just shipped, soon I will smell like Eggnog Cheesecake. Hi Christine!!

    Rollerball or solid? Roll it on.

    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette?
    Toilette is the affordable one yeah?

    Spray on wrist or spray on neck? Both. Catch me in the elevator.

    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession? Obsession. Totes picturing Kate Moss.

    French or Italian perfumes? Mmm French!

    Reply
  6. Tatiana says

    June 11th, 2020 at 3:01 pm

    Floral or oriental? Oriental
    Body splash or scented lotion? Lotion
    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5? I’ve never smelled Gypsy Water, so No,5 as long as it’s L’Eau.
    Citrus or gourmand? Uh, neither. Don’t like food scents.
    Rollerball or solid? Rollerball
    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette? EdP
    Spray on wrist or spray on neck? Wrist. Can’t stand to have scents too close to my nose.
    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession? Well I had Pure Poison and Obsession at one point in time, so maybe both.
    French or Italian perfumes? French. Guerlain, Hermes, Chanel, Dior, Malle, Jovoy, Lutens, Parfum d’Empire, Parfumerie Generale. I could go on.

    Reply
  7. Chelsea says

    June 11th, 2020 at 6:06 pm

    Floral or oriental?
    Floral!

    Body splash or scented lotion?j
    Neither, but scented lotion. Body splashes give my husband migraines.

    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5?
    My mom wears Chanel No 5 so we’ll go with that.

    Citrus or gourmand?
    Citrus.

    Rollerball or solid?
    Solids

    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette?
    I only ever like Eau de Toilettes for some reason. I don’t like strong scents.

    Spray on wrist or spray on neck?
    Neck!

    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession?
    I don’t know what either of these smell like offhand! Dior Hypnotic Poison smells like root beer to me LOL

    French or Italian perfumes?
    French, since my two favorite fragrances are Chanel and Dior.

    Reply
  8. Susan C. says

    June 11th, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Floral or oriental?
    Floral!
    Body splash or scented lotion?
    Scented lotion for my lizard scales.
    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5?
    Let’s try the Byredo.
    Citrus or gourmand?
    Citrus! 🍊
    Rollerball or solid?
    Rollerball.
    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette?
    Eau de parfum.
    Spray on wrist or spray on neck?
    Always on the wrist.
    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession?
    Poison.
    French or Italian perfumes?
    French, just because.

    Reply
  9. Nikki Wogoman says

    June 11th, 2020 at 8:51 pm

    Floral or oriental?
    Generally floral.
    Body splash or scented lotion?
    Scented lotion.
    Byredo or Chanel?
    Chanel.
    Citrus or gourmand?
    Gourmand,
    Rollerball or solid?
    Rollerball.
    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette?
    Usually eau de parfum.
    Spray on wrist or spray on neck?
    Wrisr.
    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession?
    Dior Poison-I like a lot of different fragrances, but especially the dark floral/fruity shades, like Poison, Mugler Alien, Lady Gaga Fame, or Carolina Herrera Good Girl.
    French or Italian perfumes?
    I won’t choose-I’m not a country snob with my fragrances.

    Reply
  10. Savannah says

    June 12th, 2020 at 11:17 am

    Floral or oriental? Floriental? Ha. I enjoy blends, a masterpiece of mixing different notes to create a beautiful finished product.

    Body splash or scented lotion? Scented lotion or oil.

    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5?
    I don’t know how gypsy water smells but since I know I don’t like No. 5, I’ll risk it!

    Citrus or gourmand? Gourmand.

    Rollerball or solid? Rollerball.

    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette? Eau de parfum. I prefer my scent to last than to be light.

    Spray on wrist or spray on neck? Everywhere? Back of neck, wrist, elbow crease, sometimes on clothes.

    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession?
    I don’t know how either smells! I guess I’ll go with Dior Poison.

    French or Italian perfumes? That’s tough! I’ll go with French!

    Note: I’m sure my D&G The One says “made in France” on the bottom. I’ll have to check that!

    Reply
  11. Erica says

    June 12th, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    Floral or oriental? Oriental

    Body splash or scented lotion? Body Splash

    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5? Chanel bc I don’t know what or who Byredo even is

    Citrus or gourmand? Gourmand

    Rollerball or solid? Rollerball

    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette? I’d love to say Eau de Parfum but I mostly have and can afford Eau de Toilette

    Spray on wrist or spray on neck? Neck

    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession? Obsession but I don’t know what either smell like TBH. I was more of a CK Eternity or CK One fan in the 90s!

    French or Italian perfumes? French

    Reply
  12. Maribeth says

    June 13th, 2020 at 6:52 am

    Floral or oriental? Oriental in every way
    Body splash or scented lotion? Splash
    Byredo Gypsy Water or Chanel No. 5? Byredo. I don’t like Chanel #5 anymore!
    Citrus or gourmand? Citrus for summer
    Rollerball or solid? Solid
    Eau de parfum or eau de toilette? EdP
    Spray on wrist or spray on neck? Wrist
    Dior Poison or Calvin Klein Obsession? Obsession. Poison knocks me out.
    French or Italian perfumes? Italian. Missoni, Armani are the best imo

    Reply

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