My introduction to high-end fragrance came sometime in the 60s when my brother bought me a bottle of Chanel No. 5 when I was 18. I wore that fragrance for years until I discovered Bill Blass in the 80s and I loved that fragrance so much. I used to get THE question all the time, "What are you wearing?" I think BB didn't become a classic because not enough was put into the marketing over the years. I think I remember Catherine Deneuve being the face of BB, but I could be wrong. I thought of it as the face of the classic woman. I now wear Marc Jacobs' Daisy Love and at age 73, I think it may be my final choice (took me a very long time), but who knows what I may discover in my 90s.
I really enjoyed this one with the historical context, detail and glam. For me, L' Eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake is also an iconic perfume. Puristic, light and yet very elegant.
Totally agree! Also for me it's iconic because Mel B wore it when she was in the Spice Girls, so if that doesn't elevate it to iconic 90s status, I don't know what does!
I grew up in the 80s and that was a great decade for perfumes. Fashion magazines came in the mail reeking of gorgeous perfumes. It gave the magazine experience another dimension that is sadly missing now. But the fragrances of the 80s are the most significant for me: obsession, giorgio, red door, coco, fendi, poison by dior
Lol, tastes vary. I worked with a woman who drenched herself in Giorgio. By the end of every day I was ill. The very mention of it still makes my stomach heave!
@@daljordan8921 any perfume that is applied too liberally would stink. The problem was that she wore too much of it as to make it overpowering. You should have asked her to wear less. But i think the 80s was the last decade of perfume wafting in work hallways. In the 90s it was common to see "perfume may be worn as long as it is not excessive" in business dress codes.
Justine, i am not fashion guy... I teach literature (Russian literature particularly). I was interested in french fashion many months ago, and subscribed. However, I keep watching your videos. And I must say that it's just a pure delight to see how passionately you tell stories. Thank you for the video😍
Just for clarification, the Viktor & Rolf Flower Bomb is actually inspired by a hand grenade, not a diamond (that would be Wish by Chopard). Great information Justine. Fun and interesting. Thank you
My grandmother wore 4711 cologne and as a child I adored the smell. My daughter recently bought a bottle and it instantly transported me back to days spent with my darling grandmother 🥰
My mother wears L'air du Temps and I cannot imagine her without that perfume. It also lasts forever. Sometimes my mother would pass me something of her clothes and even after two - three washes it still had this scent. I'm 42 and as long as I remember myself, this fragrance always follows her.
Mon Guerlain is fabulous. It says Love/Enchanted Nights/Starlight/Exotic/Erotic dreams. Please don't ever change it! I loved Femme by Rochas for 40 years, so mysterious...I switch between the two. As a girl I loved Tabu by Dana. I think it was Spanish? I wish I could experience that one again.
@@CJ-bn6gf Tabu is still made. I saw it at Walmart over Christmas. Not sure if it's year round. The Vermont Country Store website/catalogue might have it. Unfortunately at least the one in Walmart is made in China.....who knows what it's made of 😨.
Dune, Diorissimo & Dolce Vita by Dior definitely iconic too. Coco and Coco Noir by Chanel, Magie Noire by Lancome. In older times people had their own "scent". My grandmother wore Femme of Rochas and Fleur de Rocaille by Caron. My mom Rive Gauche by YSL for everyday and Joy by Patou for special occasions. I've loved fragrance since I was 5 years old and always asked for perfumes as presents hehe. For my 8th birthday I got a 100ml of Charlie, I finished it in 2 weeks hahaha.First "proper" perfume at 12 White Linen by E. Lauder In the 80's you HAD to wear Giorgio or Anais Anais. Late 80's Colors by Benetton and Vice Versa by YSL. Early 90's Lauren by Ralph Lauren. Pleasures, Nina, Chance, 5th Avenue, Escada, and many many more that have formed part of my fragrance journey :D
I agree that it is very recognizable (and I personally really like it) but I don't know if it will stand the test of time. Here in Mexico City it had a boom of popularity a few years ago, everyone was wearing it. Now I rarely encounter it anymore. Have they renewed the bottle/image? I haven't heard anything about it for years...
In high school I wore Charlie. Next was Paloma Picasso, a deep, woodsy scent. As a mom, I wore Amarige by Givenchy and now my go-to is Chanel Chance. Scent evokes memories and whenever I smell Aramis I instantly think of my dad, it was his signature cologne. He’s been gone for 22 years yet that scent gets me every time. Excellent video!! Thank you.
For the present times I would say, baccarat rouge 540 is making its history. Wheter you like it or not it's a phenomenon that a niche fragrance got so much attention worldwide
Some of my favorites are not included in this list, but they’re worth mentioning: My mother loved Madame Rochas, and I still wear Trésor by Lancôme. One of my first fragrances was Rive Gauche by YSL, and I also remember Cabochon very fondly. This one is not iconic in the sense that it’s not even made anymore, but it was amazingly good. It is L’Arte by Gucci. It saddened me to see it being discontinued after a few years.
My mother used L'Ecusson de Jean d'Albret which I really loved. I have not found anything I like more, but there again it has been discontinued. So much memories are linked to our sense of smell!
I agree about Light Blue’s potential. Guerlain’s Mitsouko should be on this list. Released in 1919. Not as popular as Chanel No. 5, but a definite contender. ♥️
@@fredadockrell1862 love l'heure bleu! Well she can't include them all, especially as she managed to put out a wide retrospective. Guerlain is definitely a world in itself !
Definately iconic! Rive Gauche YSL ! Estee Lauder's White Linnen was HUGE and way too much cat pee for me, but really loved by many. My first perfumes as a teen was Cacharel like Justine said, Anaïs Anaïs and Lou Lou followed by L'air du Temps Nina Ricci and later Paloma Picasso and Salvador Dali edp soooo 80s. Obsession was another huge hit (but I couldn't wear it). Like Opium and Dune it was too much and everywhere! I wore Fendi at the time. FRACAS is iconic! When JP Gaultier launched his first it was literally in everyones bathroom on show, not my fave but a cool bottle. Yohi Yamamotos first was incredibly unique when it was first launched, I really liked it and it was quite genderfluid and modern too! Agent Provocateurs first perfumes were a sensation. RL Safari is lodged in my memory of a specific time forever, even though I rarely wore it. I always recommend Carolina Herrera's scents for women any age looking for something pretty, light and modern for everyday use. I think she always presents great scents that are never sweet, cloying, heavy or boring.
L’heure bleue for me is iconic. When I was a teen, White Shoulders was the fragrance. Then I was introduced to Casaque by Jean d’Albert - I really miss that one! A visit to Guerlain in Paris in 1969 took me to L’heure bleue, which I still wear.
Angel used to be my mom‘s signature scent, I still love it today. Shalimar and Chanel No. 5 are timeless classics I will always have in my collection. These are pieces of art in my opinion and I love their historic background. Imagine walking around smelling exactly like Marilyn Monroe or a flapper girl from the 20s. Iconic.
To me, White Diamonds is iconic because it's what my mom wore the most when I was growing up. :-) Elizabeth Taylor basically invented the celebrity scent, so I think that her perfumes have a place in this history. I also think of Yardley's English Lavender, and Red Door. Both classics.
Both Sophia Lauren and Catherine Deneuve came out with their name sake perfumes before Liz Taylor did. However Liz was much more commercially successful with her line. I own miniatures of White Diamonds, D and Rubies, D and Sapphires, D and Emeralds, and Passion.
Shalimar has been my key fragrance for decades. It's the only one which doesn't morph into an ammonia or funeral parlor smell after a few hours. Weird body chemistry, I guess. Fascinating history - thank you!
My grandmother wore Cinnabar from the time it was invented until her death. I have one of the original bottles still. I can't wear it - just not for me, but it reminds me of her. My husband bought me Beyond Paradise as a wedding gift (He liked the rainbow bottle). It was my favorite for a while. Now I wear Gucci's Guilty.
Such a documented and accurate video... As usual! I now understand why my grandmother was so much into "L'Air du Temps"; she was just 17 at the end of WWII...
Chanel 19. I've worn it for 40 years and I discovered it when I was 19. I also wear Eau de Rochas because I discovered it in the south of France and it takes me back!
I would love to hear about these too: 1) L’Mariage by Givenchy. 2) Paris by YSL (popular in the 1980s) with the coral cap. 3) Dolce & Gabbana’s “Light Blue.”
Thank you Justine, I love perfume and have worn/still wear many of these. L'Air du Temps was my first "grown up" perfume. My mother loved Oscar de la Renta and Germaine Monteil's Royal Secret. When I think of iconic, I also think of Estee Lauder's Youth Dew, which was the first fragrance sold primarily as a bath oil. According to Estee Lauder, American women usually wore perfume that they received as a gift, they never splurged on expensive fragrance for themselves, but they wouldn't have a problem buying themselves a bath oil. Another I would consider iconic is the beautiful Joy by Patou, which at one time was described as the most expensive perfume in the world.
Justine’s videos are packed with great and useful information. She always goes deep into research for her videos and the quality of the product reflects it.
I love how you say the perfume names.The beauty of the French language is so lovely when you speak the names of the designers of the scents & the perfume houses. A sheer delight to listen to you. There are so many perfume names & names of the perfume houses I'd love to hear you say. Several of the ones you mentioned are my favorites.
Yes, I also wore Shalimar since I was 19 and I'm now 71!!!! Definitely my signature fragrance. I still wear it and change it up with Y'satis, Madame Rochas, Chanel #5 and Arpege.
Flowerbomb bottle reminds me of a bomb and not a diamond 😅 L'Interdit by Givenchy is also an iconic perfume in my opinion, probably because of Audrey Hepburn ☺️. The bad fact about perfumes of previous decades is that they are no more the same because of reformulations. Some ingredients are no more allowed in perfume industry and the creators must change the original fragrance. That's a pity. In any case, as a perfume collector, I own all the ones you mentioned and smelling them is still an experience. During last years niche brands are very popular and generally speaking they mostly create unisex perfumes following the no gender trend. In perfumery is probably easier than in fashion going in that direction 😊. A perfume can be in your memory forever and it will be always tied to that time or that particular person. I love them and I love what they represent to me. Excellent video! 💕
It's definitely a grenade shape haha - it even has an approximation of the little circular pin that would be pulled out to activate the bomb before throwing it!
Quite happy not to wear fragrance that relies on slaughtering whales, deer, beavers or civet cats for human vanity when there are a myriad of beautiful, naturally occurring plant based essences to use... "That's a pity"...no, it really isn't. And animal ingredients should be outlawed completely in any perfume or cosmetic.
@@kateoc8 it's a pity wasn't referred to the ethic point and I completely agree with you. Animals must be respected. It's a pity was referred to the fact that chemical ingredients can't reproduce the original essence and the original scent is lost forever.
