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Please understand that this website is not affiliated with the Prince Matchabelli Company any way, it is only a reference page for collectors and those who have enjoyed the classic fragrances of days gone by.
The main objective of this website is to chronicle the history of the Prince Matchabelli fragrances and showcase the bottles and advertising used throughout the years.
However, one of the other goals of this website is to show the present owners of the Prince Matchabelli perfume company how much we miss the discontinued classics and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back these fragrances!
Please leave a comment below (for example: of why you liked the fragrance, describe the scent, time period or age you wore it, who gave it to you or what occasion, any specific memories, what it reminded you of, maybe a relative wore it, or you remembered seeing the bottle on their vanity table), who knows, perhaps someone from the current Prince Matchabelli brand might see it.
Also, this website is a labor of love, it is a work in progress and is always being updated with new information as I can find it, so check back often!
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Empress of India by Prince Matchabelli.
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Empress of India by Prince Matchabelli.
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Empress of India by Prince Matchabelli was launched in 1930. Dedicated to Queen Victoria of England. Princess Norina continued her successful career as a dramatic actress and introduced some of her perfumes to the other actresses. In 1935, after her performance in Victoria Regina, Helen Hayes was told that Princess Matchabelli and Princess Matchabelli were going to attend. Princess Matchabelli instantly joined the game and, assuming the role of courtier, presented Hayes, as Queen Victoria (Empress of India, among other things) with a bottle of Matchabelli's "Empress of India" perfume.
In another account, it is said that Princess Matchabelli, with a grand gesture, presented to Helen Hayes, a bottle of "Katherine the Great" scent. However, it seems that, like the English, she prefers the one called "Duchess of York." Hayes' Victoria Regina, but with that inimitable touch of youth which characterizes the early scenes of her portrayal of England's much-loved queen.
