Showing posts with label 1920s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1920s. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Spirit of St. Louis by Rosine c1927

Spirit of St. Louis by Rosine: launched in 1927.

A tribute to American aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh who became the first pilot to fly non-stop and solo New York to Paris in 1927 in 33 hours with his plane, Spirit of St. Louis.


Saturday, November 2, 2013

La Coupe d'Or by Rosine c1910

La Coupe d'Or by Rosine: launched in 1910. Created by Maurice Schaller. The name means "The Golden Bowl" in French.



Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Sakya Mouni by Rosine c1919

Sakya Mouni by Rosine: created by Henry Alméras and launched in 1919 (in USA by 1928).

This fragrance is named after Sakyamuni or Buddha. Siddhartha Gautama was a spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism. Guatama, also known as Saykamuni (Sage of the Sakyas), is the primary figure in Buddhism. Paul Poiret had an antique statue in his garden which inspired this fragrance.

Sakya Muni, said the Buddha lived in India there are about 2500 years old, he was the founder of Buddhism. The bottle cap is adorned with the Foo dog, one of the Chinese symbols of Buddhism, embody the protection that each home must have.