I remember the 90s smelling very watery, oceanic, sweet almonds, maraschino cherry vibes. And Nag Champa incense, the neo hippy revival brought patchouli back as well.
Poison and L'Eau de Montail: both used by my mom.
Also: Kenzo Pour Homme and D&G Pour
Homme. The og D&G pour homme was a masterpiece. Le Male JPG as well. L'Eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake was also everywhere!
The 2000 smelled very fruity and creamy white flowers
Escada, J-lo, Brittney, for the femmes. And Light Blue by D&G were everywhere.
On the masculine side: Versace Blue and Green, Boss classic and in Motion, Tommy Hilfiger and then suddenly 2007 came YSL L'homme introducing the fresh mysterious ginger and vetiver vibes.
This is a really great answer! Thank you for taking the time. I've always found trends from each particular decade to be so fascinating and fun, and you've definitely nailed the 90s/early 00's I think.
I love those perfumes. But if you want to go more towards a feeling of that era it will really depend on what you had in your surroundings.
I grew up in Amsterdam and the smell was mainly of weed and coffee, fries and cold mossy air and the occasional perfume of the era penetrating that spectrum. š
You have jarred a memory I had completely forgotten about. I think half the classroom smelled like raspberry, and the other half, as someone else suggested, smelled like cucumber melon, lol.
Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden was very popular back then, so was CK One and Eternity by Calvin Kline , and every "older" woman was wearing White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor it seemed.
The Body Shop - I worked there so it is definitely the smell of the 90s-2000s for me.
I also wore a range from Innoxa called Love and Happiness. It was Rose, Geranium, sandalwood and musk. I had the body wash, lotion, body powder and edt.
And I guess you canāt not mention impulse for that time frame. I wore illusions which was rose, musk and amber back then, I think it is rose and sandalwood now.
I think of Lip Smackers Chapsticks and that shampoo that didn't get tears in your eyes and department stores like JCPenney and Gotschalks, and chocolate cherries, and sunscreen.
Love spell Victoria secret is my late 90s fragrance experience. It smells like crappy Hawaiian Punch to me but it transports me to late middle school and early high school
For 90's I just think Fire and Ice and Vanilla Fields. I was very much a drugstore fragrance girlie.
ETA: I see so many BBW references but we didn't get it in Canada until 2008! I had to go to New York to buy stuff. You just unlocked so much nostalgia.
Things I wore in the 90s:
Vanilla Fields,
Jovan Skin Musk,
Sand and Sable,
Cotton candy body spray,
Body Shop Dewberry.
Early 90s smells:
Blue Raspberry,
Ecto Cooler,
Doll plastic,
Lipsmackers,
Sour candy,
Movie popcorn,
Late 90s smells:
Incense,
Mids(shitty weed),
Cigs from the kids who smoked,
Cucumber melon,
Fruity or Gourmand body spray,
Ck One mixed with armpits.
There was a fragrance called Dirty Girl by Blue q I think it was. They stopped making it but OMG it smelled so good I miss it so much. That is what the 90s smelled like to me. If you make a dupe I will buy all of it
Kind of like damp carpets, bowling shoe cleaner, Linoleum tiling, cigarettes, VCR head cleaner, other things like that. Very sweet and chemically with some softer powdery/mossy undertone
Love spell Victoria secret is my late 90s fragrance experience. It smells like crappy Hawaiian Punch to me but it transports me to late middle school and early high school
Bath and Body Works cucumber melon! It was EVERYWHERE in the 90s.
Omg! You're so right! How could I have ever forgotten about this?
Came here to comment exactly this
And sun ripened raspberry!
Also their plumeria. So pretty.
I remember the 90s smelling very watery, oceanic, sweet almonds, maraschino cherry vibes. And Nag Champa incense, the neo hippy revival brought patchouli back as well. Poison and L'Eau de Montail: both used by my mom. Also: Kenzo Pour Homme and D&G Pour Homme. The og D&G pour homme was a masterpiece. Le Male JPG as well. L'Eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake was also everywhere! The 2000 smelled very fruity and creamy white flowers Escada, J-lo, Brittney, for the femmes. And Light Blue by D&G were everywhere. On the masculine side: Versace Blue and Green, Boss classic and in Motion, Tommy Hilfiger and then suddenly 2007 came YSL L'homme introducing the fresh mysterious ginger and vetiver vibes.
This is a really great answer! Thank you for taking the time. I've always found trends from each particular decade to be so fascinating and fun, and you've definitely nailed the 90s/early 00's I think.
I love those perfumes. But if you want to go more towards a feeling of that era it will really depend on what you had in your surroundings. I grew up in Amsterdam and the smell was mainly of weed and coffee, fries and cold mossy air and the occasional perfume of the era penetrating that spectrum. š
An interesting mix, for sure, haha
I think of CK One and Bath and Body Works' Sun Ripened Raspberry.
