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Monday, October 6, 2014

Adam's Rib by Lentheric c1953

Adam's Rib by Lentheric: launched in 1953.


Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? It was a spicy aldehydic floral fougere perfume with dominant jasmine and rose notes.

  • Top notes: aldehydes, bergamot, lavender
  • Middle notes: carnation, jasmine, rose, honey
  • Base notes: oakmoss, cedar, ambergris, patchouli, fern, oakmoss, sandalwood, musk, tonka, labdanum

The New Yorker, 1954:
"Lentheric's latest, Adam's Rib, is a spicy thing spiked with what smells like fern; $11 a half ounce."

Harper's Bazaar, 1954:
"Lentheric's sparkling perfume, "Adam's Rib." An ounce, $18.50."

The Diplomat - Issues 49-60, 1954:
 “Adam's Rib"—a slightly primitive, woodsy floral which gets better, and better, and better. Lentheric can take a bow. 

Harper's Bazaar - Page 318, 1955:
"Flowers and forest spice, a natural co-mingling of Lentheric's "Adam's Rib." One- ounce bottle (that's a gilt rib on top) $ 18.50."

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