Poivre by Caron c1954

Poivre by Caron: launched in 1954. The name means "Pepper" in French. Created by Michel Morsetti.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a rich soft oriental fragrance for women with lots of spicy carnation and woods. Very spicy note on a woody carnation floral heart.

• Top notes: red pepper, clove and pepper
• Middle notes: carnation, ylang-ylang and rose
• Base notes: opoponax, vetiver, sandalwood and oakmoss

Cue, 1954:

 "And to insure a lively holiday, try Caron's newest and most piquant scent, Poivre ("Pepper")."

Canadian Saturday Night, 1954:

  "POIVRE perfume: new fragrance by Caron, l oz.,$25."

The New Yorker, 1957:

"Caron's comparatively new Poivre is another restive beauty. (It smells peppery as the devil on the stopper, but, of course, that's not the way to test a perfume; dry, it's very subtle.) There's a new Poivre cologne, in a hobnail-dotted cruet with a glass loop at the top (five and three quarts ounces for $17.33), and a bath powder, in a small hatbox (ten and seven eighths ounces.)"

Bottles:

 Presented in a bottle designed by Madame Bergaud, studded with peppercorns.

Photo from worthopedia

Caron - Poivre - (1954), de luxe limited Baccarat clear crystal perfume bottle featuring a Chinese urn, gilded base and stylized stopper, sealed with 90 ml parfum, numbered, special edition made circa 1990, H 15,5 cm

Fate of the Fragrance:

Poivre was reformulated at some time. It is classified as a spicy oriental fragrance for women.

• Top notes: spices, pepper, clove, carnation, red pepper
• Middle notes: floral notes, geranium, rose, jasmine, tuberose, ylang-ylang, cloves
• Base notes: woodsy notes, opoponax, vetiver, sandalwood, oakmoss

In 2004, a limited edition commemorating 50 years of the “Poivre” perfume was launched. Presented in its luxury cardboard box lined with white paper with gold studs, white satin interior, “Chinese urn” bottle in colorless Baccarat crystal of cylindrical section, its curved rounded body decorated with raised studs, with its Chinese gold lacquered stopper, sealed and numbered 6/1300.