Flashback Fragrances

I’ve written about Fritsch’s — a timet capsule fragrance shop in my hometown of Kitchener — many times before. But the shop is winding down now, the gentleman who ran it is no longer able to handle the day-to-day operations and his children and grandchildren are now in the process of selling off decades of old stock.

I happened to find the shop open last Friday when I was back visiting my mother. I only had minutes to visit but I did manage to acquire some cool artifacts. Like the blue, bug-eyed sunglasses by Swank. And this lenticular glass Les Parfums Worth sign.

Also picked up this Hermès Eau de Cologne soaps and toiletries bag. This citrussy scent was created by perfumer François Caron in 1979. I dare say these gift with purchase products date to around then.

There were also bins and bins of old fragrance samples. And old cosmetics, which I picked up for the packaging. On the bus ride home, I had an idea to make fake medicine chests stocked with these beauties for people to poke around in. Now I have to go back and get more goodies.More gift with purchase: a Mystere de Rochas hanky. It will make a cool wrist wrap I reckon.

I’ll post my favourite find tomorrow!