Parfums de Naudet

In the 1970s and 1980s, Essential Products marketed perfumes under the name Parfums de Naudet, which made inexpensive versions of some of the world's most treasured perfumes. The company was located in the loft at 90 Water Street, in lower Manhattan, New York City.

The company Essential Products was in business since 1895 and manufactured flavoring extracts for soft drinks, alcoholic liquors, syrups, ice cream and candy.

US trademark information notes that Essential Products, Inc was granted a trademark for the name Naudet in 1969, and claimed use since 1935. I did find a newspaper ad for 1931 that advertised Naudet "floral" perfumes. All Naudet floral fragrances were produced in the 1930s. 

All Naudet designer imposter fragrances were produced after 1969.

Naudet perfumes were advertised in 1983 as retailing at $16-$20 an ounce. Naudet colognes were priced at $7.50 per 4 oz.

In 1984, the company Fabulous Fragrances was the distributor for Naudet.

Experts in the fragrance field say that the copiers are best at re-creating the top notes, which is what you smell in the first few seconds. They may be a little weaker on reproducing the base notes, or lingering medley. The untrained nose, however, may not detect a difference.

Here is the list of the Naudet women's perfumes imitating the following popular fragrances (including the date the popular fragrance was launched). All all of designer imposter Naudet fragrances were created after 1969, not before:

• Naudet No. 2 - Arpege by Lanvin (1927)
• Naudet No. 3 - Bal a Versailles by Jean Desprez (1962)
• Naudet No. 6 - Cabochard by Gres (1959)
• Naudet No. 7 - Calandre by Paco Rabanne (1969)
• Naudet No. 8 - Chanel No. 5  (1921)
• Naudet No. 9 - Chloe by Karl Lagerfeld (1975)
• Naudet No. 10 - Chantilly by Houbigant (1941)
• Naudet No. 11 - 
• Naudet No. 12 - Charlie by Revlon (1973)
• Naudet No. 13 -
• Naudet No. 14 - 
• Naudet No. 15 - Estee by Estee Lauder (1968)
• Naudet No. 16 - Youth Dew by Estee Lauder (1953)
• Naudet No. 17 - Je Reviens by Worth (1932)
• Naudet No. 18 - Joy by Jean Patou (1930)
• Naudet No. 19 -
• Naudet No. 20 - 
• Naudet No. 21 - L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci (1944)
• Naudet No. 24 - Madame Rochas by Rochas (1960)
• Naudet No. 25 - Ma Griffe by Carven (1946)
• Naudet No. 27 - Norell by Norell (1968)
• Naudet No. 29 - Replique by Raphael (1944)
• Naudet No. 30 - Shalimar by Guerlain  (1925)
• Naudet No. 31 - 
• Naudet No. 32 - White Shoulders by Evyan  (1945)
• Naudet No. 33 - Y by YSL (1964)
• Naudet No. 34 - Chanel No. 19 (1970)
• Naudet No. 36 - Halston (1975)
• Naudet No. 38 - Fracas by Robert Piguet (1948)
• Naudet No. 39 - 1000 by Jean Patou  (1972)
• Naudet No. 51 - Private Collection by Estee Lauder (1973)
• Naudet No. 52 - Coriander by Jean Couturier (1973)
• Naudet No. 53 - First by Van Cleef & Arpels (1976)
• Naudet No. 54 - Red by Giorgio Beverly Hills (1989)
• Naudet No. 55 - Lauren by Ralph Lauren (1978)
• Naudet No. 56 - Opium by YSL (1977)
• Naudet No. 57 - Oscar de la Renta by Oscar de la Renta (1977)
• Naudet No. 58 - Tatiana by Diane Von Furstenberg (1975)
• Naudet No. 59 - Jontue by Revlon (1975)
• Naudet No. 60 - Halston Night by Halston (1980)
• Naudet No. 61 - Metal by Paco Rabanne (1979)
• Naudet No. 62 - Pavlova by Pavlova (1977)
• Naudet No. 63 - White Linen by Estee Lauder (1978)
• Naudet No. 64 - Ombre Rose by Jean Charles Brosseau (1981)
• Naudet No. 65 - Giorgio by Giorgio Beverly Hills (1981)

I do not have the numbers for the following fragrances:

• Beautiful by Estee Lauder (1985)
• Coco by Chanel (1984)
• Eternity by Calvin Klein (1988)
• Obsession by Calvin Klein (1985)
• Passion by Elizabeth Taylor (1988)
• Poison by Christian Dior (1985)
• Ysatis by Givenchy (1984)

Men's fragrances imitating the following:

• Antaeus by Chanel (1981)
• Zizanie by Fragonard (1932)
• Aramis by Aramis (1966)
• Brut by Faberge (1968)
• Canoe by Dana (1936)
• Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur by Pierre Cardin (1972)
• Polo by Ralph Lauren (1978)
• Paco Rabanne Pour Homme by Paco Rabanne (1973)

Naudet numbers to be identified:

• Naudet No. 48 - 
• Men's Cologne #71
• Men's Cologne #77

It seems Naudet was in business until at least 1990 making the designer imposter fragrances. I have no other newspaper ads or advertising information after this date. The last perfume they created was around 1989.