Monday, April 29, 2013

Folie de Minuit by Parfums Lanier c1952

Folie de Minuit was launched in 1952 by Parfums Lanier.






The New Yorker, 1958:
"Folie de Minuit de Lanier, "the $50 per ounce priceless perfume."

Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? It is classified as a woody-mossy-leafy chypre fragrance for women. I have no official notes so I will use a vintage perfume nip and tell you what I can detect.
  • Top notes: aldehydes, bergamot and geranium
  • Middle notes: orris, labdanum, rose, jasmine, galbanum
  • Base notes: oakmoss, sandalwood, patchouli, ambergris, musk, vetiver, cedar, tonka bean, labdanum





Fate of the Fragrance:


Discontinued some time in the 1960s.
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  1. conniemayMarch 25, 2019 at 11:55 AM

    I remember my mom wearing this when she’d get dressed up to go out. I got in trouble for repeatedly breaking glass nibs open to smell them. When I saw them for sale yesterday, on Etsy, I was amazed at how precise the memories were about them. Scent has powerful pathways in our brains for sure. I remembered the dresser she kept them in, the mirror, the scent of the drawers, seeing my sister crying from my mom trying to rake thru her crazy hair before school, my reflection in the mirror... and I must have been only 5 yrs old then.

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    1. GHMarch 25, 2019 at 4:45 PM

      Thank you for sharing your memories with us Connie!

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