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 and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back your favorite perfume!

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Friday, August 8, 2014

Lotus D'Or by Lentheric c1924

Lotus D'Or by Lentheric: launched in 1924, pronounced "lo tis dor".




Lotus D'Or was available in the following:
  • Parfum (also known as extract)
  • Bouquet Lotus D'Or (a type of eau de parfum, lasts longer than toilet water, costs less than perfume extract)
  • Dusting Powder
  • Powder Sachet
  • Talc
  • Bath Salts
  • Face powder and compacts


1925 ads


Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? It was a sweet floral fragrance for women and described as "sweet and blossomy", "gay and sophisticated" with a "delicate, natural bouquet". According to early 1930s newspaper ads, Lotus d'Or was "composed of 112 floral fragrances.".
  • Top notes: cassie, ylang ylang, orange blossom
  • Middle notes: tuberose, heliotrope, violet, rose and jasmine
  • Base notes: vanilla, clove, patchouli, civet, benzoin, linaloe wood




Bottles:


Frosted Glass Bottle for Parfum:

Frosted glass bottle, squat and disk shaped, molded with a floral frieze along the middle, frosted stopper molded with a flower. Presented in a black and gold box. This bottle was also used for Lentheric's "Au Fil de L'Eau" perfume (with a green glass stopper). Stands 2.75" tall.





Standard Lotus D'Or Stepped Flacon for Parfum:

This deluxe parfum bottle is made up of clear glass, in a stepped shape, it has a black glass stopper in the same design. Bottle has a silver foil label. This bottle came in two sizes: 2.75" tall and 3.5" tall.




Czech Controlled Bubble Glass Flacons for Parfum:

Also presented in a controlled bubble glass bottle, made in Czechoslovakia in 1935. This bottle can be found in different colors for different perfumes by Lentheric, cerulean blue for Miracle, softened rose for Lotus D'Or, green for Le Pirate, green for Au Fil de L'Eau, green for Foret Vierge, mirror clear for Asphodele, champagne for Tweed, and Numero Douze in amber. Bottle stands 4"  tall.






Bouquet Lentheric Bottles:

Also presented in the Bouquet Lentheric bottles during the 1930s-1950s.








Miscellaneous:





From a 1929 Lentheric catalog, Lotus D'Or was available in the following, with original prices:

Extract (boxed):
  • No. 2580 - 1/2 oz - $4.00
  • No. 1580 - 1 oz - $7.00
  • No. 580 - 2 oz - $12.50
  • No. 581 - 4 oz - $25.00
  • No. 582 - 8 oz - $45.00


Toilet Water:
  • No. 590 - 4 oz - $6.00
  • No. 591 - 8 oz - $10.00
  • No. 592 - 16 oz - $18.00


Face Powder Crystal Jar:
  • No. 1501 - $10.00
  • No.  107 - $2.50



Face Powder (with puff):
  • No. 105 - $1.00
  • Naturelle No. 1
  • Naturelle No. 2
  • Naturelle No. 3
  • Rachel No. 1
  • Rachel No. 2
  • Summer Tan
  • Ocre
  • Ocre Rose
  • Blanche



Talcum Powder
  • No. 110 - 4 1/2 oz - $1.00
  • Summer Tan
  • White



Dusting Powder (with puff)
  • No. 115 - $2.00



Bath Salts
  • No. 120 - small - $1.50
  • No. 121 - large - $2.50


Sachet:
  • No. 140 - 1 oz - $2.00

Fate of the Fragrance:


Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1938.




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 Lotus d'Or 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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