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I'm 72, my favorite perfumes don't exist anymore. Some that do don't smell the same, changing out just one ingredient can make a big difference. So many modern perfumes just smell of sugar and vanilla.

Just wanna say I REALLY appreciate your long form content. It’s so clear you invest a lot of energy and resources in them. I swear you could have a legitimate show. Keep it up!

I went to the Marilyn Remembered memorial service a few years back and there was a lady there who talked who studied with Marilyn at the actor's studio. She said Marilyn would get so nervous before she had to do a monologue or a scene that she'd get hives and have to put calamine lotion on. But even with the little dabs of calamine lotion, Marilyn's skin had a luminous sheen like a peach. One day the lady asked what did Marilyn eat (wondering if her diet helped her skin look so good) and she said "I eat a lot of grapes." So now calamine lotion and grapes are also smells I associate with Marilyn.

My grandfather was a perfume chemist and he could identify nearly every ingredient that went into a perfume just by spraying it. His Aunt was a dressmaker and was head draper at Bergdorf Goodman for decades and she made dresses for Marilyn! They had custom made manakins that were her measurements so she could make changes and alterations without having to do a fitting. The clothes and other pieces I have that she made are so beautifully done, I can't even imagine the quality that Marilyn got. Also Erin you are so gorgeous as a brunette!! With the thin eyebrows and model bone structure it's giving Maureen O'Hara when her hair was dark 😍

I'm a perfumista. At 60. I have been collecting fragrance (perfume) since I was eight. I had so many original fragrances where the bottles weren't even open. Unfortunately during a robbery. Someone stole all of my perfumes. 50 years gone. Some of those bottles were very high end and no longer made. Including my mother's original Channel no 5. At auction they would've went for a nice price amongst collectors. But more than likely they were sold out of the back of a van in some shady place. They don't understand how much of my life they stole

Marilyn was exceptionally smart. She was a passionate reader. She was clever, quick witted, charming and seductive all at the same time. The dumb blonde was a total act. Marilyn knew exactly what she was doing

My mother was buried with a bottle of Lanvin Arpege. I spotted it in "How to Marry.." but never knew it was a Marilyn favourite! Thank you Erin ❤

I'm a guy and I'm obsessed with Chanel no. 5, more specifically the Parfum/Extrait version (I have six bottles lmao) in addition to the Eau de Parfum version (the most easily found, which comes with a vaporizing spray) and the Eau Première. My tip: as said by Erin, the original No. 5, launched in the 20s is the Parfum/Extrait and the Eau de Toilette. The Eau de Parfum was created in the 80s and I think it is VERY different, and curiously more “dated”, it reminds me of the smell of hairspray, ylang-ylang soap and sandalwood. I think many who hate Chanel no. 5 would change their minds if they had the chance to try the Parfum instead of the EDP. ✨ The Parfum/Extract: floral symphony in which the harmony of May Rose, Jasmine de Grasse and Iris highlights, powdery, buttery, supreme elegance. ✨ Eau de Parfum: loaded with aldehydes, lots of ylang-ylang, rose, vanilla and dusty sandalwood. It reminds me of the smell of hairspray and soap. More dated, but I like it. ✨ Eau de Toilette: the woodier version of No. 5, colder and drier, elegant and easily wearable for men. ✨ Eau Premiere: softer aldehydes, neroli and vanilla, sweeter and more youthful, No. 5 in pastel tones. ✨ L'Eau: the most modern version of all, lots of citrus in the opening, transparent,lighter and softer in the powdery part, this is the first step for the one who wants to wear the classic.