I just also remembered the sensation caused by the Jean Paul Gaultier perfumes with the 'body' bottles when they were released, especially amongst women and gay men. Everybody loved to have the bottle as a piece of art. In fact I think I may still have an empty miniature one somewhere! There are so many reasons that a perfume might become popular, it's such an interesting topic.
Oh yes! I remember this being extremely popular with men/boys at the time. Almost all my boyfriends/crushes smelt of it, so it slightly freaks me out these days when someone walks past me wearing it 😂
Yes, Gaultier classique was the first I thought should have been there. The Dior and Flowerbomb aren’t iconic in my option, not more than the Gaultier at least. Dior has better (Poison) and there is no Tom Ford in the list!!!!
I love perfume and have worn many of the iconic brands mentioned but the standout for me was Rive Gauche by YSL, launched in the 70s. It was the one perfume that was always commented on .
Now that I have educated myself a bit more on fragrances, I believe what marks the last 10 to 15 years is the rise of the niche houses. People crave a more exclusive scent and are willing to pay for the privilege of smelling different. One fragrance that comes to mind is Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Abstract, exclusive and distinctive. ❤️
I really enjoy Jo Malone scents. They encourage mixing their fragrances to personalize as little bit, and they all smell beautiful. Another favorite is Chloé: soft, subtle, fresh and clean.
It's not an iconic fragrance, but Lagerfeld had a fragrance called sun moon stars and I loved it! I went through many bottles. It was discontinued long ago. The bottle was so pretty. I actually still have an old lotion from a gift set I got for a gift. The lotion is so old, I would never use it, but I open it from time to time just to smell it. That's weird, huh? I'll go now. 😆
Justine, thank you for a wonderful trip down memory lane....my mother still wears Chanel No. 5 to this day and she is a young 82 year old. I got my first perfume in 1978 as a birthday present when Cacharel launched Anaïs. I loved this scent so much and wore it for almost a decade. In the late 80's I switched to Kourus by YSL a men's perfume that I still love to this day.
L'Interdit by Givenchy is a classic for me. It's so feminine and reminds me of Paris. My daughter wears Flowerbomb - instantly recognisable and deservedly on your list!
My mother had l'interdit for decades. Do you still use the old original scent? Now they relaunched it but it is far away from the original, 25 years ago. I tried to find something alike it but I couldn't find anything like the old l'interdit. It was heavy, sweet, not really floral and not really anything. More like the old Shalimar.
I used J'Adore, and everybody always asked me what I was wearing. But Provocative Woman by Elizabeth Arden was even more asked about. Also, Joy by Jean Patou, which was my wedding fragrance, got a lot of compliments. CK One is also a hit. As is Pleasures by Estee Lauder. What am I wearing now? You'll never guess! Pink Grapefruit by The Body Shop!
ha haa very recently Ive been using white musk Body Shop straight after the shower, great base fragrance to layer first before my $400 bottles. Or I just leave on its own if Im not going out anywhere.
I’ve loved Elle by YSL ever since I was a kid. It has the most distinctive smell, isn’t very well known, and I, (a perfume enthusiast) have never come across another perfume even vaguely like it. It’s also the perfume that 9/10 times, people will ask what I’m wearing as they love it, some have even gone on to buy it themselves 😁😁
I think the reason to why there are no more iconic perfumes in the past 15 years is because the market is flooded. We have drugstore perfumes, designer house perfumes, niche perfumes etc. They all compete with each other and honestly many of them smell the same since they try to followthe exact same scent trands, it's hard to get surprised. :) Another reason might be the instant culture we live in - customers might get bored really easily and move on to the next thing, perfume in the end of the day is no longer a real luxury.
Ah Justine, faut vraiment que tu fasses plus de vidéos sur les parfums 🥰 Poison est également assez marqué je l’ai associé avec certaines personnes, et light blue pourrait sans doute être classé comme iconique, quoiqu’il soit trop léger
Merci Justine, that was very interesting, not only the history but how the brands relate back to the mood of the era in which they were created. I really enjoy learning about how the fashion houses have influenced society and vice versa. I always enjoy your videos.
Lolita Lempika was everywhere in the beginning of the 2000's. They also had a good marketing and an intersting bottle. I don't know if a lot of people still wear it, it was quite sweet. 🍎
Same, I thought about the Lolita Lempika as well at is the end of 1990es and 2000es perfume for me. This licorice and violet perfume is quite unique and very recognisable. I still wear it everyday
Coco Mademoiselle for me. I have worn it every day for nearly 20 years and still adore it. I also love No5 but probably in the way Marilyn did, I somehow feel it is too iconic for me to wear out of the house. I love perfume so great video Justine
I'm a Coco Mademoiselle girl too, but only for very special occasions! It's just so decadent that I only like to associate it with big occasions in my memories. But man, it makes me feel like a classy broad!
I much prefer the original Coco over Coco Mademoiselle. It’s one of those Grand Dame perfumes. I treat No. 5 just like any of the fragrances in my collection. I wear it to anywhere and anything, that includes grocery shopping, dog walking, PTA meetings, etc.
I remember Giorgio being a hugely popular fragrance in 80's. Several of my friends wore it. I tended to like fragrances like Opium, Coco, Fendi, and Red Door. Some newer ones I like are D & G Light Blue and Versace Bright Crystal.
This was enjoyable. 🌝 I did wear Angel at the time (I had a refillable bottle!), but I would find it too much now. Recently I bought CK One for the first time since the 90s, and I have really enjoyed revisiting it, especially in summer. One that I have never stopped buying for 30 years, and which is not on your list, is Samsara. I first smelled it on my friend's French mother-in-law and had to know what it was immediately. It's my favourite, I never get sick of it (although I am careful not to apply it with a heavy hand). I agree with you about the last 15 years. The only perfume I bought more than once in that time was one that Madonna released, and which I loved - but they don't make it any more 😭. I remember two that made me feel like I was going to suffocate in the 80s: Poison (my mum wore it) and Giorgio Beverly Hills (my friend wore it). I won't be sorry if I never smell either of them again!
Anais Anais is one that I could happily never smell again. My mother wore it, and my father wore Kouros. Instant headache for me, when they were heading out.
i just bought a bottle of ck one! i actually JUST put it on. i am transported back to the wonderful 90’s. i have purchased the first perfume jennifer aniston released twice now. i enjoy that as a daily fragrance. i recently purchased calvin klein ‘beauty’. i’m still testing it out. i am going to look around for the scent you mentioned, ‘samsara’. thanks!! that description of you experiencing it for the first time makes me want to check it out! AND! those ck one adds were gorgeous!
I wore both Shalimar and L’Air de Temps, two very different scents, depending on the day and my mood. I was influenced as a young woman (currently 75 yo) in the 1960’s by Bardot, for sure. Fragrance has taken a hit, lately, due to more awareness of respiratory issues.
My favorite perfume which should have stayed iconic is First by VanCleef & Arpels. It was warm, rich, bergamot, vanilla…and got better smelling as the day passed. It was my life long signature fragrance. However they changed it by removing an expensive ingredient about five years ago or more. It turned into cheap smelling mens aftershave. Gross! I have never found a good replacement. Justine this was fun to watch, and I learned something new as always. Thank you
I have a range of fragrances according to the weather, how I feel and the time of year. But being in my seventies, tall, very confident, with fair skin, silver hair, blue eyes, I feel more in tune now with floral. Twenty years ago I got so many taps on the shoulder ('what is it?') wearing Ambre Sultan (Lutens), then I went to Ambre Russe (Parfum d'Empire) with its amber/vodka notes. But now the choice in the morning is of Chanel No5, Lauder Beautiful, Clarins Eau Dynamisante (if going out in the sun) or my current favourite, a real old lady, dignified 'posh' and stately scent, Edwardian Bouquet (Floris). I just love to sink into perfume. And I love the history. Thank you.
I am Irish now living in the South of France and just discovered your videos tonight. I am a qualified Aromatherapist so adore scents and smells. Several years ago I went to Grasse and created my own perfume in a workshop and visited the museum. Your talk and insight here is very enjoyable and over time I have worn at least three of the iconic scents you mention, I like to have a signature scent for a while, at the moment it is Safari by Ralph Lauren. Scent like music can evoke a memory in an instant, it is wonderful. Merci
I ADORE Nina Ricci L'air du Temps, I first bought it on a flight to Canada aged 16 and I have used it ever since. Now I am old, but my son still buys it for me on my birthday every year, old ladies CAN wear it! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Also, Fidji by Guy Laroche, and then Femme by Madame Rochas for evenings 💖💖💖
I feel like Narciso Rodriguez fragrances are quite popular among many. And I think Rouge Baccarat 540 is on its way of becoming iconic. But not mainstream. Perfume houses are definitely trying to make things more and more exclusive and out of reach for many.
I'm a relatively old man, so my comment comes from that vantage point. Something that I've fascinating thru my adult years, is the emotional impact of perfume, and, similarly, how a scent can make a statement about the wearer. For example, the first four of your list are instantly likeable and attractive. The remainder, far less so. I have quite a disdain for CK1 and J'Adore. The first four say, "yes, stay by me", whereas some of the others, "ummm, go away". In no way am I saying other's experience the same thing that I do. Obviously, many people love CK1. I do wonder if they like it for the scent, or for what the scent represents, by way of marketing.
I am addicted to Kate Spade’s Live Colorfully - has a way to blend with my skin that becomes part of me - can’t smell it on myself, but always get compliments.
I realize this is more of an indie-style perfume (though not actually from an indie brand, it’s from a fashion house), but I would put forth Jazz Club from Masion Margiela as incredible innovative. The whole series to which it belongs was the first of its type that I recall on the shelf at Sephora, namely, a series of scents, launched simultaneously as a line, smelling not really anything like big mainstream perfumes, often genderless in marketing, triggering a nostalgic or vintage feeling with its packaging/marketing, and sometimes even intended to mix by the wearer. I have no idea how many people wear Jazz Club or other perfumes from this line or even if it’s currently produced, but I smelled it on someone and recognized it instantly (I don’t own any from this line but I had frequently sampled, and bought Jazz Club as a roller size as a gift for my sister). A scent I have smelled copied a lot is Quercus, from Penhaligons. When I was in about 6th grade, the American company Bonne Belle which made Lip Smackers lip balm and was sold in every drugstore in the USA launched a line aimed as preteens/young teens with 10 scents, each named after a different girly trait or word, and each a different color carried through several products. My favorite was called “Flirt”, and it was light pink, and I had the spray and the scented nail polish top coat! This line lasted for a couple of years, tops (maybe 1999 or 2000?). As an adult, I went to Penhaligon’s on the recommendation of my professor during a short travel course to London, and enjoyed smelling all their scents (some dating back hundreds of years). I smelled Quercus and was instantly transported; it was an exact match for my 6th grade drugstore scent that probably cost $5. I have smelled a few other copies of this scent here and there and it is just wild every time; unlike some of the things I wore as a teenager, I still love it! I should really buy a bottle of the real stuff from Penhaligon’s!
