When I was young, of course we bought all those cheap supermarket perfumes for teenagers. They were almost always really bad. Then I had just different gifts, but I did not really keep in mind to use them. I usually gave the perfumes away after some time, no point in wasting them, right. I also won a couple from girly magazines, even a Burberry one. I used some of it and then gave it away, like always.

I think that Valentino's Rock'n Rose is the first "nice" perfume I longed for. At least I don't remember any others.
I saw the picture of it in a magazine and fell ab-so-lu-tely in love with the bottle. I almost did not care what the scent was!
I went to a fancy shop to smell it and loved it even more. It was so me! I was also lucky to score some small testers from the shop what lasted me quite some time.
Of course, the real perfume was way out of my price range. But I still longed for it. Until, more than 6 years ago, I got a surprise package for Christmas from my friend. It had all sorts of really really pretty things in it, but the prettiest was a bottle of Rock'n Rose! Oh, I was so happy I was in tears!
I used it every day. I loved it. I still do! When the first bottle was finally empty, I was in a better place with my life and could afford to get a new one. I got a big bottle! Fortunately by that time it was not so trendy anymore, so I got it for a pretty good price. I still have more than half left, so I guess it will last me another 5 years.
The second perfume I have was a gift from my thenboyfriend-nowhusband. I love it too, it's very different, much more mature and elegant. It's Paco Rabanne Black XS. It still has some life left, but soon it will be empty.I don't really care for perfumes as they are really toxic. But at the same time I do use them as they are in my make up cupboard and I do have periods in my life when I love using a perfume.
I think that by the time I need I new one, I have changed a little and gotten older, so I will not get another bottle of Rock'n Rose. I still love the smell, but I feel like it's starting to be a little too girly for me. Although everybody says it's so me and they have gotten used to me smelling like this all the time.
Yet Black XS - I am not woman enough for that yet. Haa. So I need something in between. And hopefully a little less toxic than usual perfumes.
Do you have perfumes you consider your signature ones?
I had this time in my life when I was really into wearing perfumes, but currently not so much though :3 The bottle of that Rock 'n Rose perfume looks absolutely gorgeous by the way, I can definitely see how the packaging alone would make you want to buy it ^^
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