Confetti by Lentheric: launched in 1940.
So what does it smell like? It was a light, but somewhat dry oriental chypre perfume with a woody-mossy-leafy balsamic base. Similar to Heaven Sent by Helena Rubinstein but weaker, lighter, and less lasting.
Confetti was presented in several different bottles thru the years, here are some of the most common.
A columnar bottle made up of clear crystal, with a row of ruffled glass winding around the bottle and fitted with a cute bow shaped stopper. Silver foil label wrapped around bottle, following the shape of the glass ruffle. The bottle was housed in a feminine presentation box covered with white and shades of gray paper featuring three bright lacquered 3 dimensional bows and gold and silver sequins. The box itself is a unique three lobed clover shape. I believe the bottle may have been made by Verreries Brosse.
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It was a light, but somewhat dry oriental chypre perfume with a woody-mossy-leafy balsamic base. Similar to Heaven Sent by Helena Rubinstein but weaker, lighter, and less lasting.
- Top notes: neroli, citrus, orange, bergamot
- Middle notes: lavender, patchouli, frankincense, labdanum, heliotrope
- Base notes: benzoin, oakmoss, sandalwood, amber, vanilla, tonka, tolu, musk, vetiver and civet
Bottles:
Confetti was presented in several different bottles thru the years, here are some of the most common.
Clear crystal bottle molded with ribbing down the edges and has prominent shoulders, glass overcap with very short attached dauber. Gold foil labels. Stands 4" tall. The bottle reminds me of ram's horns.
Confetti Petticoat Parfum Flacon:
A columnar bottle made up of clear crystal, with a row of ruffled glass winding around the bottle and fitted with a cute bow shaped stopper. Silver foil label wrapped around bottle, following the shape of the glass ruffle. The bottle was housed in a feminine presentation box covered with white and shades of gray paper featuring three bright lacquered 3 dimensional bows and gold and silver sequins. The box itself is a unique three lobed clover shape. I believe the bottle may have been made by Verreries Brosse.
The bottle held parfum in four sizes.
- 2 oz bottle stands approx 4 7/8" tall.
- 1 oz bottle stands approx 5" tall.
- 1/2 oz bottle stands 3.25" tall.
- The mini has a round ball screw cap and stands just 1 3/4" tall and I believe it holds just 1/8 oz.
Druggists Circular, Volume 84, 1940:
Frosted Stopper Parfum Flacon:
Art Deco square bottle, molded with three thick vertical ribs, with frosted three step stopper. Holds parfum and stands 2.5" tall. This bottle held other Lentheric perfumes.
Bouquet Lentheric:
Bouquet Lentheric aux parfum Confetti was presented in a clear glass, long necked cylindrical bottle molded with indented hobnails and ruffles winding around its belly. The glass stopper is molded in the shape of a bow. It came in various sizes from 4 oz to 8 oz. The 4 oz flacon stood 6 3/4" tall and the 8 oz flacon stood 7 1/2" tall. The bases will be molded with "Lentheric" and the ounce size.
This is the standard Bouquet Lentheric bottle with the fluted sides and screw cap. Older bottles will be marked Bouquet Lentheric aux parfum Confetti, the later bottles just say Bouquet Lentheric Confetti.
Discontinued, date unknown.
Note: Please understand that this website is not affiliated with the Lentheric company in any way, it is only a reference page for collectors and those who have enjoyed the Lentheric fragrances.
The goal of this website is to show the present owners of the Lentheric company how much we miss the discontinued classics such as Confetti and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back the original formula of the perfume!
Please leave a comment below (for example: of why you liked the perfume, describe the scent, time period or age you wore it, who gave it to you or what occasion, any specific memories), who knows, perhaps someone from the company might see it.
"CONFETTI Perfume a new product of Lentheric, Inc., of New York, N. Y. It is presented in a cylindrical flacon with petticoat ruffles of glass."
Drug and Cosmetic Industry, 1940:
"CONFETTI: Harbinger of Spring perfumes is Lentheric's "Confetti," a gala fragrance — festive, frivolous, light, carefree! This is a feminine presentation with three bright lacquered bows on the box which is clover shaped in shaded gray tones, with gold and silver sequins spangling the box. The flacon is tall and cylindrical with a glass bow on top and a petticoat ruffle fashioned of glass that flirts along the curve of the flacon. Confetti is presented in the same size and price range as Shanghai and A Bientot."
Dance, 1940:
"Patricia Bowman, prima ballerina, selects Lentheric's Confetti as her new spring perfume — a scent of carnival mood — as gay as the bright little dots of color that inspired it."
Drug and Cosmetic Catalog, 1941:
"Lentheric's Confetti perfume is a feminine presentation with three bright lacquered bows on the box which is clover shaped."
Frosted Stopper Parfum Flacon:
Art Deco square bottle, molded with three thick vertical ribs, with frosted three step stopper. Holds parfum and stands 2.5" tall. This bottle held other Lentheric perfumes.
Bouquet Lentheric:
Bouquet Lentheric aux parfum Confetti was presented in a clear glass, long necked cylindrical bottle molded with indented hobnails and ruffles winding around its belly. The glass stopper is molded in the shape of a bow. It came in various sizes from 4 oz to 8 oz. The 4 oz flacon stood 6 3/4" tall and the 8 oz flacon stood 7 1/2" tall. The bases will be molded with "Lentheric" and the ounce size.
Fate of the Fragrance:
Discontinued, date unknown.
Note: Please understand that this website is not affiliated with the Lentheric company in any way, it is only a reference page for collectors and those who have enjoyed the Lentheric fragrances.
The goal of this website is to show the present owners of the Lentheric company how much we miss the discontinued classics such as Confetti and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back the original formula of the perfume!
Please leave a comment below (for example: of why you liked the perfume, describe the scent, time period or age you wore it, who gave it to you or what occasion, any specific memories), who knows, perhaps someone from the company might see it.
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