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French Cancan(1936)

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Brand

Caron

Perfumer

Ernest Daltroff

Launched

1936

Family

Floral

Created by Ernest Daltroff for Caron, French Cancan opens on jasmine, lilac, and violet, moves through a heart of rose, African orange flower, iris, lily of the valley, and patchouli, and closes on oakmoss, sandalwood, amber, and orris root. Its lively, can-can-referencing title and dense multi-floral structure situate it among the house's rich 1930s florals, built by the same perfumer responsible for Caron's Tabac Blond and Nuit de Noel.

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