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What are the 8 most iconic women perfumes of all time? And HOW have they become so iconic and timeless?
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@stephanies.233 2 года назад

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.

@CollaborativeDog 2 года назад

I think it was also one if the first to use ozone (that "rain" fragrance) as a key note.

@itswhatitis277 2 года назад

Fun fact, its also the first flat fragace, meaning that all the notes smell the same throughout the wear (no opening, middle, and basenote)

@Deeno23 2 года назад

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!

@ingwerkeks98 2 года назад

Yes I was thinking of that one as well!!

@marakeire9816 2 года назад

So iconic!

@ajd8558 2 года назад

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue has the potential to be iconic - I can always recognise it as it's got a really unique fragrance.

@andreaphillips 2 года назад

I’d take it over the Dior one… marketing ;)

@Tennislover24 2 года назад

It’s a bit nauseating in my opinion

@fabricadefritanga 2 года назад

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...

@slimtodress 2 года назад

Agreed

@LaLa-ck9zp 2 года назад

It has always had an underlying quality that reminds me of cat urine. I find it absolutely horrible and nauseating.

@nightcited1600 2 года назад

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.

@ovh992 Год назад

Bill Blass perfume was under rated. I have never smelled anything so beautiful.

@lanaofficiel4042 Год назад

Catherine Deneuve was the iconic face of Chanel No.5, not Bill Blass.

@the_dark_forest Год назад

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

@Violetikas 2 года назад

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.

@natasharoesch4470 2 года назад

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.

@hollyholstein6758 2 года назад

I am 64 and this scent is what I wore in my teens through 20’s

@1chienandalou 2 года назад

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!…

@madhatter909 2 года назад

it's my Mother-in-law's fragrance she's 97

@jewelsauls3103 2 года назад

@@hollyholstein6758 Me, too! Same age.

@ovh992 2 года назад

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

@daljordan8921 2 года назад

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!

@ovh992 2 года назад

@@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.

@catalinaquijano6477 2 года назад

Ah yes the 80s - certain scents evoke and era. Everybody in my high school was wearing Obsession or Eternity, or CK One.

@bryan7938 2 года назад

Poison definitely

@sandysyoutube3810 2 года назад

Love Red Door

@hassanstark8998 2 года назад

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😍

@lee-ann1589 2 года назад

D and G Light Blue should be on the list. Citrus, cedar, rose. Such an amazing, unusual, beautiful , immediately recognizable scent!!

@lorilizdofo 4 месяца назад

My personal favorite ❤

@curiousman1672 2 года назад

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.

@jenniferschmitzer3877 2 месяца назад

I like creation by Ted lapidus.cannot find it now.

@bambina3148 2 года назад

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 🥰

@ccc4102 2 года назад

It is sublime.

@katerinahuskova4596 2 года назад

This is what Davidoff Cool Water does to me. My mum loves it. Like for ages.

@dominiquetheeasyminimalist 2 года назад

This is the oldest perfume created in 1881 that is still available today!

@zenabraithwaite1934 2 года назад

I love that cologne especially in summer and it saved me when I was pregnant and had morning sickness.

@Saffronlily 2 года назад

My nana wore it too

@laralynellsworth 2 года назад

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.

@bibishah7754 2 года назад

You forgot Gucci Rush- it’s the first perfumes with huge amount of pepper in the opening and recogniseable beyond comparison

@Anywhooo 2 года назад

I have 6 of Elizabeth Taylor's Diamond collection, I actually like Diamonds and Rubies the most.

@terrichen6141 2 года назад

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.

@marcellax4556 2 года назад

Yes, definitely Red Door. Thanks for mentioning it.

@Rain_Reign 2 года назад

@@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.

@eugeniabraz5409 2 года назад

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. ❤️

@gomoestas Год назад

This is literally my favorite perfume!!!❤❤❤

@ancacojocaru8129 2 года назад

Am I the only one that hits LIKE button even before she watched Justine's videos?

