tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post3963599480375294539..comments2023-08-16T07:25:02.989-05:00Comments on Romance Gems: Vintage Perfumes: The Fragrances that Defined Each Decade by Connie VinesJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-61425586691360660482019-08-18T16:59:29.992-05:002019-08-18T16:59:29.992-05:00White Shoulders. My late aunt wore it all the time...White Shoulders. My late aunt wore it all the time. You could tell when she'd been in the house b/c the beautiful scent lingered even after she's left. It was the only perfume I ever wore ... back in the days when perfume was a must in you were working in a business atmosphere. Haven't worn perfume in decades but if I ever decided to do so again, it would be White Shoulders.Nancy Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653899004656004290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-54315975087377758022019-08-14T17:19:46.982-05:002019-08-14T17:19:46.982-05:00I really enjoyed this post! I don't wear perfu...I really enjoyed this post! I don't wear perfume and never have, but I loved playing with my mom's bottles. I loved the stoppers. I really liked the stroll through these historic perfumes. Their names are so interesting and who they were meant for was really neat. Thank you for the information!Kara O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450345368460001990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-18194616355645958072019-08-14T03:17:06.259-05:002019-08-14T03:17:06.259-05:00OMG they have a perfume museum??? I need to go to ...OMG they have a perfume museum??? I need to go to Paris.peggy jaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767089116387597036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-35324927867996030682019-08-14T03:16:51.024-05:002019-08-14T03:16:51.024-05:00I loved CHARLIE on other people. Me, not so much!!...I loved CHARLIE on other people. Me, not so much!!!peggy jaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767089116387597036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-88004887915728813292019-08-13T22:45:28.990-05:002019-08-13T22:45:28.990-05:00I wish I had known you when I was working on my wo...I wish I had known you when I was working on my women's fiction. I was going nuts trying to figure out what perfume was popular in 1965-1067. I kept going around in circles.<br />My husband bought me Estee - the name was just plain Estee. And I liked it a lot. But my son had such extreme reactions to any kind of fragrance I got out of the habit of using it.Hannah Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585576526345438345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-7729331572913041642019-08-13T21:25:47.551-05:002019-08-13T21:25:47.551-05:00Connie, great post. My heroine in SCENTS AND SENSU...Connie, great post. My heroine in SCENTS AND SENSUALITY is a perfumer. I loved using true perfume facts in that romantic comedy. The hero's mom wore Tabu, a perfume from the 60's. So much fun writing that.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-69246371154591747132019-08-13T14:11:34.449-05:002019-08-13T14:11:34.449-05:00Interesting! I remember that my sister and my aunt...Interesting! I remember that my sister and my aunt wore Tweed, and I loved it. I never thought I wore perfume well, so I seldom wore it, but love it on other people.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-82568820252603552542019-08-13T12:12:47.747-05:002019-08-13T12:12:47.747-05:00Omg, the ironic timing of this post is almost eeri...Omg, the ironic timing of this post is almost eerie!! I just wrote a scene about two particulate characters having their "signature scent" and I needed to research popular perfumes from the forties and fifties that are still on the market! Awesome post!Elsa Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019701995368606886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-83557833512080818882019-08-13T10:42:38.302-05:002019-08-13T10:42:38.302-05:00I have had many favorite fragrances over the years...I have had many favorite fragrances over the years, always devastated when they became discontinued. I considered several my 'signature scent'. When someone liked it enough to ask the name, I typically told them something else, even though I know the same perfume can smell different on different people. Sad so many people are allergic, and so many gatherings 'scent free'. But nothings is worse than someone who smells like they bathed in the stuff. kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-17873497695975716562019-08-13T10:28:01.845-05:002019-08-13T10:28:01.845-05:00I went to a perfume museum when I was in Paris alm...I went to a perfume museum when I was in Paris almost 20 years ago and it was so neat seeing how they make perfume, how they decide what to put in, how much of it, etc. This post really reminded me of that! <br />I always think of my mom when I smell Beautiful by Estee Lauder because that's what my dad always buys her :)Laura Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957412851200915761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-71486869682296422422019-08-13T10:25:18.611-05:002019-08-13T10:25:18.611-05:00I'm back to say today is my mother's birth...I'm back to say today is my mother's birthday. She passed many years ago, but her favourite perfume was Youth Dew by Estee Lauder. I always loved it too, many because she wore it. When we had to divide her belongings, I took her bottle and used it, finding a bit of comfort in the scent. My nieces, however, felt sad and overwhelmed when they realized I was wearing it. What comforted me upset them - scent is VERY powerful. I didn't wear it again, because why upset people I love? Bonnie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191962387359643936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-12814576792849546532019-08-13T10:18:23.513-05:002019-08-13T10:18:23.513-05:00I love perfume as well. My favourite for a few yea...I love perfume as well. My favourite for a few years was Sung by Alfred Sung. Then, I store clerk mentioned that her grandmother used it. That was the end for me. I had to try something new. Then I moved to L'Air du Temps and now I'm onto some Calvin Klein, but may move to Chanel No. 5 next time. I love your quotes from Coco Chanel! Bonnie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191962387359643936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-84700945721250240772019-08-13T08:17:29.354-05:002019-08-13T08:17:29.354-05:00I have to say I've never been a big user of pe...I have to say I've never been a big user of perfume. I do remember having a bottle of Charlie when I was younger, and also using Love's Baby Soft when a teen. Other than that I haven't owned perfume in quite a few decades. I'm more of a scented body lotion type of person now. More subtle yet still pleasant to the senses. <br />But I do agree scent is powerful. I remember my mother having a jar of rose scented lotion when I was very young. I actually incorporated that into my newest story with the heroine having a memory of "her" mother using a rose scented lotion also. kari lemorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836561395137916595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-17726385702659558652019-08-13T07:25:48.509-05:002019-08-13T07:25:48.509-05:00I was fascinated by your post. I know little about...I was fascinated by your post. I know little about perfume and have only picked it out by choosing the scent that I like best. When my m-i-l was alive I could always count on buying her Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds to make her happy.Nora LeDuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111518752602850802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-49529114476380609732019-08-13T03:33:26.709-05:002019-08-13T03:33:26.709-05:00This is a great post! My fav perfume for the past ...This is a great post! My fav perfume for the past 30+ years has been Estee Lauder's BEAUTIFUL, with her INTUITION a close second. I lovelovelove perfume. Glad to know i'm not the only one. Heeheepeggy jaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767089116387597036noreply@blogger.com