IPBA Annual Convention 2018

It's getting to be that time of year again! The International Perfume Bottle Association's annual convention will be held in Tyson's Corner, VA from April 26th, 2018 to April 29th, 2018.


A three-day extravaganza featuring the world's premiere exhibition and sale with the field's leading dealers featuring thousands of bottles and an internationally recognized auction. The convention draws together collectors and dealers from around the world.

https://www.perfumebottles.org/upcoming-convention/3868/Annual-Convention-2018

Last year, I was finally able to attend a convention, held in Princeton, NJ, and while I was only there for a few short hours, I got to take some photos of the exhibits and items for sale by our friendly members.

Rumba by Balenciaga c1988

 Rumba by Balenciaga: launched in 1988. In USA in 1989. Created by Ron Winnegrad and Jean-Claude Ellena.

This was Balenciaga's first fragrance launched after the take-over by Jacques Bogart. Bogart acquired Balenciaga in 1986.

In 1996, Jacques Bogart SA, Paris  acquired Ted Lapidus. Fragrance brands included Ted Lapidus, Faconnable and Balenciaga. The Ted Lapidus company was owned by Altus, a former division of the Credit Lyonnais state-owned bank, which was spun off by the French government.

Augusta Bernard et Cie

Established by Augusta Bernard at 3 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honore, Paris in 1927; couture house, like many of its contemporise it added fragrances to add value to its cloths, launched L’Heure Blonde in 1928; closed in 1934. Perfume labels will be marked with the name "augustabernard" as one word.



The perfumes of Augusta Bernard:

• 1928 L'Heure Blond
• c1930 Parfum Mon Secret
• c1930 Aveu d'Amour

Wenck

"The Wenck" Perfume Mfg Co. 77 Franklin Street, New York City. 

Laboratory and office at 381 Sixth Ave, New York City (in 1876).

Oh La La by Ciro c1959

Oh La La by Ciro: launched in 1959. Oh La La, pronounced "ooh la la".

Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson c1989

Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson: Launched in 1989 in association with Revlon. Named after the best selling pop album and song.

Parfumerie Brecher

Parfumerie Brecher was established by Paul Brecher in Pontoise at Paris around 1910. Jacques Ernest Mazurier became owner after 1918 moved company to 10 boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, Paris. Perfumes labeled ‘Aux Perfumeries Reunites’.

The company was affiliated with Benoit and Marquis de Elorza.

Sherrell Copy Cat Fragrances

Sherrell Perfumers of Beverly Hills was established by Murray Poznak, the former president of Magic Marker Co.

Court Document regarding Sherrell:

Sherrell was founded in mid-1973 to produce and market copies of recognized perfumes, colognes and other toiletries. Sherrell initially purchased many of the essential oils for these products from IFF; IFF agreed to supply high-quality oils and to mimic the colors of name-brand products closely. Following disputes between IFF and Sherrell concerning the manner in which Sherrell advertised its products, IFF ceased selling oils to Sherrell in the Fall of 1974.

Sherrell hired Edward Silkin, a perfume chemist, to assist in the formulation of Sherrell fragrances. Sherrell sought to discover alternative sources for essential oils, but apparently had limited success. Sherrell also encountered increasing difficulty placing its advertisements in various newspapers. Sherrell discontinued business at the end of 1976, when this lawsuit was commenced. 

Sherrell published advertisements in a variety of newspapers and magazines between December, 1973 and November, 1976. These included the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, the New York Daily News, Parade Magazine, TV Guide, the Washington Post, the National Enquirer and McCall's. 

Sherrell's advertising claims can be classed into two types of representations. The first class consists of comparisons between Sherrell products and other well-known perfumes. Sherrell advertised its perfumes as "Copy Cat Equivalent Fragrances," which it claimed were "copies of the world's most famous Perfumes and Colognes." One advertisement stated, "Copy Cat will save you 50% or more with superb perfume and cologne copies. Sherrell guarantees that only your checkbook will know the difference, and that the fragrances will last as long as the originals." Other advertisements claimed that Sherrell perfumes were "deluxe fragrance copies which are equal to the originals," "superb copies," and "faithful copies." In one advertisement, Sherrell asserted, "Sherrell's rare essential oils have been so carefully selected, blended and formulated that even the most sophisticated perfume expert would have great difficulty in telling `Ours' from the imported originals."
A second group of representations concerns the origin of the ingredients contained in Sherrell products. One Sherrell advertisement claimed that "Our fragrances are compounded and made by many of the same firms that make the famous name brands that are sold in department and cosmetic stores." A second advertisement stated that Sherrell's products "are created specifically for us by many of the same firms who make the original French and American perfumes you buy in your department stores."

