Elizabeth Arden, Mémoire Chérie, Memoire Cherie, 'Cherished Memories', DECANTED SAMPLE fro. Flacon, 1949, 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.

Launched in 1949, Mémoire Chérie by Elizabeth Arden is a Floral Aldehyde fragrance for women. Mémoire Chérie was awarded the Coupe D'Or award by the Comite du Bon Gout Francais. It is a floral aldehydic fragrance with woodsy and mossy notes. It starts with a fresh aldehydic top, followed by a sweet floral heart, resting on a warm, powdery, mossy base.

What a delightful feminine perfume. The floral notes give the impression of the friendly wildflower variety as opposed to the more formal feel of a white flower blend. It is a cool weather scent. A cool floral with green undertones. A delightful, fresh yet warm floral. Indescribably beautiful. Wonderful romantic perfume. It is classified as a floral powdery aldehydic semi-oriental fragrance for women with refreshing woodsy notes. It starts with a fresh aldehydic top, followed by a sweet floral heart of rose and jasmine, resting on a warm, powdery, mossy base of musk and amber. It has a green mixture of top notes such as bergamot, jasmine and rose with undertones of florals, and oak moss.

Mémoire Chérie was such a success that by 1960, it was awarded the grand Coupe D'Or award by the Comite du Bon Gout Francais. In 1969, Fete by Molyneux was awarded the Coupe d'Or du Bon Gout Francois, a prize bestowed by a panel who select each year an article created in Paris that symbolises French good taste. "Elizabeth Arden has been awarded the treasured Coupe d’Or of France for “Outstanding achievement in the development of Mémoire Chérie, the finest fragrance ever created and acclaimed by France.”

The perfume was discontinued sometime in the early to mid 1980s. Advertisements for the fragrance only appear until 1980.

Top notes are Aldehydes, Apricot, Mandarin Orange, Orange Blossom, Clary Sage, Bergamot, and Neroli
Heart notes are Jasmine, Honey, Carnation, Ylang-Ylang, Orchid, Tarragon, and Violet
Base notes are Oak Moss, Opoponax, Leather, Amber, and Haitian Vetiver.

"Memoire Cherie is a remarkable and highly original scent. It is rich with a subdued sweetness, dry with a honeyed, autumnal voluptuousness, at the same time full-bodied and yet translucent. There is a hint of pepper in the background, similar to that found in Shocking. An impression of a honey drenched carnation/clove note lies at the center. It is very warm and subtly spicy. The dryness is the result of combining chamomile, tarragon, violet and apricot, all full-bodied autumnal scents, but each with a particular character, and all working in harmony with each other. The richness at the center is the opoponax, known for its sweet, honeyed, vanillic, myrrh-like note. The incredibly original formula, unlike any I have come across in 75 year plus of olfactory observation, would deserve a hats off, regardless of the outcome. The blending of the various oils is masterly. This is a scent for the mature man or woman and one to be best worn, I should think, in the autumn and early winter." Basenotes Review. Jack Twist.

Perfumery comments, "A memorable deception indeed, layers and layers of beauty .. each with a different face. Mémoire Chérie perfume begins with a classically constructed 50's woody-floral accord, tightly wrapped together; dense and waiting for air. After a moment of hesitation, Mémoire Chérie escapes and descends into a rich and wonderful oriental accord; creamy, nutty and sensual beyond belief. It is as if the perfume walked out of the room and came back in a new outfit. This wonderful warm amber musk tone has a gentle floralcy which dances around the base and carries on for hours and hours. At the end, the oriental base settles down below the floralcy and Memoire Cherie walks quietly into the night. " -- Jeffrey Dame

Offered here is an opportunity to try this lovely old fragrance. Hard to find now. Still in lovely condition.