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Halston Classic by Halston is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women. Halston Classic was launched in 1975. The nose behind this fragrance is Carlos Benaim. Top notes are mint, melon, green leaves, peach and bergamot; middle notes are carnation, orris root, jasmine, marigold, ylang-ylang, cedar and rose; base notes are sandalwood, amber, patchouli, musk, oakmoss, vetiver and incense.
Perfume rating: 3.91 out of 5 with 627 votes.
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"Halston Woman 1975 is considered to be the first perfume, in its proper meaning, containing Iso E Super" says Mat Yudov in "The History of Iso E Super in Perfumery" here on Fragrantica.
Okay, third time lucky.
This is the first time I've tried to wear Halston again since my last review in July last year. At that time all I was getting up my nose was an overwhelming bitterness which I just couldn't come to grips with.
But being tight, I couldn't palm off my bottle, so kept it hidden away for a rainy day.
Today was that day. I decided for some reason to throw caution to the wind and not only try Halston again, but wear it to work!
I sprayed, I sniffed, I got no bitterness. Hooray!! It was certainly sophisticated and certainly a chypre, slightly sweet, slightly mossy/woody but mostly really beautiful.
What a relief. Who knows what has happened in the interim between last July and now....but don't you find that often happens with perfumes? Give them enough time and somehow they seem come around to being glorious again!
Needless to say, I'll be keeping my bottle now!
Halston is a wonderful smokey sweetish woody blend, spicey too. I see the Azuree reference and would even go to a Cabochard reference, which may well be a leather note. To me, it is sweeter than Cabochard, more powdery. I anyone wishes to trade someting for a new full boxed bottle of the original Halston vintage, I am getting some. I am longing for Cabochard original and also any of Annick Goutal original vintages. Open to many.
Just obtained a vintage (?) bottle of this. I have not owned this since the 80's....OMG, I forgot how wonderful this classic scent is !! To my nose, this is a true chypre.....It brings back many pleasant memories of the past. I was so nervous it would not smell the same to me, but....it does !!! This scent takes time to develop on my skin, and once it does, it really works on my skin. A true classic !!! I have a 1oz bottle....now I have to search for a larger vintage bottle before its too late !!!
I just realized something. Halston Classic smells like a 70s Mitsouko. It shares MANY of the same notes. I wonder if its creators did that on purpose; I don't think any perfume "nose" would miss the olfactory references. I'll have to think about ths. Oh, and yes, I'm enjoying Halston Classic very much! I love the Elsa Peretti bottle, I remember when you could buy a tiny silver one on a chain from Tiffany's, and it could actually hold a bit of parfum.
31/07/16 - Just adding to my previous review now, after having tried my new bottle of HALSTON CLASSIC on several occasions now, both on it's own and layered with others. Though it pains me to say it, sadly I just can't wear it anymore. I don't know what has happened because when I first tried it in 1997 I loved it! New formulation perhaps? And I generally love greens and chypre florals!! Anyway, I would like to swap my practically full 50ml bottle with anyone who's interested. According to cosmetic calculator, this batch was manufactured in Jan 2011. If you have anything you'd like to swap, please message me. I am in Australia. Cheers.
Oh, bring back the '70s! Disco, Studio 54, bell-bottoms....very much a fragrance of it's place and time. Still have an original, it's only gotten better with time.
I first met with Halston when I visited NYC and got a sample to take home to Oz with me, and I loved it. That was in 1997. I've now bought my first bottle of Halston since then and have just spritzed it on my hand. The initial burst stirs my memory and to me has a feel about it that is reminiscent of a busy, stylish, independent working woman of the 70s/80s. And a particular feel of USA but that may be the influence my own personal history with this perfume. As it settles I am hit with a massive boof of bitter oakmoss and a distinct smokiness. I'm not detecting much else at this stage. Nothing sweet. It's definitely green and earthy, and has a confidence about it, but at the moment, still quite bitter. I will have to leave it for a while and see how it dries down....I will return with an update!
This is a nice, dark, smoky, vintage scent that serves nicely to represent this genre of scent in a collection. I enjoyed testing it, but am not in the position to desire a bottle for regular wear. I am happy simply knowing that it is a nice scent for those who are into these vintage-type scents.
This was a blind buy for me during a sale. I don't know how it compares to the original, but the current version of HALSTON CLASSIC is a "big" fragrance with something of a retro feel to it. It's always fun to wear fragrances that are a bit different, or at least I get a kick out of it.
HALSTON CLASSIC is deep, aromatic, smoky and not at all sweet. There are dominant notes of fruits and flowers, but it isn't a fruity-floral in the current sense. There's something here that reminds me of wax for some reason, but it doesn't smell anything like a candle. After an hour or so, I can pick up just a hint of the rose. Sillage and longevity are up there, so this isn't the fragrance to choose if you're about to get into a small car with a bunch of other people.
Fragrance Review For Halston Classic
Top notes: mint, melon, green leaves, peach bergamot
Middle notes: carnation, orris root, jasmine, marigold, ylang-ylang, cedar rose
Base notes: sandalwood, amber, patchouli, musk, oakmoss, vetiver incense
A 70's signature scent for many women as the men's version was for men of the 70's. My parents wore this stuff. My mother recently asked me to buy it for her and she mostly wanted to ascertain whether or not it's been reformulated. I bought it for her and she has worn the reformulation. She can smell the changes/differences. The vintage wore like a combination chypre, Oriental and fruity floral as well as spicy musk. It was wonderfully complex and heavy. It was always an affordable drugstore cheapie but the fragrance smelled as luxurious as any Chanel being sold at the time. I remember the trail of scent it left when my mother wore it. I detected mostly the flowers and musk. Marigold was prominent and ylang-ylang. Very floral. Yellow floral. There was a lot of carnation in it as well. The incense and patchouli gave it an aromatic touch. A real perfume with sillage longevity and everything that makes a fragrance so unforgettable. It was not sweetly feminine nor too fruity. On my mother it smelled great. She preferred what she called "serious" perfumes and loved soft flowers but preferred mostly woods and musk. The formula selling today for the same low price is an echo of the original. The spiciness is gone and it's mostly fruity especially the opening with mint and lots of peach. The ylang-ylang is very detectable in the new formula but that's about about it as far as the flowers. The base notes which were so strong and important in the original are not as strong in the reformulation. There's amber and a strong oak moss. In the dry down it's woodsy and mossy. It does still smell pretty vintage and very old fashioned. Very few people I know wear this and those who lived through the 70s and its fragrances which were so green and smoky would prefer to forget the smells that surrounded them in the 70's not just the perfumes but the way the world smelled back then. It was an era in which smoking was allowed everywhere: hotel lobbies, airplanes, buses, restaurants, libraries, college classrooms etc. The smokiness in the original was never that strong but it was still somehow smoky. This was a really amazing perfume. I would recommend it only if you are a hardcore fan of vintage fragrances or if you really do gravitate toward musky woodsy incense-florals. The price is very cheap but the scent is not. It's a luxurious perfume which can go into so many directions it's hard to talke it all in and to fully do it justice in one fragrance review.
Halston is a classic deep sensual fragrance & unlike many fragrances in today's market, it isn't overwhelming fruity or Spicy.
I haven't worn Halston in years BUT I spray the pillows in my formal living room with it once a week & always have at least one bottle in my collection at all times. Everyone who has ever been to my home has commented on how wonderful my house smells & I thank my Mother's Disco Era Halston perfume for that:) It leaves a lasting impression!
I can't believe I missed out on this scent in its heydey, although I might not have been able to afford it back then. It reminds me of another '70s fragrance I love, Imprevu -- probably because the green woody notes are so dominant on me, and I get very little of the florals.
But while I love Imprevu, I'm IN love with Halston. So green and woody! The green leaves top note just never quits. The initial rush of mint and bergamot, with just a hint of the peach and melon, is quickly replaced by the freshness of the cedar heart note -- which also stays throughout. Of the florals, I get only marigold and perhaps orris root, but then the oakmoss and vetiver snuff them out.
Finally, a blend of the oriental base notes emerges, sweeter, spicer, but not too much so. A fragrance that's fresh enough for daytime, but sophisticated enough for evening.
Sillage for the EDC is moderate, longetivity impressive.
Goes on very strong, very sharp. From a different era: dry, soapy, oakmoss-y, but with a sensuality from the floral. Green but dirty (the patchouli and musk). It's hard to pick out any individual notes - very well blended - but if you smell close you can pick out a tang of ylang ylang and a soft haze of incense in the background. Confident, liberated but sexy. Very 70's woman.
This is my first review (longtime lurker). I had been anosmic for many years, and highly allergic, but after 18 months of treatment with supplements, not only have I got my sense of smell back, but I no longer react negatively to perfumes! So I'm having a field day, as you can imagine...
I'm revisiting perfumes from my 'hey day'. The release of Halston, while I don't remember it from the time, pretty much coincided with my mid to later teen years, where school dances and later discos were all about, well, The Disco! Flares, slinky spaghetti strap dresses, slim heeled sandals, high waisted 'going out' jeans...oh, what a time! Haha
So, after reading reviews here, I've started collecting perfumes again. Halston had me intrigued. I felt sure this one would speak to me, and bring back fond memories of sweating on the floor beneath the disco ball. Sadly, it didn't. Like Deb Martinez, what I mostly get is a soapy scent (like Lux soap) and a bit of spice, which may or may not be carnation. I get no mint leaves or oak moss , nor peach, jasmine, ylang ylang, sandalwood, etc...all those many notes that are listed that I'm searching for, fruitlessly, it seems.
I'm beginning to think there are certain body chemistry types, or certain noses, that can't detect certain combinations of notes - that would explain how my perception of some perfumes coincides so exactly with those of other fragranticans, in regard to not finding any notes other than soapiness in certain perfumes (as happens for me with l'air du temps, for example).
