It also obviously inspired other fragrances such as Niki de Saint Phalle, Armani Femme 1982, Gucci No. The bottle, filled with amber liquid, is tear shaped with a gently curved cream-colored neck and round cap. They sparkle together on me for a good 20 minutes, then the melon pairs up with the carnation and peach to give their own unique contribution to such a beautiful punch in the nose. But when it dried down, it got sweeter, incense-y, herbal, melon and l couldn’t stop smelling my wrist!

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Fresh chypre fragrance that could never be copied, with minty and woody notes that soften after a few hours and remain sweet smelling for days-especially on clothes. At first it hit me and I was like "Oh no" But in only a few minutes my whole outlook changed and I can only tell you how I felt. After the incident in the bowling alley, I'm now associating this perfume with old ladies in the bowling alley. It's hard to pick out any individual notes - very well blended - but if you smell close you can pick out a tang of ylang ylang and a soft haze of incense in the background.Halston was the emblem of Disco with a capital D in the 70s and 80s, and today it remains the biggest selling perfume in world after Chanel No5. It has a wonderful animaliac quality to it that makes me want to bury myself in clouds of this fragrance.

Eyeliner smeared, hair tangled with leftover hairspray, and their dates taking a smoke break while waiting for the food. Opens with a delicious minty bergamot in a rush of sappy green, a gorgeous floral heart and warm sandalwood/incense drydown. I do detect a slight hint of rose, but with my body's chemistry it seems almost like a very fresh, metallic rose.It was a bit more deep and rich back then, but the bottle I received earlier this year has faired well. Instead of an inky dead forest, the forest comes alive with actual lush moss and a wild mix of heady flowers hidden in the undergrowth. Elsa Peretti's iconic teardrop-like bottle design features; from the flea-market necklace that provided the initial inspiration, to the prototype design, to the difficulty in convincing the corporate overlords to agree to it.

Some spiciness creeps in, adding a welcome warmth and some depth, and it becomes quite balsamic in its middle stage. What was a high end fragrance when I used it before smells like a copy cat knock off fragrance at Walmart. Like Deb Martinez, what I mostly get is a soapy scent (like Lux soap) and a bit of spice, which may or may not be carnation.At its base, it smelled of hedonism and excess; leather banquettes at Studio 54, cigarette smoke, warm skin. We see him offering Peretti his apartment as payment and bringing the jock strap of his lover to Farmiga, who, in a wonderfully shocking moment, affixes it to her face for a deep inhale. Alcohol free Halston is oily, doesn't last as long as the other version and sillage is clearly weaker. Halston is a gestation of cycles, of primal urges and tempered by societal banality and its' demands, and that's exactly what 1975 was all about, its inaugural year. In real life, Halston’s nose also worked for IFF, but the nose behind Halston was a “tweedy Frenchman” named Bernard Chant.

Y. I've been sampling some very "niche" scents lately, and sadly, none that I've tried were anywhere near as good as this inexpensive gem from the 70's. Definitely a sour tinge, reminiscent of that vegetal sharpness associated with roses that have not yet come to bloom but are on the verge.These exact properties are demonstrated by the fragrances from this manufacturer, which are available as an eau de toilette spray for women and men. As these float away, they reveal the base of incense, vetiver, oak moss, sandalwood, amber, patchouli and musk.