Mahal, sourcing the name of his creation from Mumtaz’s beloved ‘Gardens of Shalimar’. And while Emperor Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz, Jacques Guerlain created Shalimar , a fragrance that would become the epitome of seduction for years to come.

Joy by Jean Patou

Presented as ‘the most expensive perfume’ during the Wall Street crash in 1930, Joy depicted luxury and class unlike any other

scent of its time. The Jean Patou house survived during the Great Depression because of its perfumes, Joy becoming the second bestselling fragrance after Chanel’s No 5 . Featuring an intense blend of luscious white florals and alluring musk, Joy boasts a unique concentration of ten-thousand and six-hundred flowers of jasmine and twenty-eight dozens of roses.

L’Air du Temps by Nina Ricci

The Ricci house owes much of its

reputation to this exclusive yet prodigious floral scent. Launched after World War II in 1948, L’Air du Temps features two doves on its cap as a symbol of peace, and a scent within that evokes warmth, class and femininity. With a spicy heart of carnation, rose, jasmine and violet, floral-lovers can’t go wrong with this scent - yet it may be a bit overwhelming for the uninitiated.

Opium by Yves Saint Laurent

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