Bouquet de Caroline by Guerlain. The perfume was named after Caroline of Brunswick. Caroline of Brunswick (born Caroline Amelia Elizabeth; 17 May 1768 – 7 August 1821) was Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover as the wife of King George IV from 29 January 1820 until her death in 1821. She was Princess of Wales from 1795 to 1820. She was wildly popular with the British people.
Prior to 1930, an Argentinian bottle with the extremely rarely seen label "GUERLAIN PARIS Bs. AIRES", and the words "Extracto" (perfume extract) and "Industria Argentina" in addition to "L'HEURE BLEUE".
One often forgets that Argentina, before WWII, had an extremely wealthy upper class and was, until the 1920's, the main non-European luxury export market. It was passed by the United States only around 1920. The bottle has 2 additional labels in the back: "contenido 20 cc neto" (net content 2/3 fl.oz) and "Guerlain Perfumista S.A, graduacion alcoolica 37 gr" (Guerlain Perfumers, 37-proof alcool).
Under the bottom of the bottle, "GUERLAIN INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA " is molded into the glass.
Contrary to the boxes sold in Europe and in the USA at the time, the word GUERLAIN was not printed on the outside cardboard. The back of the box had a small label with the name and address of the retailer most likely from the downtown part of Buenos Aires.
Frangipanni by Guerlain: launched in 1879. Created by Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain.
West End by Guerlain: launched in 1839. The name comes from the "West End" of London. The perfume was also sold by other perfume companies.
Bouquet Princess Alexandra by Guerlain: launched in 1878. Created by Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain.
Bouquet de Lord Elphinstone by Guerlain: launched in 1839.
Bouquet Suave by Guerlain: launched in 1834. Created by Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain.
Bouquet de Cintra by Guerlain: launched in 1873.
Cintra refers to the city of Cintra in Portugal. It was here in the middle of the 19th century, that citrus groves dotted the Serra de Cintra, providing the countryside with fresh lemons, citrons and oranges. Masses of sweet scented wild flowers such as wild arbutus, chrysanthemum, Ionopsidium, linaria, trachelium, leucojum, narcissus, dwarf irises, white and yellow broom, honeysuckle, crocus, cistus and woodbine grew in profusion. Trees such as laurel, acacia, palm, aloe, cork oak, pine, fern, eucalyptus, poplar, pepper and myrtle were quite abundant along the mossy covered Serra. I imagine the Cintra perfume would have contained these elements.
Virgil spoke of Cintra -
"Mossy springs and softer grass at the top
And the shade of a rare green tree covers you."
Marquise D'Auberive by Guerlain c1893. It was named after the character Marquise d'Auberive in Émile Augier's comedy "Les Effrontes" in which was played on stage by Madame Jane Hading in 1893 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The character was also played by Cécile Sorel.
Guerlain created custom fragrance for various nobles, celebrities and royals over the years. The perfume may have been presented to the actress who played the part of the Marquise.
Extrait de Caryophilus album by Guerlain: launched in 1848. This is the fragrant white carnation (dianthus) blossom.
Double Extrait d'Hymenaea Nitida by Guerlain: launched in 1848. I was unable to identify this particular scientific name, it appears it might be the hymenaea tree of Brazil, the source for copal resin.
Patchouli Ardent by Guerlain: launched in 2020. Created in by Thierry Wasser as part of the Les Absolus d'Orient line.
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