Chypre Egyptienne by Babani c1919

Chypre Egyptien by Babani: launched in 1919. Also spelled Chypre Egyptienne.

Chypre Egyptienne is new, smart and distinct, the perfume of the best dressed women of Paris, London and New York. Add Chypre Egyptienne on your gown to give it a dashing note. 

Sousouki blended with Chypre Egyptienne and Jasmin de Coree will signify smartness, gaiety, wistfulness and sweetness. 

If you are romantic, elusive, imaginative - fond of freedom and novelty - you will choose Babani's Chypre Egyptienne and Sousouki. These two unite in fragrant harmony in the proportions of 3 to 1. 

For brunettes, mix Ambre de Delhi with Chypre Egyptienne. Express your personality by blending Chypre Egyptienne with Saigon.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is described as "new, smart and distingue", and I imagine that it may be an oriental type chypre fragrance.  I would need a sample of the perfume to tell you what it really smells like.

• Top notes: bergamot
• Middle notes: spices
• Base notes: ambergris, oakmoss, sandalwood, musk, patchouli, labdanum, vanilla

These fragrances lend themselves so well to the European manner of using perfume — of blending perfumes to suit your mood and costume.  Blend two or more Babani perfumes to create a personal perfume formula, a new fragrance which no one can identify or imitate, that will emphasize your interesting complexity, will seem to vary as your charming moods, and yet be essentially you. All Babani perfumes will combine in fragrant harmonies. It was suggested "to accent your feeling of romance, elusiveness and imagination" that you blend Babani's Chypre with Sousouki. "If you love freedom and novelty, you can express this phase of your personality by a perfume blended Chypre and Saigon."

Bottles:

The de luxe bottle used for Chypre Egyptien, is a clear glass bottle covered in gilt and black enamel was produced by Maurice Depinoix. Bottom is signed "Made in France Paris Depose." Stands 3.75"tall x 2.5" wide.

The other bottle used for Chypre Egyptienne is the "boule" flacon of clear glass. This was also used for other Babani fragrances.

No. 1003. Our twelve extracts in an elegant gold box.

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown.