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If you’re lucky, you will also be old enough to be a grandma

Posted by Robin on 12 February 2026 6 Comments

If you’re lucky, you will also be old enough to be a grandma. If you’re a young person who can’t live without Pafums de Marly’s Delina, Ariana Grande’s Cloud, or whatever vanilla scent is trending right now, know that one day someone much younger than you may call those “grandma perfumes,” solely because you happen to still like them and just happen to be old.

— Read more in FYI, TikTok: Classic Fragrances Like Chanel No. 5 Are Not “Grandma Perfumes” at Allure.

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  1. Lovestosmellgood says:
    12 February 2026 at 9:35 am

    I have been slowly warming up to No5

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    • Robin says:
      12 February 2026 at 9:46 pm

      I don’t think I will ever warm up to it, but I won’t call it a grandma perfume either 🙂

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        13 February 2026 at 7:47 am

        Have you tried the flankers. Eau Premiere is nice and the Leau

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  2. LesLiesse says:
    12 February 2026 at 10:31 am

    Growing older and having the joy of being a grandma is a “luxury” denied many.

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    • Robin says:
      12 February 2026 at 9:47 pm

      Indeed.

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  3. Kris says:
    12 February 2026 at 12:42 pm

    I really want Delina, but don’t really want to pay the price🤣

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