Baghari by Robert Piguet: launched in 1950. Created by Francis Fabron. The name refers to a small North African village Baghara (Baqqara).
Sipario - Issues 392-403, 1979:
So what does it smell like? It is classified as a rich oriental fragrance for women. It starts with a fresh aldehydic top spiked with citrus zests, followed by a classic elegant floral heart of gardenia, rose, jasmine, iris, lilac, wild lily of the valley, resting on a sweet, powdery, warm base of ambergris, musk, vetiver, blond tobacco and moss.
Sipario - Issues 392-403, 1979:
"Too bad to gloss over, but on the"ra"of Bussottiano"rare" this time becoming "ri"de "rarity" in the title perhaps following the phonetic inspiration of Jean Piguet, owner of Robert Piguet, modes et parfums, Paris "which in 1951 he explained to me by letter that the Baghari perfume resembled a "petit village du Nord-Afrique, tout gai" (without ypsilon) called Baghara, but made even more "gai" by the "ri" of "rire"..."
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It is classified as a rich oriental fragrance for women. It starts with a fresh aldehydic top spiked with citrus zests, followed by a classic elegant floral heart of gardenia, rose, jasmine, iris, lilac, wild lily of the valley, resting on a sweet, powdery, warm base of ambergris, musk, vetiver, blond tobacco and moss.
- Top notes: aldehydes, clary sage, Italian bergamot, Portuguese orange, Tunisian orange blossom, lemon, Egyptian geranium
- Middle notes: iris, carnation, Chinese gardenia, rose, tuberose, lilac, clove, Burmese ylang ylang, hay, lily of the valley, Grasse jasmine, Italian orris
- Base notes: blond tobacco, sandalwood, Indian vetiver, costus, benzoin, Tibetan musk, vanilla, Ethiopian civet, ambergris, castoreum, European oakmoss
What made vintage Baghari so sensual, was the usage of a base formula called Animalis. Animalis was created by Synarome and has facets of civet, musk, ambergris, castoreum and the costus plant. Its effect when used in perfumery is a fatty almost buttery undertone that extends the life of the perfume as well as give it a distinct sexual aura. Jean Carles implemented Animalis when he created two other Robert Piguet perfumes: Visa and Futur.
Femme, 1950:
"We know that Robert Piguet ceased to be a Couturier; but he remains a perfumer more than ever. His latest perfume Baghari is a magician. Under his wing, a marvelous garden is taking shape; we glimpse flowers, fountains, mossy paths, luminous clearings, birds too - whose chirping is captivating... In short, a garden from the Arabian Nights where it would be delicious to get lost while lingering there."
Combat, 1955:
"Baghari by Robert Piguet - fresh fragrance. Summer fragrance. Bergamot, orange from Portugal and clary sage open to the extract, like eau de cologne which dilutes it, a whimsical garden located outside of time and the flagrance of lilac and lily of the valley in April, carnation and rose in June, summer tuberose, meets that of gardenia from China, ylang ylang from Burma, Indian vetiver and moss from Europe. Garden of Armide."
Bottles:
The crystal parfum bottles were made by Pochet et du Courval in France:
- 1/8 oz Purse size mini
- 1/4 oz bottle stands 2.25"tall
- 1/2 oz - bottle stands 2.5" tall
- 1 oz - bottle stands 3 3/8” tall
- 2 oz bottle stands 4.25" tall
- 4 oz
- 8 oz
Fate of the Fragrance:
In the 1950s, the Robert Piguet fragrances were owned and distributed by the John Robert Powers Products Company. You will see both names on bottles and boxes.In 1960, Jacqueline Cochran became the distributor for Robert Piguet perfumes in the USA. The boxes and bottles may only be marked with the "Robert Piguet Parfums" name was used until around 1982.
The Robert Piguet fragrances were owned by Alfin (Irwin Alfin/Adrien Arpel, Inc.) from 1982-1995. In 1985, the company formed a subdivision, Orinter Geneva Switzerland, to handle the Parfums Robert Piguet. The Company owned the exclusive worldwide manufacturing, distribution and licensing rights for Fracas, Bandit, Cravache, Baghari and Musk Blanc. The company also initiated mass marketing of other popular Robert Piguet fragrances.
It was at this time that they reformulated and relaunched these fragrances, and unfortunately, these versions are the worst according to online reviews. The company released two versions of Baghari during this time, Baghari Femme and Baghari Pour Homme.
Baghari was reformulated to closely match the original feminine version by Aurelien Guichard and relaunched in 2006. This is the current version seen on the Robert Piguet Parfums website.
- Top notes: aldehydes, bergamot and neroli
- Middle notes: Bulgarian rose, jasmine, iris and violet
- Base notes: amber, vanilla, musk and vetiver
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