Fragrance

Eau Des Sens by Diptyque Paris.

(100ml, £102)

“I have a couple of ‘go-to’ fragrances. My everyday favourite is Flowerbomb by Victor & Rolf, it is such a fresh fragrance that’s easy to wear.”

Mmmm… by Juliette has a gun.

(100ml, £110)

Bal D’afrique by Byredo.

(100ml, £178)

Alison

Managing Director at Katherine Draisey

“I wear the Diptyque every day and the other 2 for going out” “Snow Fairy as a fragrance is a go to for me especially around Christmas. It smells so comforting like pear drops and bubblegum! For me it’s just so nostalgic and it makes me feel warm inside (even when its freezing outside)!”

Wearing a Katherine Draisey dress and Le Scarpe boots.

Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf.

(100ml, £110)

Noir Pure Femme by Tom Ford.

(100ml, £123)

Kyle

Store Manager at Lush. “My other favourite has got to be Tom Ford, Noir. I discovered this fragrance in the airport on a buying trip to Paris.”

Snow Fairy. (200ml, £20)

Luke and Curtis

Co-owners of The Woods

hen shopping around for Christmas presents, fragrances are always high up on the wish list. And why wouldn’t they be, we love receiving fragrance as a gift and most people can name at least one of the fragrances their partner wears. So, all around there is a likely chance of perfume being a well-received gift.

There are many reasons we tend to stick to one or two of our favourite fragrances, including emotional associations with the scent, memories from the scent, and sometimes because ‘old habits die hard’! There are some great places to purchase scents in Solihull including The Fragrance Shop, The Perfume Shop, John Lewis & Partners, Boots, Lush, The Body Shop, House of Fraser and many more.

If you have fragrances on your shopping list, our advice would be to find out what your loved one likes and avoid panic buying. If you want to get them something different, you can speak to the experts in store to find something new to try or take the wild card and go for something completely different and hope they love it.

To help with your choices, we have asked a few familiar faces around the town centre, what scents are their favourites.

Sauvage by Dior.

(100ml, £112)

Alien Man by Mugler.

(100ml, £68)

Luke’s (Left) favourite after shave is either Alien Man by Mugler or Fleur De Male by Jean Paul Gaultier.

Curtis’ favourite is Sauvage by Dior.

Tony Elvin

Touchwood General Manager

“I’m a Jean Paul Gaultier Fan!”

La Vie Est Belle by Lancôme.

(100ml, £89.50)

Grace Broome-Phillips

Partner & Events and Marketing Coordinator at John Lewis & Partners

“My Favourite perfume, which can be found in John Lewis & Partners is Lancôme La Vie Est Belle.”