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Saturday, September 9, 2017
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Thursday, August 31, 2017
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Friday, August 25, 2017
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Collecting Green Glass Commercial Perfume Bottles
In this guide I will discuss the various green glass commercial perfume bottles and some of the rarest commercial perfume bottle colors of all---the opaque glass pieces. This is not a complete list as there are probably hundreds of others to be found, if you have one not listed and would like to share a photo, please let me know and I will include it here.
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Verrerie Lefebure et Cie
Verreries & Cristalleries Lefebure & Cie established in 1806, 5 rue Mazet, Paris, France.
Exclusive suppliers to the Grandes Parfumeries de Paris for real crystal bottles with unalterable gold or silver metal cap.
Rich bottles for Luxury Perfumery. The perfume bottles for Rosine were produced by Depinoix and Lefebure et Cie as well as Poiret's own companies Atelier Colin & Atelier Martine.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
PERFUME HACK - Removing Perfume Stains
Did you spill perfume or cologne on your favorite dress or did your cat knock over your best bottle of perfume onto the carpet? Here are some quick and easy tips to remove those stains!
From Fabrics:
Helpful Tip: Treat stains as soon as possible after staining. The older the stain, the more difficult it will be to remove. Perfumes often contain both alcohol and oils, as well as dyes, any of which can leave a stain. All stain removal methods should be applied prior to laundering washable garments. Stains that have been laundered and dried are almost impossible to remove. Always test a cleaning solution on a small, out-of-the-way area first to look for any adverse reaction.
Caution: Never mix chlorine bleach with ammonia - fumes are hazardous.
For Washable Fabrics:
What you will need
Steps to Clean:
- Liquid hand dishwashing detergent
- White vinegar
- Rubbing alcohol
- Enzyme presoak product
- Chlorine bleach or oxygen bleach
Steps to Clean:
- Soak for 15 minutes in mixture of one quart lukewarm water, one-half teaspoon liquid hand dishwashing detergent and one tablespoon white vinegar. Rinse.
- Sponge with rubbing alcohol, using light motions from center to edge of stain.
- Soak for 30 minutes in one quart warm water with one tablespoon enzyme presoak products.
- If color stain remains, launder in chlorine bleach if safe for the fabric, or in oxygen bleach.
Carpet:
What you will need:
- White vinegar
- Detergent
- 3% Hydrogen peroxide
Steps to Clean:
- Blot with a white paper towel to remove as much of the stain as possible, then neutralize with a white vinegar solution (1/3 cup WHITE vinegar in 2/3 cup of water). Saturate spot with white vinegar solution, using a spray bottle and blot to remove excess moisture.
- Apply a small quantity of detergent solution to the spot. (To make the detergent solution mix 1/4 teaspoon of a hand dishwashing detergent which does not contain lanolin or bleach with 1 quart of water) Use a blotting motion to work the detergent into the affected area. If spot is being removed continue applying detergent and blotting with a white paper towel until spot is removed.
- Rinse with tap water using a spray bottle, blot to remove excess moisture.
- Spray lightly with water, do not blot this time; apply pad of paper towels and brick and allow to dry.
- If there is still some stain on the carpet and blotting is not removing it, then moisten the tufts in the stained area with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Let stand for on (1) hour. Blot and repeat until carpet is stain free. Light will cause peroxide to change back to water so no rinsing is necessary. Apply pad of paper towels and weight down with brick.
Or
What you will need
- Detergent
- White vinegar
Steps to Clean:
- Using clean white paper towels, blot up as much of the stain as possible.
- Use plain water or mix one tablespoon of liquid dishwashing detergent and one tablespoon of white vinegar with two cups of warm water.
- Using a clean white cloth, sponge the stain with a small amount of water or the detergent/vinegar solution. Apply a little bit at a time, blotting frequently with a dry cloth until the stain disappears.
- If using a detergent/vinegar solution, sponge with cold water and blot dry to remove the solution.
Upholstery:
What you will need:
- Dry cleaning solvent
Steps to Clean:
- Using a clean white cloth, sponge the stain with the dry cleaning solvent.
- Blot until the solvent is absorbed.
- Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until the stain disappears.
Other Surfaces:
Removing Perfume Stains From Wood:
- To remove perfume stains from the wooden top of your vanity table, rub a little olive oil over the spots. Then rub with a fresh, soft cloth to remove excess oil.
Removing Perfume from Ceramic Tile:
- Step 1: Blot the perfume spill with paper towels or absorbent rags to remove most of the liquid. Do not wipe the perfume, which may spread oil and fragrance beyond the affected area.
- Step 2: Pour baking soda over the spill area. Allow the baking soda to absorb the liquid and oil from the perfume for five to ten minutes. Sweep it up with a broom and dustpan. Apply more baking soda to the perfume spill until the baking soda no longer wicks up any liquid or oil. Remove the last application of baking soda from the ceramic tile using your broom and dustpan.