Your passion for makeup/beauty is truly unmatched Erin. You're a delight to watch :)

For my 18th birthday, in 1983, I asked for and received a bottle of Chanel No. 5. I was already into EVERYTHING vintage and was so excited! I felt so grown up.😊

erin has the most beautiful amber eyes theyre so mesmerizing whenever i watch her videos lol

I remember my mother having a bottle of Joy. It was a tiny bottle but the scent was huge and I knew it was special. I never dared use any but I’d open it and just absorb the way it smelled whilst curled up in a corner of my mother’s bedroom. I don’t remember what it was I could smell but I distinctly remember that I thought this was how a sophisticated and strong woman would smell and I wanted to be that woman when I grew up. Elegant, stylish and perfectly female. I was around 6 or 7 at the time and looking back, it was the first time I understood that I would one day be an adult and what I wanted that to look like. It’s crazy to have so many memories come through from simply the name of a perfume.

I see the title, I wonder, "Why does smell-a-vision not exist yet?? 😭" Then, I remember that this is Erin we're talking about. My senses are going to go on a beautifully narrated journey regardless ❤.

I love how Erin is always changing her look, I also love her dedication to all things make up and fragrance. Its just beautiful to hear someone share their clear passion. As far as scent goes ...My Mom always used Dove classic soap and Chanel No 5. I remember doing my homework (around 8:30pm) and my Mom would take a shower and the combined smell of the perfume and soap when she would open my bedroom door to wish me a good night was just the best. She also taught me how to use Max Factor Pan Cake make up and Maybelline "spit" mascara. I miss her to this day.

My Grandma Patty, born in 1925, always put just a dab of perfume behind her knees.

I inherited a bottle of Joy that I only wear for special occasions. It's so cool to know she liked it.

Oh ny goodnesse, Jean Desses was my grandmothers's cousin! Thank you for the mention, we are so proud of his couturier background! He also had other fragrances the other notable was "Kalispera" meaning Good Evening in Greek. Love your videos!

I collect fragrances and most recently my husband gifted me a 1960 bottle of Shalimar unopened, still in the original box. No evaporation. I actually wear that one. Smells like nothing else! I am the same with scent memory ❤❤ love it!

I love the vintage bottles where just a dab of perfume was enough for the entire day, Aldehydes and chypres seemed so much more popular back then. Now the most popular perfumes are fruity florals and ambery scents.

I have a few treasured scent memories. My favorite auntie smoked long fancy cigarettes and doused herself in Tabu and another fragrance that was called Panthera or Cheetah. They no longer make it. It was in the same scent family as Tabu. This was the late late 80s, She had big hair, long red nails and glossy lips. She always wore heels and lots of cleavage. She drank whiskey with water and drove a black firebird with the bird in red paint on the hood!!! I thought she was the coolest lady ever. This was the south so she stood out like a sore thumb and thats how she liked it!! Shes no longer here sadly. She died from breast cancer in her late 40s. I would give anything to spend 1 more day with her!! So now this is a PSA. Ladies, please get your self checked out routinely. Words cant express the hole her absence has left in my heart ❤❤❤

I'm a man in his early adulthood and honestly, I love N°5. I never associated that smell with elderly women. I think I either don't get the animalic notes or I just don't get bothered by them, because all the modern variations of it I've tried I've liked; I'm especially fond of Eau Premiere though, little more modern and the drydown is really nice as well, though the aldehydes really are the backbones of the fragrance :P Then again, I also like violet and iris, which are powdery flowers often associated with the elderly women, rose, lily-of-the-valley, lily, jasmine and white flowers in general (I enjoy a little indolic edge as well, Lust by Lush is a fave), soooo I guess it was expected of me to enjoy the ultimate "grandma perfume" 😹

I LOVE vintage! As a kid, and now, I was always obsessed with the American Songbook singers like Nat King Cole, Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday; and yes Old Hollywood glamour like Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner, etc! I LOVEEEE THIS CHANNEL! My grandparents raised me right! 😉😂🩷🩵 I miss them everyday, and I miss my Mom every single day. I have an old Chanel no 5 I got her in the late 70s that she wore very sparingly to save it; it does smell different than the Chanel No 5 today-even from the late 70s!