@emily7198 2 года назад

I love Mon Guerlain. The history of Guerlain is super Interesting and I agree Shalimar definitely deserves the iconic title.

@queenbunnyfoofoo6112 2 года назад

That's a great scent! Also Mon Guerlain Floral is nice too.

@rachelathome7516 2 года назад

Such a pity it’s been discontinued. 😕

@CJ-bn6gf 2 года назад

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.

@queenbunnyfoofoo6112 2 года назад

@@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 😨.

@becauseimafan 2 года назад

Mon Guerlain is so good!! It's one of my favourites *ever!*

@NeniCastelazo 2 года назад

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

@Tasmanianval 2 года назад

I would love a part 2 with more fragrances like the iconic bottle of Flower by Kenzo or Miss Dior 🤭

@carolynjeancole 2 года назад

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. ♥️

@iamfilipinas 2 года назад

I was going to say!

@fredadockrell1862 2 года назад

Love Mitsouko. Wonder why she didn't choose Guerlain's L'Heure Blue.

@Philippe_Rougier 2 года назад

@@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 !

@gnarbeljo8980 2 года назад

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.

@ratpitt4292 2 года назад

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.

@babablacksheepdog 2 года назад

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.

@tnijoo5109 2 года назад

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.

@susancrawford5927 2 года назад

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.

@eleo_b 2 года назад

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.

@tnijoo5109 2 года назад

@@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.

@terrichen6141 2 года назад

No. 5 IS floral, it’s just a very abstract floral. It was love at first sniff for me as a 20 year-old.

@elainemeszaros3667 2 года назад

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!

@doroparker1702 2 года назад

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.

@HopeHendershot-Moskal 2 года назад

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.

@deborahadeen7582 2 года назад

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.

@gsdalpha1358 2 года назад

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!

@twobluestripes 2 года назад

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!

@zucchinigreen 2 года назад

Jazz Club is huge in the fragrance or fraghead community and it's unisex!

@lilithowl 2 года назад

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.

@Nadine1301 2 года назад

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 😂

@ellerikke3948 2 года назад

Oh, yes. all my older cousin wore that. None of them gay, but it did also exist in man version.

@schwesterleinfuchs 2 года назад

Oh yes , I loved that one. kept wearing it fo years

@Krauseminze 2 года назад

I still have a half-full bottle of this that my mother gifted me to Christmas when I was 18 or 19. Surprisingly, the scent did not change over time and a drop it still lasts for hours. I only wear perfume once or twice a year, so it will last probably last me another twenty years. Only the tin canister it came in got rusty at one point and I had to dispose of it.

@andreaphillips 2 года назад

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!!!!

@ImmortalTara 2 года назад

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.”

@myrphkuhns7055 2 года назад

My father bought me Amarige by Givenchy 30 yrs ago. Still love it. I try others but always go back....

@eleo_b 2 года назад

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.

@marialopes9365 4 месяца назад

So true 😢 it's like they only want high income people to use their perfumes 😔

@suegordon7632 2 года назад

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 .

@joanwood9480 2 года назад

Love Rive Gauche. Very difficult to find where I live. Perfect for me since I don't care for flowery perfumes

@lindapabst3421 2 года назад

I agree. I've used and love Rive Gauche in the past.

@Carjamrac 2 года назад

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.

@ivzarkovic 2 года назад

I treaded very similar parfume path. Charlie then Paloma Picasso in my late twenties, my favourite Chanel Mademoiselle, now Chanel Chance.

@pvillelde 2 года назад

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. 😆

@justineleconte 2 года назад

It's not weird at all 😁

@gollyism 2 года назад

The bottle is so amazing. Unfortunately I can t remember the smell ☹️

@vegrunner6688 2 года назад

I just googled it to view the bottle, it appears that you can order it through Amazon. The bottle is really beautiful.

