Houbigant

One of the first perfumers to use a synthetic fragrance was Houbigant, whose Fougère Royale, or Royal Fern, was built around an “accord of oakmoss, geranium, bergamot … and synthetic coumarin” in 1882.

The Chemistry of Beauty | Edwardian Promenade 2008

I did not really expect this somewhat dry style of scent from Houbigant; there is none of the clingy powder that is so often found in perfumes from this house.

Archive 2008-09-01 Marina Geigert 2008

Fragrance description, from FragranceX.com: Aperçu by Houbigant is based on a 'lost' recipe.

A Lady Never Tells: Apercu by Houbigant Marina Geigert 2008

Flipping through it in a store recently, I was struck by something they wrote about a favorite perfume of mine, Quelques Fleurs by Houbigant, that it was “easy” more or less it was very much like the Merlot rant in Sideways.

The art of the present 2008

The only Houbigant I knew of that was a true classic was the oldie-but-goodie Quelques Fleurs.

Archive 2008-07-01 Marina Geigert 2008

I did not really expect this somewhat dry style of scent from Houbigant; there is none of the clingy powder that is so often found in perfumes from this house.

A Lady Never Tells: Apercu by Houbigant Marina Geigert 2008

It seems that the House of Houbigant has been through a number of ownership changes and revivals; Demi-Jour was the product of one of the periods of upswing for Houbigant.

Archive 2008-07-01 Marina Geigert 2008

I discovered just such a one recently in the form of Aperçu by Houbigant.

A Lady Never Tells: Apercu by Houbigant Marina Geigert 2008

I discovered just such a one recently in the form of Aperçu by Houbigant.

Archive 2008-09-01 Marina Geigert 2008

Fragrance description, from FragranceX.com: Aperçu by Houbigant is based on a 'lost' recipe.

Archive 2008-09-01 Marina Geigert 2008