Gardenia by Lucien Lelong c1936

Gardenia by Lucien Lelong: launched in 1936.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It was a gardenia soliflore perfume.

• Top notes: cassie, neroli, French geranium, daffodil, orange
• Middle notes: gardenia absolute, jasmine, tuberose, ylang ylang, rose, orange blossom
• Base notes: violet, vanilla, storax, civet, musk, galbanum, orris

Fashions of the Hour, 1936:

"Lucien Lelong's Gardenia perfume really captures the true fragrance and freshness of those sweet fragile blossoms, with a delicacy worthy of this favorite." 

Marie-Claire, 1937:

 "Gardenia by Lucien Lelong: perfume for blondes and chestnuts."

Bottles:

Gardenia was housed in various bottles over the years. The earliest was the "meplat" or "flat" flacon. This bottle was first used in 1928 for other Lelong perfumes and continued to be used for Gardenia before being replaced by the "Etoile de Mer" flacon.

The bottle below is known as the "Etoile de Mer" (starfish) flacon. It was first created in 1930 for Lucien Lelong. Bottle was also used for the Lelong scents, Murmure (Whisper), Parfum A, Parfum B, and Parfum C. Model No. Lucien-Lelong-Perfume-2, circa 1930, reference F. Marcilhac, p 940. A second variation of the model was produced by another company.

 There are two ways to determine whether your bottle was produced by Lalique. 

• The R. Lalique produced bottles are all marked on the bottom. The non-Lalique produced bottles are not marked 

• The R.Lalique produced bottles have paper labels around the neck of the bottle. The non-Lalique produced bottles have square paper labels placed on the front of the bottle.

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1951.

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