Hello and welcome! Please understand that this website is not affiliated with Coty in any way, it is only a reference page for collectors and those who have enjoyed the classic fragrances of days gone by.

The main objective of this website is to chronicle the history of the Coty fragrances and showcase the bottles and advertising used throughout the years.

However, one of the other goals of this website is to show the present owners of the Coty perfume company 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), who knows, perhaps someone from the current Coty brand might see it.

Also, this website is a labor of love, it is a work in progress and is always being updated with new information as I can find it, so check back often!

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Coty Gains Publicity Through Theatrical Display


The American Perfumer and Essential Oil Review, 1927:

 "Coty Gains Publicity Through Theatrical Display - A particularly novel and effective demonstration of perfumery preparations has been carried out at Dickins & Jones, the largest London department store, by Coty (England), Ltd. The most successful revue of the year in London is Charles B. Cochran's 1926 Revue at the London Pavilion. One of the scenes in it is entitled 'Les Aromes de Coty' and features the various Coty preparations.

Mlle, Spinelly, the French leading lady of the revue, appears in this scene as Parfum Paris, Other actresses represent La Jacinthe, L'Or La Violette, La Rose Jacqueminot, L'Origan, L'Emeraude and Ambre Antique

All of these figures were reproduced in a remarkable window display at Dickins & Jones. Each figure stood in a gold frame with a background of black velvet, against which the wonderful design and coloring of the dresses was shown most effectively. In the perfumery department of Dickins & Jones there was an equally attractive display, with a large powder box with a 'living' puff standing just opposite an important entrance. Throughout the whole of the display the Puff distributed to the public little sachets, and also sprayed them with perfume. 

The display lasted for ten days and on one afternoon Mlle. Spinelly devoted her entire time to it, autographing all specialties that were purchased during that time." 




Debussy's Plus que Lente was performed.

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Ghost Myst by Coty c1995

Ghost Myst by Coty: launched in 1995. "You can't see it but it's there. The first fragrance to celebrate a woman's inner beauty, as well as her outer beauty. Ghost Myst by Coty is the fragrance you'll want to wear because it affirms and validates your inner self. The sheer beauty of light, airy scent; veiled in gossamer."



Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Coty Amphora Pottery Perfume Bottles

In 1940, Coty introduced an Eau de Toilette concentration which they termed "Informal Fragrances." These were their most popular fragrances which were housed inside amphora shaped stoneware bottles. Each amphora was color coordinated with the fragrances they contained.  

  • Emeraude was in a light green 
  • Chypre was in a lighter green 
  • L'Aimant in pink
  • L'Origan in brown
  • Paris in blue

These amphoras were created by Zanesville Stoneware Company of Ohio starting in 1940. They measure 5.5" at the lip of the spout. Each bottle holds five ounces of the toilet water. The stoppers are a unique bronze colored metal capped cork.  Some of the bottles might retain their original labels on their bellies and bases. The bottom label reads: "Coty New York Paris Informal fragrance. Use this lovely Eau de Toilette as lavishly as you choose. A generous sprinkle in your bath--a dash in your hand basin--in your final shampoo rinse--on your lingerie or 'kerchief'. Impart a touch of fragrance to your accessories or your furs. Take it with you to 'freshen up' while traveling. Cont. 5 oz. Compounded in U.S A." 

Thursday, October 14, 2021

L'Origan Gift Sets 1941

 Coty perfume gifts from a 1941 catalog:





Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Monday, September 20, 2021

Coty Perfumes in "Carnival" Presentations 1941 Ad

 

Including the Ferris Wheel, Sleigh and Weathervane Presentations

The Ferris Wheel: has five Louvre flacons of Coty perfumes in presentation. Fragrances as exhilarating and adventuresome as one's first ride in a Ferris Wheel. Revolving wheel mounted on graceful supports of heavy gold stamped plastic. featuring: Chypre, L'Origan, L'Aimant, Paris and Emeraude perfumes.

Weathervane: A spin of the arrow chooses one of the four world famous Coty Perfumes. A charming selection of fragrances for moods as variable as the four winds. Mounted on revolving "rose des vents" base. Plastic capped tapered flacons containing L'Aimant, L'Origan, Paris and Emeraude perfumes.

Sleigh: Miniature of a continental cutter in colored plastic with gold stamping. Adorned with tiny sleighbells. Contains glass stoppered Louvre flacons of L'Aimant and L'Origan perfume.

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Coty Counter at Selfridges c1920s

 This antique photograph documents a Coty beauty counter in Selfridge's department store. I have added color to make it more interesting. We see two of the beauty advisors accompanied by a Coty representative wearing a very unusual, but appropriate dress: her skirt has circles which feature the powder puff design shown on the Air Spun powder boxes and the Coty name is written across her bust.

Inside the case and atop it are various perfumes, talcum powder bottles, powder boxes, and compacts.

This is a remarkable piece of history showing how the Coty products were displayed as well as the advertising signs which are framed with actual French flags.



Monday, December 30, 2019

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Nokomis by Coty c1997

Nokomis by Coty: launched on March 1, 1997. According to a report in The Circle (June 1997), Coty's newest perfume, Nokomis, means “grandmother” in Ojibwe.

The name Nokomis, was a character of the grandmother of Hiawatha in the poem "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
By The Shores of Gitche Gumee
By The Shining Big Sea Water
Stood The Wigwam of Nokomis
Daughter of the Moon Nokomis




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