Fabergé Aphrodisia Extraordinaire French Milled Soap Sealed Vintage 1965

An exceptionally attractive survivor from the golden age of American fragrance marketing, this complete Aphrodisia Extraordinaire Savon Compact set captures the stylish presentation and coordinated beauty rituals promoted by Fabergé during the mid-1960s. The factory-sealed soap, matching travel/storage case, original dated promotional insert, and richly decorated presentation box combine to create a highly displayable collector piece that remains remarkably intact more than half a century later.

Available today is this lovely vintage 1965, factory-sealed and unopened, original and authentic Aphrodisia Extraordinaire Savon Compact French milled soap in a generous 4.5 oz (128g) size by Fabergé, Inc., compounded in the USA. This complete set includes the original matching travel/storage case and detailed promotional insert dated 1965. This item is part of Fabergé's celebrated Bathing Beauty line. This is NOT the later Brut Parfums Prestige version. Original 1965 promotional insert included. Photos were taken at high magnification to best highlight overall item condition. The buyer will receive the exact item pictured.

Condition

Factory sealed in its original cellophane wrapping and never opened. The matching travel/storage case and original promotional insert remain present. The label attached to the soap's cellophane exhibits only a small amount of age-related wear. The presentation box remains attractive with strong color retention and displays beautifully. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description.

Collector Notes

Complete Bathing Beauty sets such as this are considerably harder to locate than the soap alone because the travel case and promotional literature were often discarded after purchase. The original 1965 insert remains present and provides a fascinating glimpse into Fabergé's fragrance marketing philosophy of the era. The insert encourages consumers to "Bathe in your favorite Fabergé fragrance" and describes Aphrodisia as "dry and sophisticated...for after-five clothes and sparkling conversation."

As a factory-sealed example retaining its original accessories and dated literature, this set offers strong appeal to collectors of vintage Fabergé products, Aphrodisia memorabilia, advertising ephemera, vintage soap packaging, and mid-century bath and beauty collectibles.

Why This Item Stands Out vs. Later Versions

This original Fabergé-produced example predates the later Brut Parfums Prestige ownership period and represents the era most sought after by collectors. The complete presentation, including the factory seal, matching travel case, and dated promotional insert, reflects a level of coordinated fragrance merchandising rarely preserved today. Later releases generally lack the distinctive Bathing Beauty branding and accompanying promotional materials found here.

Fragrance History

1938: Aphrodisia is introduced by Fabergé as a sophisticated women's fragrance blending floral, mossy, oriental, and animalic accords.

1940s–1950s: Aphrodisia becomes one of Fabergé's most recognizable fragrance names and expands into a wide variety of companion bath and body products.

1965: Fabergé promotes Aphrodisia through its Bathing Beauty collection, including French milled soaps and coordinating accessories such as the example offered here.

1970s–1980s: Packaging and marketing gradually evolve as fragrance tastes shift and corporate ownership changes begin to reshape the brand.

Later Years: Rights and distribution eventually transition through subsequent ownership periods, making original Fabergé-era examples increasingly desirable to collectors today.

Originally launched in 1938, Aphrodisia is generally classified as a complex mossy-floral chypre fragrance featuring top notes of bergamot, lemon, neroli, and fruit; heart notes of rose, honey, ylang-ylang, carnation, and jasmine; and a richly textured base of oakmoss, vetiver, civet, ambrein, and musk. This sealed 1965 Bathing Beauty soap was produced as part of that celebrated fragrance family and represents the original Fabergé era of Aphrodisia production.