Sherrell mainly dealt in knockoff fragrances of the more popular perfumes and fragrances for men, but they also produced some of their own fragrances such as their "Earth Drops" line in 1974.

The Earth Drop line was made up of nature's own single fragrances, blended from flowers, woods, and rare spices. The line consisted of the following:

• Azalea
• Bergamot
• Carnation
• Cedar Wood
• Chypre
• Eastern Musk
• Earth
• Fire
• Frangipani
• Freesia
• Fresh lemon
• Galbanum
• Gardenia
• Grass
• Heliotrope
• Honeysuckle
• Hyacinth
• Jasmine
• Jonquil
• Lavender
• Lilac
• Magnolia
• Mandarine
• Mignonette
• Muguet
• Oak Moss
• Opoponax
• Orange Blossom
• Rain
• Rose
• Sandalwood
• Sweet Pea
• Tea Rose
• Vanilla
• Violet
• Wild Strawberry

Sherrell Copy Cat Fragrances for Women:

• No. 1 -
• No. 2 - L'Origan
• No. 3 - Arpege
• No. 4 - Chantilly
• No. 5 - 
• No. 6 - Bellodgia
• No. 7 - Shalimar
• No. 8 - Aphrodisia
• No. 9 - Crepe de Chine
• No. 10 - Tabu
• No. 11 - Norell
• No. 12 - Joy
• No. 13 - 
• No. 14 - My Sin
• No. 15 - Cabochard
• No. 16 - Wind Song
• No. 17 - L’Air du Temps
• No. 18 - Cachet
• No. 19 - Blue Grass
• No. 20 - Tigress
• No. 21 - Nuit de Noel
• No. 22 - 
• No. 23 - Chanel No. 19
• No. 24 - Miss Dior
• No. 25 - 
• No. 26 - 
• No. 27 - Emeraude
• No. 28 - Ma Griffe
• No. 29 - Madame Rochas
• No. 30 -
• No. 31 - Charlie
• No. 32 - Youth Dew
• No. 33 - White Shoulders
• No. 34 - Givenchy III
• No. 35 - L'Interdit
• No. 36 - Chanel No. 5
• No. 37 - Audace
• No. 38 - Mitsouko
• No. 39 - Via Lanvin
• No. 40 - Bal a Versailles
• No. 41 - Chamade
• No. 42 - Chanel No. 22
• No. 43 - Fidji
• No. 44 - Estee
• No. 45 - Femme
• No. 46 - Replique
• No. 47 - Maja
• No. 48 - Y by Yves Saint Laurent
• No. 49 - Jungle Gardenia
• No. 50 - Calandre
• No. 51 - Le De by Givenchy
• Musk Oil
• Civet Oil
• Ambergris Oil

Sherrell Copy Cat Fragrances for Men:

• No. M1 - Aramis
• No. M2 - Arden for Men
• No. M3 - Aphrodisia for Men
• No. M4 - Bacchus
• No. M5 - Bill Blass
• No. M6 - Braggi
• No. M7 - British Sterling
• No. M8 - Brut
• No. M9 - Canoe
• No. M10 - Chanel Pour Monsieur
• No. M11 - Eau Sauvage
• No. M12 - English Leather
• No. M13 - Equipage
• No. M14 - Givenchy Gentlemen
• No. M15 - Gravel
• No. M16 - Guerlain Imperiale
• No. M17 - Hai Karate
• No. M18 - Jade East
• No. M19 - Kanon
• No. M20 - Lacoste
• No. M21 - Monsieur Balmain
• No. M22 - Monsieur Carven Vetiver
• No. M23 - Monsieur Houbigant
• No. M24 - Monsieur Lanvin
• No. M25 - Monsieur Rochas
• No. M26 - Moustache
• No. M27 - Musk for Men
• No. M28 - No. 4711
• No. M29 - Old Spice
• No. M30 - Pierre Cardin
• No. M31 - Pub
• No. M32 - Royal Bay Rhum
• No. M33 - Royal Copenhagen
• No. M34 - Royal Hawaiian
• No. M35 - Russian Leather
• No. M36 - Tabac Original
• No. M37 - That Man
• No. M38 - Woodhue for Men
• No. M39 - Yardley Black Label
• No. M40 - Yardley Original
• No. M41 - Zizanie

