CLEOPATRA'S BOUDOIR

When Adolph Saalfeld, a German-born Jew, boarded the Titanic he had big hopes of striking it rich in New York in the perfume business. Adolphe Saalfeld, a perfume maker from Manchester, England. At the age of 47, Saalfeld boarded Titanic as a first-class passenger. He carried this leather satchel filled with his perfume samples onboard the Ship. At the time Titanic sailed, the American perfume business was booming: Saalfeld may have intended to his fragrances to fashion boutiques and department stores in New York, or in other major cities.

But in his hurry to get off the doomed, sinking ship, Saalfeld left samples of his scents behind, where they stayed for nearly 89 years.

Recovered in the 2000 Expedition, this remarkable case contained 62 perfume vials (sample size) with their labels and outer protective metal cases. Some of the vials had broken and no longer contained any perfume.

Some of the perfume labels are legible and identify scents to be mixed into perfume: Carnation, Musk, Lily of the Valley, and Cashmere Bouquet, to name a few.

Dik Barton is a salvage expert working with RMS Titanic Inc. — the company that holds the rights to the ship's wreckage. He and a diving crew were on a mission last summer to recover personal effects for an exhibition when they came across a small leather pouch.

"We didn't know what we discovered until we hit the surface," says Barton. "But we knew this was special immediately when we took the pouch from the collection basket [of artifacts] and brought it to the laboratory on the ship. A partial metal case for a perfume vial is still visible on top row, second leather loop

"A scent filled the entire lab with Edwardian perfume."

Barton describes the fragrance as flowery, reminiscent of lavender and roses.

Upon closer inspection, researchers from Eastern Michigan University found three separate satchels marked with Saalfeld's name, containing more than 20 vials of oils, some of which were broken — which was why they smelled.

Research and Development

The oils have been transferred to Quest International — a UK-based company whose primary business is the development of perfume, food and cosmetics.

Experts there have, so far, broken down the perfume into its component chemicals to recreate the scent. Now, they are creating a DNA profile of the oil so it could be easily and efficiently recreated.

Once all the details are gathered and the analysis is complete, RMS Titanic and Quest can decide what to do with the discovery, and which perfume houses could be potential manufacturers for the recovered fragrance.

The companies have not yet decided on a name or a marketing campaign for the new Titanic product. But Barton says, "I hope to reproduce and replicate the Edwardian scents of 1912, while developing and producing a proprietary brand by next April," the 90th anniversary of the sinking.

On the night of April 14, 1912, the liner collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic, then sank.

As to Saalfeld, he survived the disaster.

Mr Adolphe Saalfeld was born in Germany in 1865. A self-made businessman, he was chairman of the chemists and distillers Sparks, White, and Co. Ltd. In 1912 he was married to Gertrude and living in Manchester, they were and would remain childless.

Saalfeld boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a first class passenger (ticket no.19988, £30 10) and occupied cabin C-106.

He wrote to his wife from the Titanic:

"I just had an hour's roaming about on this wonderful boat. I like my cabin very much — it's like a bed-sitting room and rather large. They are still busy to finish the last things on board."

According to a later statement Saalfeld claimed that he had been in the smoking room at the time of the collision, he saw the iceberg and after the collision went down to his cabin. Among the items Saalfeld left behind were a collection of concentrated perfume oils which he hoped to market in America. In a recent dive to the wrecksite the oils were recovered intact, there are plans to recreate the fragrances.

"I saw a few men and women go into a boat and I followed and when lowered, pushed off and rowed some distance, fearing...Titanic sinking,,,As we drifted away gradually, saw Titanic sink lower and lower and finally her lights went out, and others in my boat said they saw her disappear. Our boat was nearly two miles away but pitiful cries could be plainly heard. No one in our boat knew how many lifeboats were on Titanic but...there was ample time for saving every soul on board had there been sufficient boats."

Mr Saalfeld was rescued in lifeboat 3.

"The Captain and Officers of the Carpathia did all that was possible to make us comfortable and to those that were sick or injured, they gave their tenderest care. The icebergs were huge and the weather extremely rough on the voyage to New York."

Adolphe Saalfeld passed away at Kew Gardens in Surrey on 5 June 1926. He was still chairman of his firm which would continue in business until 1954. When his estate was settled on 16 July 1926 his assets were reportedly worth £46,902.

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. Baccarat has produced the finest crystal since 1816, using 30% lead crystal in their luxurious products of superior quality.

Baccarat first started making perfume flacons for Houbigant, Ed Pinaud, Guerlain and Violet during the 19th century. During this time, the bottles had a plain, restrained, apothecary style look to them, in order to leave plenty of room for the perfumer's label.  The same perfume bottle was used for many different perfume companies, for instance the #10 bottle was used for both D'Orsay & Houbigant.

 At the turn of the century, Baccarat was making bottles for other leading companies such as Lubin, D'Orsay, Bichara  and Coty. In 1911, the style of the bottles changed, and Baccarat was influenced by other glassmakers like Lalique, Maurice Depinoix and Julien Viard. Bottles were made in the most romantic styles, with hints of Art Nouveau and ethereal presentations of the highest quality.

Later in the late 1920s and into the 1930s, the Art Deco movement took hold and the geometric bottles for Myon, Lentheric and Ybry are directly influenced by this. Georges Chevalier designd many of Baccarat's Art Deco bottles. Louis Sue designed the bottle for Jean Patou's Amour Amour in 1924.

In the 1940s, Baccarat was again inspired by the mainstream styles and the Surrealist movement which was sweeping France. Salvador Dali lent his unique creativity and designed some bottles for Baccarat during this time. The bottles for Schiaparelli, such as  Le Roi Soleil, are the perfect examples of the Surrealist's inventions.

Some of the most important artists designed bottles produced by Baccarat, these include Georges Chevalier, Louis Sue, Julien Viard, Salvador Dali.

Identification of Baccarat bottles:

Baccarat bottles are often only identified by documentation and experience, since early examples were not always marked. Bottles were systematically engraved with a mark only from 1936 onward. Prior to this, some were stamped, others had a small circular paper label, and many have NO distinguishing mark at all. Many bottles are usually signed with an acid etched mark. After 1936, all bottles were stamped with a logo.



Baccarat made perfume bottles for a number of companies such as:

• Delettrez
• Jean Patou
• Houbigant
• Coty
• Oriza L. Legrand
• Atkinson
• Richard
• Ciro
• Forest
• LT Piver
• Godet
• Bruyere
• D'Hortys
• Molinelle
• Verlayne
• Paquin
• Fioret
• Jardin
• Myon
• Violet
• Jean Desprez
• Suzy
• Gelle Freres
• Molinard
• D'Orsay
• Ramses
• Christian Dior
• Molyneux
• Guerlain
• Corday
• Arys
• Lentheric
• Yardley
• Roger et Gallet
• Jaeckel
• Caron
• Schiaparelli
• Bichara
• Grenoville
• T. Jones
• Fontanis
• Volnay
• Rimmel
• Ed Pinaud
• Bourjois
• Gabilla
• Miro Dena
• Ybry
• Silka
• Elizabeth Arden

The base of your bottle and end of stopper should have some inscribed numbers, this does not mean a date number or code, it was used at the factory so when the pieces were finished the stopper would go with the right bottle.