@perfumetales 2 года назад

Star,moon and sun is really iconic. So pretty 💗

@latristessdurera8763 2 года назад

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! 🌞🌜✨

@lor2729 2 года назад

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...

@thekowboymom2710 2 года назад

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.

@madhatter909 2 года назад

And Eternity, I got so sick of smelling that and Giorgio.

@12345Elenia 2 года назад

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 😁😁

@bolortuyadorj 2 года назад

Yessssssss, I also lovveeee ELLE by YSL

@cate9472 2 года назад

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! 💕

@inkythinky 2 года назад

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!

@crissolmontiel 2 года назад

I thought the same is definitely a grenade shape not diamond.

@kateoc8 2 года назад

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.

@cate9472 2 года назад

@@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.

@simplesofisticatedjs3106 2 года назад

I never understood why l'interdit is so famous doesn't agree with me😞

@TheCatWitch63 2 года назад

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.

@nct948 2 года назад

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!

@antipodeantraveller8624 2 года назад

A trip down memory lane, I wore all the perfumes you mentioned! How about Lanvin's Arpege? My mum's signature scent 😍

@Tokayd13 Год назад

OMG, I still have an old bottle of Cabochon.

@sashadeveau5167 Год назад

I wear Madame Rochas. It is beautiful and complex.

@escherita Год назад

Tresor is so magical, and brings back memories of those beautiful late 80s ads with Isabella rosellini.

@fredrika27 2 года назад

You forgot 4711 which was first produced in 1799! It's still selling despite not being as expensive as Chanel and had a large range of both affordable and exclusive products!

@alexdv5575 2 года назад

True, one of the oldest scents in production, and to me the cleanest, the freshest and the most naturel. Can 't live without it.

@veronica11sherman 2 года назад

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.

@angelashah3009 2 года назад

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.

@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj000 2 года назад

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!

@PerfectRodo 2 года назад

I agree, Lime, Basil Mandarine is iconic!

@teriwhite4151 2 года назад

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.

@kimberlyconner1439 2 года назад

I'm so glad someone mentioned Jo Malone!

@PilaradelaFontaine 2 года назад

Yes! Jo Malone and Diptyque!

@kdmil2002 2 года назад

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.

@jenniferjen5422 2 года назад

Thank you to David Gandy, beautiful advert ;)

@suzannedawson6330 2 года назад

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… 😱

@PlugInKali 2 года назад

L'air du temps is also famous because it's the perfume that Hannibal Lecter smells on Clarice when he first meets her (as well as Evyan Skin Cream) ;) Also, Flowerbomb's bottle doesn't look like a diamond. As the name implies, it looks like a hand grenade (as does Spicebomb, the male equivalent).

@SmidBeach 2 года назад

I thought of that, too! Although I originally knew the scent from the commercials I loved as a kid in the 80s...I'm sure Thomas Harris used that brand because he knew L'Air du Temps tends to linger on the skin for more than 24 hours. Hannibal smells it on Clarice but knows the scent is not strong enough to have been applied that day.

@danielahoti4109 2 года назад

L'Air du temps is also famous in UK, because it was the long life favourite perfume of HRH the late Queen Mum.

@madhatter909 2 года назад

@@danielahoti4109 aww God Bless her RIP

@Dark_Red_Echo 2 года назад

I feel like the bottle is supposed to be reminiscent of both a grenade and a diamond, because it’s got the flat polished surfaces and is squared off the way you’d cut a gemstone to catch the light. It has a general shape and a “pin” reminiscent of a grenade, but it doesn’t have the roundness or the raised ridges. I think the whole point is it relies on the visual symbolism of both. That’s how design (at least good design) tends to work.

@0deline_fi0n 2 года назад

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. 🍎

@lempicka2011 2 года назад

This is my favourite) but it has been changed, and when you buy “mon premier perfume” it is really different.

