Elysées 64-83 by Balmain: launched in 1946. Created by Germaine Cellier.
In Pierre Balmain's autobiography, My Years and Seasons, he says, "My friend, Germaine Cellier, had just invented a perfume for me which evoked best the kind of elegance of which I wanted to be the harbinger. I named it ‘Elysée 64/83', my first telephone number.”
It was available as:
So what did it smell like? It was a woody floral fougere perfume with dominant jasmine notes on an animalic and powdery amber base.
In Pierre Balmain's autobiography, My Years and Seasons, he says, "My friend, Germaine Cellier, had just invented a perfume for me which evoked best the kind of elegance of which I wanted to be the harbinger. I named it ‘Elysée 64/83', my first telephone number.”
It was available as:
- 1 oz Parfum
- 2 oz Parfum
- 7.5 oz Eau D'Elysee eau de toilette
Fragrance Composition:
So what did it smell like? It was a woody floral fougere perfume with dominant jasmine notes on an animalic and powdery amber base.
- Top notes: aldehydes, bergamot, chamomile and galbanum
- Middle notes: wild flowers, jasmine, geranium, rose and lavender
- Base notes: patchouli, vetiver, labdanum, wormwood, ambergris, orris, oakmoss, civet, vanilla, musk, leather
L'Atlantique, 1952:
"Balmain, whose breezy 'Vent Vert' for sportswear or sheer clothes and 'Elysees 64-83' for furs and formals are among the top sellers, has been working on presentation of the toilet waters and so has recently brought out new large green glass bottles in suede bags which are green for 'Vent Vert', red for the telephone number 'Elysees 64-83' and yellow for the men's toilet water 'Verveine-Citronelle.'"
The New Yorker, 1960:
Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1960.
"Balmain's lovely Jolie Madame, which is haunted by roses, has a new baby sister (at Saks Fifth Avenue) called Elysées 64-83 (if Balmain answers, don't hang up— hang on!) Its initial sharp jasmine jab becomes soft, subtle, and lingering as the stuff dries."
Bottles:
2 oz Parfum. Photo from worthpoint.
Sample vial of the perfume, photo from delcampe
1 oz parfum, photo from worthpoint
Mini bottle of 1/4 oz Eau D'Elysee, photo by Anne Marie Gast
Eau D'Elysee, bottle stands 6" tall. photo from worthpoint
Eau D'Elysee 7.5 oz eau de toilette splash, photo by ebay seller jajezus
Fate of the Fragrance:
Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1960.
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