Who doesn't remember Debbie Gibson? While I wasn't around when her bubble gum pop music hit the radio, I do know her. Apparently in the 80s, you were either a Tiffany fan or a Debbie Gibson fan....or you wished sweet death upon both like my mother did. Either way, Tiffany and Debbie were the epitome of pop music in the 80s. Like the Britney and Christina of their time. However only one had a fragrance. Only one of these girls went down in history with the glory of a scent by Revlon. That girl was Debbie Gibson. Or Debrorah Gibson as she prefers now.
Electric Youth was a song and album produced by Debbie in 1988. The perfume, made by Revlon, was a tie in for the teen mega star. This scent was a staple for tween and teen girls of the flashy era. Because smelling like Aquanet and strawberry Lip Smacker just wasn't enough.
So I did some research on the base notes of this scent. I couldn't find a definite answer but it's somewhere along the lines of candy/sweets, musk and other girly things. My first guess was sugar and spice. Mostly because this scent was spicer than I expected. I actually wasn't as big a fan as I had hoped. But it's actually grown on me.
My initial feeling was "this is so old it's fermented!" Can perfume do that....I'm sure somehow it can. But after a few hours, the musk wears off. It's still spicy but super sweet.
So nearly 30 years later, Debbie Gibson's Electric Youth still remains a must. At least in my book. I've had several women of various ages comment on the scent. The women my mom's age carry fond memories of EY. The younger ladies go "who is Debbie Gibson? Is she on American Idol?" Sigh......
My hopes for a follow up fragrance may be only in my dreams ;) but not all is lost in my eyes...
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