@stellakotsia3357 2 года назад

Same here! I totally prefer the old one 😥

@misshautechip7847 2 года назад

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

@suecastillo4056 2 года назад

I love this fragrance! I do wear it!♥️

@agathe1907 2 года назад

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

@audreyhiller 2 года назад

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

@jenniferjen5422 2 года назад

We have come away from nature, going to synthetic accords. Maybe things will go full circle, as fashions do that come around again!

@connie5768 2 года назад

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!

@pavdhaya7473 2 года назад

I'm addicted to your narrations! What a neat, precise, calm and intelligent eloquence, my best wishes Justine 👍

@cindihunter9119 2 года назад

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.

@lempicka2011 2 года назад

Love Touch, too)

@AstromancyfromDawncerise 2 года назад

Great compilation and info

@spicerack4397 2 года назад

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.

@barbara6229 2 года назад

I am a Shalimar lady, too. It's the absolute best for me.

@janloftness 2 года назад

To me, “Paris” by YSL is truly iconic and truly ‘80’s!

@petitsjoujoux5011 2 года назад

I really love "l'eau d'Issey"... Something about it feels futuristic. Currently my everyday perfume is YSL MonParis!

@DevonRexLady 2 года назад

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. 💚💔

@iyzabel 2 года назад

They say Cabotine by Grès is very similar to Tendre Poison. I've never tried TP, but Cabotine is really nice.

@pinki3dt 2 года назад

I loved Ysatis. I never heard anyone mention this perfume besides you. ❤️

@TheDriftwoodlover 2 года назад

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.

@grinchlette 2 года назад

@@pinki3dtYsatis, also my favorite in those years. I still have some.

@iyzabel 2 года назад

@@pinki3dt I wore Ysatis in the 1980s. It was my birthday present from my parents when I was 15. I felt so grown up!

@hopflowero6664 2 года назад

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 Год назад

I wore Bellodgia for many years, and was heartbroken when it was discontinued.

@hopflowero6664 Год назад

@@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.

@zannatulfarin574 Год назад

I think Baccarat Rouge 540 by MFK will become an iconic perfume for this decade since it's probably the first niche perfume that got so much hype and recognition from the general public. People are more likely to try niche perfumes nowadays than before (especially during the pandemic) and I think this perfume was the gateway for it.

@rouquindunord8420 5 месяцев назад

Pure example of almost nothing that exploded because of the web

@maryandersondearing3053 2 года назад

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.

@tracyhenderson5116 2 года назад

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!

@a.kenneth3521 2 года назад

White Linen is my go-to fragrance. It was my Mom’s, too. It’s so fresh and wild flowery. 💖💕

@stellakotsia3357 2 года назад

That was my first love 💓

@Phowbrook 2 года назад

This used to be my maternal grandmother’s favourite perfume, I still wear it when I think of her🤍

@tedlolohowl2367 2 года назад

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.

@thisiszahralakdawala 2 года назад

This is such a thorough and well-researched video! I loved learning more about these scents. Thanks, Justine! ☺️💯

@IEVAKambarovaite 2 года назад

I feel I need to rewatch it. So much information in a reasonably short video. Absolutely loved it.

@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 2 года назад

Really? I feel like it focuses not at all on what an average person might actually buy

@lolo3968 2 года назад

@@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 The video is about iconic perfumes and what makes them iconic.

@moirablair8106 Год назад

1916 Acqua di Parma, Colonia. For male and female. A much earlier unisex perfume. Sophia Loren?

@moomymadeye6659 2 года назад

Merci infiniment de créer cotinuellement un contenu si informatif, intéressant et qualitatif. You are an iconic fragance, dear Justine. Thank you

@miavos3610 2 года назад

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!

@MM-li8nk 2 года назад

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.

@miavos3610 2 года назад

@@MM-li8nk I wear the White Musk fragrance together with the Pink Grapefruit. What an awesomely fresh feeling!

