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Other well known fragrances include Secret de Venus (1940) and Antilope (1945).

During the war in 1940s the company closed their offices in Paris and moved to the USA. The factory in Paris is said to have been seized by the Nazis and, apparently, several perfumes were produced by them. In the end, those fragrances were not launched. After the war the factory officially went back into the Weil family's ownership.

Parfums Weil had changed ownership for several times and most recently the fragrance license passed from Interparfums to Aroli Aromes Ligeriens (2002).

Their most recent releases and re-releases include Zibeline, Rêve & Secret de Weil (relaunched in 2010), Wise Essence (2011), Wild Essence (2012), Emotion Essence (2013).

The main perfumes of House Of Weil:

1922 Padisha - Padisha by Weil: launched in 1922, as a gift to special clients. It was later relaunched for public sale in 1947 and again in 1991. Presented in a lightly frosted candle bottle, the stopper being the flame.

1925 Fleur pour la Fourrure

1927 Chinchilla Royal - discontinued in 1963

1928 Zibeline

1931 Hermine - discontinued in 1940

1933 Secret de Venus, reintroduced in 1962

1934 Bambou - discontinued in 1955 reintroduced in 1984

1935 Antilope - discontinued in 1948, but relaunched again

1935 Cassandra - discontinued in 1969

1937 Noir - discontinued in 1969

1937 Carbonique

1937 Violet Victorienne

1941 Cobra

1942 Bundles For Beauty

1944 Grigri

1948 Evettes

1961 Eau Fraicheur

1962 Gentilehomme

1971 Weil de Weil

"The art of being forever beautiful...is also the art of perfume..." Edmond Coudray in 1828

E. Coudray

1822. During the reign of Louis XVIII, Edmond Coudray, doctor-chemist, started to supply Eaux de Cologne, creams, soaps, salves and pomades to the crowned heads of Europe.

He soon developed their luxurious precious perfumes as "Queen of Dreams," "Powdered Gloves," "Bouquet of Sovereigns" and the famous "Agua Divina"

During the second Empire his boutique was a rendez-vous for the Imperial family, the Marshals of the Empire and the new nobility, who enthusiastically adopted his creations : "Eau de Cologne Extra-fine", "Bouquet Impérial", "Le Bouquet de Louise et Marie".

Together with L.T.Piver, Lubin, Houbigant and Guerlain, Coudray was among the five greatest perfume makers of the 19th century. On the death of Edmond Coudray in 1860 his son-in-law took over the company.

Coudray Parfums remained the family business until 1908. when it was acquired by Edouard Colmant.

After the World War II the house was revived thanks to the surviving perfume formulas.

Early Coudray's perfumes (before the war) includes Reve de Paris (1920), Nohiba or Tulip Noir (1922), Charme de France (1920), Onyx Noir (1930).

After the war Coudray launched Reve de Reine, Kamelia Iris, Givrine, Vanille, Vanille Coco, Jacinthe Rose.

The company never changed its name and under its different owners remained true to its founding principles of tradition, quality and refinement.

Almost all modern fragrances of Coudray are based on old formulas and even have the same names (Vanille et Coco, Jacinthe et Rose, Givrine - the newest Nohiba).

The house reformulates the original perfumes, faithfully preserved in the archives, Still cultivated by the concept of "spirit bath," allowing us to rediscover what made the perfume house so famous.

The current collections for each fragrance include the eau de toilette itself, perfumed body creams formulated with vegetal and marine ingredients including oil of jojoba, hazelnut, wheat germ and marine collagen. Perfumed body oils with a high concentration of essential oils - Coudray's perfumed body oils are an authentic way of using fragrance. Perfumed bath creams that are formulated with a very mild base, and come in a range of exquisite signature pearly tints.

www.coudray-parfumeur.com

Ambre et Vanille

1935 for women

An Oriental fragrance for women launched in 1935. Top notes are orange, ylang-ylang, bergamot and bitter orange; middle notes are iris, tonka bean, cinnamon and heliotrope; base notes are patchouli, vanilla and amber.

Givrine
1950 for women

A Floral fragrance for women. Givrine was launched in 1950. The nose behind this fragrance is Evelyne Boulanger. Top notes are kumquat, bergamot and watermelon; middle notes are peony, gardenia, violet and lily-of-the-valley; base notes are sandalwood, patchouli, musk and white woods.

Iris Rose
2012 for women

Iris Rose, is a powdery floral fragrance that combines the two most classic and most elegant of flowers. It is delicate like a cloud of powder and caresses as sensual cream.

The fragrance opens with accords of violet leaf, Bulgarian rose and iris absolute. Bulgarian rose absolute, heliotrope and iris butter are at the heart of the composition, warmed by the base of light woods, tonka bean, musk, vanilla, patchouli and labdanum.

Jacinthe Et Rose
1983 for women

A Floral fragrance for women. Jacinthe Et Rose was launched in 1983. Top notes are vodka, peach, hiacynth and bitter orange; middle notes are peony, orange blossom, jasmine, ylang-ylang and rose; base notes are sandalwood, musk, vanilla, vetiver and cedar.

Musc Et Freesia
2002 for women

A Floral Aldehyde fragrance for women. Musc Et Freesia was launched in 2002. Top notes are aldehydes and raspberry leaf; middle notes are peony, cyclamen, lily and freesia; base notes are teak wood, musk and suede.

Vanille Et Coco
1989 for women

An Oriental Woody fragrance for women. Vanille Et Coco was launched in 1989. Top notes are lavender, anise and poplar (populus) buds; middle notes are iris, orange blossom, coconut, jasmine and ylang-ylang; base notes are sandalwood, tonka bean and vanilla.

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