Interesting topic. One of my favorite scents is No. 4711, an old classic. Some of the scents mentioned are iconic, no doubt, but they sometimes remind me of old ladies with too much make-up on and too heavily perfumed🤣I ran into that on the New York subways growing up.
I love Annick Goutal perfumes… Songes and Un Matin d’Orage especially! I really appreciate hearing the history and the placement in time of the releases of all these perfumes! Wonderful video! Chanel #5 bottles remind me of the slight changes in the Cartier tank watches… still recognizable but updated and modified periodically.
What I have loved for a long time is Lauder's White Linen. I have a bottle from the late 80's and still wear it very sparingly on special occasions. I understand that perfume batches of the same named product can smell differently even with the same recipe and that White Linen now is not what it was. But I still love this one. I want my perfume not so much to be heavy as long lasting and to have some silage. I don't need to fill a room, but I want those near me to catch a whiff or two. I do not want to pay precious prices for something that sits only on my skin no matter how nicely it smells.
Mary, I consider White Linen to be one of those iconic perfumes. You know immediately what it is when you smell it, it was very different for its time, and although it doesn’t sell like it once did, it sells enough that Lauder keeps making it!
I started wearing White Linen when it first came out in 1974 or 1978, I"m not sure. It became my "signature" scent. Over the years I have tried other perfumes for a change, but I always come back to Whit Linen. I hope EL never discontinue it. I just wish they still made the soap, body lotion, talc with silver sheen etc. It was wonderful to layer this fabulous fragrance.
I remember a suite mate at university bringing out a bottle of White Shoulders she had just purchased as a dream splurge. I smelled it on her and it was lovely, so when she offered me a drop of it I was excited. It was horrible! On me, it smelled like burning rubber plus baby powder. I have noticed since then that some scents simply don’t work; I guess it’s my personal chemistry. L’Air du Temps is such an *optimistic* scent; it makes me happy whenever I happen to smell it.
Wonderful video. The perfume JOY from the 1930's is an iconic floral, FRACAS from 1948 is a tuberose forward floral. In the 1980's, I loved Hypnotic Poison (wore it regularly for two decades) and the original Poison was really a phenomenon, Giorgio was huge in this decade also. L'air du Temps is heaven. Light Blue was the first perfume that caused my lungs to protest. Unfortunately I've become highly allergic to something in commercial perfumes and have stopped using them all together, there's also pressure not to use perfume in offices or restaurants. It really breaks my heart that I can't enjoy most fragrances any longer. The only line that doesn't make me allergic is Frédéric Malle but it's very pricey so only use it on rare occasions.
My favorite is Touch, by Burberry! It reminds me of a beautiful Summer Day, and I get a lot of compliments when I wear it. This perfume marked a revolutionary turning-point in the house of Burberry. Roberto Menichetti became an artistic director in 1998. With his arrival some serious changes had been made; a more modern style was implanted without being unfaithful to Burberry’s original philosophy. British top model Stella Tennant became the face of the whole new trend. The fragrance is soft and casual with a hint of freshness in the top notes which include blackcurrant, cassis, cranberry, and pink pepper corns giving way to delicious floral middle notes. Rose, lily of the valley and jasmine mix with the notes of peaches and raspberries. The trail is comfortable as an English blanket, scented with warm notes of vanilla, cedarwood and oakmoss. It was created by Michel Girard in 2000.
I've been wearing PARIS by YSL for 39 yrs, Magnetism & Sentiment by ESCADA for 19 yrs, Samsara by Guerlain for 33 yrs, Arpege by Lanvin for 40 yrs, Delices De Cartier for 16 yrs, Tocade by Rochas for 25 yrs, and my newest for the last 5 years Not a perfume by Juliette has a gun. I have all the fragrances you've mentioned as well. But it gets harder and harder to find these because of how old they are and there are so many scents flooding the market.
Niki de St. Phalle, K.L., Opium, Anais Anais, Joy, the original Chloe...these were my go to fragrances - Love them still!!! My mom wore Norell and L' heure Bleu... it's always sad when they stop making the favorites!
Loved this. I have worn yves saint Laurent Rive Gauche for years. I think the blue bottle is iconic. I can’t find it in eau de parfum anymore. During lockdown I knitted a jumper for my grand daughter and posted it to her. When she put it on she smiled and said “ ooh it smells like Nana” . Scent is powerful.
For me, CK one is the most iconic in the 90’s. That fragrance is nostalgic. I miss everything I went through at that time. This amazing video makes me emotional. Thanks Justine.
I remember that in my early 20s, having heard so much about the iconic Chanel No 5, I decided to go to a Chanel counter and try it. It was a complete disappointment - I was expecting it to be floral, but it was also super powdery, and smelled like something my grandmother would wear (in fact, she did have a similar perfume). The lady at the counter told me it was a common occurrence for young women to come and try it, only to have the same reaction as I did - she instead directed me towards Coco Mademoiselle, which is also quite floral, but much lighter, not powdery and more modern. L'Air du Temps was my mother's signature perfume when I was growing up and I loved the beautiful bottle with the 2 doves kissing on the stopper.
I too have always much preferred Coco Mademoiselle over Channel No5 too. I think it’s a crowd pleaser. I got more compliments on Coco Mademoiselle than any other perfume I’d ever had.
Apparently, the formula for No5 has changed over the decades, but I have worn it all my life. There is a great deal of difference between the perfume, eau de toilette and cologne. There is a new one out, I think No5 Voile which is very light and more modern. FYI. Also, the bubble bath and body creme are sensational.
I agree that most of these that are mentioned are mostly icons due to marketing and the novelty and uniqueness at the time. Not because they’re all such great scents.
I really enjoyed this video Justine. Merci beaucoup. I knew all the perfumes (and people who wore them) except for Flowerbomb. My forever true love fragrance wise is Comme des Garçons, the original one. I wore it for 20 years. I love CDG fragrances for their uniqueness but they are a bit too “niche” to be iconic I guess. And no iconic marketing for sure. I like Serge Lutens fragrances too. Féminité du Bois (originally launched when he was still working with Shiseido) is incredible. I’m not wearing anything these days (or just some simple colognes) because I now live in Tokyo and women just don’t wear strong fragrances. If you do, you really feel like you’re making other people uncomfortable so I only wear them if I go out on special occasions but not on an everyday basis. Being French I miss it to be honest. 😅Women in Tokyo like to smell “nice”, like soap or shampoo, sometime a bit floral but always very subtle. Little girls fragrances to be honest. The funny thing is department stores are filled with all the famous brands and I guess perfumes are selling but maybe just to look good on the bathroom shelf ! Because I’ve NEVER met a Japanese woman wearing a strong perfume (iconic or not). And I used to work in Ginza. Sorry about the long post. It was just a little cultural “anecdote”. Thank you again for your wonderful videos.
Bonjour Isabelle, Salutations du Québec sous 30cm de neige. I watched a vidéo by Justine for the first time a few minutes ago and I found it very interesting. I intend to see some more. I started reading the list of comments and yours spoke to me right away. I had a coup de foudre for Féminité du Bois when it was a Shiseido product . I do believe it is an iconic parfum because it smelled different than everything else on the market at the time. I loved it soooo much, I wore black the day Shiseido stopped making it. I learned much later on that Serge Lutens had issued it again under his own brand. I rushed to the store to buy it and when I tried it on.....total disapointment!!! The formula was not the same anymore! Trahison !! I don't know why he felt he had to tweek with perfection, but he did, and he broke it for me. Having said that, I still wear one of Serge Lutens' fragrance, Laine de Verre. I felt comfortable putting it on during the day at work because it has that "clean" scent you mentionned, without being a little girl fragrance, It's more like a shard of glass clean. It's also like nothing else, and it's not for everyone, but I like it. Two other perfumes by Shiseido were favorites of mine when I was younger; Zen and Inouï. I don't even know if they still exist, and I'm not there anymore, but I loved them at the time. Loving perfume like I do, it was delicate for me to choose the "right" one for the work place. I used to be in the Army, so any scent I wore had to be discreet , "clean" and not overpowering. So, I used to resort to several of Guerlain's Aqua Allégoria fragrances. They are mostly a fragrance for you, instead of one for others, if this makes sense. Herba Fresca, Bergamote Calabria, Mandarine Basilic & Pampelune have been on my day rotation for years. And If I knew my day was going to be rough, and I wanted to feel powerful, I would go for my bottle of "Eau Sauvage" and that always did the trick. Now that I'm retired from the Forces, I can wear whatever I like whenever I like... Champs Élysées....yes! Sublime....yes! Ysatis....yes! Mitsouko...yes! Coco Mademoiselle...yes, yes, yes!!! Well, I'll stop here so I don't bore you to tears. Perfume makes me volubile.
@@isabellemichaud6926 I love Laine de Verre 😊 it is very clean and fresh. Prefer to use it in the summer. My favourite in the summer, if it is very hot is l'Eau de Issey from Issey Miyake, this fragrance seems to be activated through the heat and I smell as fresh as flowers beside a waterfall. 😊🥰 I have heard, Issey Miyake ordered a perfume that smells as light as water.
Great video. My all time favourite is Dior Dune. I remember where and when it was I first inhaled it's fragrance and a few years later I bought my first bottle. First of three. But now I cannot afford it. So now and again I go into a bottom draw and breathe in the fragrance of an empty one. It still gives me the same. I'm still blown away and it brings back good memories.
I think that, out of recent years, the stand outs would be Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, Le Labo Santal 33 and Replica By the Fireplace, I'm not crazy about them, but they're unique scents and they've taken well to the market. However, to quote Phineas and Ferb "this is the future and everything's already been done", maybe there's nothing left to invent
I stopped at Fragonard where some of the perfume bases are made and had a fascinating time listening to the lady who was telling us about perfumes and how they're put together. I wanted to get the base for No5 but it ended up being nothing on me - the lady said a perfume will react differently to each wearer and Coco was the scent I like the best. I'm completely sold on the idea of perfume - regardless of whether it's just a silly golden dream, for some reason, perfume is one of the items I can't be at all sensible about.
My first perfume was Nina Ricci's L'air du Temps, which I were for several years, then for some reason I could not get enough of Chanel's No.5, actually I still love it. The ads with Audrey Tautou were so wonderful! My mother was English, and she wore Caron a lot. I think her chosen one was Bellodgia; I wore it for a bit but preferred the serious Nuit de Noel. Love French perfume!
@@cynthiamorton3583 I think you can still get it in the Parisian store of Caron in one of their fountain fragrances; I have not seen it in years here in America. I will have to check their website.
