Saturday, February 23, 2013

Presence by Houbigant c1929

Présence by Houbigant: launched in 1929, created by Raymond Kling.

Chatelet Perfumes

Chatelet was an American perfume company based in Wisconsin at 31 George Street, in Hanover Square. It operated in the 1930s. It appears they were shortlived.

The perfumes of Chatelet:

L'Avenir
Gardenia
Rosee de Lilas
Chaleur Douce
Avril

Spring Days by Atkinson's c1934

Spring Days by Atkinson's, circa 1934. Previously unpublished perfume.

Coty Perfumes of 1934

Coty Perfumes of 1934, as shown in a vintage advertisement.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Vivian Vance Cosmetics & Toiletries Line c1930s

In 1933, a New York company named Preferred Toiletries, Inc released a new cosmetic and toiletry line under the name of Vivian Vance, the beautiful stage actress of the day who would later be more famous for being Lucille Ball's sidekick on I Love Lucy.

Quaker Silver Company Perfume Atomizers c1930

This is a page taken from a 1930 Union Hardware & Metal Company publication, it shows the various perfume atomizers from the Quaker Silver Company. Atomizers were available in silver plate or 24kt gold plate. Also included were the atomizers on the music box bases.

Intermezzo by Fibah c1950

Intermezzo by Parfumerie Fibah was launched in Havana, Cuba in 1950. Intermezzo was a line which included fragrance in several different concentrations as well as powder and brilliantine for the hair. Some of the products were sold in handsome wooden presentation cases. The brilliantine and the colognes are topped with turned wood screw caps.

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 Îles were in association with Volnay.

Coty produced various powders including: compact powder, face powder, sachet powder and talcum powder.

ad from 1922

Gainsborough Powder Puffs c1920s

Gainsborough Powder Puffs were sold from 1922-1941. They also produced hair nets.

Welcome!

This is not your average perfume blog. In each post, I present perfumes or companies as encyclopedic entries with as much facts and photos as I can add for easy reading and researching without all the extraneous fluff or puffery.

Please understand that this website is not affiliated with any of the perfume companies written about here, it is only a source of reference. I consider it a repository of vital information for collectors and those who have enjoyed the classic fragrances of days gone by. Updates to posts are conducted whenever I find new information to add or to correct any errors.

One of the goals of this website is to show the present owners of the various perfumes and cologne brands that are featured here how much we miss the discontinued classics and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back these fragrances!

Please leave a comment below (for example: of why you liked the fragrance, describe the scent, time period or age you wore it, who gave it to you or what occasion, any specific memories, what it reminded you of, maybe a relative wore it, or you remembered seeing the bottle on their vanity table, did you like the bottle design), who knows, perhaps someone from the company brand might see it.

Also, if you have any information not seen here, please comment and share with all of us.

Pages