In any case, for me Halston (bought recently, not vintage) is a clean, energetic scent, which smells more like a refreshing unisex cologne or even aftershave. It doesn't seem to be developing, either. I'll wear it for day wear when feeling a bit sporty and simply wanting to feel 'clean'.
Un parfum magnifique dans le simplissime flacon conçue par la talentueuse Elsa Peretti. Le parfum ''disco'' par excellence. Toutes les filles qui allaient danser au mythique Studio 54 devaient le porter. Halston qui était un habitué de la place devait être aux anges.
I first came across Halston exactly one year ago on this website. Woodsy and balsamic are two words which usually send me running for the hills (or the shower!), but the overwhelmingly positive reviews and the descriptions of this scent had me intrigued. A quick glance at the notes listed didn't reveal anything too horrendous, so I added this to my Christmas list and waited.
Halston was the emblem of Disco with a capital D in the 70s and 80s, and today it remains the biggest selling perfume in world after Chanel No5. Despite this impressive accolade, I had managed to never hear of it. This is largely due to the fact that the Halston brand suffered tremendously after the death of its head designer Roy Halston Frowick, in 1990 and has largely ceased production. The Halston fragrance was taken over by Elizabeth Arden, though still retaining the same name, it now remains as a curious relic of a forgotten brand.
Halston was not the the overpowering vinegary mess that I feared. It's surprisingly very green and almost refreshing, not oppressive in the slightest. The opening smells of mint leaves, but there is something darker, giving it a lot of body, at the base which is almost kind of leathery? It's sweet without being saccharine and warm without being musty. It has a wonderful animaliac quality to it that makes me want to bury myself in clouds of this fragrance. An old-school chypre (how I love those!) - it truly is intoxicating!
I get the impression of Halston being a truly versatile fragrance. On the one and it screams of debauchery and excess. Of frequent late nights (or early mornings) partying and dancing. On the other, it has a quiet warmth to it. A comforting, soothing naturalness which makes it soporific and hazy. Could this be the ultimate "my skin, but better"?
I only ordered the smallest size as I was taking a real risk blind buying this perfume, because it is so out of what I normally wear. I will definitely have to upgrade to a bigger bottle now it has hurtled into my "Love" list!
And BTW, I love the bottle design. It reminds me of a vase of flowers.
Longevity- 6-7 hours
Sillage- Moderate
I fell in love with this fragrance years ago...my mother wore it.I was like..14 or 15. I used to steal sprays from her bottle...BTW...yes..I am a guy...
Mom caught me...and at Christmas she gifted me Halston Z-14 for men.
That is when I tried my first layering trick...I had on the women's Halston..so I had to "hide" it..lol...so I sprayed Z-14 over it! And...wow!...it really worked well together. I am now thinking this Christmas..I should re-live this memory ..and seek out a vintage Halston Classic and Z-14!
I finally found it, the one I've been looking for.
In my several months of buying perfumes like a madwoman, I've had a few that were love at first sniff, but Halston Classic is that intoxicating, head-over-heels, off-the-deep-end, "got it bad," Cloud 9, twitterpated, googly-eyed combination of lust and infatuation that you eventually have to outgrow because as it applies to romantic endeavors with fellow humans, it almost NEVER works out in the end and, in fact, usually winds up going horribly bad (it's the kind of relationship Taylor Swift is singing about in Blank Space... "It'll leave you breathless, or with a nasty scar"). As it applies to people, it's love's evil flipside. You know what I'm talking about. Fortunately for me, this is a fragrance, not a person.
I'll admit it, I was initially intimidated by the chypre genre. The characteristic notes seemed pretty inaccessible to me, and because I was perfectly happy in my world of florals and orientals, exploring chypres just didn't seem necessary until I read the reviews of Halston Classic by The_entity and Janeofdoe, respectively, that compared it to a spicier Chloe and described the type of woman it would be if it were personified, as well as MadeiraD's cheeky review. Thank you, ladies! Color me intrigued, and when I discovered I could get it for around $15 on Amazon, I figured it was worth the risk.
Ok, so the perfume itself. Ignore the ugly bottle. One small spray to the back of my hand. Holy balls, it's a strong one (if it lost any power in the reformulation, I don't know if I could have handled the original). Actually, it's a nose-burner if you get too close, and of course I did, repeatedly. This will definitely be one for my wrists (oddly, perfumes smell much stronger on my forearms and the backs of my hands than they do on my pulse points). I get just a bit of mint in the very beginning and then the incense and patch peak through in the drydown. Other than that, it's too well-blended (or I'm still too much of a n00b) to get many individual notes. I definitely don't detect any melon or peach, for which I am mostly thankful (I like peach only sometimes, and melon does not appeal to me whatsoever). Could be unisex, though it doesn't strike me as being as potentially masculine as, say, Youth-Dew. In any case, I know I love it, and that it's given me the chutzpah to tackle more chypres (and I don't even have to worry about it not texting me back).
As a gourmand / vanilla lover, I don't know what possessed me to buy this. I think I just wanted to smell what the infamous 'disco era' fragrance was like, as I adore the music from that time (unfortunately was too young to enjoy it!). Even if we don't like the fragrance, I believe it is good to educate one's nose, especially with fragrances that have a lot of historic weight to them.
So, it certainly doesn't smell like anything I would usually go for! It's green, dry, woody, and reminds me of my childhood, so perhaps my mother had this back in the day. That's about as far as I get with the nostalgic connection. It is an alien scent to me in today's world, I'm not sure where this would be appropriate...I'm not a disco queen, glamour puss, or power suited lady, so not an everyday scent for me. it catches at the back of my throat, and prickles my nose. I think I'm over-inhaling, searching for something sweet, but it's not there!
I do however have a love of funk, disco and rollerskating, so I think I'm going to experiment with Halston, and try to enjoy it for what it is whilst I zoom around :)
I envy you ladies (and gents!) who were out there in the 70's, enjoying this fragrance, and all that went with it!
EDIT: Nope, I just can't jive with this juice. Full bottle up for swap if anyone interested!
Even though Im only 27, Ive always had a thing about 70s music/fashion etc, I read this was a popular frag to wear at Studio 54 so I had to have it. Nice, reminds me of a spicier Chloe
I absolutely love this fragrance! I love the classic one AND I like the one that I have now which is alcohol free....having said that, let me be clear. ..I love the scent....I do not like the oily feel of it. I would love to get my hands on one straight from the early 80s...you know...full of alcohol and has bigger silage. But as for the scent, this is a very seductive, womanly, mysterious lady, who couldn't give a damn what you thought of her. She drives an old sports car and has her own business. She knows lots of people and is loved by many. She is kind and giving and not at ALL a pushover. She will eat you alive if she has to.
$6 at Marshalls. I thought why not!? I find this quite strong and interesting and SOAPY. :) The drydown is here and i get soap and a tiny bit of spice. I dont think i will get much use out of it,,but ya never can tell. I wanted that little bottle in my closet. yup.
Little bottle went in garbage. :(
Hello all,
I'm trying to find the Halston for Women classic perfume for my wife, i believe the original comes in an all glass bottle with no plastic on it, is this correct/ The color is kind of orange, but i'm unsure where to buy the original and also that i'm not getting a knockoff. Any help would be really appreciated. Please PM me if you can help.
Received my vintage mini perfume a couple days ago and this wasn't what I expected at all. I wore this a couple times in HS and didn't like it much. Always received compliments but personally, not thrilled. That was oh so many moons ago and now, wow. Absolutely love it. Warm, complex, I still smell the note that I disliked as a teen but find it terribly appealing now. Maybe my "nose" has improved, I don't know. Still not sure what that note is, sharp, not a bit sweet. Maybe that's why I like this frag so much now, I've lost a lot of my own sweetness over the years and gotten more complex and sharper. Lol. Whatever the reason, I really, really like this now. A little dab does the job, definitely on my "go to" shelf now.
I worked with a German lady in my early 20's and this was her signature scent. I loved it on her. Now that I'm in my 40's and have dry skin that chomps through a fragrance in 3 hours, I think I am ready to buy a bottle. Your reviews and my fond memories have persuaded me! In South Africa you can a 100ml of this juice for the equivalent of about USD23,00. That's a bargain.
A week ago I purchased a new Halston from Walgreens ($19.99. Score!) and have been loving it ever since. So sexy, so 70s, so Liberated Woman working 9-5 and to the discotheque at night, yet still smells relevant.
Today I received a bottle of the vintage version and... WOW.
It is a vintage bottle - the dark juice, no writing on the bottle - in its original sealed box.
The vintage and the new Halstons are the same scent except the vintage is a darker, scratchier, more mature experience. The opening reminds me of Bal a Versailles and I smell a bit of Arpege as well in the vintage. The new version is crisper, clearer, more shrill, colder somehow. The vintage will sit alongside my Mitsouko and VCA First where the new one will likely reside in the Chanel No. 19 and Bandit area of my perfume altar.
I might try to layer them and see what happens.
EDIT: OH MY GOD. It's been an hour since I sprayed the vintage Halston. It smells like a rich, luscious woman. Like I imagine Charlotte Rampling and Marissa Berenson smell. Slim silk blouse, jangly gold jewelry, cigarettes. I think I'm in love.
Studio 54 in a bottle for the price of entry to a shitty nightclub now. It's like OAKMOSS AND AMBER AND INCENSE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT MOTHERFUCKER? And what you do about it is dance to Freak Out in a gold lame outfit because it's 1978. The perfume just sent you back to 1978, but that's okay because you smell fabulous
This is some nice stuff. I've smelled it on numerous occasions on various people but most recently my mom has been using perfumes that she used to wear many moons ago. I can see why this was so popular back in the day. It smells so refreshing, cool and clean. I tribute the refreshing and cool parts from the mint. Although it's not sweet pungent peppermint. I get spearmint. And it lasts a decent amount of time. The peach really works to keep the mint from smelling toothpaste like. It continues on very powder and somewhat mossy, very woodsy and somewhat floral. I'd say this is good for year round and for anyone 20 and up. It doesn't seam very dated to me at all and neither do a lot of the 80s powerhouses, probably because I have fondness for them and am used to them
I just got this bottle of Halston Classic this morning. I sprayed a little on my left forearm and wrist and waited.. Not for long. At first it hit me and I was like "Oh no" But in only a few minutes my whole outlook changed and I can only tell you how I felt. I know a lady who is a nursing supervisor. She is tall and beautiful and quite and sincere. She does not say much but when she does, every one stops to listen. She exudes confidence and mystery. You just want to know what is going on behind those eyes, but you know that sadly, you might never completely know this woman and if you did, you still wouldn't... That is what this Halston reminds me of. Quite intensity, intelligence, confidence, beauty, longing and multi layers of mystery. I love it and while I lack the "perfume" vocabulary to describe it, I can tell you that is smells the way it makes me feel above. I either want to be that woman or kiss her, don't know for sure. She/Halston tosses me on my head and now 6 hours later, she is still lingering in my head and on my wrist.
Back in the day it was sophicated smell, serious and feminine.
Many years ago, when I was in high school, I tried Halston and rather liked it, although at the time I preferred more "Oriental" scents.
I found a couple of bottles of the cologne on clearance at CVS this week, and was prepared to be somewhat disappointed by a reformulation. However, Halston actually smells better to me than it did back then (perhaps my nose has matured!).
The oakmoss is quite prominent, although not as strong as Nuit de Noel, and there is a slight sweetness from the amber/sandalwood.There is an almost masculine feel to Halston, which I like. Men could certainly wear this fragrance.
I love the smoky woodsy notes, and the carnation is not enough to make me sneeze.
This is a very sensual and mature fragrance, and I would call it aggressive in a typical 1970's "liberated" way!
Sillage and longevity are amazing, even for the cologne version!
I don't know what happened to this, but it makes me sad. In the late '70s. I was a bellydancer in nightclub shows in California.
One club made us wear this. It INTOXICATED audiences. I wore it, after than, for years, with many positive comments.
Then, it suddenly seemed harsh and sharp. I tried a few times, but I never liked it, again.
I think this is absolutely splendid. It doesn't smell like a modern perfume. Good! This is for someone who doesn't want to smell like all the other girls. You're going to stand out from the crowd a bit in this. If you want to smell sweet, young, and girly wear one of the taffy or rose scents. The Halston woman is intriguing. She is memorable.
I just got a small bottle ("classic" - there is an update) on fragrancenet for cheap and I will be wearing this a lot. Oh, yeah.
Man, I really wanted to like this one since it's such a classic. And the bad part is I can't even tell what I don't like about it (too bitter? too "salty?"). Everyone that I asked said I smelled fine, but it's just not for me. Maybe I'll try again in a few years.
To @bonnie52: i'm sure the last bottle you've had was an alcohol free version of this fragrance. I had both, alcohol free and "normal" versions and indeed - there are differences between these two fragrances.
Alcohol free Halston is oily, doesn't last as long as the other version and sillage is clearly weaker.
The smell is also different - softer, weaker and not that complex. I'd say alcohol free version smells more like body oil or balm, it's more powdery, just like a reminiscence of "normal" version, which is deep, dark, dense green chypre with impressive sillage and longevity.
My mom has worn this for years. Love it! It could pass for unisex or a men's scent. I'd wear it but it says its for women so I'll pass.
I used to wear Halston in the 80's and 90's and loved it, however, the last bottle I bought had far less scent and was some oily concoction that ended up in the trash. I hate when they mess up a good thing!
Coming of age in the late 1970's in NYC, I favored the Ramones over the Bee Gees. Since Halston and his perfume tend to be associated with Studio 54, disco, and excess, it was hard for me to listen to all of the Fragranticans who said Halston was a truly great chypre. But my love of chypres eventually overcame my fear of disco, and I am now delighted to be wearing Halston EDT, from a bottle labeled "Parfums Halston," "Made in France"--the original version? For me, the opening notes are mainly fresh bergamot with a definite touch of mint. Later, I perceive soft, tropical flowers (no peppery carnation or sharp marigold to my nose) with some fruity sweetness, set against a rich background of patchouli, moss, and sandalwood. No muskiness or scent of anything sweaty or furry on this dance floor. Halston is an elegant, green, luscious, woody, and aromatic chypre...and what a surprise!
The opening is pretty scary - strange combination of chypre with ripe sugar melon and soap.
But after about 15 minutes it starts to turn to warm dry wood and amber. Then it smells similar to Aromatics Elixir, less sharp and acidic. The natural kind of scents, that could be considered as unisex (AE (the same nose behind both, not a coincidence), Cabochard, Magie Noire...)
Halston smells like a hayloft, or an old wooden box full of dried herbs. I also get strong amber and incense.
Love it! Smelling it from the bottle I thought it was kinda boring, but once it dries down it gives you a beautiful, warm, glamorous scent.
Works great for me.
I love this fragrance. I never knew the original version but I am loving what is available to us now. I have a collection of fragrances but this is my favorite classic. I am tired of smelling like a candy shop so I often turn to this. Happily so because I recently discovered that it resembles Coach Rose D'Or. Since I have the alcohol free perfume I often layer it under the Rose D'Or and it compliments it well.
Finally a strong Oriental, Earthy Sent, that DIdn't Agree with Me! I read the reviews on it before I baught it, Id thought I would love it, but this sent is proff in point you can go over the top with Earthy Orientals, This sent had no softness no femininity no, no sweetness, and not much personality. It was like a mens colone, with out even being like the more romantic mens colone. It kind of reminds me of Clint Eastwood on a Bad Day too Macho, Come on Punk Make My Day, Well It Centianly Didn't Make My Day, My Husband saif his Aftershave Smells Better than that, for the 20 Dollars I wasted.
Dear Readers,
I love this perfume, its one of my new personal favorites, not my signature but a good companion to have around when im in the mood for its unique character and let me tell you why.
I was gifted this on my birthday recently and I was unsure since I never tried Halston's fragrances but my mom said that since we have similar tastes in perfume I would enjoy this and she was very right.
Its very aromatic ,assertive but sweet warmth ,and chic modern sexiness to it which I loved alot ! and reading the notes on this site I got to find out what it had in it and no wonder I could not really put my finger on it since it complex but fabulous.
On my chemistry the perfume gave a good aromatic warmth feel to it in the beginning but at least on me its very moody, other times it just aromatic when Im in a relax situation but other times when I go for a work out this perfume becomes something else with body heat ,on me it became a warm amber spicy rose which was very yummy made me feel like I was hot as like Jerry Hall, assertive like Gloria Steiner . cool like David Bowie and chic as Mr Halston , meow.
This perfume reminds of a modern chic female that has a confident savviness that's very "with it" and sharp that is very cool to know and be with , this isn't a fragrance for a woman with a princess complex or a insipid bimbo type, this reminds me like a assertive sexy female with charm and intelligence with approachable warmth , this isn't a ice queen perfume at all.
This makes a great gift for charming assertive special someone in your life for yourself if you enjoy aromatic sweet fragrances with a chic edge to them, its very versatile for office and social outings .
I got a body lotion of this as a gift in the late 80s and LOVED it. But I never asked for more, for some reason, and the frag fell out of my life. Recently I saw it in a drugstore and snapped it up. Still just as awesome as I remembered. I like the depth and complexity of it, the warmth of it. At the same time, the fresh green note is clearer to me now. Love it; an old favorite.
It's strong. It's sexy. It's soooo late 80s/early 90s to me (though invented in the 70s), but I still like it on the ladies.
As a young gentleman (ahem), this was the first perfume that I really noticed and loved on the ladies, but I didn't encounter it often.
A friend I had mentioned Halston for Women to brought an old bottle to tease me with recently. I borrowed it to spray a few doses in the laundry room downstairs. Holy heck... the whole house almost reeked of it for two days (not that I minded, much). I finally had to FeBreeze the laundry room and the AC filters (twice) to de-Halston my abode.
But it was nice while it lasted, if darn distracting.
It's inexpensive, too. I can't speak for any variant other than the original version, though, since I haven't known anyone who wore those.
Ladies, this one is worth a shot if you're tired of smelling like everyone else. But don't overdo it, or some poor male may hurt himself inhaling you.
Hi again Fragrance friends all over the world. I am not sure how this should now smell, I have a big bottle narrow at top wider at bottom and dark perfume in it. The smell on me starts sharp, then becomes powdery and warm and soft, at times it feels like a hint of Private Collection hides, but then it is replaced by a woodier note. At first I thought the sent fades, then it seems to rise again and again and it has that fantastic dry down. I am loving it! Will be careful with my bottle as who knows what they will do to it next?
My sweet, sweet Halston. How do I love thee. Let me count the ways. This is a perfume that knows sweetness, but not sugar, that understands bitterness without a sour bite, that encompasses what the woods has to offer-in all that Mother Nature can produce, with the warmth and sweetness of the summer leaves, the cool crispness of Autumn bark with its lichen and mosses, the reverence of cold, crisp Winters still, and the dank, decrepitness of Springs thawing leaves, left-over and rotted remnants from season't past and now warmed by yet another season. Halston is a gestation of cycles, of primal urges and tempered by societal banality and its' demands, and that's exactly what 1975 was all about, its inaugural year. The Primal Scream was uttered in metropolitan cities, bell bottoms scraped the floors with Frye boots and platforms danced the night away while shiny winged-back hair did the hustle. Those years were a paradox of times and so is this perfume. One side is dark, damp and disquieting with its mosses while its counterpart of sweetness brings one back to better moments. America had come out of the war, and spirits, altho still dealing with adversity needed to get away. America needed a diversion. Disco was born. Halston's powerful sweetness overlies all of the notes in this timeless (now) classic. Perfumes address what society is feeling, what they may want or what they may need., Halston did just that and did it very successfully. Today's available versions are two. One is called an "alcohol-free spray cologne", available in a spray version, same bottle with tree moss extract and oak moss extract. This Halston has an oily base that dries quickly and is excellent as a perfumed moisturizer. Longevity is shorter because of its composition. The bottle without or without the name, still produced within the last few months, also has the tree moss and oak moss extract is a natural spray cologne. (I'd suggest checking the batch number for the actual date produced.) Sillage is wonderful as is longevity. The depths of todays' version may not be as strong as one of yesteryear but they are still very good and smell absolutely wonderful. They are all just completely different animals and need to be appreciated as such. The oil is sweeter at first, the vintage is deeper, and the new formulation is lighter. They are still Halston. If you adore a strong vetiver mingled with sweet patchouli and the woods, this one's for you.