My great uncle bought JOY for my great aunt. She used to give me FULL bottles in the 80s!!! I wore JOY as a Midwest girl in the 80s to high school.

I love perfume. Scent to me is so important. So many of my memories are linked to aroma. My mum died during Covid times and she always had perfume on. Most of the time it was cheaper perfumes than I wear but they still hold such lovely memories.

As a life long perfume nut,thank you. I have 2 Femme by Rochas bottles, one at least from the 60's and one new. There is no comparison . The new one doesn't last either. My great aunt left me a beautiful bottle of Geurlain Vol de Nuit. It has sat on my Vanity for 50 years.

Love this my grandma's house that is over 100 years old had a vanity changing room and a built-in perfume cabinet I never understood it until my grandma said certain perfume so you don't want the lights shining through them and makes them age faster. Don't know the science behind it fun when I do visit her her perfume bottles haven't really changed any colors she still has a bunch of them from the 60 to 80s. She still cleans her house using sunflower perfume. In a house coat

I love how passionate and respectful you are when speaking of old fragrances. Most ppl would just call them old lady perfumes

The way you feel about Marilyn is how I feel about Diana, Princess of Wales. She was my fashion goal and loved Pentaglion Bluebell. My mother had a bottle of Joy de Jean Patou my grandfather bought for her in Brazil. Her bottle is slightly smaller than yours but it has its original box. It smells like heaven!

Arpeggios was the first grown up perfume I ever had. My father bought it for me when was 14 when he went to Paris. I’m going to be 61 and I still love Arpege. My mother wore Chanel No 5 and Joy and her name was also Marilyn. I love these deep dives. My mom’s best friend wore Secrets of Venus by Zebeline (sp?). She never wore anything else. At one point they stopped making the perfume and at de toilette and she could only find the bath oil and cologne and it had to be special ordered from a rare scent shop. Scent is so personal and evokes such strong reaction. Thank you for these episodes.

I got a sample of Chanel nr. 5 due to Marilyn - it does smell very “old lady” like, but knowing that is what she smelled too/of is very special ❤

Honestly, watching your videos feels like watching an addictive documentary. Been a fan since the beginning and will continue to support you because you brought quality back to KZfaq for me. I feel like no video you upload could ever disappoint me since we have so much in common when it comes to perfume, Hollywood starlets, and everything vintage. Thank you so much, Erin, you really brighten my days💜

I have a bottle of my nana’s perfume by Lanvin called My Sin. My nana died in 1978 and the bottle was around for long before that. I miss the original version of Perry Ellis from the late 80’s. When I worked in a cosmetics counter in sears I developed a liking for Chanel Eau Premiere over the original Number 5.

As a fellow scent connoisseur, I really appreciate this! I think there’s something beautiful and binding about the feminine urge to smell pretty things.

EDIT: I can't believe I missed Erin's segment involving JOY!!!!! So glad I watched it again. This time without my cat distracting me with his antics .I love the fact Marilyn owned Joy!😻 When I was 19 and working as a hairdresser I had a client in my chair who had just come from a perfume store and I asked to smell her wrist, and fell in love instantly! I kept begging to smell it every few minutes 😹 The scent is a very old (launched 1930) on by Jean Patou called "Joy" I really had no idea how expensive it was but when my mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday later that year I didn't have to think long... I was overJOYed to receive the eau de Toilet and learned several years later that the actual perfume version was the most expensive perfume in the world (for a long time) according to the question card in a board game Trivial pursuit. 🌹.and became the second best seller after Chanel N0 5. Meanwhile 38 years on I still wear Joy. But sadly Jean Patou scents are no longer in production and LVMH now owns it. The scent composition has changed... P.S Many years later my father revealed how his mother always wore Jean Patou's "Amour Amour"(1925). Maybe that's why I subconsciously gravitated to Joy?🤷‍♀

My 77 year old mother has been wearing Arpege since she was a teen (a boyfriend gave it to her as a gift). I love it, and listening to you describe all of the notes, made me realize I have always gravitated similar fragrances. Love your videos, Erin! Thanks for the extra deep dive. 💗

