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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 15, 2014

Confetti by Lentheric c1940

Confetti by Lentheric: launched in 1940.



Tweed by Lentheric c1933

Tweed by Lentheric: launched in France in 1933. It was not introduced in America until 1935.

Tweed was released under the name Risque Tout when exported to Europe, Central and South America.




Shanghai by Lentheric c1936

Shanghai by Lentheric: launched in 1936. Originally named Cœur de Paris and launched in 1911. Cœur de Paris was renamed Shanghai in 1936 and was repackaged in a beautiful Chinese styled vase.



Dark Brilliance by Lentheric c1946

Dark Brilliance by Lentheric: launched in 1946.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Risqué Tout by Lentheric c1935

Risqué Tout by Lentheric: launched in 1935. The name means "Risk Everything!" in French. The perfume was marketed as "Tweed" in the USA. Risque Tout was the name used in Europe, Central and South America.



Sunday, August 10, 2014

Lentheric Boursette Evening Bag c1936





Pampa Daily News, 1936:
"Lentheric's Evening Bag elegance. LENTHERIC has created "Boursette"—a dainty wisp of a bag to accompany you on festive occasions. Metallic threads weave a leafy tracery over a background of either white or black brocade. Fitted with double streamline vanity, matching lipstick, and petit flacon of perfume. Also comb and mirror. Complete — $10."

Harper's Bazaar - Volume 71, 1937:
 "Boursette". Envelope evening bag, in White or Black Lame, fitted with parfum Tweed, single Streamline Vanity and matching Lipstick $12.50."

Gay Gift Perfume Presentation c1944

Gay Gift was a perfume presentation from 1944. These were packaged in a tiny pale blue shadow-box, displaying a boutonniere that can be detached and worn on lapel is the Christmas gift item Lentheric featured for three miniature bottles of its leading perfumes, "Tweed," "A Beintot" and "Confetti."


Asphodele by Lentheric c1926

Asphodele by Lentheric: launched in 1926, pronounced "As Fo Del". Asphodele refers to the species of daffodil (narcissus) that grow around the Mediterranean and a species growing on both the coasts of Brittany and Galicia. In the ancient times, the daffodils were often used to bloom the grave of the dead, where the legend of Asphodel Meadow , instead of Hades in Greek mythology . I have read that the actual asphodele plant has no scent.


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

Miracle by Lentheric c1924

Miracle by Lentheric: launched in 1924 and named after the Max Reinhardt play starring actress Diana Manners Lentheric issued it's perfume alongside the U.S. premiere of the elaborate pantomime 'The Miracle', which opened at the Century Theatre in New York City on January 15, 1924. The back of the program had a full page advertisement for the perfume. The program was by Karl Vollmoeller, the score by Englebert Humperdinck, and the design by Norman Bel Geddes. Among the many illustrations, are two full-page ink and watercolor renderings of costumes by Norman Bel Geddes.