← 5 DropsDecade
1920s
The Jazz Age and its abstract aldehydic florals. Coty's Chypre (1917) sets the structural template; Chanel No. 5 (1921) liberates perfume from naturalistic single-flower scents; Guerlain's Shalimar (1925) defines the modern oriental.
6 fragrances in the catalogue
Chanel
No. 5
Floralaldehydic floral
1921 →
Caron
Nuit de Noël
OrientalMousse de Saxe powdery oriental
1922 →
Chanel
Cuir de Russie
Chyprepolished birch-tar leather
1924 →
Guerlain
Shalimar
Orientaloriental vanilla
1925 →
Chanel
Bois des Îles
Woodycreamy Mysore sandalwood with aldehydic floral
1926 →
Lanvin
Arpège
Floralaldehydic floral with iris and ylang
1927 →