Belle de Jour by D'Orsay c1938

Belle de Jour by D'Orsay: launched in 1938.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a spicy, heady floral oriental fragrance for women.

• Top notes: Italian citrus, Calabrian bergamot, Vietnamese cinnamon, Jamaican nutmeg, Zanzibar clove
• Middle notes: Grasse rose, Grasse jasmine, Alpine lily of the valley, French lilac, and Indian carnation
• Base notes: Indonesian patchouli, resins, Mysore sandalwood, amber, Tyrolean oakmoss, Maltese labdanum, Tonkin musk, Madagascar vanilla

Revue des Marques, 1939:

"Belle de Jour - another perfume in another bottle - takes us from the modern to the Second Empire. It is the sister bottle of the current pointed and somewhat elaborate hats which we will find ridiculous when the fashion has passed, but so graceful all the same when the woman who wears them is graceful. And then they seem so mischievous that we begin to love them in these very serious times...That's for the hats, but the bottle of Belle de Jour you say? It can be seen through the window case. Its cork is not an ordinary cork. It's a hand holding a flower. A true symbol of perfume."

Printer's Ink, 1946:

"Parfum D'Orsay announces the American debut of an Eau de Toilette in the Belle de Jour Fragrance."

Motion Picture - Volume 72 - Page 209, 1946:

"New version of D'Orsay's Belle de Jour, Eau de Toilette. Lighter than perfume, yet long-lasting. 4 oz., $4."

Combat, 1955:

"Belle du Jour by D'Orsay - is inspired by this 1900 era that we talk about so much these days. It's more than a perfume; it's a recreated atmosphere."

 

Bottles:

Presented in an opaque white crystal bottle made by Verreries Brosse.

Vogue - Volume 92 - Page 118, 1938:

"You'll want to try, first of all, D'Orsay's new perfume, "Belle de Jour," which was created and named for a beauty of today. It's a spicy, lilting, gay scent with deceptive depth. You see it, in its sculptured white bottle, held in the hand above."

Also presented in a bottle designed by Rene Lalique, with tiara stopper made of Lucite acrylic, with an intaglio design of nudes and foliate designs. The clear glass base is conical in shape. This was a special edition celebrating 25 years of D’Orsay in America from 1938. The bottle stands 5 1/4" tall. This bottle was directly inspired by one of Lalique's crystal bottles used for the perfume Leurs Ames for D'Orsay in 1913.


Drug and Cosmetic Industry - Volume 46 - Page 177, 1940

"D'Orsay celebrates its 25th anniversary in America with a special presentation of Belle de Jour Bouquet in a halo bottle of most unusual design."

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown.

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