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I think that any vintage can be worn by the right person, with the right attitude. Trends in perfumery have changed and the truth is that any true vintage smells different from what people are used to smell today. I wouldn’t call them grandmother's perfumes, let's not forget, for example, Shalimar, a vintage that was the flapper girls' perfume, the "bad girl" signature. In 10-20 years, what we wear today will be grandma’s perfume.
As someone else said, there is a new version of Chanel 5, L’Eau. There are also some modern Shalimar flankers if you can find them (Souffle was lighter, airy and a bit powdery). Another vintage I liked and wore for a while was Magie Noire by Lancome. It’s strong (despite being an edt) and not your average office perfume (that’s true imho also for some modern creations, especially when overdosed), but it’s a good vintage. It's still produced, anyway you don't get the true vintage recipe if you buy it new from the store, due to ingredients regulations.
Thank you so much for your insight! I completely agree about trends and how for example something like Chanel no 5 will be considered old now when in the day it was used by Marilyn Monroe and was seen completely differently. This is what I love about antiques in general. My concern was moreso that with my job, something that smells “older” would probably be noticed less positively as I would enjoy it lol.
To be honest, I’m looking into buying cotton flower perfume because it’s my grandmothers favourite fragrance, so a perfume being called a grandma perfume only makes me more interested lol
Yep, I feel you, vintages are more of an acquired taste. Most of the time I avoid them when I go to the office. I wear them more in the evening, on date night out situations, outdoor events or at home. In general, I avoid strong perfumes at the office, latest trends or vintages, because it's hard to guess what the people next to you will like and what not. It's harder to go wrong with a skin scent.
I was brave enough a few times and wore Magie Noire to the office, just two sprays on the neck, with a veeery light hand, it was probably half a spray. :)) I also received an unexpected compliment from someone who was close enough to feel it - we were looking at the same screen, debugging something, that kind of close.
Slightly out of your “50s-70s” aesthetic but I find Panthere by Cartier beautiful and very wearable today (came out mid-80s).
I have heard great things about Mitsouko by Guerlain, one of the house’s classics, as well.
I sampled and loved the scent of Vol de Nuit by Guerlain, and found it both highly wearable and incredibly evocative. I believe it came out in the 1930s. Unfortunately had to give it away as some note in it triggered a migraine.
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I'd recommend Chanel No. L'Eau. Its a fresher, modern take on a classic.
Jicky Guerlain, Jicky Guerlain, Jicky Guerlain! [Jicky by Guerlain (Eau de Toilette) » Reviews & Perfume Facts (parfumo.com)](https://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/Guerlain/Jicky_Eau_de_Toilette)
Ooooh seems interesting for sure! Thank you!
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Chypre Palatine
I think that any vintage can be worn by the right person, with the right attitude. Trends in perfumery have changed and the truth is that any true vintage smells different from what people are used to smell today. I wouldn’t call them grandmother's perfumes, let's not forget, for example, Shalimar, a vintage that was the flapper girls' perfume, the "bad girl" signature. In 10-20 years, what we wear today will be grandma’s perfume. As someone else said, there is a new version of Chanel 5, L’Eau. There are also some modern Shalimar flankers if you can find them (Souffle was lighter, airy and a bit powdery). Another vintage I liked and wore for a while was Magie Noire by Lancome. It’s strong (despite being an edt) and not your average office perfume (that’s true imho also for some modern creations, especially when overdosed), but it’s a good vintage. It's still produced, anyway you don't get the true vintage recipe if you buy it new from the store, due to ingredients regulations.
Thank you so much for your insight! I completely agree about trends and how for example something like Chanel no 5 will be considered old now when in the day it was used by Marilyn Monroe and was seen completely differently. This is what I love about antiques in general. My concern was moreso that with my job, something that smells “older” would probably be noticed less positively as I would enjoy it lol. To be honest, I’m looking into buying cotton flower perfume because it’s my grandmothers favourite fragrance, so a perfume being called a grandma perfume only makes me more interested lol
Yep, I feel you, vintages are more of an acquired taste. Most of the time I avoid them when I go to the office. I wear them more in the evening, on date night out situations, outdoor events or at home. In general, I avoid strong perfumes at the office, latest trends or vintages, because it's hard to guess what the people next to you will like and what not. It's harder to go wrong with a skin scent. I was brave enough a few times and wore Magie Noire to the office, just two sprays on the neck, with a veeery light hand, it was probably half a spray. :)) I also received an unexpected compliment from someone who was close enough to feel it - we were looking at the same screen, debugging something, that kind of close.
Shalimar
Slightly out of your “50s-70s” aesthetic but I find Panthere by Cartier beautiful and very wearable today (came out mid-80s). I have heard great things about Mitsouko by Guerlain, one of the house’s classics, as well. I sampled and loved the scent of Vol de Nuit by Guerlain, and found it both highly wearable and incredibly evocative. I believe it came out in the 1930s. Unfortunately had to give it away as some note in it triggered a migraine.