![A 1955 magazine ad for Caron’s Poivre.](https://i0.wp.com/www.adtothebone.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/caronpoivre1000m.jpg?fit=625%2C833)
“Here’s to women who play with fire and the perfume that they can smolder in.” — from a review of this scent by Barbara Herman at Yesterday’s Perfume.
Fun facts:
“Poivre” is French for “pepper”, named after the fragrance’s hot spicy pepper top note and now I really want to smell it.
Caron’s Poivre squeaked in at #10 in this list of The World’s 10 Most Expensive Perfumes Ever Created.
You can pick up 90 ml. of this perfume on Etsy for the low, low price of $2,130! (used)
Parfums Caron is still going strong.
The ad copy:
Poivre
Latest Perfume Success by Caron