I wanted some pretty cobalt blue bottles for my perfume collection.
My collection is displayed on the window sill of our master bathroom.
Blue bottles are a little hard to find but I found an Evening In Paris bottle at an antique mall.
The woman that opened the display case for me, mentioned that she used to wear this perfume back during her youth. We began talking about our first perfumes.
This conversation started me thinking about my fragrance history.
Charlie by Revlon was all the rage when I was in H.S. It smelled horrible on me so Halston was my fragrance of choice.
It is a blend of many things, Mint, Melon, green leaves, Peach, Bergamot, Carnation, Orris root, Jasmine, Marigold, Ylang Ylang, Cedar and Rose. There are also some woodsy undertones.
It is the creation of Bernard Chant.
In college White Shoulders was my scent.
White Shoulders was introduced during the 1940s. It was made by Evyan in NYC.
It's infused with white florals, like Gardenia, Lily of the Valley, Jasmine, Tuberose, Lilac, Lily and Orris. There is also Amber, Musk, Benzion, Civet and Oak Moss as final notes.
I tried to find out if this this has been reformulated but haven't been able to confirm that.
In 1978 Lauren by Ralph Lauren was introduced. It was his first fragrance for women.
It is a heavier floral than the White Shoulders. It consists of Rose, Carnation and Violet.
Although those who voted, rated it strong for Lilac and Lily of the Valley.
I wore it during the early years of our marriage.
I really should find a new bottle if it hasn't been badly reformulated.
There is a smidgeon still left in my bottle but it has altered slightly as it has aged.
At one point Bill bought me a bottle of one his newer fragrances - Romance, but it wasn't a keeper.
Dior launched Poison in 1985.
I began wearing it in the 90s. This is the scent my children will remember long after I'm gone because I wore it for most of their childhood.
It is a chemistry of Coriander, Wild berries, Orange Honey and Tuberose.
At one point a sales clerk told me it was a Gardenia based fragrance but I didn't see that in the Fragrantica description although voters rated it for Gardenia.
It was created by Edouard Fletcher. It has reportedly been reformulated.
A few years ago, I worried that I smelled a little too old lady even though I got tons of compliments when wearing Poison.
My daughter left a bottle of Viva La Juicy by Juicy Couture in her room when she moved out.
It was on display because it was such a cute bottle. I tried it on one day and loved it.
I've been wearing it ever since.
It was introduced in 2008 so it is a relatively newer fragrance.
It is a white floral infused with Honeysuckle, Gardenia, and Jasmine. It presents with Mandarin and wild berries. Base notes of Amber, Caramel, Vanilla, Sandalwood and Pralines.
Many times fragrances alter once they are on my body. They also have a tendency to give me a headache.
These fragrances do not give me a headache and they stay pretty true to scent throughout the day.
All of my favorite perfumes seem to have a variety white florals in them on the various levels attributed to fragrances. All of them were rated high for Jasmine.
Fragrances can change as they age so keep that in mind when buying older vintage bottles.
I've kept some of the bottles that were a part of my fragrance history.
Halston wasn't a particularly cute bottle which is why it was purged at some point.
I hope you enjoyed this post. I enjoyed writing and researching it.
I recommend the Fragrantica website. It was fun to peruse and explore.
What's your perfume history?
I think I'll wear one of these oldies tomorrow.
Leave me your history in the comments below.
Katie
