E. Wolff & Sohn, Wolff Freres Perfumes

German perfume company, E. Wolff and Sohn, later named Wolff Freres, Inc.Company was established in Karlsruhe Germany.

Revillon Perfumes

Revillon of Paris France. Revillon was originally a furrier established in 1839 by Louis-Victor Revillon. Perfumes were first introduced in 1934.

Parfums Worth

Worth was a couture house located at 7 rue de la Paix, Paris.


 It was established in 1858 by Charles Frederick Worth . He was born in 1826 and trained in England. Soon began designing dresses for his wife, and the admiration of others caused Worth to open a fashion department in a fabric store where he worked after 1846. He became a successful couturier, designing for Empress Eugenie and other European royalty.

Cheramy Perfumes

Cheramy was located at 19 rue Cambon in Paris. The company was established by Raymond Couin in 1921. The business was sold to Houbigant in 1922 and became division producing lower-priced products, primarily for US market. Received prize at the Paris Exhibition in 1925.
     

Chanel No. 46 by Chanel c1945

No. 46: created in 1945 by Ernest Beaux. Created to celebrate the long awaited end of the second world war.

1945 advertisement

Fantasque by Louis Feraud c1981

 Fantasque by Louis Feraud was created in 1981 and the designer chose Avon to launch his perfume officially in 1982. (This is also the first designer perfume from this company). "Fantasque" means "Whimsical or Fanciful" in French. 

What Perfume Tells About You

From The Milwaukee Journal Nov. 11, 1960:

Elegance says Rene Bouche, is an inner quality which a woman expresses ny outer symbols - her clothes, her carriage, her manner. She also expresses it in her choice of perfume. The scent you like best shows the kind of person you are - sophisticated, friendly, ultra feminine. To find the perfumes that speak for you, circle the item that best answers the following questions for you:

1. Which woman would you rather have been:

a. Cleopatra
b. Juliet
c. Jane Eyre
d. Marie Antoinette


2. Which music would you choose to hear when you’re alone:

a. The Russian composers - Rimski, Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff
b. Musical comedies
c. Bach
d. West Coast jazz


3. What would you like to drink at 5 o’clock this afternoon:

a. Champagne
b. Chocolate soda
c. Coffee
d. Very dry martini


4. On a Saturday with nothing to do, would you:

a. Call friends you hadn’t seen in a long time
b. Try a really hard new recipe
c. Go to an art exhibit
d. Read “Advise and Consent”


5. If you could afford one luxury addition to your wardrobe, would it be:

a. A leopard coat
b. A handmade lace peignoir
c. Shoulder-length black suede gloves lines in scarlet silk
d. A Paris suit


6. Which bird would you rather be:

a. Peacock
b. Swan
c. Sea gull
d. Falcon


7: Which seaside resort would you choose for your vacation:

a. Miami Beach
b. Cannes
c. Nantucket
d. New York


8. What style of furniture do you prefer:

a. Louis XV
b. Early American
c. Italian provincial
d. Danish modern


9. When you’re mad, do you:

a. Smolder
b. Cry
c. Throw things
d. Bite your lip and flare your nostrils


10. With what movie star would you rather have dinner:

a. Frank Sinatra
b. Henry Fonda
c. Danny Kaye
d. Cary Grant


11. Where would you rather be on your birthday:

a. Doing a tango with the most exciting man you know
b. Dining with your favorite people
c. Taking a plane for Venice
d. Opening a box containing emerald earrings


12. Would you rather be:

a. Desired
b. Pampered
c. Intrigued
d. Admired


Count your answers in the A, B, C, D groups. The group in which you have the most answers will give you some clues to your perfume. But since each one of us is many women, don’t be afraid to cross perfume lines.

Five or more A answers: Your past probably includes at least one broken heart, not your own. The Oriental perfumes are yours: the oils and spices and woods of the East - sandalwood, bergamot and myrrh among them. Stormy and often unsettling , they’re the most frankly female of all perfumes. (Mitsouko, Antilope, Incanto, Mon Ami are some examples.)

