Interlude Frances Denney for women

THE VERY BEST PERFUME EVER!!! Nice soft powdery scent. I like this and prefer it in Spring and Summer rather than Winter. It smells different to my nose in the winter. I don't get the strong powdery as much in the winter as in the spring.

I am giving my age when I say this! This use to be sold at the cosmetic counter of a high-end department store in the 70's. I still have the original squared glass bottle with about less than one-fourth syrup left.

It was not a spray but the toilette, which was so powerful and woody-citrusy. Smooth and mellow as it dried out. To me it was better than Cinnabar by Estee Lauder. I don't know what the drugstore type kind smells like today, of course they formulate everything for the sake of the pennies!

Love Interlude, it is my signature fall winter fragrance for 40 years, my children associate it with the smell of MOM. Now when they come home, they know I am home, they can smell my fragrance. It is hard to define and I love it so much. The compliments are never ending, non perfume people will ask what is that you smell wonderful... that says it all to me. Classic and wonderful and I am so glad to be able to find it.

Interlude is difficult to define. Yes, it is oriental in its spicieness, yet the blend of distinct jasmine and sharp, bright citrus gives it a unique, sensual, mysterious quality. It is alluring...it is intriguing...yet it is amazingly unlike other scents I've worn. For all of its oriental "flavor", Interlude carries a distinct sharpness, a clarity which does not "dull" to its spicieness. It has a warm-yet-cool feel to it...or perhaps, cool-yet-warm. This is feminine, sexy, and distinct...yet mellows to a coziness...it reminds me of sitting in front of a large fireplace on a gray Autumn afternoon, with a heavy rain outside and the window is opened just enough to allow a continual brisk breeze in to balance the heat. You see...cool,yet warm...cozy, brisk, and quite sexy. I welcome this one back to my fragrance family.

A more complete list of notes:
Bergamot, lemon oil, lime oil, vetiver, patchouli, myrrh, and musk.

Interlude is softer and less sweet than YD. A much more haunting fragrance that lives on in your mind and his. The Bath and Body Perfume is an oil that last all day. Discreet and not an overpowering oriental. It pulls people near and keeps them close.

I have recently written Frances Denney and they assure me the formula hasn't changed. I bought some bath & body perfume in 2006, and it smelled like it did in the early 80's.

My mom had a bottle of Interlude back in the 60s. I think it smelled good if I remember right. Judging from the reviews it might be worth finding a bottle to test. I didn't know that they still make it and now I'm intriged.

update- I found an old half empty bottle of this on eBay. It was very nice even though this was an old evaporated sample. Warm spice with a bit of citrus as comforting as a hot cider on a cold day. It's more heavy and enduring as you would expect from a vintage 1960s perfume. It's worth the price of a new bottle I'd say.

Love this one. I think it came out in the mid-1960s. It has the depth & spiciness of Youth Dew, but is so unique and softer. I've never smelled anything similar. I've heard that men love this scent. The Frances Denney web site has many in the Interlude range and at very reasonable prices.

THis is a truly beautiful fume.It begins with a citrus note.FResh,clean,real!MOre like a lime.THe heart is a beguilding floral of jasmine and rose.THe drydown is spicy with a hint of ginger and cinnoman.Last 6/8 hrs.Excellent sillage,I put it on every nite b4 bed.Makes for sweet dreams.One of my favs.