Fragrances long left behind in our past

Its a tough one. That drifting faint aroma that whisks you straight back to 1982, when as a mere slip of a thing, you were obsessed with some scent du jour, in that hour, on that day.Does anyone remember the following? they have always stayed in my memory vividly

• Hungary water-..bought in a wide glass flask in a card cylinder from Crabtree and Evelyn..delicate and light and green and quite sensual..


• Caleche..of course its still there but it felt so sophisticated with a moth eaten 3/4 sleeve cash cardi over a Laura Ashley flowing maxi....


• Calyx by prescriptives-all green shoots and covert sex, in its jaunty cylindrical bottle with ridges..


• YSL Rive Gauche..oh my word..fragrance in a tin with bands of black enamel around...dancing at the Hacienda and drinking too many shots..


• YSL Paris...adorable bottle but it had to go after a week or 2...soooooooo sweet


• Penhaligons Blenheim...always and forever a reminder of so many places travelled to with a small bottle and an old faded dress and flip flops.


• Dior Eau Savage...what is it with this wonderful light small and its androgynous green scent..mmm...clothes off..tick...ready..tick..

Anyway back to work.