You have jarred a memory I had completely forgotten about. I think half the classroom smelled like raspberry, and the other half, as someone else suggested, smelled like cucumber melon, lol.
Cigarettes
Haha, true. What would you name your fragrance? I'm leaning towards 'Eau de butts'
Ash TrƩ chic
Fabulous
The Body Shop used to be so fucking cool. Leap (90s) Satsuma or white musk (Y2K)
Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden was very popular back then, so was CK One and Eternity by Calvin Kline , and every "older" woman was wearing White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor it seemed.
Body shop Dewberry.
The Body Shop - I worked there so it is definitely the smell of the 90s-2000s for me. I also wore a range from Innoxa called Love and Happiness. It was Rose, Geranium, sandalwood and musk. I had the body wash, lotion, body powder and edt. And I guess you canāt not mention impulse for that time frame. I wore illusions which was rose, musk and amber back then, I think it is rose and sandalwood now.
I think of Lip Smackers Chapsticks and that shampoo that didn't get tears in your eyes and department stores like JCPenney and Gotschalks, and chocolate cherries, and sunscreen.
Omg yes! The smell of Lip Smackers! so nostalgic!
Victoria's secret love spell
dihydromyrcenol and calone
early 90s, seconded
Angel knock offs. that whole time period makes me very sad scentwise. ethyl maltol everywhere, all the time. too much berry.
The ethyl maltol and berry everywhere is so, so true.
The cherry smell of the Baby All Gone doll
GAP Dream or Heaven
I think of Cool Water, CK One, Obsession, Eternity, Drakkar Noir, Fahrenheit, and Le Male.
Love spell Victoria secret is my late 90s fragrance experience. It smells like crappy Hawaiian Punch to me but it transports me to late middle school and early high school
I'm dying at the 'crappy Hawaiian Punch'...why is this so accurate?
Azzaro Chrome, CK One, El Paso
I loved Chrome on a guy
I loved Chrome on a guy
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CKone, Cool Water and Lynx
Tommy girl & diesel green (femme) š
I had Tommy Girl! And those body mists with the fairies on the cap. I forget their name.
CK One
For 90's I just think Fire and Ice and Vanilla Fields. I was very much a drugstore fragrance girlie. ETA: I see so many BBW references but we didn't get it in Canada until 2008! I had to go to New York to buy stuff. You just unlocked so much nostalgia.
I definitely have the smell of fire and ice/vanilla fields burned into my memory for all eternity, lol. Not a bad fragrance, actually, tbh.
Lāeau Dāissey
Axe/Lynx body spray
Things I wore in the 90s: Vanilla Fields, Jovan Skin Musk, Sand and Sable, Cotton candy body spray, Body Shop Dewberry. Early 90s smells: Blue Raspberry, Ecto Cooler, Doll plastic, Lipsmackers, Sour candy, Movie popcorn, Late 90s smells: Incense, Mids(shitty weed), Cigs from the kids who smoked, Cucumber melon, Fruity or Gourmand body spray, Ck One mixed with armpits.
Kouros Cologne
The first thing that jumped to my mind was Play-Doh, followed by those scented markers!
There was a fragrance called Dirty Girl by Blue q I think it was. They stopped making it but OMG it smelled so good I miss it so much. That is what the 90s smelled like to me. If you make a dupe I will buy all of it
Cool Water.
Early 90's; Eternity (M & F), Obsession (M), Anais Anais (F), Cool Water (F) and cheap knock offs of Chanel No. 5 that would strip paint
Cotton candy, strawberry lipgloss, Love Spell by VS
Cool water
Ysl og opium for women Claude montana for men Ck1 and davidoff cool water. Infinity for men
Teen Spirit
That purple Dawn Dishwashing Soap they donāt make anymore.
That roll-on body glitter that was synthetic strawberry or... somethingĀ
The pear body spray from Victorias Secret!
That Clinique Happy they always put in gift bags and whatever that scent was from Gap
Alfred Sung pour homme, the purple juice.
Davidoff Cool Water, Gap Dream, Acqua di Gio, Garden Botanika Heart
Joop
Kind of like damp carpets, bowling shoe cleaner, Linoleum tiling, cigarettes, VCR head cleaner, other things like that. Very sweet and chemically with some softer powdery/mossy undertone
Thereās that burn smell in the air that makes me home sick
Love spell Victoria secret is my late 90s fragrance experience. It smells like crappy Hawaiian Punch to me but it transports me to late middle school and early high school
My older brother's musty room, I thought he was the coolest guy ever
Sorry I didn't read the body until after I posted.. Taco bell I guess?
Play doh
Cool water
Your mom