Moon Moss by Elizabeth Arden c1933

Moon Moss by Elizabeth Arden: launched in 1933.

Fragrance Composition:

So what  does it smell like? It is classified as a fresh chypre fragrance for women and was described as "delicate" and  "whispers of the South and Cypress trees."  

• Top notes: magnolia, bergamot
• Middle notes: orange blossom, gardenia, jasmine
• Base notes: oakmoss, patchouli, sandalwood, amber, labdanum, tonka

Harper's Bazaar, 1933:

"Newest beauty finds, useful and frivolous ELIZABETH ARDEN has just presented three perfumes, Moon Moss, Ma Rue, and Tube Rose. She is best known as a beauty expert, it is true, but that is no reason not to take her perfumes seriously. They are very beautiful and any perfumer might well be proud of them. Moon Moss, according to rumor, is Miss Arden's own favorite and that is easy to understand. It has a lovely, fresh fragrance and would seem to us quite suitable for any person or occasion. But Ma Rue strikes us the same way. Tube Rose is the fragrance adored by women of strong personality.." 

Harper's Bazaar, 1933:

"...La Joie, Le Reve, L'Amour, L'Elan, Tuberose and Moon Moss, atomizer included, $7.50 to $125."

Bottles:

Moon Moss was presented in the standard crystal cube flacons by Elizabeth Arden. In 1937 prices for Moon Moss perfume ranged from $1.25 to $52.00.

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.