Vintage Halston begins deeper, not as sweet as the new version. You must wait for its wonderful drydown to appear. And when it does? You're in true heaven. Other reviewers aren't lying about people inhaling you. This is the one that makes others notice your perfume. It's a true magnet.
Wore it many years ago and always enjoyed it. Returned to it for awhile. Probably too old for it now.
Oh no, not for me. Very bad blind buy. Opening is harsh like there is no tomorrow. Smells sharp, bittery, outdated and makes me nauseous. After I scrub twice, the dry down is pretty nice with sandalwood and jasmine, i could almost like it. But i am not going to try it again because of the opening. i dislike the bottle as well because of the plastic top. what was i thinking?
I have both a bottle that looks like the one pictured above as well as a vintage splash bottle. I agree with HazelMae's description of the pictured bottle, which I assume is the latest formulation. The vintage is really well done and I think most vintage fans would consider it unisex, at least beyond the top notes. And while I understand the chypre idea, what I like is how the incense and sandalwood elements add a bit of contrast as well as balance. Of course, it smells natural and the dynamism is enjoyable for hours. I was able to find my 2.5 ounce vintage bottle for a good price on ebay, so grab them while you can, but I suggest finding one that is made by Halston and not any other company.
Back around 1980 I used several bottles of the EDT of Halston. I was passionate about the fragrance until I noticed that after many hours it would start to smell sour on me. So I moved on to something else.
Recently I came across some very old bottles of Halston, two small bottles of the parfum and one small cologne spray. I'd never worn the parfum so decided to give it a go. I chose the tiniest bottle with a deep amber colored liquid. The neck of the bottle was so tiny that I shook out 5 or 6 tiny drops.
Holy smoking 80's, Mr. Halston came roaring to life and not only filled the room, but pretty much the entire house. The day was cool and a nice breeze was coming in all of the windows circulating the scent everywhere.
After two hours of no let up, I decided to scrub it off. An hour later it was still overpowering so I took a shower. An hour after that I was delightfully enveloped in one of the most beautiful dry downs that I have ever experienced. This is such a fresh sweetly green scent that is just simply endearing. No wonder I was once so passionate about it!
Since then, I've worn it 3 or 4 times, starting with one or two tiny drops. This fragrance sometimes intensifies in it's mid and end stages. I'm still using that itty bitty parfum bottle and it looks almost completely full even after 4 or 5 wears.
This bottle has a cream colored screw on cap. There are quite a few of the vintage parfum bottles for sale on Ebay rather inexpensively. So far there has been nothing sour in the scent, so maybe that is only relative to the EDT, or else maybe my chemistry has changed. Sillage???? You have to be the captain at the helm here as Mr. Halston is quite large and rather expansive. Longevity is a good 18 hours. I'm so happy to have this good smelling fellow back in my life!
I am looking forward to the fall for a chance to wear this classic fragrance. Woody, green, verging on unisex but not quite. Perfume was perfume back in the day. Much more interesting than today's perfumes that all seem to be about wearing dessert. Not Halston. This one is for women and not girls. The biggest caveat is in the application- even the reformulated new version is strong. Try one spray around the abdomen and this earth-mother scent will seem to exude from your inner being. Don't wear it every day, you don't want to get used to it. Perfect autumn- Saturday scent. Even better that it is so affordable and evokes the 70's, the first belt-tightening era since the depression. Enjoy.
Personally, I think women bought this perfume for two reasons, and not necessarily for the fragrance itself; one, the beautiful Elsa Peretti-designed bottle which originally housed the fragrance, and two, the tall, dark and handsome designer behind the fragrance. A man like Halston stepped straight out of the pages of a Harlequin romance novel, and it makes little wonder that women ran in droves to purchase this fragrance back during its release in 1975, thus sharing the top spot with the famed Chanel No. 5 for the length of its run. It certainly helps a perfume's sales if a designer has smoldering good looks that compliment his simple but sensual designs.
With that said, I was looking for a special gift to give to my mother, who lived the good life during the 1970's with my dad, going to the nightclubs and discothèques, many of them which Halston himself frequented (including the infamous Studio 54). My mother loved Halston's designs, but never owned the perfume itself. I originally had given her the spray, bought at Walgreens, but she hated the alcoholic stench that derived from the first spritz. I smelled it myself. It was obviously not the original 1970's fragrance. I wouldn't even clean my floors with it. Having learned my lesson, I looked for the original perfume, in the original Elsa Peretti bottle. And, indeed, I wound up paying a hefty price for it on eBay, but it was all worth it. I bought two, the 1oz. and the tiny .125 oz.
There are subtle differences between the two. Both are nearly 40 years old, but the tiny .125 is the more "fresh", I guess you could say, of the two. It has that gold-light amber color, and the scent is sweet, yet light, but still has that 70's oriental floral scent. It suits the body-hugging cashmere, jersey dresses, and Ultrasuade shirtwaist that Halston was so famous for. A sensual, seductive fragrance that was good enough to get you noticed by day, and probably laid by night. Since it is a dated fragrance it is best to pair it with a body spray to kick the floral up a notch.
The 1oz. is older, and more concentrated. The liquid is darker, a deep copper-amber, and much stronger. It screams 1970's fragrance, and it's the sweet perfume amplified with a kick of heavy oriental strength. The scent reminds me of Henri Bendel's White Orchid candle (which I love), but much heavier. It's best to wear this one at night, and it's the bottle I gave to my mother. Since she loves heavy fragrances as such she loved the original Halston, and the beautiful 1oz Elsa Peretti glass bottle holds a special place on my mother's dresser.
I truly believe that all the other designer 70's scents released after Halston are all but copies of the original master. Halston was a genius when developing this fragrance, and the sales, not to mention the continual craving, attest to that genius. The only other designer whose nose matches the delicacy that Halston had for scents would have to be Tom Ford, whose perfumes hit the mark every time, and Black Orchid will probably be the go-to perfume when looking for a scent that is evocative of it's specific time period. I kept the Halston .125oz, and, like my mother's perfume, it occupies a special place on my dresser at home. I wear it sparingly, since they do run on the expensive side being that they are discontinued, but I am excited in knowing that after the perfume is long gone I have a beautiful glass bottle to keep as a souvenir. Another stroke of genius from a man who knew instinctively what women wanted. 10/10.
I have the old formulation.
It is very, very green on me.
Moss, pine, sandalwood an vetier is just oozing out of this perfume.
You have to be a heavy chyprelover to like it.
To me this would be a great mens perfume.
Also a typical 70-ies perfume.
I was given a bottle of this in the late 80s. Very strong, only needed a tiny amount and it followed you around all day, even when you had enough of it. After a couple of days wearing it, I had enough.
Very strong and I put it at the back of my wardrobe very quickly.
Did you know that this is actually the 2nd highest selling perfume in the world with Chanel No5 taking out the top spot? I saw a great doco on Halston and was so moved by the vintage 70s footage that I immediately purchased a blind bottle of this. At first sniff, it smells a lot like the old Chloe, and then calms down to a sort of generic perfume-smell that takes me right back to blue eyeshadow, Avon samples and Agree Shampoo. It's nice, but badly dated.
If you want to see the doco that inspired me it's called Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston. Really worth a look. The original 70s fashion footage is swoon inducing!
I have nothing original to add to previous, glowing comments about this somewhat dry, green chypre. Except that to me this timeless ~ and like most of my favorite "new" discoveries ~ Discontinued scent represents perfection!
It came as a disappointment to learn that this chic chypre does not last at all on my somewhat dry/cold skin type. But! I read a review that stated the alcohol free version was almost like an oil, with excellent longevity. They were SOooooo right! It's also a bit sweeter than it's alcohol based companion, but I don't mind in the right weather ( cold! ).
As an alcohol free formula, the opening is perhaps not as beautiful. And the texture does indeed remind me of liquid soap or hand sani! These things are of no importance to me, considering the STUNNING aroma that wafts up seconds later. And I might add, goes on and on and on........ all day.
For sillage and longevity, 5 stars
For fragrance and overall aura, 5 stars
For cost ( around $16 USD per 3.3oz ), 5 stars!!!!
Very 70s...I could never wear it. My stepmother BATHES in it daily and due to that it has just killed the scent for me. Wonder how I would have liked it had it been introduced to me in a more subtle manner
A bit too heady for me as a perfume, but I loved the bubble bath & lotion.
The year was 1983. I had just entered my teenage era. I was still a child but things where happening with me but they where just in the beginning of a very exiting time of my life. In one of the subjects I studied I had a young female teacher. She was strict, beautiful and fair. I did not fall in love with her but I did fall in love with the scent she always wore. It was just amazing. It was something I had never smelt before. It was wild and dangerous but at the same time incredibly seductive. It got your attention at once and I just sat there during all the classes and did her every bidding and all my homework without even arguing at all about the load of work I got. One day I was bold enough to ask her the name of the scent she had. It was Halston. That summer I slaved like h*ll and cut the grass at all our neighbors lawns and did a lot of other stuff so I could buy it to the woman that was most important for me right then, my mother.
