Blue Grass by Elizabeth Arden

Bad buy for my taste in classics. I agree it doesn’t smell like grass. I thought it might be like Pravia Hay, which I adore in soaps, but ironically Bluegrass has nothing green, even though it’s classified as such. It has an overload of aldehydes that makes it powdery and vintage, reminding me of Mirurgya’s Maja for a moment. It’s not bad, but it definitely doesn’t fit my tastes.

I bought it on Amazon based on reviews saying it was clean and fresh, but I was wrong. For me, a clean scent should be fresh, like just out of the shower, and this isn’t it. Great disappointment. I think it was a favorite of older ladies and smells like those classic soaps from the past. Personally, I didn’t like it at all: it’s warm, talcum-powdery, soapy, sweet, and very strong, to the point where it tickles my nose. Fortunately, the less I like it, the longer it lasts. I thought the water would soften it, but it didn’t; I’ve worn it for over 4 hours and it’s still the same. It doesn’t smell like grass or fresh blue. I’ll see if I can gift it to someone or if washing it on clothes will make it softer.

I hate it. As soon as you put it on, it smells like freshly cut grass, then turns old and powdery. After a few hours, it shifts to bar soap. It’s an outdated perfume I won’t be buying again.

Vintage review of a 1970s lotion in perfect condition. An extraordinary hit from Arden, floral, romantic, harmonious, delicate, and very feminine. I detect a green side, but it’s sweet and intoxicating due to the jasmine and lily of the valley (the main note), with a backdrop of white flowers. It’s talcum-powdery and warm like a spring breeze, a concept of comfort and peace, like that place in Virginia where Miss Arden connected with nature. At times it reminds me of Chanel No. 22 and Diorissimo, but it remains unique.

Many people buy Bluegrass for the good price and think it’s a steal, a signature scent, but then they throw it away. I’m sure many women would say it smells old. Sure, it’s from the 1930s, how much has fashion changed in eighty years? You have to change your mindset and think of that era. Once you get past that, I find it adorable. It represents Elizabeth Arden’s horse farm in Kentucky, from the bottle to the scent, charmingly romantic with that American touch that lightens French glamour. A French perfume might be called “Midnight Sigh”; this is called “Blue Grass.” It’s that simplicity of everyday pleasures. At first, you smell penetrating aldehydes, bringing Chanel No. 5 to mind. Then it becomes soapy, revealing a pleasant cold/warm interplay. When it dries, it leaves that sweet residue of vintage bar soap. It’s romantic, dreamy, and tender. If it’s called “old lady perfume” today, it’s because of our 2016 mindset. In its time, it was a youth perfume.

So intense it stinks. It smells like an older woman. It’s the worst purchase I’ve ever made; I bought it online on sale without knowing it and threw it in the trash. I couldn’t use it even as a room freshener.

It’s so intense it stinks. It smells like an old lady. It’s the worst purchase I’ve made; I bought it online on sale without knowing it and threw it away. Incapable of using it, not even as a room freshener.

One of my favorites, though I don’t wear it because my grandmother used it in her later years; it’s her scent to me. It smells like an elegant older woman—clean and sweet. The aldehydes are strong at first, but after half an hour it softens into a pleasant, clean, powdery aroma. Very fond memories with it.