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Showing posts with label men's fragrance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label men's fragrance. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

L'Ambre de Carthage by Isabey c1924

L'Ambre de Carthage by Isabey: launched in 1924. Originally created by perfumer Jean Jacques as a woman's perfume.

The name evoking the ancient Tunisian city of Carthage.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Jade East by Swank c1963

Jade East Cologne and Perfume has remained a favorite fragrance among American men and has become a classic fragrance for today's man.


Thursday, January 9, 2014

Nuts & Bolts Colognes

From 1968 to about 1972, a man could get an unusual cologne called Nuts & Bolts, manufactured by the Colton Company who also made the Nine Flags and My Islands colognes.



Sunday, November 17, 2013

Ho Hang by Balenciaga c1971

Ho Hang by Balenciaga:  launched in 1971,  a men's fragrance, created by Jacques Jantzen.



The name means "very fragrant" in the Cantonese dialect of China.

"Ho"=好 in Cantonese roughly translates as good, but in this context is an adverb that modifies "Hang", and would translate as "very".

"Hang"=香 in Cantonese translates to "fragrant" (as you said). But if you asked me, I'd spell it as "Heung", pronounced "Herng"


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