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Saturday, December 27, 2014

Devastating by Anjou c1943

Devastating by Anjou: launched in 1943.









Available in the following:
  • Dusting Powder 
  • Eau de Parfum
  • Parfum

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a spicy floral chypre fragrance for women
  • Top notes: aldehydes, ginger, bergamot
  • Middle notes: carnation, lily of the valley, pepper
  • Base notes: ambergris, oakmoss, patchouli, sandalwood, musk, opoponax

Click HERE to find Devastating by Anjou


The packaging was in green satin, called "devastating green", and the prism bottle had a polished crystal stopper. Devastating Bath Powder was housed in a square green satin- covered box with an inner lid to hold the puff.

Discontinued, date unknown. It was still sold in 1962.

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