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Sunday, August 10, 2014

Coeur de Paris by Lentheric c1911

Cœur de Paris by Lentheric: launched in 1911. Cœur de Paris was renamed Shanghai starting in 1934 and was repackaged in a beautiful Chinese styled vase.



1925 ad




"Any new perfume prepared by the well known house of Lentheric is always sure to meet with immediate success. This celebrated perfumer's latest creation Coeur de Paris (Heart of Paris) is composed of extracts from fresh flowers lasting and subdued. 
The new perfume at once captivated fashionable Paris just as the City of Light itself seduces and captivates its visitors. Hence its name. 
If one recalls the splendid spectacle presented by a sunset behind the Arc de Triomphe, to be seen when walking up the most beautiful avenue in the world, no one can be surprised that it inspired Lentheric, always on the lookout for a new and original idea. 
In fact, are not the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees the very centre of elegant and fashionable Paris-- the very heart of Paris? That is why Lentheric created the “Coeur de Paris” perfume-- that its name and brand might ever evoke the souvenir of the Champs Elysees glorious monument. It is a perfume that will soon be found on the toilet table of every woman who knows and insists on the best."




So what does it smell like? It was a floral bouquet perfume. I am using a vintage 1940's Shanghai perfume nip to review this perfume, and I detect aldehydes in this example, which were probably used in the 1934 remake of Coeur de Paris for Shanghai. This is a beautiful perfume, very powdery and soapy with the amber and aldehydes, I also think I detect bee pollen.
  • Top notes: bergamot, cinnamon, clove
  • Middle notes: carnation, jasmine, Bulgarian rose
  • Base notes: frankincense, oak moss, myrrh, amber, musk, sandalwood

Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1934.


Presented in a glass flacon with red details by Cristalleries de Baccarat. Designed by Jules Habert-Dys. Golden heart shaped label features the Arc de Triomphe, a symbol of the capital. The bottle can be found with either the cut glass stopper shown or with a brass overcap and small glass inner stopper.

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