The 1990s were a defining decade. Supermodels became globally recognized, Alexander McQueen ascended to the pinnacle of fashion, and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy forever etched her name in history as New York’s ultimate it-girl. Meanwhile, shopping malls were veritable temples of fragrance. Young women would flock to perfume counters, dreaming of Angel by Thierry Mugler – an original gourmand scent featuring the incredibly glamorous Jerry Hall as its muse. Alternatively, they’d discreetly enter Victoria’s Secret and spend their allowances on those intoxicatingly sweet body mists. If the budget didn’t allow, one could acquire a perfume education by pilfering their mother’s Vogue magazine and pressing fragrance samples against their wrists. Ah, those were the days.
As nostalgia resurfaces with renewed intensity, we revisit the finest women’s perfumes from that era – scents from the 1990s that still deserve a place in your fragrance collection. From Eternity by Calvin Klein to Trésor by Lancôme, these are compositions that have truly stood the test of time.
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1990s Fragrances Making a Comeback in 2026
Angel, MUGLER
Trésor, Lâncome
Dolce Vita, DIOR
Classique, Jean Paul Gaultier
L’Air du Temps, Nina Ricci
Eternity, Calvin Klein
Amarige, Givenchy
Anaïs Anaïs, Cacharel
Based on materials from Vogue.co.uk