“Two households, both alike in dignity”:Shalimar, Guerlain 1921 versus Opium, Yves St Laurent 1977. I thought it would be fun to play off pairs of iconic fragrances and see what I make of them. These are two big hitter, famous oriental* fragrances from two of the huge French houses, created 56 years apart. (*The term […]
Rive Gauche by Yves Saint Laurent
Silvery seventies chic Got a 50ml eau de toilette for £33 from Boots. This is an iconic one. It launched in 1970, so is now fifty years old, designed with arty, assertive, metropolitan intellectual Parisienne Left Bank ladies in mind. The fab silver black and bright blue striped metal tin is instantly recognisable and looks […]