Joyeux Été by Lancome: launched in 1947 as part of Lancome's Eau de Senteurs line of eau de toilettes.
The New Yorker - Volume 29, 1953:
So what does it smell like? It is described as a light and dry floral chypre fragrance for women.
Flacon designed by Georges Delhomme and manufactured by Verrières de la Bresle.
Discontinued, date unknown.
The New Yorker - Volume 29, 1953:
"Lancome has cooked up three more colognes. Graces du Printemps is cool and brisk; Joyeux Été is light and dry; Bel Automne is musky and warm. Four- and eight- ounce flacons are, respectively, $4.20 and $7.20 at Saks."
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It is described as a light and dry floral chypre fragrance for women.
- Top notes: Portuguese calendula, Iranian galbanum, marigold and Calabrian bergamot
- Middle notes: Egyptian jasmine, Florentine orris root, orchid, Dutch narcissus, Alpine lily-of-the-valley and Grasse rose
- Base notes: Java vetiver, Yugoslavian oakmoss, Venezuelan tonka bean, Siamese benzoin, Tibetan musk and white Virginia cedar
Bottles:
Flacon designed by Georges Delhomme and manufactured by Verrières de la Bresle.
Fate of the Fragrance:
Discontinued, date unknown.
I never wore any perfume but Joyeux Ete until it was discontinued. It really was my signature fragrance.
ReplyDeleteI left home to take a job in Norwich when my nephew was just two years old. Eighteen months later I sent his mother a lovely summer dress which I knew I wouldn't wear again. As she unpacked the parcel he said, "Smells like Auntie Pat". People always knew when I was around. I loved it. I still miss it.