Great video! I’ve been wearing Cabochard by Grès so long my mother used to say that when I die I’ll disappear in a cloud of Cabochard, lol. Her favourite was Eternity. Miss her.
What a fun video, I just love your luxury house knowledge. Light Blue is my fragrance, my Chanel #5 that I want to wear at all times, even to bed. Theres something so alluring about it to me, and it's a somewhat rare popular perfume that doesn't have a defined floral presence that so many other iconic scents contain, which gives me a headache. I think some people consider it far too mainstream, far too unserious next to more respectable, involved scents but to me, it's perfect.
Perhaps Poison should be on the list. My favourites in the 80s and early 90s were Tendre Poison, Ysatis and Paloma. Heartbroken that Dior discontinued Tendre Poison. 💚💔
I worked with a woman who drowned herself in Poison daily. It was so obnoxious. One day one of my male coworkers commented on how bad it was. He said he wanted to be sure he never bought a bottle for his wife and asked if I knew what it was. I chuckled and said I do. Poison. He responded: Aptly named. We both had a good laugh.
Thank you for this mini-lecture, I truly love the way you provide a historical context for the trends and single objects, this helps to understand why things are as they are in the fashion world.
C’est un immense plaisir de te suivre. Pas de BS ou d’hésitations (tu sais, les fameux « euh » à répétition insupportables qui dénotent entre autre beaucoup d’égocentrisme et un réel manque de préparation), un discours simple, clair et structuré, des recherches et des analyses, rigoureuses, approfondies et extrêmement professionnelles. On apprend (réellement) beaucoup! Tu représentes une merveilleuse RP de la France (on devrait te décerner une LH à mon humble avis!). Chaleureusement!
Thank you. I’ve worn both No5 and Shalimar over my long years. I can’t think of any modern perfumes that are original, most of them are so similar. Give me the real classics any day.
I wore many different perfumes, but my favourites are Trésor, Coco Noir and Kilian fragrances. When I was young (80s), I wore Givenchy III, Arpège by Lanvin, and Versace.
I loved original Opium and hate this "modernising" claptrap, why can't they make new product and leave the original exactly as it was?! So many women (including myself) stay faithful to a scent for a long time and then brand discontinues it or modernise it and it's gone 😐 Brilliant video Justine, really interesting and fun to watch. My choice is Obsession by Calvin Klein, so far so good: no excessive "modernising" and still available 😉
I totally hear you on this. However, I also wonder how can you still smell the perfume on yourself after you've been wearing that scent for years? That's something I find challenging. The nose gets so used to the scent 😊
Thank you so much for this interesting video. Although the Avon brand products, today, are generally thought of as inferior, or more generic, mass produced cosmetics. I must say, I am missing Avon’s honeysuckle fragrance from the 70’s. It captivated me back then and sadly, they haven’t made it again since. At least not in it’s pure form. Today it’s blended with other things. But back in the 70’s, they nailed that whiff of heavenly fragrance as you walked past a honeysuckle vine. I really wish they would bring it back. They also had jasmine, magnolia, rose and Lily of the valley. All in individual little cream jars and all breathtaking. I’m still waiting… 😱
My paternal grandmother wore Orange water that she got once a year from trips to Florida. My maternal grandmother wore Candide from Avon and every time I get a whiff of it when I am shopping, I rush to see who is wearing it and I have never seen anyone. Very mystical. I wear Oscar de la Renta primarily and my late husband loved Youth Dew by Este Lauder...it was too heavy for the summer so I only wore it in the winter months. My favorite Sunday School teacher wore White Shoulders and I am immediately transported back to being in her class when I smell it. I also liked Elixir by Clinique and just a drop or two of Chanel #5. Thanks for your great videos.
Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue is definitely on the map as one of the most iconic perfumes recently created. Also, Baccarat Rouge 540 is also a huge perfume, even though it is a Niche perfume and not from a major design house. It was created in 2015.
I just love it how everyone has their own story when it comes to fragrance. J'adore is my mother's signature scent and it makes me happy whenever I smell it. My first perfume was Light Blue and I remember buying a big bottle when I went on my first overseas holiday to the UK. Currently I love Chanel Mademoiselle Intense ♥️
They don't make it anymore. Remember it was the most expensive because of the large amount of jasmine. Dior has bought the name Joy and is manufactured a much ... not nice scent under the name.
KENZO, LAURA and VENEZIA are also THE smells of the 90s. Almost everybody I know was wearing one of these. I have got asked many times by men when I was wearing BOUDOIR by Vivien WESTWOOD, very sweet. I also like VERSACE White Jeans, so soft and smooth. DKNY City or so I love, GUCCI Red I love, D&G the red bottle is something else as well as L'Eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake, I think I have to get this one again. Thank you for your video I really enjoyed it!
I have worn Youth Dew by Estee Lauder for over 45yrs. Its my signature smell and want everyone i love to remember me when i am not here if they smell it. My mum's signature perfume was Roma by Laura Baglianni and if i ever smell that now it brings back such fond memories & emotions. Great video, Opium was one perfume I strayed with in my 20's but always came back to Youth Dew.
I wore YSL Paris for 30 years, then moved to YSL Black Opium, my husband buys me my perfumes for my birthdays, I love YSL, I have a Prada prefume that I bought myself but not as keen as YSL.
Great video! My life has embraced Charlie, Tea Rose, Chloe, Clinique Elixir, Anais Anais, Diorissimo, Malone Grapefruit. Perfumes can be specific to seasons. Perfumes can impact me.
As a young adult, I loved J'Adore but now in my 50s I prefer the unisex Montale Intense Café EDP by Montale, its dark and Smokey, and reminds me of my safe places, a café that's slightly dim and allows you to nurse a coffee and read. My work perfume is more femmine, Good Girl by Carolina Herrera or a simple Midnight Fantasy by Brittany Spears, its cheap and inoffensive and I always get compliments when wearing it.
My introduction to high-end fragrance came sometime in the 60s when my brother bought me a bottle of Chanel No. 5 when I was 18. I wore that fragrance for years until I discovered Bill Blass in the 80s and I loved that fragrance so much. I used to get THE question all the time, "What are you wearing?" I think BB didn't become a classic because not enough was put into the marketing over the years. I think I remember Catherine Deneuve being the face of BB, but I could be wrong. I thought of it as the face of the classic woman. I now wear Marc Jacobs' Daisy Love and at age 73, I think it may be my final choice (took me a very long time), but who knows what I may discover in my 90s.
Bill Blass perfume was under rated. I have never smelled anything so beautiful.
Catherine Deneuve was the iconic face of Chanel No.5, not Bill Blass.
@@ovh992 ~ Agree, Bill Blass was heavenly! I still have a bottle from the 80s!
I really enjoyed this one with the historical context, detail and glam. For me, L' Eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake is also an iconic perfume. Puristic, light and yet very elegant.
I think it was also one if the first to use ozone (that "rain" fragrance) as a key note.
Fun fact, its also the first flat fragace, meaning that all the notes smell the same throughout the wear (no opening, middle, and basenote)
Totally agree! Also for me it's iconic because Mel B wore it when she was in the Spice Girls, so if that doesn't elevate it to iconic 90s status, I don't know what does!
Yes I was thinking of that one as well!!
So iconic!
I grew up in the 80s and that was a great decade for perfumes. Fashion magazines came in the mail reeking of gorgeous perfumes. It gave the magazine experience another dimension that is sadly missing now. But the fragrances of the 80s are the most significant for me: obsession, giorgio, red door, coco, fendi, poison by dior
Lol, tastes vary. I worked with a woman who drenched herself in Giorgio. By the end of every day I was ill. The very mention of it still makes my stomach heave!
@@daljordan8921 any perfume that is applied too liberally would stink. The problem was that she wore too much of it as to make it overpowering. You should have asked her to wear less. But i think the 80s was the last decade of perfume wafting in work hallways. In the 90s it was common to see "perfume may be worn as long as it is not excessive" in business dress codes.
Ah yes the 80s - certain scents evoke and era. Everybody in my high school was wearing Obsession or Eternity, or CK One.
Poison definitely
Love Red Door
Justine, i am not fashion guy... I teach literature (Russian literature particularly). I was interested in french fashion many months ago, and subscribed. However, I keep watching your videos. And I must say that it's just a pure delight to see how passionately you tell stories. Thank you for the video😍
Just for clarification, the Viktor & Rolf Flower Bomb is actually inspired by a hand grenade, not a diamond (that would be Wish by Chopard).
Great information Justine. Fun and interesting. Thank you
My grandmother wore 4711 cologne and as a child I adored the smell. My daughter recently bought a bottle and it instantly transported me back to days spent with my darling grandmother 🥰
It is sublime.
This is what Davidoff Cool Water does to me. My mum loves it. Like for ages.
This is the oldest perfume created in 1881 that is still available today!
I love that cologne especially in summer and it saved me when I was pregnant and had morning sickness.
My nana wore it too
My mother wears L'air du Temps and I cannot imagine her without that perfume. It also lasts forever. Sometimes my mother would pass me something of her clothes and even after two - three washes it still had this scent. I'm 42 and as long as I remember myself, this fragrance always follows her.
My mother died years ago. She wore Shalimar but when I tried to buy it to remind me of her but it did not smell the same. I do love perfume.
I am 64 and this scent is what I wore in my teens through 20’s
My mother wore this too. It never worked on me and it didn’t have that much longevity on her. Poison on the other hand!…
it's my Mother-in-law's fragrance she's 97
@@hollyholstein6758 Me, too! Same age.
I love Mon Guerlain. The history of Guerlain is super Interesting and I agree Shalimar definitely deserves the iconic title.
That's a great scent! Also Mon Guerlain Floral is nice too.
Such a pity it’s been discontinued. 😕
Mon Guerlain is fabulous. It says Love/Enchanted Nights/Starlight/Exotic/Erotic dreams. Please don't ever change it!
I loved Femme by Rochas for 40 years, so mysterious...I switch between the two. As a girl I loved Tabu by Dana. I think it was Spanish? I wish I could experience that one again.
@@CJ-bn6gf Tabu is still made. I saw it at Walmart over Christmas. Not sure if it's year round. The Vermont Country Store website/catalogue might have it. Unfortunately at least the one in Walmart is made in China.....who knows what it's made of 😨.
Mon Guerlain is so good!! It's one of my favourites *ever!*
D and G Light Blue should be on the list. Citrus, cedar, rose. Such an amazing, unusual, beautiful , immediately recognizable scent!!
