Perfume
noun
A liquid with a pleasant smell, often made from oils that flowers have given their scent to, that people put on their skin.
She wore a sweet perfume that reminded me of blooming flowers.
Often appears as...
- wear perfume
- spray perfume
verb
To add a pleasant smell to something or somebody.
The air was perfumed with the scent of roses.
Often appears as...
- perfume the air
- perfume the room
noun
A liquid with a pleasant smell, often made from oils that flowers have given their scent to, that people put on their skin.
She wore a sweet perfume that reminded me of blooming flowers.
Often appears as...
- wear perfume
- spray perfume
verb
To add a pleasant smell to something or somebody.
The air was perfumed with the scent of roses.
Often appears as...
- perfume the air
- perfume the room
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Pro Tip 1/3Gender Association
Some perfumes are marketed for women or men, but anyone can choose the scent they prefer.
Though it was labeled as women's perfume, he loved its scent and wore it confidently.
Pro Tip 2/3Occasions Matter
Different scents are suitable for various occasions, like light perfumes for the day and stronger for the evening.
She chose a subtle perfume for the job interview to not overwhelm the interviewers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware of allergies and cultural sensitivities when wearing perfume in public spaces.
Out of respect, he avoided wearing perfume to the fragrance-free event.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Association
Some perfumes are marketed for women or men, but anyone can choose the scent they prefer.
Though it was labeled as women's perfume, he loved its scent and wore it confidently.
Pro Tip 2/3Occasions Matter
Different scents are suitable for various occasions, like light perfumes for the day and stronger for the evening.
She chose a subtle perfume for the job interview to not overwhelm the interviewers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware of allergies and cultural sensitivities when wearing perfume in public spaces.
Out of respect, he avoided wearing perfume to the fragrance-free event.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Association
Some perfumes are marketed for women or men, but anyone can choose the scent they prefer.
Though it was labeled as women's perfume, he loved its scent and wore it confidently.
Pro Tip 2/3Occasions Matter
Different scents are suitable for various occasions, like light perfumes for the day and stronger for the evening.
She chose a subtle perfume for the job interview to not overwhelm the interviewers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware of allergies and cultural sensitivities when wearing perfume in public spaces.
Out of respect, he avoided wearing perfume to the fragrance-free event.
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Haunted Ham House PIPE...
and they said I can hear something walking up the stairs and never come in but I know the alarms are set and I know that nobody could be walking up those stairs and they also claim they can smell her perfume which was rose perfume over the years ghost hunters have visited ham house in the hope of witnessing the hauntings
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If superpowers were...
You can't carry anything, including your wallet and keys, otherwise people would just see your wallet and keys floating around. Drivers and people on the street can't see you either, therefore they can and will run into you at some point. Oh, and you better not wear any perfume or make any noise breathing,
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The science of...
so the other senses can investigate. The nose's contribution to romance is more than noticing perfume or cologne. It's able to pick up on natural chemical signals known as pheromones. These not only convey important physical or genetic information about their source
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My journey from Marine...
And it's just me and janitor man. And I pick him up, and I wipe sweat and cheap perfume off his forehead. And he begs me not to hurt him and I grab him tight by his janitor-man shirt collar, and I pull him to my face and he's taller than me but the cape helps,
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Is Your Perfume Made...
He used to love and adore perfume. So it comes from that angle. Even myself being half Arab, I grew up smelling this stuff. You know, my mum used to burn it in the morning. I've been exposed to it from a very young age. But a lot of people that, you know
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Big Cats Wild for Calvin...
various perfumes and colognes because it's it's sort of in zoo lore we've known about that for years smell is an important sense for all cat species an investigating sense is common especially those in an artificial setting which
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Art can fail PIPE JR
like the way I see life and society so if I take advantage of your support to team up with a company that had complete different goals to sell you sneakers perfume or underwear you be fair that is called delusion and I
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Deadly Killer Bee Attack...
to home killer bees are the pit bull terriers of the insect world they are far more easily provoked another piece noise vibrations even the smell of perfume can trigger a frenzied attack and when they
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John Besh: New Orleans'...
all the bacon that we have and so that rice is just being perfumed with all these flavors really playing a supporting role to all the meats that are anything hmm man this is gonna be good whoa
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Panda Bear Marks...
pandas inhabit a perfumed world they're the only bears with a scent gland the gland applies a waxy fragrance that
Video examples
Haunted Ham House PIPE...
and they said I can hear something walking up the stairs and never come in but I know the alarms are set and I know that nobody could be walking up those stairs and they also claim they can smell her perfume which was rose perfume over the years ghost hunters have visited ham house in the hope of witnessing the hauntings
Video examples
If superpowers were...
