Monday, November 4, 2013

Avenue du Bois by Rosine c1912

Avenue du Bois by Rosine: launched in 1912. The name means "Avenue of the Woods" in French. Taking the name of the avenue leading to the Bois de Boulogne, the fragrance pays homage to the elegant belle époque who traveled this path lined with beautiful homes, including that of Jacques Doucet (now Avenue Foch).









Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? I have no published notes on this composition. It is described as a "delightful woodsy odeur." Avenue du Bois had a low level of the C-12 MNA aldehyde which gave it facets of fresh amber, aldehydes, moss, citrus, tuberose, metallic, waxy, and coumarin.

It was described as having a "gentle woodsy fragrance, perfect for the gracious middle aged matron."

Poiret also advised the gray haired women to wear fragrances that had notes of lilac or violet, so I would imagine that this perfume had at least one or both.
  • Top notes: citrus, aldehydes, lily
  • Middle notes: violet, lilac, tuberose, rose, jasmine
  • Base notes: sandalwood, tonka bean, oakmoss, labdanum, musk, ambergris, patchouli






Bottle:

The perfume was housed inside of an unusual clear glass bottle that to my eyes, resembles an abstract silhouette of a violin. It was fitted with a dome-shaped gilded glass stopper molded with many fine ribs. It had a simple brick red and gold embossed paper label with scalloped edges pasted across its belly and another around its neck. A fine multicolored cord was wrapped around its middle. The bottle was housed in a box that echoed the shape of the bottle and was covered in pale green paper printed with then-modern images of the Avenue, with its many automobiles and pedestrians strolling along.








Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown.

It was still being sold in 1929 as seen in a volume of the Official Journal: Body of the Provisional Government of Mexico along with other Rosine perfumes: Ambre de Venise, Aladin, Arlequinade, Avenue du Bois, Borgia, Chez Poiret, Chypre des Isles, Coeur en Folie, Connais Tu le Pays?, Hahna, Jasmin de la Riviera, Le Balcon, Le Bosquet d'Apollon, Le Coup D'or, Le fruit Defendu,...La Rose de Rosine, Maharadjah, 1935, Nuit de Chine, Pierrot, Qui Es-Tu?, Sa Chambre, Sakya Mouni, Toute la Foret.."

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