Orchidée Bleue

Orchidée Bleue by Corday: launched 1925. 1937 retail prices: Perfume.. $2.75, 12.50 to $17.50 Eau de Cologne... $1.50, $2.75 and $5. Face Powder ...$1 Lipstick...$1 Compact double..$5.25 Dusting Powder..$1.50 So what does it smell like? As reported in Stage Magazine in 1937: "exotic... exciting... dangerous as the jungles where orchids grow." Top notes of lemon, citrus Middle notes: orchid, rose, carnation Base notes: Discontinued, date unknown. The Express Messenger - Volumes 20-22 - Page 17, 1937: "Out of New York City by airyx on the Thursday before Mother’s Day were shipped by Parfums Corday, Inc., a large perfume distributor, 8735 orchids to dealer representatives in fifty-nine widely scattered cities as gifts to purchasers of a perfume called "Orchidee Bleue." The orchids were packed one each in oval-shaped cellophane boxes and shipped to Corday dealers by Gurney Chrysler, Inc. New York florist.It was reported afterward that every orchid reached ts destination in perfect condition." :