- Step 3: Fill a bucket with warm water and add one teaspoon of liquid dishwashing detergent. Stir the soapy solution with your hands to mix.
- Step 4: Saturate a clean cloth with the soapy solution. Wipe the ceramic tile at the site of the spill. The dishwashing detergent will remove any remaining oils from the perfume. Dampen a clean cloth with water and rinse the tile. - info from Hunker.com
Some info suggested by the University of Illinois.
Toujours Toi by Corday c1951
Toujours Toi by Corday: launched in 1951. The name means "Always You" in French and is a flanker to Toujours Moi (Always Me) perfume.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Vintage Boudoirs of the Stars - Part 7
Here are more fabulous images of dressing tables of the past! I have tried to identify all the perfumes in each photo, but sometimes the images are just too small for me to make them out.
Mary Brian holding Le Chick Chick by Vigny, and sitting at her vanity featuring various atomizers on her vanity as well as commercial bottles. On the bottom shelf, I spy Golliwogg by Vigny, Serre Fleurie by Corday, Arlequinade by Rosine, and the box for Porte Bonheur by D'Orsay. The third shelf down holds either L'Heure Bleue or Mitsouko by Guerlain, Des Jardins de Muse by Fioret, Narcisse Noir by Caron, and unknown bottles along with a Volupte atomizer. The second shelf down displays Le Dandy by D'Orsay, and Porte Bonheur by D'Orsay hiding behind it, and one Volupte atomizer, a DeVilbiss atomizer and an Italian Murano glass perfume bottle. The top shelf has the matching Murano perfume bottle along with a nice French atomizer.
Austro-Hungarian actress Vilma Banky (1902-1991) at her dressing table. A tall DeVilbiss atomizer is in the center, along with plenty of cut glass perfume bottles and a powder jars.
Huge French atomizer with probably Marcel Franck hardware. c1920s.
Ginger Rogers in Professional Sweetheart, notice the pretty Czech bottles on her vanity.
Grace Bradley, 1935, with perfumes on her vanity including Pois de Senteur de Chez Moi by Caron, and either Mitsouko or L'Heure Bleue by Guerlain (with a stopper for Narcisse Noir by Caron inside!) also notice the gorgeous large Czech crystal perfume bottles, atomizerand a hufe French swansdown powderpuff on handle.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Monday, July 3, 2017
Gymkana by Jean Desses c1960
Gymkana by Jean Desses: launched in 1960. In USA by 1964. Subtitled 'Eau pour la Toilette'. The name is derived from an equestrian competition.
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Monday, June 26, 2017
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Friday, June 9, 2017
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Naomi by Naomi Sims c1979
Naomi by Naomi Sims: launched in 1979. It was created by Roure Bertrand Dupont, Inc.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Paradis by Saks Fifth Avenue c1982
Paradis by Saks Fifth Avenue: launched in 1982. Paradis was Sak's own private label perfume, which they claimed was created to be a reflection of Saks Fifth Avenue and the Saks Fifth Avenue woman. This is not the first time that a department store launched their own fragrance line, Neiman Marcus brought out Volage and NM, Bloomingdales had it's Bloomie's.
Monday, May 29, 2017
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Saturday, May 6, 2017
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.
The name evoking the ancient Tunisian city of Carthage.
Saturday, April 29, 2017
L’Ardente Nuit by Corday c1930
L’Ardente Nuit by Corday: launched in 1930. The name means "The Fiery Night" in French. It was suggested to be worn with "rich fabrics and furs."
Friday, April 28, 2017
Adolfo by Frances Denney c1978
Adolfo by Frances Denney: launched in 1978. Created as the signature fragrance for Adolfo Sardina, the Cuban born fashion designer. He had a salon at 36 East 57th Street in New York. Sardina, who has never used his surname professionally, started designing hats in New York in the early 1950's and opened a millinery salon in 1963.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Gloria Swanson and Perfume
Famous actress Gloria Swanson was a collector of perfume bottles. Only a few photos survive showing her with some, mostly from her films. I wonder if she supplied her own bottles to be used during filming. I do know that she wore Youth Dew by Estee Lauder, Shocking by Schiaparelli, Fille d'Eve by Nina Ricci, Narcisse Noir by Caron, Breathless by Charbert, My Alibi by Renoir, Joy by Jean Patou, Cabochard by Gres, Five O'Clock by Gourielli, Casma by Caswell Massey, Black Satin by Angelique, White Satin by Angelique, Sortilege by Le Galion, Command Performance by Helena Rubinstein, Chypre by Coty, Le Fruit Defendu by Rosine, Shining Hour by Jacqueline Cochran.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Shalimar by Guerlain c1925
Shalimar perfume was originally created in 1921 by Guerlain. It was re-released during the Art Deco Exhibition in Paris in 1925. I have separate blog posts on Shalimar bottles and its flanker scents on my Guerlain blog site.
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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.
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.
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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.
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