With new fragrances launching ever week, it's easy to forget the classics. Here, BD brings you some fragrance nostalgia with 10 retro fragrances that a worth another look.
Juicy Couture, Juicy Couture
Juicy Couture Eau De Parfum combines the fruit essences of passionfruit, melon and marigold with fresh florals and wild rose,lily and base notes of vanilla crème brule and patchouli.
CKOne, Calvin Klein
A light, relaxed scent, meant to be used lavishly. Can literally be splashed all over the body. The fragrance reflects the 3 basic elements of the brand: Individuality - represents the freedom everyone is looking for, Unity - speaks to a diverse group who share this attitude, Sexuality - a subtle, honest, nineties version of sexiness. At the higher level it combines bergamot, cardamom, fresh pineapple and papaya. At the heart is the highest quality of hedione high cis, (a special formulation derived from jasmine), violet, rose and nutmeg. At the base lies amber and green tea.
Red Door, Elizabeth Arden
Elizabeth Arden Red Door EDT is a classic floral fragrance with notes of freesia, ylang ylang and honey. To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the perfume, its iconic bottle has a modernised bold, red glass design inspired by the Elizabeth Arden heritage.
Shalimar, Guerlain
Guerlain Shalimar EDP is a fragrance inspired by desire and love. It opens with a flight of flowers and bergamot. The heart is warmed by powdery notes of iris, jasmine and rose. To conclude, vanilla is rounded by tonka bean.
Happy, CLINIQUE
CLINIQUE Happy Perfume Spray is a sparkling floral fragrance that arouses a state of complete happiness with a unique blend of vibrancy, clarity and feminine sensuality. CLINIQUE Happy Perfume incorporates a hint of citrus, ruby red grapefruit, boysenberry bush flower, and Hawaiian wedding flower. The result is a fresh, bright, soft and sensual fragrance. A chic, modern, multi-layered sparkling floral.
Poême, Lancôme
An oriental fragrance that plays with contrasts, Poême is reminiscent of a summer garden. The scent opens with the opulent notes of the Datura flower and the cooling notes of the Himalayan blue poppy. This duo is accompanied by mimosa, daffodils, freesia, rose and vanilla blossom.
White Musk, The Body Shop
The Body Shop White Musk Eau De Parfum is a fragrance that features notes of musk, lily, iris, rose, and vanilla. The fragrance is housed in a purple glass bottle.
Angel, Thierry Mugler
Angel is a unique harmony of three sensual waves. A celestial swell of bergamot and red berries combined with a hint of pink pepper comes first, followed by a delicious wave of subtle praline and berries. Finally, the fragrance dries down with a patchouli-vanilla accord, tempered by cedar, a newcomer to the woody casting of the original fragrance. White musk adds nuance to the base of the fragrance.
Princess, Vera Wang
Blending a fruity and floral bouquet, Princess captures the scent of apples, water lily, apricot and mandarin, combines it with pink guava, Tahitian tiare, tuberose and dark chocolate. It is finished with vanilla, amber and woody accords. The fragrance is presented in a heart-shaped bottle.
Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne, Jo Malone
Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne is the Jo Malone signature fragrance. The citrus scent features top notes of mandarin, middle notes of basil and base notes of amberwood. It is a modern scent that can be worn by men and women.