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The goal of this website is to show the present owners of the Houbigant company how much we miss the discontinued classics and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back the perfume!


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Monday, May 27, 2013

Floraison by Houbigant c1928

Floraison by Houbigant: launched in 1928.



Drug Topics Redbook, 1941:
  • Floraison w/Atomizer $7.50 to $60.00 
  • Modele Reduit $10.00 to $80.00 

Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? It was an aldehydic floral perfume with a dominant note of jasmine and was described as "a deep, lasting bouquet in a flowered blue silk coffret."

  • Top notes: aldehydes, citrus
  • Middle notes: jasmine, roses
  • Base notes: ambergris, sandalwood, musk, oakmoss

Marie-Claire, 1937:
"Floraison by Houbigant: subtle, fruity. Dominant note: jasmine."

Bottles:




R. LALIQUE `Floraison` perfume bottle for Houbigant, circa 1928, in clear and frosted glass, with label, sealed. Molded R. LALIQUE. M p. 941, No. 7. Ht. 2 3/8 in (6 cm). Photo by Rago Arts





The bottle stands approx. 10 cm high including stopper. Bottom of bottle measures approx. 6.3 x 2.8 cm The box measures approx.14 x 10.5 cm. Circa 1930. Photo by ebay seller dosicelli

Another Floraison bottle, circa 1938.

Fate of the Fragrance:


Discontinued, date unknown, still being sold in the 1940s.

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