8th century BC
Homer describes Amazons who went into battle like men.
1974
Clay fights Foreman
(.. I was allowed to watch with Dad at half past three in the morning. Since I was also socialized through football, it is probably thanks to my mom that I don’t drive through Austria’s toll roads shouting and cursing .. )
Nixon resigns, Schmidt follows Brandt.
Fittibaldi becomes world champion. Thöni, Stenmark, Klammer, and Rosi Mittermaier ski.
FC Bayern becomes champions. ( already back then mia san mia )
Abba wins with Waterloo.
The cuddly faction listened to Holm's "Tränen lügen nicht," while the leather jacket crowd listened to Nazareth with "This Flight Tonight."
The former danced in Elysium to Paul Anka's "Having My Baby," while the latter struggled with the fundamental understanding of Golden Earring's "Radar Love" and switched to Eric Clapton and his report of a murder of a sheriff who was supposedly from New Mexico.
The duffle coat wearers taught the common school folk that Terry Jack's "Seasons in the Sun" was a cover version of the one true Jacques Brel and his "Le Moribond."
However, the pre-Christian Amazons also made an appearance in the 70s.
They wore miniskirts and white patent leather boots and preferred to sit in the back seat of a Beetle rather than attend Saturday evening mass.
In 1974, Hermes launched its fragrance Amazone.
Nomen est omen? - .. bold, daring, ready for battle, combative, …?
Not at all.
Amazone starts mossy, plush, and green with gentle aromas of blackcurrant supported by hyacinths.
Even as it develops, the blackcurrant (that was the name of the deputy back then in New Mexico)
shows up, flanked by various flowers to merge into a soft, long-lasting base with sandalwood, iris
and a hint of cinnamon.
A Hermes fragrance that showcases the classic of Caleche (1961) and seamlessly transitions to Diva (83)
and 24, Faubourg (95), appearing youthful, exuberant, and subtly restrained while
still allowing the Amazon to flash through now and then when a hint of vetiver and noble wood wafts into the nose.
Companions of Amazons, gentle poets, and dark-humored Monty Python gentlemen would also find Amazone quite fitting.
Comment refers to a version from 1976.
I'm slowly realizing what we had in the 70s.
Great shoes and clothes, the best music, and the absolute best perfumes. - It's a shame I didn't know that back then; otherwise, I would have probably stocked up on some vintage classics! ?
Great comment!
Except for the ellipsis about what happened in the back seat ;-)
I'm now even more excited for my upcoming tasting of my vintage minis :-)
Very well described.
I got the Amazon when I was 18... I found the name so tempting for the reasons you mentioned. However, I hardly wore it; it was a bit too chypre for me, and I thought it suited a more mature woman better. The bottle sat around three-quarters full for a long time until I gifted it to someone years later.
The comment is wonderful. I tested the scent once and just remembered it again. I’ll definitely revisit it when I can finally step inside a perfume shop again.
Beautifully written comment! I have a distinctly different impression of Amazone. I don't find it youthful and carefree at all. For me, it's actually a scent for a confident (not necessarily mature) woman who knows how to assert herself, with its herbaceous-powdery base that never turns it into a floral, playful perfume.
Just stumbled upon this slightly older comment of yours. My wife also has Amazone in her collection, but the more common EdT. This one seems to be the rarer version. A lovely rediscovery!
What a superduper (not to say Supertrooper ;) ) comment! I also watched Clay vs. Foreman back in the day with my dad, who always made mega sandwiches to calm his nerves. The scent is now on my radar since the mini from my old collection had already gone bad.
Such a wonderful chypre, elegant and only slightly powdery. I don't notice the cinnamon at all, but it's still a great comment on one of my favorite vintages. I treasure it, as one should with such a gem.
Oh, I completely forgot about that!!! I used to wear it back then. Thanks for the reminder, it’s going straight onto my "Had It" list. And it strikes me how typical the scent was for its time - a realization that can really only come with hindsight. Nice comment.
A great trip back in time! In 1974, I was still in diapers, so I didn't really take much in. Especially not scents. Even though I don't know the Amazon, I'm sure I'd like the fragrance. 70s chypre? Yes! And please share more from you, that was awesome!
Great shoes and clothes, the best music, and the absolute best perfumes. - It's a shame I didn't know that back then; otherwise, I would have probably stocked up on some vintage classics! ?
Except for the ellipsis about what happened in the back seat ;-)
I'm now even more excited for my upcoming tasting of my vintage minis :-)
I got the Amazon when I was 18... I found the name so tempting for the reasons you mentioned. However, I hardly wore it; it was a bit too chypre for me, and I thought it suited a more mature woman better. The bottle sat around three-quarters full for a long time until I gifted it to someone years later.
I have a distinctly different impression of Amazone. I don't find it youthful and carefree at all. For me, it's actually a scent for a confident (not necessarily mature) woman who knows how to assert herself, with its herbaceous-powdery base that never turns it into a floral, playful perfume.