It’s time to revisit Halston Classic. Like many others, I sought this out shortly after watching the excellent Netflix series Halston, with a superb performance from Ewan McGregor as Roy Halston Frowick. It was created at a time when Studio 54 was in every gossip column, and excess was never enough.
I couldn’t find Halston Classic until after the furore from the show had died down. If you saw the series too, I can report that yes, Elsa Peretti designed the artfully imperfect bottle and no, it does not have a whiff of jockstrap. It does, however, have a hedonistic bouquet of pretty much everything that represents exuberance. There’s rose, jasmine, marigold, carnation, melon, pear, oakmoss, incense, woods, musk and peach. Sounds like a mess? It totally isn’t. When I wake up the morning after wearing it, my pillow smells divinely of the sophisticated 70s: powdery, grown up, nuanced with musk and with a wonky bottle that looks like art, darling.
I have a particular fetish for 70s fragrances. I was born in 1970 and grown ups smelled glamorous to me back then. It was a time of happiness, security, bath cubes and aspiration and I wanted to smell just like a lady when I became one myself. I still do. The only difference is that I don’t play with Sindy dolls anymore (but I would if I could find a boxed one on eBay).
I bought this for well under twenty quid from Allbeauty. It delights me, lasts ages and leaves wonderful clean, powdery musks in its sillage. The price was an absolute steal, and if you’re a fan of looking back at the the rose-tinged glamour of the seventies (through giant sunglasses, of course), then this is right up your alley.
Where to buy it
I bought this from Allbeauty and at the moment, it’s only £16.95. Don’t be put off by the feeble sounding eau de cologne strength, this stuff has muscles you can’t see.
Disclosure
I bought and paid for this myself.
Leave a Reply