Tresor by Lancome c1952

Trésor by Lancôme: launched in 1952. The name means "Treasure" in French.

Original Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is a semi-oriental floral fragrance for women.

• Top notes: rose, lilac and lily of the valley
• Heart notes: spices, orange blossom, peach and apricot
• Base notes: green leaves, resins, balm, sandalwood, cedar, amber and musk

It was available in Parfum, Cologne and Eau Parfumee.

Bottles:

Tresor's parfum was presented in an inverted pyramid flacon, brilliantly faceted like a huge diamond,  made to be held in one's hand, designed by Areca of Style Marque. This deluxe flacon, known as "Le Diamant", was promoted around Christmastime and retailed for $70 in 1953.


Harper's Bazaar, 1953:

"Lancome's new "Tresor," just landed from France, is treasured in a bottle like a great dark diamond."

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown. It was still being sold in the 1960s.

Trésor by Lancôme was reformulated by Sophia Grojsman of IFF and relaunched in 1990. In USA in 1991. It is classified as a floral semi-oriental fragrance for women.

• Top notes: pineapple, lilac, peach, apricot blossom, bergamot, rose
• Middle notes: lily-of-the-valley, iris, jasmine, heliotrope, rose
• Base notes: orris, apricot, sandalwood, amber, musk, vanilla, peach

Presented in the new styled bottle shown below.

• Trésor by Lancôme Eau Parfumee: launched in 1990
• Trésor by Lancôme Eau de Toilette: launched in 1990
• Trésor by Lancôme Eau Fraicheur: launched in 1990

Flankers:

Listed below are the MANY variations of the 1990 formulation of Tresor fragrance, sometimes ingredients are added and some are removed or replaced.

2006 Trésor Sheer Rose/Tresor Rose D'Amour. Limited edition. The juice was reworked to highlight the rose ingredient. There was a rose engraving on the packaging, and a ring around the cap.

2006 Trésor Eau de Printemps Sheer Fragrance, launched as a limited edition. Created by Dominique Ropion. Discontinued.  

• Top notes are clementine, litchi, red currant and black currant
• Middle notes are peach blossom, rose ,camellia and lily-of-the-valley
• Base notes are sandalwood, musk and vanilla

2007 Trésor Eau Etincelante (Trésor Sparkling). A limited edition edt created by Sophia Grojsman and Aliénor Massenet. Discontinued.

• Top notes: pear, pink pepper and bergamot
• Middle notes: rose otto and violet
• Base notes: sandalwood, musk, heliotrope, labdanum and incense  

2007 Trésor Elixir.  Discontinued.

• Top notes: violet and peach
• Middle notes: honey, bulgarian rose, heliotrope and cedar
• Base notes: sandalwood, musk, vanilla and vetiver

2008 Tresor Eau Legere Sheer. 

• Top notes: bergamot and peach
• Middle notes: rose and freesia
• Base notes: sandalwood and patchouli

2009 Trésor Lancôme, a flanker to 'Trésor' with additional notes of bergamot, white pepper and freesia accord

2010 Trésor In Love. Created by Dominique Ropion and Véronique Nyberg. 

• Top notes: nectarine, bergamot, peach and sour pear
• Middle notes: Turkish rose, violet and jasmine
• Base notes: cedar 

2011 Trésor L’Absolu Desir. An edp created by Dominique Ropion with notes of rose, jasmine, cedar and vanilla. 

2011 Trésor Midnight Rose. Created by Anne Flipo. 

• Top notes: raspberry, rose absolute
• Middle notes: jasmine, peony, currant buds, pink pepper
• Base notes: Virginia cedar, musk and vanilla

2012 Tresor In Love La Coquette Limited Edition. Created by Dominique Ropion and Veronique Nyberg. 

• Top notes: bergamot, pink pepper, pear and nectarine
• Middle notes: jasmine, rose, violet and peach
• Base notes: musk and Virginia cedar

2012  Tresor Midnight Rose La Coquette Limited Edition. 

• Top notes are rose and raspberry
• Middle notes are cassis, peony, jasmine and pink pepper
• Base notes are musk, Virginia cedar and vanilla

