Let's all smell good

Writer: Molly moore

Source: Times-Union/World/pg A19

Date: Sunday January 21 2007

Title: Marie Antoinette fragrance re-created

This article is about a Marie Antoinette newly re-created perfume. It explained that research by historian and professor, Elisabeth do Feydeau at eh Versailles School of Perfumes had discovered the recipes of her fragrances. My understanding that there were only ten, eight and a half ounce crystal bottles of this probably one of a kind fragrances produced selling for a hefty $10,500 each and five have already been sold. If your wallet can't afford that, there are also one that is slightly under one ounce for a mere $450.. The proceeds for this outrageous retail price is said to be going for the purchase of her wood traveling case from a private collector that is asking about half a million.

Nancy's comment: This is absolutely ridiculiou...$10.500 for a bottle of perfume make form flowers that I wouldn't be surprised that you could go pick yourself. Fame seems to be profitable, but not if you are one of the poor working class who is enticed by all the advertising hype suggesting that this famous person uses it or wears it. My gripe here is that a drop or a spritz of perfume latst...what...2 maybe 3 hours then it's gone. What a waste of good money. One would have to be so gullible to want to spend so much money (even the very wealthy) on this perfume, no matter what famous person wore it. For what that 8.5 ox. costs... you could keep a family of 4 in groceries or clothes for a year. With our economy as it is today ...that is ridiculous. I am wondering maybe the media is trying to portray it as an historical event..I think that Marie Antionette should stay back in the history books along with her perfume recipes....then we can sit back and read about her and save our money....