Monday, June 5, 2023

Vallee des Rois by LT Piver c1920

Vallee des Rois by LT Piver: launched in 1923. The name means "Valley of the Kings," which is a valley in Egypt where the ancient Egyptians buried some of their pharaohs, including King Tutankhamen. In fact, the perfume was launched just a year after the boy king's tomb was found by Howard Carter.




Saturday, March 5, 2022

Le Trèfle Incarnat by LT Piver c1896

Le Trèfle Incarnat by LT Piver: launched in 1896. Created by Jacques Rouchè and assisted by apprentice Pierre Aremingeat. The name is the Gallicized form of Trifolium Incarnatum, one name almost as pretty as the other.


Thursday, October 14, 2021

Floramye by LT Piver c1903

Floramye by LT Piver: launched in 1903. Created by Pierre Armigeant, Jacques Rouché and Georges Darzens. The name is a constructed word, recalling "love of flowers."

Pompeia by LT Piver c1907

Pompeia by LT Piver: launched in 1907. Created by Louis Armingeat. The name refers to the woman who for six years was the wife of Julius Caesar, until divorce proceedings put an end to their dubious relations.


Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Rosiris c1899

Rosiris by LT Piver: launched in 1899. In USA by 1900.



Rosiris was a full line consisting of perfume (essence), toilet water, sachet powder, face powder and soap.


Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Azurea by LT Piver c1897

Azurea by LT Piver: launched in 1897. Created by Jacques Rouché, Pierre Armigeant, and Russian born chemist Georges Darzens. The name signified the blue of heaven, suggesting that the perfume is as light as the ether.



Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Safranor c1901

Safranor by LT Piver: launched in 1901. (Trademark filed in 1904, Piver claimed use of the name since 1901.)



Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Scarabee by LT Piver c1909

Scarabee by LT Piver: launched during Christmas time in 1909. The name is derived from the sacred and mysterious Scarabaeus beetle, the talisman of the ancient Egyptians. A model of the insect forms part of the design on the boces of perfume.