Voeu de Noel by Caron: launched in 1946.
A beautiful rose perfume named Rose de Noel (Christmas Rose) was created in 1939 by Ernest Daltroff and was presented at the 1939 World's Fair along with two more of Caron's fragrances Alpona and Adastra. Rose de Noel was later renamed Voeu de Noel (Christmas Wish) in 1946.
So what does it smell like? The wonderful incense and dusty rose laden fragrance has been described as being a marriage of Nuit de Noel and Or et Noir, both by Caron. Additional perfume notes include violet, carnation, sweet woods, spices and Mousse de Saxe.
A 1950's article from Australia's Sydney Morning Herald described Voeu de Noel as
The bottle was erroneously cited as being made by Lalique in several books, including my previous guides on ebay (which I can no longer edit). However this special double poppy flower opalescent flacon was designed by Felicie Vanpouille (Felicie Bergaud) and manufactured by Cristallerie de Romesnil.
Voeu de Noel has been discontinued for many years. In 1991, Caron released a deluxe special edition bottle made by Baccarat, exactly like the original..
Origin:
A beautiful rose perfume named Rose de Noel (Christmas Rose) was created in 1939 by Ernest Daltroff and was presented at the 1939 World's Fair along with two more of Caron's fragrances Alpona and Adastra. Rose de Noel was later renamed Voeu de Noel (Christmas Wish) in 1946.
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? The wonderful incense and dusty rose laden fragrance has been described as being a marriage of Nuit de Noel and Or et Noir, both by Caron. Additional perfume notes include violet, carnation, sweet woods, spices and Mousse de Saxe.
- Top notes: citrus
- Middle notes: rose, lilac, carnation, violet
- Base notes: incense, oakmoss, spices, sweet woods
A 1950's article from Australia's Sydney Morning Herald described Voeu de Noel as
"a heady fragrance with strong overtones of carnations, involving opulence and burnished colour as mental associations. Packed in opalescence for 23 and a half pounds."
Flacon:
Le Musée International de la Parfumerie
Another flacon, though just as rare, is the standard Caron flacon used for extraits such as Tabac Blonde and N'Aimez Que Moi and Farnesiana. The stopper is molded with an intaglio of Caron in cursive script. Notice the silvery foil label that has a radiating design around the name of the perfume.
photo by ebay seller luvparfum
Fate of the Fragrance:
Voeu de Noel has been discontinued for many years. In 1991, Caron released a deluxe special edition bottle made by Baccarat, exactly like the original..
No comments:
Post a Comment
All comments will be subject to approval by a moderator. Comments may fail to be approved if the moderator deems that they:
--contain unsolicited advertisements ("spam")
--are unrelated to the subject matter of the post or of subsequent approved comments
--contain personal attacks or abusive/gratuitously offensive language