Article: Scents for a women; Fragrances ALISON JONES consulted Birmingham's top department stores and scent sellers, including Debenhams, House of Fraser, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and the Perfume Shop, to come up with the top 10 best selling perfumes. These are the favourite fragrances.(Features)

Byline: ALISON JONES

Angel

Launched during the last global recession back in 1992, this was an escapist perfume, as indicated by the wishful star-shaped bottle, which was actually designed before the scent itself was created. As a small somewhat dreamy boy Thierry Mugler, a ballet dancer turned window dresser turned designer, used to believe that stars were his friends. He wanted to capture the smells of his childhood, of candy floss and toffee apples. Angel - the most popular perfume in France - is said to be the first Oriental gourmand fragrance. It ...

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