Welcome to our collection of Perfume Quotes, where we celebrate the essence of fragrance and its profound impact on our lives. Perfume, with its ability to evoke memories, stir emotions, and even define identities, holds a special place in the human experience. From the delicate floral scents to the bold and intoxicating notes, each fragrance tells a unique story, resonating with individuals in ways that words often fail to capture.
In this curated selection of quotes, we delve into the world of perfumery, exploring the enchanting allure of scents and the artistry behind their creation. Whether you’re a connoisseur of fine fragrances or simply appreciate the subtle beauty they bring to everyday life, these quotes offer insight, inspiration, and perhaps a newfound appreciation for the olfactory journey that perfumes take us on. So, allow yourself to be whisked away by the evocative words of poets, writers, and perfumers alike, as we explore the captivating world of perfume and its timeless allure. Now, without further ado, let the fragrance-filled journey begin!
When you’re going back to school, you want something fresh and new, and perfume is the best way to do that. Bethany Mota
I’m lucky that it’s about fashion and perfume and cosmetics. If my father had owned a tire company, I don’t know what I would have done. Delphine Arnault
My signature fragrance would be herbal – basil mixed with rosemary and coriander. Some big stars have got perfume lines that smell really bad. They’ve got it all wrong. Valerie June
I love my fragrance like I love my records. My perfume is myself. Princess Stephanie of Monaco
I like Dolce & Gabbana’s fragrance Light Blue – it’s my everyday perfume. Natasha Poly
Until I was a teenager, I used red pokeberries for lipstick and a burnt matchstick for eyeliner. I used honeysuckle for perfume. Dolly Parton
Taste and love are not the servants of the will. Love is and must be free. It rises from the heart like perfume from a flower. Robert Green Ingersoll
I was a Versace perfume girl at Saks Fifth Avenue, and Rihanna actually came up to the counter and asked for something. And she wouldn’t even take her sunglasses off! She was so mean to me. Not mean, but, like, guarded. I don’t blame her, though. Bebe Rexha
Prada Infusion d’Iris perfume – my mother wears it, so it feels like home away from home. It’s lovely to smell her scent at all times. Emilia Wickstead
I was watching a movie called ‘Perfume.’ The book is really good, but the movie is really bad. My friend was making fun of it. He kept calling this obese guy a perfume genius. When I started putting my songs up on MySpace, I didn’t know what was going to happen. I actually didn’t put much thought into a name and just quickly used Perfume Genius. Perfume Genius
When I was a child, our summer days were spent swimming; chlorine in my hair was like perfume to me. Patti Davis
Whether in light touches or for a more glamorous look, I never go out without make-up – even if it’s only a lick of mascara. And I always wear perfume, a light or more intense version. Dree Hemingway
I’ve been using the same hair wax for as long as I can remember. I’m not a gel guy, I’m not a perfume guy, not really into any of that. Guy Fieri
Sandalwood is one of the ingredients in Tam Dao, the perfume that I love from Diptyque. Michael Buble
Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air. Georges Bernanos
Whether I’m making a recipe or a piece of jewelry or a white-rose-and-jasmine tea or the perfume, I like to think of myself as a happy little sorceress, and if I could just have a little general store with all that stuff and give people a sense of my taste, that would be lovely. Padma Lakshmi
I always have scarves handy; they’re my indulgence. I buy them at an L.A. shop called Lost & Found. I’ll spray one with loads of my Byredo Gypsy Water perfume, put it on and be like, ‘Ah, this feels good.’ Lena Headey
My perfume, Manifesto, was based on the scent of basil. Isabella Rossellini
I like perfume and flowers. Donatella Versace
I have lived pain, and my life can tell: I only deepen the wound of the world when I neglect to give thanks the heavy perfume of wild roses in early July and the song of crickets on summer humid nights and the rivers that run and the stars that rise and the rain that falls and all the good things that a good God gives. Ann Voskamp
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass. John Steinbeck
We are very far from our potential, but you aren’t going to see 500 stores; that wouldn’t be consistent with the exclusivity of our brand. You also aren’t going to see a Loro Piana perfume, glasses, or watches, because we are concentrating on our core business. Pier Luigi Loro Piana
