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

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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.

La Petite Robe Noire Hair Mist c2014

La Petite Robe Noire Hair Mist by Guerlain: launched in 2014. Created by Thierry Wasser.

Flacon L'Urne Antique c1830

1830 Guerlain perfume bottle and stopper, used for various scents, clear glass, molded address label., edge chipping on stopper plug. Bottle stands 4" tall.

Faked Guerlain Perfume Bottle

I wanted to bring to your attention, a cleverly crafted fake Guerlain perfume bottle. While this may simply have been crafted by a hobbyist for their own benefit, it undoubtedly made it's way into the open market and was being offered for sale. A suspecting buyer had asked some questions to some of use on the IPBA members facebook group and we all chimed in with our opinions.

I for one immediately dismissed this as a fake bottle based on the sloppy baudruchage, the weird "label", the stopper, the overall look of the piece as a whole, as well as my own extensive knowledge on Guerlain's perfume bottles.

Let's talk about the baudruchage for a moment. On this bottle with see gold and white cotton baker's twine and red and gold sealing wax used to decoratively seal the bottle. We know that Guerlain did not use this sort of baudruchage cording - nor this type of sloppy sealing wax. Guerlain uses only the finest silk threads to finish the barbichage (bearding the silk threads), brossage (brushing the yarn into place), wax seal and signature Guerlain stamp - an art of bottling that the Dames de table craftswomen pass down from generation to generation, just like guildsmen.

The photos below illustrate the care that goes into Guerlain's baudruchage.

Ok, now back to the fake perfume bottle...the stopper. The stopper appears to be metal and embossed with an Art Nouveau floral pattern. While it is very pretty - Guerlain did not use this type of stopper.

The bottle shape itself. While the shape is similar to a bottle by Guerlain called the Flacon de Guerre (the wartime bottle), it is not exactly the same. The fake bottle features sharply sloping shoulders, while the flacon de guerre's shoulders have slight sloping and a ridge around the short neck of the bottle. Also the

Now let's get onto the label of the fake bottle. It does not follow any known form of an authentic Guerlain label. It is however most likely a header from a letter, advertisement, receipt or other sort of document. It is also from the 19th century as evidenced by the wording: "Guerlain Parfumeur Brevete de S.M. L'Imperatrice Des Cours de Russie, d`Allemagne et d 'Angleterre Paris Rue de la Paix ,15."

Please see the image below of an authentic Guerlain document:

Veritable Moelle de Boeuf

To condition the hair, Guerlain created the Veritable Moelle de Boeuf, a pomade made up of beef marrow to promote hair growth.

"True Beef Marrow " porcelain cosmetic box decorated with grisaille representing oxen and golden highlights.  Diameter: 6.8 cm. 

$80,000 For Shalimar - Are You Kidding?

Ok, some ebayer has gone off the deep end here. They are asking $80,000 for this bottle of Shalimar Eau de Cologne, with the No. 90 label. A one litre Montre flacon.

Money laundering?

Click here to see the auction

This Weeks Guerlain Rarities on Ebay

LOOKING TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION? HERE ARE THE LATEST GUERLAIN RARITIES I FOUND ON EBAY THIS WEEK! ENJOY!

Guerlain Heritage Case from 2008.  For its 180th anniversary in 2008 Guerlain issued a luxurious leather coffret called the Guerlain Heritage Case containing a collection of 18 of the house's fragrances best representing its perfume history since 1828. Only 205 copies were made. The labels on the bottles are inspired by historic Guerlain labels from the Art Deco period.  This has the authentication papers and is numbered at 186/205.

"A precious and elegant leather showcase that opens to reveal 18 iconic fragrances. From Eau de Cologne Impériale, composed for Empress Eugénie in 1853, to Guerlain's newest scent, Cruel Gardénia, created in 2008. This case is a vision of elegance, a symbol of rare and refined luxury and a prestigious gift to celebrate a unique fragrance heritage."

The Guerlain collectors set includes 18 of the best fragrances released by the firm since its founding, including: 

1853 Eau de Cologne Imperiale. 

1889 Jicky. 

1912 L’Heure Bleue. 

1919 Mitsouko. 

1925 Shalimar. 

1959 Vetiver. 

1965 Habit Rouge. 

1979 Nahema. 

1989 Samsara. 

2003 L’Instant de Guerlain. 

2004 L’Instant de Guerlain pour Homme. 

2005 Rose Barbare. 

2005 Angelique Noire. 

2005 Cuir Beluga. 

2006 Bois d’Armenie. 

2006 Insolence. 

2007 Iris Ganache. 

2008 Cruel Gardenia.

Click here to see the auction

Lavande Parfum in Quadrilobe flacon in it's original box. c1920. 

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a classic fougere or chypre fragrance with a strong lavender note. 

Top notes: lemon, bergamot 

Middle notes: lavender, galbanum 

Base notes: labdanum, amber, sandalwood, oakmoss and vetiver

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A Travers Champs Parfum in Quadrilobe Flacon. c1940s. 

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a powdery floral amber fragrance for women based on flowers of the fields. 

Top notes: lily of the valley, violet, bergamot, petitgrain 

Middle notes: rose, orris, carnation, ylang ylang, sandalwood, clove, patchouli, benzoin 

Base notes: orris, vanilla, suede 

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Bouquet de Faunes Lalique Flacon c1920s.

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Limited Edition Muguet 1999, Guerlain 75 ml Eau de Toilette. 

So what does it smell like? It is a crisp green floral fragrance with a dominant fresh lily of the valley note.

Top notes: lemon, bergamot, lily of the valley

Middle notes: jasmine, Turkish rose, lily and carnation

Base notes: patchouli, oakmoss, leather, sandalwood

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Apres l'Ondee 30ml Parfum in Louis XVI flacon.

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a powdery floral fragrance for women with spicy and musk notes.

Top notes: rosemary, hawthorn, bergamot, lavender,

Middle notes:  jasmine, lily, orchid, orange blossom, violet, bouvardia

Base notes: orris and Tonkin musk

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Mouchoir de Monsieur in Quadrilobe flacon with wartime label.  

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Parure Eau de Cologne mini Bottle. c1970s.

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Elixir de Guerlain Antiseptic Dentifrice, mouthwash in 1 litre bee bottle...unusual...

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L'Heure Bleue 2/3 oz Parfum in Bouchon Coeur flacon. Sealed in original packaging, nice price!

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Mitsouko 7.5ml Parfum in Enameled Canister, from 1991. Quite rare!

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