La Goutte d'Eau - Teardrop Flacon c1952

In 1952, Lancôme introduced a special perfume bottle called "la Goutte d'Eau", the teardrop, to hold 1/5 oz extraits of Magie and Trésor. It was designed by Georges Delhomme and most likely made by Verreries de Bresle who manufactured most of Lancôme's flacons.


The bottle is made up of polished clear crystal and has a brass screw cap fitted with a loop with a silk ribbon attached, which can be removed so that the bottle could be suspended from a necklace, pin or chatelaine.  The bottle measures 3 3/4″ in length x 1 5/8″ wide.  The brass screw cap will be engraved with "Lancôme" and either "Magie", "Peu Etre" or "Trésor".

Jumelles Perfume Presentation c1952

In 1952,  Lancome released its "Jumelles" presentation as a limited edition perfume. The presentation set was designed by Georges Delhomme. The set included a pair of frosted, fluted glass bottles that interlock to form an X shape for a unique display. Each bottle measures 4" long x 1" diameter and are fitted with gilded brass screw caps and gilded foil paper labels. 

The pair of bottles are held together with a pink satin ribbon tied around their necks. The presentation is housed in an oval paperboard gift box decorated with an Asian flair. The set could be found with Lancome's popular scents at the time: Magie, Tropiques or Tresor.

 

Sagamore by Lancome c1985

Sagamore by Lancome: launched in 1985. Created by Jean-Louis Sieuzac.

Collection Rouge Now or Never c1998

Collection Rouge Now or Never by Lancome: launched in 1998 as a limited edition fragrance for the fall season and to coincide with Lancome's "Life in Red" collection of cosmetics. Created by perfumer Christian Mathieu and makeup artist Fred Farrugia.

Balafre by Lancome c1967

Balafre by Lancôme: launched in 1967. Created by Gerard Goupy.

Magie by Lancome c1949

Magie by Lancôme: launched in 1949. In USA by 1950. The name means "Magic" in French. Created by Georges Lepieux.

Qui Sait? by Lancome c1946

Qui Sait? by Lancome: launched in 1937. Created by Armand Petitjean.

Peut-Être ("Perhaps" in French) became Qui Sait ("Who Knows" in French) in 1956, however I have found publications dating to as early as 1946 using the name Qui Sait (US Patent Office info). The reason for the name change is that it would be easier for Americans to pronounce.

The name Qui Sait was used previously by another French perfumer, Lournay in 1925.

The Golden Ribbon Package Perfume c1947

Stands approximately 3" tall.

Révolte by Lancome c1936

Révolte by Lancome: launched in 1936. The name means "Uprising" in French, and was originally a perfume for men, but soon, women were taken to wearing it. Reportedly, the name was unpopular in South and Central America as it translated to "anarchy" and "revolution".

It's name was changed to Leather in 1939 as the name Revolt was being used by another company in South America. The perfume was slightly improved, created by Armand Petitjean.

The fragrance was also rebottled into a new bottle.

Tresor by Lancome c1952

Trésor by Lancôme: launched in 1952. The name means "Treasure" in French.

Poéme by Lancome c1995

Poéme by Lancôme: launched in 1995. Created by Jacques Cavallier.

Magie Noire by Lancome c1978

Magie Noire by Lancôme: launched in 1978. In USA by 1981. Created by Gérard Goupy. It was the first new fragrance from Lancome for a decade and has earned a place amongst its beloved classics.

Sikkim by Lancome c1971

Sikkim by Lancome: launched in 1971, and created by Robert Gonnon of Firmenich.

La Vie Est Belle by Lancome c2012

La Vie Est Belle by Lancome: launched in 2012. Created by Olivier Polge, Dominique Ropion and Anne Flipo. It took 5000 formulas and three years to get the composition just right.

La Dragonne Perfume Bottle

The "La Dragonne" purse perfume bottle looks like a crystal prism, it has a gilded cap from which a ribbon is attached by a loop at the end