Perfume Quotes

Scent as memory, style, and business.

This set of perfume quotes moves from student-era department store visits to the financial realities of launching a fragrance line. Related reading: our About quotes.

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.

Quotes by Zoe Tapper

But, having a perfume and license, in general, is a financial necessity. A designer must, to reap back the money spent on prototypes and all that sort of thing.

Quotes by Vivienne Westwood

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It is impossible to identify a nice scent from within the chemical cloud of a perfume department.

Quotes by Victoria Coren Mitchell

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.

Quotes by Tessa Virtue

To attract men, I wear a perfume called 'New Car Interior.'

Quotes by Rita Rudner

I detest heavy perfume and shrill voices.

Quotes by Renee Vivien

Once I was done making my album 'Cry Baby,' I knew I wanted to make a vintage-inspired baby bottle perfume.

Quotes by Melanie Martinez

'Jitterbug Perfume' is one of my favorite books.

Quotes by Kristin Gore

I don't wear perfume, and I rarely wear jewelry.

Quotes by Karina Lombard

Someday I want to have my own clothing line, perfume and makeup line.

Quotes by Jordan Pruitt

Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand.

Quotes by Jonathan Carroll

I occasionally wear Miss Dior perfume. It's quite elegant and feminine. It reminds me of a romantic evening out.

Quotes by Jaimie Alexander

My perfume, Manifesto, was based on the scent of basil.

Quotes by Isabella Rossellini

I'm so in love with Chanel's perfume bottles. I grew up seeing my mom use Chanel No. 5, so it's quite sentimental to me.

Quotes by Huda Kattan

Becoming a solo singer is like going from an eau de toilette to a perfume. It's much more intense.

Quotes by Geri Halliwell

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.

Quotes by Engelbert Humperdinck

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.

Quotes by Emeril Lagasse

I like perfume and flowers.

Quotes by Donatella Versace

Every one of my products - my lingerie, my perfume, and everything that I do beauty-related with regard to building my burlesque shows - is just me.

Quotes by Dita Von Teese

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.

Quotes by Delphine Arnault

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From personal preferences around scent to the practical side of recouping design costs, these lines treat perfume as both a sensory pleasure and a business decision. See also our Air and Back quotes.