Aka-Iveh by Parfums Renoir c1920

Aka-Iveh is a very rare perfume from the house of Renoir. It came out probably in the 1920s and was still being sold into the 1940s. Its name derives from the magic song of the sacred dancers of India.

Zutz Cosmetics Company

The Zutz Cosmetics Company was started by Henry E. and Julia Zutz in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1923. They made by hand, a variety of women's perfumes and cosmetics in small batches for specialty shops of their time.

Henry was trained as a pharmacist and worked in that field for years before starting his own cosmetics company.

They ceased production completely by 1946.

Roger Thirion et Cie

Roger Jean Thirion et Cie Perfumes was located in Paris, they launched fragrances in 1925. Stendhal was a French cosmetic brand which was founded in 1946 by Roger Thirion. To his incense, to his jasmines, join, to be complete, the creams, of M. Roger Thirion, distinguished cosmetologist, who, faithful to the sign of his choice (Stendhal Beauté), calls his products Fabrice, Cream of Parma, Florence cream.

Amor Skin

"AMOR SKIN, the Secret of Women Who Never Look Old, you need no longer fear the ravages of time; the gradually appearing, tell-tale lines on face, neck and decollete."

Cocoaine Hair Tonic

This week I found an old brochure by Burnett's, inside it featured a product called Cocoaine which they labeled as a Toilet Article. I was curious to know what the heck that stuff was, as the name threw me off a bit.

photo from peachridgeglass.com

Natalie Thurston Perfume

When I was browsing ebay on January 18, 2012, I spotted a pretty perfume bottle which I thought I would make special mention to my readers because I never heard of the manufacturer before, so I did a little research and found some interesting info.

Unbound by Halston c2001

Unbound by Halston: launched in 2001 and created by Patricia Bilodeau.

Nally Perfumes & Cosmetics

Fabrica Nally was established in 1928 while the city of Lisbon, Portugal was still surrounded by farm land. Nobre Laboratory was located near the city, in a place called Campo Grande. Nobre laboratory was famous for its production of Benamor Beauty products.

Max Factor Perfume Necklaces

In the 1970s, Max Factor produced some perfume necklaces, most of which small figural glass bottles which held Wild Musk perfume, they were attached to a gold tone metal chain measuring 24 inches.

Vintage 1920s Swiss Chuit, Naef & Cie Scent Strip Stand

This 1920s Swiss metal scent-strip stand was made by 'Huguenin Freres & Co, le Locle, Switzerland' as indicated from the marks on base: 'HF  HUGUENIN LE LOCLE  SWISS MADE   FAB. SUISSE' for Chuit, Naef & Cie (1895 - 1945) as seen by their monogrammed initials: 'CN CIE' at the foot of the stand.

(Chuit, Naef & Cie is now known as, Firmenich SA, a private Swiss company in the perfume and flavor business.)

The last three images/items (not included in this auction) shows an image of the noted French ("Nose") perfume maker, Jacques Guerlain (1874 - 1963) holding a similar type scent-strip stand in his hand, and a glass scent-strip holder & stand. The glass holder (Porte Mouillette) was produced in the 1960s by Firmenich 'after' the original 1920s version made by French artist/designer Julien Viard for Chuit, Naef & Cie as indicated by their monogrammed trademark logo on base.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920s-Swiss-Chuit-Naef-Cie-Scent-Strip-Stand-Firmenich-Perfume-Bottle-/331059892470

All photos from ebay seller jpgharv29