You can't carry anything, including your wallet and keys, otherwise people would just see your wallet and keys floating around. Drivers and people on the street can't see you either, therefore they can and will run into you at some point. Oh, and you better not wear any perfume or make any noise breathing,
Video examples
The science of...
so the other senses can investigate. The nose's contribution to romance is more than noticing perfume or cologne. It's able to pick up on natural chemical signals known as pheromones. These not only convey important physical or genetic information about their source
Video examples
My journey from Marine...
And it's just me and janitor man. And I pick him up, and I wipe sweat and cheap perfume off his forehead. And he begs me not to hurt him and I grab him tight by his janitor-man shirt collar, and I pull him to my face and he's taller than me but the cape helps,
Video examples
Is Your Perfume Made...
He used to love and adore perfume. So it comes from that angle. Even myself being half Arab, I grew up smelling this stuff. You know, my mum used to burn it in the morning. I've been exposed to it from a very young age. But a lot of people that, you know
Video examples
Big Cats Wild for Calvin...
various perfumes and colognes because it's it's sort of in zoo lore we've known about that for years smell is an important sense for all cat species an investigating sense is common especially those in an artificial setting which
Video examples
Art can fail PIPE JR
like the way I see life and society so if I take advantage of your support to team up with a company that had complete different goals to sell you sneakers perfume or underwear you be fair that is called delusion and I
Video examples
Deadly Killer Bee Attack...
to home killer bees are the pit bull terriers of the insect world they are far more easily provoked another piece noise vibrations even the smell of perfume can trigger a frenzied attack and when they
Video examples
John Besh: New Orleans'...
all the bacon that we have and so that rice is just being perfumed with all these flavors really playing a supporting role to all the meats that are anything hmm man this is gonna be good whoa
Video examples
Panda Bear Marks...
pandas inhabit a perfumed world they're the only bears with a scent gland the gland applies a waxy fragrance that
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Quote examples
Samantha Morton
English Actress
It's fantastic to strive towards a nice life where you eat nice organic food and your children go to a nice school and you can afford nice clothes and nice perfume and the hypoallergenic make-up. But there's never a day goes by, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, that I don't think about where I'm from.
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Vik Muniz
Brazilian Artist
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.
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George Edward Moore
English Philosopher
The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.
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Mary Gaitskill
American Novelist
On the rare occasions when my mother perfumed herself, she was going out, and so I rarely smelled those special scents up close on her body, except during kisses goodbye.
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W. Somerset Maugham
British Playwright
Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.
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Madison Beer
American Musician
I think it's important for people to be themselves and express themselves through their makeup or their hair or their perfume or whatever it may be.
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Charles M. Schwab
American Businessman
Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.
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Blake Lively
American Actress
When I'm playing a character, I don't wear perfume.
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Karina Lombard
French Actress
I don't wear perfume, and I rarely wear jewelry.
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Coco Chanel
French Designer
A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future.
Quote examples
Samantha Morton
English Actress
It's fantastic to strive towards a nice life where you eat nice organic food and your children go to a nice school and you can afford nice clothes and nice perfume and the hypoallergenic make-up. But there's never a day goes by, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, that I don't think about where I'm from.
Quote examples
Vik Muniz
Brazilian Artist
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.
Quote examples
George Edward Moore
English Philosopher
The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.
Quote examples
Mary Gaitskill
American Novelist
On the rare occasions when my mother perfumed herself, she was going out, and so I rarely smelled those special scents up close on her body, except during kisses goodbye.
Quote examples
W. Somerset Maugham
British Playwright
Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.
Quote examples
Madison Beer
American Musician
I think it's important for people to be themselves and express themselves through their makeup or their hair or their perfume or whatever it may be.
Quote examples
Charles M. Schwab
American Businessman
Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.
Quote examples
Blake Lively
American Actress
When I'm playing a character, I don't wear perfume.
Quote examples
Karina Lombard
French Actress
I don't wear perfume, and I rarely wear jewelry.
Quote examples
Coco Chanel
French Designer
A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future.
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