The company had a systematic way of numbering the designs for their bottles, each number corresponds to the date in which it was originally designed.

These numbers below are Baccarat’s model numbers or bottle shapes, each corresponds to those found in the reference book Baccarat Les Flacons a Parfum/The Perfume Bottles by Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat (1986). These are the only ones I have found so far:

• 001...1889 for various companies, for Violet (Quintessence de Violettes, Brise de Violettes)for various perfumes in 1889, for Legrand in 1925
• 002...1900 for D'Orsay and others
• 003...1900 for Bruyere and others
• 004...1897 for Ed Pinaud (Violette, Brise Embaumée,Brise Embaumée Violette)
• 006...1902 for D'Orsay
• 007...1899 for Ed Pinaud (Bouquet du President J.L. Cuestas, Bouquet Marie-Louise )
• 009...1927 for Maudy
• 010...1907/1923 for Houbigant (Le Parfum Ideal) ,1900/1908 for Victor Vaissier (Royal Vassier), for D'Orsay (Royal Cyclamen, Le Parfum du Chevalier D’Orsay) in 1912
• 012...1912 for Wolff & Sohne (Divinia) , Oriza Legrand (Parfum de L‘Aigle Russe) , Godet (Week End) in 1930s
• 013...1908 for Lubin
• 014...1908 for Bichara (for various perfumes) in 1920
• 016...1908 for Miro Dena (Choix du Coeur), Jeanne Lanvin (La Dogaresse) used in 1923,
• 017...1908 for Lubin
• 018...1906-1909 for Coty (Heliotrope, La Rose Jaqueminot, L‘Effleurt,L'Ambréine
• ), for Morny in 1908
• 019...1907 for Bourjois (Etoile d’Amour), Volnay (Firefly) used in 1914-1917
• 024...1908/for Guerlain (Kriss, Candide Effluve, Vague Souvenir, Rue de la Paix, Quand Vient L‘ete, Une Rose,Pour Troubler, Lavande) (Liu, Shalimar, Fleur de Feu, Chypre 53) in1947 rare presentation
• 026...1908 for Heron Works in1933
• 029...1908 for Houbigant (La Rose France)
• 030...1908 for Delettrez (Oryalis), Godet (Tresor de Muguet)
• 032...1908 for Gelle Freres
• 035...1908 Grenoville (Vitrix) in 1913
• 037...1910 for F Wolff & Sohn
• 038...1908 for Molinard Jeune ,Mori
• 039...1908 for for F Wolff & Sohn (Violette Rococo)
• 043...1908 for Gelle Freres, 1920 for Violet
• 048...1909 for Roger et Gallet (Flausa)
• 050...1909 unknown
• 051...1909 unknown
• 053...1909 for Jean Patou (Amour Amour) used in 1924
• 057...1909 for Viville, Bourjois (Violette des Bois)
• 058...1909 for Jardin
• 060...1909 for Coty
• 065...1909 for Godet (Concentre de Violettes)
• 068...1909 for Bruyere (Charactere)
• 072...1909 Coty (La Rose Jacqueminot)
• 075...1910 for LT Piver (Velivole)
• 076...1910 for Crown Perfumery (Parfum Adorable)
• 077...1910 for Violet (Amorosa)
• 078...1910/1925 for LT Piver
• 079...1910 for Delettres (Stylis)
• 080...1910 for A. Gravier (Me Voici)
• 081...1910 for Houbigant
• 086...1910 for LT Piver (Dolme)
• 088...1912 for LT Piver
• 093...1910 for Caron
• 094...1910 for Veolay
• 096...1910 for Monna Vanna (Lina Cavalieri)
• 099...1910 for Charles Fay
• 102...1910 for Houbigant (Parfum D’Argeville)
• 105...1910 for Coty
• 106...1911 for Gelle Freres (Pour Etre Aimee)
• 108...1890 for Treu & Nuglisch, Dr. Dys, 1911 for J.F.Schwarzlose & Sohne
• 109...1911 for Coty (Jasmin de Corse,( L‘Aimant in 1927)
• 111...1911 for Brajan (Amour Supreme, Bouquet, Matin Clair) and later for Jean Desprez (Etourdissant) used in 1940s
• 116...1911 for Godet and Choisy
• 117...1914 for Godet
• 119...1911 for Godet (Parfum d’Ambre)
• 120...1911 for A. Gravier (Soir de Bal) in 1918
• 125...1911 for Roger et Gallet (Fleurs d‘Amour) ,Vertra
• 126...1911 for Roger et Gallet
• 130...1911 for Gustav Lohse (Parfum Lilas) , Peggy Hoyt
• 135...1911 for Roger et Gallet (Bridalis)
• 137...1911 for Grenoville (Nuit de Mai) ,Gelle Freres (Pour etre Aimee)
• 145...1911 for Violet (Valreine)
• 146...1911 for L. Plassard (Une Femme Passa)
• 147...1911 for Coty (Ambre Antique)
• 153...1911 or Lentheric (Shanghai) used in 1934
• 158...1902/1926 for Gabilla
• 162...1912 for D'Orsay (Toujours Fidele) and purse flacons
• 163...1925 for D'Orsay
• 169...1912 for LT Piver (Astris)
• 171...1912 for Guerlain (L’Heure Bleue)
• 172...1912 for D'Orsay
• 173...1911 for D'Orsay (Ambre D’Orsay, Roses D‘Orsay)
• 174...1911 for D'Orsay
• 177...1912 for Frères Gellé
• 186...1925 for JE Atkinson
• 188...1912 for A. Gravier (La Hantise)
• 190...1912 for A. Gravier (Joie de Fleurs)
• 200...1912 for A. Gravier ,Grenoville (Ambré Hindou)
• 204...1912 for LT Piver (Chandor)
• 209...1912 for Houbigant
• 211...1913 for Gabilla (Tango, Mon Cheri), Pleville (Desirez-Moi)
• 214...1913 for Godet (Tutankham) in 1922
• 215 ..1913 for unknown perfumer
• 216...1913 for D'Orsay (Nelly)
• 217...1913 for A. Gravier
• 218...1914 for D'Orsay
• 219...1913 for Houbigant
• 223...1913 for D'Orsay (Chypre)
• 224...1913 for Yardley
• 225...1913 for D'Orsay, in 1923 for Coty (L’Or)
• 226...1923 for Miro-Dena
• 227...1907 for Coty
• 228...1913 for Bichara (Myrbaha, Yavahna, Chypre)
• 230...1913 for D'Orsay (Le Porte de Bonheur) & Grenoville (Casanova) in 1929
• 231...1913 for D’Orsay (Leur Coeur, Bouquet d‘Orsay)
• 233...1913 for D'Orsay (Parfum d’Antan, Parfum D’Orsay, Chypre, Fleurs de France)
• 236...1913 for Bichara (Syriana)
• 237...1913 for Lubin (unidentified perfume), and in 1930 for Tchaker (Gavroche)
• 239...1913 for Coty (Heliotrope)
• 241...1913 for Coty (L’Or)
• 242...1913 for Grenoville, (Bluet), used in 1918
• 245...1913 for Madame Caravaglios & A. Gravier (Voltigy)
• 246...1913 for Oriza L. Legrand (Fin Comme L’Ambre)
• 252...1922 for Miro Dena
• 253...1913 for Miro Dena(L’Envie)
