Caron, Bellodgia, 60 ml. or 2 oz. Flacon, Pure Parfum Extrait, 1927, 1950's, 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.

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. 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.

"Bellodgia, which according to Caron has long been "a particular favorite of American customers", was inspired by the Italian town of Bellagio on Lake Como and is intended to evoke "fields of carnations smothered in sunlight".

Bellodgia in Parfum opens heady and sweet, and calms to a rich, dense fragrance, peppery-spicy and warm, with the floral notes layered over the traditional dark Caron base. The carnation itself is the star of the show, but it is soft and stylised: it does not scream of fresh carnations .. or not for more than a few minutes, anyway .. and it is far too sophisticated to elicit any association with funerals or prom corsages. There are hints of rose and the whole has a creamy-powdered finish over mossy woods." Now Smell This

First launched in 1927, Bellodgia, Bellodgia is a warm and lively fragrance, evoking sun-drenched fields of carnations dotted with roses, jasmine, violets and lily of the valley. The nose behind this fragrance is Ernest Daltroff.

Top notes are Carnation and Rose
Heart notes are Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, and Violet
Base notes are Clove, Vanilla, and Sandalwood

Offered here is a gorgeous two ounce of this beautiful fragrance, never opened and with its original inner and outer presentation boxes. It is one of the loveliest carnation perfumes ever!! Some evaporation has occurred over the years. The white snakeskin box was used between 1936 and 1970.