Caron, Pour Une Femme de Caron, 'For A Woman', 75 ml. or 2.54 oz., Flacon, Parfum Extrait, Baccarat, Limited Edition, 1934, 1990, Paris,

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.

Caron is the second-oldest Parisian perfume house still active today, and one of the last great houses devoted entirely to fragrances. Caron’s fragrances respond to, and capture the spirit of their times—from WWI to modern women, their scents reflect both personal emotions and historical moments. The company has been able to adapt to changes in society while staying true to its own tradition. Even Caron’s modern perfumes continue to be both unique and timeless.

"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 as Marylène Delbourg-Delphis noted in her book Les Sillages des Elégantes (1983). 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.

"Daltroff was a true experimentalist when it came to fragrance creation in his departure from the traditional reproduction of floral scents. He used synthetics and rare absolutes daringly, and would not shy away from exotic combinations. Although Caron fragrances are rather diverse, despite being created by the same perfumer, many of them share a wonderfully dark undercurrent, which is based on a blend of geranium, licorice, leather, iodine, and vanillin. This accord gained the name of “Mousse de Saxe,” revealing its mossy, dark and cool edge." Bois de Jasmin.

Pour Une Femme de Caron is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women and was originally launched in 1934. The nose behind this fragrance is Richard Fraysse. This particular bottle of Pour Une Femme was released in the late 1990's, using the exact formula as the original, but housing the perfume in a giant and very beautiful numbered and signed Baccarat bottle shaped like a woman’s torso. It is heavy crystal and feels incredible in the hand. To access the perfume you have to turn the bottle upside down and remove the bouchon that way.

Top Notes are African Orange Flower, Mandarin Orange, and Orange
Heart notes are Rose, Rose, Rose, and Rose!
Base Notes are Vetiver, Sandalwood, and Amber

Offered here is a most seductive and beautiful bottle of this incredible perfume .. a perfume that smells deeply of roses. The extraordinary Baccarat flacon stands on its bouchon, rather then the other way up. There is a little staining on the inside of the box that has occurred over the last fifteen years. It comes with a certificate of authenticity indicating the number of this extremely limited offering, which is 142/600. The bottle is still sealed with its original cord. Highly collectible, extremely wearable, a most sexy and womanly scent without comparison.