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Fashion model Mouche, outfit by Grès, jewelry by Gripox for Vogue, 1971.

Photographer: Irving Penn

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MCU / Earth-6677 Perfume Headcanons

For the past couple of years, I've been collecting perfumes. I like the scents and stories they can create. Someone even said that "perfume is poetry you can wear". This hobby has crossed over into my creative work as a fanfic writer and for a while I've been assigning my characters perfumes I think would fit them. I've got a big spread sheet, but I'll give a couple perfumes for each character I've thought of. I'll break this up into parts, as well, doing it character by character, and start with Agent Carter. The reason why I created my fanfic series. And let's start with Peggy, herself.

A long time ago, Besamé had an Agent Carter themed cosmetic line that included a perfume. It's discontinued, but I remember the notes were described as bergamot, rose, and amber. Based off that, I think L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci is a close fit. Debuting in 1948, L'Air du Temps is a floral-spicy scent with notes of jasmine, carnation, rose, iris, and sandalwood. It's very classy and sparkling.

My second perfume for Peggy is En Avion by Caron. Created in the 1932, En Avion is a floral-spicy scent with notes of orange, neroli, lilac, jasmine, opoponax, and amber, and inspired by Hélène Boucher, a French pilot who set several speed records in the 1920s. It's a portrait of contradictions - luminous and spicy, but cool and mossy. Something sophisticated, complex, and adventurous is ideal for Peggy.

Next up, my third perfume, I think Peggy would at least get a good laugh from Cabochard by Grès. Why? Because Cabochard means "stubborn" or "headstrong" in French. It's a leathery chypre released in 1959 for the Parisian fashion house, Madame Grès, who was famed for her dresses inspired by Grecian statues. While Madame Grès didn't personally like the fregrance, she knew it was a hit with her customers. it has notes of bergamot, mandarin orange, galbanum, ylang ylang, jasmine, Bulgarian rose, clove, oakmoss, tobacco, musk iris, sandalwood, vetiver, leather, castoreum, patchouli, and labdanum. The original version (because older scents get reformulated all the time) was described as being a softer version of Bandit from Robert Piguit. I don't imagine Peggy wearing this one a lot - probably for an evening out or when she wants to scare somebody. The original is a pretty intimidating scent what with the smoky leather and green notes hiding a floral heart.

Finally, my fourth perfume for Peggy is Véga by Guerlain. Released in 1936 and discontinued in the 60s, and got a limited edition re-release in 2006, Véga was a floral-spicy scent with notes of aldehydes, jasmine, iris, orange blossom, sandalwood, vanilla, and heliotrope. The perfume is named for Vega, a star in the constellation Lyra and the fifth brightest in the night sky. I picked this because I think there's a story to be told about a young Peggy getting her first "grown up" perfume. It's a study of contrasts between the chilly aldehydes top and warm vanilla base, and the delicate floral heart in between. I think it speaks to the multiple sides of Peggy; the frosty exterior and gentle interior, the passion and control, the constant battle between her head and heart. Coincidentally, the star Vega gets its name from the Arabic phrase an-nasr al-wāqi' - the falling eagle. In Arabic culture, Lyra was seen as an eagle with folded wings. Given S.H.I.E.L.D.'s logo, it's sort of appropriate that Véga should have that connection.