Heritage and beauty house · France · Since 1904

Coty

FranceSay it koh-TEE · from the founder's mother's maiden name, Coti

François Coty's Paris perfume company, remembered for Chypre (1917), which named a perfume family; today it makes perfumes for Burberry, Chloé and Marc Jacobs.

François Coty, a Corsican who studied perfume in Grasse, founded Coty in Paris in 1904 with La Rose Jacqueminot and grew it into a worldwide business. Today it is a listed beauty company, about half owned by JAB Holding.

Owned by

Coty Inc., listed in New York; JAB Holding owns about half its shares. Coty makes its own perfumes. Checked September 2026.

Where this comes from

The sentence · coty.com · en.wikipedia.orgThe story · en.wikipedia.org · coty.comOwned by · en.wikipedia.orgThe perfumes that made it · en.wikipedia.org

2 of its perfumes are here.

All 2 here

2 perfumes · A to Z

Aspen CologneFor menGreen bergamot and lemon over lavender, juniper, orange blossom and jasmine, drying down to cedar, oakmoss, amber and musk.Chypre1917Bright bergamot over soft flowers, resting on damp oakmoss and a warm, resinous amber and benzoin.

Its perfumers here: François Coty. 1 of its 2 don’t name one yet.