My personal favorite ❤
Dune, Diorissimo & Dolce Vita by Dior definitely iconic too. Coco and Coco Noir by Chanel, Magie Noire by Lancome. In older times people had their own "scent". My grandmother wore Femme of Rochas and Fleur de Rocaille by Caron. My mom Rive Gauche by YSL for everyday and Joy by Patou for special occasions. I've loved fragrance since I was 5 years old and always asked for perfumes as presents hehe. For my 8th birthday I got a 100ml of Charlie, I finished it in 2 weeks hahaha.First "proper" perfume at 12 White Linen by E. Lauder In the 80's you HAD to wear Giorgio or Anais Anais. Late 80's Colors by Benetton and Vice Versa by YSL. Early 90's Lauren by Ralph Lauren. Pleasures, Nina, Chance, 5th Avenue, Escada, and many many more that have formed part of my fragrance journey :D
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue has the potential to be iconic - I can always recognise it as it's got a really unique fragrance.
I’d take it over the Dior one… marketing ;)
It’s a bit nauseating in my opinion
I agree that it is very recognizable (and I personally really like it) but I don't know if it will stand the test of time. Here in Mexico City it had a boom of popularity a few years ago, everyone was wearing it. Now I rarely encounter it anymore. Have they renewed the bottle/image? I haven't heard anything about it for years...
Agreed
It has always had an underlying quality that reminds me of cat urine. I find it absolutely horrible and nauseating.
Am I the only one that hits LIKE button even before she watched Justine's videos?
Me! 😁
In high school I wore Charlie. Next was Paloma Picasso, a deep, woodsy scent. As a mom, I wore Amarige by Givenchy and now my go-to is Chanel Chance.
Scent evokes memories and whenever I smell Aramis I instantly think of my dad, it was his signature cologne. He’s been gone for 22 years yet that scent gets me every time.
Excellent video!! Thank you.
I treaded very similar parfume path. Charlie then Paloma Picasso in my late twenties, my favourite Chanel Mademoiselle, now Chanel Chance.
For the present times I would say, baccarat rouge 540 is making its history. Wheter you like it or not it's a phenomenon that a niche fragrance got so much attention worldwide
Some of my favorites are not included in this list, but they’re worth mentioning: My mother loved Madame Rochas, and I still wear Trésor by Lancôme. One of my first fragrances was Rive Gauche by YSL, and I also remember Cabochon very fondly. This one is not iconic in the sense that it’s not even made anymore, but it was amazingly good. It is L’Arte by Gucci. It saddened me to see it being discontinued after a few years.
My mother used L'Ecusson de Jean d'Albret which I really loved. I have not found anything I like more, but there again it has been discontinued. So much memories are linked to our sense of smell!
A trip down memory lane, I wore all the perfumes you mentioned! How about Lanvin's Arpege? My mum's signature scent 😍
OMG, I still have an old bottle of Cabochon.
I wear Madame Rochas. It is beautiful and complex.
Tresor is so magical, and brings back memories of those beautiful late 80s ads with Isabella rosellini.
I agree about Light Blue’s potential. Guerlain’s Mitsouko should be on this list. Released in 1919. Not as popular as Chanel No. 5, but a definite contender. ♥️
I was going to say!
@@fredadockrell1862 love l'heure bleu! Well she can't include them all, especially as she managed to put out a wide retrospective. Guerlain is definitely a world in itself !
Definately iconic!
Rive Gauche YSL !
Estee Lauder's White Linnen was HUGE and way too much cat pee for me, but really loved by many. My first perfumes as a teen was Cacharel like Justine said, Anaïs Anaïs and Lou Lou followed by L'air du Temps Nina Ricci and later Paloma Picasso and Salvador Dali edp soooo 80s.
Obsession was another huge hit (but I couldn't wear it). Like Opium and Dune it was too much and everywhere!
I wore Fendi at the time.
FRACAS is iconic! When JP Gaultier launched his first it was literally in everyones bathroom on show, not my fave but a cool bottle.
Yohi Yamamotos first was incredibly unique when it was first launched, I really liked it and it was quite genderfluid and modern too!
Agent Provocateurs first perfumes were a sensation.
RL Safari is lodged in my memory of a specific time forever, even though I rarely wore it.
I always recommend Carolina Herrera's scents for women any age looking for something pretty, light and modern for everyday use. I think she always presents great scents that are never sweet, cloying, heavy or boring.
L’heure bleue for me is iconic. When I was a teen, White Shoulders was the fragrance. Then I was introduced to Casaque by Jean d’Albert - I really miss that one! A visit to Guerlain in Paris in 1969 took me to L’heure bleue, which I still wear.
Angel used to be my mom‘s signature scent, I still love it today. Shalimar and Chanel No. 5 are timeless classics I will always have in my collection. These are pieces of art in my opinion and I love their historic background. Imagine walking around smelling exactly like Marilyn Monroe or a flapper girl from the 20s. Iconic.
Marilyn only used the no 5 perfume and eau de cologne. Eau de toilette(which is the most sold version nowadays) didn’t exist in her lifetime.
To me, White Diamonds is iconic because it's what my mom wore the most when I was growing up. :-) Elizabeth Taylor basically invented the celebrity scent, so I think that her perfumes have a place in this history. I also think of Yardley's English Lavender, and Red Door. Both classics.
You forgot Gucci Rush- it’s the first perfumes with huge amount of pepper in the opening and recogniseable beyond comparison
I have 6 of Elizabeth Taylor's Diamond collection, I actually like Diamonds and Rubies the most.
Both Sophia Lauren and Catherine Deneuve came out with their name sake perfumes before Liz Taylor did. However Liz was much more commercially successful with her line. I own miniatures of White Diamonds, D and Rubies, D and Sapphires, D and Emeralds, and Passion.
Yes, definitely Red Door. Thanks for mentioning it.
@@bibishah7754 whoa I forgot about this one! It was one my friends and I were obsessed with in the early 2000’s. Now I want to revisit it.
Shalimar has been my key fragrance for decades. It's the only one which doesn't morph into an ammonia or funeral parlor smell after a few hours. Weird body chemistry, I guess. Fascinating history - thank you!
I'm addicted to your narrations! What a neat, precise, calm and intelligent eloquence, my best wishes Justine 👍
This is such a thorough and well-researched video! I loved learning more about these scents. Thanks, Justine! ☺️💯
I feel I need to rewatch it. So much information in a reasonably short video. Absolutely loved it.
Really? I feel like it focuses not at all on what an average person might actually buy
@@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 The video is about iconic perfumes and what makes them iconic.
1916 Acqua di Parma, Colonia. For male and female. A much earlier unisex perfume. Sophia Loren?
My grandmother wore Cinnabar from the time it was invented until her death. I have one of the original bottles still. I can't wear it - just not for me, but it reminds me of her.
My husband bought me Beyond Paradise as a wedding gift (He liked the rainbow bottle). It was my favorite for a while. Now I wear Gucci's Guilty.
Such a documented and accurate video... As usual! I now understand why my grandmother was so much into "L'Air du Temps"; she was just 17 at the end of WWII...
Chanel 19. I've worn it for 40 years and I discovered it when I was 19. I also wear Eau de Rochas because I discovered it in the south of France and it takes me back!
I would love to hear about these too: 1) L’Mariage by Givenchy. 2) Paris by YSL (popular in the 1980s) with the coral cap. 3) Dolce & Gabbana’s “Light Blue.”
My father bought me Amarige by Givenchy 30 yrs ago. Still love it. I try others but always go back....
Thank you Justine, I love perfume and have worn/still wear many of these. L'Air du Temps was my first "grown up" perfume. My mother loved Oscar de la Renta and Germaine Monteil's Royal Secret. When I think of iconic, I also think of Estee Lauder's Youth Dew, which was the first fragrance sold primarily as a bath oil. According to Estee Lauder, American women usually wore perfume that they received as a gift, they never splurged on expensive fragrance for themselves, but they wouldn't have a problem buying themselves a bath oil. Another I would consider iconic is the beautiful Joy by Patou, which at one time was described as the most expensive perfume in the world.
me too and I was living in Paris at the time !!
air du temps that is
Justine’s videos are packed with great and useful information. She always goes deep into research for her videos and the quality of the product reflects it.
I love how you say the perfume names.The beauty of the French language is so lovely when you speak the names of the designers of the scents & the perfume houses. A sheer delight to listen to you. There are so many perfume names & names of the perfume houses I'd love to hear you say. Several of the ones you mentioned are my favorites.
Great compilation and info
Yes, I also wore Shalimar since I was 19 and I'm now 71!!!! Definitely my signature fragrance. I still wear it and change it up with Y'satis, Madame Rochas, Chanel #5 and Arpege.
I am a Shalimar lady, too. It's the absolute best for me.
Flowerbomb bottle reminds me of a bomb and not a diamond 😅 L'Interdit by Givenchy is also an iconic perfume in my opinion, probably because of Audrey Hepburn ☺️. The bad fact about perfumes of previous decades is that they are no more the same because of reformulations. Some ingredients are no more allowed in perfume industry and the creators must change the original fragrance. That's a pity. In any case, as a perfume collector, I own all the ones you mentioned and smelling them is still an experience. During last years niche brands are very popular and generally speaking they mostly create unisex perfumes following the no gender trend. In perfumery is probably easier than in fashion going in that direction 😊. A perfume can be in your memory forever and it will be always tied to that time or that particular person. I love them and I love what they represent to me. Excellent video! 💕
It's definitely a grenade shape haha - it even has an approximation of the little circular pin that would be pulled out to activate the bomb before throwing it!
I thought the same is definitely a grenade shape not diamond.
Quite happy not to wear fragrance that relies on slaughtering whales, deer, beavers or civet cats for human vanity when there are a myriad of beautiful, naturally occurring plant based essences to use...
"That's a pity"...no, it really isn't. And animal ingredients should be outlawed completely in any perfume or cosmetic.
@@kateoc8 it's a pity wasn't referred to the ethic point and I completely agree with you. Animals must be respected. It's a pity was referred to the fact that chemical ingredients can't reproduce the original essence and the original scent is lost forever.
I never understood why l'interdit is so famous doesn't agree with me😞
I just also remembered the sensation caused by the Jean Paul Gaultier perfumes with the 'body' bottles when they were released, especially amongst women and gay men. Everybody loved to have the bottle as a piece of art. In fact I think I may still have an empty miniature one somewhere! There are so many reasons that a perfume might become popular, it's such an interesting topic.
Oh yes! I remember this being extremely popular with men/boys at the time. Almost all my boyfriends/crushes smelt of it, so it slightly freaks me out these days when someone walks past me wearing it 😂
Oh, yes. all my older cousin wore that. None of them gay, but it did also exist in man version.
Oh yes , I loved that one. kept wearing it fo years
Yes, Gaultier classique was the first I thought should have been there. The Dior and Flowerbomb aren’t iconic in my option, not more than the Gaultier at least. Dior has better (Poison) and there is no Tom Ford in the list!!!!
I second that, the iconic shape of the bottle is beautiful. Love it.
White Linen from Esteé Lauder!
I love perfume and have worn many of the iconic brands mentioned but the standout for me was Rive Gauche by YSL, launched in the 70s. It was the one perfume that was always commented on .
