D’ORSAY
Belle de Jour

1938

Italian citrus
Bergamot
Vietnamese cinnamon
Jamaican nutmeg
Zanzibar clove

Grasse rose
Grasse jasmine
Alpine lily-of-the-valley
French lilac
Indian carnation

patchouli
resins
Mysore sandalwood
amber
Tyrolean oakmoss
Maltese labdanum
Tonkin musk
vanilla

Belle Du Jour was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of D’Orsay in America in 1938. It also went by Belle du Jour Bouquet. It was released as a parfum concentration Belle de Jour Parfum (1938) • D’ORSAY, as well as a lighter ‘daytime’ version Bouquet D’Orsay Belle de Jour Bouquet D’Orsay (1938) • D’ORSAY.

‘You’ll want to try, first of all, D’Orsay’s new perfume, “Belle de Jour,” which was created and named for a beauty of today. It’s a spicy, lilting, gay scent with deceptive depth. You see it, in its sculptured white bottle, held in the hand above.’ – Vogue 1938

‘Introduced in 1938, D’Orsay’s Belle de Jour ‘Beauty of the Day’ is classified as a floral oriental perfume for women. The scent notes of this beautiful perfume include top notes of white florals, middle notes of more flowers and base notes of amber. The perfume has been described as a sweet floral, warm, romantic, sensual, powdery, balsamic, resinous, delicate, amber, passionate, deep, and hypnotic! A homage to beautiful women,”Homage a la femme elegante”.’

‘Belle du Jour by D’Orsay – is inspired by this 1900 era that we talk about so much these days. It’s more than a perfume; it’s a recreated atmosphere.’ – Combat 1955