Laughter by Germaine Monteil: launched in 1940.
It was reformulated in 1951 to "make it brisker" and was rechristened Rigolade.
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So what does it smell like? It is classified as a light fruity floral fragrance for women.
Discontinued, date unknown.
Drug & Cosmetic Catalog, 1941:
The New Yorker, 1950:
Harper's Bazaar - Page 276, 1956:
It was reformulated in 1951 to "make it brisker" and was rechristened Rigolade.
So what does it smell like? It is classified as a light fruity floral fragrance for women.
- Top notes: peach, aldehydes, citrus
- Middle notes: fruit blossoms, summer flowers
- Base notes:
Discontinued, date unknown.
Drug & Cosmetic Catalog, 1941:
"Laughter is Germain Monteil's first perfume (lower right). The bottle is streamlined, modern, with a beautifully cut stopper which is large in diameter as the bottle, giving it a column-like effect."
The New Yorker, 1950:
"Germaine Monteil is now making and bottling her Laughter in France, and in doing so has made a new thing of it, infinitely brighter. A half-ounce bottle is $12."
Harper's Bazaar - Page 276, 1956:
"Rigolade"— peaches, fruit blossoms and summer flowers, together in a kind of gay celebration. By Germaine Monteil. 1 ounce, $20."