Do you buy jewellery, perfume, aftershave?

Ireland
January 31, 2007 6:27pm CST
Do you buy jewellery, perfume, aftershave, or do you prefer these to be bought for you? I never buy jewellery or perfume. I don't know why. I just have it in my head that these should be bought for me by my husband. It means that there are probably only two occasions in the year when I'll get either one or the other, and those are my birthday or Christmas. I also wouldn't get them every year, but it's lovely when I do.
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@babystar1 (4233)
• United States
1 Feb 07
The only jewellery I buy is earrings, and that is not to often. I dont wear much jewellery. And for the perfume I got a bottle just yesterday for my birthday. My husband buys his own aftershave.
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• Ireland
1 Feb 07
Happy Birthday Babystar!! I hope you had a good day.
@babystar1 (4233)
• United States
1 Feb 07
Thank you very much.
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@Trace86 (5030)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I tend to buy jewelry for myself periodically. Not the good stuff, but ok stuff. My husband buys me good pieces every few years. I have been hinting to him what I really want for several years and still haven't gotten it. As for perfume, I have too much as it is and don't buy it for myself. There are some lovely fragrances that I have smelled in magazines, but then forget the name before I go to the mall again.
• Ireland
1 Feb 07
If I was to buy jewellery for myself it would be inexpensive stuff too. That's why I leave it to my husband to buy it. I know he'll buy something nice. :)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
1 Feb 07
I buy jewlery for myself too,because I don t have an expencive taste,so I can afford to buy myself something I like,but I like to recive parfumes sa an gift.
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• United States
1 Feb 07
I buy perfume myself because I have to like the smell to wear it. Usually my husband likes whatever I pick out so it doesn't matter if he buys it or not. Jewelry my husband buys for me. I don't buy it for myself.
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• Ireland
1 Feb 07
Yes, I usually hint to my husband about the perfume I want. Anything he's bought me is nice though.
@vicky1 (240)
• United States
1 Feb 07
If I see something and I want it then I will buy it. It is nice when my husband buys something but I am not going to wait for it if I see it. Perfume well lets say I have a differant taste them him and iI would smell like a toliet if he was to get it.
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• Ireland
1 Feb 07
LOL Vicky. :)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I like jewelry, especially gold jewelry because the value might go high in the future. I am single, and since I like to collect gold jewelry, I buy them for myself. Perfume? I usually get perfume as present during Christmas so I don't really buy for myself. Besides, I have so many bottles that I haven't consumed yet. I think when one gets married, priorities change, so usually it should be the husband who's buying these things for the wife. Haha! Cute topic..
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• Ireland
1 Feb 07
Thank you! Even when I wasn't married though I would never buy perfume or jewellery. I always waited for someone to come along and buy them for me. A lot of my jewellery came from ex boyfriends. :)
@jasper17 (66)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I'd rather buy perfume for myself but I like when my husband buys me jewelry. It's an uncommon occurrence but when he does it, he does a good job.
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• Ireland
1 Feb 07
It's good to have a husband who has good taste. :)
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
1 Feb 07
I have never liked jewellery, perfume or clothes bought for me by anyone else, I like to buy them myself, I have very individual taste in these things so I like that to be my pleasure...:)
• Ireland
1 Feb 07
Ah yes, I agree. I always drop hints for particular items of jewellery or nice perfumes. :)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I only use one type of perfume, Jovan White Musk. It is the only scent that does not give me an allergic reaction. Hubby has tried other scents only to be disappointed that I couldn't use them. He loves to buy me jewelry. He has good taste...most of the time. I have trained him well.
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• Ireland
1 Feb 07
I've never heard of that perfume. I'm glad I'm not allergic to any, although I am allergic to jewellery that is not gold or gold plated. I come out in an awful rash from it.
• Ireland
1 Feb 07
I usually buy aftershave for my husband, but I only get the cheap stuff, unless it is his birthday or Christmas. I never buy perfume, but I do indulge in the odd bit of jewellery especially earrings.
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• Ireland
1 Feb 07
I have hardly any earrings. I have hardly any bracelets either. I'll have to hint for those for my next birthday.
@inplano (298)
• United States
1 Feb 07
i get gifted most of the time perfumes especially,and really dont remember buying one for myself..
1 Feb 07
I don't buy myself jewelry or perfume. I don't wear much jewelry although I have a lot of it. My husband always buys me perfume so I've got to where I don't buy that either, I like him to pick it out since he's the one I want to like the way it smells :)
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• Ireland
1 Feb 07
That's a good reason for getting him to buy the perfume. :)
@lifeiseasy (2292)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I do love to but jewelry...no that often..last summer I bought myself a gold toe ring ...it was fun ..normally I but a necklace or bracelet...as those are my favorites ,as for perfume no I don't buy it, but I can't wear it ..the smell of it makes me sneeze . My poor daughter can't even wear it around it me .
• Ireland
1 Feb 07
I think toe rings are lovely. My daughter has a few of them so I borrow them from her. It's great when daughters reach taht age where you can borrow things from them. :)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I buy perfume all the time, I like to try new ones and I love smelling good so thats like the top thing on my list sometimes lol. I dont think anyone has ever bought me perfume before. I buy jewelery sometimes for myself, but I prefer to receive that from other people.
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• Ireland
1 Feb 07
I love trying new perfumes too. The latest one I tried is Lancome's Hypnosis. A girl in college wore it in one day and I thought it was lovely, so after school I went up to the local pharmacy and asked them if I could try a sample. It's next on my list for hubby to buy me. :)
@urbangirl (1456)
• Australia
1 Feb 07
I don't have a husband, so I buy thee things myself! I have received jewellery and perfume from my boyfriend but I usually don't wait for him to buy me something if I really like it.
• Ireland
1 Feb 07
When I see something I like I make it known that I like it. Then it MIGHT be bought for my birthday or Christmas. :)
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
1 Feb 07
Jewellery is very personal to me, and I've always bought it for myself, apart from watches. Aftershave I always buy myself, I like Joop and CK1 mainly, I've got plenty of spares so I never run out, thus I don't need any more, or anyone to buy me any. I always tell my friends and family never to buy me aftershave, just in case they get the wrong one and it is expensive.
@babykay (2131)
• Ireland
1 Feb 07
I always buy my own perfume, and this is extremely rare. As for jewelry, my husband buys this for me. He has got me some really nice antique pieces. I also have some from my ex-boyfriend LOL! If I ever had any money I would buy my own.
@soadnot (1606)
• Canada
1 Feb 07
yes, i buy aftershave
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• United States
1 Feb 07
I don't have a husband so I have been buying my own for the last 32 years of my life. Even if I had a husband, I wouldn't want him to buy for me. I prefer to choose my own, he can give me the money for it :-) I love colognes, I collect them. I have at least 80 kinds and want to add more.
@mbarryton (1872)
• United States
1 Feb 07
the jewelry i dont by myself but the rest i do
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• Australia
7 Feb 07
I prefer to buy perfume myself, but I love receiving jewellery as presents. Usually if someone buys me perfume (like a boyfriend), I'll tell them which ones I like, as I'm quite particular about some scents!