• 257...1913 for Clamy, 1925 for Fontanis
• 259...1913 for Agnel (Dolly)
• 274...1914 for Violet (Altys)
• 284...1914 for Guerlain (Champs Elysees)
• 286...1915 for Myrurgia (A Moi?) used in 1921
• 288...1915 for Oriza Legrand (Jasmin d’Asie)
• 290...1916 for Delettrez
• 291...1916 for Coty (L’Origan, Emeraude)
• 292...1919 for De Vigny (Douce Chose)
• 293,,,1916 for Guerlain (Djedi)
• 291...1917 for Coty (L’Origan)
• 297...1917 for Gal used in 1925
• 306...1916 for A. Gravier (Malice)
• 307...1913 for Coty
• 312...1917 for D'Orsay
• 314...1917 for Colgate,1930 for Liliane Savre
• 315...1917 for Crusellas (Lucreti Bori), Avon Cosmetics
• 316...1917 for Harrods of Knightsbridge
• 320...1920 for D’Hortys (Ambre)
• 321...1917 Bourjois (Ambrodor) ,for Hermes (April in Paris) in 1955
• 323...1917 for Ramses (Le Secret du Sphinx)
• 324...1917 for Coryse (Ylanga), D'Hortys
• 327...1917 for Arys (Le Chypre)
• 330...1917 for Pleville,(Jasmine,) (Flamme de Glorie, ) used in 1924
• 335...1917 for Grenoville (Langlois)
• 337...1917 for Mury, Gabilla (Moda)in 1918
• 342...1925 for Peggy Hoyt (The Perfume of Aristocrats)
• 343...1917 for Molinard (Les Violettes du Loup)
• 347...1917 for Jean Desprez (Jardanel)
• 350...1917 for Grenoville (XX Vincent) used in 1971
• 351...1917 for Cottan (Sysmee), Potter & Moore (Mitcham Lavender)
• 352...1917 for Silka (Ikonia)
• 356...1917 for Mury
• 358...1917 for Mury (Rose)
• 359...1917 for D'Hortys (used for various perfumes) & Mori (Les Fleurs)
• 360...1917 for Paul Premet
• 361...1917 for Oriza Legrand
• 367...1926 for Mury (Notturno)
• 368...1911 for LT Piver, and T. Jones (Veni Vici) in 1917
• 369...1917 for Academie Scientifique de Beaute (Premier Empire), D'Izia (Astris D‘Amour) & J LaMott in 1920,
• 371...1917 for Mury
• 372...1917 for Gabilla (Pour Changer)
• 377...1918 for Gabilla (Moda)
• 378...1919 for D'Orsay  & Vigny (Golliwoggle Guili Guili, le Chick Chick)
• 383...1918 for Houbigant (Note)
• 389...1918 for Monne
• 391...1918 for Gueldy
• 392...1920 for Gueldy (Loki)
• 395...1919 for Lorenzy-Palanca (Frisson)
• 396...1919 for Les Parfums de Rosine (Pierrot)
• 398...1919 for LT Piver & Violet (Bouquet Farnese)
• 403...1919 for Ramses (Ramses IV)
• 411...1919 for LT Piver (Pompeia, Floramye)
• 412...1919 for Gabilla
• 414...1919 for de Vigny (L’Infidele)
• 415...1919 for Houbigant (Un Peu D’Ambre)
• 417...1919 for Houbigant (Subtilite)
• 421...1919 for Bourjois (Mon Parfum)
• 423...1919 for La Perla
• 430...1919 for Gueldy (L’Empyree) in 1912
• 432...1919 for Molinard (Orval) Gabilla in 1925
• 435...1923 for Volnay (Iris Neige)
• 437...1919 for Molinard
• 440...1919 for Volnay (Muguet) , for Violet in 1933
• 443...1920 for Houbigant (La France Rose)
• 444...1919 for Fioret (Jouir)
• 445...1919 for Fioret (Jouir, Prevert)
• 448...1913 for Bichara
• 449...1920 for Oriza Legrand (Deja le Printemps)
• 455...1955 for Gal
• 460...1920 for Peggy Hoyt (Flowers)
• 464...1920 for Delettrez
• 473...1920 for D'Hortys
• 475...1921 for Guerlain
• 477...1921 for Lubin (Kismet)
• 478...1921 for Fontanis (EDC Jasmine de Fontanis), 1931 for Mori
• 479...1921 for Fontanis
• 480...1921 for Maudy, 1923 for Fontanis (EDT au Jasmine Fontanis, Sous la Chamille, Violette, Muguet)
• 484...1921 for Molinard (Violette Royale, Ambre, Habanita)
• 487...1921 for Gabilla (Mimosa)
• 489...1913 for LT Piver (Velivole) in 1921
• 493...1922 for Vigny (Fleurs Celestes)
• 494...1923 for Marquay
• 495...1922 for Dorilly
• 499...1922 for D’Orsay (Royal Origan)
• 500...1922 for D'Orsay (Ganika, Le Dandy)
• 505...1923 for LT Piver (La Vallee des Rois)
• 506...1923 for D'Orsay (Les Fleurs) and in 1928 for Silka (Ombre du Soir)
• 507...1923 for Fontanis
• 508...1923 for Arys
• 509...1923 for Frères Gellé
• 510...1923 for Forest (Eau de Forest)
• 511...1923 for Silka (Narcisse)
• 512...1923 for Forest (Ming Toy)
• 513...1923 for Dorilly
• 514...1923 for Madhva
• 515...1923 for Madhya (Damoya)
• 516...1923 for Madhva
• 517...1923 for Sari (Eros), and Madhva (Ta Wao)
• 519...1923 for Rimmel (Ma Mie Annette)
• 521...1924 for Jean Patou
• 522...1923 for Rimmel (Vocalise)
• 523...1925 for Rimmel
• 524...1919 for De Vigny, Salancy (Babillage de Fleurs ) in1920,& Molyneux (Rue Royale)in 1940.
• 525...1924 for Grande Maison de Blanc a New York
• 526...1926 for Grenoville (Nikys)
• 527...1924 for Boucicaut Maison (Cantilene)
• 528...1924 for Lentheric (Le Pirate, Maharajah de Kapurthala, Lotus D’Or)
• 530...1924 for Fontanis (Fleurs de Bagdad)
• 531...1925 for Jean Patou (Amour Amour,Colony, Moment Supreme,Que Sais Je?, Le Sien)
• 532...1925 for Thomas Jones
• 533...1924 for Gabilla (Moda, Fleurs du Jour, Musardises)
• 535...1924 for City of Paris (Ahh!! Paris)
• 536...1924 for Pleville (Flamme de Glorie)
• 538...1924 for Coryse (Chypre),used in 1926 for Lasco, & in 1928 for Guerlain,& Les Parfums Guilhene
• 543...1919/1924 for Fioret (Priere, Les Jardins de Fioret, Muguet)
• 548...1925 for LT Piver (Misti)
• 549...1925 for Gabilla (Xantho) in 1926
• 550...1919/1925 for LT Piver (Reve d’Or)
• 552...1925 for Silka (Ami)
• 553...1924 for Gabilla (used for various scents)
• 557...1925 for Weil (Un Fleur pour le Fourrure)
• …….1925 for Young Quinlan
• 562...1925 for Lubin (L’Ocean Bleu) and also for Parfise
• 563...1929 for Beaucaire
• 564...1925 for Volnay (Yapana, Œillet Kleber)
• 565...1925 for Godet (Frivolia)
• 568...1925 for Godet (Pour l’Amour)
• 569...1922 for Caron (Nuit de Noel)
• 570...1925 for Caron (L’Infini)
