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Tag Archives: Coty
Myrrh-myrrhings
Having recently written about myrrh, possibly it’s been on my mind. It’s hard to say really. Myrrh is one of those notes that you think you know or think you like , except, I find when it’s actually under your … Continue reading
Posted in Perfume, Plants
Tagged Caline, Coty, Iso e Super, Jean Patou, L'Aimant, La Myrrhe, Serge Lutens
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Upscale, Downscale
What is that odor wafting from the butler, the dignified Mr. Treadcarpet as he paces noiselessly over the hall runner on his way to open the front door? It is discreet, for butlers cannot drench themselves in scent. Mr. Treadcarpet … Continue reading
Millepede
Patou’s 1000 came out in 1972, which was when my family lived in Rome. Back then, Roman real estate was relatively cheap, and we were right in the heart of old Rome in a penthouse apartment of the sort that … Continue reading
Posted in Perfume
Tagged Balenciaga, Balmain, Coty, Deborah Perfumes, Guerlain, Jean Kerleo, Patou 1000, Que Sais Je
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Under the Wind
There can seldom have been such a poetic name for a fragrance can there? I’m referring to the Limited Edition Guerlain Sous le Vent of which the title here is a loose translation. And yes, this is another in the … Continue reading
Posted in People, Perfume, Plants
Tagged Caline, Chypre, Coty, Guerlain, Jean Patou, Mayotte, Mitsouko, Sous le vent, ylang-ylang
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The 1912 Overture Part III
Parfums Caron date back to the year 1904, making it therefore a decisively newer house than Guerlain (1828). Ernest Daltroff, the young entrepreneur who had founded the business was looking for a perfume that would put him on the map. … Continue reading
The 1912 Overture Part II
Not every perfume released in 1912 was actively influenced by Coty’s decade dominating hits. Houbigant, which had left off the last century with an unprecedented perfume (Fougere Royale,1882) was due for another world beater. Their business had begun in 1775. … Continue reading
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Tagged Caron, Coty, Guerlain, Houbigant, L'Heure Bleue, Montale Velvet Flowrs, Quelques Fleurs, Sonoma Scent Studios, To Dream
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The 1912 Overture part I
There are watershed years in practically every field, and in perfumery, 1912 was the year of grace. It is one hundred years since Guerlain’s L’Heure Bleue, Houbigant’s Quelques Fleurs, and Caron’s Narcisse Noir were introduced, amazingly, all three are with … Continue reading
The Chypre’s Child
It was 1917 and François Coty invented something new – a perfume that was floral, but also woody, light but also dark, sexy but also restrained, and, like Jicky, a fragrance that could be worn by women or by men. … Continue reading