I am 56 and I have loved chanel no5 all of my life since a toddler & sitting with my aunt at her intoxicating dressing table. My aunt fought cancer from 18yrs old & had no children of her own so i became very close to her & hugely influenced by her beauty & femininity. She never looked sick & always smelled like heaven, my grandmas home was beautifully scented with Chanel & Cacharel perfumes. I have worn Chanel all of my life & I adore No 5 , it has certainly changed & does not have the same impact but i need to have it in my bathroom to feel complete.

I love your Marilyn Monroe beauty products obsession! It’s amazing everybody knows who she is but it seems few younger people have actually seen any of her movies! They should AT LEAST watch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How To Marry a Millionaire, and go from there.

You really served it all! the information, the receipts, the makeup, the outfit, the fragrance, the knowledge, the passion for scent. I love watching you talk about all things beauty history :)

i don't wear makeup and have never been a huge fan of history, but regardless have watched every single one of your videos. the passion, joy, and respect conveyed in the delivery of your content is simply exquisite. you are like the ms. frizzle of beauty history. thank you for sharing your joy and excitement with us.

I'm 46. I remember that smell in my grandparent's bathroom SO well. When I was a kid I used to open the sink cabinet and play around with those extra soaps still in the wrapping. Even in the 80s it had that vintage-y wrapping.

My hyperfixations rotate on their own, and I've been on a big perfume kick... and this video appears. What a treat! As always, I love how you blend great research, trekking out to actually find the items, and then make it all so approachable and interesting. Thank you for your wonderful videos!

Your enthusiasm for this topic is infectious enough that, despite never thinking about this topic for a second in my life, I *greatly* enjoyed watching your half-hour video about it. :) Thank you for sharing!

Bringing the LITERAL reciepts! Your videos are so well researched and you have such an amazing vibe. I could listen to you speak on so many makeup and perfume topics for hours!

It is so satisfying to see you looking so absolutely beautiful talking about vintage perfumes with all intensity! The whole sensuality and fullness of it all..wow!

The way you speak about makeup and especially fragrance is poetic! I love stories behind perfumes and products! This video was pure magic! Thank you for your passion, knowledge, and energy! 💜💜

Loved this. I adore perfume. Everything about it. The science, the history, the process. I can talk about the different notes for probably longer than others want me too. So, you going down a rabbit hole on fragrance is my kind of video. ❤

I am having a blue day and finding this video so comforting. Thank you for sharing your passion with us, Erin. I leave your videos always learning something new. It's a breath of fresh air.

I'm not even into make up (kind of tom boy), but for some strange reason, I get interested when Erin talks so passionately. I'm supposed to be working right now - but I'm stuck here!

Marilyn might have liked CLEAN scents because she grew up in an Orphanage

This was a delight to watch. You can truly recognize your passion for all things beauty related. Absolutely fascinating!!

Omg I’ve loved Lanvin specifically Eclat D’ Arpege for so long and I never knew she loved it too! So amazing to learn! Thank you for your work Erin! 🤍🤍🤍

I love fragrance ❤ it’s amazing the second you smell something familiar it takes you back to that exact time in your life.

Erin you should try to have dupes made! Using the originals. You could call it the Marilyn experience! 💋

I really appreciate the extent you go to prove and source your info. I remember seeing a commenter mention Marilyn wearing Arpège to you on tiktok way back when and you weren't quite sure of it at the time, sources wise, but I went ahead and bought a modern bottle anyway 😂 I'm super happy to hear it's proveable that she actually wore it, because even the modern bottle (while distinctly vintage smelling) is gorgeous and I love sniffing it often and pondering what it might have smelled like at the time Marilyn wore it. Also have the Floris bath perfume, it smells so lemongrass-y to me, and soapy/aldehyde heavy.

