She was young, in her early 20s. As a state-certified beautician, she nervously started her first job at an established private perfumery.
Once a week was "store day," when she sold.
She was allowed to participate in training sessions, including fragrance training, and of course, she was also introduced to the history of some, fewer Guerlain scents.
She enjoyed selling them, but was puzzled by the musty, old-fashioned smell of some of these noble creations...
"I’m probably just too young for this," she admitted to herself, thus leaving a door open for the "musty smell," meaning these masterpieces...
Many, many years passed, more perfumeries came along, and then a big job: mother of 3 children.
Time and again, she bought herself a fragrance. She needed it; it was like a life elixir for her, which could not be replaced by anything, not even the noblest, purest essential oils! Often, she would simply go to her cabinet, open it, look at the boxes and bottles, smell them, or apply a little... she was in another world. Detached from time, space, and stress.
Again, many years passed... with a bit more time, the children were older, she came to Parfumo.
Her memory awakened, and she thought to herself: "if only I could SMELL an old original of L’heure bleue or even this legendary Après l’ondée just ONCE..." she almost added, "and then I could die" - but that was of course out of the question... because then you wouldn't smell anything anymore...
"ALO is nowhere to be found anymore, forget it! And you will never get to the others either!"
Until suddenly a very special Parfuma offered a sharing! This couldn't be possible!!!
An Après l’ondée extrait from the 1940s!!!!!!!
She tried with all her might to wake up from this beautiful dream - but it didn’t work at all. Apparently, she wasn’t sleeping at all...
The wait for the package transported her back to the Christmases of her childhood. Then came the gift-giving.
Reverently, she opened the little bottle, poured a tiny amount into a smaller bottle, and applied the fragrance...
She doesn’t dare to analyze it. There are other people who can do that wonderfully; she can only FEEL this scent.
At first, she finds it incredibly floral in the top note, as if it had just been freshly made - no trace of "old" in the usual sense.
No! It is very "light," like that freshness that comes from the rain-soaked air, while also being warm and deep - absolutely balanced, round, enormous!
A floral scent that never comes off heavy or cloying, but also not thin. It is underlined by a seemingly endless vanilla base that "blows" her away with emotion, reverence, and enthusiasm! The REAL MUSK remains delicately forever on the skin; when you breathe on it, it rises, combined with the powdery, beautiful iris, gently sweet even when the scent seems to have disappeared.
This is absolutely a complete work. A materialization from fantasy, the creation itself (in the form of nature), dreams, and the love that Jaques Guerlain carried within him.
That she gets to experience this TRULY, she finds incredibly beautiful.
For this, she has almost given her "last shirt," as she chose the largest available quantity, and now there are no special purchases anymore... but:
THIS is absolutely worth it!!!
Thanks to the dear Parfuma who made this possible for me! You have fulfilled a dream for me!
And thanks to you all who have written statements here and brought me to participate in this wonderful sharing!!!! What a great platform Parfumo is!!!!
Top Notes 
Hawthorn
Bergamot
Lavender
Rosemary
Heart Notes 
Violet
Jasmine
Lily
Orange blossom
Orchid
Base Notes 
Iris
Deer musk
SchatzSucher
Gold
Azura
Ergoproxy
SebastianM
Kerstinveith
Cedrolemon