• 571...1928 for deMusset (Royal Gardenia)
• 572...1916 for Caron
• 573...1925 for Agnel (En Foret)
• 574...1925 for Peggy Hoyt (Midsummer Night)
• 579...1925 for Albavera of France
• 580...1925 for Marcel Guerlain
• …….1925 for L. Legrand (Kadidja)
• 583...1925-1928 for Ybry, used for various Ybry perfumes
• 584...1925 for Jean Patou (Le Sien)
• 585...1925-1928 for Jean Patou (Amour Amour, Que Sais Je?, Le Sien)
• 590...1925-1934 for Corday & Blanche Avroy ( Le Muguet de Corday, Le Pois de Senteur) in 1925
• 591...1925 for Corday (Orchidee Bleue, Pois de Senteur, Gardenia, Voyage a Paris, Toujours Moi)
• 592...1925 for Houbigant (Mon Boudoir, Quelques Fleurs, Chantilly)
• 593...1925 for Vigny (Be Lucky)
• 597...1924 for Guerlain (Shalimar)
• 598...1925 for Guerlain (L’Heure Bleue,Rue de la Paix, Djedi)special edition
• 599...1926 for Corday (Blanchette)
• 600...1926 for Gravier (La Cascade), Miga (Le Tempe d’Hiver) in 1929
• 601...1926 for Jovoy (Gardez Moi)
• 604...1926 for Silka (Toquade)
• 608...1926 for Biette (Bel Ete)
• 609...1926 for Biette (Pour Ma Mie)
• 610...1936 for Soubise (Lilas)
• 611...1926 for Daubing (Novelty)
• 617...1926 for Fontanis
• 621...1926 for Gabilla (Mon Talisman)
• 625...1926 for Corday (Femme du Jour)
• 626...1927 for Godet (Envoi de Fleurs)
• 633...1927 for Delettrez (Silver Butterfly)
• 636...1927 for Miga
• 638...1927 for LT Piver
• 640...1924 for Pleville
• 641...1927 for Volnay (Choses du Passe)
• 644...1928 for Maudy (Jasmine, Muguet, Chere Petit Chose),Fontanis (Fleurs de Bagdad)
• 645...1927 for Delettrez (unidentified perfume)
• 647...1925 for Fourrures Max (Le Parfum Max)
• 648...1927 for Jane Regny (unidentified perfume)
• 650...1927 Violet
• 654...1928 for Corday (L’Heure Romantique)
• 655...1928 for E. Blondel (Le Sauvage)
• 656...1928 for Prince de Chany
• 659...1928 for Morlet (Nuit d’Amour)
• 660...1928 for Maudy (Idylle)
• 661...1928 for Jean Patou (Le Sien)
• 664...1928 for Volnay (Un Magnolia)
• 665...1928 for Myon
• 667...1928 for Myon (1000 Joies) and various perfumes by Myon
• 669...1928 for Robj (Sans Cesse)
• 670...1928 for Maudy
• 673...1921 for Silka
• 676...1928 for Vivaudou (unidentified perfume)
• 678...1924 for Guerlain (Sous le Vent)
• 679...1929 for Guerlain (Liu)
• 680...1930 for Gabilla
• 681...1929 for Les Parfums de Burmann
• 687...1929 for Silka (Si Tu Veux) and Mori
• 689...1928 for Silka (Crois Moi)
• 695...1929 for ES Patanwalla (Bhagwan )
• 701...1929 for Gabilla
• 702...1929 for Gabilla (La Vierge Folle)
• 711...1930 for Guerlain (Guerlarose, Guerlilas in 1927), Lilly Dache (Drifting) luxe presentation in 1950
• 712...1930 for Silka (Viens a Moi)
• 713...1930 for Houbigant (Essence Rare)
• 719...1930 for Myon (Femme Moderne,Coeur de Femme)
• 723...1931 for Casino de Paris
• 728...1931 for Ciro (Surrender)
• 734...1931 for Hennessy (New Year’s Eve)
• 738...1934 for Hennessy
• 741...1933 for Ballarde Inc
• 744...1933 for Guerlain (A Travers Champs)
• 746...1933 for Ciro (Reflexions)
• 748...1934 for Rallet (Rallet No.1)
• 750...1934 for Myon (Exaltation)
• 751...1934 for Molinard (Sweet Pea, Tabatchin, Habanita), 1925 for Lucien Lelong
• 752...1935 for Corday (Voyage a Paris)
• 754...1935 for Coty (Emeraude)
• 757...1935 for D'Orsay (Trophee)
• 758...1935 for Coty (Jacinthe)
• 759...1936 for Guerlain (Vega) Roger et Gallet (Fugue) in 1937
• 760...1936 for Coty (Le Vertige)
• 761...1936 for Weil (Cassandra)
• 762...1936 for Godet (Cuir de Russie)
• 765...1936 for Coty (Emeraude)
• 770...1937 for Guerlain (Coque d’Or, Dawamesk)
• 771...1933 for Guerlain (Sous Le Vent, Vol de Nuit)
• 773...1937 for Guerlain
• …….1938 for Corday (Chevre Feuille)
• 776...1938 for Elizabeth Arden (Cyclamen)
• 777...1938 for Ciro (Danger)
• …….1938 for Jean Desses (Celui)
• 778...1939 for Schiaparelli (Shocking, Sleeping)
• 781...1939 for Elizabeth Arden (It’s You) several versions
• 782...1939/1941 for Suzy (Golden Laughter, Escarlate)
• 786...1939 for Corday (L’Ardente Nuit)
• 787...1939 for Lanville
• 788...1957 for Schiaparelli (Si)
• 791...1934 for Richard Richebois
• 792...1942 for Gustav Lohse
• 793...1944 for D'Orsay (Duo, Milord)
• 794...1945 for Laboratoire Baril
• 795...1945 for LMBC Elbeuf -Louise Marbec-Marquis (Elbeuf)
• 796...1945 for Vibert Freres, Bruyere (Caractere, En Attendante)
• 798...1945 for Schiaparelli (Le Roy Soleil) in 1946
• 800...1945 for Paquin (Espoir, Goya, 9x9, Ever After)
• 801...1950 for Verlayne (Attente)
• 802...1945 for Arys (Temoignage)
• 803...1946 for Verlayne (Attente)
• 805...1950 for Lancome (Magie)
• 806...1946 for Caron (Bellodgia)
• 807...1947 for Caron (With Pleasure)
• 808...1946 for Coty
• 809...1947 for Caron (Pois de Senteur de Chez Moi) in 1927
• 810...1948 for Marcel Rochas
• 813...1948 for Caron (Nocturnes) used in 1981
• 814...1949 for Christian Dior (Diorama)
• 816...1954 for Guerlain (Ode)
• 819...1956 for Christian Dior (Diorissimo)luxury edition
• 820...1957 for Christian Dior (Miss Dior)
• 821...1959 for Coty (L’Or)
• 824...1961 for Société Virginia
• 826...1963 for unknown perfumer
• 827...for Christian Dior (Diorling)
• 832...1974 for Jean Patou (Joy) 45th Anniversary
• …….1979 for Paco Rabanne (Metal)
• 835...1986 for Caron (Nocturnes)
• 836...1981 for JAR Parfum
• 915...1949 for Gourielli
• …….1992 for Baccarat (L’Eau de Baccarat)
• …….1997 for Baccarat (Un Nuit Étoilée au Bengal)
• …….1998 for Baccarat (Les Larmes Sacrée de Thèbes)
• …….1999 for Annick Goutal
• 1550..2001 for Christian Dior
• 1556..2006 for Burberry