I got nostalgic when I saw that it was still around and bought a bottle again to give my mother at mothersday this year. No the scent is (as quite a few of you have noticed) not the same any more. It is more tuned down and the wildness and the seduction is not there anymore. But it is ok. My mother is not as wild and young anymore but a grand old lady and the scent still smells nice. Soapy, woody and stays on the skin for some time and it fits my mother quite well and the most important thing; she was happy with it.
Great memories of this perfume back in the 80s. I received compliments on this every day that I wore it (EDT). Strangers would ask about it, everyone seemed mesmerized by it. I have not worn a fragrance since that received as much praise & attention as halston. I was sickened when it was discontinued. My all time number ONE compliment getter--nothing to date has come close and I suspect nothing will. It was one-of-a-kind.
Okay, what's the big deal about reformulations and parent companies? I just purchased Halston Classic from Ross for a mere $9.99 for 3.4 oz. and it's awesome. There's no writing on the bottle whatsoever; however, the box states that it's from EA Laboratories. I'm not familiar with the vintage version because I never gave it a chance. It's from the 70's and considered old school and there are millions of other fragrances to choose from. If the vintage from back in the day was better, so what. I'm more than pleased with the scent that I'm smelling for what I paid for it. Mix it with Halston Woman and it's phenomenal!
I remember it when I was in highschool and I wore it alot. It seemed strong then. I have a small perfume bottle and it seems much tamer now. Easier to wear now. It is also much less expensive than my favorites. I have several Creed and Guerlain favorites that are pricey. Its a scent I will wear more in the winter than summer. It is suprisingly warm with out being sharp. And it is probably not a "today" scent but I have a penchant for likely perfumes that are older than I am. This one isn't so it is a newer one for me.
I have not tried the current version.
Another fragrance I picked up again from reading the comments here. Thanks.
This is an old friend. I've worn lots of perfumes but this has been a tried and true scent for me. It's not my signature scent, but a tried and true favorite none-the-less. I didn't experience any problems with formula changes as some of the other reviewers experienced. For this, I'm glad. It would be a sad day for me if it did. Oakmoss is being limited in perfume production because it's considered an allergen, hence the formula change. Luckily for me, I still get the same woods, musk, and earthy aromas (from the oakmoss) that I remember. Oakmoss is an important ingredient in this perfume. I understand that Guerlain's perfumer, Thierry Wasser, has found a way through science to use (cultivate?) oakmoss that doesn't have the specific molecule which is not allowed by regulations. With this, Guerlain has been able been able to preserve the scent of their original formulations of their perfumes. I certainly hope that Mr Wasser will share this discovery. Recently, there has been talk of a complete "ban" all together of oakmoss in perfume products. If that happens, production will stop on perfumes like this one, and another favorite of mine, Chanel No. 5, unless cultivation of oakmoss, without that specific molecule that is against regulations, can be achieved. Let's pray something can be worked out. I don't want to lose this one.
I liked this one very much in the eighties. The scent is different now, as others have noted. I found an old bottle on sale, but it might have 'turned'.
I feel nostalgic about this fragrance.
But I always thought the bottle was obscene! I'm an introvert, and always felt as though I should hide it in a (dark, cool) cupboard.
I miss you, dear Halston.
A captivating very strong intense and sexy jasmine coupled with ylang ylang less the rose flower scent shining through on me. Never qustioning definite shades of green peaking on my skin A musky incense telliing smell. Halston has tons of amber and different bellowing woody scents, carnation flowers pop along with patchouli.. ..very sensual and unique all time Classic. I am thinking of trying this out once again to see if it works with my body chemistry after a very long time letting it go. Thanks for all of your helpful reviews!!!
I also used Halston in the 80's and loved it. I recently bought a vintage Halston and unfortunately it was too old and did not smell at all like the Halston I remembered. i bought another bottle this one has Halston written on the bottle.and the scent is very similar to the original halston. Does anyone know which reformulation is the bottle with halston written on it. If I remember right the original halston bottle did not have any name on it
Only the Original Vintage formula, Perfume Even if you can find!!, The new Crap is beyond Terrrible!!!, Dead, Weak, Flat, Fabric Softener at Best, Only will I ever wear the 70's Classic a true Fall/Winter Staple for a Classic Warm Wardrobe.....
I was buying perfume from a website and needed to spend just a tad more to get free shipping. So i added unboxed (so discounted) Halston Classic to my order.
I had the original back in the 70s and loved its modern and intense fragrance. Even then Halston liked to allow some chemical or metallic scents into his perfumes, which gave them an edge so many others lacked. My bottle is old now and pretty much used up. So i was pleased to think i would have it again.
When it arrived i gave my wrist a little spritz. Sadly i forgot what calyx93 had written here. Ugh! It was sickening. Not the rich deep intense fragrance it used to be, but something that smelled sharp, and sour, and cheaply unsophisticatedly chemical. Now i have to see if this mess was the EA version, which i strongly suspect.
I mourn the loss of the true Halston perfume.
70s elegance...A perfume that comes straight from NY, Studio 52. I really appreciate it. A combination of wood and green notes, bold amber, vetiver and sandalwood (both so 70s!)meets the mystic incense and the sensual musk. Earthy and warm. American modern and chic. Wear it in autumn or winter in a big city (mostly urban-like fragrance) and feel like walking in a green forest a rainy day.
I fell in love with Halston in the bottle the year it was released and bought one without trying it on my skin. I didn't know it then because all the info such as Fragrantica gives wasn't available then, but I realize now I have always been immediately drawn to chypres. So I buy a bottle of Halston and put some on and it smells wonderful. For about 15 minutes. I keep trying and trying for about a year off and on and it keeps smelling awful on me. I got a small bottle of vintage a while back and tried again, thinking 30+ years might have changed my chemistry. Well, it didn't. It still smells awful on me and after trying again this morning and reading the notes, I realized it's the mint that doesn't work for me. Or possibly the mint together with the cedar and vetiver. The first 15 minutes is wonderful though!
a classic fave! need to purchase again
I LOVED this scent! It was the first perfume I bought and wore it frequently. I had nearly forgotten about it until seeing again here! Now, I have to go find it again!
On me this is Estee Lauder Private Collection but just a slightly less rose and more hippy patchouli scent. Can be quite overpowering by today's standards but in the right dosage is an exquisite scent clean mossy but just feminine and warm enough to hug you in it's scent. Very classy on the right chemistry
This is my second review for Halston. This review is for the current version, My first review was for a pure perfume concentration from the 90's. Comparing the two, I can say that they definitely smell similar, but my current EDP is like a lightened up version. Today's version is certainly recognizable as Halston, without a doubt, but there seems to be less heaviness. It is still woody and earthy, with oakmoss taking centre stage, but where my 90's fume took a certain amount of daring to wear, today's version seems tamer, and much more wearable. I just have to be in the mood for a no-flowers, woody, chypre scent to wear this. It doesn't announce your entrance like the previous stuff did, its just not potent enough, and it fades more quickly. I prefer the drydown of the older version better. It was more earthy and mossy and smelled more well blended at the base than today's formulation. But overall, I am happy with my new version because it is still Halston in tamer, more wearable form.
Update: I was just reading some other reviews of Halston and I have to add that I agree with paulie86; I also detect that almost dirty animalic quality at the base. I am convinced there must be civet in here, even though it isn't listed. And I am still talking about the current version.
Luckily for me, a friend had the scented lotion out for our use in her guest bathroom. It was certainly an experience! I can't say that it works at all with my chemistry, but at a certain level I really admire the solid, unisex nature of this classic. The almost creamy patchouli spice appeals to me, but not so much to my skin! If this was a trifle less green and earthy, I might try mixing it with an amber and powder scent like Emeraude, and as it is I'll be certain to try it again if my chemistry changes someday. It is definately more enjoyable to an oriental and floriental lover than some 70's standards -- such as the popular Jovan musk for women or the petrifyingly harsh Jovan Woman. And yet I am happy I could try all of these, as each one is unique to it's era. You never can tell when your chemistry will ignite a love affair with a " predictable " drugstore standard. Serendipity waits in a bottle at the perfume counter!!
Update ~ I'm continually learning and expanding my tastes about fragrance, but it DOES surprise me how much I now ADORE Halston. My nose - not my chemistry - is to blame for this happy reversal! See my new review far above. :)
Is it really possible that I now love to distraction the "harsh" fragrances I recently admired from afar? But so it is.... I now have White Linen on my want list, posses TWO full bottles of Jovan Woman, and own a jumbo bottle of Halston. So as I eat humble pie, let me assure you that it tastes absolutely MARVELOUS!
Update - Aha! I have now tried that same guest bathroom lotion again, and I'm not surprised to learn that it smells old. So my initial impression of Halston from the lotion could not help but be a little "off". What a great surprise the real thing has proved!!!!!
Found an older version 1 oz at the drugstore today. I had forgotten how much I love Halston. I decided to try to snatch up some older versions still on the market but I AM interested in smelling the new version....older isn't always better. For instance, Ralph Lauren has reworked Polo and it is lighter and more wearable, a guy doesn't have to worry about offending anyone. I am sure there are other examples. Anyway, I LOVE HALSTON!
Happy Perfuming! ♥
I am head over heels for this perfume lol I first tried this last winter when my significant others best friend bought it for his brother's girlfriend when we we're doing some last minute Christmas shopping. My s.o and his best friend both wore the men's Halston that comes in the over sized round Elsa Peretti bottle with the glass stopper. I always laugh at it when i'm in his bathroom because it looks like a huge vase lol. He would tell me stories about when he would frequent studio back in the day that the scent was all the rage for men in the disco era. We snuck a spray of the women's version and all I could smell was bitterness not really enjoyable to me at all lol.
