What is Kobako by Bourjois perfume?
Kobako by Bourjois is a Amber Spicy fragrance for women. Kobako was launched in 1936. The nose behind this fragrance is Ernest Beaux. Top notes are Alde… Kobako Bourjois perfume – a fragrance for women 1936
What is a Kobako?
Kobako means ‘small box’ in Japanese, and a kōbako is an incense storage box used in kōdō (“Way of Incense”), the traditional Japanese art which involves using and appreciating incense within a structure of codified conduct. It can be used to store the items needed for the incense-comparing games.
Is Charlie blue similar to Kobako?
The opening of Kobako is similar, though not quite so strong, but soon after it developes into something else. While Charlie Blue is rather fresh and cool, Kobako evolves into a softer and spicier scent, nevertheless these two fragrances somehow seem to share the same core, even if their individual notes differ.
How many Bourjois fragrances are there?
Designer Bourjois has 38 perfumes in our fragrance base. Bourjois is an old perfume house. The earliest edition was created in 1928 and the newest is from 2013. Bourjois fragrances were made in collaboration with perfumers Francois Demachy, Jacques Polge, Ernest Beaux and Henri Robert.
What does Kobako smell like?
Kobako smells like a posy of magnolias, gardenias and jasmine that were cut sub rosa with a katana sword by an 19th century Japanese woman whose samurai lover is away for months.
How did Bourjois become so popular?
Catalogues were soon delivered to the homes of many people and offered a choice of blushes, eye shadows, lipsticks and powders. Back then much attention was give to even the tiniest details and Bourjois’ success increased. The brand’s first perfume, Mon Bourjois, was created in 1924. The second fragrance, Soir de Paris, hit the shelves in 1928.
When did Bourjois start making perfumes?
From wikipedia: ‘In 1936, Bourjois introduced a perfume called Kobako, which was packaged in a container “inspired by an old lacquered cabinet”.