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One of the most famous names in the world of perfumes is the Evening in Paris perfume. Just the mere mention of this name can make women fall in love with you; a more romantic name for this perfume is Soir de Paris. For years this perfume has been featuring in surprise wedding anniversary gifts, birthday gifts or just a gift for a lover.

The Evening in Paris perfume was first seen in 1928 when perfumer Ernest Beaux created this masterpiece for his perfume company called Bourjois. As soon as it was launched, the word of this perfumes magnificence spread like wild-fire across Paris and this perfume was an immediate success.

When it was launched in 1928, it was only known as Soir de Paris, but the company soon realized the global potential and for sale in the US the perfume was renamed Evening in Paris.

What makes this perfume so special? Let’s give you an insight into what really goes into making this masterpiece. This classic perfume has a soft and sweet floral scent that is enhanced by bergamot and violets. The heart notes of this perfume are formed by jasmine, tilleul, lilac, clover and rose, whereas the base notes comprise of styrax and vetiver.

This combination has made the Evening in Paris perfume by Bourjois’, it’s most successful ever perfume. The perfume gained immense popularity in the 1930’s and 1940’s and popularity peaked in 1950’s. However, surprisingly in 1969 the perfume just vanished from the markets.

The perfume then was available in a variety of different options such as perfume, eau de cologne and eau de toilette. Apart from these more famous ways of selling the perfume, Bourjois also sold the perfume in sachet bottles, lipstick, dusting powder boxes, perfumed bath oil, cologne sticks, face powder, talc powder, bath cubes, hand lotion and rouge.

In 1992, this legendary perfume was re-invented and launched by Bourjois. Though the base of the perfume remains the same, new creators Jacques Polge and Francois Demachy added a personal touch. The Evening in Paris perfume today has a fresh fruity touch to it with apricot and peach being added to the bergamot and violet top notes. The heart notes comprise of all the previous ingredients plus ylang-ylang, lily-of-the-valley, orris and heliotrope. To the base they’ve added sandalwood, amber, musk and vanilla.

The Bourjois Company that makes the Evening in Paris perfume is now owned by the fashion house Chanel. However, Chanel still continues to sell the perfume under its original name. Earlier and even today the perfume came in a variety of bottles and is a collector’s delight.

Some of the most famous bottles that this perfume ever came in are cobalt bottles with silver triangle labels (1920’s to 1940’s), cobalt bottles with either silver rectangle labels or silver curved labels (1930’s to 1950’s), clear glass bottles with gold labels (1940’s to 1950’s), gilded glass bottles (1950’s), bullet shape purse falcons (1950’s) and an upside down half crescent bottle (1990’s to current).