Love Rive Gauche. Very difficult to find where I live. Perfect for me since I don't care for flowery perfumes
I agree. I've used and love Rive Gauche in the past.
Now that I have educated myself a bit more on fragrances, I believe what marks the last 10 to 15 years is the rise of the niche houses. People crave a more exclusive scent and are willing to pay for the privilege of smelling different. One fragrance that comes to mind is Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Abstract, exclusive and distinctive. ❤️
This is literally my favorite perfume!!!❤❤❤
I really enjoy Jo Malone scents. They encourage mixing their fragrances to personalize as little bit, and they all smell beautiful. Another favorite is Chloé: soft, subtle, fresh and clean.
I agree--I also wanted to mention Jo Malone--again, that would be in the 90's. Who knew the 90's were so iconic with their scents!
I agree, Lime, Basil Mandarine is iconic!
Chloe is a more modern classic. Every female in my family adores it no matter the age. I always get compliments when I wear it in public.
I'm so glad someone mentioned Jo Malone!
Yes! Jo Malone and Diptyque!
It's not an iconic fragrance, but Lagerfeld had a fragrance called sun moon stars and I loved it! I went through many bottles. It was discontinued long ago. The bottle was so pretty. I actually still have an old lotion from a gift set I got for a gift. The lotion is so old, I would never use it, but I open it from time to time just to smell it. That's weird, huh? I'll go now. 😆
It's not weird at all 😁
The bottle is so amazing. Unfortunately I can t remember the smell ☹️
I just googled it to view the bottle, it appears that you can order it through Amazon. The bottle is really beautiful.
Star,moon and sun is really iconic. So pretty 💗
OMG I love Sun, Moon and stars! I was out shopping yesterday and a woman walked past me and she was wearing it. I was like hurrah! 🌞🌜✨
Justine, thank you for a wonderful trip down memory lane....my mother still wears Chanel No. 5 to this day and she is a young 82 year old. I got my first perfume in 1978 as a birthday present when Cacharel launched Anaïs. I loved this scent so much and wore it for almost a decade. In the late 80's I switched to Kourus by YSL a men's perfume that I still love to this day.
L'Interdit by Givenchy is a classic for me. It's so feminine and reminds me of Paris. My daughter wears Flowerbomb - instantly recognisable and deservedly on your list!
My mother had l'interdit for decades.
Do you still use the old original scent?
Now they relaunched it but it is far away from the original, 25 years ago.
I tried to find something alike it but I couldn't find anything like the old l'interdit. It was heavy, sweet, not really floral and not really anything.
More like the old Shalimar.
I used J'Adore, and everybody always asked me what I was wearing. But Provocative Woman by Elizabeth Arden was even more asked about. Also, Joy by Jean Patou, which was my wedding fragrance, got a lot of compliments. CK One is also a hit. As is Pleasures by Estee Lauder. What am I wearing now? You'll never guess! Pink Grapefruit by The Body Shop!
ha haa very recently Ive been using white musk Body Shop straight after the shower, great base fragrance to layer first before my $400 bottles. Or I just leave on its own if Im not going out anywhere.
@@MM-li8nk I wear the White Musk fragrance together with the Pink Grapefruit. What an awesomely fresh feeling!
I still wear Joy by Jean Patou! I think it is as iconic as they come
Reading your comment transported me back to my mother's bedroom and the bottle of Joy on her perfume tray...
I’m wearing Joy right now. “I choose JOY! “
I tell myself that when I apply it.
I’ve loved Elle by YSL ever since I was a kid. It has the most distinctive smell, isn’t very well known, and I, (a perfume enthusiast) have never come across another perfume even vaguely like it. It’s also the perfume that 9/10 times, people will ask what I’m wearing as they love it, some have even gone on to buy it themselves 😁😁
Yessssssss, I also lovveeee ELLE by YSL
I think the reason to why there are no more iconic perfumes in the past 15 years is because the market is flooded.
We have drugstore perfumes, designer house perfumes, niche perfumes etc.
They all compete with each other and
honestly many of them smell the same since they try to followthe exact same scent trands, it's hard to get surprised. :)
Another reason might be the instant culture we live in - customers might get bored really easily and move on to the next thing, perfume in the end of the day is no longer a real luxury.
Ah Justine, faut vraiment que tu fasses plus de vidéos sur les parfums 🥰 Poison est également assez marqué je l’ai associé avec certaines personnes, et light blue pourrait sans doute être classé comme iconique, quoiqu’il soit trop léger
I have been wearing Channel no5 for the last 50 years and still love it. Over the years I have tried others but always reverted back to no 5
I love the old perfume commercials for Charlie, Wind Song, they are nostalgic and bring back good memories of a simpler time.
Merci Justine, that was very interesting, not only the history but how the brands relate back to the mood of the era in which they were created. I really enjoy learning about how the fashion houses have influenced society and vice versa. I always enjoy your videos.
Lolita Lempika was everywhere in the beginning of the 2000's. They also had a good marketing and an intersting bottle. I don't know if a lot of people still wear it, it was quite sweet. 🍎
This is my favourite) but it has been changed, and when you buy “mon premier perfume” it is really different.
Same here! I totally prefer the old one 😥
It’s my sister’s signature scent. Been wearing it for years. I have it too but only to smell it coz I miss her so much. She lives in another country
I love this fragrance! I do wear it!♥️
Same, I thought about the Lolita Lempika as well at is the end of 1990es and 2000es perfume for me. This licorice and violet perfume is quite unique and very recognisable. I still wear it everyday
Coco Mademoiselle for me. I have worn it every day for nearly 20 years and still adore it. I also love No5 but probably in the way Marilyn did, I somehow feel it is too iconic for me to wear out of the house. I love perfume so great video Justine
I'm a Coco Mademoiselle girl too, but only for very special occasions! It's just so decadent that I only like to associate it with big occasions in my memories. But man, it makes me feel like a classy broad!
It’s the one I go back to again and again also!
Also my fave! My mom’s was #5 and I loved it on her but not on myself.
I much prefer the original Coco over Coco Mademoiselle. It’s one of those Grand Dame perfumes. I treat No. 5 just like any of the fragrances in my collection. I wear it to anywhere and anything, that includes grocery shopping, dog walking, PTA meetings, etc.
Me too .I still have Coco!! Feel like a m$ when dressed up wearing some!😘
I would love a part 2 with more fragrances like the iconic bottle of Flower by Kenzo or Miss Dior 🤭
I remember Giorgio being a hugely popular fragrance in 80's. Several of my friends wore it. I tended to like fragrances like Opium, Coco, Fendi, and Red Door. Some newer ones I like are D & G Light Blue and Versace Bright Crystal.
And Eternity, I got so sick of smelling that and Giorgio.
This was enjoyable. 🌝 I did wear Angel at the time (I had a refillable bottle!), but I would find it too much now. Recently I bought CK One for the first time since the 90s, and I have really enjoyed revisiting it, especially in summer.
One that I have never stopped buying for 30 years, and which is not on your list, is Samsara. I first smelled it on my friend's French mother-in-law and had to know what it was immediately. It's my favourite, I never get sick of it (although I am careful not to apply it with a heavy hand).
I agree with you about the last 15 years. The only perfume I bought more than once in that time was one that Madonna released, and which I loved - but they don't make it any more 😭.
I remember two that made me feel like I was going to suffocate in the 80s: Poison (my mum wore it) and Giorgio Beverly Hills (my friend wore it). I won't be sorry if I never smell either of them again!
Anais Anais is one that I could happily never smell again. My mother wore it, and my father wore Kouros. Instant headache for me, when they were heading out.
Was also surprised Poison is not mentioned but this vlog is still well-researched. Love it! The mention of Giorgio brought sooo much memories too!
i just bought a bottle of ck one! i actually JUST put it on. i am transported back to the wonderful 90’s.
i have purchased the first perfume jennifer aniston released twice now. i enjoy that as a daily fragrance. i recently purchased calvin klein ‘beauty’. i’m still testing it out.
i am going to look around for the scent you mentioned, ‘samsara’. thanks!! that description of you experiencing it for the first time makes me want to check it out!
AND! those ck one adds were gorgeous!
Try the angle body creme instead of the fragrance - it is a bit different - I always get compliments wearing it
I wore both Shalimar and L’Air de Temps, two very different scents, depending on the day and my mood. I was influenced as a young woman (currently 75 yo) in the 1960’s by Bardot, for sure. Fragrance has taken a hit, lately, due to more awareness of respiratory issues.
My favorite perfume which should have stayed iconic is First by VanCleef & Arpels. It was warm, rich, bergamot, vanilla…and got better smelling as the day passed. It was my life long signature fragrance. However they changed it by removing an expensive ingredient about five years ago or more. It turned into cheap smelling mens aftershave. Gross! I have never found a good replacement. Justine this was fun to watch, and I learned something new as always. Thank you
My mom wore Gem by VanCleef and Arpels and I still remember that bottle.
I loved first, but unfortunately, it gave me terrible headaches
Yesss First by Vancleef so elegant my mums perfume! Also Paloma Picasso 👌🏽
Van Cleef feels expensive💎
So I found a VCA bottle with an amazing scent in it on ebay. I was wondering if one of the perfumes came in a bottle with Silver flowers on it?
I have a range of fragrances according to the weather, how I feel and the time of year. But being in my seventies, tall, very confident, with fair skin, silver hair, blue eyes, I feel more in tune now with floral. Twenty years ago I got so many taps on the shoulder ('what is it?') wearing Ambre Sultan (Lutens), then I went to Ambre Russe (Parfum d'Empire) with its amber/vodka notes. But now the choice in the morning is of Chanel No5, Lauder Beautiful, Clarins Eau Dynamisante (if going out in the sun) or my current favourite, a real old lady, dignified 'posh' and stately scent, Edwardian Bouquet (Floris). I just love to sink into perfume. And I love the history. Thank you.
I am Irish now living in the South of France and just discovered your videos tonight. I am a qualified Aromatherapist so adore scents and smells. Several years ago I went to Grasse and created my own perfume in a workshop and visited the museum. Your talk and insight here is very enjoyable and over time I have worn at least three of the iconic scents you mention, I like to have a signature scent for a while, at the moment it is Safari by Ralph Lauren. Scent like music can evoke a memory in an instant, it is wonderful. Merci
I ADORE Nina Ricci L'air du Temps, I first bought it on a flight to Canada aged 16 and I have used it ever since. Now I am old, but my son still buys it for me on my birthday every year, old ladies CAN wear it! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Also, Fidji by Guy Laroche, and then Femme by Madame Rochas for evenings 💖💖💖
I feel like Narciso Rodriguez fragrances are quite popular among many. And I think Rouge Baccarat 540 is on its way of becoming iconic. But not mainstream. Perfume houses are definitely trying to make things more and more exclusive and out of reach for many.
