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Grigri by Weil c1943
Grigri by Weil: launched in 1943. The name pronounced "Gree Gree", is African in origin and means "magic charm" or "talisman." I believe that this perfume, with its exotic name and advertisements, was...
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Besame by Myrurgia c1922
Besame by Myrurgia: launched in 1922.Fragrance Composition:So what does it smell like? I have no notes on this perfume. I would imagine it was an oriental type perfume.Top notes:Middle notes:Base...
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Platine by Dana c1938
Platine by Dana: launched in 1938 in France and in USA by 1939.The name means "platinum" and the bottles had silvery platinum foil flakes floating inside to resemble platinum. The fragrance was also...
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Silverplate Vanity Sets c1907
Images shown in an advertisement from a 1907 Fort Dearborn Watch & Clock Co. Catalog, Chicago, Il.
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Nectaroma by Tuvache c1960
Nectaroma by Tuvache: launched in 1960.Fragrance Composition:So what does it smell like? It is classified as a fresh floral fragrance for women with a warm, grassy note.Top notes: cassis, basil leaf,...
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Snuff by Schiaparelli c1939
Snuff by Schiaparelli: launched in 1939. The name was taken from the color brown dubbed "Snuff" by Elsa Schiaparelli.Fragrance Composition:So what does it smell like? It was classified as a dry,...
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Sikkim by Lancome c1971
Sikkim by Lancome: launched in 1971, and created by Robert Gonnon.Original:During the early part of the 1970s, America and the rest of the world became interested in a tiny kingdom named Sikkim. Hidden...
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Breidenbach et Cie., Ltd
Breidenbach et Cie., Ltd was established by Aaron Page at Park Street, Grosvenor Square, London in 1793. Aaron Page was listed as a hairdresser, perfumer and distiller of eau de cologne.Later the...
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Antilope by Weil c1928
Antilope by Weil: launched in 1928. The perfume was trademarked in 1931 and was relaunched after WWII ended in 1945. Created by Claude Fraysse.c1947 adFragrance Composition:So what does it smell like?...
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Marathon Compacts & Vanities c1927 Advertisement
Beautiful engine turned and enameled compacts and vanities by Marathon in an advertisement from a 1927 Huntley & Co. catalog. These compacts were stated to be made up of "white gold composition...
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Kali by Dana c1950
Kali by Dana: launched in 1950, some sources say 1933, but Dana trademarked the name in 1952 and claimed use since 1944.The name Kali refers to a Hindu goddess with a long and complex history in...
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Dioressence by Christian Dior c1979
Dioressence by Christian Dior: created by Guy Robert and launched in 1969.Dioressence was first available as a bath oil concentrate, to help condition and perfume the skin. In the same year, it was...
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L'Origan by Coty c1905
L'Origan by Coty: launched in 1905. Some of you may remember L'Origan as the scent of Coty's famous Airspun Face Powder.Fragrance Composition:So what does it smell like? It is classified as an oriental...
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Magie Noire by Lancome c1978
Magie Noire by Lancôme: launched in 1978. Created by Gérard Goupy. It was the first new fragrance from Lancome for a decade and has earned a place amongst its beloved classics.The launch party for...
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Midnight Poison by Christian Dior c2007
Midnight Poison by Christian Dior: created by Jacques Cavallier and Olivier Cresp of Firmenich in collaboration with Francois Demachy of LVMH in 2007.Fragrance Composition:So what does it smell like?...
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Bambou by Weil c1934
Bambou by Weil: launched in 1934.Fragrance Composition:So what does it smell like? It is classified as a woody oriental fragrance for women.Top notes: lavender and mandarin orangeMiddle notes: ylang...
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Collecting Pink Glass Commercial Perfume Bottles
Commercial bottles made up of pink glass are quite uncommon and command high prices when found. The rarest of these bottles are the stunning opaque pink crystal examples manufactured by Baccarat in the...
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Dans la Nuit by Worth c1924
Dans la Nuit by Worth: (In the Night) launched in 1922 in France, it was available in a wider distribution in 1924. This was Worth's signature fragrance; created by Maurice Blanchet; it was initially a...
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Si by Schiaparelli c1957
Si by Schiaparelli: launched in 1957. "Si" got its name from the "Valse des Si." dedicated to her by composer Henri Sauguet. "Si" can mean both the musical note B and "it"— it also consists of the...
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Tresor by Lancome c1952
Trésor by Lancôme: launched in 1952. The name means "Treasure" in French.Original Fragrance Composition:So what does it smell like? It is a semi-oriental floral fragrance for women.Top notes: rose,...
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