I think in the old days fragrances contained a lot more alcohol. They used to "burn" on the skin. Nowadays a lot of people use fragrances without alcohol (body mist). I can't imagine Steiner using body mist.Martti Kujansuu wrote:
- Eau de Cologne, "33", 83 %
I also think that in the old days people who used perfume, used it more. Nowadays it's bad taste to reek of it. But I think it was more acceptable or even considered positive back then. Hence Degrelle's remark of a "well perfumed Steiner".
I also think Steiner was a vain man, maybe a bit "metrosexual" (definitely ahead of his time with that... ). I recently bought his book and there's a very nice photo of him with his hands in the pocket, maybe trying to look like a casual supermodel.