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43. Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. When I was in college I switched to Yardley---Lavender and Lily of the Valley .

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As a teen, what perfume or cologne/after shave did you mostly wear. Mine was Jean Nate, What was yours? [View all] debm55 17 hrs ago OP

Jade East Glorfindel 17 hrs ago #1

Thank you very much, Glorifindel. debm55 17 hrs ago #2

Forgot all about Jade East! MLAA 17 hrs ago #4

Thank you, very much MLAA. debm55 17 hrs ago #5

Oh, man, as an insecure teenager I doused myself in both of those. Think I'd gag now. Silent Type 17 hrs ago #6

HAHHHAHAHAHHA debm55 7 hrs ago #47

Pavlova and Cie MLAA 17 hrs ago #3

Thank you for your selections.MLAA debm55 17 hrs ago #7

I remember wearing Bluegrass and Sunflowers. Ilsa 17 hrs ago #8

Thank you very much, llsa. That scent sounds great. debm55 8 hrs ago #34

Ambush Mz Pip 17 hrs ago #9

Oh wow. Thank you Mz Pip. for sharing with us. debm55 8 hrs ago #35

Jean Nate no doubt! elleng 17 hrs ago #10

Thank you for sharing elleng. I had almost all her line. It was sold at a small drug store that I worked at. debm55 8 hrs ago #37

Skinny Dip hamsterjill 17 hrs ago #11

Thank you very much, hamersterjill. I didn't remember it at first . But after seeing the commercial I remembered. And I debm55 8 hrs ago #38

White Shoulders. Dear_Prudence 17 hrs ago #12

Thank you very much, Dear_Prudence. Great scent. debm55 8 hrs ago #39

Wind Song sinkingfeeling 17 hrs ago #13

I can smell it this moment. 😍 GentryDixon 10 hrs ago #30

Thank you sinkingfeelling. I remember the beautiful scent and even the song --Your Wind Song stays on my mind. debm55 8 hrs ago #40

"His mind". sinkingfeeling 8 hrs ago #42

Sorry, sinkingfeeling , Brain fart moment here. debm55 7 hrs ago #48

Old Spice, Brut and Hai Karate. House of Roberts 17 hrs ago #14

Hai Karate Dear_Prudence 15 hrs ago #25

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, House of Roberts. Great scents. debm55 8 hrs ago #41

Probably something by Yardley. Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #15

Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. When I was in college I switched to Yardley---Lavender and Lily of the Valley . debm55 8 hrs ago #43

Drakkar Noir OC375 17 hrs ago #16

Okay. I have never heard of it before. debm55 8 hrs ago #44

English Lavender Zackzzzz 17 hrs ago #17

Thank you very much, Zackzzzz. I love lavender. debm55 7 hrs ago #49

I had a bottle of Jean Nate more than 40 years ago as a little girl. I can still smell it!! that lemony sweet fragran BlueWaveNeverEnd 17 hrs ago #18

I know what you mean. BlueWaveNeverEnd. Thank you for sharing. debm55 7 hrs ago #50

English Leather. I can't remember what it smelled like surfered 17 hrs ago #19

Thank you very much , surfered. for sharing with us. debm55 7 hrs ago #51

I wore British Sterling on the weekends and I'm sure I probably wore to much...dumb kid...☮ walkingman 17 hrs ago #20

Oh that's okay ,you were just learning how to be a chick magnet. Thank you for sharing, walkingman. debm55 6 hrs ago #52

Something Cody, my aunt ran the Cody counter at J L Hudson downtown Detroit. Srkdqltr 16 hrs ago #21

Thank you very much, Srkdqltr. for sharing with us. debm55 6 hrs ago #54

Eau de sweat pfitz59 16 hrs ago #22

Oh, Thank you, pfitz. for sharing with us. debm55 6 hrs ago #55

Love's Fresh Lemon SWinter 16 hrs ago #23

Thank you very much, SWinter, I remember Love's Fresh Lemon. I was a Jean Nate person as the display was right across debm55 6 hrs ago #57

