Mascarade c1928

Mascarade by LT Piver: launched in 1928.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like?

• Top notes: pepper
• Middle notes:
• Base notes:

Mascarade was suggested to be worn by brunettes. Which to my knowledge means that the perfume was probably a heavy, oriental, spicy, or chypre type fragrance as these were the ones that were most advised to be worn by women who were of brunette and darker complexion during this time period. Blondes and fair complected women were advised to wear lighter, floral, aldehydic, woodsy or sporty type fragrances.

Reste Jeune, 1936:

""Piver has created Mascarade, a peppery and fresh fragrance that blends very well with the scents of the epidermis: a "young" and modern type of perfume."

Bottle:

Opaque red glass bottle, arched shape, sloping shoulders, molded with swirling shapes. Matching opaque red glass stopper molded with repeating design. Base of bottle acid stamped "France". Bottle can also be found trimmed with gold enamel and gold enameling on stopper.  The small size retailed for $2.45 and the De Luxe size retailed for $25 in 1928.

This red glass bottle was discontinued in 1936 in favor of a new, simpler design that was much cheaper to produce. The new flacon, called the Harlequin bottle, displays a label featuring the Greek theatre masks. The products available with the new graphics were: extrait (parfum), lotion, face powder and face cream.

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown.

Still being sold in 1939. I could find no advertisement for this product after 1939. I believe it was discontinued because of the war and never brought back.

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