Shalimar: Bouchon Coeur Flacon

Flacon Bouchon Coeur (Heart Stopper Bottle) c1925- ?

Flacon originally created to house extraits of L'Heure Bleue, Fol Arome and Mitsouko. Later used for special edition fragrances such as Le Petite Robe Noir, Mitsouko Fleur de Lotus, Shalimar. Flacon created by Baccarat, Pochet et du Courval,Verreries Brosse, Cristalleries de Nancy and possibly Cristal Romesnil. Designed by Raymond Guerlain in collaboration with Baccarat. I am unsure as to when the bottle was used for Shalimar, it was most likely a limited edition presentation.

Baccarat

• 40ml/1.35 oz - 9,5cm/3.74" (1912, updated edition in 1947)
• 80ml/2.7 oz - 11,8cm/4.65" (1912, updated edition in 1947)
• 125ml/4.2 oz - 13,8cm/5.43" (1912, updated edition in 1947)
• 250ml/8.4 oz - 16,5cm/6.5" (1912, updated edition in1947)
• 500ml/16.9 oz - 20cm/7.87" (1912, updated edition in 1947)
• 1 liter/1000ml - 24,5cm/9.65" (1912, updated edition in 1947)

Other manufacturers:

• 7,5ml/1.25 oz - 6cm/2.36" (1984) : plastic stopper
• 10ml/0.388 oz - (1954) : ground glass stopper
• 15ml/0.5 oz - 7cm/2.76" (1979) : plastic stopper
• 20ml/0.676 oz - 8,2cm/3.23" (1935) : ground glass stopper, changed to plastic in 1968
• 30ml/1 oz - 9,2cm/3.62" (1924) : ground glass stopper, changed to plastic in 1960
• 50ml/1.7 oz - 10,3cm/4.06" (1930) : ground glass stopper
• 60ml/2 oz - 13,4cm/5.28" (1962) : ground glass stopper, changed to plastic
• 85ml/2.87 oz - (1911) : changed to 80ml in 1929
• 125ml/4.2 oz - (1911)
• 250ml/8.4 oz - (1911)
• 500ml/16.9 oz - (1911)

Shalimar: Montre Flacon

Flacon Montre (Watch Bottle) c1936-1999

Starting in 1936, Shalimar came in a round, disk shaped eau de cologne bottle with a cone shaped stopper. This is called the Montre, or watch bottle. Flacon created by Pochet et du Courval to hold eaux de cologne, first used with Cachet Jaune in 1936, also held various other scents such as Shalimar, Mitsouko, Jicky, Fol Arome, Chamade, Chant D'Aromes, Liu, L'Heure Bleue, Vol de Nuit, Sous Le Vent, Chypre 53, Parure and more.

Shalimar: Flacon de Guerre and Flacon Borne

Shalimar was housed in the so-called Flacon de Guerre (Wartime Bottle) from 1938-1945.

Pochet et du Courval created this bottle to house extraits of Shalimar, Jicky, Guerlinade, Fleur de Feu, Mitsouko, L'Heure Bleue, Liu, Vague Souvenir, Champs Elysees, Tsao-Ko, Geranium d'Espagne, Jasmiralda, Lilas, Bouquet de Faunes, Guerlilas, Gavotte, Coque d'Or, Imperial Russe, Fleur Qui Meurt, Gardenia,  and others.

• 10cc/10ml/0.388 oz (1939-1945)
• 20cc/20ml/0.676 oz (1939-1945)
• 30cc/30ml/1 oz (1938-1945)
• 40cc/40ml/1.35 oz (1938-1945)
• 82cc/82ml/2.77 oz - 10,3cm/4.06" (1938-1945)
• 125cc/125ml/4.2 oz (1938-1945)
• 250cc/250ml/8.4 oz (1938-1945)
• 500cc/500ml/16.9 oz (1938-1945)

 

Shalimar was also housed inside the Flacon Borne (Boundary Stone Bottle) from 1931-1945. The World War II version is all clear glass, without the blue band down the center.

Made by Pochet et du Courval to hold extraits of Shalimar, L'Heure Bleue, Liu, Jicky, Sillage and others.

• 82cc/82ml/2.7 oz - 10,5cm/4.13" (1931), ground blue glass truncated stopper in the shape of a French policeman's hat.

Shalimar: Quadrilobe Flacon

For a short time in the 1940s, Shalimar was launched in Guerlain's original squatty rectangular bottle with the mushroom stopper, called the bouchon quadrilobe, manufactured by Baccarat. The bottle came housed in a green box with Art Nouveau like gilded designs of stylized lotus flowers.

Flacon quadrilobe was made by various manufacturers such as Baccarat, Pochet et du Courval and Cristalleries de Nancy to hold extraits for various perfumes. Some later bottles hold eaux de toilette or eaux de parfum.

The labels are the standard Shalimar style. Guerlain may have released special editions over the years in different sizes, compare your bottle to the measurements and dates below to accurately date your bottle.

• 7.5ml/1.25 oz - 5cm/1.97" (1980) : plastic stopper
• 10cc/10ml/0.338 oz - 5,6cm/2.2" (1954) : ground glass stopper
• 15ml/0.5 oz - 6,3cm/2.48" (1979) : plastic stopper
• 20cc/20ml/0.676 oz - 7cm/2.76" (1951) : ground glass stopper
• 30cc/30ml/1 oz - 8cm/3.15" (1924) : ground glass stopper changed to updated edition plus plastic stopper in 1962
• 40cc/40ml/1.35 oz - 8,5cm/3.35" (1949) : ground glass stopper
• 60cc/60ml/2 oz - 9,5cm/3.74" (1962) : ground glass stopper, changed to plastic stopper
• 80ml/2.7 oz - 9,7cm/3.82"
• 125ml/4.2 oz - 11,5cm/4.53" (1978 ): plastic stopper
• 250ml/8.4 oz - 13,8cm/5.43" (1979) : plastic stopper
• 500ml/16.9 oz - 17cm/6.69" (1979) : plastic stopper
• 1 liter/1000ml - 22,5cm/8.86" (1979) : plastic stopper

Beat the Heat Guerlain Style!

In 1986, Guerlain advised a way to beat the summer heat with a simple, yet luxurious recipe. 

• Draw a warm bath, add three drops of perfumed bath oil, and soak your body for five minutes. 
• Lather your body with any of their scented soaps, and rinse well. 
• Dry off and rub a few dollops of their posh body lotion into your skin. 
• Follow up with a few dashes of silky soft talcum powder or dusting powder. 
• Enjoy!