Archive for November 24th, 2009
Elizabeth Arden was actually named Florence Nightingale Graham. She was the fourth child of five born to a Scottish grocer. As a young women and an experimenter, she believed that from common substances such as herbs, medicines and salves she could create beauty aids, and she did just that with the help of a friend who was chemist.
By the 1930’s it was said that there were only three names known globally, Singer Sewing Machines, Coco Cola and Elizabeth Arden. She created and launched her first fragrance in 1935 which she called Blue Grass Perfume. At the time of her death in 1966 her company was grossing an estimated $60 million dollars a year. Elizabeth was the owner of over 100 salons in America and Europe and also created and manufactured over 300 cosmetics and fragrances. Just a few of her products are Green Tea perfume, Splendor perfume, True Love perfume and my all time favorite Red Door perfume. Her products are truly worth the time and money you would spend.