I always see Halston for women at Tj Maxx or Marshalls for 9.99 or gift sets for 16 dollars but always passed on it because I would always pick something else or i'd tell my self to just get it next time. I ended up geting it yesterday and now i'm completely in love. It starts off as a fresh bitter green floral and dries down to a honey sweet floral with something slightly dirty and animalic underneath the surface. When I press my wrist to my nose I can detect hints of civet as well as a light musk it's mossy from the beginning all the way through out the dry down which makes this fragrance even more delicious. Halston is definitely a sensual sexy scent it smells like sex to me. The bottle is gorgeous in a slightly naughty way a classy overtly sexual bottle reminiscent of a woman's curves that holds a beautiful sensual elixir. I have the one that doesn't have the signature on the bottle and the ones i've seen in the past as well as the one I first tried didn't have it either. So hopefully it's one of the better bottles lol.
When I saw one of my dearest friends yesterday we leaned in for a hug and she pulled me closer with her nose buried into my neck she asked me excitedly if I was wearing Halston I confirmed her question and she told me it brought back memories of her studio 54 days. She was a hair stylist in the 70's and I would always reminisce with her wishing I grew up back then and she would always tell me it was some of the best times of her life. One time she told me the essentials of getting ready for a night out at studio which included shopping in the afternoon with her gay best friend for a new outfit, popping some quaaludes and dousing yourself with either Opium, Cinnabar, Halston or Shalimar. Do your hair and makeup throw on your highest heels and run out the door to dance the night away. Sounds like the best of times lol
Whoever said it now smells exactly like Irish Spring is right. Wow.
I loved the vintage, so I bought a new Halston online...and there is no cedar left in it, and it smells soapy now, as it never did. It was SO good in the late 80's....I had a Wool Esprit sweater I bought for $140 in 1988 ($$$$), and I sprayed Halston on this sweater to go watch the Olympic Winter Games Closing ceremonies, and could smell it for weeks after on that sweater! So many great memories....it is NOT the same. BOO-HOO!
I will reach for Private Collection instead when I want a not-too-sweet-oakmoss-green masterpiece, or Safari would be another great one to try instead if you loved the Classic.
I have the white bottle with the signature , the one everyone hates. I think that when you have never smelled pre reformulations of a perfume you are perhaps more open to liking the reformulation ! The one I have smells nothing like how people describe the old one (which sounds amazing) but I like this scent, it does smell like Irish Spring as someone else said, it smells green and soapy, nothing more and nothing less and I like it for that reason, its clean and I layer it with the oil free version, this one can be worn in summer , imo, (I assume the older one was stronger and deeper) or winter.
I went through quite a few bottles of this in the seventies and eighties. I smell and love mostly the base notes of this.
I remember finding a bottle of Halston in my moms room as a kid, and I absolutely loved it, and I still do. This is my go to fragrance and has been since I was 16. A friend of mine sprayed it on herself and it smelled absolutely horrible, but lucky for me it smells amazing. On my skin it picks up the base notes and the peach and melon top notes. This perfume is not for everyone because it is such a deep scent. Though I have never had any complaints while wearing, on some people its just blah. I love this scent and I always will! =D
On my skin I (thank God), don't get many green notes. On my skin Halston is deep oakmoss, cedar, just the slightest hint of green and orris roots.
I used to own this perfume and the matching bath powder. When layering them both I thought this scent was just so relaxing. The Halston bath powder (not the bath talc- the talc hardly has any scent) was very rich and indulgent and the scent was idential to the perfume.
For some reason this scent acted as a relaxing agent for me. It just made me feel comfortable and cozy. Like being in front of a warm fire on a cold day, freshly bathed and in a comfy, thick bathrobe, drinking a cup of black tea with candles lit.
I miss this fragrance and I'd like to get it and the bath powder again.
This fragrance worked for me back in the early 80's for a few years. Then either it or I changed and it started to smell rancid after a few hours of wear.
I smell no mint and that's fine because I hate it - I never want to smell like toothpaste or mouthwash.
If I want to smell earthy, spicy, sophisticated and tigerish then this is the perfume I need. It is an icon of the disco era and it wears it's shoulder pads and glitter with style. The opening is very animalic and might be daunting for some but give it a little time and the drydown is gorgeous. A rich, seductive chypre with fantastic oakmoss and musk that lasts for ever. Seek out the vintage stuff and enjoy because they really do not make them like this any more.
Im more of a floral kind of girl myself so this fragrance is not for me. It is very earthy but at least i gave it a try! I agree w/jenthescentjunkie "There is nothing dainty or soft about this fragrance". It is really strong but on the bright side the scent would last all day!
This was my signature scent in the 70s & 80s. I haven't worn it in a while but I loved Halston's style, even in fashions. This is a very potent fragrance, not for the timid! It is an attention getter, blends so well with my chemistry into a sophisticated blend. If the florals weren't as pronounced as they are, it would smell almost like a men's fragrance on me. I like it casual, sporty, outdoors occasions or lounging in a tee or flannel shirt. It appeals to the tomboy in me!!!
12/2/12 Update: My earlier comments were written based on my memories of the original EDP version. A few months ago I picked up a bottle at TJ Maxx for a pittance & didn't realize it was EA's cologne reformulation. This bottle has no white Halston name written on the bottom either.
It was initially such a disappointment in comparison to the outstanding signature that it was for me years ago. I wouldn't doubt Halston is turning over in his grave!
This EA cologne version is a sad, much watered-down version of the original. It does have a strong treemoss presence in it & now I am wondering if the original oakmoss is being regulated here like it is in Europe. I dearly love fragrances with oakmoss, patchouli, woodsy & green notes, animalic notes. And vetiver. So this EA version is something I do love, but there will always be a touch of sadness for me when I pick up this bottle to spray some on. I so remember the MAGIC, DIVINE MAGIC THAT TOOK PLACE WITH THE ORIGINAL!!! No wonder Wikipedia says it was the 2nd largest seller of all time & I can believe it! The original was almost like an aphrodisical, spellbinding-alchemic charm with it's somewhat animalic brazenness. I loved the original so very much, went through probably 3 or 4 bottles of it before I followed my Gemini-changeling nature that loves variety & moved on to Chloe for a while. Chloe & Halston bottles adorned my dressing table with pride as I savored my beloved oakmoss in both.
Yes, Halston succeeded in a fabulously sexy, androgenous scent that epitomized many young women like myself then, in my 30s, really beginning to enter into a phase of independence & (frankly), rebellion. His fragrance drove men mad when combined on feminine flesh.
His clothing designs for women were genius takes on men's structured, tailored lines & turned them into something classic, timeless, elegant yet ever sexy in it's allure & forthrightness to use the soft & feminine fabrics that he somehow combined with lean lines that truly accented a woman's contours. His original fragrance was also like that---and I can imagine old Hollywood greats such as Katherine Hepburn, Marlene Deitrich & Greta Garbo would have loved it with their bent to menswear designs. But this new version has become a hybrid with only a few notes that evoke the original CHARACTER of it's parent.
Still, I will put up with the extreme oiliness of this EA cologne for the nostaglia & if I purchase it again, it will definitely have to be the original EDP. It is as if Elizabeth Arden wanted to make it acceptable for church by removing the total sensuality/sexuality/animalic quality of it! And what I would call a "Yang" fragrance now has a "Yin" quality.
Rumor has it that Halston has been reformulated more than once. My bottle is a pure perfume (!) from the late 1990's. It's not made by Elizabeth Arden so it must be one of the reformulated versions but not the most recent one.
This fragrance screams 70's to me, and that's not a bad thing. This is a very woody green chypre with a huge blast of oakmoss that lasts from beginning to end. This might be the most heavily oakmoss-infused fragrance I have ever smelled. It might just be the perfume concentration I have, but this is strong stuff. At first sniff, it can be a bit overwhelming. As it dries down, the oakmoss subsides just enough to let some of the other notes through, but always remains. The carnation comes out next, and there is a suggestion of some very faint florals being present. I can't distinguish any of the floral notes, rather, they give an impression that there is more beneath the surface, while never being obvious. Finally, there is a hint of musk. Oakmass is the heavy hitter here throughout. There is nothing dainty or soft about this fragrance. This stuff announces your presence, in a big way.
I bought this blind because it is iconic, and cheap on legitimate websites. I must have gotten some reformulated version of this fragrance, because on first spray, and for a few hours, the top note was marijuana smoke. I know that sounds crazy, but it's true. I bought it from drugstore.com, and although I was younger, I remember the iconic bottle and wanted to own some since I'm a a fragrance junkie. That being said, its longevity is record book, and the pot smell does die down after two hours. The dry down is nice; it's like Obsession's not-quite-as-sexy-but-original older sister. I'm a newbie for judging scents, but it's that deep, "oriental" fragrance. In your face, though, so be prepared!
To those concerned about the alcohol-free version. Simply avoid it - it really is nothing like the original - not to mention it bears no resemblance to the awful reformulated EDT. Go for the vintage and avoid the discounters - good, authentic, original versions are so easily available via eBay that it should be a crime to buy the EA travesties.
Really, the EA versions, both with or without alcohol are NOT like the originals. Some EA reformulations are okay, but this one is really unforgivable.
Enough said. Sorry karlovonamesti, but you really need to try a vintage original to compare.
I just don't get it. For a man or woman .. Not my cup of tea. This smells exactly like washing with Irish Spring Soap in a plain white bathroom while burning some stinky incense.
I often purchase my fragrances at a local Marshalls, which here in the U.S. is a higher-quality discount store. You can get anything from Dolce & Gabbana to Calvin Klein there. The one by me is staffed entirely by women in their low twenties, and it isn't unusual for me to find them restocking the fragrance shelves. What's funny is that they can't seem to figure out where Halston Classic belongs - they have boxes in the men's and women's sections. Looking at the box, it's not hard to see why. That blank beige with the word "cologne" printed on it suggests it could be for men, but then if you take a peek inside at that oddly feminine bottle, the contradiction is revealed. And if you sample the wares, you'll likely end up even more confused, as the fragrance opens with a light, peachy greenness that rapidly darkens with oakmoss, patchouli, and woods.* Feminine intro - masculine drydown. Ladies don't wear chypres much anymore, and that sucks in a way, but I think it works to my advantage. Halston is green enough to be unisex, and my wearing it makes my fragrance choice seem new and original. Besides, it just smells good. My only gripe: this "alcohol-free" formula uses an unsavory oil solvent that takes forever to evaporate and stains clothing. I have to rub it into my skin, but I can live with that.
