"Amazone", by Hermès
year 1974 (reportedly reformulated in 1989)
Noses: Maurice Maurin (1974 version); Jean Claude Ellena (1989)
Official olfactive pyramid:
Top Notes: Bergamot, Geranium, Hyacinth, BlackCurrant.
Middle: Muguet, Orris. Rose, Jasmin
Base : Cedarwood, Oakmoss, Vetiver, Amber.
(please note: you will find several other "olfactive pyramids" with different compositions)
Longevity: high (both versions)
Sillage: very high (both versions)
Vote: 10/10 (both versions '1974' and '1989')
I would want to offer a pictorial tribute for the "40-years Anniversary" of this marvelous scent (1974-2014), remembering first its creator Maurice Maurin, who passed away just a few months ago.
Here you can read the hommage dedicated to him.
He was creator of "Amazone" by Hermès, "Acteur" by Azzaro, and others; and author of renowned book "La Sagesse du Créateur de Parfum" ("The Wisdom of a Perfume creator")
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Maurice Maurin (1936-2013) |
Here's to you, hence, my personal 100-pictures Tribute to a great perfume. A Tribute to "Amazone".
Enjoy!
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How to recognize vintage AMAZONE
at a glance
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SINCE 1979: EMB code on the box BEFORE 1979: without EMB code on the box (in this picture a bottle batched "year 1982") |
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AFTER 1983-1984 the "circled nr. 90" disappear (lower box), it's the alcohol vol. |
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(from Ebay) pure parfum spray. |
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(from Ebay) Amazone "aerospray" bottle |
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(from Ebay) Amazone "brown and blue" box edition,
(2nd half Eighties) |
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Amazone second serie, since 1990 (reformulated version) |
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Amazone third serie, after year 2002. |
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from Ebay, recheargeable EDT |
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from Ebay , recheargeable Amazione Parfum |
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(from Ebay), year 1974 advertisement |
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(from Ebay) year 1975 advertisement |
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(from Ebay) year 1976 advertisement |
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(from Ebay), year 1977 |
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From Ebay, year 1978 advertisement |
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(from Ebay) year 1980 advertisement |
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(from Ebay) Christmas 1980 advertisement |
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(from Ebay) Year 1981 advetisement |
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(from Ebay), year 1982 |
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(from Ebay), year 1983 |
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(from Eaby) Amazone, year 1991 adevertisement |
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(from Ebay) year 1994: Amazone Fraicheur |
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(from Ebay) year 1998 |
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