Ahh! Ancient Egypt and perfume - two of my favorite topics!
Maybe we need a Luca Turin ping list. I thought The Secret of Scent was fascinating.
What do you wear? My favorite is L’Heure Bleue. I love the story. Guerlain knew what he was doing.
Great, we have a ping list of three perfume fans. Delighted to discover you two. Have you read The Emperor of Scent? By Chandler Burr, it’s about Luca Turin and a wonderful read.
My current fave is Aromatics Elixir by Clinique. I would never have looked to Clinique for a fragrance, but Turin & Sanchez gave it a “masterpiece” rating in Perfumes: The Guide, and I tried it—along with about a hundred others. They also gave kudos to Estee Lauder for several of their fragrances, notably Knowing and Azuree, oldies but goodies. Since I fall into that category, they suit me too. I dislike some of the books recommendations, however it is such a good read I gave it five stars at Amazon.
They are big Guerlain fans, rating most of their perfumes right at the top.
My father brought wonderful perfumes home from Paris for mom and moi when I was in Jr. High, so I’ve had a lifetime of wonderful scents. My daughter lived in Paris for a year and I had to send her perfume. LOL. She loved Magie Noire, still has a bottle from 15 years ago, a good thing since the formula, like so many others, has been changed.
I hope we can follow this Egyptian story. Yes, please ping me if you find anything.
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