* This review is for the version of Halston that came just before the version with the name printed in white on the bottle. It does not reflect the contents of that white printed version.
I'm posting another review since I've had a change to sample different iterations of this.
The basic idea of this perfume is a peach fruit nectar, florals, herbs, a tiny hint of mint, all over a chypre structure. All of the versions I have tested have this basic idea intact.
Vintage: Box says "Halston Fragrances" and mainly coloring agents are listed in the ingredients. This is the perfume I remember from the 70's/80's. I think the top notes are a little off, but the oakmoss chypre base is stronger, smoother and better. The nectar element also seems richer here. I can even detect, faintly, something unidentifiably animalic. The drydown lasts longer. The overall composition seems more blended.
Recent but not latest: Box says "EA Fragrances", oakmoss or tree moss are listed in the ingredients. The bottle has no signature. This is old stock and can still be found in many drugstores and discount stores. There is a watery element to the nectar note. The depth of the oak base is not as strong but it is there. It takes a short while for everything to come together. But this is recognizably the same fragrance and gives me that incredible memory blast when I smell it. It is not as great as the vintage but still a fine perfume that feels enough like the original. It gives me a lot of pleasure to smell and wear.
Latest version: has white "Halston" signature printed on bottle. At first spray, this bears no relationship whatsoever to Halston that I can see, it's sort of a generic, cheap floral. Then in a couple of hours, it sort of coalesces into something that is at least recognizable as attempting to smell like Halston, but it's like looking at a scene through a snowglobe. It's safe to say this perfume is dead now.
Your mileage and taste may vary.
this stuff reminds me of my mom, because she's worn it on special occasions since I was very little (I'm 22). lately I've been interested in chypre fragrances, so I thought I'd try some of my mom's old Halston. not sure if her bottle is the vintage or reformulated kind, because she's had it for a pretty long time. unfortunately, it's very strong and nasty on me, and I'm not even one to stick with "girly" fragrances targeted towards young women in their early 20s. although Halston does calm down a little after the first 20-30 minutes, the smell doesn't seem to change much on me; it stays strong and offensive. I guess I'd better stick with my Salvatore Ferragamo...
It was a gift and at first I didnt really like it but once it was on my skin for awhile I really grew to appreciate the smell.
Definitely a classic and classy scent :)
I only liked to wear this one at night time.
Not a day time perfume in my opinion.
Ah!!! The 70's!!!! I just got a vintage bottle for 20 bucks (and there are 4 still waiting for someone). To me this is all about being out there (just like me LOL)
I absoluitely loved this perfume in its day and theres hundreds of bottles for sale on Ebay but not the original smell. does anyone know a perfume that smells the same or very similar to the original, gorgeousness that was Halston?????
Well...it didn't smell bad in the bottle...but the dry down made me feel sick to my stomach...do not like this one. However, in the description, it mentions peach, which I love...but I cannot detect it here whatsoever...
I guess the chypre genre is not only broad but forgiving. This fragrance's calibration is a bit off, and its structure focuses on blend and harmony rather than highlighting the distinctive elements that make a chypre wear so well. Halston reads as a bit blurred. But if you're not looking for a challenge, it is also a nice simple grassy chypre. If you like it but aren't sold, try the men's chypres Z-14 or 1-12.
Picked up a bottle of this a few years back from a discount store - only to later find out it was the "alcohol free" version. Really oily and slick and smelled nothing like the original. I thought it might have been an alternative version that never sold well, so I gave it to a charity shop. A year later, at the same store I bought the first one from, I found the good old original - or so I thought. After reading the dreaded "EA Perfumes" printed on the box (a.k.a. - Elizabeth Arden - a.k.a. cheaply reformulated colored water) - I knew there might be a problem.
Oh, poor Halston - he must be turning over in his grave over this travesty. This stuff has none of what made the original so cool and unique. What used to be a high quality chypre is now a screechy chemical mess that smells of violets and thin woods rather than original's bergamot, amber and oakmoss (+ all the wonderful other notes that made it so original). It's pleasant enough, if one had never experienced the original formulation, but now mine gets used in the bathroom as an air freshener - and one that hardly ever gets used. Blech!
However, I now have a sealed, original bottle - from the 70's - making its way to me thanks to eBay. Thank goodness enough of it was made - so there's no excuse in not owning the real version if you want to relive it in all its "disco" glory :)
Aw Halston...my 1st real "grown up" perfume...
I received a large bottle as a christmas gift in 1983 or so and I remember thinking wow, this stuff is bold...strong, deep and way different than anything I'd worn before.
And it was! An in-your-face-I-am-woman-hear-me-roar kind of thing if ever there was one.
I remember wearing it to work and feeling empowered and ready to take on any challenge. I don't recall the "smelling like sex" part but maybe I was too busy being in charge to notice the "lowly male species".
The re-form has none of the shameless bravado and is a disheveled has-been empty echo of it's old self.
So sad...I could've ruled the world!
I had this wonderful scent in 1979. After reformulation it smells unpleasant and artificial.
This was the disco era chypre! More, More, More, how do ya like it? I loved it! Oakmoss dominated rose and ylang ylang in volumes. My grade school art teacher used it and my class bought her a bottle at the end of the school year. She was a 1970s riot with large round glasses and feathered hair and a bubbly personality to match. That described up Halston wearers for me.
Yes, the bottle was provocative, yet it cannot be forgotten. Its current formula has been given an oakmoss lobotomy, rendering it worthless rose water. Ah, how times have changed-in this case for the worse...
Celebrity=Donna Summer
I had been put off by the extremely ugly bottle for a long time, but I finally got a chance to have a sniff at Marshalls. All I can say is it is not by any means nasty or loud, but nothing outstanding either if you compare it to other classics of the same type. Just not enough personality in this fragrance, more of a comforting, warm scent. No matter how cheap it is, my advice is pay a little exra and go with Diva or First instead.
I was with a friend at Sears and smelled this. As soon as my friend smelled this, she made a horrible face and said, "Ew, that smells like hot sweaty nasty sex!" Need I say more...?
This was the first perfume I ever wore, I remember when I was thirteen my mother bought it for me as a Christmas present and I discovered it in the closet weeks before Christmas came, and I took a secret whiff. It was the most sophisticated and sexy thing I'd ever experienced. Totally tonboy, which fit my personality. I wore it every day until it was gone and since I was a kid, had no money to replace it, I haven't worn it since. But all of the comments make me remember it, and I will surely be purchasing another bottle post-haste...
the one you have to avoid is the one WITHOUT the signature , the new one made by Elizabeth Arden , i bought one last weekend and i was soooo disapointed.. it almost felt like they took the original , diluted it with water , and pack it again..zero longevity , smells like violets only , to flowery , no basenotes whatsoever..... they did the same to LAGERFELD classic..now is just a joke..avoid avoid!!!
I found my old bottle of original Halston today, in the far back of a drawer!! Wow - this is just fantastic :D
I was sure it was given away or used up, but it is half full and in good condition. My hard core interest in perfume is quite new, so I guess I kept the bottle because of the design.
(vintage parfum review)
I've tried this before, but in the modern EDP or EDT. Now that I"m trying the vintage parfum I'm quite sure tihs is a completely different scent, because I am just speechless.
Wow. This is pure perfection. A dark green, raspy chypre that has little competition. This is just stunning, I can't say much more than that. I wasn't expecting to like this and let it sit in my box for a month before sampling.
But oh my, what a gem. I did get carnation, and this is the note that I detect the strongest. The vetiver and basenotes are blended beautifully, I just can't imagine wearing this without a standing ovation from all who pass in your wake.
A hands down classic.
I love this fragrance, and I actually think the reformulation is fine, though admittedly I haven't smelled the original since around 1987. I have newer bottles without the "Halston" signature in white at the bottom, which I have read are to be avoided. But at 10-20 dollars a pop, I may just try one of the dreaded white signature bottles as well to see what I think. Non-signature bottles are readily available in drugstores and places like Marshall's. Such a deal! I have stocked up, since heaven only knows what they will do to it next.
The fragrance is as others have described, oakmoss chypre layered with floral notes, peach, melon and finished with a subtle halo of mint. It is complex and has great longevity. I just love fragrances where one spray lasts all day. It's funny to think that this was such a hugely popular fragrance in the late 70's, it is pretty out of style today. But you'll be the only one wearing it and it's much more sophisticated and sensual than today's candy flower scents. It also might be one of those things that people keep in their collection just to take a sniff and be transported back in time a couple of decades.
ETA: there are several iterations of this fragrance. All of my backup bottles are without the white signature, but the ingredients lists differ slightly. There is one with tree moss, the others have oak moss listed. Since this fragrance usually comes without a shrink wrap, my advice would be to ask the sales associate to test before purchasing.
its freezing today. i picked out my halston to wear. haven't worn it in awhile. it goes on strong, harsh and chemical. stays that way for about 20 mins. then it dries down to a calm, warm, dry, amber powder. yes, i like it.
It was a stunner way back in the day , for sure. Men loved it , it is definitely a sexy fume. I just might get me a little sample and head down memory lane.
Woodsy, musky & down right filthy. One of the most animalistic fragrances that i have. It isnt for the meek & mild or to wear on a day when you want to be a wallflower...but to wear to be noticed.
The first spray will knock you out...then that dry down. Oh boy is this one sexy juice.
Patchouli & vetiver are extremely distinct, as is the incense but a sweetness does come through if you inhale deeply.
When i wear this my man usually asks what im wearing today & says he isnt sure if he likes it...then he nuzzles in more & inhales deeper but still says he isnt sure if he likes it. But...he cannot leave me alone when i wear this, he constantly nuzzles in & it does bring out his 'male' side a whole lot more.
