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Monday, December 30, 2019

Nocturnes by Caron c1980

Nocturnes by Caron: launched in Europe in May of 1980. Introduced to the USA in September 1981.  

Caron, known for a line of perfumes including Bellodgia, introduced Nocturnes de Caron, its first new perfume since Infini in 1970. The English translation of the word “Nocturne," is “nocturnal, nightly; of night”. Created by Roger Pellégrino of Firmenich. The fragrance reportedly took ten years of blending to get it just right.

It was sold at higher end department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, B. Altman, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman and Macys.


Thursday, May 2, 2019

Narcisse Noir by Caron c1911

Narcisse Noir by Caron: launched in 1911. Created by Ernest Daltroff. Pronounced "NAR-SEESE-NWAR", the name means "black narcissus" in French.