Showing posts with label Lalique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lalique. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

A'Suma by Coty c1934

A'Suma was launched in France in 1934 by Coty.  It was jointly created by Francois Coty and Vincent Roubert.  The sensuous perfume was inspired by a mysterious moonlit tropical beach in Bali.




Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Fioret

Fioret (pronounced Fee-O-Ray) was a luxury perfume house founded in 1914 by a man named Simon Jaroslawski (also known as Simon A. Jaroslawski-Fioret) and went into liquidation in the      mid 1940s. His other two perfumery companies are Ybry and Mÿon.


Friday, April 26, 2013

Fille d'Eve by Nina Ricci c1952

Fille d’Eve by Nina Ricci. (Daughter of Eve). Created in 1952 by Jacques Bercia and Michel Hy. Extremely rare fragrance for women, has been discontinued for many years.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Evelyn Brent's Perfume Collection

Actress Evelyn Brent was known for her love of perfume bottles, although she stated she didn't wear perfume. During two 1930s interviews, she claimed to have 147 bottles, another claimed 500! The star's boudoir featured a special three tiered glass cabinet in which she displayed her flacons. Also displayed amongst her bottles are the fragile glass animals by the Bimini glassblowers. You can see these at the corner closest to her face, a white swan stands up regally amongst the other fauna.



Thursday, February 21, 2013

Fontanis & Madhva Perfumes

FONTANIS:

Fontanis of Paris and Neuilly France, established in 1919 by Daniel Jaquet 38 boulevard de le Saussaye, Neuilly-sur-Seine, also the founder of Madhva in 1923. The company manufactured perfumes and cosmetics. The short-lived business was sold to Volnay in 1927. The last two perfumes, Prelude and Blue ÃŽles were in association with Volnay.




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