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A belated Happy Birthday! I have not been keeping up, but now that I am here, I am learning soooooo much as usual. I hope you had a great day and that all is going well. xx
Commented Sep 4, 2010 on What Perfume Would You Wear on Your Birthday? at Yesterday's Perfume
What Perfume Would You Wear on Your Birthday?
It's my birthday today, and my instinctive reaction was to grab vintage Bandit by Robert Piguet. I'm a Leo/Virgo cusp (Chinese sign: Rooster), and this tough lady perfume that can clear a room and cause migraines is just up my alley. Difficult beauty, this one is. I'll be eatin' cupcakes and ...
Maybe you could do a piece on famous couples of old and their scents? That would be keeping with the vintage theme.
Commented Jul 1, 2010 on Chanel No. 5 (1921) at Yesterday's Perfume
Chanel No. 5 (1921)
"A woman must smell like a woman, and not a rose." - Coco Chanel Perfumer Ernest Beaux got many directives from Coco Chanel for the design house's first fragrance. Among the qualities Chanel No. 5 was to have: tenacity, versatility, and abstraction. "On a woman," Chanel said, "a natural scent...
I actually find this to be the closest thing to Coty's vintage Chypre that can still be found. I assume I've only tried vintage though, as Dad has been slowly working his way through the same mega-bottle since about 1975. At any rate, it's a super under-praised fragrance!
Commented Jun 30, 2010 on Aramis by Estee Lauder (1965) at Yesterday's Perfume
Aramis by Estee Lauder (1965)
Calling all skank-o-philes, do you read me? Put down your Oudhs, your Kouroses, your Muscs Koublai Khans, and pick up a bottle of the unassuming-looking Aramis for men. It may be politer than some of those scents, and without their lore and glamour, but strangely, it's more compelling becau...
Hi B, how have you been? Just checking in to see what's new here. Great review! Love the peasant/genius quote. Now this is weird, because my mother wears No 5 and my father wears Aramis. You've just reviewed both and created all sorts of associations I don't want to have!
Commented Jun 30, 2010 on Chanel No. 5 (1921) at Yesterday's Perfume
Chanel No. 5 (1921)
"A woman must smell like a woman, and not a rose." - Coco Chanel Perfumer Ernest Beaux got many directives from Coco Chanel for the design house's first fragrance. Among the qualities Chanel No. 5 was to have: tenacity, versatility, and abstraction. "On a woman," Chanel said, "a natural scent...
Have a lovely break! I love vintage ads - thanks for sharing!!
Commented Apr 15, 2010 on Vintage Perfume Ad: Shocking by Schiaparelli at Yesterday's Perfume
Vintage Perfume Ad: Shocking by Schiaparelli
I'm going on vacation for a week or so, so in place of writing perfume reviews, I decided it was a good time to share some of the beautiful vintage ads I copied from old Vogue magazines. (Courtesy of the amazing folks at the main branch of the NY Public Library.) I may be moved to write a few r...
PS - Just to add, the electric blue that was used for the box and accompanying advertising is everywhere this season. I remember I had a pair of killer heels in this colour in the late 80s (which I wore to high school!?). If this colour heralds an 80s revival, then perhaps Parfum de Peau is ready for it's comeback.
Commented Apr 7, 2010 on Parfum de Peau by Claude Montana (1986) at Yesterday's Perfume
Parfum de Peau by Claude Montana (1986)
Known as the "King of the Shoulder Pads" and an influence on wild designers such as the late Alexander McQueen, Claude Montana gifted the '80s with extreme, sculptural silhouettes and shoulder pads of Lady Gaga-esque proportions. But alas, the House of Montana, founded in 1979, went kaput in ...
I'm so happy you like it! I was shocked to read it's been classified as a fruity chypre? Definitely a floriental in my book too. It reminds me a lot of Amouage's Ubar, and I would love to know who composed the latter. Parfum de Peau is by Edouard Fléchier, who also did Poison and FM's Une Rose. Obviously he doesn't think women should smell like shrinking violets!
Commented Apr 7, 2010 on Parfum de Peau by Claude Montana (1986) at Yesterday's Perfume
Parfum de Peau by Claude Montana (1986)
Known as the "King of the Shoulder Pads" and an influence on wild designers such as the late Alexander McQueen, Claude Montana gifted the '80s with extreme, sculptural silhouettes and shoulder pads of Lady Gaga-esque proportions. But alas, the House of Montana, founded in 1979, went kaput in ...
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