ON EBAY!!! Vintage 1940s JASMIN Parfum in Quadrilobe Flacon w/Box

ON EBAY THIS WEEK!!! Vintage 1940s JASMIN Parfum in Quadrilobe Flacon with Original Box.

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ON EBAY!! Guerlain Limited Edition Signed by Roja Dove c1998

ON EBAY THIS WEEK!! Guerlain Limited Edition Flacon Signed by Roja Dove c1998. Roja Dove worked with Guerlain for nearly 20 years; after a number of years he was honoured with the position of Global Ambassador, the first non-Guerlain family member to be given the role, and eventually became known by the industry as the world's sole Professeur de Parfum.

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ON EBAY! Rue de la Paix Parfum

Here are several bottles of the rare perfume Rue de la Paix by Guerlain listed on ebay this week. Click HERE to see ebay listing Click HERE to see ebay listing #2 Click HERE to see ebay listing #3

Rue de la Paix: Created by Jacques Guerlain in 1908. Possibly only in USA in 1922.

What does it smell like? It is classified as a soft floral fragrance for women.

• Top notes: bergamot, orange blossom
• Middle notes: jasmine, rose, peach, lilac, carnation
• Base notes: sandalwood, orris, ambergris, musk

Still available for sale in 1955. Discontinued (date unknown)

ON EBAY!! Vintage 1940s A Travers Champs in Baccarat Quadrilobe Flacon with Box

ON EBAY!! Vintage 1940s A Travers Champs in Baccarat Quadrilobe Flacon with Box. This is a rare find and still has perfume inside.

Vintage A Travers Champs Parfum Extrait Flacon

ON EBAY! Vintage 2.7 oz Shalimar Parfum Extrait Bottle

Measuring approx. 6 3/8” tall x 4 1/4” wide x 2” deep (at the top), this is a huge vintage bottle of Shalimar perfume.

Vintage Shalimar 2.7 oz Parfum Extrait Flacon

ON EBAY! - L'Heure Bleue Wartime Bottle - Scarce

On eBay this week - Vintage Guerlain Perfume Bottle L' Heure Bleue, 80 CC War Time Edition 1938-1945. Bottle is 4 1/4" in height and 2 1/2" in width at largest point.  Bottle on base has paper label "80 CC".

L'Heure Bleue Wartime Flacon

Poudre de Cygne

Poudre pour adoucir et rafraichir la peau dite duvet de Cygne (Swan's down powder),  a face powder created for the usage of blonde hired women.

Gouttes Parfumées - Scented Pocket Drops

Guerlain's Gouttes Parfumées (Scented Pocket Drops) were small, pocket sized glass tubes holding perfume. The cylindrical vials were topped by ground glass ball stoppers. These bottles are very rare and can be very hard to find. They most likely date to around 1860s-1880s.

Some perfumes that could be found: Spring Flowers, Fleurs de Serre, Frangipane, and more.

Creme Patti by Guerlain

Creme Patti by Guerlain was a face cream used to fade age spots or freckles and to whiten the complexion. It was sold in porcelain jars. The cream was named after the famous singer Miss Adelina Patti.

You can read more about Madame Patti's Cold Cream here.

Public Opinion, Volume 3, 1887:

"It is said that Mme Patti has not washed her face for years. She believes that the use of water upon the face brings wrinkles and only cold cream or what is known as the bath of Isis composed rose water and glycerine. French women who are enameled never allow water to touch their face shoulders or arms. They wipe them dry with a towel every morning and then with a soft small sponge rub on an ointment that is prepared for the purpose rubbing it out again with square of very fine white flannel."

The Pall Mall Budget: Being a Weekly Collection of Articles, 1887:

"Does Mdme Patti wash her Face? Is the New York paper which alleged that Mdme Patti never washed her face with soap but used cold cream instead for fear of wrinkles is a mendacious print. We have seen the original of the famous letter which the great prima donna addressed to the Messrs Pears It runs in this wise I have found Pears soap matchless for the hands and ramplexz on We might have overlooked the fact had not the alert soap makers addressed the following letter to us We observe in your issue of the 1st inst your query Is Mdme Patti s face never washed? This question we can answer emphatically authoritatively and affirmatively Mdme Patti is especially particular in respect of her choice of toilet soap and we have for years supplied her. In order that you may publicly deny the truth of the statement in the American paragraph that Mdme Patti's face is unacquainted with soap we enclose herewith for your perusal an autograph letter from Mdme Patti respecting the advantages resulting to her complexion from the use of a soap which we need not particularize. We know at any rate that Messrs Pears send the soap whatever becomes of it."

Town Topics, the Journal of Society, 1893:

"To keep your powder on, there is one famous article from Guerlain's, called "Creme Patti." The Comtesse de B. always uses it, and she is certainly the best-arranged woman in France. You put it on all over your face and rub it well in."

Bouquet de Jenny Lind by Guerlain c1848

Bouquet de Jenny Lind by Guerlain: launched in 1848. Created by Pierre-Francois Pascal Guerlain. Named after the famous opera singer Jenny Lind. Eugene Rimmel was the first to dedicate a perfume for the Swedish Nightingale, in 1847.

