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Retro perfumes

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E1saBe Sun 13-Nov-11 09:48:04

It's my week for winning! I received lovely surprise email to tell me I won a copy of the Simply Wonderwoman book (on gransnet) shock and then yesterday I won a bottle of perfume from a raffle which when I got home and googled (didn't know it) it's v. expensive, "niche" perfume etc etc. £175.00 for my £1 raffle ticket. Nice! BUt from what I read I think I may not like it hmm Anyway it got me thinking about my favourite perfume ever which of course I just can't buy any more - Revlon Moon Drops. It so suited me, was my signature scent for years, and probably contributed to husband popping the question 35 years ago, it used to sure work on him in the seduction stakes. I find the modern perfumes often too 'heady' and strong - and they make my sinuses close up! Couldn't gransnet somehow exercise some collective muscle to bring back some of the retro perfumes from the 1960's? There must be an appetite (nose) for it.

Ariadne Sun 18-Dec-11 17:57:15

I bought a Jo Malone perfume a year ago - Green Fig & Cassis. It is so lovely! Now keep dropping hints....

Anne58 Sun 18-Dec-11 17:52:40

I was brought up by my grandparents until I was 7, my mother would come to visit. To this day I remember her smelling of Helena Rubenstien "Apple Blossom" and face powder.

I love Mitsouko by Guerlain, apparently it's been going since the year dot, but unfortunately DH hates it!

I do however have Summer perfumes, Winter perfumes, and even daytime and evening perfumes!

jeni Sun 18-Dec-11 12:16:20

Kept tightly stoppered dark and cool, 6months. Then starts to deteriorate.

Gally Sun 18-Dec-11 12:14:32

...but once it's opened?

jeni Sun 18-Dec-11 12:05:33

Will keep indefinitely if not opened. But what's the point of that?

Gally Sun 18-Dec-11 09:58:14

Does anyone know how long perfume lasts? Does it have a use-by date?

harrigran Sun 18-Dec-11 09:53:10

I used to wear Pagan in the 60s and Suede, the box had a suede feel to it if I remember correctly. I used to get a lot of compliments from the male patients so it must have been quite nice.

Ariadne Sun 18-Dec-11 09:04:11

JessM My daughter found some on eBay last Christmas. So evocative!

JessM Sun 18-Dec-11 07:53:00

Good griffe! I haven't heard that for years. The perfume ads on TV this week are full-on aren't they.

Ariadne Sun 18-Dec-11 07:06:12

Ma Griffe!

jeni Sat 17-Dec-11 19:36:00

Jolie Madame was rochais as was femme. I used to use blue grass and femme. Now I use joy, essential Rose and Versace Versace

bikergran Wed 30-Nov-11 21:35:26

"Pagan"........mmmmmmm.....supposed to drive men wild...
33 yrs later! still waiting........... hmm

Annobel Wed 30-Nov-11 16:39:49

I'm reeking of Blue Grass today. I thought I had lost it somewhere but it turned up in my basket of toiletries, though I am sure I had looked there!

Hunt Wed 30-Nov-11 15:45:31

Blue Hyacinth by Cussons( of Imperial Leather fame) . The soap was gorgeous.

Gilly70 Mon 21-Nov-11 18:42:55

Jolie Madame was a gorgeous perfume, can't remember who by, it was a favourite of mine for ages, when I could afford it. Have not seen it for years.

E1saBe Thu 17-Nov-11 22:59:39

Not been on gransnet for a couple of days - working too hard! sad but gma ... the plan of replacing the perfume with something you like sounds like a win-win. Keep us posted!

greenmossgiel Thu 17-Nov-11 21:14:42

And in 'Savers'! smile

numberplease Thu 17-Nov-11 20:58:41

artygran, Blue Grass can be purchased from Amazon, as well as a few other places.

artygran Thu 17-Nov-11 20:31:16

Annobel Has your T J Hughes completely gone out of business, or has it been reincarnated under another name like ours? I can't tell the difference between the old store and the new one to be honest - and I'll look to see if they have Blue grass! I feel quite nostalgic about it now...

Annobel Thu 17-Nov-11 18:23:03

Who knows, Notso! I used to like to pick up Christmas presents at Culpepers. i was so sad when I discovered it no longer existed. I often went there when I attended Weightwatchers' Leaders meetings in Norwich.

MDougall Thu 17-Nov-11 17:57:54

I also used Blue Grass for years, then went onto Je Reviens, Lancome "Magie(?)", then it was Estee Lauder Youth Dew, and now it is always Chanel No.19 which is timeless (and I have to wait until Christmas for my annual supply!!!!).

I only have to smell one of the above on anyone and all the memories come flooding back. Does anyone remember those"perfume machines in the ladies toilets at the ballrooms, so you could put a coin in, have a spray of something! and then go and jive the night away to the Swinging Blue Jeans, Hollies or whomever. You always danced with your best girlfriend and the boys only came on the dancefloor for the last slow dance after watching you from the upstairs bar!!!!!!!! Perhaps they waited until all the perfume smells had "died" down - we all smelt pretty strongly after those sprays!

Notsogrand Thu 17-Nov-11 17:57:33

I used to go to Culpeppers in Norwich when I lived there Annobel! We may have queued together. smile

greenmossgiel Thu 17-Nov-11 17:54:41

Was that not Helena Rubenstein, Learnegrandma?

Learnergrandma Thu 17-Nov-11 17:38:09

Did Elizabeth Arden used to do one called Apple Blossom?

numberplease Thu 17-Nov-11 16:30:47

Greenmossgiel, Blue Grass brings back memories. I used to love it, but went off it, but I had one of those little scent sprays with a fabric bulb that you squeezed, and filled it with Blue Grass, this was in the mid 1960s, and even though it`s been empty for years, just an ornament now, the scent of the Blue Grass is still there!
A perfume that I`d like to see make a come back is Flambeau, by Faberge, haven`t seen it since the late 70s.