What Perfume Tells About You - 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).

Have you been frustrated by a stuck stopper on your perfume bottle? Wonder how to open it safely without breaking the stopper?

I use a cotton swab moistened with rum or vodka to rub into the mouth of the bottle and around the stopper plug. This helps to loosen and remove the dried up perfume residue an dries quickly without altering the perfume inside the bottle.

I have searched vintage newspapers and magazines to see how people dealt with this very problem.

From 1939: If the glass stopper in that prized perfume bottle of perfume resists your attempts lo remove it simply place a few drops of glycerin around the stopper to loosen it quickly and easily.

From 1949: So you've a new bottle of perfume. There's special technique to opening it. Don't put it under hot water. First cut away all the trimming around the neck. Sever cord which is tightly entwined around the neck of the bottle and the stopper. Then using a small sharp pair of scissors slash the metal cord which is tightly entwined around the neck of the bottle and the stopper. Cut Sealer. To remove the sealer of wax wax paper or cellophane that is on the neck of every original bottle to foil evaporation use a razor blade or a sturdy bobby pin.

From 1950: If a glass stopper cannot be removed from the bottle, hold it under th e hot water faucet until the glass if fairly hot. Or wind a piece of string around the neck of the bottle and pull rapidly back and forth until the glass is hot, then give a light tap to the stopper with a piece of metal.

From 1951: There are tricks to preserving the beauty of your perfume bottle. Too often beautiful glass containers are shattered by impatient hands or awkward techniques when the stopper gets stuck. The proper procedure is to avoid banging the stopper against the edge of your vanity or prying at with another glass stopper. Tap the underside of the stopper , turning the bottle was you work, so that the loosening will be even all around. A few gentle blows should suffice to open the bottle.

From 1968: Put three drops or glycerin around the stopper and let stand for a few days. The stopper will then come out easily. Another tip, light a kitchen match and hold it under the neck of the bottle, immediately take a rag and turn the stopper. It will be hot and may smear from the burning match but that will wash off. 

From 1981: Sharply tap the stopper area several times with the side of a glass tumbler (never a knife handle). Give the stopper a one quarter turn and remove it.  The force of the  taps "shocks" the top into coming out easily.

From 1982: When the stopper on the perfume is stuck, put the bottle in the refrigerator until throughly cold then remove the stopper. Twist the stopper back and forth when re-inserting it, and it will prevent later sticking too.

From 1992: Advice, decades old, comes from a gracious lady who was an executive for Mary Chess, Inc., a per- fume/fragrance company. She used this method to open antique bottles: Warm drops of baby oil over a candle or hot water. Drip oil into the rim of the bottle so it can ooze between stopper and bottle neck to soften residue holding stopper. Wait a few minutes before trying to gently twist the stopper. Repeat minutes later. Another possibility: Wrap a hot wet cloth around the bottle neck. Never run hot water over the bottle or hold it long over steam, which may crack delicate glass.

From 1994: Use a piece of string similar to fishing cord of yesteryear. Have a friend give you an assist. Loop the cord one time around the neck of the bottle. While one person holds the bottle, have the second person pull the cord rapidly back and forth for at least three minutes. The neck of the bottle will heat up and swell. The glass stopper will not. If this doesnt work the first time, try it again.

Baudruchage, is the art of applying a seal that graces each authentic bottle of high end designer parfum. It is seen on many vintage perfume bottles housing extraits, most notably on Chanel and Guerlain bottles, giving a luxurious look. Baudruchage is also as functional too, it helps to preserve the scent.

Baudruchage involves application of a waterproofing membrane, (usually beef intestine that has been dipped in water to make it supple,some perfumes have onion skin paper or a blue or red colored thin celluloid-like seal), on the neck of a bottle of perfume, then wrapping a silky or metallic wire thread around the neck of a bottle. Then the application of a wax cachet to seal the cord. On Guerlain bottles, two more steps are required to prepare the silk, barbichage (“bearding”) and brossage (“brushing’).

This is tedious work , the three steps (baudruchage, barbichage and brossage) can require over an hour’s work for a single bottle. 

Chanel explained the art of baudruchage: “The baudruchage, precious and ultimate gesture, unchanged for decades, is now reserved for the extract of No. 5. It is to manually put on the bottle neck of a thin membrane, maintained by two rows of black pearl cotton to ensure an absolute seal and protect the perfume from intrusion of air. The laying of the wax seal to seal the double C Chanel then guarantees the inviolability of the bottle “.

A customer would then need to cut the cords to get to the perfume.

Photo by Beauty Maverick. 

So you're on ebay looking for a deal on La Mer skin care products? There are some things you need to know before purchasing anything.

La Mer does NOT wholesale their products out to anyone, they are distributed for sale to exclusive upscale department stores and sold from their own website only. Anyone claiming to have purchased La Mer products via wholesale is not selling a genuine product.

If a person actually purchased genuine La Mer products from La Mer's website or one of the department stores and shows proof of that, I am sure they are not going to sell the real thing for dirt cheap. Who wants to lose money when those products cost so much money to begin with.

I have heard horror stories of people buying what they thought was a real La Mer product only to find out that it is fake.

Some sellers are buying real empty La Mer jars and containers whose products were used up and adding god knows what just to sell them under the guise of La Mer. Some sellers have been getting away with putting Nivea cream inside the jars. Some sellers are even claiming that the La Mer that they are selling is a "new and improved" version. This is completely false as La Mer has not changed their formula since its inception. La Mer's consistency is white, thick and smells lightly floral, medicinal, with a lil seaweed odor. Nivea cream is pure white and has its own distinct smell, buy a small container of it at a drugstore so you can compare products. 

When you have rub the genuine La Mer creme in your hands, it will turn a thick liquidy consistency from the friction and heat from the rubbing, you can then pat it on your face, it will take 10-15 minutes for your skin to fully absorb it. The Nivea creme doesn't change consistency and soaks right in the skin.

