Antonio Puig

Antonio Puig Castelló founded Antonio Puig S.A. in 1914. The company began as a family enterprise and gradually developed its cosmetics and fragrance activities. In 1922, it launched Milady Lipstick, described in its own chronology as the first lipstick manufactured in Spain. This milestone shows that Puig's early business was not confined to fragrance.

A key event in its fragrance history was the release of Agua Lavanda Puig in 1940. The corporate chronology calls it an iconic fragrance. Six years later, the company built a new factory and headquarters on Travessera de Gràcia in Barcelona, strengthening its production base in its home city.

The family's second generation joined the business in 1950: Antonio, Mariano, José María, and Enrique Puig Planas. Family continuity accompanied expansion, and Puig opened offices in the United States in 1962, marking a move towards an international presence.

The next fragrance milestone came in 1968. That year, a Paco Rabanne Parfums division was created in France and Agua Brava was launched. These events illustrate two different aspects of the strategy: the development of licensed fragrance activity and the continuation of the company's own fragrance names. Paco Rabanne should not, however, be included in an Antonio Puig catalogue solely because of this shared corporate history.

In archives, Antonio Puig may refer to the historical company, a manufacturer, or a product brand, so catalogue boundaries require care. The chronology securely documents Agua Lavanda Puig and Agua Brava, but does not provide a complete release list or name the perfumers behind these compositions. These two fragrances therefore serve as the reference points here, while information about other scents requires separate verification.