Marrakech by Lancome c1946

Marrakech by Lancome: launched in 1946. Created by Armand Petitjean.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It was classified as a seductive floral oriental perfume for women with a dominant rose note on a leather base.

• Top notes: Calabrian bergamot, aldehydes, Italian orange
• Middle notes: Turkish rose, Egyptian jasmine, Tunisian orange blossom, spices
• Base notes: leather, ambergris, Yugoslavian oakmoss, Mexican vanilla, Siamese benzoin, Venezuelan tonka bean, Mysore sandalwood, Maltese labdanum, Tibetan musk

L'Amour de l'art,  1950:

"Marrakech by Lancome: Warm perfume of light leather dominated by rose, enlarged eye with kohol to better see from a distance, flower bed in the garden of the sultanas, subtle ecstatic water jet in the basin. Marrakech, colorful perfume, contains all these images and draws you into the most seductive of daydreams..."

Bottle:

The perfume was given as a souvenir at the Bal des Petits Lits Blancs held on October 14, 1946. Organized for the benefit of "small white beds of France," the charity ball was intended to raise funds for the benefit of works for children.

The bottle designed by Marc Lalique, but the technical problems for production were too great. He passed the project to Georges Delhomme and the bottle was made by the Maurice Annebicque glassworks.

The Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, dates unknown. Still being sold in 1959.