Alot of fake La Mer jars are being sold in China and US sellers are distributing this garbage.

Authentic Creme de la Mer comes in white glass jars. The fake jars are a thick white plastic, trying to imitate they heavy glass ones. Most of the fakes are the small sample size jars. Stores that carry genuine La Mer products do not just give away samples. The only way to get a genuine sample of La Mer is to purchase one of their products first. 

Also, Creme de la Mer never goes on "sale", it is never offered at a discounted price in any stores or their website. 

I know you are looking for a bargain, but you might end up with something either fake or harmful to your skin. Your best bet is to buy directly from La Mer and not take any chances.

Authentic Creme de La Mer comes in three sizes: 1 oz, 2 oz, and 16.5 oz. You can also get a small sample jar with purchases.  To see all of the La Mer products, visit their official website http://www.cremedelamer.com

Please note, I am not affiliated in any way to La Mer products.

Dudu-Osun is the age-long African black soap made the traditional way by hand from PURE NATURAL INGREDIENTS AND HERBS from the tropical rainforest and savannah regions. I started using this soap about a month ago. I have it in the Tropical scent, and although it doesn't have the usual Tropical smell like coconuts and pineapples,  it smells nice and clean. 

The best things about this soap:

• No artificial colours
• No preservatives
• Bio degradable

The all natural ingredients:

• Pure Honey
• Shea Butter
• Osun (Camwood)
• Palmkernal oil
• Cocoa pod ash
• Palm bunch ash
• Glycerine
• Aloe vera
• Lime juice
• Water & Fragrance.

The soap is made up of ash so when it gets wet, the tiny ash particles gathered in my sink and tub, but they wash away easy enough. When the bar gets wet, it also produces a sepia colored liquid along with the ash particles, it washes away clean, especially on your skin. It may stain your light colored washcloths. I get my hands wet and rub the bar between them, this soap has an amazing lather, and then rub the soap lather on my face and neck, it will continue to lather up beautifully and I rub it in using a circular motion all over the face. After doing this for a minute or so, I take a wet washcloth and wipe it off, I do this a few times to get wipe away all the vestiges of the soap. Then pat my face dry.

It makes me face absolutely glow. It has cleared up my cystic acne and hormonal acne along my jawline. For over 25 years I have struggled with acne and nothing seemed to do the trick, but this soap has really cleared up my skin. I have very sensitive skin and this soap didnt seem to bother it at all, which really surprised me.  I highly recommend it.

As a general rule, fragrance should be applied to pulse points. This is where the blood vessels are closest to the skin giving off more heat and acting like mini fragrance pumps.

Pulse points are the wrist, behind the ear, crook of the arm and back of the knee, and the base of the throat. Also, for long lasting fragrance spray at the ankles, it allows the fragrance to blossom up. For a sexy twist, apply perfume to your cleavage or spray perfume on your nude body before dressing. The nape of the neck, is a very romantic area, whenever your hair moves it might swish the perfume around, nice little subtle trail of perfumed loveliness.

Apply perfume right after you take a shower or bath. Your pores are more open then and will more easily soak up the scent. Some people say that rubbing the wrists together will crush the scent, I tried this with different perfumes over the course of two weeks, just to see if its true, it seemed to me that the friction of rubbing the wrists together actually heated up the fragrances and made them seem more potent.

I have read though that the perfume can react not so nicely to the first layer of skin..and give off a smell that isnt pleasant. Others say that to spray the perfume in the air and then walk into it, I have done this before, and it seems that it lets you control the amount of fragrance that is applied to your skin, rather than spraying directly onto the skin, this works best with heavier perfumes

. I spray perfumes on my clothes when I want to make the scent last longer, I wont spray perfume on fragile fabrics like silks or lace. You can spray your coat with perfume. Also an old tip is to apply pure parfum extrait to your furs. Doing this is up to your own discretion.

Do not apply perfume after you put your jewelry on, take it off first, then apply the perfume. The chemicals in perfume can leave stains or have chemical reactions to the metals, Pearls are especially susceptible to damage from perfume since it destroys their lustre.

Coco Chanel always said to apply perfume where you want to be kissed. I read an old perfume guide from the 1930s and it mentioned that you can apply perfume to your fingertips and eyebrows. Also apply perfume to a cotton ball and tuck it into your brassiere. Apply perfume to your hankies or gloves.

Jeanne Lanvin of Lanvin Perfumes suggested that you should apply perfume wherever your clothes cover your body, that way it will seem if it is coming from within and blend with the natural oils of your skin to make a truly individual fragrance. She also says the best time to apply perfume is 15 or 20 minutes before you are about to go out, that way the perfume has time to "set".

A 1924 ad for Ann Haviland perfumes suggests:

#1. to apply perfume to your eyebrows as the short hairs of the eyebrows retain the perfume longer than the skin since evaporation takes place more slowly.Besides, this is an ideal two-some,the girl usually comes up to a man's chin, not far below his nose.

#2. One little known method of applying perfume is to saturate a piece of cotton with your chosen scent, place it under the shoulder strap of your slip. Body heat releases an aura about you.

#3. A glamorous method of using perfume is to spray it on the hem of your evening gown, then as you walk or dance, the fragrance is wafted into the air around you. This is the best way to do it.

#4. Another pointer is to apply perfume to the inside of your gloves, while your gloves are on, the warmth of your hands attract the perfume which will cling to the fingers.

Do you have a vintage perfume that is basically turned into a syrupy sweet sludge at the bottom of the bottle?

Do you wish you could wear it again?

How can you revive the perfume to make it wearable you ask?

Well I add a little vodka or everclear at a time, shake the bottle, and test the perfume on my skin til I get the right consistency and fragrance. This will extend the life of the perfume and make it wearable again, albeit an eau de cologne type of concentration though. If you can get ahold of perfumer's alcohol, it would be a great choice as well.

The usage of celebrities to endorse or create new popularity of a new perfume has been done since the 1800s. The names of well known personalities of the day helped sell perfumes and beauty products to those who wished to emulate the stars themselves.

Early celebrity perfumes included Eau de Cologne Napoleon, Jean Marais

La Rose Jacqueminot was launched by Coty to honour the French general Jacqueminot.

Rigaud launched a line of perfumes named for popular opera singers of the day, Mary Garden, Geraldine Farrar, Emma Trentini, and Carolina White. Mary Garden, had an entire line named after her consisting of perfume, facial powders, toilet water, lipstick, creams, and an assortment of other toiletries.. However, Rigaud may have introduced some Mary Garden products without her consent. As a result, Garden sued Rigaud in 1937, and won! Rigaud wasnt the only perfume company to use Mary's name, the McLean Perfume Co of Detroit launched Mary Garden perfume before 1904, a label around the neck of a bottle states that it won a Grand Prize at the Saint Louis Fair in 1904.

Other perfumes were named for Marthe Chenal.