Wrap fish fillets, sliced veggies, and other quick-cooking items inside foil packets with bundles of fresh herbs and throw them directly on the grill; the steam will release the herb’s perfume and flavor anything contained inside the pouch. Emeril Lagasse
I keep my perfume in the fridge. If someone sees me in the morning pushing aside the eggs to grab my perfume, it might look a little odd, but it’s so refreshing to spray cold fragrance on your skin. Becki Newton
Can anyone remember love? It’s like trying to summon up the smell of roses in a cellar. You might see a rose, but never the perfume. Arthur Miller
I decided to launch a fragrance because Aeropostale approached me about creating one, and it’s something that I kind of always wanted to do but didn’t think it would actually happen. So when I heard I had the opportunity to create my own perfume, I got super excited. Bethany Mota
For me, style is essentially doing things well. If you want to be outrageous, be outrageous with style. If you want to be restrained, be restrained with style. One can’t specifically define style. It’s like the perfume to a flower. It’s a quality you can’t analyze. Francoise Gilot
The first perfume I remember actually having myself is Daisy. Kaia Gerber
I took the longest showers of my life after every time I visited Gramacho. It affects the personality of the catadores. They always dress really well, they’re very sharp, and when they go out they always wear a lot of perfume because they’re very conscious of the possibility of having the smell. Vik Muniz
I’ve been led by my nose all my life and tried to make perfume by boiling sugar water in jam jars and stuffing them full of gardenia and rose petals when I was growing up in Swaziland. Richard E. Grant
It’s weird what can trigger the beginning of a song or some bars. It can be a banging slice of apple pie or it can be smelling a certain perfume or something. Black Thought
I don’t wear perfume, and I don’t like the air to be too saturated with scents. Azzedine Alaia
I detest heavy perfume and shrill voices. Renee Vivien
You know some people say that you make watches or perfume bottles, it’s all different things. Marc Newson
I actually hate it when I forget to put on perfume. It’s become a part of my routine and something that represents who I am. Not visually or vocally, it’s another level. If I forget, it feels like some part of me is missing. Stacy Martin
A women who doesn’t wear perfume has no future. Coco Chanel
Once I was done making my album ‘Cry Baby,’ I knew I wanted to make a vintage-inspired baby bottle perfume. Melanie Martinez
I actually use women’s perfume – I have since I was a kid. It’s called Anais Anais, from Rachael. It smells like a beautiful woman and a bouquet of flowers. I use that and Right Guard deodorant. Albert Hammond, Jr.
My mother always told me, ‘I didn’t make a perfume or go sell toilet paper. I did something good with my name.’ Sean Hepburn Ferrer
I don’t want to do anything and everything. I want to be a brand that, every time I leverage my name, I want people to feel sure that it’s going to be something good – so whether it be my movies, my perfume, my restaurant, my musical, it’ll be good work, good food and good everything. Shilpa Shetty
I bought Jayne Mansfield’s mansion in L.A. after her death. I had met her in England and remembered her perfume. When I moved in, I could smell her, and I saw her apparition. Engelbert Humperdinck
Prince was outside his dressing room, shaking one of those little Easter egg maracas. His hair was straightened to a soft wave; his eyelashes were unfairly lovely. He smelled like the most expensive shelf in the Sephora perfume aisle. This man wearing eyeliner, heels and ladies’ perfume somehow managed to be more masculine than the burly bodyguard. Mayte Garcia
I’ve definitely had my share of calls where I just laugh. Someone came to me once and wanted to do a signature Hawk cologne. I was like, ‘Of what? Sweaty pads? Am I wringing out my pads into a little perfume bottle?’ Tony Hawk
I hope my music sets up the platform for me to be able to do lots of things – to have a cowboy-boot line, maybe, or do a perfume or makeup deal. Miranda Lambert
Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but does them not. John Dewey
My friends think it’s weird that I spray perfume on my feet. Chantal Sutherland
The question about those aromatic advertisements that perfume companies are having stitched into magazines these days is this: under the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, is smelling up the place a constitutionally protected form of expression? Calvin Trillin
Books have become products, like cereal or perfume or deodorant. Alexandra Ripley
