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Monday, May 20, 2013

Queen of the Nile by Prince Matchabelli c1928

Queen of the Nile by Prince Matchabelli: was launched in 1928.


Fragrance Composition:


So what did it smell like? It was classified as a spicy oriental fragrance for women. 
  • Top notes: Calabrian bergamot
  • Middle notes: carnation, lily, frankincense
  • Base notes: Abyssinian ambergris, Mysore sandalwood, oakmoss, vanilla


Theatre Magazine, Volume 52, 1930:
"THREE new perfumes by Prince Matchabelli will be available this month to given exotic, tropical lure to these chill autumn nights. 'Babylon', which is just a bit wicked, will counteract the naivete of a "sweet" frock. 'Princess of the Nile' is a spicy perfume appropriately garbed in a bottle shaped like a pyramid. 'Jungle Flower', my favorite of the three, has captured precisely, the luscious scent of hyacinths."

Bottles:


Originally housed inside of an amber crystal pyramid bottle molded with the Matchabelli crest, probably made in Czechoslovakia.







Fate of the Fragrance:


Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1930.

 



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