@terrycarter6855 2 года назад

I still wear Joy by Jean Patou! I think it is as iconic as they come

@vanessavega7080 2 года назад

Reading your comment transported me back to my mother's bedroom and the bottle of Joy on her perfume tray...

@ellen823ful Год назад

I’m wearing Joy right now. “I choose JOY! “ I tell myself that when I apply it.

@brightpurpleviking 2 года назад

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

@yanetchka 2 года назад

My mom wore Gem by VanCleef and Arpels and I still remember that bottle.

@gabriellacatalini1220 2 года назад

I loved first, but unfortunately, it gave me terrible headaches

@nat2040 2 года назад

Yesss First by Vancleef so elegant my mums perfume! Also Paloma Picasso 👌🏽

@Rara-Land. 2 года назад

Van Cleef feels expensive💎

@LSSYLondon 2 года назад

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?

@IEVAKambarovaite 2 года назад

I've been wearing Channel Mademoiselle on and off. I just wish less people wore it, so it would be more exclusive. Thats the thing with iconic scents.. Everyone has them. I'd love to see a video on not so popular, but amazing fragrances that you think are way underrated 😊

@AugustYT953 2 года назад

I agree. Coco Mademoiselle is a masterpiece, but I avoid it for the same reason. I wear it while in my house sometimes.

@TheDriftwoodlover 2 года назад

Interesting how subjective perfume preference is. I don’t find any Chanel fragrance other than No. 5 wearable.

@cookie_dough_hangover 2 года назад

And yet although it's very popular when I wear it I feel like a classy, rich lady. It's really a classic.

@pennPi 2 года назад

Jus de Rose is a channel I follow for perfume reviews and recommendations.

@cookie_dough_hangover 2 года назад

@@pennPi Me, too. She's very knowledgeable and fun.

@renee6665 2 года назад

Loved this video and would enjoy more perfume videos from you:) I mostly agree with your list. I would also add Coco for the spices and the animalic factor and Lolita Lempicka for its combination of licorice and violet.

@larakotze 2 года назад

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 ♥️

@meredith18352 2 года назад

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

@beckyhegland7902 2 года назад

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!

@nadinephillips6435 2 года назад

It’s the one I go back to again and again also!

@violas.86 2 года назад

Also my fave! My mom’s was #5 and I loved it on her but not on myself.

@terrichen6141 2 года назад

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.

@MariaLopez-hc2nm 2 года назад

Me too .I still have Coco!! Feel like a m$ when dressed up wearing some!😘

@pyewacket60 2 года назад

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.

@subi1677 2 года назад

Totally fascinating! I love perfume and I really enjoy learning the history and chemistry behind them. Thank you so much for this video ❤️

@nikooarbabian2245 2 года назад

Very well done, Justine!!! I can bet no one, at this scale, has done such a great job. You rock girl 💝🌹👌

@breekwhal 2 года назад

Baccarat Rouge 540 is definitely ICONIC now. That is the fragrance you missed for current times. You can smell it everywhere and it’s almost used as a status symbol. You can smell it across many industries and countries. I smelt it in South Africa at an entertainment industry event. It is definitely being cemented as a classic

@louise-yo7kz 2 года назад

Agreed @breekwhal

@crissolmontiel 2 года назад

I agree, the first time I smell it I had to stop and ask the woman what was she wearing.

@rrrobyn 2 года назад

Yes! I was thinking the fragrance of current times is Baccarat Rouge 540, or, on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, Eccentric Molecules No. 1

@tegridy9569 2 года назад

Really? My friend had that and I thought it was incredibly boring. Maybe it's iconic because of the price and the fact that one can afford it. Imo, out of all the expensive perfumes of last years, the Tom Ford private blends are spectacular. Nasomatto is quite groundbreaking and Memo Paris has some incredible roses and leathers.

@lisacoffee-smith7084 2 года назад

Love it or not, (I love it) 540 is definitely a modern icon.

@hazelcoate9203 2 года назад

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.

