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.

Coty 1940 ad

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.

Coty Amphora Pottery Perfume Bottles c1940

Coty "Amphora" Pottery Perfume Bottles, circa 1940. Filled with Coty's "Informal Fragrance", an eau de toilette in their most popular perfumes, in color coordinated stoneware perfume jars, created by the Zanesville Stoneware Company of Ohio. The 5.5" tall bottles closed with little metal capped corks and had hanging paper labels.

• Red for L'Aimant
• Blue for Paris
• Green for Emeraude and Chypre. 
• Bronzy Brown for L'Origan and Styx

They sold for $2.50 each.

The paper label reads:

"COTY - NEW YORK PARIS - informal fragrance -
Use this lovely eau de toilette as lavishly as you choose. A generous sprinkle after your bath, a dash in your hand basin, in your final shampoo rinse, on your lingerie or handkerchief. Impart a touch of fragrance to your accessories or your furs. Take it with you to freshen up while traveling."

CONT 5 OZS.
COMPOUNDED IN U.S.A

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"

Accomplice by Coty c1954

?, also known as Question Mark by Coty was launched in 1954, renamed Accomplice.

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.

Four Seasons by Coty c1940

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

Fleur Du Lac by Coty c1942

Fleur Du Lac by Coty was launched in 1942.

So what does it smell like? It was a floral bouquet fragrance over a base of vanilla.

It was a very short lived fragrance but was relaunched sometime in the 1990s.

A 1942 ad reads:

"Coty's New Romantic Perfume, Fleur Du Lac"

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Shakti by Coty c1950

Shakti was a feminine fragranced deodorant powder launched in 1950.

It was a clean, subtle, cooling fragrance, "a fragrance which mysteriously blends with and enhances any other fragrance you wear."

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.

La Fougeraie Au Crepuscule by Coty c1928

La Fougeraie Au Crepuscule by Coty: launched in 1928, in USA by 1932, it is said to be Francois Coty's final perfume before his death in 1934. Reportedly took 5 years to perfect.

Sweet Earth by Coty c1972

From 1972-1976, Coty released its Sweet Earth line of perfume essences, soft mists, candles and colognes, but most importantly its solid perfume compacts. The solid perfume compacts came in single scents or trios based on a theme. Each compact had a sticker with a brief description of the scent enclosed which was attached inside the lid. At the time, several different solid perfume compacts were released.

Truly Lace by Coty c1992

Truly Lace was a feminine perfume launched by Coty in 1992. 

L'Effleurt by Coty c1907 vs. L'Effleur by Coty c1990

In 1907, Coty released a a floral perfume named L’Effleurt, housed inside of a Baccarat flacon with a Rene Lalique designed label.

Marketed with the slogan ‘Somewhere inside romance blossoms’ and "Fragrance of dream gardens - delicately accentuating the loveliness of flower women."

Styx by Coty c1912

"Let Styx be your perfume. It's dark and disturbing, pagan in its name."