L'Amour d'Elizabeth by Elizabeth Arden c1928

L'Amour d'Elizabeth by Elizabeth Arden: launched in 1927. This perfume was one of four other signature scents launched that year (La Joie d'Elizabeth, Le Jardin d'Elizabeth, Le Réve d'Elizabeth, L'Etoile d ' Elizabeth) and only sold in the Elizabeth Arden salons throughout the world.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is described as "heady" and "warm and rich" and is classified as a sweet floral oriental fragrance for women. It was designed to use on furs.

• Top notes: citrus, skin tone, ylang ylang
• Middle notes: rose, jasmine, orange blossom, gardenia, tuberose
• Base notes: vanilla, musk, sandalwood, amber, oakmoss, labdanum, tonka bean

Ladies Home Journal, 1927:

"Mon Amie Elizabeth- the perfect gift of a friend to a friend. L'Amour d'Elizabeth - the glory of love in fragrance. Le Reve d'Elizabeth - the perfume of dreams. La Joie d'Elizabeth - the joyous ardor of love. "

Home Journal, 1929:

"La Joie d'Elizabeth / Le Reve d'Elizabeth / Mon Amie Elizabeth / L'Amour d'Elizabeth These four perfumes - creations of Elizabeth Arden - are being introduced in Elizabeth Arden Salons throughout the world."

The Amarillo Globe Times, 1929:

"L'Amour d'Elizabeth - this fragrance is dedicated to the greatest of human emotions, is as warm and rich and satisfying as the name implies. It gives an aura of romance to the woman who uses it."

 

Harper's Bazaar, 1930:

"Elizabeth Arden's enchanting scent The Love of Elizabeth may be had in this charming bottle with an atomizer attachment."

 

Arts & Decoration, Volumes 41-42, 1934:

"L 'Amour Perfume for sheer inducement."

 Vassar Miscellany News, 1934:

"LUCKEY'S PERFUME BAR ATTRACTS Many each day to its distinctive display of Elizabeth Arden Perfumes. We have these choice preparations: Le Reve D'Elizabeth —an elusive odor of dream-like charm: perfect for furs. La Joie D'Elizabeth —Happiness captured in fragrance L'Elan D'Elizabeth —Rich, warm and irresistible. Tuberose —The true odor of the flower itself. These fragrances are reserved for those who are sensitive to perfection in perfumes. They are priced at $ 1.00 a dram. "

 

DC & I, 1935:

"ELIZABETH ARDEN brings out her charming" Perfume Trio "set, - one dram size bottles of three of her delightful perfumes, Blue Grass, L'Amour d'Elizabeth, and La Joie d'Elizabeth, all packed in a lovely white and silver box. These dram size bottles are priced at $ 1 each .. "

Bottles:

Elizabeth's Love was presented in the standard square crystal bottle with the cube shaped ground glass stopper. Instead of a paper label, the perfume's name was enameled in black serigraphy on the glass.

• 3 oz

The largest size of the parfum was a 32 ounce bottle which retailed for $ 125 in 1930.

Fate of the Fragrance:

Both the perfume and its crystal cube bottles were produced in France for Elizabeth Arden, but were discontinued starting around 1940 due to the start of the second world war. Wartime importation difficulties in getting necessary ingredients and bottles from France prohibited the Arden company from continuing production of the fragrance. From newspaper ads, I see that some left over bottles were still being sold as late as 1944, but at drastically reduced prices to clear out the old stock. The perfume was never again produced after the war ended, and this causes it to be one of the most elusive of Arden's discontinued fragrances to be found today.