Elizabeth Arden, Mille Fleurs, A Thousand Flowers, 15 ml. or 0.5 oz. Flacon, Parfum Extrait, 1939, Paris, France ..

Florence Nightingale Graham lived from December 31, 1878 to October 18, 1966, who went by the business name Elizabeth Arden, was a Canadian-born American businesswoman who founded what is now Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and built a cosmetics empire in the United States. By 1929 she owned 150 upscale salons across the United States and Europe. Her 1000 products were found in the luxury market in 22 countries. She was the sole owner, and at the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.

Florence Nightingale Graham was born in Canada in 1878, but was always known as Elizabeth Arden. She herself created this commercial name by merging the titles of her two favorite books.

The place chosen by Elizabeth Arden to open her first beauty salon was Fifth Avenue in New York. This place was distinguished by the red entrance door, the decoration in pink tones and, above all, the exoticism of its products and the professionalism in the service. Some characteristic details that would never abandon the Arden brand. In 1915, the red door of the New York salon became the symbol of the business, and the chain of aesthetic centers called Red Door Salons or Salons of the Red Door was created.

A demanding and intuitive businesswoman, Arden created revolutionary aesthetic products, such as false eyelashes. One of the most important bets, however, was the perfume.

From the 20s, the first essences were born, original and presented in an attractive way. The fragrances stood out for their originality, as shown by the attractive and daring presentations that Elizabeth designed especially for Christmas and other parties. Elizabeth Arden was much influenced by the great perfumer Babani, who made fragrances especially for Arden.

A Thousand Flowers, Mille Fleurs is a floral perfume released in 1939, characterised by a 'rich tapestry of floral beauty.' While there are no notes remaining for this beautiful floral fragrance, my guess would be like this ..

Top notes are Citrus, Orange Blossom, Petitgrain, and Neroli
Heart notes are Rose, Jasmine, Honeysuckle, Heliotrope, Violet, and Carnation
Base notes are Sandalwood, Oak Moss, Rare Woods, and Vetiver

Offered here is a fabulous early and beautiful flacon of the Mille Fleurs in the Parfum Extrait version. It is still sealed and has never been used. It has a crystal plug under the lovely topper, which indicates that it was produced in the early thirties. The crystal plug is sealed with a shrink wrapped plastic seal. It comes in its original presentation box. The bottle was fashioned after a heavy paperweight.

This is super rare .. and very lovely !!! A collector's item for sure ..