2013 Trésor Midnight Rose in the Love edition. Note the thorns on the “stem".

2013 Tresor L'Absolu. 

• Top notes: damask rose and aromatic spices
• Middle notes: rose, jasmine and patchouli
• Base notes: benzoin, vanilla and leather

2013 Tresor Eau de Parfum Lumineuse. Created by Dominique Ropion. 

• Top note: praline
• Middle notes: damask rose and violet leaf
• Base notes: vanilla, musk, woody notes and sandalwood

2014 Tresor L'Eau de Toilette. Created by Dominique Ropion. 

• Top notes: bergamot and peach
• Middle notes: damask rose, violet, sandalwood, heliotrope and Egyptian jasmine
• Base notes: milk, musk, patchouli, vanilla, tonka bean and nutmeg

2015 La Nuit Tresor. Created by Christophe Raynaud and Amandine Marie. 

• Top notes: pear
• Middle notes: Tahitian vanilla orchid absolute and black rose
• Base notes: patchouli, papyrus, incense, litchi and praline

2015 Tresor Midnight Rose Elixir D’Orient. Created by Anne Filipo. 

• Top notes: raspberry, black currant and pink pepper
• Middle notes: rose, jasmine and peony
• Base notes; vanilla, patchouli, cedar and oud  

2016 La Nuit Tresor Caresse. It is classified as an amber vanilla fragrance for women. Created by Christophe Raynaud and Amandine Clerc-Marie. Discontinued.

• Top notes: raspberry, litchi, pink pepper and bergamot
• Middle notes: almond blossom, damask rose and jasmine
• Base notes: Tahitian vanilla, tonka bean, orchid, patchouli and white musk

2017 La Nuit Tresor L'Eau de Toilette. It is classified as a fruity floral fragrance for women. Created by Christophe Raynaud and Amandine Clerc-Marie. 

• Top notes: raspberry, blackberry, litchi, black currant, citruses and bergamot
• Middle notes: damask rose, peony and lily-of-the-valley
• Base notes: Tahitian vanilla, patchouli and white musk

2018 La Nuit Trésor à la Folie.  It is classified as an amber vanilla fragrance for women with emphasis on rose. Created by Christophe Raynaud, Amandine Clerc-Marie and Honorine Blanc. 

• Top notes: red currant, pear, pink pepper and bergamot
• Middle notes: damask rose, violet, peony and jasmine
• Base notes: Bourbon vanilla, tonka bean, benzoin, nutmeg, ambroxan, patchouli and woody notes.

2019 La Nuit Trésor Musc Diamant. It is classified as a floral amber fragrance for women. Created by Christophe Raynaud, Amandine Clerc-Marie and Honorine Blanc. 

• Top notes: white musk, raspberry and violet leaf
• Middle notes: white musk, damask rose, freesia and jasmine
• Base notes: white musk, vanilla, almond, sandalwood and patchouli

2019 Tresor en Or. It is classified as a floral amber fragrance for women. Created by Dominique Ropion. 

• Top note: peach
• Middle notes: peony, Turkish rose and jasmine
• Base notes: leather, ambrette and musk.

2020 La Nuit Tresor Nude. It is classified as a floral fragrance for women. 

• Top note: bergamot
• Middle note: rose
• Base notes: coconut and vanilla

 

2021 La Nuit Trésor Dentelle de Roses. It is classified is as a floral amber fragrance for women

• Top notes: raspberry and mandarin orange
• Middle note: rose
• Base notes: velvet accord and suede

LIMITED EDITION BOTTLES:

These are launched as limited edition collector's bottles, the scent has not changed, only the bottle design.

2016 La Nuit Tresor Edition Limitee Bottle.. 

2018 La Nuit Tresor L'Eau de Parfum Bottle. 

2010 Trésor Diamant Noir Bottle. Launched to celebrate Trésor’s 20th anniversary. A limited edition bottle of 20 numbered bottles featuring a hematite cap and a ring of black crystals around the neck.

2011 Tresor Edition Limitee Fete des Meres Bottle

2020 Trésor 30 Years Limited Edition Bottle

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