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.
Flacon Brun Fume (Brown Smoke) c1933 -?
Flacon designed by Raymond Guerlain and made by Baccarat to hold extraits of Candide Effluve, A Travers Champs and Guerlinade. Baccarat flacon #744.
Loin de Tout by Guerlain, launched in 1933 and created by the master perfumer Jacques Guerlain, was crafted to evoke the essence of escapism and the joy of traveling far from the mundane. The name Loin de Tout is French, pronounced lwan duh too, meaning “far from everything” or "away from it all." This name captures the heart of vacations and the growing desire of the era to seek solace, adventure, and reprieve from the everyday world. It suggests a world where the wearer is transported to distant places, bathed in tranquility and peace—places where the burdens of life fade away, leaving space for leisure, beauty, and freedom.
The phrase Loin de Tout stirs up images of sunny coasts, lush countryside retreats, and exotic destinations. It evokes emotions of longing for solitude, renewal, and quiet indulgence—things that were becoming more valued as people started to travel for pleasure in the 1930s. The scent itself, classified as an aromatic floral fragrance, would have captured these emotions, offering a delicate balance of florals mixed with airy and earthy notes that mirror the feeling of stepping into a secluded paradise. It’s easy to imagine that this fragrance would start with a breath of fresh air—perhaps green and herbaceous—before blooming into soft, enveloping floral tones, like the delicate petals of jasmine and rose.
In the 1930s, the idea of a vacation, of leaving behind daily responsibilities, was rising in popularity. For many women, wearing Loin de Tout would have been a way to embrace this growing culture of travel and leisure. This was an era where more affluent travelers could escape on steamships, trains, or cars to glamorous destinations like the French Riviera, the Italian coast, or Mediterranean islands. This shift toward travel as an indulgent activity helped influence the world of perfumery, where scents were often designed to evoke faraway places or the exoticism of new experiences.
