In this guide I will discuss a brief history of Caron and the various perfumes presented from 1904-2000.

History:

In the early years of the turn of the century, Ernest Daltroff, was beginning to get fascinated by scent and fragrance creation. So in 1903,  Daltroff purchased a perfumery in Asnieres called Parfumerie Emilia, a northwestern suburb of Paris, Daltroff's first perfume was named Royal Emilia, after the shop. His business was such a success that he purchased another small perfumery and haberdashery store from Anna-Marie Caron, called the Magasin Caron at 10 rue de la Paix, in the fashionable heart of Paris and renamed it Parfumerie Caron. He liked the name and decided it would be easy for his customers to pronounce in any language and remember as well as looking good on packaging. The perfume Royal Emilia was renamed Royal Caron in 1904..

As the clientele grew, he took on a partner, Felicie Vanpouille, a young dressmaker, and Daltroff's lover. She was made the artistic director of the company and was responsible for design and packaging. Many of the perfume flacons used by Caron were designed by Felicie, such as Chantecler, Royal Emilia, and others. But her best known design was for the bottle of Narcisse Noir. This bottle was so popular that it was being copied by other companies for their own versions of Narcisse perfumes. 

The firm continued to prosper and exported perfumes to the United States, South America, England. They opened a branch in 1923 in New York to satisfy their American cliente.  Subsequently the firm expanded in the years between the wars and was awarded the Legion d'Honneur by the French Government for its outstanding economic achievements.

Ernest fled to the United States two years before the start of World War II, he died in 1941. Felicie later remarried and her new name was Felicie Bergaud,and continued to run the firm until she sold it in 1962.

Narcisse Noir circa 1911

The Perfumes of Caron:

• 1904 Royal Emilia, later Royal Caron
• 1906 Ravissement
• 1906 Modernis
• 1906 Chantecler
• 1906 Bel Amour, reintroduced in 1923
• 1907 Rarissime
• 1908 Affolant
• 1910 Rose Precieux
• 1910 Isadora
• 1911 Narcisse Noir
• 1911 Jacinthe Precieuse
• 1911 Elegancia
• 1912 L'Infini
• 1913 Violette Precieuse
• 1913 Radiant
• 1917 N'Aimez Que Moi
• 1917 Mimosa
• 1917 London Paris
• 1919 Tabac Blond
• 1920 La Mode
• 1921 Mes Jeunes Années
• 1922 Nuit de Noel
• 1922 Narcisse Blanc
• 1922 Bichon Fard, reintroduced in 1928
• 1923 Acaciosa
• 1924 Bain de Champagne
• 1924 Pocahontas
• 1927 Pois de Senteur de Chez Moi
• 1927 Bellodgia
• 1927 Chez Moi
• 1929 En Avion
• 1933 Les Rocailles de Caron
• 1933 Nuit D'Avion
• 1934 Fleurs de Rocaille
• 1934 Caron Pour Un Homme
• 1935 Madame Peau Fine
• 1935 Les Cent Fards
• 1936 La Fete de Roses
• 1936 French Cancan
• 1936 Adastra
• 1939 Voeu de Noel
• 1939 Alpona
• 1939 Rose de Noel
• 1941 Royal Bain de Caron/Royal Bain de Champagne
• 1947 Farnesiana
• 1948 Tabac Noir
• 1949 Rose
• 1949 With Pleasure
• 1949 Or et Noir
• 1949 Caron Pour Une Femme (original)
• 1952 Muguet du Bonheur
• 1954 Poivre
• 1954 Coup de Fouet
• 1970 Infini
• 1976 Yatagan
• 1980 Eau de Caron
• 1982 Nocturnes
• 1985 The Third Man/Number 3
• 1986 Montaigne
• 1990 Parfum Sacre
• 1993 Fleur de Rocaille
• 1994 Caron Eau de Cologne
• 1996 Eau Pure
• 1996 Aimez-Moi
• 1997 Eau Fraiche
• 1999 Eau de Caron Forte
• 2000 Lady Caron
• 2000 L'Anarchiste

 Nuit de Noel circa 1922.

The three most sought after perfume bottle from Caron are Adastra, Alpona and Voeu de Noel. These three perfumes were presented at the Worlds Fair in 1939.

Several bottles were produced by Baccarat, so be sure to check the base of your perfume for any markings, the perfume bottles are for Narcisse Noir, Or et Noir, Fete de Roses, Lady Caron, Bellodgia, Tabac Blond, Fleur de Rocaille, Poivre, With Pleasure, Nuit de Noel.

Rose de Noel's bottle was produced by Lalique.

Fleurs de Rocaille 1934

French CanCan 1936

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