This Week's Guerlain Rarities 9/29/15 - 10/5/15

Here we go with another round of Guerlain rarities to add to your collection!

Vintage Liu parfum in 2.7 oz flacon de guerre with Shalimar box.

Click here to see the LIU auction

Opiat Dentifrice de Guerlain c1830

Guerlain unusual pewter pot for opiated toothpaste titled embossed on the cover:
"Opiat Dentifrice de Guerlain Paris Brevete, Each pot must bear this mark filed in the registry."
Marked with the woman flag logo.
1st period 1830

Guerlain Fragrances: Rare vs. Common

Often in ebay listings, I see sellers claiming some Guerlain perfumes are rare, when in the case of Shalimar, Mitsouko and Jicky, which are not actually rare, the most common of all Guerlain perfumes.

Shalimar 90th Anniversary Exceptional Edition Flacon c2015

This year Guerlain treats us to another exceptional collector's flacon just in time for the holidays. To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Shalimar, a gorgeous deep cobalt blue crystal flacon has been created by famed glass works Waltersperger. The flacon is adorned with a 22kt gilded branch which is attached around the neck of the bottle. Two blown glass birds, symbolizing the eternal love between Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, perched upon the branch are handmade by Maison Desrues and richly covered in silver, blue and gold enamel. The bottle holds an impressive 1.5 litres of Shalimar extrait. Only 17 of these limited edition flacons are available this year.

This Week's Guerlain Rarities on Ebay! UPDATED

Here is another round of Guerlain rarities I found on ebay this week...get them while they are still available!

VINTAGE 1920S-1930S SHALIMAR PARFUM:

Vintage 1925-1930s Shalimar parfum in approximately 2 oz Cristal Nancy bottle. Notice hole in bottom of stopper.

Click here to see the SHALIMAR auction

Shalimar Souffle de Parfum Collectible Flacon c2015

Shalimar Souffle de Parfum Collectible Flacon by Guerlain: launched in 2015. This is only a limited edition collectible flacon, with no change to the perfume.

Carmen Le Bolshoï c2015

Carmen Le Bolshoï by Guerlain: to be launched in October 2015. Created by Thierry Wasser. Presented as a limited edition made expressly for Russia's Le Bolshoï theater in Moscow. Celebrating Le Bolshoï's 240th anniversary, the theatre is presenting a special perfume, Carmen along with a performance of the opera of the same name (which is also celebrating an anniversary, it's 140th).

BEWARE!!! COUNTERFEIT GUERLAIN FRAGRANCES

I hate to break it to you, but Guerlain is being counterfeited. These perfumes are being sold on various websites as "manufacturer's rejects" or "defective" perfumes, they are unboxed and "may have defects".

Also sold as:

• "sephora dubai"
• "Dubai AAA"
• "Gred AAA"
• "1-1 Copy" 
• "1:1"
• "1-1"
• "1:1 AAA"
• "1VS1"
• "Grade AAA"
• "AAA Quality"
• "Grade AA"
• "Grade AAA Replica"
• "Super AAA"
•  "Super A"
• "Super Gred"
• "5A Gred"
• "One Drop Perfume"
• "Original Reject Perfume"
• "Similarity: 95%-99% Same As Original"
• "90%LIKE ORIGINAL DUBAI GRED 5A"

Also some wholesaler's of COUNTERFEIT PERFUME TESTERS are describing their goods as follows:

"All perfume ingredients are imported from France. So quality will be much better than other suppliers'. And we put more fragrance capacity into every perfumes and freezing it for a long time, so smell can last for a long time. Normally it can keeps 1-2 days, even some Super AAA quality and 1-1 Copies can last more than 3 days."

This was also found on a counterfeiters site:

"1. What is Is 1VS1 fragrance ?                                              
The best quality copy fragrance!!!
2. What is 1VS1 fragrance?                                      
1VS1 fragrance, of good quality, is similar to the origin and smell 70% - 90% same."

 Here is more from other sites:

"Grade AAA Sephora Dubai | 99% Like Original
Not From China | Not From Indonesia
Odor Remained Up To 8 Hours
Perfume & Bottle - BEST QUALITY in Town"
"Grade AAA Sephora Dubai | 99% Bau Sama Seperti Original
Bukan Perfume China | Bukan Perfume Indonesia
Bau Mampu Bertahan Sehingga 8 Jam
Kualiti Bukan Seperti Di Pasar Malam"

Vetiver des Indes

Vetiver des Indes. The fragrant roots of this grass were widely used to keep destructive insects from eating cashmere shawls, furs and other textiles.

In India, a mixture of vetiver (khus khus) and patchouli (pucha pat) was used to scent shawls and keep the insects from damaging the textiles. The fragrant blend was also produced by perfumer's wishing to imitate the scent.

In the past wealthy women used to have tiny sachets of oil of vetiver sewn into the linings of their expensive fur coats.

Ne M'Oubliez Pas c2015

Ne M'Oubliez Pas by Guerlain: will be launched around September 21, 2015. Created by Thierry Wasser as a limited edition fragrance for women. The name derives from one of Guerlain's earliest lipstick lines, created in 1870 and known as the first modern day lipstick sold in a tube.

ON EBAY THIS WEEK! UPDATED!

Looking for some real rarities to add to your collection? As a courtesy to my readers, here are some fabulous finds for you that I found on ebay this week. Good luck and have fun bidding!

Vintage Liu Parfum in Wartime Flacon

Click here to see the Liu auction

Habit Rouge Dress Code c2015

Habit Rouge Dress Code by Guerlain: launched in 2015. Created by Thierry Wasser as a limited edition fragrance for men.

Flacon Etruscan c1900

The Flacon Etruscan was created in the early 1900s to hold Lotion Vegetale. The cap was made up of gilded metal cast with a foliate motif. The bottle was made by Pochet et du Courval. The luxury edition had gilding on the shoulders and the base of the bottle. The classic bottle has no gilding, except on the stopper.

The bottle was made in three sizes:

• 80cc
• 90cc
• 250cc - 15cm tall

Some of the scents were: Heliotrope, Jicky, Chypre, Fleurs Ambrees, L'Ether Aromatique, Ultra Fresca, Violette, and others.