I think that there are all these amazing figures in our history – the Bowies, the Tina Turners, the Chers, the people who are, in many ways, genderless or represent ‘the other’ – and I want pop music, and other queer artists – Kehlani, Perfume Genius – these people are bringing queer narratives into people’s minds. King Princess
My viewers actually know about my little routine for spraying perfume. I put it on my wrists and rub them together, then I spray a little bit on my neck and three spritzes in front of me and then I shimmy through them. Bethany Mota
Every time you choose a perfume, you are voting. And, of course, I hope you vote for me. Not only for my ego, but for my pocketbook. The more you buy, the more money I make. Oleg Cassini
Music at times is more like perfume than mathematics. Gabriel Marcel
As perfume doth remain In the folds where it hath lain, So the thought of you, remaining Deeply folded in my brain, Will not leave me: all things leave me: You remain. Arthur Symons
I wanted to only create a great perfume, not any perfume that would sell, but a great artistic one that the fans would not feel cheated by. Lady Gaga
When I’m playing a character, I don’t wear perfume. Blake Lively
Granny Ditto always referred to perfume as ‘smell good’ and for me it’s an essential. I have a sweetheart who’s extremely allergic to most scents, so I have to be extra careful – as well as creative – in the smell department. The key, I’ve found, are essential oils, which come in all kinds of 100% natural scents. Beth Ditto
I don’t always like to wear perfume – I really like body smells, that’s the French in me – but there’s something about putting perfume on before you go out that has intention. Camille Rowe
A group of scientists wanted to find the most effective mosquito repellents. So they tested 10 different substances, including campout standbys like DEET, as well as a random choice: Victoria’s Secret perfume Bombshell. Turns out the perfume is almost as good as DEET. Annalee Newitz
Chanel No. 5 is my perfume when I’m feeling like a lady. It’s old-school and warm – and it reminds me of my mom. Phoebe Tonkin
‘Jitterbug Perfume’ is one of my favorite books. Kristin Gore
Perfume always makes me feel put together after a long day of travelling. And I need my phone charger and a great moisturiser with SPF in my bag. A great pair of sneakers, a great face mask, and drinking a lot of water – those are my essentials for staying hydrated and refreshed. Lily Aldridge
Being stuck in airports, you always end up buying perfume and sunglasses. Lexa Doig
I never had a plan. I have to say, I’m very shocked when people start a company and say, ‘In five years I want to launch a perfume, or in 10 years I want to have this.’ How can you know? Christian Louboutin
I don’t often wear perfume, because I am sensitive to smells, but vanilla has a warmth to it, and it’s inviting and soft. Tessa Virtue
Love is a competition. If you don’t think so, then you’re crazy, because why are you dressing up, why are you wearing those heels, why are you wearing that $400 perfume? Why are you shaving your chest and eating 40,000 egg whites? Chris Harrison
Sweeter than the perfume of roses is a reputation for a kind, charitable, unselfish nature; a ready disposition to do to others any good turn in your power. Orison Swett Marden
My first and strongest memories about perfume come from childhood, from my mother, and they are a complex blend of her private and public selves. Mary Gaitskill
Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd’s not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room. Rita Ora
There’s the psychotic ambitious side of myself that wants a fashion line and my own network and be like a combination of Oprah and Gwen Stefani. And have a perfume. Definitely a perfume. Mindy Kaling
One thing I always make – and I’m sure this is partly to do with memory and yearning and because I’ve made it ever since my children were born – I make gingerbread every year. And it’s partly just the perfume of the spices in the house, makes it smell like winter to me. Bee Wilson
I love Serge Lutens orange blossom perfume; my mom got it for me. It’s my favorite. It just smells clean. Gia Coppola
I have a lucky perfume. I love beautiful smells, but I save one of my favorite perfumes to wear only when I feel like I need some extra luck. Gretchen Rubin
As an impoverished student I used to spend days out in Selfridges, nibbling on samples of free cheese and dousing myself with scent in the perfume department. Zoe Tapper
Becoming a solo singer is like going from an eau de toilette to a perfume. It’s much more intense. Geri Halliwell
