Stories from the history and science of cosmetics, skin-care and early Beauty Culture.
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Goya
Goya started out as a perfume brand founded by Douglas Collins in Brighton, England in 1937. Realising that Brighton was not particularly fashionable he also registered a London postal address at 4 Whitehorse Street, Piccadilly.
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour was founded in 1933 with a salon opened at 23 Woodstock Street, off Bond Street, in Mayfair, London. It quickly expanded across Britain as well as parts of the British Empire, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Cheramy
In 1921, Houbigant created Cheramy, a new subsidiary that would be used to market a range of perfumes that were cheaper than those sold under the Houbigant brand.
Houbigant
According to tradition, Houbigant was founded in 1775 by Jean-François Houbigant at 19 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré under the sign ‘A la corbielle de fleurs’.
Houbigant (post 1930)
The Great Depression that followed the American stock market crash of September, 1929 forced Houbigant into a series of adjustments.
Rudemar
After Ruth Maurer resigned from Marinello in 1929, she started a new company and created the Rudemar range of cosmetics to be used in the Rudemar System of Beauty Culture.
Outdoor Girl
Outdoor Girl was manufactured by the Crystal Chemical Company and first appeared in the American market in 1928.
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