Like others I love perfume, I feel more classy when I have bottles of it on my dressing table rather than a can on spray. My grandmother always says that real perfume is far better than the cheap stuff. For one the smell lasts far longer. I could EASILY go into a store and spend a few hundred dollars.

I generally like perfumes that smell like something specific rather than a 'perfumey' smell, but I will sometimes come across something that does smell perfumey that I really like.

The key to picking out a perfume that you like is to wear it on your skin, not on a card. Proper perfumes contain notes- or layers of scents- that will change as the perfume warms and dissipates. The top notes are what you smell when you initially put on the perfume, and most people will base their like of it on that. But then after a while the top notes will change and you'll get middle notes, and then eventually as the perfume wears away you'll get base notes. They will all smell somewhat different. So you might like something initially, but after wearing it for a while you might find you actually don't like it that much, or vice versa.
So when you find one, put it on your skin and wear it for a while before investing.

Personally I like scents like rose, jasmine, cinnamon, and vanilla- I like softer smells generally. I also like Beauty by Calvin Klein. But the one I probably wear the most is MOR Marshmallow. It smells more like musk lollies rather than marshmallow, and it has notes of rose and sugar. You'll either love it or hate it. I have found that whenever I wear it men L to the O-V-E it. My grandmother can't stand it. But I like it because it gets people's attention. And that's what perfume should do in my opinion! :3