Parfum d'Argeville(1913)

A mixed-floral composition from Houbigant's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot before a blended floral heart, closing on musk and woods. Parfum d'Argeville likely references a place name, possibly evoking a fashionable resort or estate, a naming convention Houbigant and other houses used to lend a fragrance an air of aristocratic leisure and geographic specificity without necessarily indicating a real, documented connection to that location. As with several of Houbigant's less prominent 1910s releases, detailed note documentation beyond a general floral heart has not survived in the depth available for the house's landmark creations. It sits among the steady stream of secondary releases Houbigant produced throughout the 1900s and 1910s, output that supported the house's commercial base alongside its more historically significant compositions. Little independent documentation exists to expand further on its specific character beyond the broad floral-musk-woods structure recorded.