Another fragrance note that cropped up was white florals, such as jasmine or tuberose. In fact, after sprtizing [sic] some scents in the Who What Wear beauty cupboard, junior beauty editor Grace Lindsay and I came to the conclusion that white florals can very easily slip into dated territory—and other beauty journalists agree.
—Read more in Beauty Editors Think These 4 Perfumes Smell "Dated"—Here's What We're Spritzing Instead at Who What Wear.
Rose, vanilla, and sandalwood are dated? Well, shoot me now.
Yet another exercise in making people feel bad for liking the things they like so they’ll doubt themselves and spend money on other things. The cynicism would be breathtaking if it weren’t so mundane.
These things always crack me up!
It’s the typical article that back tracks and stumbles over itself. Rose, vanilla and sandalwood aren’t dated, they’re just presented in new combinations. Like it’s ALWAYS been, nothing new is being said here.
YEP, this.
Hmmm… it’s a little bit arrogant to think that what “gives you migraine” is outdated and what you like is not perhaps also giving “migraines” to other people. Scent is very personal, and there are many types of scents in the world. Your personal tastes do not mandate fashion. I think that being so opinionated about perfume is like being opinionated about food. You don’t like oysters, and it’s fine, but that doesn’t mean they’re no good or other people don’t enjoy them. “Old fashioned” white florals may give these good women a migraine, but the modern molecules in some of their choices may give me one…
Exactly.
First off, ROSE, of course! It’s been called “grandma” since I was a teenager, and now that I’m grandma-age myself, wouldn’t you think they’d ease up? And the remedy is always “make it light and natural-smelling.” Wonder why Portrait of a Lady is a best-seller, then?