I literally do not care this much about fragrances but I watched the entire video because Erin’s passion makes everything so intriguing that it just makes you instantly fascinated with what she’s talking about.

Yay for longform videos! I personally prefer this over short form videos.

ERIN your content speaks to the absolute depths of my soul. The detective work, the process, the study the detail and the presentation of your findings. Everything is PERFECTION. Please hit me up if you ever need staff! ❤

I'm 56 and have had a long love affair with fragrance. I appreciate all of the research you do into make-up and fragrance and you are hands-down my absolute favorite channel to watch for this sort of content. Look forward to all of your informative videos. You rock!!

I love vintage perfumes, and I love having a scent that is different to what everyone else wears. I think you’ve inspired me to seek out the original versions of my favourite scents. Great video, as always. ❤

Absolutely Incredible. As a Marilyn enthusiast, Thank you SO much!

I absolutely love your videos. I love Marilyn too and it’s nice to learn more from such a passionate admirer

I'm not well versed on frangrance. But I love listening to you talk about your passions! And I love learning! Thank you for sharing, Erin!❤

I love how much history you ad to your videos. You make it actually interesting to watch, listen, pay attention, and absorb ❤

I love perfume! It’s a real passion to collect lovely scents. More on scent please ❤

Pretty much all my favorite perfumes use civet, but I'm also an animal lover, so the fact that civet is synthetic in perfumes since about the 1980's is nice to know.

you’re such a gem, Erin ❤️ glad I found your channel, truly one of a kind. my love language is scent so this video really spoke to me.

Excellent video. As a fragrance lover, you covered a lot of in depth information on classic perfumery. I have used Arpège in the 1970’s and 80’s and use Chanel no. 5 extrait as well as other formulations today. You are right about the extrait being close to the original formulation of no. 5. Joy is gorgeous . I wear the eau de parfum and parfum today. It blooms on the skin. Vivien Leigh’s signature scent was Joy !! Thanks for your video .

This is so exciting, my grandmother wore Arpege so often and only that, so I have a bottle as well to remember her by ❤ thank you for sharing

Your long videos are such a treat and your voice is so soothing 🖤 perfumes are a big passion of mine, smells and fragrances in general. If I smell something I can tell exactly what it reminds me of, even if it was a book I've read 20 years ago. And I can cry about how melancholic it makes me feel!

This video was so lovely, Erin. Your love and respect of Marilyn, perfume, and history are such a joy to watch. :)

Erin, thank you so much for these videos! You are so educational and your research is amazing. I think I could spend a whole day with you and soak up your knowledge of all things beauty like a sponge! I have always wanted to try the Chanel, but I can't with its price. So I really appreciate all of the info on it. Please keep on bringing these fun and educational videos! And you have such a sweet and soothing voice. You'd be great at public speaking! Every time I finish watching your videos, I feel like I'm in a master class. 👍🏻

I love your videos! You are so knowledgeable about historic beauty. Thank you for sharing your passion!

The sheer history and research you put in your videos is so mind-blowing! :) (Also, a treasured scent memory to me is my long-deceased Aunt Shirley driving to Pennsylvania from Florida in her 1977 Lincoln and the combination of air conditioner, cigarette smoke, and her favorite perfume White Shoulders as she would step out of her car.)

Your videos bring such joy. I love the history, and the commitment you give. Everything is so beautifully done

I love your long form content! I feel like it’s a show and I get so excited for the full performance. Your so educational and I love the vintage photos and receipts you share. I am so curious to buy that soap and see if it reminds me of my grandparents as well. Sometimes when I go in vintage stores I will smell something that immediately takes me to their house. I love how scent does that. ❤

You’re my absolute favorite Erin. Thank you for making this video soul sister!!!❤❤❤ I, too, am obsessed with perfume and Marilyn. Would love more videos like this but I also love every video you make. Thank you for the intention and time and thought you put into your work.

