RSVP by Richard Hudnut c1936

RSVP by Hudnut: launched in 1936.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral chypre fragrance for women. Piquant, spicy floral, woody-mossy-leafy chypre perfume reminiscent of the forest.

• Top notes: bergamot
• Middle notes: rose, jasmine, spices
• Base notes: tonka bean, sandalwood, oakmoss, patchouli, musk, ambergris, labdanum

McCall's, 1950:
"The top of an old-fashioned, sentimental Hearts and Flowers piano rolls back to reveal one-ounce bottles of R. S. V. P. and Vogue essences. Richard Hudnut. $2.75."


Modern Packaging, 1950:

"TINY GILT PIANO of paperboard has roll top which, when pushed back, reveals two Richard Hudnut essences: R.S.V.P. and Vogue."

Woman's Home Companion, 1949:

"Richard Hudnut's Hearts and Flowers—piano box with R.S.V.P. and Vogue essences, $2.75." 

Glass Packer - Volume 26, 1946:

"An attractive gold spot label by Richard M. Krause bears the perfume and maker's name in novel black letters. The handmade box with ... a diamond-cut bottle, "RSVP," in rectangular flacon with a spherical glass top and "Vogue.' in square-cut crystal bottle with gold stemmed, crystal stopper, all Richard Hudnut perfumes, end their war-time exile and return to store- counters this month. "

Motion Picture, 1946:

" RICHARD HUDNUT Purse Kit in soft French blue taffeta holds DuBarry lipstick, one dram each of Gemey Concentrate and R.S.V.P. Perfume, in elegant blue and gold box. $6."

Drug and Cosmetic Industry, Volume 41, 1937:

"R.S.V.P." a new romance perfume with a heady fragrance — a French "bouquet" with a flirtatious undertone that makes it a perfume after a man's heart. Hudnut points out that the name has the advantage of being pronounced without embarrassment by customers, especially ... The shape and detail of the package suggest the envelope of a billet-doux and with its Richard Hudnut seal inscribed with.."

The Southern Pharmaceutical Journal, 1938:

"R. S. V. P., the perfume after a man's heart by Richard Hudnut. appropriate as a gift, is offered in dram package to retail at $l.25, half ounce at $5.00, one ounce at $10.00 and four ounces at $30.00."

Bottles:

 Luxurious wooden jeweler's case sheathed in coral red morocco gilded with small iron opening on two leaves, titled cream satin interior, containing the "harlequin" bottle in molded pressed colorless crystal lined with red overlay of cylindrical section and shape, decorated with diamonds, titled in gold, its cylinder stopper in ruby-tinted crystal with floral decoration in the belt enhanced with gold. Model attributed to Julien Viard. High. : 11cm.

Measurements: 3 3/4 in. tall 1 1/2 diam. The cobalt bottle is slightly larger than the ruby

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1957.