BLUE GRASS BY ELIZABETH ARDEN
£17.80 (Boots)
This fresh, floral scent was launched in 1935, yet it still appears on retailers’ best-seller lists year after year. Named after the Kentucky blue grass on which Elizabeth Arden’s horses grazed, it’s like springtime in a bottle. A classic floral scent, with notes of lavender, bergamot and orange flower.
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J’ADORE BY CHRISTIAN DIOR
From £43 (Debenhams)
Still Dior’s pillar fragrance 11 years after its launch, J’adore is fruity and floral and comes in one of the most striking bottles around. A simple glass bottle topped with gold, its shape is reminiscent of an hourglass — and of the perfect female form. This is an overtly sensual fragrance, with notes of mandarin, orchids, violet and plum, and is perfect with your favourite little black dress for a romantic evening out.
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EAU DYNAMISANTE BY CLARINS
£27 (clarins.com)
Clarins launched this fresh citrus perfume in 1987, and it revolutionised the way we view scents. As the first scent to use only aromatic essentials oils — 14 in total, including lemon, orange, patchouli and rosemary — it was the beginning of a holistic approach to fragrance.
The therapeutic plant extracts invigorate the senses and promote a lovely sense of calm. In its simple red bottle, it’s still a huge seller, with one bottle sold in the UK every three minutes.
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POISON BY CHRISTIAN DIOR
From £35 (houseoffraser.co.uk)
A huge hit in the Eighties, the famous purple bottle and unique, heady scent of Poison was perfect for the era when everything was bigger, more indulgent and in-your-face. In its launch year of 1985, it was popular — and still is today. Sales of Poison increased by ten per cent this year. Its notes of coriander, tuberose and opoponax (a type of myrrh) are warm, spicy and truly individual.
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JOY BY JEAN PATOU
From £29.99 (theperfumeshop.com)
Jean Patou created this fragrance after the Wall Street crash in 1930 for his clientele who could no longer afford to visit Paris. At the time, it used only the most precious and expensive raw ingredients available, and earned the title of ‘the costliest fragrance in the world’. The name Joy was meant as an escape from the gloom of the Depression. A single ounce of Joy contains 10,600 jasmine flowers and 336 May roses, as well as musk.
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