-LRB- InStyle.com -RRB- -- We asked five stars for their innermost thoughts on perfume , then chose the season 's best new scents Beyonce : `` I 'll stick with one scent for five or six years . I 'll wear it all the time . '' Beyoncé What was your first perfume ? 273 by Fred Hayman . I wore it when I was a teenager . My mom used to wear it , and I stole it . -LRB- Fred Hayman 273 , $ 55/2 .5 fl . oz. ; fragrancenet.com -RRB- What images would pop into your head if you smelled it now ? Getting ready , curling my hair , putting my makeup on , going out to a party . And my mother , my childhood , my house . What does your house smell like ? Vanilla . Warm and sweet . I have a lot of Diptyque candles around the house . Even when I 'm away , I have someone burn them . I like having the scent in my pillows . -LRB- Diptyque Opopanax candle , $ 55 ; bergdorfgoodman.com -RRB- You 're the face of Emporio Armani Diamonds , which has rose and raspberry notes . What 's it like ? Soft , sweet and comforting . Yesterday I had a day off , which is rare , and I took a long bath . When I got out , I was by myself and knew I would be all day , but I still sprayed it on . -LRB- Emporio Armani Diamonds , $ 50/1 .7 fl . oz. ; at Macy 's -RRB- What other scents do you like ? My favorite scent is my mother 's cooking : her yams and her soul food . They smell like love , like being full and happy . How about men 's cologne ? I like -LSB- anything by -RSB- Creed . -LRB- Creed Original Santal , $ 110/1 fl . oz. ; neimanmarcus.com -RRB- Emmy Rossum What fragrance did your mom wear while you were growing up ? Lancôme Trésor . It still reminds me of watching her get ready to go out at night . -LRB- Lancôme Trésor , $ 81/3 .4 fl . oz. ; lancome-usa . com -RRB- What was your first perfume ? I got Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds for my sixth birthday . I felt so sophisticated ! I 'd put my mom 's red lipstick on my lips and cheeks , wear her high heels and spray the fragrance all over myself and the house . -LRB- Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds , $ 65/3 .3 fl . oz. ; perfumania.com -RRB- Which kind of fragrances are you usually drawn to ? I like ones that are clean , feminine , and not so famous that they are immediately recognizable . I -LSB- rarely -RSB- tell anyone what scent I wear -- it 's a woman 's most precious sensual secret . Can you let us in on some of your all-time favorites ? My favorite is Miss Dior Chérie . It 's classic and feminine , but flirty . I wear it to lunch , to dinner parties , to the beach , skiing and to big occasions like the Oscars , when I want to feel especially glamorous . -LRB- Miss Dior Chérie , $ 65/1 .7 fl . oz. ; at Nordstrom -RRB- What men 's scent do you like ? Angel Men . It 's masculine and very appealing without being too strong . -LRB- Thierry Mugler Angel Men , $ 102/3 .4 fl . oz. ; bloomingdales.com -RRB- Which kind of smells are you attracted to for soaps , shampoos , lotions and home fragrances ? I like traditional Johnson 's No More Tears baby shampoo and Kérastase products . I like vanilla and pomegranate for soaps . My favorite candle is Jo Malone Wild Fig & Cassis . Do you wear perfume when you 're acting ? Always , especially during intimate kissing scenes ! I wear something that is sensual but not too obvious . Sarah Jessica Parker How is your new fragrance , Covet , different from Lovely , the first one you helped create ? Lovely is very polite . It 's the girl you marry , and Covet is the girl you date , you know ? Covet is fun , slightly wanton , desperate . It 's for a stop-at-nothing-to-get-what-you-want kind of a girl . -LRB- Sarah Jessica Parker Covet , $ 52/1 .7 fl . oz. ; macys.com -RRB- What was the first scent you wore ? Love 's Baby Soft . -LRB- Love 's Baby Soft body spray , $ 12/1 .5 fl . oz. ; at drugstores -RRB- If you got a whiff of it right now , what memories would it trigger ? It would be seventh grade and not having enough disposable money . It would be Fiorucci , a shirt tied in a knot at the waist , and the Yankees . It would be fighting with my brothers and sisters before school and my mother yelling at me , and not finishing my homework on a Sunday night . Do you wear fragrance every day ? Without question . For some women , it 's lip gloss or mascara or covering a blemish . I can do without all of that . But the idea of not putting on perfume is shocking to me . Where do you apply it ? I love walking into a closet and smelling