French perfumer François Coty was not the official purveyor of the Russian imperial court. However, the Grand Duchesses, daughters of the Emperor, often ordered his fragrances. The collection of the Tobolsk museum contains a glass bottle of perfume Corsican jasmine, which was used by Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna. Anastasia Nikolaevna preferred the aroma Purple violet, Olga Nikolaevna chose Tea Rose, and Maria Nikolaevna often changed perfume, but from time to time returned to the perfume Lilac.
There’s some perfume at the bottom of the bottle. Over time, they thickened, changed color and smell, but the main note in them partially preserved. François Coty produced a very durable perfume: just one drop was enough to keep the fragrance on your skin, hair or clothes all day long. To prevent the fragile glass bottle from breaking, it was kept in a wooden case. The perfume was applied with a special glass pistil, which was attached to them.
Coty created the perfume Corsican jasmine in 1906, in memory of his homeland — the island of Corsica, which is located in the south of France, in the Mediterranean Sea.
François Coty’s real name was Spoturno. He was born into the family of an impoverished landowner who was a distant relative of Napoleon Bonaparte. Due to lack of money, the future perfumer could not get a good education in his youth. From the age of 13, he worked in a haberdashery shop in Marseille. In 1898, he moved to Paris and took his mother’s maiden name - Coty. For the capital city, it sounded more euphonious.
Coty was fond of perfume after a pharmacist he knew asked him to help make colognes. He moved from Paris to Grasse, the “perfume capital” of France, where he studied with the famous perfume manufacturer Antoine Chiris. In 1904, François Coty created his first fragrance, and a year later, he opened a perfume shop in Paris. Soon his products became so popular that Coty was nicknamed Napoleon of Perfumery.
There’s some perfume at the bottom of the bottle. Over time, they thickened, changed color and smell, but the main note in them partially preserved. François Coty produced a very durable perfume: just one drop was enough to keep the fragrance on your skin, hair or clothes all day long. To prevent the fragile glass bottle from breaking, it was kept in a wooden case. The perfume was applied with a special glass pistil, which was attached to them.
Coty created the perfume Corsican jasmine in 1906, in memory of his homeland — the island of Corsica, which is located in the south of France, in the Mediterranean Sea.
François Coty’s real name was Spoturno. He was born into the family of an impoverished landowner who was a distant relative of Napoleon Bonaparte. Due to lack of money, the future perfumer could not get a good education in his youth. From the age of 13, he worked in a haberdashery shop in Marseille. In 1898, he moved to Paris and took his mother’s maiden name - Coty. For the capital city, it sounded more euphonious.
Coty was fond of perfume after a pharmacist he knew asked him to help make colognes. He moved from Paris to Grasse, the “perfume capital” of France, where he studied with the famous perfume manufacturer Antoine Chiris. In 1904, François Coty created his first fragrance, and a year later, he opened a perfume shop in Paris. Soon his products became so popular that Coty was nicknamed Napoleon of Perfumery.
