Note: Please understand that this website is not affiliated with the Elizabeth Arden company in any way, it is only a reference page for collectors and those who have enjoyed the Arden fragrances.


The goal of this website is to show the present owners of the Arden company how much we miss the discontinued classics and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back your favorite perfume!


Please leave a comment below (for example: of why you liked the perfume, describe the scent, time period or age you wore it, who gave it to you or what occasion, any specific memories), who knows, perhaps someone from the company might see it.

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Saturday, August 26, 2017

Friday, March 13, 2015

Ligeia by Babani c1920

Ligeia by Babani: launched in 1920. Subtitled, Parfum de Manille.

"Ligéia, who comes from Manila in her lacquered bottle, powdered with gold, is as mysterious as the one whose memory it evokes."

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Sousouki by Babani c1920

Sousouki by Babani: launched in 1920. Sousouki is the name of Madame Butterfly's maid in the opera.  It takes its name from Miscanthus sinensis, also known as the sousouki, a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to eastern Asia throughout most of China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. It is an herbaceous perennial grass, growing to 0.8–2 m (3–7 ft) tall, rarely 4 m (13 ft), forming dense clumps from an underground rhizome.. The flowers are purplish, held above the foliage.


Monday, January 5, 2015

Yasmak by Babani - Parfum Syrien c1920

Yasmak by Babani: launched in 1920. It was subtitled, "Parfum Syrien." It was suggested to be worn by "the exotic blonde". A yashmak, yashmac or yasmak (from Turkish yaşmak, "a veil") is a Turkish type of veil or niqab worn by some Muslim women to cover their faces in public.

"Yasmak is of a freshness without equal, it is a true secret of the Harems."


Saturday, December 6, 2014

Fleurs d'Annam by Babani c1920

Fleurs d'Annam by Babani: launched in 1920. The perfume was subtitled "Parfum Annamite." Annam was the name of Vietnam used prior to 1945. Annam (Vietnamese: An Nam) was a French protectorate encompassing the central region of Vietnam. Vietnamese were subsequently referred to as "Annamites".


Monday, September 2, 2013

Secret de Babani by Babani c1920

Secret de Babani by Babani: launched in 1920.


Ambre de Delhi by Babani - Parfum de Hindou c1921

Ambre de Delhi by Babani: launched in 1921. Subtitled the "Breath of Love" and Parfum de Hindou.

It was a heavy fragrance designed to be used to perfume furs as well as cigarettes, and to be used in perfume lamps. It was also available in a face powder.