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Alpona(1939)

At a glance

Created by Ernest Daltroff for Caron, Alpona opens on lemon, bergamot, grapefruit, and rose, moves through a heart of thyme, orange, jasmine, and orchid, and closes on oakmoss, myrrh, cedar, sandalwood, patchouli, and musk. Its unusual pairing of thyme with a citrus-rose opening gives it a herbal edge uncommon among Caron's more typically powdery, aldehydic 1930s releases, and it remains a lesser-known entry within Daltroff's own catalog alongside Tabac Blond and Nuit de Noel.

Did you know? This scent's jasmine note owes its richness to indole — the same compound found, in larger amounts, in feces. Read the full story →

Brand

Caron

Perfumer

Ernest Daltroff

Launched

1939

Family

Floral

Alpona is a fragrance from Caron, released in 1939 and composed by Ernest Daltroff. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Lemon, Bergamot, Grapefruit, and Rose, moves into a heart of Thyme, Orange, Jasmine, and Orchid, and settles into a base of Oakmoss, Myrrh, Cedarwood, Sandalwood, Patchouli, and Musk.

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