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Houbigant was a perfume
Perfume

Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell....
 manufacturer founded in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in 1775 by Jean-François Houbigant of Grasse
Grasse

Grasse is a town in southeastern France. It is a commune in France of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France , on the French Riviera....
 (1752-1807), originally selling gloves, perfumes, and bridal bouquets. The original shop, called "A la Corbeille de Fleurs", was in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré

The rue du Faubourg Saint-Honor? is a street in Paris, France. Although relatively narrow and nondescript , it is cited as being one of the most fashionable streets in the world thanks to the presence of virtually every major global fashion house....
. Clients included Queen Marie-Antoinette of France; two French emperor
Emperor

An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the female equivalent. As a title, "empress" may indicate the wife of an emperor or a woman who rules in her own right ....
s; Princess Adélaïde d'Orléans (1829); Princess Dagmar of Denmark
Princess Dagmar of Denmark

Princess Dagmar of Denmark and Iceland Charlottenlund, 23 May, 1890 - Kongstedlund, 11 October, 1961) was the youngest child and fourth daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Lovisa of Sweden....
, wife of emperor Alexander III of Russia
Alexander III of Russia

Alexander III Alexandrovich , also known as Alexander the Peacemaker reigned as Tsar of Russia from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894....
 (1890); Madame Du Barry
Madame du Barry

Marie-Jeanne B?cu, Comtesse du Barry was a France courtesan who became the last Mistress of Louis XV of France and is one of the famous victims of the Reign of Terror....
, mistress of King
King

King is a title for a head of state.King may also refer to:...
 Louis XV of France; and Queen Victoria of England
England

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.

An Houbigant legend, not verified, has it that when Marie Antoinette was fleeing to Varennes to escape the French revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
aries she was recognised as royalty because of her Houbigant perfume, which only royalty could afford.

Houbigant is one of the world's oldest perfumers.






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Houbigant was a perfume
Perfume

Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell....
 manufacturer founded in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in 1775 by Jean-François Houbigant of Grasse
Grasse

Grasse is a town in southeastern France. It is a commune in France of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France , on the French Riviera....
 (1752-1807), originally selling gloves, perfumes, and bridal bouquets. The original shop, called "A la Corbeille de Fleurs", was in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré

The rue du Faubourg Saint-Honor? is a street in Paris, France. Although relatively narrow and nondescript , it is cited as being one of the most fashionable streets in the world thanks to the presence of virtually every major global fashion house....
. Clients included Queen Marie-Antoinette of France; two French emperor
Emperor

An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the female equivalent. As a title, "empress" may indicate the wife of an emperor or a woman who rules in her own right ....
s; Princess Adélaïde d'Orléans (1829); Princess Dagmar of Denmark
Princess Dagmar of Denmark

Princess Dagmar of Denmark and Iceland Charlottenlund, 23 May, 1890 - Kongstedlund, 11 October, 1961) was the youngest child and fourth daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Lovisa of Sweden....
, wife of emperor Alexander III of Russia
Alexander III of Russia

Alexander III Alexandrovich , also known as Alexander the Peacemaker reigned as Tsar of Russia from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894....
 (1890); Madame Du Barry
Madame du Barry

Marie-Jeanne B?cu, Comtesse du Barry was a France courtesan who became the last Mistress of Louis XV of France and is one of the famous victims of the Reign of Terror....
, mistress of King
King

King is a title for a head of state.King may also refer to:...
 Louis XV of France; and Queen Victoria of England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
.

An Houbigant legend, not verified, has it that when Marie Antoinette was fleeing to Varennes to escape the French revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
aries she was recognised as royalty because of her Houbigant perfume, which only royalty could afford.

Houbigant is one of the world's oldest perfumers. Older Houbigant perfumes and bottles are collectable. The company ceased to be independent in 1995, although the name Houbigant and the names of many of its products continue.

Amongst their fragrances are Lutece, Raffinee, Quelques Fleurs.

Houbigant was the first perfume manufacturer to use coumarin
Coumarin

Coumarin is a chemical compound ; a toxin found in many plants, notably in high concentration in the tonka bean, vanilla grass, woodruff, mullein, and bison grass....
, in their Fougère Royale.

  • 1775: Perfumer Jean-François Houbigant opens “A la Corbeille de Fleurs”, Rue Faubourg St Honoré
  • 1807: Perfumer Armand-Gustave Houbigant, the son of Jean-François, joins the house
  • 1807: Houbigant was appointed personal perfumer to Napoleon and created a special perfume for Empress Josephine
  • In 1829, Houbigant was appointed perfumer to Her Royal Highness, the Princess Adelaide d’Orleans, mother of King Louis-Philippe.
  • In 1838, the French house was awarded the license of “Perfumer to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria of England”.
  • In 1880 perfumer Paul Parquet became joint owner.
  • In 1882, Parquet introduced Fougère Royale.
  • In 1890 Tsar Alexander III named Houbigant perfumer to the Imperial Court of Russia
  • In 1912 Perfumer Bienaimé joined Houbigant and created fragrances for the house until he founded his own in 1935.
  • In 1912 perfumer Bienaimé introduced Quelques Fleurs.
  • pre-1950 perfumers Paul Schving and Marcel Billot created perfumes for Houbigant
  • In the 1980s Houbigant relaunches Quelques Fleurs
  • In 1985 Houbigant launched Duc de Vervins
  • In 1998 Houbigant launched Quelques Fleurs Royale


The Houbigant fragrances Quelques Fleurs (the first true multi-floral bouquet) and Quelques Fleurs Royale (which is based upon the formula created for Princess Adelaide D'Orleans) are now being manufactured under the original specifications by LOFT Fashion and Beauty Diffusion of Monaco and marketed in the United States by Exclusive Fragrances and Cosmetics.