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Editors' Signature Perfumes

These are the fragrances that have defined our lives

by Anna Jimenez

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You know how you can be walking though a department store beauty area, catch a quick whiff of a fragrance, and are instantly transported back to a specific time and place? How the subtle notes of a certain perfume you wore in college, on a summer vacation, or better yet, when you were falling in love, can flood your senses with flowery memories?

Skip to see Total Beauty staffers' signature perfumes, now.

That perfume, ladies, the one you just love to smell over and over again, is what we call a signature scent. It's basically a fragrance that you have undying love for -- a classic beauty staple in your life that represents an important stage or just continues to speak to you. Perhaps it's even a recent perfume purchase whose scent you feel best represents the person you are or long to be.

We all have one right? Right. Well, we thought it would be fun to share ours. Working in the beauty biz, and just as beauty enthusiasts in general, we've collectively smelled a lot of fragrances over the years, but only some have become our signature scents. Check out which perfumes made the list of our all-time favorites, and make sure to tell us which scent has defined your life in the comments section below.

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I love Philosophy's "Pure Grace."

by GigiSD Friday, April 12, 2013 at 09:43PM Report as inappropriate

I'm always curious about the preferences of people in the beauty business.

by AstridB Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 10:44AM Report as inappropriate

I've heard philosophy's perfumes are very good but who wants to smell all the time like you just got out of the shower? Boring! Dolce & Gabanna The One and Estee Lauder Pleasures last ALL DAY without layering- imagine when used along with the shower gels and lotions!!! Awesome!!!

by IoSonoBella Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 10:03PM Report as inappropriate