@3frenchhens818 2 года назад

I'm thoroughly enjoying this channel -- how did I miss it before? I'm obsessed with fashion, jewelry, makeup, hair, perfume. How things are made, how they smell, feel, what colors they are. I love making odd bits work together. I look forward to seeing many more of your videos.

@LisaHoneychan 2 года назад

I love love love Shalimar so much. It’s so heady and decadent to me; and even for such an old perfume, it smells new. No scent has come close to it for me, but Cher’s Uninhibited back in the 1980’s was phenomenal. I weep at the eBay prices for old bottles. I miss it, but Shalimar is a wonderful perfume.

@barbara6229 2 года назад

It's my fav, too.

@kathierichardson4772 2 года назад

I agree Cher was the go to when we would go out dancing back in the day.

@lisad62002 2 года назад

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.

@kathywalton4273 2 года назад

me too and I was living in Paris at the time !!

@kathywalton4273 2 года назад

air du temps that is

@celiacannon8345 2 года назад

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.

@alexdv5575 2 года назад

Mine is also 4711. So fresh and natural, an eternal classic that has existed since the 18th century. Napoleon loved it too :) .

@VictoriaDashwood 2 года назад

fragrance content please! this was so interesting - would love to learn more about how different countries approach perfumes or how to tell a which perfumes are long lasting and will suit you

@sweetsandcharades8383 2 года назад

YES! Looking forward to the cool toned video! 💙💙💙 Also, this video was very informative! I have never been that interested in perfumes but my mom loves the Black Opium - I never knew it was so iconic nor thought about the context of it!

@carolilseanne2175 2 года назад

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 💖💖💖

@micaellabah5191 2 года назад

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.

@irenemax3574 2 года назад

Arpege by Lanvin, thank you for mentioning it.

@lorid6544 2 года назад

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.

@isaw8195 2 года назад

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.

@isabellemichaud6926 2 года назад

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.

@cordulasiebert9287 2 года назад

@@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.

@biddydibdab9180 2 года назад

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.

@joymclaurin7167 2 года назад

I remember the hype around CK One. EVERYONE wanted it. I think that was my first “real” fragrance. (I’d had some cheap body spray knock offs. And probably Electric Youth) All my friends loved it.

@larisabellydance2492 2 года назад

You're reminding me of past clubbing days, true CK one was huge

@kimberlyalexander8003 2 года назад

Shalimar is heaven! One I wore in the 80's that was also amazing is HOPE by Francis Denney introduced in 1952. Such a beautiful fragrance that is unfortunately no longer produced. Also, Cashmere by Donna Karen was wonderful.

@marcellax4556 2 года назад

Thank you so much for launching this video. I’m very surprised that “Beautiful” by Estée Lauder didn’t make the list.

@gaiafox4286 2 года назад

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 😉

@IEVAKambarovaite 2 года назад

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 😊

@sandralee6848 2 года назад

They did that to Chloe too. The original smells like a dream. It reminds me of better times.

@perfumetales 2 года назад

I don't understand why they reformulated a lot of hidden gems🤔

@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 2 года назад

Ialso feel sad if something I liked gets discontinued :( 😞 it was part of my every day for months and then nothing

@rositasprohge8844 2 года назад

@@TheGalactica2001 yes, Miss Dior is terrible now I bought a bottle not knowing they changed the formula i promptly returned it

@mariasteinbrecher4146 2 года назад

I guess Alien is now over 15 years old, and young 18-year-old girls still love it. If they think of Mugler, they think of that before they think of Angel. I missed that one (Even if I like Angel more)

@Elle85na 2 года назад

This is the best and the most interesting video about fragrances which I've ever watched!!! Thank you sooo much!!!

@justineleconte 2 года назад

You are so welcome!

@hajoung2647 2 года назад

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.

@hadassastrahl7794 2 года назад

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.