So true 😢 it's like they only want high income people to use their perfumes 😔
I'm a relatively old man, so my comment comes from that vantage point. Something that I've fascinating thru my adult years, is the emotional impact of perfume, and, similarly, how a scent can make a statement about the wearer. For example, the first four of your list are instantly likeable and attractive. The remainder, far less so. I have quite a disdain for CK1 and J'Adore. The first four say, "yes, stay by me", whereas some of the others, "ummm, go away". In no way am I saying other's experience the same thing that I do. Obviously, many people love CK1. I do wonder if they like it for the scent, or for what the scent represents, by way of marketing.
I like creation by Ted lapidus.cannot find it now.
I am addicted to Kate Spade’s Live Colorfully - has a way to blend with my skin that becomes part of me - can’t smell it on myself, but always get compliments.
I realize this is more of an indie-style perfume (though not actually from an indie brand, it’s from a fashion house), but I would put forth Jazz Club from Masion Margiela as incredible innovative. The whole series to which it belongs was the first of its type that I recall on the shelf at Sephora, namely, a series of scents, launched simultaneously as a line, smelling not really anything like big mainstream perfumes, often genderless in marketing, triggering a nostalgic or vintage feeling with its packaging/marketing, and sometimes even intended to mix by the wearer.
I have no idea how many people wear Jazz Club or other perfumes from this line or even if it’s currently produced, but I smelled it on someone and recognized it instantly (I don’t own any from this line but I had frequently sampled, and bought Jazz Club as a roller size as a gift for my sister).
A scent I have smelled copied a lot is Quercus, from Penhaligons. When I was in about 6th grade, the American company Bonne Belle which made Lip Smackers lip balm and was sold in every drugstore in the USA launched a line aimed as preteens/young teens with 10 scents, each named after a different girly trait or word, and each a different color carried through several products. My favorite was called “Flirt”, and it was light pink, and I had the spray and the scented nail polish top coat! This line lasted for a couple of years, tops (maybe 1999 or 2000?). As an adult, I went to Penhaligon’s on the recommendation of my professor during a short travel course to London, and enjoyed smelling all their scents (some dating back hundreds of years). I smelled Quercus and was instantly transported; it was an exact match for my 6th grade drugstore scent that probably cost $5. I have smelled a few other copies of this scent here and there and it is just wild every time; unlike some of the things I wore as a teenager, I still love it! I should really buy a bottle of the real stuff from Penhaligon’s!
Jazz Club is huge in the fragrance or fraghead community and it's unisex!
Interesting topic. One of my favorite scents is No. 4711, an old classic. Some of the scents mentioned are iconic, no doubt, but they sometimes remind me of old ladies with too much make-up on and too heavily perfumed🤣I ran into that on the New York subways growing up.
Mine is also 4711. So fresh and natural, an eternal classic that has existed since the 18th century. Napoleon loved it too :) .
I love Annick Goutal perfumes… Songes and Un Matin d’Orage especially! I really appreciate hearing the history and the placement in time of the releases of all these perfumes! Wonderful video! Chanel #5 bottles remind me of the slight changes in the Cartier tank watches… still recognizable but updated and modified periodically.
I'm a huge Annick Goutal fan "Eau Hadrien" among others!!!
What I have loved for a long time is Lauder's White Linen. I have a bottle from the late 80's and still wear it very sparingly on special occasions. I understand that perfume batches of the same named product can smell differently even with the same recipe and that White Linen now is not what it was. But I still love this one. I want my perfume not so much to be heavy as long lasting and to have some silage. I don't need to fill a room, but I want those near me to catch a whiff or two. I do not want to pay precious prices for something that sits only on my skin no matter how nicely it smells.
Mary, I consider White Linen to be one of those iconic perfumes. You know immediately what it is when you smell it, it was very different for its time, and although it doesn’t sell like it once did, it sells enough that Lauder keeps making it!
White Linen is my go-to fragrance. It was my Mom’s, too. It’s so fresh and wild flowery. 💖💕
That was my first love 💓
This used to be my maternal grandmother’s favourite perfume, I still wear it when I think of her🤍
I started wearing White Linen when it first came out in 1974 or 1978, I"m not sure. It became my "signature" scent. Over the years I have tried other perfumes for a change, but I always come back to Whit Linen.
I hope EL never discontinue it.
I just wish they still made the soap, body lotion, talc with silver sheen etc. It was wonderful to layer this fabulous fragrance.
I remember a suite mate at university bringing out a bottle of White Shoulders she had just purchased as a dream splurge. I smelled it on her and it was lovely, so when she offered me a drop of it I was excited.
It was horrible! On me, it smelled like burning rubber plus baby powder. I have noticed since then that some scents simply don’t work; I guess it’s my personal chemistry.
L’Air du Temps is such an *optimistic* scent; it makes me happy whenever I happen to smell it.
Wonderful video. The perfume JOY from the 1930's is an iconic floral, FRACAS from 1948 is a tuberose forward floral. In the 1980's, I loved Hypnotic Poison (wore it regularly for two decades) and the original Poison was really a phenomenon, Giorgio was huge in this decade also. L'air du Temps is heaven. Light Blue was the first perfume that caused my lungs to protest. Unfortunately I've become highly allergic to something in commercial perfumes and have stopped using them all together, there's also pressure not to use perfume in offices or restaurants. It really breaks my heart that I can't enjoy most fragrances any longer. The only line that doesn't make me allergic is Frédéric Malle but it's very pricey so only use it on rare occasions.
My favorite is Touch, by Burberry! It reminds me of a beautiful Summer Day, and I get a lot of compliments when I wear it. This perfume marked a revolutionary turning-point in the house of Burberry. Roberto Menichetti became an artistic director in 1998. With his arrival some serious changes had been made; a more modern style was implanted without being unfaithful to Burberry’s original philosophy. British top model Stella Tennant became the face of the whole new trend. The fragrance is soft and casual with a hint of freshness in the top notes which include blackcurrant, cassis, cranberry, and pink pepper corns giving way to delicious floral middle notes. Rose, lily of the valley and jasmine mix with the notes of peaches and raspberries. The trail is comfortable as an English blanket, scented with warm notes of vanilla, cedarwood and oakmoss. It was created by Michel Girard in 2000.
Love Touch, too)
I've been wearing PARIS by YSL for 39 yrs, Magnetism & Sentiment by ESCADA for 19 yrs, Samsara by Guerlain for 33 yrs, Arpege by Lanvin for 40 yrs, Delices De Cartier for 16 yrs, Tocade by Rochas for 25 yrs, and my newest for the last 5 years Not a perfume by Juliette has a gun. I have all the fragrances you've mentioned as well. But it gets harder and harder to find these because of how old they are and there are so many scents flooding the market.
Arpege by Lanvin, thank you for mentioning it.
Does Arpege really resemble no 5?
I really love "l'eau d'Issey"... Something about it feels futuristic. Currently my everyday perfume is YSL MonParis!
Niki de St. Phalle, K.L., Opium, Anais Anais, Joy, the original Chloe...these were my go to fragrances - Love them still!!! My mom wore Norell and L' heure Bleu... it's always sad when they stop making the favorites!
Loved this. I have worn yves saint Laurent Rive Gauche for years. I think the blue bottle is iconic. I can’t find it in eau de parfum anymore. During lockdown I knitted a jumper for my grand daughter and posted it to her. When she put it on she smiled and said “ ooh it smells like Nana” . Scent is powerful.
For me, CK one is the most iconic in the 90’s. That fragrance is nostalgic. I miss everything I went through at that time. This amazing video makes me emotional. Thanks Justine.
I remember that in my early 20s, having heard so much about the iconic Chanel No 5, I decided to go to a Chanel counter and try it. It was a complete disappointment - I was expecting it to be floral, but it was also super powdery, and smelled like something my grandmother would wear (in fact, she did have a similar perfume). The lady at the counter told me it was a common occurrence for young women to come and try it, only to have the same reaction as I did - she instead directed me towards Coco Mademoiselle, which is also quite floral, but much lighter, not powdery and more modern. L'Air du Temps was my mother's signature perfume when I was growing up and I loved the beautiful bottle with the 2 doves kissing on the stopper.
I too have always much preferred Coco Mademoiselle over Channel No5 too. I think it’s a crowd pleaser. I got more compliments on Coco Mademoiselle than any other perfume I’d ever had.
Apparently, the formula for No5 has changed over the decades, but I have worn it all my life. There is a great deal of difference between the perfume, eau de toilette and cologne. There is a new one out, I think No5 Voile which is very light and more modern. FYI. Also, the bubble bath and body creme are sensational.
I agree that most of these that are mentioned are mostly icons due to marketing and the novelty and uniqueness at the time. Not because they’re all such great scents.
@@eleo_b really good point. There were actually a couple in the list that I dislike quite a lot and was surprised they were popular.
No. 5 IS floral, it’s just a very abstract floral. It was love at first sniff for me as a 20 year-old.
I really enjoyed this video Justine. Merci beaucoup. I knew all the perfumes (and people who wore them) except for Flowerbomb.
My forever true love fragrance wise is Comme des Garçons, the original one. I wore it for 20 years.
I love CDG fragrances for their uniqueness but they are a bit too “niche” to be iconic I guess.
And no iconic marketing for sure. I like Serge Lutens fragrances too. Féminité du Bois (originally launched when he was still working with Shiseido) is incredible.
I’m not wearing anything these days (or just some simple colognes) because I now live in Tokyo and women just don’t wear strong fragrances. If you do, you really feel like you’re making other people uncomfortable so I only wear them if I go out on special occasions but not on an everyday basis. Being French I miss it to be honest. 😅Women in Tokyo like to smell “nice”, like soap or shampoo, sometime a bit floral but always very subtle. Little girls fragrances to be honest. The funny thing is department stores are filled with all the famous brands and I guess perfumes are selling but maybe just to look good on the bathroom shelf ! Because I’ve NEVER met a Japanese woman wearing a strong perfume (iconic or not). And I used to work in Ginza. Sorry about the long post. It was just a little cultural “anecdote”.
Thank you again for your wonderful videos.
Bonjour Isabelle,
Salutations du Québec sous 30cm de neige.
I watched a vidéo by Justine for the first time a few minutes ago and I found it very interesting. I intend to see some more.
