«La Maison Houbigant» is probably one of the oldest perfume manufacturers that still exist. Their company history is full of fame and legends.
HISTORY
In 1775 a young man by the name of Jean-François Houbigant set up a fragrance shop «à la corbeille des fleurs» (the flower basket) in the very heart of Paris. Houbigant offered what every perfumer offered at that time: pomades and perfumes and scenting leather gloves.
Apparently, he did very well since legend has it that Marie-Antoinette made a detour to Houbigant’s shop when she was on her way from Varennes to the guillotine. She took some phials of perfume that should give her the strength to meet her fate.
Perfume seems to be agnostic to politics; some years later Napoleon Bonaparte and his first wife Josephine belonged to Houbigant’s clientele. The «royal success» did not end there, many more should follow.
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