Some tips on dating vintage commercial perfume bottles: Do you have a vintage perfume and need help in figuring out how old it may be? Simply knowing when your perfume first came out can be a huge help. I have...
This guide will introduce you into the world of Shalimar perfume. Below you will learn about what scents make up the perfume, the different perfume bottles that housed Shalimar throughout the years, how to...
The Cristalleries de Baccarat was established in 1764 in Lorraine France, under the patronage of Louis XV,in an effort to stem the influx of Bohemian imports and reduce unemployment in the eastern region....
In this guide I will list the various perfumes presented by the House of Chanel from 1921-2003. There is enough information on the web about Chanel, so I won't include it here. This is just about her perfumes...
In this guide I will discuss a brief history and the various perfumes presented by Richard Hudnut from 1895 to 1961. Around 1880, a small pharmacy was opened in New York city and sold perfumes, cosmetics and...
In this guide I have listed the various perfumes presented by the Ashley Abraham Vantine Inc. of West 39th Street New York City, with branches in Boston Philadelphia. Vantine's Oriental Store was a well known...
In this guide I will introduce you to the world of perfume display bottles, also called Factices (pronounced fack-teece), and dummy bottles in the perfume trade. A factice is an advertising store display...
In this guide I will show you the easiest way to date your vintage Evening in Paris perfume bottles. Evening in Paris , also known as Soir de Paris by Bourjois, debuted in 1926 and was an instant hit. The...
In this guide I will discuss a brief history of Caron and the various perfumes presented from 1904-2000. History: In the early years of the turn of the century, Ernest Daltroff, was beginning to get fascinated...
In this guide I have listed several different obscure or little known early French perfume companies and the vintage perfumes they produced. I have also included some Spanish, German and Italian companies....