The appeal of perfume is that it is at once ephemeral and empowering. It creates a shimmering invisible armor that lingers in a room long after its wearer has gone and infuses our imagination with a subtle power, hinting at a hidden identity. Mary Gaitskill
I’m very intelligent. I’m capable of doing everything put to me. I’ve launched a perfume and want my own hotel chain. I’m living proof blondes are not stupid. Paris Hilton
Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It’s so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan. Uma Thurman
Almost every single commercial on television for shampoo, sports shoes, drinks, food, clothes, perfume, cars, etc., is a short fairy tale, for they are given magical qualities. Jack Zipes
Perfume is pretty good because nobody has to hold the product by their face or use it. David Fincher
Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand. Jonathan Carroll
One of the very few things that I do every single day is put on fragrance. If I’m not wearing make-up, if my hair’s not done, if I’m walking around in pyjamas – I still put my fragrance on. I will brush my teeth and put on my perfume. Blake Lively
Keep it simple. I usually have my hair up in a ballet bun and a great pair of sunglasses for when I’m on the go. On vacation, all you need is a sexy dress and great perfume, paired with a gorgeous red lip. Lily Aldridge
I didn’t even know what a beauty editor was. It sounds like a fictional job if you think about it. You get to test lipstick and perfume and nail polish legitimately and call it work. Zoe Foster Blake
My name has become a brand – it could be make-up, clothing, perfume. Carine Roitfeld
Sometimes if I have a big enough purse I’ll bring my perfume or something. Right now I really like Beaute, it’s by Johan B. and it’s really nice, so I like that. Julianne Hough
I always write ‘Magic Potion’ on my perfume bottles so when I use them, it feels magical – I make spells in the morning when I put them on. Alexa Chung
I’m a beer man. I tried to drink whiskey and Scotch, but I don’t get it. It smells like a girl who didn’t shower and just splashed a lot of perfume on. Mads Mikkelsen
In comics, there are depths that don’t reveal themselves immediately, and the stuff that you might consider anal about ‘Watching the Watchmen’ – like the notes where I plot the rotation of a perfume bottle through the air – might not be particularly obvious to anyone who reads it. Dave Gibbons
Childhood smells of perfume and brownies. David Leavitt
I don’t wear perfume, and I rarely wear jewelry. Karina Lombard
You can pick wild strawberries with your eyes closed, locating them by smell, for they are two parts perfume to one part taste. An hour of searching might yield a handful if you’re lucky. Wild strawberries can’t be encouraged, nor can they be discouraged: They come to you unbidden and unearned. They appear, or do not, by the grace of the sun. Hope Jahren
I have total confidence in Beaute Prestige International to accompany me in creating a perfume that interprets my work and my world. Azzedine Alaia
You definitely need to have red lipstick no matter what. You can have a great outfit, but it will always give you that extra little pop. I also love perfume. It doesn’t even matter what the perfume is. I like to smell sweet. Jillian Hervey
Everywhere I look, there are ads marking Mother’s Day. Mostly they conform to stereotype: flowers, jewelry, perfume. Not a lot of books. Not many computers. Few tools. Little that’s useful. Margaret Heffernan
Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower. Charles M. Schwab
My grandmother always used to wear this English perfume called Tuberose and then she died and then I dated this girl who wore the same thing. Every time I hung out with her, I could only think of my recently deceased grandmother. So sometimes a signature scent can be good and sometimes it can be bad. Mark Ronson
Something in the human psyche confuses beauty with the right to be loved. The briefest glance at human folly reveals that good looks and worthiness operate independently. Yet countless socializing forces, from Aunt Clara to the latest perfume ad, reinforce beliefs like ‘If I were pretty enough, I would be loved.’ Martha Beck
I occasionally wear Miss Dior perfume. It’s quite elegant and feminine. It reminds me of a romantic evening out. Jaimie Alexander
I don’t wear a lot of perfumey-perfumes because I think a lot of them smell like you’re wearing perfume. And I don’t want to smell like that. Zoe Kravitz
When I eat cilantro, it’s like someone sprayed perfume down my throat. It closes up my throat, even if there’s only a little piece. I like Mexican food, and I’ll go out to a Mexican restaurant and tell them, ‘Look, I will die if you get cilantro in my food.’ Then there’s always that one little piece that falls in, and I gag. Amber Rose
