Tailspin by Lucien Lelong: launched in 1940. Created by Jean Carles. This perfume was marketed in France as Passionnement.
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So what does it smell like? It was described as a floral oriental fragrance for women with a fern-like; aromatic resin background suggestive of a medicinal piney odor punctuated with fruits, citrus and spices.
The New Yorker, 1940:
Gargoyle Magazine, 1945:
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Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It was described as a floral oriental fragrance for women with a fern-like; aromatic resin background suggestive of a medicinal piney odor punctuated with fruits, citrus and spices.
- Top notes: aldehydes, citrus notes, bitter herbs, fruity notes, green notes, cinnamon, cloves,
- Middle notes: gardenia, hyacinth, carnation, lily of the valley, Bulgarian rose
- Base notes: oakmoss, pine, galbanum, sandalwood, tobacco, ambergris, patchouli, musk, resins, wormwood
The New Yorker, 1940:
"Lelong's new Tailspin, a fresh, feminine floral blend, is as good as the box it comes in buoyant, All which Seems to be made of a stack of red, white, and blue poker chips."
Gargoyle Magazine, 1945:
"Dizzying as falling in love . . . Tailspin Perfume will make her heart go spinning toward you. ... A head-over heels fragrance that she'll always enjoy. $5.00, $7.50, $12.00."
Bottles:
Fate of the Fragrance:
Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1975.