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Chanel Magnolia (1929)

Le 6 février 2008 à 11:24 sur 1000fragrances

This very rare perfume died too young as a delicate flower and many years I had doubts about it. I found references about it in some obscure German trade magazines were it was presented among other recent French launches. Recently I smelled it (in a rather bad health) but I was able to figure (...)

Chanel : Rouge, Beige, Bleu

Le 5 février 2008 à 10:36 sur 1000fragrances

The following Chanel perfumes, even rarer, I smelled them quite a long time ago. I'm not sure if they were produced or given as a gift and I had troubles to understand their commercial history. So, I will do a very short description just to give a rough idea. They were all created around 1930 (...)

L’Heure Bleue, Fol Arome, Pois de Senteur

Le 4 février 2008 à 18:32 sur 1000fragrances

The main facets of L'Heure bleue are: orange flower (with methyl anthranilate), violet-orris, spicy, sweet & balsamic (heliotrope), woody (sandalwood) + some characteristic aspect (aromatic, rose, musky). It is a very complex perfume that has almost all the shades of the rainbow, from citrus to (...)

Disclaimer : Vintage reviews

Le 4 février 2008 à 18:30 sur 1000fragrances

This week I will focus on different vintage and very rare fragrances. Before reading I would like to make some considerations. Reviewing a very rare historical perfume has its own "risks". Most of my reviews are based on perfumes I smelled several times and that I've described already in my (...)

Chanel movie in 1921

Le 3 février 2008 à 13:13 sur 1000fragrances

In 1921 Coco Chanel, in the south of France was the star of a movie. Here, a photo with a russian countess during the set. I have never been able to find if this rare piece stille exists somewhere. Was she speaking about her new fragrance? Was this an unusual campaign? It's hard to know because (...)

It’s London time

Le 2 février 2008 à 13:06 sur 1000fragrances

While Russia and China are big economic but also cultural trends that influence the word of art/fashion/fragrance (see the latest product exhibition held by Givaudan&Symrise) British style seems to be very inspiring in 2008. Chanel presented recently their prefall collection called Paris (...)

Iris gris (II) & orris notes

Le 30 janvier 2008 à 18:31 sur 1000fragrances

Because I enjoyed very much this vintage perfume, clear as steel but soft as silk, I did some trials to understand how it was constructed. With no GC at home I based everything on my nose and my lab scale. First, some considerations. - today orris concrete (Italy or France) came in grades - 5%, (...)

Iris Gris (Jacques Fath)

Le 28 janvier 2008 à 21:16 sur 1000fragrances

Jacques Fath entered the Parisian high fashion system in 1937, continued during the war but his great moments were during the 50's the New Look Era. Until his premature death (1954) he was as famous as Dior or Balenciaga. He lacked the financial and business support that made Dior a big name, (...)

No5, No22 and No21

Le 26 janvier 2008 à 20:49 sur 1000fragrances

Today the house of Chanel is located on number 31, rue Cambon. But it's not where the whole story started. The first business run by Gabrielle Chanel (in 1910) was a millinery shop/atelier located at 21, rue Cambon. Later, in 1914 she started creating clothes and with the new money she moved to (...)

Fleeting moment - Balenciaga

Le 19 janvier 2008 à 21:09 sur 1000fragrances

Thanks to Denyse I was able to discover this almost unknown perfume from Balenciaga and enjoy this creation from Roure, credited to the greatest Germaine Cellier. Understanding old perfumes must be done with modern eyes (and revisit them) but also within their historical perspectives. The (...)