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White Diamonds for Elizabeth Taylor
Here are the notes for White Diamonds:
Top notes: Aldehydes, bergamot, neroli, orange and lily----------------------------------------------------------------
Heart notes: Violet, rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, Egyptian tuberose and narcissus
Base notes: Oak moss, patchouli, musk, sandalwood and amber
I did a post on Elizabeth Taylor only a month ago. It was mostly about her perfumes, where I wrote:
Her "Diamonds" perfume collection is clearly a labor of love and taste. But, in Taylor's time, celebrities didn't run around in embarrassing outfits confessing all kinds of unmentionable things to callous magazine interviewers who have to take things (gossip and ugliness) up a notch in order to sell their stories. Despite their clearly difficult lives (Elizabeth Taylor was married eight times), there still was an aura of mystique and mystery around these celebrities. This provided them with the shelter to continue with their creative energies. And it gave Taylor room to create her perfumes.She had been in the news mostly about her readmission into hospital because of her heart. Even for such a trip, she put on her best face and best clothes.
She still had energy to compose one final perfume, Violet Eyes, in 2010, perhaps her most personal.
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| "I love fragrances, and wanted Violet Eyes to make women feel beautiful, sophisticated and sensual. It was a great joy to create Violet Eyes with a bouquet of fragrance notes that I adore, carefully fine tuning every aspect of it. Everything, down to the last detail, comes from my heart and soul. I send this fragrance into the world with love..." |
Elizabeth Taylor: 27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011