Signature Scent Flashbacks - What fragrance brings you back?
I was standing in line at the Pinkberry’s in Pasadena, when this girl walked by me and I got two nostril filled whiffs of her perfume. Immediately my brain triggered hints of nostalgia and I had a flashback of junior high and trying to remember the combination to my locker before the third period bell went off! Holy smokes, what was this girl wearing? Was that?…no it couldn’t be, was that GUESS?!
I didn’t know they even sold it anymore! Isn’t it odd how scents and music can instantly transport you back in time to a particular moment or event? Well Guess Perfume does that for me, followed closely by Liz Claiborne the triangle series. I use to collect all the different size bottles and display them proudly on my nightstand, like tiny trophies of my keen sense of smell and style.
Well after smelling that girl in Pinkberry, I must have experienced some sort of nose damage in my youth because - yeck! It was strong and overpowering! I can’t believe I use to bath myself in this stuff.
Here is a picture of my beloved Liz Claiborne scent circa 1990’s! Certain male colognes bring me back as well; Cool Water for Men, Drakkar Noir, Curve for Men, Acqua Di Gio … ahhhh young amor! 
What was your signature scent from the past?
Comments
Comment from Lonni
I had a boyfriend freshman year college who wore Drakkar. Once I got on the elevator to go to class and smelled him before I saw him, turned around and there he was.
Comment from annette
My Sin from Prince Matchabelli
and Windsong…my dad chose it for me as a gift because it didn’t make him sneeze like all my other perfumes… and I still wear it 23 years later!
Comment from chris choy
My signature scent was Charlie, and Maxi and Chimmar
Comment from roby1
“Heaven Scent” was my scent from high school, Wow!! that shows my age, if any one remembers, Donovan sang the song in the commercial for it, “wear your love like heaven, wear your love like heaven…” Some others I fondly remember are “Jontue”, and “Charlie”, oh yeah and does any one remember “Babe” The perfume , not the pig, lol
Comment from Ladyfirst
~ Mine was Shalimar…I still love it!
Comment from julie
I guess I’m showing my age Muguet de bois
Comment from Jammie Mayo
I wore the Liz Claiborne, featured in the article and Eternity (still love it) during high school but my very first fragrance was Exclamation! I made sure that my girls were given a bottle on their 11th birthdays. I remember Polo and Chaps being real popular with the guys.
Comment from Laura
Lauren reminds me of high school (the good part) and Giorgio reminds me of my high school friends…we practically bathed in them (it WAS the 80’s).Narcisse is a reminder of some of the best times I had in my life, right after college. Giorgio and Narcisse are way too strong, although occasionally I try the Narcisse now and then. I have a bottle of Lauren that I use only once in a while because it’s near impossible to find- I have to use it sparingly too because it’s strong too.
Comment from Kari
Hello?? Electric Youth??
Comment from Megan
Pear scents took be back to high school and Charlie white is what is wore in junior high. Anytime I smell those, I feel like I am right back there. It’s crazy.
Comment from donna g
ambush for women
Comment from donna g
formen ,charles of the ritz i love it for my man
Comment from coleen
Poison by Christian Dior
Comment from sara
my favorite perfume in high school was tabu, i laugh because you can still buy it at christmas time at drugstores. i can’t beleave how my friends could have sat by me, wow that stuff really stinks. my all time favorite was heres my heart by avon. they don’t make it anymore.
Comment from StephanieE
The scent that brings me back is White Shoulders, my mother would wear it to work everyday and when she came home in the afternoon around 4:45 it still smelled wonderful.
Comment from Steph
It has to be OBSESSION. I wore it like a coat.
Comment from Natasha
I didn’t really have a favorite in high school, but I do remember a lot of Cool Water running around at my high school, followed closely by Curve. And that was about 6-7 years ago…geez, I’m gettin’ old…
Comment from Janet
Wow! Obsession for Men!!!! I loved it…..
Liz Claiborne, I remember Electric Youth, Exclamation!…boy there were a lot of them….
I still love Calvin though!!!!
Comment from Susan
WindSong and Charlie
Comment from Molly
Estee Lauder Youth Dew
Comment from Melissa
What boy didn’t wear Drakkar?! That was the scent of the high school for boys. Myself, I didn’t care much for womans scents. Now though it’s all about Dolce & Gabana.
Comment from Tammy
I liked Tabu in high school. I also like Dreams by Tabu, and does anyone else remember Xia Xiang? I loved it!!! It’s still one of my favorites today. I don’t think they make it anymore, but I did find a couple of people on Ebay who had a sealed bottles, so I found it there!
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Comment from susan
Jontue, giorgio and whiteshoulders.
Comment from MK MIshi
I don’t know where all those scents were when I was in high school, it was all about Vanilla Fields. Everyone was wearing it. I totally go through “Scent Cycles” first it was that, and then I got a little more mature with Poison then it was Beyond Paradise, and now its subtle body spray/lotion duos and pheremone enhancer stuff from Passion parties. Haha.
Comment from Patty
I must be the oldest. In Jr. High we used our Mom’s Fabrege’ collection of Tigress, Woodhue, Flambeau and another I can’t recall the name of. Also Ambush, Intimate, Youth Dew, and Windsong.
Comment from Gloria
Jean Nate, I remember splashing it all over my body.
and way back there was something called Cotillion, made by
Avon.
Comment from Cindy
Shalimar - my mom wore it. When she died, I started to buy it for my mother-in-law. Good thing she loves it, huh? I can’t smell it and not think of my mom. Even now the smell can make me tear up missing her.
Comment from Deb
Skin Musk by Bonne Bell…now by Parfums D’Couer. I still have a bottle. Must be the OIL, though. Always the oil. Sells for about $9.00 at Target!!
Still love it, all these years later.
Comment from lynn
LOVED sunflowers by elizabeth arden
Comment from marta
clinique aromatics elixir, polo for men, paloma picasso, fendi and krizia…….all very strong, very distinct and each bring back floods of memories……..
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