Parfumerie de Raymond and Parfums de Seghers

In this guide I have listed the various perfume produced by Parfumerie de Raymond of Paris France, London and 254 West 31st St., New York 1, N.Y., U.S.A.

Fioret

Fioret was a prestigious perfume house established in 1914 by Simon Jaroslawski, also known as Simon A. Jaroslawski-Fioret. Fioret, along with Jaroslawski's other perfumery ventures, Ybry and Mÿon, contributed to the luxury fragrance market of the early 20th century. The Fioret brand was imported into the United States starting in 1921 by F. Salathe and Co. of New York and was also distributed by The Hartour Company during the 1920s.

Parfums Ybry

Parfums Ybry (Pronounced Ee-Bree) of Paris France, they also had an office in New York City. Ybry perfumes were advertised as being "the most expensive in the world". Ybry was a luxury perfume house founded in 1925 by a man named Simon Jaroslawski (also known as Simon A. Jaroslawski-Fioret) and went into liquidation in 1932. His other two perfumery companies are Fioret and Mÿon.

Joy by Jean Patou c1929

Jean Patou wanted to send a gift of appreciation to his many regular international clients who would be unable to visit Paris in that first year of the Great Depression. He asked Henri Almeras to create something very strong, yet simple, no matter what the cost. This lead to the creation of the costliest perfume in the world, Joy.

Voici Paris by Parfums Raffy c1929

Voici Paris by Parfums Raffy was launched in 1929.

American Druggist, 1931:

"Voici Paris The illustration shows a new perfume in an unusual package recently introduced by Raffy of Paris. It comes in two sizes, one ounce size - $15."

The bottle for Voici Paris is clear glass, disk shaped and has a molded malachite green slag glass flower stopper. It came in two sizes. The bottom of the bottle is marked RAFFY.

So what does it smell like? There are no official notes but I tested it on my wrist and a piece of paper, I detect notes of effervescent aldehydes, sweet orange blossom and jasmine, pungent geranium, May rose, dusty lavender, oakmoss, powdery amber, soapy Bulgarian rose, musk, civet and a hint of leather.


Parfums Raffy was established in 1918 by Marcel J. Raffy, a Franco-American (1901-1934), of 156 East 45 St. New York; Interesting note: Raffy was an American company for which Marcel sought to suggest French origins, even so much as to using a false Paris address for export to the USA. He was subsequently sued by French perfumers association for having used a fictious Paris address. Used false addresses such as 6 West 28th St, NY; also Parisian address; such as 82 rue Lafayette, Paris and 21 rue Beranger, Paris; was sued and went bankrupt.

The perfume was sold from 1929-1938.

Another bottle for the perfume is shown below. This is a later version, probably from the late 1930s. It is a cylindrical, disk like bottle, holds 3 fl ounces. There is a label around the middle of the bottle reading "Made in USA. Contents 3 fl oz." the other side reads "Chas. Cuche Distributor New York, NY". The base of teh bottle is molded with "Freas System 125 cc".

Photos by ebay seller johnny-sells

White Lilac by Mary Chess c1932

White Lilac by Mary Chess was launched in 1932.  Mary Chess used only natural ingredients in her perfumes, and her first perfume was White Lilac.

Lady by Jovan c1983

Lady by Jovan was launched in 1983.

Requete by Worth c1944

Requete by Worth was first launched in France in 1944, then came to the USA by 1945. The name literally means "request" in French. In the 1940s, Requete was suggested to be worn by a young woman, as a daytime perfume.

Amazone by Hermes c1974

Amazone by Hermes was created in 1974, and first launched France before coming to America in 1976 for special limited distribution for Christmas before being put into general distribution in the USA in 1977.

Les Parfums Rival

Les Parfums Rival was established by Jean Chavelier at 166 avenue de Neuilly, Seine, France in c1910.