Houbigant Parfum

The original shop, À la Corbeille de Fleurs, operated at 19 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

[This paragraph needs citation(s)] The Houbigant factory was bombed during the Second World War.

[4] Renaissance filed for bankruptcy protection in 1999, preceded by much litigation between the companies, with Houbigant complaining that its perfumes were being "watered down", and its name used in ways not included in the licensing agreement.

[4] Renaissance ceased to exist, and perfumes far from their original formulations were legally sold under the Houbigant name.

[4] It was reported in 2017 that the Houbigant perfumes were being manufactured under the original specifications by LOFT Fashion and Beauty Diffusion of Monaco.

Jean-François Houbigant, as portrayed in the company's 150th anniversary catalog
Robert Bienaimé, Houbigant perfumer from 1912 to 1935 and creator of Quelques Fleurs
Paul Parquet, creator of Fougère Royale which created the eponymous Fougère family of fragrances