Love! You are so wonderful. So passionate and educated about the things you are fascinated by and its inspiring. To be honest, whenever theres a sponsored part in videos I FF, not this time, you are such a great storyteller that I was memorized. You sold that girl- shes an icon, shes a legend. ❤

your marilyn videos are my absolute fav i can’t wait to hear all about your interview with queen marie irvine!!💖💋

I love it when Erin talks about fragrances, and I appreciate all the detective work that is put into these videos ❤

Arpege was my mother's favorite scent. You are the first person to mention it in decades. It brought back amazing memories.

We don’t have the same interests, but I love listening to passionate people talk about things they love and that’s why i always come to your videos.

You are truly amazing! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and diving into the past of Marilyn ❤ much love

Erin, I would absolutely love to see a fragrance collection tour from you. Thank you for what you do!

I love your videos ❤❤❤ Scents are so subjective, but they can transport you through time and space. The last present my mom ever bought me was Elizabeth Arden 'Green tea lotus'. We went to a store, I chose this one, because it reminded me of a time when I was a kid and our entire family went to forests to gather mushrooms, berries, flowers for teas, etc. We always had a picnic and this fragrance (base notes birch, mid notes green tea, jazmin tea, top notes yuzu, mandarin, ume, cherry blossom) reminds me of that. And now it's also a reminder of my mom. It's not sophisticated scent (this 'green tea' line has almost 20 variations), but it's nostalgic to me😊😊😊

I love vintage perfume; my collection is approaching 1,000 bottles now. If you haven’t yet tried these classics, they are very much worth trying. Fabergé Flambeau, Max Factor Primitif, Lanvin My Sin, Fabergé Tigress, Tuvaché Jungle Gardenia, Max Factor Hypnotique (Sharon Tate wore this), Nina Ricci l’Air du Temps, Robert Piguet Fracas, Robert Piguet Bandit, Molinard Habanita, Jean Patou Joy/Sublime/1000, Coty Sophia, Revlon Intimate, Revlon Ciara, Guerlain l’Heure Bleue…

I absolutely love and adore your videos. The amount of research you put into your videos is just amazing. Especially when it comes to Marilyn Monroe I love that we learn that she actually wore orange lipstick because of you and now we get to learn more about her fragrances.

Many of the scents you described I have never experienced, even the basic floral ones, because they don't occur where I live. *BUT* your description is so detailed and well-versed, and you felt it so wholeheartedly, I could catch a glimpse of they are. Thank you for an amazing video! Your research is very appreciated!

I’m obsessed with vintage perfumes! I love these videos ❤. Bal à Versailles by Jean Desprez is one of my all time favorites.

Arpege has been my grandma's fragrance all my life, it's so warm and familiar to me.

AHHH MY FAVOURITE QUEEN POSTED!! Again, the amount of research!! I love you so much!!

Miss Erin, you are a treasure!! Thank you from the bottom of my Marilyn and fragrance loving heart for this video. I loved it!! ❤

You have increased my love for beauty history TENFOLD since I first found you. There’s truly no one like you out there and I appreciate you so much

I'm obsessed with perfumes, thanks for this, going to enjoy it❤

I love to see you review the new besamé era fragrances and talk about this history of fragrance during those times. What was the most popular etc. love your videos I finally learned how to curl my lashes because of you lol.

What a treat! You combined my two interests, Marilyn Monroe and perfume 😁🙏 Thank you!!!

I’ve alway sprayed perfume on my ankles and knees too. Scents have a tendency to rise so you will smell it more and it really blends to your body.

You are the queen Erin !!! Thank you for all this amazing content!! There is no one like you!! Love the MARILYN series, still praying for the 50s MM makeup deep dive, I know you love the 60s MM more lol the chic MM, I like the LORELEI LEE era lol

I immediately added your Scentbird recommendations to my Queue! I LOVE Scentbird! ✨

love love love love your long-form videos! wish you had documentary series on vintage/historical hair, make-up, and perfume! xoxoxoxoxoxo