Old Spice for me,.. Permanut 15 hrs ago #24

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Permanut. The same here with the Jean Nate. debm55 5 hrs ago #68

Tabu and Beatlelvr 14 hrs ago #26

Wonderful, Beatlelvr. Thank you for sharing. debm55 4 hrs ago #74

I remember that. applegrove 14 hrs ago #27

Thank you very much applegrove. It didn't hurt that I worked at a Drug Store that had a show case of Jean Nate items and debm55 3 hrs ago #76

I concocted a mixture of bobalew 12 hrs ago #28

Thank you very much, bobalew. That sounds different and great. debm55 7 hrs ago #46

Muguet des Bois no_hypocrisy 11 hrs ago #29

Thank you very much. no_hyprocrisy. As I got older I loved the smells of Lily of valley. Wonderful debm55 8 hrs ago #33

Chanel 19 off-the-clock 8 hrs ago #31

Thank you very much for sharing with us.off-the-clock. debm55 8 hrs ago #32

Old Spice, British Sterling, Hai-Karate... QueerDuck 8 hrs ago #36

Wow , Thank you for your selections, QueerDuck. debm55 7 hrs ago #45

I thought I remembered using Ambush and I see somebody else has mentioned it so it must be a real memory Walleye 6 hrs ago #53

Thank you very much for that information. That's interesting. Ty Walleye for sharing. debm55 5 hrs ago #67

Hai Karate. I have nothing to say in my defense. Then I went to Aremis. I know. I still feel shame. ... marble falls 6 hrs ago #56

Thank you very much, marble falls. I remember when Ted Danson was the actor in the Aramus commercials. The Hai Karate debm55 5 hrs ago #66

I still love the scent of Aramis. nt Trueblue Texan 3 hrs ago #80

Old Spice lime. boonecreek 6 hrs ago #58

Thank you very much boonecreek. I like the smell of lemon or lime as an undertone in my teens. I haven't seen them debm55 6 hrs ago #63

Love's Baby Soft catbyte 6 hrs ago #59

Thank you very much catbyte. And may the memories of your dad be a blessing to you debm55 6 hrs ago #62

Tabu, Chanel No. 5, Jovan Musk Oil. Then in the mid 80's I discovered Bonne Bell Musk ms liberty 6 hrs ago #60

Thank you very much ms liberty for sharing your wonderful selections. debm55 6 hrs ago #61

I think I wore Wind Song in HS Jilly_in_VA 6 hrs ago #64

Thank you very much Jilly_in_VA. Beautiful scent. debm55 6 hrs ago #65

4711 Cologne (German) justaprogressive 5 hrs ago #69

Wonderful packaging. Thank you, justaprogressive. Jade East--wonderful scent. debm55 4 hrs ago #73

Sweet Honesty by Avon and Wind Song. Polly Hennessey 4 hrs ago #70

Thank you very much . Polly Hennessey, for your wonderful selections. My aunt sold Avon and used used Sweet Honesty, debm55 4 hrs ago #71

English Leather retread 4 hrs ago #72

Thank you very much, retread for sharing with us.. I remember English Leather. debm55 3 hrs ago #75

Tabu and Canoe The Blue Flower 3 hrs ago #77

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower for sharing with us. debm55 3 hrs ago #81

Ambush MoonlightHillFarm 3 hrs ago #78

Thank you very much for sharing with us, MoonlightHillFarm. debm55 3 hrs ago #82

Mine were Taboo and Musk...both of which make me shudder now. nt Trueblue Texan 3 hrs ago #79

HAHAHAHAHAHHAh. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Trueblue Texan. debm55 3 hrs ago #83

The same as you MustLoveBeagles 3 hrs ago #84

Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. for sharing with us. debm55 3 hrs ago #85

Old Spice after shave, which I still use. malthaussen 2 hrs ago #86

Thank you very much malthaussen. I liked the smell of the older version of Old Spice. I didn't know they changed it. debm55 1 hr ago #87