Perfume selection...Does anyone else do this?

For my birthday Kevin wanted to get me some new perfume. I ran out of perfume in June and have not had any since then. I know a lot of people do not use perfume or do not like it but I do. Even thought I am a stay-at-home-mom sometimes just spraying perfume on makes me feel better. Somedays I will not shower or put on makeup because we are staying in for the day but a little spray of perfume makes me feel clean. Am I crazy?

Kevin thought about getting me the same perfume that I have worn for years but I told him those smells were starting to "blend" in or get old. These are the two perfumes I have worn since I got married 6 years ago.


Ralph by Ralph Lauren (inspired by my old roomate, Rozzie)

Ellen Tracy perfume (Kevin picked this out for me when we were dating)

I really did not know what perfumes were out there and I told Kevin I wanted to pick it out. So he gave me money instead. Have any of you tried to pick out perfume lately? Man, it was hard. I wanted to avoid the overbearing sales people at the perfume counters so I waited until after Christmas. Zachary and I headed to a big name department store and started smelling all the options. Everyone of them started to smell the same. I even did the trick of smelling coffee beans between perfumes. I like clean, crisp perfumes. Nothing over the top or musty. I want something light and clean. Almost like you can barely tell I have put on perfume. A heard a lady suggest going to Sephora because they have a lot more options. So I went there next. I am glad I did. First, at Sephora they have A LOT of options. The sales person was not pushy and she was very helpful. She showed me about six perfumes that were in the crisp, clean genre and that were popular. I really did not care if it was popular. I have never been popular. Nor do I care if someone else likes what perfume I pick. I just wanted my husband to like it and myself to like it. Another bonus to Sephora is they will pour out some of the perfume into a spray sample for you to take them home and try them. Seriously I got three samples of my top three perfumes(I think she would have given me 6-10 samples if I wanted) to take home. I had so much perfume I really did not need to buy one. I took them home and used them for a week. Eventually I decided on these two. Having two of them gives me a little variety.

Escada Marine Groove...this one is really fruity and clean.

DKNY: Be Delicious This one is crisp and clean.

So there you have it my big adventure in perfume selection. I am set for at least a year or two. I am pleased with my selections. I highly recommend Sephora for your perfume. Even if you just want a sample of one for a special night or event you can get one for free. :)

**All the perfume photos were from Yahoo Images!