So he doesnt seem to like it in his immediate conscience but his subconscience loves it.
This is what i lovingly call a true old school fragrance with balls.
Yes, I wore Halston back in the day, about 1980-1986'ish. Drinking all night, dancing until dawn, and doing "it" till 7pm the next day. This was a strong, strong scent for a hard-partying girl.
I had a mental block about this scent for a while here. I could remember what I wore in the 70s as a high school girl, and what I wore in the late 80's when I got married and had my first child, but for the life of me I could not remember what I wore during those partying years...not sure why.
I remember now it was woodsy, musky and strong, strong enough for a strong girl. I'd love to get my hands on a bottle of the old juice as I'm sure it's been a bit reformulated now.
Oh, and I hated Charlie so this has no resemblance to that scent. My best girlfriend was a Charlie girl and I really could not stand that scent.
This was a fav of my Aunts I liked it but thought that It smelled a little too mature for me. I found out later my mother liked it so I gave my bottle to her she greatly appreciated it
This fragrance evokes alot of memories for me. When I was a pre teen my mom had a bottle of this and me being a tomboy at the time I loved the adventerous spirit of this classic. Halston is for the woman who steps out into the world as is with strength and beauty. The smell of dry leaves and earthy warmth of this fragrance makes me feel beautiful. but most of all is the sweet note of femininity that just is there I can't place it, maybe musk or jasmine? It is definately a rainy day, any day favorite for me.
dieser duft ist ein absolutes "Superparfum",schwer,sinnlich,dominant,
mit sehr überraschendem effekt, den untergründigen grünnoten, die an fichtennadeln erinnern, so habe ich ihn schon damals als meine schulfreundin ihn trug noch in erinnerung das war 1983.
Halston on me is very earthy and natural. It is a fragrance that I use as an every day scent or to go out at night or to sleed . It connets me with Mother Nature. It is not chemical but woody ,earthy green. I use as a comfort sent and before I go to bed , when Im in the mood. I use it and feel as if nature is saying I love You. I know this is not for everyone But I love it!!!
I do like this one a lot. With any perfume, I am always waiting for the dry down stage where all the woody notes are, to kick in. Might as well wear something that is earthy and woody from beginning to the end. I know where Sarah Jessica Parker got the idea for "Lovely!! The shape of the bottle the dryness of the perfume very similar. Halston I find is much better because it is not that common any more, every body smells like "Lovely" these days. I hate to smell like every one else. Second plus for Halston is that it does not have a sharp sour note.
I saw an unboxed bottle on a shelf in TJ Maxx, so I snuck a spray of this onto the back of my hand. I truly expected something sharp and horrendous, but it was so soft and herbal. I sniffed the back of my hand for about two hours, and what started out as herbs, flowers, and twigs progressed to herbs, leaves, and twigs. There wasn't too much change, but it all felt very earthy and natural, and I really enjoyed it.
Love that ad above. I think I actually remember that from when I was a kid in the 70's! Loved the bottle and the scent was absolutely fabulous. The original, that is. They have reformulated. Something is missing and to me, it just does not smell the same as I remember it. I love the fresh, sharp, greenishness of this. Reminds me of going to Studio 54 when I was 16 and dancing to Chic, "I Want Your Love."
I really cant smell this one.What little i perceive is like medicine.Not what i wanted or expected.Would not purchase again
When I first spray this on, I don't get any of the peach or melon top notes. It's all green leaves and bergamot, sharp and almost pungent. But in the first few minutes it warms and... I guess smooths out is the best description. It becomes less sharp, but only a little.
I smell orris and ylang ylang most strongly in the middle notes, but the jasmine is there, rounding out the scent. The carnation is in there, too, very faintly.
I think the payoff for this perfume is the dry down; the sandalwood is warm, the musk is sexy, the incense is smoky, the amber is powdery and the oakmoss is earthy. It all blends together to be green, warm, spicy and sexy. The more it dries down, the more I smell the oakmoss and vetiver, in a wonderfully earthy, green way. It's an altogether a satisfying scent, particularly if you're fond of chypres.
Hey, has anyone noticed the watered downess of this scent lately? I can swear that the reason I would not use this perfume before is because it was too strong but this year I smelled this on a clearance shelf and it was a glorious smell and that is not how I remember this scent at all! I can swear it has been watered down to almost nothing compared to what I used to be. All comments welcome.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SCENT!!!! It smells like soap and powder to me. Its a classic beauty without a doubt to any mature nose. This is not for the young. I have fallen madly in love this scent and will be using it forever. I WANT A VINTAGE BOTTLE OF THIS SO BAD, DOES ANYONE HAVE ONE FOR TRADE?
I bought "Halston" when it was first released, and i recently gave it a try again, from my old bottle (i have always kept my perfumes out of heat and sunlight). And i still really like it.
It is *very* strong. I love chypres, and it is very woody and mossy, tempered by flowers (i've never noticed the fruits). Plus it also always seemed to have a hint of the metallic to me. It was very modern at the time of its release. And while it has the intensity of a 70s perfume, it still retains some rather contemporary aspects as well.
Leesee smells "Charlie" in it, but i don't. In fact, i detested "Charlie", which always smelled "cheap" to me. Perhaps it's a difference in our noses or our skin chemistry.
"Halston" was a revelation when it was first launched, and now it is a classic.
Yes, very 70s. The first one I really liked and wore.
One of the first couturiers of the modern era to aggressively market a "designer" scent, Halston paved the way for relative newbies like Calvin Klein, Diane Von Furstenberg, and other fixtures of the Studio 54 era. The scent, which has always reminded me a bit of Revlon's Charlie in overall impact, is a citrusy, strident, even "ballsy" composition, just perfect for discoing the night away. Arguably, Halston set the standard for the breezy, faintly unisex scents that soon followed, including Lauren, Calvin Klein for Women, and Geoffrey Beene's Red. Almost as quickly as Halston became a "scentsation," however, it found itself completely and permanently eclipsed by the Viking-strength scents of the 1980s.
Ich hatte es schon mal vor 20 Jahren und war begeistert. Jetzt habe ich es mir wieder gekauft und es gefällt mir immer noch genauso gut. Es ist einfach zeitlos.
Sogar das Eau de Cologne hält den ganzen Tag.
I had it already times before 20 years and was enthusiastic. Now I bought it to me again and please it me still just as well. It is simply timeless.
Even the Eau de Cologne holds all day long.
I love this Halston perfume. I discovered it from a girlfriend in 1978 and have only worn this since. My mother bought me another of Halston's perfumes for my birthday once and I gave it away couldn't stand the smell. I have never been able to find any other scent I could love as much and the matching body lotion is perfect although harder to find.
smell well, but its all... Nothing outstanding about this perfume, except its harsh. I think its for women that has custom of wear it years ago...
I really wish I could wear this one. It smells lovely on my aunt, my sister and a co-worker who sometimes wears it. On these ladies, Halston is a warm, soft, sexy fragrance. Woodsy, slightly musky, with just a hint of feminine floral. On them it's a "your skin, but better!" kind of scent. On my own skin, it's sharp, sour and unpleasant. Didn't even smell like the same perfume at all. I guess it's true that every perfume reacts differently based on your individual chemistry. Halston is living proof of this!
My mom had this and I thought and still think it stinks. It's just to strong for me. I like the sweeter floral and woodsy scents better.
Shoot I wore some of the Halston Makeup line FAB colors! MAGENTA! In cosmetology
school @ the time. Wore this @ 21 and had men all over me! Now looking back and being on this site I have always have chose Chypre Florals. This was my first!
A typical seventies perfume, a bit harsh, not very feminine, greenish, with a patchouli/vetiver base.
It goes well with suntan and cigarettes, glam rock, safari cothes and unprotected sex - a very retro repertoire.
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Journal jawtheshark's Journal: Windows 3 : Linux 0 28
Installation nice, even though I told it to install as "developping machine", the kernel source wasn't installed. I had to add it later. There was no easy online-software-fetcher because you have to pay for that (not that I blame them) Everything seems to be up and running.
Setting up the NVidia drivers was the usual pain, switching back to runlevel 3 and executing the script (where it told me that the kernel source wasn't there). Anyways, I got it runnning somehow... at least I see the NVidia logo on bootup.
CD Burning goes with K3B, didn't bother with a DVD. Audio extraction is at 1x speed at best, just like in SuSE. Why? I'll better not ask.
DVD playback disabled like on any system: I didn't bother to investigate.
Anyways, it seemed like a pretty decent system. (No firefox and no thunderbird... geez... didn't bother installing them after what I found). Since I played newbie, I looked around for nice applications. SuperTux is a fun SuperMario clone, and Chromium is a great shooter.
Still, I was playing newbie and found a thing called "Rosegarden". Scccchweeet! A QBase-like thingy! SmilingGirls uncle is going to be delighted... At least that's what I thought. I found out that Mandrake didn't setup Midi playback. Even after fiddling around several hours and seaching the web for solution, I have never gotten the soundcard to output any Midi sound. In all fairness: I didn't even try Midi-playback in both Ubuntu and SuSE, but you know how this goes: I find the proggy in the default menus and then I expect it to work out of the box! Heck, even on my Microchannel Soundblaster v1.0 in Win3.1, Midi worked just fine.
Linux fanboys, one of your peers tried Linux and came to the conclusion: no, it isn't ready for the desktop. At least not for Joe-End-User. I personally might live with those few problems, but Joe Newbie won't. This is why Bill Gates is rich and Linux is only used by a few Geeks who *think* they know what computers should be used for.
Perhaps I am not an unbiased person to compare Windows with Linux: after all I've been using several Windows variant since over ten years. My Linux experience only goes back significantly since 2000 (I had a laptop running Peanut Linux and it did everything, I wanted it to do) Perhaps someone with a 10 year experience with Linux would have a different outcome.
I will post to tell you if I got any significant problems onder WinXP Pro with this machine. Perhaps I just chose crappy hardware and it won't work under Windows either.
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