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An advert for the 2002 So You fragrance by Giorgio Beverly Hills. According to Women's Wear Daily, Clarins (Giorgio's distributor at that time) was banking "on the notion the Giorgio gestalt [could] be reinterpreted and reinvigorated for the new millennium". It doesn't appear to have worked out that way.
Ever wanted a rose that smelled like bananas? Maybe a petunia that reeked of root beer? Researchers at the University of Florida Gainesville have isolated 13 genes in flowers that key for the blossom’s fragrance.
— Read more at Genetically Modified Flowers That Can Smell Like Anything at Singularity Hub.
“You really want to look at that?” the clerk at Goodwill asked. She shouted toward the clerk at the cash register. “She wants to look at this old perfume.” She turned to me again. “I don’t know. It looks pretty dark. I bet it’s gone bad.”
True, the bottle wasn’t promising: an 8-ounce faceted glass canister with a cap the color of purple Jordan almonds. I figured it for yet another bottle of Avon Skinny Dip but thought I’d have a look just in case. Besides, I’d already seen an ounce bottle of Estée Lauder Aliage in the case I knew I wanted.
The label on the bottom of the bottle identified it as Intimate Eau de Cologne by Revlon. I’d never heard of it but dabbed some on my arm anyway. One whiff and Goodwill’s fluorescent lights and slight fust fell away, replaced by visions of rustling organza skirts and white gloves. Intimate was unmistakably a classic 1950s floral animalic chypre with a tingly, soapy top. I couldn’t say “I’ll take it” fast enough.
Revlon released Intimate in 1955, during the glory years of the floral, animalic chypre…
Our subject today is Claire, who would like to find a signature scent for her first year of college. Claire is 18, and says she has “always loved the intricacy of classic perfumery” — her new fragrance should be rich and complicated, and should reflect her love of the classic and the unusual. She’d like to keep the cost under $150, and she’d prefer to shop online.
Here are some details about Claire:
Her style “tends towards the darkly feminine and poised, with a hint of the whimsical”…she likes to “combine the darkness, mystery and simplicity of 1930’s Hollywood with opulent, Marie Antoinette-like florals”.
She is a classically trained pianist, and music plays a large part in her life…