Sarandon wears different fragrance for every role

Los Angeles Sep 18 (IANS) Actress Susan Sarandon wears a different fragrance for every role she plays to help her get into the character.

"I also choose a scent for every character and that really helps me to instantly become that person. I mean for Feud I researched and knew that Bette Davis wore a certain perfume but it was just horrible " Sarandon told Hello! magazine reports femalefirst.co.uk.

She added: "I tried to wear it but it drove me crazy so I chose something that was from that period and went for Guerlain Shalimar. For Sister Helen (in Dead Man Walking ) I chose Jean Nate because it smelt clean and inexpensive."

The "Thelma & Louise" star has said that she has left a lasting memory with her co-stars because of the scent she has worn when working on a project with them.

"Absolutely and sometimes leading men say the same thing. For example Jimmy Spader (we did White Palace together) now says that when he smells Chanel No. 5 which I wore because my character loved Marilyn Monroe he instantly thinks of that time in his career.

"And whilst filming Bernard and Doris with Ralph Fiennes I wore a scent called new Harlem and that became so familiar to him that he now associates it with me and that film " she said.

However Sarandon prefers to spritz herself with men s aftershave because it is not as "highly floral" as other female scents.

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