| Avon Cosmetics | USA | 9 West 57th Street, New York; in 1886 door-to-door bible salesman David McConnell began selling perfumes in USA as The California Perfume Company. In 1939 changed name to Avon Products Inc. named after Stratford-on-Avon from where he originated. Lucy Hays was the first Avon lady 1936; launched two to three new fragrances each year. Now markets its fragrances under the Avon Cosmetic label. Avon does not advertise in the media, its ‘faces’ appear only in their catalogue. Avon was the first major beauty company to stop using animals in safety testing their produces; they were the first company to sell their products on the Internet | ||||||
| Avray | Better known as d'Avray - refer | |||||||
| Arvoy, Blanche | Launched Blanchette in 1924 and Le Pois de Senteur in 1925 | |||||||
| Awelia | Launched Wishing in 1946 | |||||||
| Axe | EU | Part of Unilver Group; also launched under the 'Lynx' brand; launched a range of fragrances | ||||||
| Axis | Launched Sense of Space | |||||||
| Ayamie | Japan | Launched Ayamie in 1914 | ||||||
| Ayars, Helen | USA | Launched Overture and Tempo in 1954 | ||||||
| Ayer Co | USA | (No relation to HH Ayer) of Lowell, MA; launched Ardeur in 1931 | ||||||
| Ayers, Anna | USA | Chicago; launched Ayers Doris Bouquetin 1922 | ||||||
| Ayer, Harriet Hubbard | USA | Established by Harriet Hubbard at East 34th Street, New York in 1886; born in 1850 in Chicago; renowned for her HHA label which she created in 1886, launched her first perfume in 1922; also produced toiletries and cosmetics. She also sold perfumes under the pseudonym of Lillian Dodge in 1922 | ||||||
| Ayrel | Launched Baiser de Soie, Baligand, Basileus and Le Jardin des Floralies in c2005 | |||||||
| Ayura | Launched Spirit of Ayura | |||||||
| Azagury | UK | Jacques Azagury fashion designer launched Jacques Azagury Black, Green, Pink, Wenge, White and Yellow in 2014 | ||||||
| Azagury-Partridge, Solange | UK | Jewelry designer and former Creative Director at Boucheron, established in 1990. Debut fragrance, Stoned, launched in 2006. Web address: http://www.solangeazagurypartridge.com | ||||||
| Azria, Max | USA | Established BCBG Fragrances - refer | ||||||
| Azurel International | USA | Launched Sport Extreme USA in 1997 | ||||||
| Azurvil | Parisian glove maker, launched Heliotrope in 1930 in association with H Saumont | |||||||
| Azygos | Launched eponymous fragrance | |||||||
| Azzaro-Parfac, Parfums Loris | In 1962 Loris Azzaro decided to give up teaching and devote himself to fashion design; of Italian decent but grew up in Tunisia, established fashion house in Paris in 1965 Launched signature fragrance in 1975. He died in 2003. In 2004 became part of the Groupe Clarins. | |||||||
| Azzaro, Parfums | In 2008 the house was rebranded | |||||||
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