Showing posts with label Germaine Monteil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germaine Monteil. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Realm by Germaine Monteil c1975

Realm by Germaine Monteil: launched in 1975 as a men's collection of fragrances for bath and John Street, president of Germaine Monteil claimed that it was a "masculine fragrance for the man who never before found a fragrance he liked." The name Realm was chosen "to indicate that these grooming aids are a part of a man's world, his own realm."

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Bakir by Germaine Monteil c1975

Bakir by Germaine Monteil; launched in 1975. Bakir is the Turkish word for copper, and the packaging used for Monteil's Bakir, copper on deep blue, is unusual and attractive.


Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Laughter by Germaine Monteil c1940

Laughter by Germaine Monteil: launched in 1940. The creation of the perfume took eight year to complete.

It was reformulated in 1950 and was rechristened Rigolade (pronounced REE-GO-LAHD), you may find some labels marked with both names: Laughter (Rigolade).




Saturday, March 29, 2014

Royal Secret by Germaine Monteil c1935

        Royal Secret by Germaine Monteil. "For that feeling of utter luxury."

Germaine Monteil was a celebrated French fashion designer at 39 boulevard des Capucines, Paris, and also had a boutique at 663 Fifth Ave, NY. The company was acquired by BAT in 1969 and sold on to the Benckiser Group in the early 1990’s.

Germaine Monteil and his company launched a range of fragrances, and his best known and best selling fragrance was Royal Secret. Royal Secret was launched in 1935.



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