Here is an ever growing list of celebrity named and celebrity endorsed perfumes:

Actors & Actresses:

• Antonio Banderas: Spirit, Mediterraneo, Diavolo Hypnotic, Diavolo Donna, Diavolo, Blue Seduction
• Bruce Willis: Bruce Willis
• Catherine Deneuve: Catherine Deneuve, Chanel No 5
• Catherine Zeta-Jones: Elizabeth Arden Provocative Woman, Red Door Revealed
• Charlotte Gainsbourg: Balenciaga Paris
  
• Charlize Theron: Dior J'Adore
• Elizabeth Taylor: Passion, White Diamonds, Forever Elizabeth, Black Pearls, Diamonds & Emeralds, Diamonds & Rubies, Sapphires & Diamonds, Violet Eyes
• Hilary Duff: With Love... Hilary Duff, Wrapped With Love
• Jennifer Aniston: Lolavie
• Kate Winslet: Lancôme Trésor
• Uma Thurman: Lancôme Miracle, Ange et Démon Le Secret
• Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen: N.Y. Chic, L.A. Style; One, Two; Hamptons Style South Beach Chic
• Nicole Kidman: Chanel No. 5
• Keira Knightley: Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
• Marc Lavoine: Cerrutti 1881
  
• Mélanie Thierry: Krizia
  
• Sarah Jessica Parker: Lovely, Covet, The Lovely Collection: Dawn, Endless & Twilight, SJP NYC, Covet Pure Bloom
• James Franco: Gucci by Gucci pour Homme
  
• Clive Owen: Lancôme Hypnôse
• Ewan McGregor: Davidoff Adventure
• Reese Witherspoon: In Bloom, U by Ungaro
• Scarlett Johansson: Calvin Klein Eternity Moment,Dolce & Gabbana The One, Dolce & Gabbana Rose The One
• Gwyneth Paltrow: Estée Lauder Pure White Linen Light Breeze, Estée Lauder *Pleasures, Estée Lauder Pleasures Delights
• Liv Tyler: Givenchy Very Irrésistible
• Olivier Martinez: Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme
  
• Vincent Cassel: La Nuit de L'Homme
  
• Queen Latifah: Queen
• Halle Berry: Halle, Halle Pure Orchid
• Tilda Swinton: Like This, Tilda Swinton by Etat Libre d'Orange
• Tony Sirico: Tony Sirico Paolo per Uomo
• Zoe Saldana:  Eternal Magic by Avon
  
• Patrick Dempsey: Unscripted, Patrick Dempsey 2
• Salma Hayek: Today, Tomorrow, Always, In Bloom
• Eva Longoria: Eva
• Ewan McGregor: Davidoff Adventure, Davidoff Adventure Eau Fraiche
  
• Demi Moore: Helena Rubinstein Wanted
• Justin Timberlake: Play, Play Intense
• Audrey Tautou : Chanel No 5
  
• Alain Delon:  Dior Eau Sauvage
  
• Audrey Hepburn:  L'Interdit
• Mae West: Mae West Perfume
• Naomi Watts: Angel
  
• Sienna Miller: Hugo Boss Boss Orange
• Marlene Dietrich: Hommage à Marlene Dietrich, My Life, My Dream, My Passion
• Greta Garbo: Hommage à Greta Garbo, Mythos, Sphinx, Goddess
• Courteney Cox: Spotlight
  
• Monica Bellucci: Hypnotic Poison, Dolce & Gabbana Sicily
  
• Anne Hathaway: Magnifique
• Josh Harnett: Emporio Armani Diamonds pour Homme
• Niurka Marcos: Niurka Marcos con Feromonas
  
• Matthew McConaughey: Dolce Gabbana The One Men
  
• Evangeline Lilly: Cool Water Woman
  
• Henry Cavill: Dunhill
  
• Katherine Heigl: My Voyage 
• Eva Green: Midnight Poison
• Zsa Zsa Gabor: Zig Zag
• Rachel Weisz: Burberry London for Women
• Ioan Gruffudd: Burberry London for Men
• Joan Crawford: Estée Lauder Youth Dew
  
• Isabella Rosselini: Daring, Isa Bella, Manifesto, Storia
  
• Gloria Swanson: Estée Lauder Youth Dew
  
• Kirsten Dunst/Marie Antoinette: Le Labo Tubéreuse 40
  
• Jennifer Aniston: Lolavie
• Sophia Loren: Sophia
• Chloe Sevigny: Chloe
• Jaclyn Smith: California
• Elvira: Evil

Musicians & Singers:

• 50 Cent: Power
• Avril Lavigne: Black Star
• Beyoncé Knowles: True Star, True Star Gold, Emporio Armani Diamonds, Heat
• Britney Spears: Curious, Fantasy, Curious: In Control, Midnight Fantasy, Believe, Curious Hearts, Hidden Fantasy, Circus Fantasy
• Celine Dion: Celine Dion, Notes, Belong, Always Belong, Memento, Enchanting, Spring in Paris, Paris Nights, Sensational, Sensational Moment, Spring in Provence, Chic, Pure Brilliance Simply Chic
• Cher: Uninhibited by Parfums Stern, Inc.
• Christina Aguilera: Christina Aguilera by Christina Aguilera, Inspire, Christina Aguilera: By Night, Xpose
• Enrique Iglesias: True Star
• Fergie: Outspoken by Avon
• Gwen Stefani: L. A. M. B., L by Gwen Stefani, Harajuku Lovers
• Jennifer Lopez: JLo Glow, Still, Miami Glow, Love at First Glow, Live, Live Luxe, Glow After Dark, Deseo, Deseo Forever, Deseo For Men, Live Platinum, Sunkissed Glow, Blue Glow, My Glow
• Jessica Simpson: Fancy, Fancy Love
• Josephine Baker: Le Parfum Josephine Baker by Etat Libre d'Orange, Bal d'Afrique by Byredo, Sous Le Vent by Guerlain
• Kylie Minogue: Darling, Sweet Darling, Showtime, Sexy Darling, Couture, Inverse (Men)
• Mariah Carey: M by Mariah Carey, M by Mariah Carey Gold, Luscious Pink, Forever
• Mary J Blige: My Life
• Michael Jackson: Mystique de Michael Jackson, Legende de Michael Jackson, Magic Beat Unwind, Magic Beat Heartbeat, Magic Beat Wildfire, Michael Jackson Mystery
• Prince: Get Wild, 3121
• Sean John: Unforgivable, Unforgivable Woman, Multi-Platinum, I AM KING, Empress, Unforgivable Night for Men, I Am King of the Night for Men, Unforgivable Black, Unforgivable Black for Women
• Shania Twain: Shania by Stetson, Shania Starlight
• Tim McGraw: McGraw, Southern Blend
• Usher: Usher For Him, Usher For Her, VIP
• Victoria Beckham: Intimately Beckham for Her, Intimately Night for Her, Beckham Signature for Her
• The Sex Pistols: Le Parfum Sex Pistols by Etat Libre d'Orange
• Serge Gainsbourg: Serge Gainsbourg by Van Cleef & Arpels
  
• Madonna: Sensual, Musical
• Jay Z: Rocawear
• Faith Hill: Faith Hill Perfume
• Tim McGraw: McGraw,  Southern Blend
• Nelly: Apple Bottoms
• Elissa: Elle d'Elissa, L'Eau d'Elissa
• Renee Fleming: La Voce
  
