Shalimar: Chauve Souris Flacons

Please note that this is an updated blog post of my original from 2010 which was found on my defunct website guerlainperfumes.webs.com. All photos and information was gathered at that time and published in 2010. Many of my collages and informative photos have been repurposed by other websites (not my own) and do not give credit to where they got them (my blog). In 2013, I had made the move to blogspot, so all previously published articles are now found here - with most being updated with any new info.




Flacon Chauve Souris (The Bat) c1924- present

Shalimar extrait de parfum was presented in several different flacons over the years, and all bottles will have a gilded batwing shaped label. The oldest design is its original one from 1925, the urn shaped flacon, called the "Chauve Souris" by Baccarat (#597).

Mi-Mai c1914

Mi-Mai: Created by Jacques Guerlain in 1914, a green, feminine fragrance inspired by the mild month of May.

Eau Hegemonienne c1880

L'Eau Hegemonienne: Created in 1880 by Aime Guerlain, it was a personal favorite of Isabella II of Spain, the mother of Alfonso XII, King of Spain, for whom it was created, additionally, the succeeding generations of the Spanish royal family.  It appears to have been available to the general public by 1890 and was created to be a tribute to the hegemonic international alliances between the world's greatest powers.

Guerlain Parfums a Bruler

Parfums a Bruler, or burning perfumes, were another scented product that Guerlain was famous for in the nineteenth to early twentieth century.

Guerlain's brule a parfum, from an 1862 French publication.

Rare Guerlain Perfume Coffret c1842-1914

(15 Rue de la Paix period 1842-1914) "Bouquet of Princess Alice" "Double Rose Extract" Exceptional and rare oval cabinet veneered rosewood, friezes wrapped in gilded bronze, richly inlaid motifs in ivory on its cover, padded interior, including three bottles of extract section and cylindrical form decorated with a blue opaline mount pomponne ornate, decorated each capsule reserve a macaroon Paris porcelain polychrome decorated with flowers, with their colorless glass stopper, two bottles emblazoned with the label titled Guerlain, 15 rue de la Paix. Above. 7 cm each. 

Photo and description from Lombrail-Teucquam Auction 2009.

Mitsouko c1919

Mitsouko: (Mystery) Created by Jacques Guerlain in 1919. The creation of Mitsouko was inspired by the heroine of Claude Farrčre's novel 'La bataille', a story of an impossible love between Mitsouko, the wife of Japanese Admiral Togo, and a British officer. The story takes place in 1905, during the war between Russia and Japan. Both men went to war, and Mitsouko, hiding her feelings with dignity, waits for the outcome of the battle to discover which of the two men will come back to her and be her companion.

Djedi by Guerlain 1926

Djedi by Guerlain: Created by Jacques Guerlain in 1926 and introduced in France, it was finally released in the United States in 1928.

The advertisement of the day noted that the perfume was a special presentation created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Guerlain. It was housed inside of a Baccarat flacon.

Fleur Qui Meurt c1901

Fleur Qui Meurt: (the Flower that died), created in 1901, the present and nostalgia come together in this final moment of a fleeting flower makes his last breath by indulging her perfume. Jacques Guerlain already expressed its extreme sensitivity in the olfactory treasures that reveal a maturity and an art in certain assay and mixtures.