There are only a few masterpieces of perfumery, the woman he loved to this day. Such perfumes and toilet waters become cult, they want to have, they bought, regardless of the season and fashion trends.
Classics is, of course, Chanel №5, created in 1921. Over these spirits worked perfumer Ernest Beaux, he mixed 80 ingredients, and Coco Chanel asked them to add another flavor of lily of the valley. She said that it would be "to smell a woman." It so happened that at the time Chanel samples of all allocated vial number 5, as well as the number turned out to be still and happy, the aroma and received this name.
The oldest of the currently existing flavors is Jicky perfume house of Guerlain, it has been established already in 1889. JICA was the name of a girl with whom Guerlain was forced to leave for ever, leaving England after graduation. Once home, he created this perfume for men with a predominance of strong notes of bergamot, coumarin, mown hay. But «Jicky» were popular among women, so they soon came to be considered feminine, and even bottle shape was changed to a more graceful.
«Jicky» played a significant role in the creation of yet another flavor. One of the most famous oriental fragrances in the world became «Shalimar». But he appeared by chance, Guerlain has experimented with various components and added to «Jicky» vanillin. He liked the result so that was only slightly modify the composition to get a heady, sensual, sensual aroma of the East. To this day, «Shalimar» among the ten best-selling and the desired flavor.
Perfume «Joy» («Joy") were born during the Great Depression. The crisis has severely affected the solvency of the population, and women could no longer afford the luxury toilets. His loyal admirers couturier Jean Patou decided to make a gift and create a unique flavor, the most expensive in the world. For its production of cultivated Bulgarian and May rose the most expensive and rare varieties, and to get one ounce of spirits «Joy» needed 10,600 jasmine flowers and more than 300 roses.
In 1953, Estee Lauder launches «Youth Dew» («Rosa youth"). Madame Lauder decided that spirits can be used not only on special occasions and generally need to create a perfume that is available to anyone, since European perfumery at the time was considered a luxury. «Youth Dew» 70% consists of oils, so it is floral and amber fragrance is extremely resistant.
In 1985, Christian Dior created his famous «Poison». It has been designed specifically as a tool for seduction, and he actually became one of the most enchanting fragrances in history. «Poison» makes women attractive and sensual, so it became very popular that later Dior has released several flavors of this series: Pure Poison, Hypnotic Poison, Tender Poison and Midnight Poison.