I started reading the list of comments and yours spoke to me right away. I had a coup de foudre for Féminité du Bois when it was a Shiseido product . I do believe it is an iconic parfum because it smelled different than everything else on the market at the time. I loved it soooo much, I wore black the day Shiseido stopped making it. I learned much later on that Serge Lutens had issued it again under his own brand. I rushed to the store to buy it and when I tried it on.....total disapointment!!! The formula was not the same anymore! Trahison !! I don't know why he felt he had to tweek with perfection, but he did, and he broke it for me. Having said that, I still wear one of Serge Lutens' fragrance, Laine de Verre. I felt comfortable putting it on during the day at work because it has that "clean" scent you mentionned, without being a little girl fragrance, It's more like a shard of glass clean. It's also like nothing else, and it's not for everyone, but I like it. Two other perfumes by Shiseido were favorites of mine when I was younger; Zen and Inouï. I don't even know if they still exist, and I'm not there anymore, but I loved them at the time.
Loving perfume like I do, it was delicate for me to choose the "right" one for the work place. I used to be in the Army, so any scent I wore had to be discreet , "clean" and not overpowering. So, I used to resort to several of Guerlain's Aqua Allégoria fragrances. They are mostly a fragrance for you, instead of one for others, if this makes sense. Herba Fresca, Bergamote Calabria, Mandarine Basilic & Pampelune have been on my day rotation for years. And If I knew my day was going to be rough, and I wanted to feel powerful, I would go for my bottle of "Eau Sauvage" and that always did the trick.
Now that I'm retired from the Forces, I can wear whatever I like whenever I like... Champs Élysées....yes! Sublime....yes! Ysatis....yes! Mitsouko...yes! Coco Mademoiselle...yes, yes, yes!!!
Well, I'll stop here so I don't bore you to tears. Perfume makes me volubile.
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I love Laine de Verre 😊 it is very clean and fresh. Prefer to use it in the summer.
My favourite in the summer, if it is very hot is l'Eau de Issey from Issey Miyake, this fragrance seems to be activated through the heat and I smell as fresh as flowers beside a waterfall. 😊🥰
I have heard, Issey Miyake ordered a perfume that smells as light as water.
My grandmother always wore Nina Ricci L'air du Temps. I smell it and I think of her. I wear Coach Floral Eau De Parfum. It's floral and light.
Great video. My all time favourite is Dior Dune. I remember where and when it was I first inhaled it's fragrance and a few years later I bought my first bottle. First of three. But now I cannot afford it. So now and again I go into a bottom draw and breathe in the fragrance of an empty one. It still gives me the same. I'm still blown away and it brings back good memories.
I think that, out of recent years, the stand outs would be Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, Le Labo Santal 33 and Replica By the Fireplace, I'm not crazy about them, but they're unique scents and they've taken well to the market. However, to quote Phineas and Ferb "this is the future and everything's already been done", maybe there's nothing left to invent
We have come away from nature, going to synthetic accords. Maybe things will go full circle, as fashions do that come around again!
I stopped at Fragonard where some of the perfume bases are made and had a fascinating time listening to the lady who was telling us about perfumes and how they're put together. I wanted to get the base for No5 but it ended up being nothing on me - the lady said a perfume will react differently to each wearer and Coco was the scent I like the best. I'm completely sold on the idea of perfume - regardless of whether it's just a silly golden dream, for some reason, perfume is one of the items I can't be at all sensible about.
I visited the Fragonard factory in Grasse when I was 13-14. Loved it!
@@marroosh Oh yes! I loved it too 😊
My first perfume was Nina Ricci's L'air du Temps, which I were for several years, then for some reason I could not get enough of Chanel's No.5, actually I still love it. The ads with Audrey Tautou were so wonderful! My mother was English, and she wore Caron a lot. I think her chosen one was Bellodgia; I wore it for a bit but preferred the serious Nuit de Noel. Love French perfume!
I wore Bellodgia for many years, and was heartbroken when it was discontinued.
@@cynthiamorton3583 I think you can still get it in the Parisian store of Caron in one of their fountain fragrances; I have not seen it in years here in America. I will have to check their website.
Great video! I’ve been wearing Cabochard by Grès so long my mother used to say that when I die I’ll disappear in a cloud of Cabochard, lol. Her favourite was Eternity. Miss her.
What a fun video, I just love your luxury house knowledge. Light Blue is my fragrance, my Chanel #5 that I want to wear at all times, even to bed. Theres something so alluring about it to me, and it's a somewhat rare popular perfume that doesn't have a defined floral presence that so many other iconic scents contain, which gives me a headache. I think some people consider it far too mainstream, far too unserious next to more respectable, involved scents but to me, it's perfect.
Perhaps Poison should be on the list. My favourites in the 80s and early 90s were Tendre Poison, Ysatis and Paloma. Heartbroken that Dior discontinued Tendre Poison. 💚💔
They say Cabotine by Grès is very similar to Tendre Poison. I've never tried TP, but Cabotine is really nice.
I loved Ysatis. I never heard anyone mention this perfume besides you. ❤️
I worked with a woman who drowned herself in Poison daily. It was so obnoxious. One day one of my male coworkers commented on how bad it was. He said he wanted to be sure he never bought a bottle for his wife and asked if I knew what it was. I chuckled and said I do. Poison. He responded: Aptly named. We both had a good laugh.
@@pinki3dtYsatis, also my favorite in those years. I still have some.
@@pinki3dt I wore Ysatis in the 1980s. It was my birthday present from my parents when I was 15. I felt so grown up!
Thank you for this mini-lecture, I truly love the way you provide a historical context for the trends and single objects, this helps to understand why things are as they are in the fashion world.
C’est un immense plaisir de te suivre. Pas de BS ou d’hésitations (tu sais, les fameux « euh » à répétition insupportables qui dénotent entre autre beaucoup d’égocentrisme et un réel manque de préparation), un discours simple, clair et structuré, des recherches et des analyses, rigoureuses, approfondies et extrêmement professionnelles. On apprend (réellement) beaucoup! Tu représentes une merveilleuse RP de la France (on devrait te décerner une LH à mon humble avis!). Chaleureusement!
Justine est une intellectuelle, très cultivée.
Thank you. I’ve worn both No5 and Shalimar over my long years. I can’t think of any modern perfumes that are original, most of them are so similar. Give me the real classics any day.
I wore many different perfumes, but my favourites are Trésor, Coco Noir and Kilian fragrances. When I was young (80s), I wore Givenchy III, Arpège by Lanvin, and Versace.
I loved original Opium and hate this "modernising" claptrap, why can't they make new product and leave the original exactly as it was?! So many women (including myself) stay faithful to a scent for a long time and then brand discontinues it or modernise it and it's gone 😐
Brilliant video Justine, really interesting and fun to watch.
My choice is Obsession by Calvin Klein, so far so good: no excessive "modernising" and still available 😉
I totally hear you on this. However, I also wonder how can you still smell the perfume on yourself after you've been wearing that scent for years? That's something I find challenging. The nose gets so used to the scent 😊
They did that to Chloe too. The original smells like a dream. It reminds me of better times.
I don't understand why they reformulated a lot of hidden gems🤔
Ialso feel sad if something I liked gets discontinued :( 😞 it was part of my every day for months and then nothing
@@TheGalactica2001 yes, Miss Dior is terrible now I bought a bottle not knowing they changed the formula i promptly returned it
Nice watching you reviewing perfumes again. I hope you do more perfume review in the coming weeks or months.
I second this!
Thank you so much for this interesting video. Although the Avon brand products, today, are generally thought of as inferior, or more generic, mass produced cosmetics. I must say, I am missing Avon’s honeysuckle fragrance from the 70’s. It captivated me back then and sadly, they haven’t made it again since. At least not in it’s pure form. Today it’s blended with other things. But back in the 70’s, they nailed that whiff of heavenly fragrance as you walked past a honeysuckle vine. I really wish they would bring it back. They also had jasmine, magnolia, rose and Lily of the valley. All in individual little cream jars and all breathtaking. I’m still waiting… 😱
My paternal grandmother wore Orange water that she got once a year from trips to Florida. My maternal grandmother wore Candide from Avon and every time I get a whiff of it when I am shopping, I rush to see who is wearing it and I have never seen anyone. Very mystical. I wear Oscar de la Renta primarily and my late husband loved Youth Dew by Este Lauder...it was too heavy for the summer so I only wore it in the winter months. My favorite Sunday School teacher wore White Shoulders and I am immediately transported back to being in her class when I smell it. I also liked Elixir by Clinique and just a drop or two of Chanel #5. Thanks for your great videos.
I love Youth Dew!
Krigler 55 Night Lovely Patchouli is absolute heaven. intoxicating beyond any scent i've ever sampled.
Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue is definitely on the map as one of the most iconic perfumes recently created. Also, Baccarat Rouge 540 is also a huge perfume, even though it is a Niche perfume and not from a major design house. It was created in 2015.
Thank you to David Gandy, beautiful advert ;)
I just love it how everyone has their own story when it comes to fragrance. J'adore is my mother's signature scent and it makes me happy whenever I smell it. My first perfume was Light Blue and I remember buying a big bottle when I went on my first overseas holiday to the UK. Currently I love Chanel Mademoiselle Intense ♥️
I love your videos Justine! I’m kinda surprised Joy by Jean Patou wasn’t mentioned.
They don't make it anymore. Remember it was the most expensive because of the large amount of jasmine. Dior has bought the name Joy and is manufactured a much ... not nice scent under the name.
@@gingernightmare9152 Aww I didn’t know that.
KENZO, LAURA and VENEZIA are also THE smells of the 90s. Almost everybody I know was wearing one of these. I have got asked many times by men when I was wearing BOUDOIR by Vivien WESTWOOD, very sweet. I also like VERSACE White Jeans, so soft and smooth. DKNY City or so I love, GUCCI Red I love, D&G the red bottle is something else as well as L'Eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake, I think I have to get this one again. Thank you for your video I really enjoyed it!
I have worn Youth Dew by Estee Lauder for over 45yrs. Its my signature smell and want everyone i love to remember me when i am not here if they smell it. My mum's signature perfume was Roma by Laura Baglianni and if i ever smell that now it brings back such fond memories & emotions. Great video, Opium was one perfume I strayed with in my 20's but always came back to Youth Dew.
The Libre line by YSL is absolutely iconic to me and I think will stand the test of time
I wore YSL Paris for 30 years, then moved to YSL Black Opium, my husband buys me my perfumes for my birthdays, I love YSL, I have a Prada prefume that I bought myself but not as keen as YSL.
Great video! My life has embraced Charlie, Tea Rose, Chloe, Clinique Elixir, Anais Anais, Diorissimo, Malone Grapefruit. Perfumes can be specific to seasons. Perfumes can impact me.
As a young adult, I loved J'Adore but now in my 50s I prefer the unisex Montale Intense Café EDP by Montale, its dark and Smokey, and reminds me of my safe places, a café that's slightly dim and allows you to nurse a coffee and read. My work perfume is more femmine, Good Girl by Carolina Herrera or a simple Midnight Fantasy by Brittany Spears, its cheap and inoffensive and I always get compliments when wearing it.
I have every one of these. My favorites are Chanel #5 & L'Air Du Temps. Thanks!