Perfume & Vanity items from the 1800s to 2000

ID 1407 Guerlain Parure 1/4 oz Parfum NIB Click on each photo for larger view of it This box is still sealed with cellophane. There is no bar code on the box which indicates it is pre-1989. It is the old black and white zig zag box, which was discontinued in the 1980s. The bottle inside is the quadrilobe design. Parure by Guerlain is a Chypre Fruity fragrance for women. Parure was launched in 1975. The nose behind this fragrance was Jean-Paul Guerlain, which he created for his mother. It was discontinued due to Jean-Paul refusing to reformulate it without oakmoss. Top notes are Plum, Green Notes, Bergamot, Fruity Notes and Citruses Middle notes are Rose, Narcissus, Orris Root, Lilac, Lily-of-the-Valley and Jasmine Base notes are Oakmoss, Leather, Spices, Patchouli and Amber. Parure is a wonder and a chypre for the die-hard chypre lover. Extremely rare to find a bottle any longer. available Price: $ 150

ID 1436 Guerlain Chant d'Aromes 1 oz Parfum Click on each photo for larger view of it The batch code on the box indicates it was made in 1981, just before Guerlain reformulated all their perfumes to remove Oakmoss. This is still more than half full of the original perfume inside, and it is a beautiful, soft chypre that may be more wearable to some people, than the beautiful L'Heure Bleue. I love the spicy slap in the face of L'Heure Bleue, as I wait for the luxurious drydown of powder. But Chant D'Aromes is too beautiful to slap you, it merely bows to you, and says, follow me as we daydream together. I agree with a review I read that Chant D'Aromes is more of a 50s perfume than the rebellious, attention getters of the 60s through the 80s. I could easily see Audrey Hepburn wearing this one, with her short white gloves and poodle skirts. Very sophisticated and yet, not overly sweet or seductive. It reminds me a little like a less condensed, vintage Joy in the opening, but the drydown is closer to a softer, less spicy L'Heure Bleue. Included is the outer box for this perfume but the inner box has disappeared. available Price: $ 135

ID 1409 Guerlain Shalimar 1 2/3 oz Essence Pour Le Bain (Bath Oil) Click on each photo for larger view of it This is my favorite concentration of Shalimar. It smells amazing! Bottle is more than half full. I highly recommend using the bath oil if you love vintage Shalimar. It is to die for! available Price: $ 160

ID 1399 Guerlain Mitsouko 1 oz Parfum sealed with box Click on each photo for larger view of it This is from the 1950s and is still sealed with very little evaporation. available Price: $ 350

ID 886 Guerlain Shalimar 1/4 oz Parfum with box Click on each photo for larger view of it Really wonderful smelling. Date on box says 1983. Box has a rip and a stain on top of box. Not the best presentation, although there are no stains inside the box. All glass stopper with a strip of plastic around the center of the stopper to help seal the bottle and it does work well. available Price: $ 80

ID 427 Guerlain Shalimar 1/2 oz Sealed Parfum Amphore Click on each photo for larger view of it Still sealed with the its plastic wrapper. Great item! Some evaporation, but that is to be expected from a bottle from the early 1960s. Made in and bottled in France as evidenced by the tax stamp on the bottom of bottle. I personally imported it. available Price: $ 125

ID 1410 Guerlain Liu 1 oz Parfum with box Click on each photo for larger view of it Originally created in 1929 by Jacques Guerlain, Liu is a floral aldehydic of tasteful elegance and delicately sensual seduction. It is a wonderful, floral-powdery aldehyde fragrance that many people compare to Chanel No 5, but much more creamy. available Price: $ 350

ID 1491 Guerlain Mitsouko 1/2 oz Parfum with box Click on each photo for larger view of it 1960s 1/2 oz Amphora bottle, also referred to as the Bud Bottle. Small amount of evaporation. Bottle is sealed and still has the cellophane around the stopper. Great perfume. 1960s was a great time for Mitsouko, with loads of oakmoss! Yum! French tax stamp on bottom of bottle. Listed Price: $ 200