lingering aroma , so I always spray my clothes . And at the end of the bottle , when the atomizer no longer reaches the tiny little dribble that is left , I unscrew the top and pour the remainder onto a T-shirt or my dress . What 's your favorite men 's scent ? I really love Old Spice and Guerlain Vetiver for men . -LRB- Guerlain Vetiver , $ 74/4 .2 fl . oz. ; saks.com -RRB- What home fragrance do you love ? There 's nothing better than a blue Rigaud candle . -LRB- Rigaud Chèvrefeuille candle , $ 75 ; gracioushome.com -RRB- Do you have a favorite flower or fruit scent ? I love a peony when it 's really in season , and I love lemons . Gwyneth Paltrow Do you wear perfume every day ? Not if I 'm just in sweatpants around the house . But if I go out , I always squirt something on . It completes the look . Are you always attracted to the same kind of scents ? It depends on my mood . -LSB- Sometimes -RSB- I like things that are a little more spicy . I really like Black Orchid , Tom Ford 's perfume . Something a bit sexy . Tom Ford Black Orchid , $ 65/1 .7 fl . oz. ; neimanmarcus.com . You 're the face of Estée Lauder Pleasures . How would you describe that fragrance ? It 's floral and feminine , a sitting-in-your-garden kind of scent . -LRB- Estée Lauder Pleasures , $ 45/1 .7 fl . oz. ; at Macy 's -RRB- What perfume did your mom wear when you were a kid ? She wore Quadrille by Balenciaga , and they do n't make it anymore . I always go online trying to find bottles -LSB- stashed -RSB- in someone 's basement to give to her as a present because she 's almost out of it . Has your taste in scents changed since you became a mom ? No , but when I was pregnant I could n't tolerate the smell of anything , whether it was garlic , orange juice or perfume . Now do you avoid scents that might overwhelm little noses ? I just do n't overdo it . A little spritz goes a long way . What are some other , non-perfume fragrances you love ? I love the smell of lilies and paperwhites . I also burn these tea-scented candles from Mariage Frères . The best shampoo I 've ever found is Japanese -- it 's called Molto Bene B : Oce . It 's so good for dry hair like mine . -LRB- Mariage Frères Thé Rouge candle , $ 65 ; aedes.com ; Molto Bene B : Oce Shampoo SE , $ 16/8 .1 oz . -RRB- What scent do you love on men ? Ocean water . I like natural scents . Victoria Beckham How would you describe Intimately Beckham ? It 's a white-flower fragrance with a lot of tuberose , which is my favorite flower . It 's fresh and sexy in a fashion-y way . I think it 's a happy smell . -LRB- Intimately Beckham , $ 42/1 .7 fl . oz. ; ulta.com -RRB- Does it remind you of anything ? White flowers remind me of my grandmother : timeless and gorgeous . Everything I wear I would like to think of as timeless as well . I still wear dresses I bought 10 years ago . So you like florals ? I love rose , tuberose and orange blossom . I 'm a real girlie girl -- I love perfume , makeup and hair products . I think I know how girls want to smell . Do you wear different scents for different moods ? For me it 's more about the weather and what you 're wearing and who you 're with . Intimately Beckham is light , and perfect for warm weather . That 's why we came up with Intimately Beckham Night -LRB- coming next year -RRB- , which is slightly heavier . How involved was David in creating the fragrance ? He was hands-on . He 's masculine , but he 's in touch with his feminine side too . He loves clothes and beauty products and aftershave . Which men 's scents does he like ? David and I both love Miller Harris . -LRB- Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac , $ 120/3 .4 fl . oz. ; bigelowchemist.com -RRB- What was your first fragrance ? Coco Chanel . If I smelled it today , it would take me back to being 14 , just when I was first really getting into fashion . -LRB- Chanel Coco , $ 110/3 .4 fl . oz. ; at Nordstrom -RRB- What scent did your mom wear ? Poison by Christian Dior . It was so distinctive . It instantly reminds me of the eighties -- all that hair and those big dresses . -LRB- Dior Poison , $ 43/1 fl . oz. ; drugstore.com -RRB- Any other favorites ? I love Jo Malone 's grapefruit smells . And I have to say , nothing looks better in the bathroom than a bottle of Chanel No. 5 -- that 's the ultimate . E-mail to a friend Get a FREE TRIAL issue of InStyle - CLICK HERE ! Copyright © 2008 Time Inc. . All rights reserved . Additional Reporting By Kwala Mandel ; Alysia Poe ; Suzanne Zuckerman