Caron, Coup de Fouet, 'Crack of the Whip', 120 ml. or 4 oz. Flacon, Eau de Cologne Poivrée, Baccarat, 1954, Paris, France ..

Established by Ernest Daltroff in 1904, Parfums Caron was originally located on Rue de la Paix in Paris. Daltroff purchased the perfumery from Anne-Marie Caron and kept the original name. At the same time, he met Félicie Wanpouille, who became his partner and an important contributor to the rise of the house. While Daltroff created fragrances, Wanpouille designed bottles and served as an artistic director.

From the beginning, Parfums Caron was the house dedicated solely to fragrance, unlike houses like Chanel or Christian Dior that were first and foremost fashion houses. While the perfume houses produced more fragrances than fashion houses, by the 1920s women started to look at perfume the same way they regarded new fashion styles. However, as the couture fragrances became more and more popular, they provided a stable point in the ever changing world fashion, therefore the pace of perfume production began to decline. Subsequently, however, Caron has burst back into the front runners of a very elite and niche market perfume business. Bois de Jasmin.

Launched in 1954, Coup de Fouet is a feminine perfume by Caron. The fragrance was created by perfumer Michel Morsetti, and the bottle was designed by Félicie Bergaud.

"Caron Poivre & Coup de Fouet: fragrance reviews & comparison: Poivre by Caron plays out like J.S Bach's double concerto for 2 violins in D minor, 1st movement: Two complimenting themes, carnation and clove, in contrapuntal dialogue, one finishing off the phrase of another in a leitmotif which manages to punctuate time with its own special seal. Despite its name, which means pepper in French, and the vicious-looking studded with peppercorns bottle, Poivre features the hot "king of spice" in a supporting role. To bring the musical analogy full circle, let's just say pepper in Poivre is the basso continuo."

"Poivre is the kind of fragrance that creates the feeling J.S Bach compositions stir in my soul and has been a longtime companion for as far back as I was aware of Caron; if not as far back as Bach. There is such contextualised coherence that everything in the world seems at its rightful place, everything in perfect, clashing harmony. If the composer once walked 200 miles to hear Dieterich Buxtehude play the organ, I'd walk on hot coals to get an ounce of Poivre parfum in its vintage state."

"Coup de Fouet & comparison with Poivre: Poivre was conceived as the original extrait de parfum creation out of which Coup de Fouet .. a most brilliant & fitting name, "crack of the whip" .. emerged as a diluted Eau de Cologne Poivrée. The theme is similar, the effect somewhat lighter in the weaker concentration, with a boosted effect of rose that is orientalised, spicy and raspy, still mighty impressive. Coup de Fouet is as warm as a fur coat and as commanding attention. It prompted writer Susan Irvine to state it's "what Cruella de Vil would have worn"; so if you're the soft type crying over those poor 101 Dalmatians and can't manage a streak of bitchiness, don't even bother."

Coup de Fouet nowadays is offered at Caron boutiques as the Eau de Parfum analogue of Poivre extrait, the latter also available there from the fabulous crystal samovars affectionately referred to as "urns". Both concentrations are totally passable .. nay, downright alluring! .. on men as well." Courtesy, Perfume Shrine

Top notes are Red Pepper, Black Pepper, Clou de Girofle, or Clove
Heart notes are Rose, Carnation, Ylang Ylang, and Jasmine
Base notes are Opopanax, Cedar, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Oak Moss, and Musk

Offered here is the most amazing and very rare sealed four ounce flacon of the amazing Coup de Fouet. No box. Brilliant, divine, wonderful .. these are only a few of the superlatives one could use here! The beautiful looped bouchon is sealing the bottle, and it still has its gold thread secure . Very rare now .. Almost impossible to find ..