These adorable miniature perfume bottles were introduced for the Holiday season in 1955 and used until 1962, some were used afterwards.
The flat, apple shaped frosted glass bottle was made by Lalique and used for Fille d'Eve. It measures just 1.5" tall.
The tiny little leaf shaped bottle was made by Lalique and used for the Fille d'Eve parfum. The frosted glass bottle measures about 1.5" inch from tip to top of the gold tone cap and almost an inch wide at the widest point. Its neck was tied with a purple ribbon. It was housed in an oval shaped acetate box.
The single heart shaped bottle was made by Lalique and used for Coeur Joie, its neck was tied with a pink ribbon. It measures just 1.25" tall and was housed in a heart shaped acetate box. The double heart bottle was also used for Coeur Joie, it measures 2.25" long and held 1/8 oz parfum.
Not shown in the ad was the triple heart shaped bottle which measures 3 1/8" long and held 1/3 oz of both Coeur Joie and Farouche parfum as well as the L'Air du Temps eau de parfum. Also not pictured in the ad was the quadruple heart bottle, also made by Lalique, this bottle holds 1/4 oz of parfum.
- 4" long (four hearts)
- 3 1/8" long (three hearts)
- 2 1/4" long (two hearts)
- 1 1/2" long (one heart)
The starburst bottle with the scalloped edges, known as Soleil, was made by Lalique for L'Air du Temps. It came in two sizes, the smallest made of unfrosted glass, measures just 1.25" tall. The larger bottle holding 1/7 oz was made of frosted glass and measures 1.5" tall, its neck was tied with a yellow ribbon.
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