2 days ago by Gaia, the non-blonde

Femme is a big name for a big perfume. It doesn't leave any room for mistake, and wearing Femme by Rochas shows you mean business in the most cleavage-y way possible. The 1944 version was created by the great Edmond Roudnitska for the fashion house of Marcel Rochas. The bottles of the original formu ...

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9 days ago by Gaia, the non-blonde

Finding this bottle of Balenciaga Quadrille parfum was another step in my vintage perfume quest. I wasn't familiar with the scent at first, yet lusted after it for a while, just because. A 1955 Balenciaga creation- if I couldn't have a hat or a dress, at least I should be able to get a bottle. Later ...

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12 days ago by The Upperclass Men

Kate Moss has launched her latest scent, Vintage. This is Moss' fourth scent, her other offerings are Kate, Summer Time and Velvet Hour. Vintage is described as a a fruity floriental fragrance and is meant to be a scented encapsulation of Kate's love of vintage clothes and objects d'art. It'll be av ...

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12 days ago by Deidre Woollard

Model and style icon Kate Moss has launched her latest scent, Vintage. This is Moss' fourth scent, her other offerings are Kate, Summer Time and Velvet Hour. Vintage is described as a a fruity floriental fragrance and is meant to be a scented encapsulation of Kate's love of vintage clothes and objec ...

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17 days ago by Gaia, the non-blonde

oday was so gorgeous weather and nature-wise that even this Jersey town looked golden and magical . I was having a great hair day, wearing a favorite light dress and a green leather jacket. And three sprays of vintage Derby, a 1985 Guerlain creation. Derby is usually considered as more masculine, pr ...

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30 days ago by Gaia, the non-blonde

It's always interesting to note how the idea of a youthful perfume changes with time. Of course, it's very different to test and comment on the fragrances of yore when you weren't part of that era, and a bit alarming when the dinosaur in question is yourself. 1982. Junior high. You couldn't pay me e ...

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38 days ago by Gaia, the non-blonde

Some reviews write themselves. You look up the launch year of Cabochard by Parfums Grès(1959, the perfume's advertisements from different years (the ones I used here are from 1966, 1974 and 1985) and the note list (bergamot, mandarin, galbanum, ylang ylang, jasmine, Bulgarian rose, clove, oakmoss, t ...

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45 days ago by Gaia, the non-blonde

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like in fifty years, when perfume enthusiasts will amuse themselves trying to locate vintage bottles of discontinued and forgotten perfumes. Would Paris Hilton become a legend? Would fruity florals be revered as a timeless classic? Can you see crazy bidding wars o ...

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56 days ago by Gaia, the non-blonde

Le Dix by Balenciaga (launched in 1947) is a floral aldehydic perfume with a sweet and smooth base. One might simply shrug and label it as a product of its time, but it's good to remember that Chanel No. 5 and Arpege by Lanvin, the most famous and popular aldehydic florals, were created in 1921 and ...

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59 days ago by Gaia, the non-blonde

Paris 1933. We all know what was yet to come. Jean Patou himself only had three more years to live. His fashion house that relied heavily on American money and demand for luxury goods was now surviving thanks to its perfume department. This was the atmosphere that launched Divine Folie. Divine Folie ...

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