Five or more B answers : The ultra feminine flower scents, which offer the widest choice of any perfume group, were made with you in mind. Which you? Well, in the springtime or at lunch, maybe a pure flower scent answering to name of the blossom, When you crave something more, a blend with one flower note leading all the rest. (Fr instance, Bellodgia evokes carnations, Diorissimo is lily of the valley: My Love , Bond Street and Joy among others are mostly roses and jasmine.) And for sheer elegance, when your hair’s swept up and the taxi’s waiting, one of the beautifully poised blends of many, many flowers. (Three lovely examples: Arpege, Chanel No 5, L’Aimant.)

Five or more C answers: You’re a woman of many moods, several mysteries, and probably quite a few opinions. Spices and fruits in your perfume are most likely yo get your message across: “I’m different.” Fruity smells are delicious: spicy smells are piquant: choose your blend. It might be fresh and breezy as the morning (for example, Early American or Blue Grass). It might be something with the of citrus (such as Fame, 20 Carats) or the lusciousness of a ripe peach (like Carnet de Bal, Femme). It might be a combination of spices and woods (like Orgeuil and Si) or of spices and flowers (Intoxication, Stradivari).

Five or more D answers: Jet planes and skyscrapers and good North American mink were made on your demand. You’re probably the best dressed woman in the block, and you manage to do a hundred things well. Your perfume should be a modern blend, vital and many faceted (like Adam’s Rib and Quadrille) or crisp and slightly impudent (such as Plaisir or Ma Griffe) or just plain old sophisticated (Flambeau, Five O’Clock, Shalimar).

 

Bond Street by Yardley c1917

Bond Street was created in 1917 by Yardley. It was a popular scent even into the 1950s-1960s.

Oiselets de Chypre

In the 17th and 18th centuries in France a popular means of scenting a room was oiselets de Chypre, the "little birdies of Cyprus." The birds were supposed to be made from a recipe of the harems. A solid perfume mixture, originally made famous in the twelfth century, cinnamon, amber and gum tragacanth, molded of gum tragacanth paste in the shape of a bird and filled with scented powder and covered in feathers. Other composition of those birds was reported in 1721 to include: willow charcoal, roots Cyperus, labdanum, sealant, incense, styrax, marjoram, cinnamon, clove, sandalwood citrine, red roses. 

They were placed in a censer and as the coals of the censer burned down and melted the oiselet, the perfume scented the room. These were called ' Oiselets de Chypre ', and were heavily scented. They could also be burnt in a chafing dish . Lemerys said they were called 'oiselets' because they rose up in the air when set alight.

The birdies of Cyprus had not ceased to be fashionable. These birdies were made of fabrics, and sometimes covered with feathers in order to better imitate nature. After filling them with scented powder, they were placed, like true birds, in rich cages suspended from the ceilings; or else, they were locked up in censers, in half-open boxes. Sometimes, too, it was molded with a paste or spices and flammable substances entered. These were used like the serail pastilles; they were scent balls "which one slowly boils over the fire, to enjoy the sweet and pleasant smoke that comes out of the eyes". Birds of Cyprus appear very frequently in the books and accounts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

It is probable that among the many perfume-burners in goldsmithery, they was intended to put birdies from Cyprus. There were some that were made in Cyprus itself, so the bird's-eye shape given to perfume boxes came about because Cyprus is famous for its ortolans and hawks. The feathers that revived them could also be borrowed from the brilliant livery of the rollier, a bird common in Cyprus.

These were stored inside little silver or gold hanging cages, small lanterns or small boxes where their scent would hover in the general area. Some of the boxes were made of porcelain, gold, silver, glass or enameled. In the Middle Ages, birdies of Cyprus, scented balls, made in the shape of birds, perhaps even covered with feathers of birds, and they burst to spread the powder scent.

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"