Habit Rouge Sport c2009

Habit Rouge Sport by Guerlain: launched in spring of 2009.

 Habit Rouge Sport will be available from March 2009 as EDT.






So what does it smell like? It is classified as an aromatic citrus fragrance for men.

• Top notes: lime, bitter orange, pink pepper
• Middle notes: bamboo, rose, jasmine, patchouli
• Base notes: vanilla, leather, woody notes, musk

 Habit Rouge Sport is available as an eau de toilette.


Discontinued in 2015.

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International Perfume Bottle Association's 25th Anniversary - Limited Edition Shalimar

Special edition created exclusively for the International Perfume Bottle Association's 25th Anniversary. Familiar white bee bottle adorned with a gilded necklace with lapis cabochon pendants wrapped around the neck. A shiny gold foil label commemorates the club's success. This was a limited piece of only 20 examples given to members. This edition is nearly identical to the 2012 limited edition collector's bottle called the Imperial Bijoux de Shalimar, which also sported the lapis pendants.

The International Perfume Bottle Association (IPBA) is an organization of collectors of perfume bottles and related fragrance items covering all time periods from antiquity to the present. It is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation. It is run by an elected Board of Directors, who are all volunteers. The purpose of the IPBA is to provide information about all aspects of this collecting field including identification, uses, history, and manufacture, and to promote fellowship among members. The IPBA represents education, collecting and camaraderie. All members, whether beginners or experienced collectors, are greatly welcome.

IPBA member collectors and dealers from the U.S. and overseas embrace all aspects of this wonderful art form—early American and European, Victorian, French and American Commercials, Minis, Art Nouveau and Art Deco atomizers, Czechoslovakian, Art Glass, Novelties, and others. In addition, related categories of vanity items (such as powder compacts, lipsticks, and ladies purses) are included.

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Imperial Bijoux de Shalimar c2012

For the 160th anniversary of the Bon Marche Rive Gauche department store,  Guerlain created a limited edition of Shalimar called "The Imperial Bijoux de Shalimar."

Shalimar Eau de Parfum is housed inside of a 250ml white bee flacon that is decorated by a necklace suggestive of the jewelry worn by Indian princesses. The brass necklace, created by Sylvia Toledano, features two lapis lazuli pendants. Lapis lazuli, a semi-precious stone coming from India and is a deep, cobalt blue color with flecks of gold.

The limited edition flacon retailed for 450 euros.

Flacon Montre (Watch Bottle) c1936-1999

Flacon Montre (Watch) c1936 - 1999

Aqua Allegoria Teazzurra c2015

Aqua Allegoria Teazzurra by Guerlain: launched in 2015. Created by Thierry Wasser. This limited edition Aqua Allegoria edition is available only at select duty free shops as a travel retail exclusive.

Habit Rouge L'Eau c2011

Habit Rouge L'Eau by Guerlain: launched in 2011. Created by Thierry Wasser.

So what does it smell like? It is classified as an oriental fragrance for men.

• Top notes: bitter orange, green notes
• Middle notes: jasmine
• Base notes: vanilla, hazelnut, patchouli

It is available in eau de toilette concentration.

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Shalimar - Edition Charms c2010

Shalimar Edition Charms 75ml eau de parfum and Eau de Shalimar Edition Charms 75ml eau de toilette are two limited edition collector's flacons holding the usual juices and were launched in 2010.

"The desire to experience sensuality, femininity, mystery...to succumb to SHALIMAR ÉDITION CHARMS, whose bottle decorated with Oriental motifs, evokes the splendours of India. Slender arabesques unfurl their delicate volutes over the bottle and box. They are inspired by the motifs on the rings worn by Indian women on every occasion, along with the embroidery admired on the shimmering colours of ceremonial saris. A blue silk thread is wound around the neck of the bottle, holding the famous golden "signet" engraved with the double G."

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Fleurs de Shalimar - Collector Flacons c2009

Fleurs de Shalimar 75ml eau de parfum and Eau de Shalimar Fleur 75ml eau de toilette, are two limited edition bottles for collectors.

Shalimar Ode de la Vanille c2010

Shalimar Ode de la Vanille: launched in 2010 and created by Thierry Wasser as a limited edition Shalimar flanker scent.

Showcasing Shalimar's iconic base note, Ode de la Vanille is comprised up of two varietal essences, tienture de vanille from Mayotte, and Absolute de Vanille from Madagascar.

Vintage 1950s Guerlain Advertising Mirror

From a Hotel Rambouillet perfume auction

"Mirror titled "Parfumerie Guerlain SM provider Empress" and "Paris 15 Rue de la Paix in London 23 Old Bond Street" and "Printer E MANDOUCE 13 Rue Buffault" decorated weapons of the Second Empire. According to our research this mirror has been reproduced from an old advertising and offered a few custodians of international Guerlain perfumer. Wooden frame Dimensions: 39 x 54 cm"