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Shop Nordstrom for beauty and fragrance gifts and gift sets. FREE Shipping. FREE Returns.Shop holiday beauty trends for eyes, lips and more at Nordstrom. Plus, choose 3 FREE Samples with every Beauty...
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Lace by Yardley c1982
Lace by Yardley: launched in 1982. Created by Dominique Ropion. Now distributed by Fine Fragrances.It is classified as a light and sensual floral chypre fragrance for women.Top notes: aldehydes and...
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Odalisque by Nettie Rosenstein c1946
Odalisque by Nettie Rosenstein: launched in 1946.Odalisque was available in the following forms:1/4 oz Parfum1/2 oz Parfum1 oz ParfumPerfume Oil (introduced in 1963)Eau de ParfumSpray CologneBath...
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Mystere de Rochas c1978
Mystere de Rochas: launched in 1978. Created by Nicolas Mamounas who used nearly 200 ingredients to complete the formula.So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral aldehyde chypre...
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Tianne by Nettie Rosenstein c1948
Tianne by Nettie Rosenstein: launched in 1948.Tianne was available in the following forms:ParfumCologneBath OilPerfume OilCreme de ParfumDusting PowderEau de ParfumSoapBath OilHand & Body...
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Devastating by Anjou c1943
Devastating by Anjou: launched in 1943.Available in the following:Dusting Powder Eau de ParfumParfumSo what does it smell like? It is classified as a spicy floral chypre fragrance for womenTop notes:...
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Tapestry by Mary Chess c1934
Tapestry by Mary Chess: launched in 1934.So what does it smell like? It is classified as an aldehydic floral chypre fragrance for women, although I have seen this classified as an oriental. There are...
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A division of the Parisian fashion house Cacharel; established by Jean Bousquet in 1962; born in 1932 in Nimes. Bosquet originally studied men's tailoring but found it too limiting. In1956, he began...
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Alix by Gres c1981
Alix by Gres: launched in 1981, in USA by 1982. Sometimes the bottle will be marked "Alix Gres" other times it will simply say "Gres".So what did it smell like? It was a floral chypre fragrance for...
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Evil by Elvira c1990
Elvira, the Mistress of the Dark, introduced a perfume in 1990 that boasted cruelty-free production. The fragrance, Evil by Elvira, was developed by Florasynth, an essential oil supplier that uses no...
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Pursuit by Jacqueline Cochran c1948
Pursuit by Jacqueline Cochran: launched in 1948. From trademark and patent records, she filed a trademark for the name in 1941, but it wasn't launched as a perfume until after WWII. The name derives...
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Parfums Paul Premet
A couture house established by Mme Premet in 1903; moved to 8 place Vendome, Paris in 1911; introduced fragrances in 1924. Famous for her urchin ‘La Garconne’ cut hairstyle and her short simple boyish...
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Jean-Paul Giraud et Fils
Jean Giraud Son, established in 1853 as Giraud Freres, later known as J. Giraud Son Acquired by various essential oils Producers in Grasse: such as Honore Joseph Sozio, Changed name to J. Giraud Fils...
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Envol by Ted Lapidus c1980
Envol by Ted Lapidu: launched in 1980, in USA by 1981. Envol means "flight" in French. "I gave it that light name, spacious and airy, because it is the perfume of space, of night and time,” Ted...
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Richard D. Young Perfumery Co.
The Richard D. Young Perfumery Co. was located at 351 Broadway New York City, another address was listed at 100 William Street New York City. Their trade-mark was a 'Y' in flour leaf-clover.You can...
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Byzance by Grenoville c1926
Byzance by Grenoville, was originally launched under the name Nikys in 1926, but was quickly changed to Byzance, for reasons unknown. It could be that a rival perfumer already trademarked the name...
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Auzière
Auzière of Paris and Marseille, France; launched a range of fragrances from c1920 to 1950’s, also had an office in Nashville, TN.The perfumes of Auziere:1920 Grisentis1920 Secret d'Amour1920 Parfum un...
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Nocturne by Barbara Gould c1952
Nocturne by Barbara Gould: launched in 1952. When the fragrance debuted at B. Altman's department store, a female harpist strummed along the notes to Chopin's Nocturne. Harpist Evans was dressed to...
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What are Woody Fragrances?
Fragrances can be classified by certain olfactive families, or themes, or accords.Woody: fragrances derive their scents from aromatic woods such as sandalwood, patchouli, aloes, cedar, agarwood (oud),...
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Established in 1940 in New York; launched a range of fragrances in c1940' and 50's.In 1940, Andrew Apicella and Rose Vivaudou organized Miahati, Inc., and thereafter transacted their business in the...
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