Hello and welcome! Please understand that this website is not affiliated with Guerlain in any way, it is only a reference site for collectors and those who have enjoyed the classic fragrances of days gone by. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. The main objective of this website is to chronicle the 200+ year old history of the Guerlain fragrances and showcase the bottles and advertising used throughout the years. Let this site be your source for information on antique and vintage Guerlain perfumes. Another goal of this website is to show the present owners of the Guerlain company how much we miss many of the discontinued classics and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back these fragrances! I invite you to 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 on what occasion, what it smelled like to you, how it made you feel, 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 Guerlain brand might see it. If you have any questions, please send all images of your bottle and pertinent information directly to me at cleopatrasboudoir@gmail.com. I will try to assist you the best I can.

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Friday, February 1, 2013

Cuir de Russie by Guerlain c1875

Cuir de Russie: Created by Aime Guerlain in 1875.


Quand Vient l'Été by Guerlain c1910

Quant Vient l'Ete: (When Summer Comes): launched in 1910. Created by Jacques Guerlain.

As its name suggests, this fragrance celebrates the joys of summer and portends happiness of sunny days. When the temperature rises, it leaves the body give way to sun ...


Cachet Jaune by Guerlain c1937

Cachet Jaune: (Yellow Stamp/Seal) Created by Jacques Guerlain in 1937, it was a favorite of his mother. It was inspired by a love story where the letters were sealed with a seal of yellow wax.


Chypre 53 by Guerlain c1909

Chypre 53 by Guerlain: launched in 1909. Created by Jacques Guerlain.




Chamade c1969

Chamade was created by Jean-Paul Guerlain in 1969, and it was inspired by the Francoise Sagan's novel “La Chamade”. In the time of Napoleon, ‘chamade’ was a very fast drumbeat that called to retreat.

"Chamade—The start of a love story is something as small as a moment's heartfall. Guerlain named Chamade after that moment."





Nahema c1979

Nahema by Guerlain: launched in 1979. Created by Jean Paul Guerlain.



Chant d'Aromes c1962

Chant D'Aromes: created in 1962, the first Guerlain fragrance made specifically for young girls.

Created by Jean-Paul Guerlain who was inspired to create it with an early love of his in mind.

It took more than 450 experiments five Guerlain noses (Jean-Pierre's Jean-Jacques', Jean-Paul's, Marcel's, Raymond's) and seven long years to make Chant d'Aromes an overnight success.


Belle-France c1892 and Belle Epoque c1999

Belle-France: created by Aime Guerlain in 1892, a feminine extrait.


Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat c1920

Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat: a citrus aromatic fragrance for women, originally named Esprit de Fleurs de Cedrat, later named Cedrat, a citron based extrait created in 1870, a later incarnation produced the then named Eau de Cedrat, launched in 1880, created by Aime Guerlain.










Guerlinade c1921

Guerlinade: Originally launched in 1921, and created by Jacques Guerlain, based on the House's famous perfumery accord of the same name made up of rose, jasmine, vanilla and tonka bean.





Verveine by Guerlain c1840

Verveine: created by Aime Guerlain in 1840, originally an extrait based on verbena.


Jasmin de Siam by Guerlain c1922

Jasmin de Siam by Guerlain: launched in 1922, created by Jacques Guerlain, in USA by 1924.


Voilette de Madame c1901

Voilette de Madame: (Madam's Veil): Originally created as a wedding present to Jacques Guerlain's friends in 1901, who created Voilette de Madame as a counterpart to Mouchoir de Monsieur. The perfume was first released to the public in France in 1902 and in the USA in 1904.



Sillage by Guerlain c1907

Sillage: created by Jacques Guerlain in 1906, and in the USA in 1907. In French its name refers to the wake of a ship, and the trail of fragrance when someone walks by. The perfume was originally created as a man's perfume.


An excerpt from the publication, La Vielle Lumiere from 1909:
"Perfumery at that time was far from what it is now, and Guerlain was the promoter of the items that we ... his new creations: Jicky, Apres L'Ondee, Sillage, are fashionable TODAY."