Fleurs d'Italie by Guerlain: I believe this was originally launched around 1840 by Guerlain.
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? Fleurs d'Italie was a popular floral fragrance at the time it was produced and was also listed under the name Esprit de Fleurs. It appeared in various druggist's recipe books and the most common ingredients for the perfume included the following:
- Top notes: bergamot, acacia, orange blossom, hyacinth, orange
- Middle notes: reseda, tuberose, rose, jasmine, violet, jonquil
- Base notes: cloves, ambergris, musk
La Ilustración española y americana by Abelardo de Carlos · 1870:
"The house of Guerlain, located in Paris, rue de la Paix, which has managed to acquire such an immense reputation for its superior quality perfumery, continues to be the first in the way of improvements and inventions. Among the innumerable essences and scents, each fresher and softer, that she has composed, and whose secret she alone possesses, stand out the Cyperus Ruber, the Ramillete de Flores de las Antillas (Bouquet of Flowers from the Antilles), the Frutas y flores de Blidah (Fruits and flowers of Blidah), of Fiori de Italia (Flowers from Italy) and the Ramillete de la princesa Clotilde (Corsage of Princess Clotilde) and that of the Flores de Escocia (Flowers of Scotland), Jockey Club, Verveine (Verbena), and the bouquet of Princess Alexandra. Today we will not talk about her soaps, tooth powders, cold creams and exquisitely scented toilet waters, so esteemed in old society."
Bottles:
Most likely housed in the Carre flacon.
Fate of the Fragrance:
Discontinued, date unknown. Still sold in 1884.
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