Queen Elizabeth II's favourite perfumes were never confirmed, though it's often been said that she enjoyed Guerlain's L'Heure Bleue, a spicy citrus scent with a powdery dry down which has since been discontinued.
Queen Elizabeth reportedly wore Guerlain L'Heure Bleue, a spicy citrus with a powdery dry down. It's been a classic for the fragrance house ever since the scent was created in 1912.
Perhaps serendipitously, bluebell is also a fragrance note favoured by Harry's wife, Meghan Markle.
Princess Diana
The late Princess of Wales wore Houbiquant's Quelques Fleurs, a sumptuous blend of tuberose, jasmine, lily of the valley, and rose to marry Prince Charles. In his memoir, Spare, Prince Harry also revealed his mother's favorite scent—First by Van Cleef & Arpels.
Creed actually presented Victoria with a suprisingly heady scent, in 1845, 'Fleurs de Bulgarie', which she wore throughout her illustrious reign: a waltz of Bulgarian rose, musk, ambergris and bergamot (and an updated version is still a bestseller today).
In the early 80s there were two standard colognes with him wherever he went, Aramis and Lagerfeld. He did try others occasionally but always reverted back to those. Later, when he was spending more time in Switzerland he discovered L'Eau Dynamisante by Clarins which he wore much of the time.
These perfumes were generally simpler than the ones we know today and consisted, in large part, of florals and other botanicals, such as rose, violet, bergamot, lemon, and lavender.
Orange Blossom Cologne by Jo Malone: Kate Middleton's perfume. A warm, sweet, floral scent. Kate Middleton chose Orange Blossom by perfumer Jo Malone as her favourite fragrance. The Duchess of Cambridge has worn this orange blossom scent for several years now.
Kate Middleton's favorite perfume is Orange Blossom by Jo Malone. The reason Kate can't wear fragrance when she's carrying out royal duties is out of respect to whoever she's meeting. However, she's often spotted wearing Orange Blossom when she's off duty.
A royal biographer claimed that Meghan Markle wore Princess Diana's favorite fragrance at their first meeting to win Harry's heart, Angela Levin claimed. Meghan Markle had an insider advantage in winning Prince Harry's affection. Angela Levin said, “The first time they met, she had Diana's perfume on.
For her wedding to Prince William, the now Princess of Wales, Catherine Middleton, is said to have worn a springtime scent of buttery florals — White Gardenia Petals, by niche British perfumer Illuminum. The scent promptly sold out everywhere and is now quite difficult to come across.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge – Blenheim Bouquet by Penhaligon's – “originally created for the Duke of Marlborough.” Another plausible choice. Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge – White Gardenia Petals by Illuminum.
89: Another favourite fragrance of Prince Charles is Floris No. 89. This fragrance is a combination of citrus, lavender, and musk, creating a clean and classic scent that is suitable for daily wear. Creed Green Irish Tweed: Creed is a well-known luxury fragrance brand that is favored by King Charles III.
Floris London is known to be the Queen's go-to perfume brand, with rumours that she opts for the signature White Rose scent. As the only perfume brand to be granted a royal warrant from the Queen, Floris London definitely has the royal seal of approval.
It has now been confirmed that the Queen was embalmed.
“Following a centuries-old tradition for royals, the Queen's coffin is lined with lead, which helps prevent a body from decomposing for longer.
The key to her vibrant complexion, Hello magazine claims that the secret to her skin was Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hour Cream Balm, used every morning and night.
Skincare enthusiast Elizabeth Olsen is a fan of subtler fragrances particularly Diptyque's Philosykos, a creamy fig scent.
Princess Diana's favourite perfume was Penhaligon's Bluebell - you can still buy it today | HELLO!
Oscar by Oscar de la Renta was Princess Margaret's fragrance of choice.
If there's one person we should all be taking hair inspiration from, it's the royal highness herself – and no, while she is a Queen, I don't mean Beyoncé. Instead, The Princess of Wales stepped out just yesterday with a newly dyed hair look and we're crowning it (see what I did there) the colour of the season.
Kate Middleton's signature (and effortless) smokey eye look reportedly comes from Lancôme's mascara. And it's no surprise why.
Audrey Hepburn: Givenchy L'Interdit
A floral aldehyde, L'Interdit's notes include bergamot, rose, jasmine, iris, violet, narcissus, and sandalwood. In later years, Audrey wore Creed Spring Flower, another scent created just for her.
The Victorian Period (And Beyond)
From the 1890s to the early 1980s, people used sanitary belts, which basically were reusable pads that attached to a belt worn around the waist – and yes, they were as uncomfortable as they sound.
For masking women's body odors, preferred perfume facets usually are: rich, sweet and smooth benzoin, dreamy, sensual and earthy honey absolute, elegant, lush and noble vanilla and rich, deep and complex labdanum. Women also usually have more acidic skin than their male counterparts.