@Gemspirit
I respect and love Tova for her spirit, and ingenuity. She is literally a pioneer in the field of marketing fragrance. People thought she was nuts running adds for her TOVA fragrance by mail.She placed all these ads in movie magazines, fashion rags and such. She literally sold out many times, by mail order alone. The secret to her success was the fragrance was so good, she had repeat customers, and then word of mouth. This is back before internet, cells phones and Pinterest, LOL! She didn't sell in stores then. You could only get her products in her private shop, and by mail order or phone! You need a great product to do that. I believe her skin care ran into a snag with an ingredient as well. JMHO. I miss her TOVA Nights so much. Makes you weep. The new is okay, but it is NOT the same. Watered down and missing something. Sigh.
Personally, I think all fragrances I have ever used changed. At least the old time fragrances. Most all Philosophy scents have changed to me. I wear Beach by Bobbi Brown, and it has changed a bit. For years I wore Rive Gauche by Yves St Laurent. I started wearing it when it was launched in the early 1970's. Then in 1997 I went to buy a bottle and the hardest time finding it. I went to one of those Perfumeries, and they told me all they had left were testers, as it was discontinued. I did further research, and contacted company and was told this, Rive Gauche was taken off the shelves to "reformulate " it for the "modern woman. That is exactly what they said, "the modern woman". I bought a bottle when it came out again, and I could smell the memories, but it didn't have the staying power, and it was missing the powdery scent that stayed on the skin until you bathed. When I wore that fragrance everyone commented on that fragrance. Now, I don't think it is a seller at all?
I think people are in luck if they have chosen a newer fragrance launched in the last few years. Chances of it being reformulated soon are slim.
“sometimes you have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on”….Bob Dylan