Vintage Perfume Review: Fête de Molyneux (Suzanne Mabereau) 1962 “La Grande Dame”
Vintage 1962 Fête de Molyneux is splendidly erotic: ripe as the ripest peach and plum, as indolic and bewitching as its blooms and civet cat.
Vintage D’Orsay Fantastique Review (1953) “Chypre Seduction”
Vintage D’Orsay Fantastique opens with bitter greens, bergamot and soft spices that give a classic chypre feel. Civet and musk add carnality
Monsieur Balmain (Germaine Cellier) 1964 and Monsieur Balmain (Calice Becker) 1990: Unsung Heroes
Monsieur Balmain composed in 1964 by Germaine Cellier and reformulated by Calice Becker in1990 are perfume gems that fly under the radar
Vintage Cartier Panthère Parfum de Toilette (Alberto Morillas) 1986 + The 80’s Feline Chypre Giveaway
Vintage1986 Cartier Panthère Parfum de Toilette by Alberto Morillas has lost none of its floral sensuality over the years
Paco Rabanne Calandre (Michael Hy) 1969 “Homage to Paco Rabanne:1934-2023”
Paco Rabanne released his first (and some say, his best loved) fragrance composed by perfumer Michael Hy, Paco Rabanne Calandre in 1969
When Avon Called: Lemon Velvet and My First Fragrance Crush
The fragrance I yearned for was Avon Lemon Velvet, with its Peter Max-style graphics and implied promise of year-round California sunshine