Caron is a legendary French perfume house founded in 1904 in Paris by Ernest Daltroff. With no formal training in perfumery, but with an exceptional sense of smell and a love of fragrance, he created some of the most important perfumes of the 20th century, and his longtime collaborator was Félicie Vanpouille.

Caron's classics include Narcisse Noir (1911), which Gloria Swanson's character holds in the cult film "Sunset Boulevard", N’Aimez Que Moi ("Love only me") and Tabac Blond (1919), created for emancipated women who had begun to smoke in public. In 1934 came Pour un Homme de Caron, one of the first great men's perfumes, with lavender and vanilla, still loved today.

The house is also known for its beautiful bottles and for the tradition of offering its perfumes from crystal "fountains", from which they are poured into refillable bottles. Caron perfumes are a true part of the history of perfumery. You can read more about legendary fragrances in our article The perfumes that have gone down in history.