It’s Mother’s Day Sunday here in the States, so wishing all you moms (of two-legged, four-legged and other kids), nurturers and care-givers a very happy day. Know that you are loved and appreciated more than you know.
This spring cold of mine has segued into a spot of bronchitis, so still no sniffing for me. But how’s about a visit in the wayback machine to share what your mother (or grandmother, aunt, etc.) wore that you remember from your childhood.
My grandmother didn’t wear fragrance that I know of, or perhaps she did in her younger days. But my mother had several scents on her dresser, changing as the years went by.
First off, I recall that deep blue bottle of Evening in Paris. I’d sneak a dab now and then when I was little, but I can’t remember what it smelled like. Do they still even make it?
Later on, Lanvin’s Arpege popped up on the mirrored tray, and through the last years of her life, Carven’s Ma Griffe, in its green striped box, was the order of the day, joined by the sleek black, blue and silver metal canister of YSL’s Rive Gauche.
I tried Ma Griffe a while back but it was just a little too sharp for me. And I need to dig out my sample of Rive Gauche as soon as my sniffer returns to normal, as I remember liking that one.
So what did the significant women in your life wear? And can you wear it now or is it just too fraught with memories. I have several friends who have eventually “grown into” what their mothers wore and can now appreciate those scents, although they may not wear those fragrances very often.
Are you giving your mother a special scent to celebrate her? And what fragrance would your children or other family members remember you by?
Great post :-) My grandmother wore the cologne 4711 and something called Tosca. I used to buy it for her on my trips to Austria back then. My mother wore many fragrances, but I remember in particular Private Collection by E.Lauder and the first perfume by Paloma Picasso. Well that was an amazing bottle! I remember that she told me that Fete by Molyneaux was her favourite perfume, but it was impossible to find a way to buy another bottle back than in our country, so the empty bottle stood around on the table for many years. I think my friends (who care about perfume) will remember me by the first Armani scent for women and for Clinique Wrappings, which I both still wear often.