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The Nose Knows: The Final Sniffs

I've reached the end of my adventure in vintage perfume. The last group is seven:

Bel Ami by Hermés
Evening in Paris by Bourjois
Crêpe de Chine by F. Millot
Je Reviens by Worth
Jolie Madame by Balmain
Shocking by Schiaperelli
Zibeline by Weil

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The Nose Knows: 3 Diors

This is the fourth installment of my adventures in vintage perfume sniffing.

This week, I decided to tackle all the Diors in my sampler set: Miss Dior, Diorling, and Dioressence.

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The Nose Knows: 3 White Florals, a Femme, a Green, and a Leather

The third installment in my adventures in vintage perfume sniffing. This week I tried:

Indiscret by Lucien Lelong
Arpege by Lanvin
Cocktail by Patou
Femme by Rochas
Vent Vert by Balmain
Scandal by Lanvin

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The Nose Knows: Emeraude, L'Origan, My Sin

The second installment of my exploration of vintage perfumes.

This is going slower than I thought it would because it's difficult for me to think about what I'm smelling and what to make of it all. So I think 3 a post is probably the most I'm going to manage.

The three this week are: Emeraude by Coty; L'Origan by Coty; and My Sin by Lanvin.

PS: I'm not going to keep the Emeraude, so if anyone wants it, send me a message and I'll mail you the tiny vial (along with the two Caron fragrances from the last post).

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The Nose Knows: Adventures in Perfume Sniffing

From The Hound of the Baskervilles:

There are seventy-ﬁve perfumes, which it is very necessary that a criminal expert should be able to distinguish from each other, and cases have more than once within my own experience depended upon their prompt recognition.

Following Holmes's example, I decided to do my own investigation in scent! On impulse, I bought a set of samples of vintage perfumes from The Pefumed Court and I've set about wearing one a day. Here are my thoughts on the first three: Tabac Blond, Narcisse Noir (both by Caron) and Chypre by Coty.

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