Discontinued 70s Perfume List
Which of these vintage perfumes from the 70s do you remember? Imagine yourself at the department store beauty counter, or walking down the aisles of the local drug store in your tube top and bell bottoms. Every retro fragrance evokes the era of liberation, disco, and tie-dye magic.
Is your new signature scent one of the 1970s perfumes in our collection? Browse below, and then shop for the one that speaks to you.
Popular Women's Fragrances From the 1970s
- Revlon Charlie. Crisp green floral-aldehydic; hyacinth and jasmine settle over mossy woods.
- Yves Saint Laurent Opium. Opulent amber-spicy blend of clove, myrrh, incense, patchouli and balsamic woods.
- Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps. Airy spicy floral centered on carnation, jasmine and rose, softened by sandalwood.
- Cacharel Anais Anais. Green white floral with hyacinth, lily and jasmine over a powdery, mossy base.
- Avon Sweet Honesty. Gentle floral musk combining lemon, lily of the valley, rose, honey and vanilla.
- Love's Baby Soft. Powdery floral musk with lavender, rose and heliotrope wrapped in vanilla and benzoin.
- Faberge Babe. Aldehydic floral chypre; raspberry and hyacinth brighten a honeyed, mossy drydown.
- Goya Aqua Manda. Brisk aromatic citrus built around mandarin, coriander, rosemary and leafy green herbs.
- Prince Matchabelli Aviance. An aldehydic green floral chypre with galbanum, rose, iris, oakmoss, sandalwood and vetiver.
- Revlon Ciara. Rich amber floral opening with raspberry and neroli before an incense, leather and vanilla drydown.
Popular Men's Fragrances From the 1970s
- Faberge Brut. Green aromatic fougère with lavender, anise and basil over oakmoss, tonka and sandalwood.
- Leeming Hai Karate. Floral-amber fougère pairing bright citrus and lavender with geranium, patchouli and musk.
- MEM English Leather. Punchy spicy leather chypre with a dry, mossy and distinctly masculine finish.
- Shulton Old Spice. Warm amber-spicy barbershop scent with orange, carnation, cinnamon, vanilla and tonka.
- Paco Rabanne Pour Homme. Classic aromatic fougère with rosemary and lavender over oakmoss, honeyed tobacco and amber.
- Shulton Pierre Cardin. Powdery woody amber; lemon and basil lead into leather, sandalwood, oakmoss and vanilla.
- Ralph Lauren Polo. Dense green woody chypre layering pine, aromatic herbs and oakmoss with leather and tobacco.
- Jovan Musk for Men. Warm spicy woody musk with citrus, pepper and lavender over amber and musky woods.
Popular Perfumes in the 1970s
The 1970s were full of musky and woodsy fragrances. Since the late 1960s, single-note musk fragrances had been very popular, and they reached their peak in the 70s.
Starting in the 1970s, fragrance became a part of daily life. 197 fragrances (128 women, 69 men) launched during the 1970s as compared to 77 (46 women, 31 men) in the 1960s and only 36 (30 women, 6 men) in the 1950s.
It is the decade that saw an increase in unisex fragrances and the creation of the first natural and organic perfumes, which were made by Aveda. Men's new launches were in the chypre category, and floral aldehydes and the use of oak moss in women's fragrances really exploded in the 1970s.
Avon was big in the 1970s, as well as Jovan, and lifestyle scents became very popular after the launch of Revlon's Charlie. We have many of these 1970s perfumes in our collection. Start with a sample if you’re unsure!
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