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Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts

Saturday, July 11, 2015

La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Toilette c2012

La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Toilette by Guerlain: launched in 2012.

From Guerlain:
"I am absolutely essential and utterly irresistible. I am the chic and very glamorous perfumed creation by Guerlain. My fragrance is a fresh and swirling floral lace, embroidered with sparkling fruity notes. My glass showcase is the legendary "heart-shaped" bottle, which has been boldly reinterpreted with a modern touch. Its crystalline transparency, tinged with a delicate, powdery pink, reveals a silhouette of my sophisticated little strapless dress, ready to dance! 


Sunday, June 14, 2015

Ma Petite Robe Noire c2012

For Christmas 2012, Guerlain launched a pretty little trio of options for La Petite Robe Noire, which was freshly reworked that year. Three alternative “little black dresses” are featured on limited-edition bottles, named "Ma Petite Robe Noire."

You were able to choose which of the three dresses matched your or your gift recipient’s taste and have the bottle calligraphed with your name, initials or a secret message.








Monday, March 9, 2015

Myrrhe & Delires c2012

Myrrhe & Delires by Guerlain: launched in 2012. Created by Thierry Wasser as part of the  L'Art et la Matiére Collection.




Sunday, February 1, 2015

Imperial Bijoux de Shalimar c2012

For the 160th anniversary of the Bon Marche Rive Gauche department store,  Guerlain created a limited edition of Shalimar called "The Imperial Bijoux de Shalimar."




Shalimar Eau de Parfum is housed inside of a 250ml white bee flacon that is decorated by a necklace suggestive of the jewelry worn by Indian princesses. The brass necklace, created by Sylvia Toledano, features two lapis lazuli pendants. Lapis lazuli, a semi-precious stone coming from India and is a deep, cobalt blue color with flecks of gold.

The limited edition flacon retailed for 450 euros.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

L'Heure Bleue Anniversary Edition Box Set c2012

Limited edition box set featuring three new interpretations of L'Heure Bleue by Thierry Wasser, alongside a bottle of the regular Parfum. The blue velvet presentation case is decorated with silver pearl embroidery spelling the Guerlain name, an artwork by Lesage Atelier de Broderie. All four bottles are the 30 ml size.


The new interpretations are meant to symbolize the three parts of a day and night.
  • Morning - L’Aurore (Eau de Toilette)
  • Midday - Le Zénith (Eau de Parfum) 
  • Midnight - Le Crépuscule (Parfum)
They are composed with orange blossom, orris, heliotrope, white musk and gourmand notes, clearly inspired by the original classic but with a luminous and modern twist. The boxed set retails for 3000 €. The Eau de Parfum version will come out as standard-priced Parisienne edition in 2013.



The three interpretations labels show clock hands, each one poised at the different times of the day.










Sunday, August 24, 2014

Shalimar Ode de la Vanille Sur la Route de Madagascar c2012

Shalimar Ode La Vanille Sur la Route de Madagascar by Guerlain: launched in 2012.

Created by Thierry Wasser, who traveled to the plantations on the Vanilla Coast of Madagascar to obtain the precious Sambava vanilla.

To ensure the high quality and enhance the exquisite scent profile, the local artisans must treat the varietal vanilla for 18 months. The vanilla was further processed in France, where the delicate orchid was prepared by technology and infused for a month's time in order to capture all of the essences that makes this varietal vanilla so prized above others. The final tincture has been retained solely for the usage by Guerlain.


Shalimar Parfum Initial A Fleur de Peau c2012

Shalimar Parfum Initial 'A Fleur de Peau' is the name given to a limited edition collector's bottle from 2012. Manufactured by Baccarat, the crystal bottle was adorned with a Gripoix necklace of flesh colored smalt set into gold filigree. The hand numbered bottle holds 2 ounces of luscious Shalimar Parfum Initial parfum extrait.


Shalimar Parfum Initial L'Eau c2012

Shalimar Initial L'Eau by Guerlain: launched in 2012, and created by Thierry Wasser.


Thursday, February 14, 2013

L'Heure De Nuit c2012

L’Heure De Nuit: created in 2012, by Thierry Wasser. The new fragrance for women is a beautiful, sparkling modern interpretation flanker to the original 1912 fragrance, L’Heure Bleue.


Painting: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, La Grande Odalisque, 1814

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Mon Precieux Nectar c2009

Mon Precieux Nectar: created in 2009. It was created by Sylvaine Delacourte and Randa Hammami.

It was originally released as a limited edition of only 35, housed in a crystal fountain, the Fountain Imperiale, manufactured by the famous Val Saint Lambert in Belgium, and retailed for a whopping $9,000. The fountain, column like with timeless, pure lines inspired by the Second Empire. And, a honeybee, the emblem of the house, was engraved in the center of the stopper. The fountain contains one liter of parfum.