@judyorourke2410 2 года назад

I loved this one so much! Would be fun to have a flight of scents and smell along as Justine talks.🌸

@dc_rocker 2 года назад

I would love to see a video like this about men's fragrances!

@lamenzies 2 года назад

For me, Shalimar and Chanel No 5 always and forever. I also think Clinique Aromatics deserves an honorable mention.

@seal_l_l 2 года назад

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.

@l.soutsos2346 2 года назад

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.

@Anywhooo 2 года назад

I love the old perfume commercials for Charlie, Wind Song, they are nostalgic and bring back good memories of a simpler time.

@nilanjanadas9752 2 года назад

Thank you so much for such an informative video. I always used to wonder about how Guerlain came up with the name 'Shalimar' since I visited Shalimar garden at Kashmir few years back. Now I know the story behind it. Excellent content with all the technical details as well 👍🏼

@lilithowl 2 года назад

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!

@francespowell6923 2 года назад

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.

@imeeimee9806 2 года назад

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!

@weedywendy4266 2 года назад

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!

@sigridwerner462 2 года назад

Try the angle body creme instead of the fragrance - it is a bit different - I always get compliments wearing it

@adrianagalli7504 2 года назад

I would add Mitsouko by Guerlain, a feminine dream. Diorissimo was super but unfortunately it has been modernized and is not as good as it was. The same for O de Lancôme, it was the perfume of young girls in ‘70 and ‘80, the smell of a time that will never get back again❤️ sublime.

@PatriciaGoodsonpianist 2 года назад

And Oh! de London. That was a fun one way back.

@professorr.5427 2 года назад

O de Lancôme is wonderful!! but so hard to find. The same as Laura Bagiotti. It seems like the ones I like best are always that way. Why.....😭

@sophietosca 2 года назад

That fresh green tea scent 💕

@Teewriter 2 года назад

Yes. EU laws ruined many a perfume. For instance they can no longer use as much oak moss. 😠 backbone of chypres

@PatriciaGoodsonpianist 2 года назад

@@Teewriter is this for ecological reasons?

@aenigmatica8 2 года назад

What a great video. I never knew how interesting the history of some of these perfumes I always see is!

@katarzynaelzbieta8621 11 дней назад

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

@FerTaylor106 2 года назад

Justine, I am not one for fashion but I always watch your channel when you post. I really enjoy your analysis and have learned a lot, from the fast fashion industry to colour analysis. I am far more informed on the clothing etc I do buy and make better choices. thank you .

@elaineroberts7493 2 года назад

I feel undressed without wearing some kind of scent, and have continued to spray myself throughout the lockdowns, when only my husband and cats could appreciate it! My mother loved No 5, but I prefer No 19, Chance, Coco etc from Chanel, plus a couple of Armani scents: I really dislike Poison and Angel (which a friend loves!) and it just shows how differently we appreciate different smells - and, of course, how a perfume can smell good on one person and awful on another

@debd353 2 года назад

Chanel 19 is my favorite of the Chanels too. Very clean and fresh.

@tracyhenderson5116 2 года назад

I adore perfumes, and have a huge collection. That being said, if someone is wearing Angel in the vicinity, it makes me feel slightly ill.

@sandradavies7804 2 года назад

I agree with your comment about Poison and Angel, too strong, heavy, headache-inducing. And yet I love Mitsouko and l'Heure Bleue de Guerlain, both of which are full of character. If you love No 19, you would like YSL's "Y". My bottles are all vintage ("Y" from the nineties and l'Heure Bleue from the sixties) and once finished, irreplaceable, because the formulas just aren't the same.

@jjroy3389 Год назад

@@tracyhenderson5116 Angel makes turns my stomach. I can’t be in the same room with someone wearing it!

@suzukibn1131 2 года назад

I love perfume. I came from a family that always wore scents. Chanel #5 is my personal favorite. But I will say as far as genderless scents, Tweed and 4711 were before their time and WERE worn by both men and women. Great, great video!!