Pensioner has gone into business selling medieval perfumes he recreates from ancient formulas

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Victorian and medieval perfume<br />
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Pictured: Barry Gibson with one of the Victorian Fragrances.<br />
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A pensioner has gone into business selling medieval perfumes he recreates from ancient formulas he has found in old 'recipe' books.<br />
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Barry Gibson uses the archive of rare perfume books he bought at auction to recreate classic scents that are centuries old.<br />
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He tries to stay as true to the original formulations as possible, but substitutes any animal-derived ingredients like musk for plant-sourced alternatives.<br />
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While most perfumes by the likes of Chanel and Dior are manufactured in factories full of stainless steel and bottled within 24 hours, Barry<br />
makes them all by hand using traditional techniques.