Deneuve by Catherine Deneuve c1986

Deneuve by Catherine Deneuve: launched in 1986 in association with Parfums Phenix.

 Avon Products licensed French actress Catherine Deneuve's name for the scent and introduced it in stores in 1987. Created by Jacques Vermore of Creations Aromatiques.

Kate Spade Beauty by Kate Spade c2002

Kate Spade by Kate Spade: launched in 2002. Created by Jacques Cavallier.


In 1999 Estee Lauder Inc. announced that it had signed a licensing agreement to create a Kate Spade Beauty, a line of bath and body products. The first Kate Spade beauty products were launched in the U.S. fall 2001. By the spring of 2002, it launched its signature fragrance based on the scent of a white floral bouquet . The line won a 2003 Fragrance Foundation Recognition Award ("FiFi" Award) for Bath & Body Star of the Year.

Princess Grace de Monaco by Faberge c1998

Princess Grace de Monaco by Faberge: launched in 1998 as a tribute to Princess Grace (actress Grace Kelly). Created by the perfumers at Givaudan-Roure.

Le Clairac

Solis Le Clairac of Paris, France had exported his perfumes exclusively to the El Encanto store of Havana, Cuba starting around 1932 and continued to do so by 1946. Apparently Solis owned the El Encanto store.

Pucci by Emilio Pucci c1980

Pucci by Emilio Pucci: launched in 1980 in USA by 1981. It was introduced as an Eau de Parfum.

What are Marine Fragrances?

Fragrances can be classified by certain olfactive families, or themes, or accords.

Marine:

themes are one of the newest members of the fragrance family. These notes are also called aquatic, oceanic, aqueous  and these fragrances evoke the odor of fresh sea air. It is virtually impossible to capture the true essence of oceanic air, so to create this special note, the ingredient Calone is added.

Other notes are used to evoke the watery scent of freshly fallen rain these include florals such as water lily, water hyacinths, lotus, as well as fruits and vegetables such as melon, and cucumber.

Fragrances that are classified as Marine are:

• Acqua di Gio by Giorgio Armani
• Aqua Motu by Comptoir Sud Pacifique
• Aquawoman by Rochas
• Aspen by Coty
• Bleu Marine by Pierre Cardin
• Charlie White by Revlon
• Cool Water Woman by Davidoff
• Dune by Christian Dior
• Escape by Calvin Klein
• Flore by Carolina Herrera
• Ghost Myst by Coty
• Inis by Innisfree
• Kenzo Pour Homme by Kenzo
• L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme by Issey Miyake
• Nautica by Nautica
• Nilang by Lalique
• Ocean Dream by Giorgio Beverly Hills
• Polo by Ralph Lauren
• Ralph Lauren Blue
• Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden
• Sunwater by Lancaster
• 360 degrees by Perry Ellis

MAC Potions c1999

MAC Potions Collection: launched in January of 1999. These alcohol free fragrances were part of a limited edition called "MAC Potions Collection". The fragrances were developed by Quest International.

Femme du Jour by Corday c1926

Femme du Jour by Corday: launched in 1926. The name means "Woman of the Day" in French.

Lauren by Ralph Lauren c1978

Lauren by Ralph Lauren: launched in 1978. It was originally launched under the distribution of Warner/Lauren LTD.

Collecting White Glass Commercial Perfume Bottles

Some of the hardest to find of all commercial perfumes are the white opaque glass examples. During what I call the golden age of perfumery, some gorgeous flacons were produced, mainly in France.