Vintage Perfumes: Classic Fragrances from the 19th and 20th Centuries

Vintage perfumes are classic fragrances that have stood the test of time. A collection of popular beloved perfumes from 1850 to 1980, Vintage Perfumes is an insightful collection of feminine, masculine, and unisex favorites from bygone years.

Fragrances from Chanel, Dior, Caron, Creed, Jean Patou, and many others are included. Discover the magic and mystery of perfumes that have been cherished for decades — and some as long as a century or more. What makes these perfumes unique? Learn about the perfumers and designers, as well as the notes, fragrance family, and historical famous patrons associated with the finest perfumes in the world.

Jan Moran has written extensively about perfumery. She is the author of The Perfumer, a riveting novel about a female French perfumer during WWII (in audio as Scent of Triumph: A Novel of Perfume and Passion from St. Martin’s Press), and the Rizzoli Bookstores nonfiction bestsellers Fabulous Fragrances I & II, which are out of print. She earned a FiFi award from The Fragrance Foundation for her innovation, Scentsa (aka The FragranceIQ), a touch-screen fragrance finder in Sephora stores. Jan has also written numerous perfumery articles for a variety of print and digital media, including Elle, Costco, and publications, and spoke before the American Society of Perfumers.

As a novelist, Jan has written 30+ contemporary beach books and other historical 20th-century sagas, which include keen olfactory descriptions. Visit www.janmoran.com for details.