Perfumes ( and aftershaves ) from our youth.

Tweed

Aqua Manda, Kiku , Blase', the original Charlie, Honesty and Ariane from Avon, Jontue, Dewberry from Body Shop, (wore that until it was discontinued).
The smell of Brut always takes me back to the summer of 1975 and one of my first boyfriends - wonder where he is and what he looks like now?

Tabu by Dana

Charlie! Vile

Paco Rabanne aftershave wow!!

Chloe - lovely shaped bottle

Aramis

all those ghastly Avon perfumes

Worst of all Tweed- morning sickness!!!

I loved Aquamanda. It was reissued a couple of years ago at Christmas but I didn’t get any!

I remember most of these. Je Reviens, Youth Dew, Evening in Paris etc.
Hated Tweed it always smelled like cat pee on me.
My daughter won't use Body Shop Musk as it reminds her of morning sickness Teetime

Dear Jane. I feel as if l had written the letter myself.
You named all the perfumes l had loved and used.
We have good taste .they are still very popular.

I went to an all girls’ school, and there was a popular fad at one time for wearing Brut! (Not me though, I hasten to add!)

I used to use Dorothy Gray's 'Midnight'. I loved it, but they stopped making it. Also, Avon's 'Topaz'.

My first perfume was 'Tweed', which was purchased from a public lavatory in my area. They had a perfume machine with about four choices of perfume. For sixpence you could get a spray of your favourite. (Couldn't afford to buy a bottle then ...)

That seems so odd now. And have you noticed that, over the years, all the 'machines' have gone? Cigarettes, bubble-gum, chocolate - and, I think I'm right in saying, even the sanitary towel and durex machines in the ladies' loos have disappeared. (?) I suppose that today they would just get vandalised. Just shows you how much life has changed!

I used to feel very sophisticated using Je Reviens until it brought me up in a neck rash that someone thought was a lovebite!

Just remembering Aqua Manda in the orange bottle. It smelt so fresh.

As a 14 year old, I could just about afford a tiny bottle of "White Fire" from Woolies - it was all the rage at the time. A few years older, I was given "Gin Fizz" by Lubin for Christmas and Faberge's "Tigresse" both much loved.
Older still, and Youth Dew became a staple (wasn't it powerful!)
Also liked Je Reviens, and Blue Grass.
These days I mostly wear Dior and Chanel in various perfumes.
My mother used to wear Tweed, and Attar of Roses.

Oh I remember White Fire. I used to love Aquamanda too and also Musk oil. My MiL used Blue Grass all her life so we always bought her it for Christmas and my mum used 4711 when I was a child.

I used to wear 'Bond Street' by Yardley in my teens and thought I was so sophisticated. Now I prefer lighter flowery tones.
I think I have gone a bit nose blind in my old age so find it difficult to test perfumes on myself.

I wonder if anyone else is old enough to remember June by Goya. I wore it when I was seventeen.

I still wear 4711 occasionally.

I wore Moon Drops (Revlon) and I'd do anything to get me hands on some again. It used to make husband swoon - for some reason it was really a good scent on me.

I've tried buying some on eBay but it was a vile knock-off.

I wore Manhattan. It was packaged in a tall slim bottle with black top that was supposed to look like a skyscraper. I saw a bottle in a museum and I could immediately remember the smell, how odd.

My first perfume was Gardenia by Goya in a tiny bottle - a birthday present from my Dad when I was 12. Later, I wore Dorothy Grey's Folie, which I loved and also Aqua Manda and Rubinstein's Courant which became my "signature" fragrance for a few years. (Allegedly, it's still available on eBay but I'm reluctant to part with £55 for something which may turn out to be a camel-pee rip off.)

Tweed. Haven’t seen (or smelt) it for years but I’m sure if I did the scent would know I me for six

Avon perfumes were popular in our house, I remember Elegance, Bird of Paradise, Here's my heart and Pretty Peach (for little girls) to name a few.

I remember Denim was popular with my brother and dad always got a bottle of Old Spice for Christmas

I remember my Mum having 4711 as a gift she refused to wear but occasionally put a few drops in her bath! Her preference was Rive Gauche...but tried Emeraud for a while.

She also had a tiny bottle of California Poppy but again, wouldn't wear it. I was allowed a dab now and then when I was little...and felt very posh.

When I was an Avon lady I liked Topaz.

My sons bought me Charlie (Blue) one year for Christmas and I've worn it ever since, just for every-day, as it's light and flowery.

Anything with musk doesn't suit my skin so my favourite perfume, never without it, is Gucci 'Rush'.

But the one which takes me back with so many happy memories is Old Spice.

My husband wore it when we were courting and never really liked any other after-shave throughout our marriage. So for me, it's very sexy.

Mmmm, I can smell it now

Avon Occur, in a gold and black bottle, was popular for many years. I remember that Here's My Heart was in a little blue pot with a white frilly lid. Elusive was in a pink opaque bottle. Brocade was in a brown bottle and Wishing and Somewhere were in clear bottles.

There's a collectors club of vintage Avon perfume bottles now. My Avon lady, from the 1970s, always collected them must be worth a fortune now.

Night in Paris: (Bourjois) ?
First prize in the Twist competition at the Grammar school disco.
Midnight: Dorothy Gray
Ma Griffe; can't remember make, green and white striped box;
French Pink; French Blue : talcum powder and bath cubes Remember them?

Aquamanda,Loulou,and Brut,bought Brut a couple of years ago whilst Christmas shopping,and kept it !!!!

Eazybee, Ma Griffe was by Cavern. My mother always wore it and I came across a bottle for sale about 10 years ago. Idont think it’s available now.