Halston by Halston was launched in 1975. Created by the perfumes at International Fragrances and Flavors (IFF). It is now referred to as Halston Classic.
The Halston Fragrance was introduced to the USA in 1976. At the time of the creation of Halston, a rare marigold extract was discovered in the south of France. This note enabled the perfumer to give the fragrance a lovely soft top note. Coincidentally, their chemists developed a new woody note that the whole industry referred to as "the Halston woody note." it was unique to perfumery and the blending of this note with the marigold accord made a new perfumery statement. Halston himself insisted that the fragrance must be flowing such as his designs. This fragrance was created to flow from fresh green floral to the warm sexy woody phase. Halston worked with the perfumer to get the impression he wanted.
The Halston Fragrance was introduced to the USA in 1976. At the time of the creation of Halston, a rare marigold extract was discovered in the south of France. This note enabled the perfumer to give the fragrance a lovely soft top note. Coincidentally, their chemists developed a new woody note that the whole industry referred to as "the Halston woody note." it was unique to perfumery and the blending of this note with the marigold accord made a new perfumery statement. Halston himself insisted that the fragrance must be flowing such as his designs. This fragrance was created to flow from fresh green floral to the warm sexy woody phase. Halston worked with the perfumer to get the impression he wanted.
"It was the most successful launch of a new fragrance in perfume history," said Halston. "But it didn't happen overnight. It took me two years of testing 300-400 fragrances to find the right one. It's sexy and personal, yet it has a healthy, outdoorsy green floral note."
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral chypre fragrance for women with a dominant jasmine note. It starts with a fruity, herbaceous and green top, followed by a floral woody heart, resting on a woody, mossy, powdery base. It was said to be composed of 800 rare essences including a special aromatic chemical dubbed the "Halston Woody note" developed by IFF specifically for Halston.
Luxurious blend of floral fruity and ambery wood notes themed on the richness of jasmine and rose on a sensuous base of vetiver, amber and precious woods.
Please note the differences in the bottles. The original cap was made of white painted metal, which was later changed to white plastic, I am unsure of when this took place exactly.
Halston's fragrance lines were owned by various companies over the years. To help clear up confusion, I have created a handy timeline to help date your bottles.
- Top notes: citron, lemon oil, French marigold absolute, spearmint, melon, green notes, peach and Italian bergamot oil
- Middle notes: French carnation absolute, French orris root, Egyptian jasmine absolute, ylang-ylang, Texan cedar and Moroccan rose absolute
- Base notes: Mysore sandalwood, ambergris, Indonesian patchouli, musk, Yugoslavian oakmoss absolute, vetiver and frankincense
A unique fresh green floral top note supported by sparkling citrus tones. The fragrance features an unusual floral accord of marigold, rose, jasmine and carnation. The floral character is carried through the dry down and is given further enhancement from a blend of sandalwood, patchouli, amber and sensual animal notes.
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Fate of the Fragrance:
This was reformulated and relaunched as Halston Woman in 2009.
The new formula is classified as a floral oriental fragrance for women and is presented in a silver colored bottle.
- Top notes: Sicilian bergamot, marigold, and black currant
- Middle notes: rose, iris root, rose absolute, and jasmine
- Base notes: patchouli, sandalwood and amber
Halston's fragrance lines were owned by various companies over the years. To help clear up confusion, I have created a handy timeline to help date your bottles.
Halston Fragrances Timeline:
- 1974 Halston Fragrances, Inc. was created.
- In 1981, we see the name Parfums Halston being used up until around 1990.
- 1983 Halston Fragrances was licensed to JC Penney and was a division of Playtex International.
- 1986 Halston Fragrances, Inc was acquired by the Revlon Group and fragrances were reformulated.
- 1987 Halston Fragrances are now marketed under Revlon's Prestige Fragrances, Ltd. Division. These items will be marked with "HALSTON ® ©Prestige Fragrances, Ltd. Dist. New York"
- 1991 Both the Halston and Princess Marcella Borghese lines were acquired by Saudi Arabian investors, four unnamed brothers who formed a new company called Halston Borghese International Ltd, in 1992. Fragrances were most likely reformulated. These items will be marketed with the following "Made for © Halston Fragrances New York, New York, 10153. London" Other times you may find the words "Halston Enterprises, Inc.", "Halston Fragrances, Distr. New York, New York 10036." or zip code 10153.
- 1996 The Halston fragrances were acquired by French Fragrances and reformulated. These fragrances will be marketed under the "French Fragrances, Inc," name. You may also see it worded as "FFI Fragrance International Inc."
- 1999 French Fragrances acquired Unilever's Elizabeth Arden.
- 2001 French Fragrances changes its name to Elizabeth Arden, Inc. and reformulated fragrances again will be marked with "EA Fragrances Co."
- 2008 brand relaunched with updated fragrances.
- 2009 Halston Woman launched in a silver bottle.
Have you found a dupe for the original 1974 Halston fragrance. I wore Halston from 1974 up until it was re-formulated (and was not the same). Would like to find a similar scent, as I miss the original.
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