• Erykah Badu: White Patchouli
  
• Marylin Manson: Smells Like Children
• Kerry Katona: Outrageous! by Kerry Katona
• Joaquín Cortés: Night Show
• Alejandro Sanz: Siete Alejandro Sanz Men, Siete Alejandro Sanz Women
• Kiss: Kiss Her, Kiss Him
• Leona Lewis: Leona Lewis
• Luciano Pavarotti: Luciano, Luciano Pavarotti
• Julio Iglesias: Only, Only Crazy
  
• Cliff Richard: Miss You Nights, Devil Woman
  
• Ashanti: Precious Jewel
  
• Paula Abdul: Sexy Thoughts
  
• Patti LaBelle: Patti LaBelle, Girlfriend, Signature
• Ludacris: Get Yours
• Ganna Walska: Let's Divorce
• Carlos Santana: Carlos Santana
• Debbie Gibson: Electric Youth
• Elvis Presley: Legend for Her, Elvis
• Paulina Rubio: Oro
• Herb Alpert: Listen
• Dionne Warwick: Dionne
• Billy Dee Williams: Undeniable
  

Athletes:

• David Beckham: Instinct, Intimately Beckham for Him, Instinct Intense, Intimately Beckham Night for Him, Beckham Signature For Him, Instinct After Dark
• Derek Jeter: Driven, Driven Black
• Maria Sharapova: Maria Sharapova
• Michael Jordan: Michael Jordan, Jordan, 23
• Tom Brady: All American by Stetson
  
• Annika Sorenstam: Annika
• Gabriele Sabatini: Gabriela Sabatini, Magnetic
• Rafael Nadal: Lanvin L'Homme
• Carlos Moyà: Carlos Moyà
• Jeff Gordon: Halston Z-14
• Mikhail Baryshnikov: Misha, Mikhail Baryshnikov
• Chris Evert: Chris Evert
  
• Randy Moss: Grabman
• Muhammad Ali: Muhammad Ali
  

Models and Other Personalities:

• Cleopatra: Cleopatra by Tocca
• Kate Moss: Kate, Velvet Hour, Kate Summertime,Parisienne by YSL, Kate Moss, Wild Meadow, Vintage, YSL Parisienne
• Naomi Campbell: Naomi Campbell, Naomagic, Exult, Mystery, Sunset, Paradise Passion, Cat Deluxe, Cat Deluxe at Night, Seductive Elixir, Cat Deluxe with Kisses
• Paris Hilton: Paris Hilton, Just Me, Heiress/Heir, Can Can, Fairy Dust, Siren
• Daphne Guinness: Daphne by CDG
  
• Stephen Jones: Stephen Jones by CDG
• Rossy de Palma: Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection by Etat Libre d'Orange
  
• Tom of Finland: Tom of Finland by Etat Libre d'Orange
• Kim Kardashian: Kim Kardashian, Voluptuous
  
• Napoleon: Eau de Cologne Napoleon, Napoleon by Les Etains du Prince
• Mally Roncall: Mally
• Carmen Electra: Carmen Electra
  
• Prince Nicolò Boncompagni Ludovisi: Prince Nicolò Boncompagni Ludovisi, Giove Nettuno Plutone
  
• Christian Audigier: Ed Hardy, Christian Audigier, Hearts & Daggers
  
• Ana Rosa Quintana: Ana Rosa by Estilo
  
• Barbara Orbison: Pretty Woman
• Josie Natori: Natori
• Svetlana Stalin: Svetlana's Breath
  
• Zoe Kravitz: Glam Princess
  
• Jade Goody: Shh.., Controversial
• Kat Von D : Saint, Sinner
• Agyness Deyn: Anna Sui Rock Me!
  
• Kimora Lee Simmons: Fabulosity, Baby Phat, Baby Phat Goddess, Baby Phat Golden Goddess, Dare Me
• Regine: Regine's Zoa Night Perfume
• Adriana Lima: Sexy Little Things Noir
• Miranda Kerr: Dream Angels Heavenly Bloom
  
• Amanda Lepore: Amanda
  
• Barack Obama: POTUS 1600
• Dianne Brill: Dianne Brill
  
• Marisa Miller: Very Sexy Dare
• Andy Warhol: Union Square
• Marilyn Monroe: Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn by Andy Warhol
• Alberta Ferretti: Alberta Ferretti
  
• Chanelle Hayes: Mwah
  
• Pope Pius X: The Pope's Cologne
• Marguerite de Valois: La Reine Margot
• Alex Curran: Alex
• Kelly Brook: Kelly Brook
• Calum Best: Calum
• Danielle Steel: Danielle
• Katie Price: Stunning, Besotted
  
• Joan Rivers: Now & Forever
  
• Shilpa Shetty: S2 (pronounced S square) by Mark Earnshaw
  
• Coleen McLoughlin: Coleen X
  
• Queen Alexandra of Denmark: Coeur de Jeannette
• Marcus Schenkenberg: Marcus Schenkenberg
  
• Jenna Jameson: Heartbreaker
• Daisy Fuentes : Dianoche Passion, Dianoche
  
• Donald Trump:
• Alan Cumming: Cumming
  
• Gloria Vanderbilt: Gloria Vanderbilt
• Lucretia Vanderbilt: Lucretia Vanderbilt, Golden Butterfly
• Priscilla Presley: Experiences, Indian Summer, Moments
  
• Johnny Carson: Here's Johnny

Places:

• Caesars Palace: Caesar's Woman

Thinking of some of the first fragrances I ever owned, my memory was whooshed back into 6th grade, 1990/1991, I instantly thought of Electric Youth and Ex-cla-ma-tion!. A friend of mine had both and I loved them, each had an unusual smell that was perfect for my pre-teen years. 

Originally produced in 1989, and discontinued a few years later, Debbie Gibson loudly entered in the fragrance scene with the flirty perfume “Electric Youth,”. The perfume was composed of a blend of citrus, grapefruit being the star , other fruit essential oils and the addition of ylang ylang, and hot pink juice, it rendered a fruity scent that my friends and I use to spritz the halls of our elementary school liberally, if not, waaaaaay too much.

 The perfume came encased in a box styled after a neon sign. The bottle was just as cool, it contained a pink coil inside so it had that you know "electric" thing going on..

The core fragrance was composed of a blend of citrus and other fruit essential oils, rendering a fruity scent known to be popular with the teenager demographic of the day.

 Electric Youth was a celebrity scent designed by Deborah Gibson. It was manufactured by Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and distributed by Revlon's subsidiary, Natural Wonder Cosmetics.

 Electric Youth was marketed alongside Gibson's Atlantic Records album,  single (88919) and dance maxi-single of the same name. 

Among individual products were:

• A 1.6 oz eau de cologne (labeled Cologne Spritz)
• A 0.96 oz eau de cologne (labeled Cologne Spritz)
• A 0.48 oz eau de parfum (labeled Perfume Spritz)
• A two-pack consisting of the 0.96 fl.oz. Cologne Spritz and the 0.48 fl. oz. Perfume Spritz (labeled Power Play)

My mother never did buy the perfume from me, but whenever I ad a sleep over at my friend Jessica's house, we always sprayed it all nite long while watching MTV and drawing on her little sister's face with lipstick when she fell asleep. Bad girls! I know.