Zarolia by Maitland Philipe c1981

 Zarolia perfume was launched in 1981 by award winning designer Maitland Phillipe (Philip Maitland-Kraft) and distributed by T. Barclay Perfumes Inc..

Fragrance Composition:

Zarolia is classified as a rich, exotic floral perfume for women, it's fragrance was bright and soft, with an emphasis on Bulgarian rose, jasmine and lily of the valley with rich moss, sensuous musk and woody tones. It was said to be a 100% natural multi-floral fragrance.

• Top notes: lily of the valley, Bulgarian rose, jasmine, fruity notes, citrus, aldehydes
• Middle notes:  sandalwood, amber, vetiver
• Base notes: musk, oakmoss 

Bottles:

Maitland Phillipe said that he designed not only the fragrance, but the packaging, the bottles and the concept.

• 1 oz Eau de Toilette Spray retailed for $27.50
• 2 oz Eau de Toilette Spray retailed for $45
• 2 Eau de Toilette Splash retailed for $35
• 1 oz Eau de Zarolia Spray retailed for $17.50
• Imperial Gold Body Lotion retailed for $29.50
• 1 oz Parfum retailed for $175
• 1/3 oz Purse Eau de Parfum Spray
• 2 oz Eau de Parfum Spray retailed for $275
• 4 oz Eau de Parfum Spray retailed for $350

The Eau de Toilette was contained in frosted glass bottles. The Parfum & Eau de Parfum were contained in deluxe Tiffany glass flacons starting in 1981. The "Imperial Gold" Body Lotion contained gold flakes.

The deluxe versions of the Zarolia perfume bottles are of cobalt blue art glass made by Tiffany glass artist John Gilvey. These spherical bottles feature an adaptation of a peacock's plume done in gold and silver, melted into the glass giving it an iridescent effect. These could be found in the splash bottles with a dauber at the end of a ball shaped stopper, the neck of the bottle wrapped with a sterling silver cord. These bottles held 1 oz of parfum and retailed for $425 in 1982.

A 22 oz Art Deco inspired bottle of the perfume retailed for $4,000 in 1983.

In 1989, an exceptional edition was introduced, in a spherical bottle of hand blown, cobalt blue glass, swirling with a silver peacock plume design, signed and dated by its three creators. It is collared in 14 karat gold set with cabochon amethysts. The bottle holds 97 ounces of Zarolia Parfum Extraordinaire and retailed for $50,000. Barclay Perfumes hired jewelry designer Peter Roth to create a special bottle.  Edward A. Elliott, Barclay Perfumes president, transported it in a specially designed leather case. Roth only made four of these display bottles. Only one had sold, to the Bacardi rum family in the Caribbean. 

The 1/4 oz bottle of pure parfum was created for the 7th anniversary of the perfume's launch and was part of a promotional campaign for the brand that included $4,000 worth of diamonds. The promotion promised that some of the 1/4 oz bottles would have a genuine diamond inside the bottle. Sizes ranged from 1/4ct to a full 1 ct and there was a 15% chance that your bottle could have a diamond inside. The diamonds were only packaged in these tear-dropped shaped bottles with the frosted glass plume stoppers which was introduced in the fall of 1986. These bottles retailed for $55 at the time. Hidden among 1,000 one ounce collector perfume bottles were 100 redeemable certificates for diamonds ranging in size from 1/4, 1/2 and 1 carat. Appraised values ranged from $500 for the smallest to $4,000 for the largest. When the special bottles were filled and boxes, they were randomly mixed into the rest of the production, so the store that carried the line here has as much of a chance as a store elsewhere in the nation. 

Fate of the Fragrance:

 It has been discontinued for many years and is very hard to find, it was still being sold in 1992.

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Maitland Philipe also designed the fragrance City Girl Shimmering Perfume in 1985 for the company Parfums Baccarat of Westport, Connecticut. The fragrance was marketed to young women between the ages of 13 and 30. The shimmer came from tiny iridescent particles designed to glitter wherever sprayed. Maitland said that "It took a year just to find out how to keep the shimmer from settling tothe bottom of the bottle."

The bottle only cost $7.95 for a one ounce. Maitland Philipe launched a $4 million media campaign to promote the fragrance which was in some 40,000 mass market stores including JC Penney, Caldor and Sears.

So what does it smell like? It was classified as a white floral fragrance for women.

Top notes: honeysuckle

Middle notes: rose, carnation and jasmine
Base notes: musk, amber