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post #1 of 18
6/14/10 at 6:08pm
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I was inspired by carmencanada's similarly-titled blog topic at Grain de Musc...


Sticking to the formal notion of 25 plus years, a short list (10) of your top vintages.

Mine are (and I know I don't go back very far...):


YSL Y 1964
Amouage Gold 1983
Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps (the orignal) 1948
Gres Cabochard (the original) 1959
Ungaro Diva 1983
Niki de Saint Phalle 1982
V C & A First 1976

Givenchy Gentleman (original) 1974
Nina Ricci Phileas 1984 tied with Nina Ricci Signoricci 2 197?
Sisley Eau de Campagne 1974
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post #2 of 18
6/14/10 at 6:45pm
Sorry, please clarify: what we have got at home or what sits best on our skins?

I miss the old fragrances: Hermes Doblis, Ricci Farouche, Lancome Magie/Sikkim/Climat, many Jean Patous, Guerlain Pois de Senteur/Fleur de Feu, Caron Royal Bain, Coty La Rose Jacqueminot, Fath de Fath.
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post #3 of 18
6/14/10 at 8:03pm
I always love your threads, Hillarie.

My current Top 10 vintage 25+
which are all in my collection..!

1) Poison (1985)
2) Bal Ã* Versailles (1962)
3) N°19 (1971)
4) N°5 (1921)
5) Dioressence (1969)
6) Ysatis (1984)
7) Shalimar (1925)
8) Diorissimo (1956)
9) Lagerfeld Classic (1979)
X) Habit Rouge (1965)

Runners up!
Coco (1984);
Opium (1977);
Chanel Pour Monsieur (1955)
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post #4 of 18
6/14/10 at 8:12pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Twolf View Post

Sorry, please clarify: what we have got at home or what sits best on our skins?

I miss the old fragrances: Hermes Doblis, Ricci Farouche, Lancome Magie/Sikkim/Climat, many Jean Patous, Guerlain Pois de Senteur/Fleur de Feu, Caron Royal Bain, Coty La Rose Jacqueminot, Fath de Fath.

I did do what I have at home, but there is no reason it has to be stuff you have. Just the ones that impress you the most.
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post #5 of 18
6/15/10 at 5:15am
Fracas
Vent Vert
YSL Y
Habanita
Crepe de Chine
Shalimar
Jicky
Fidgi
Bellogdia
Ma Griffe

reine
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post #6 of 18
6/15/10 at 6:24am
My favorite topic - yay!

I made it easier on myself by sticking to fragrances that are either discontinued or thoroughly ruined by reformulation (thank goodness we can still get decent bottles of Coco, Chamade and Ysatis!) and are currently in my collection.

Vent Vert - 1947
Detchema - 1953
Givenchy III - 1970
Gucci No 1 - 1974
Halston - 1975
Calvin Klein - 1978
Flora Danica - 1980
K de Krizia - 1981
Diva - 1983
Gucci No 3 - 1985


Another fun thread, Hillaire - thanks!
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post #7 of 18
6/15/10 at 8:39am
Vent vert parfum
L'heure Bleu EDC
Chamade EDC
Mitsy EDC
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post #8 of 18
6/15/10 at 9:30am
Rive Gauche
Casaque
Givenchy III
Ivoire
Jicky
L'Heure Bleue
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post #9 of 18
6/15/10 at 9:41am
Amouage Gold (1983)

Creed Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare (1890)

Coty Muguet des Bois (1942)

Annick Goutal Rose Absolue (1984)

Highland Lilac of Rochester (1967) -- I didn't realize this has been around so long until I checked just now.

Mary Chess White Lilac (1930)

Nettie Rosenstein Odalisque (1946 version)
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post #10 of 18
6/15/10 at 10:39am
Great question.

My favorite vintage varieties are (no particular order as this is off the top of my head)

Rive Gauche

Arpege

No 19

Caron French Cancan

No 5

Calandre

1000

Fracas

Normandie

Apres l'Ondee
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post #11 of 18
6/15/10 at 10:50am
I don't know the exact dates of any of these, but...

Poison ( Whatever happened to my rock and roll? )
Crystalle ( What DID they do to this to make it so unrecognizable? I don't even like modern Crystalle a little. )
Vent Vert Eau de Toilette ( pre-90s - I just adore how intensely green it is. )
La Rose Jacqueminot ( From the '50s - stunningly mossy )
Rochas Femme ( from Hillaire - and what a gorgeous experience it was, though like a number of odd roses, took me a couple tried to warm up to. )

Of these, the only one I own is Poison, but I'm glad to have had the opportunity to try the others.
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post #12 of 18
6/15/10 at 2:21pm
Mitsouko
Joy
Fracas
1000
Sous Le Vent
Jicky
Vol de Nuit
No.5
No.19
Shalimar

....in no order of preference.
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post #13 of 18
6/15/10 at 2:48pm
Iris gris J Fath
Vent Vert Cellier/Balmain
Fracas
Chypre Coty
Le fruit défendu
Graffiti Capucci
Ma griffe
Diorella
Eau Sauvage
Cabochard
Y YSL
Fleurs de rocaille
Quadrille
Après l'ondée pure perfume
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post #14 of 18
6/15/10 at 3:43pm
[B]By my criterion, if it's older than me, it's vintage.

[1969 (perhaps the greatest vintag year of all! Chamade, Azuree, O de Lancome
1962 Bal A Versailles
1953 Youth Dew
1925 Shalimar
1919Mitsouko]
...and as an honorable mention, even though it came out the year after I was born...
1971 Chanel No. 19
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post #15 of 18
6/15/10 at 9:15pm
Well, anything by Ernest Daltroff, I admire everything but would **love** to get a vintage sample of narcisse noir, or et noir, en avion, n'aimez que moi, and alpona.

I"m leaving Guerlain out becuase I haven't come across vintage anything for them that I liked; this house needs to be used within a few years, i think. Carons hold their appeal longer.
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post #16 of 18
6/16/10 at 6:08am
I love and own these favorites:

Niki de Saint Phalle
Ivoire de Balmain
Chanel No. 5
Chanel Coco
Mitsouko
Coriandre
Ma Griffe
Paco Rabanne Metal
Amazone
Joy
Norell

(Oops! That's 11! Hard to narrow this list down. I'm most interested in scents from 1965 to 1982 at the moment. If any of you have recommendations for new scents for me to try from this time period, I'd love to hear them. I know there are many treasure I haven't had a chance to discover yet.)
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post #17 of 18
6/16/10 at 11:47am
Oh my goodness, there are so many!! However, these are my fav's (a few more than 10, but 10 different houses!!):

Chanel : No. 22
Lucien Lelong : Cachet and Sirocco
Guerlain : L'Heure Bleue, Après L'ondée, and Jicky
Schiaparelli : Shocking, S, and Sport de Schiaparelli
Jean Patou : Chaldée
Crown Perfumery : Crown Bouquet, Crown of Gold, and Heliotrope
Creed : Jasmin Impératrice Eugénie
Coty: L'Aimant, L'Origan, Muguet de Bois
Caron : Nuit de Noël and Bellodgia
Le Galion: Sortilège
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post #18 of 18
6/16/10 at 12:30pm
Miss Balmain
Vent Vert
Tabac blond
Rive Gauche
Caleche
Emeraude
Arpege
Norell
Acqua di Parma Profumo
Chanel no.19
Dioressence

This list needs to be longer - I must add
Mitsouko
Fleurs de Rocailles
Cabochard
Infini
and I'll probably think of others.
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