Sophia by Coty c1980

Sophia is a Coty fragrance inspired by the famous Sophia Loren. Created by James Bell.

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

"The fragrance that speaks to a woman's soul."

La Jacinthe by Coty c1914

La Jacinthe by Coty was launched in 1914.

Chypre by Coty c1908

Chypre by Coty: launched in 1908. Although many sources state that Coty introduced his famous Chypre de Coty in 1917, the truth is that is he in fact, sold hs Chypre as early as 1908. 

Jasmin de Corse by Coty 1906

Jasmin de Corse by Coty: launched in 1906.  Corse refers to Corsica, Francois Coty's place of birth. Had a great following from the Russian princess, Tatiana Romanov and the French writer Colette who was enamored with the fragrance and wore it daily.

Ambre Antique by Coty c1905

Ambre Antique was launched in 1905 by Coty. Pronounced "Ahm-ber ahn-teek", it was described as the "fragrance of splendour and conquest, the thrall of legendary queens."

A'Suma by Coty c1934

A'Suma was launched in France in 1934 by Coty.  Subtitled "Fantaisie Japonaise." It was jointly created by Francois Coty and  Coty's chief perfumer Vincent Roubert..  The sensuous perfume was inspired by a mysterious moonlit tropical beach in Bali.

Complice de Francois Coty c1973

Francois Coty originally created Complice ('Accomplice') in 1934, but died before it could be launched. It remained on ice until 1973, when the Coty company launched it in a period design bottle. The name Complice was filed for trademark in 1939, company claimed use since 1938.

Masumi Toujours by Coty c2001

Masumi Toujours by Coty: launched in 2001. A flanker scent to Coty's original 1967 fragrance, Masumi.

Available in:

• 15ml Eau de Toilette
• 30ml Eau de Toilette
• 75ml Deodorant Spray

So what does it smell like? It is a fresh, fruity floral perfume for women.

• Top notes: apricot, pineapple, mandarin, passion fruit, melon and orange
• Middle notes: Egyptian jasmine, violet, pink freesia and lily of the valley
• Base notes: sandalwood, oakmoss and musk

It has been discontinued, but you can still find at some retailers online.

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La Rose Jacqueminot by Coty c1902

La Rose Jacqueminot by Coty: launched in France in 1904, in USA by 1906. The perfume, created by Francois Coty in 1902, was named after a highly fragrant breed of long stemmed cabbage roses first grown in France in 1853 who were named as a tribute for the famous heroic general of the Napoleonic war.

Cool Spell by Coty c1964

Cool Spell by Coty: launched in 1964 and was still being sold in the early 1970s. It was a refreshing cologne splash for women and came in a huge 12 oz size to last you all summer long. Other sizes included an 8 oz refreshing body cologne splash as well as a spray version in a 1.5 oz size. A scented dusting powder was also offered.

Muguet des Bois by Coty c1913

Muguet des Bois by Coty: launched in 1913 and originally created by Francois Coty and probably later reformulated by Henri Robert  around 1939 or so. I did find reference to Muguet des Bois by Coty in a 1919 price list in the Druggist's Circular and again in 1925 and 1934.

Pronounced "MEWGAY - DAY - BWAH"

Iris by Coty c1913

Iris by Coty was launched in 1913.

Moia by Coty c1922

Moia by Coty was launched around 1922. Created by François Coty. I can find no references to it, it probably was not successful. I did see it was still being sold in 1929.


So what does it smell like? Moia probably refers to Moia Wood, also known as the Cherimoya, small tropical American tree bearing round, heart shaped or oblong fruit. The blooms have a distinct vanilla scent.

Heliotrope by Coty c1910

Heliotrope by Coty was launched in 1910.

Le Nouveau Gardenia by Coty c1936

Le Nouveau Gardenia by Coty was launched in 1936.

Informal Fragrance by Coty c1939

Coty's Informal Fragrance was launched in 1939, it was simply another word for their Eau de Toilette which could be found in their most popular scents.

Four Seasons by Coty c1940

Four Seasons by Coty was launched in 1940, it was an eau de cologne.

Fairy Princess by Coty c1956

Fairy Princess by Coty was launched in 1956. It was toiletries for little girls. Sold up until around 1960.

A 1956 ad reads:

"Beauty for young girls begins at Schuster’s - Coty “Fairy Princess” Opens Door to “Grown-Up” Beauty Secrets. Fairy Princess Toiletries, specially blended by Coty for young misses. Simple to use personal grooming aids and cosmetics suited to their age and teaching younger misses important beauty habits,. Shown below are just a few of the many Fairy Princess beauty aids in our Toiletries Department - All 4 Stores.

• Colognes with atomizer
• Bubble bath packets
• Dusting powder
• Hand lotion
• Fragrance 3pc set
• and many other Coty “Fairy Princess” beautifiers."

A 1957 ad reads:

"COTY FAIRY PRINCESS. Cologne with Atomizer 1.25. Fairy Princes 125 Wand with ... fragrant... And it s all done with a touch of Coty's magical cosmetic wand.fairy wand by Coty. Magical gifts of glamour for the young miss. Daintily packaged by world renowned Coty. Gently fragranced for little girls. Fairy Princess"

A 1957 ad reads:

"From Coty.. Truly a Fairy Princess wand with a star and golden jingling bells on the end filled with bubble bath...astonishingly feminine they make their father gasp, the little minxes who are being flirtatious will adore Coty's Fairy Princess fripperies.."

A 1958 ad reads:

"Coty's Fairy Princess. A new magic fragrance for the fairest of all. A light delicate aura of magic for your young fairy princess to make her dream of castles. .COTY'S FAIRY PRINCESS. cologne with. atomizer 1.25. You'll feel sparkling and Light as the fairy princess herself floating on a flower petal of precious fragrance."

A lawsuit ensued in 1960 over the name Fairy Princess.

"SHAFFER v COTY INC 1960 183 F Supp 662 Ann SHAFFER Plaintiff v COTY INC a ... of an unregistered trademark Fairy Princess used in connection with plaintiff's.. This is an action for injunctive relief and damages grounded upon alleged infringement of an unregistered trademark, "Fairy Princess", used in connection with plaintiff's product on certain unusual containers designed to hold bubble bath, lotion, cologne, and the like."

Imprevu by Coty c1965

Imprevu by Coty was launched in 1965. Imprevu means "unforseen" in French. It was created by Bernard Chant.