Foin Coupe: created in 1896.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Plus Que Jamais c2005
Plus Que Jamais: (More Than Ever): created in 2005. Looking to create the perfect fragrance for the re-opening of the Guerlain boutique on the Champs Elysees, Jean-Paul Guerlain composed Plus Que Jamais, an exclusive fragrance that celebrates the creative spirit of the House.
Precious Heart c2004
Precious Heart by Guerlain: launched in 2004, as a limited edition. Created by Frank Voelkl. Guerlain's second travel retail scent, following 2003's With Love.
Shore's Caprice by Guerlain c1873
Shore's-Caprice: Created by Aimé Guerlain in 1873, an extrait for the handkerchief. Inspired by the sea, created for Comtesse Emanuella Pignatelli Potocka and then was the perfume Julia Forsell, the perfume was also erroneously called "Shaw's Caprice" and "Show Caprice" in some publications.
Collection: Les Voyages Olfactifs
In May 2009, Guerlain presented the Les Voyages Olfactifs fragrance collection inspired by the cities of Paris, New York and Tokyo. Two other scents were launched: London in 2011, and Shanghai in 2012.
La Cologne Du Parfumeur c2010
La Cologne Du Parfumeur: a citrus aromatic fragrance for women and men, introduced in 2010. The nose behind this fragrance is Thierry Wasser.
"Originally, I created this Cologne for myself. I composed it at the same time as Idylle, it was my downtime. I wanted a Cologne in the tradition of the great classics but with a modern twist."
"Originally, I created this Cologne for myself. I composed it at the same time as Idylle, it was my downtime. I wanted a Cologne in the tradition of the great classics but with a modern twist."
L'Âme d'Un Héros c2008
L'Âme d'Un Héros: created in 2008, clearly inspired by the firm's previous release, Coriolan. Jean-Paul Guerlain's 1998 creation Coriolan, born of the legendary conquests of the great Roman warrior Coriolanus, gets a new deployment as L'ame d'un Heros. L'ame d'un Heros is the scent of valor.
Parure c1975
Parure by Guerlain: launched in 1975. Created by Jean-Paul Guerlain with his mother in mind. It is a luxurious fragrance that evoked the richness and brilliance of the most precious jewels. Parure means a matching set - earrings and necklace.
Secret Intention c2001
Secret Intention: a floral fragrance for women, launched in 2001, as a limited edition by Jean Paul Guerlain.
Spiritueuse Double Vanille c2007
Spiritueuse Double Vanille: launched in 2007 as a limited edition. Created by Jean-Paul Guerlain.
Songe d'un Bois d'Ete c2012
Songe d'un Bois d'Ete: was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Thierry Wasser. Created as part of the Les Deserts d'Orient collection, available only to the Middle Eastern market.
Encens Mythique d'Orient c2012
Encens Mythique d'Orient by Guerlain: was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Thierry Wasser. Created as part of the Les Deserts d'Orient collection, available only to the Middle Eastern market.
Rose Nacree du Desert c2012
Rose Nacree du Desert: was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Thierry Wasser. Created as part of the Les Deserts d'Orient collection, available only to the Middle Eastern market.
Prince Albert's Bouquet by Guerlain c1840
Prince Albert's Bouquet: created by Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain in 1840, may have been created for the Queen's marriage to Prince Albert, the counterpart fragrance for women is Bouquet de Victoria.
Pao Rosa c1877
Pao Rosa by Guerlain: created by Aimé Guerlain in 1877. Pao Rosa grows in the dense forests of Africa. Its narrow sapwood is a pinkish white color and its heartwood is a reddish brown color with red brown veins.
180 Ans de Creations c2008
180 Ans de Creations 1828-2008: launched in 2008.
Guerlain's 180th anniversary was celebrated with a brand new limited edition perfume, composed by Jean-Paul Guerlain. A non-commercial perfume gift offered only to loyal customers and industry people.
"To celebrate an exceptional event, Maison Guerlain's 180-year anniversary, Jean-Paul Guerlain has composed a very contemporary fragrance which has been created in traditional Guerlain style. With sensual amber notes that stir the senses, and a bottle which has been hand-sealed by the "dames de table", this limited edition scent, which will NOT be available for sale, has all the rarity and uniqueness of a collector's item."
Friday, February 8, 2013
Esterhazy Mixture c1830
Esterhazy Mixture: created by Pierre Francois Pascal Guerlain in 1830. Renamed Eau d'Esterhazy in 1850. Bouquet d'Esterhazy was an old renowned perfume a former rival of Cologne water the name is derived from a noble Hungarian family. It later lended its name after a popular snuff blend of the period.
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.
Esprit de Réséda c1828
Esprit de Réséda: created by Pierre Francois Pascal Guerlain in 1828,
So what does it smell like? It was probably a tincture of the reseda flower, the mignonette, which has a sweet odor.
Fleur d’Italie c1885
Fleur d’Italie: created in 1885 by Aime Guerlain.
So what does it smell like? A popular floral bouquet may have contained a blend of rose, jasmine, violet, cassia, musk, and ambergris.
Presented in the Carre flacon.
Discontinued, date unknown.
Le Fleurs de Guildo by Guerlain c1885
Le Fleurs de Guildo: created in 1885, named after the region in Brittany. According to L'art de la toilette chez la femme: bréviaire de la vie élégante: by Alice de Laincel, the extrait was marketed towards young women
Guerlain's Scented Flannel
The New Yorker, Volume 11, Part 2, 1935:
"At Guerlain's, they have a new way of perfuming your clothes, a scented flannel which you can buy by the roll and cut off in .."
A Parisian's guide to Paris, 1969:
"Thus the only places in Paris where you can buy the famous Guerlain products (perfume, toilet water, marvelous soap, talc, face cream, and even scented flannels which let you perfume your car windows as you wipe them off) are their own .."
"At Guerlain's, they have a new way of perfuming your clothes, a scented flannel which you can buy by the roll and cut off in .."
"Thus the only places in Paris where you can buy the famous Guerlain products (perfume, toilet water, marvelous soap, talc, face cream, and even scented flannels which let you perfume your car windows as you wipe them off) are their own .."
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Guerlain Silver Fountain Labels
The Silver Fountain labels represent the fountains at the 1925 Art Deco Expo in Paris, they were used in 1928 to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Guerlain. The perfumes were boxed in a blue and silver box and the perfumes were presented in a clear glass bottle called the "petit beurre" or little butter pat..
Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca c1999
Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca: created in 1999 by Jean-Paul Guerlain
Herba Fresca is like a barefoot summer's walk in the early morning, in a dew-damped garden where the first fragrances of grass rise from the soil, blending with the scent of mint, fruit trees and wild flowers.
Aqua Allegoria Flora Nymphea c2010
Aqua Allegoria Flora Nymphea: launched in 2010. Created by Thierry Wasser.
Aqua Allegoria Flora Nerolia c2000
Aqua Allegoria Flora Nerolia: created by Jean Paul Guerlain in 2000.
Aqua Allegoria Figue Iris c2008
Aqua Allegoria Figue Iris: created in 2008, by three renowned noses Jean-Paul Guerlain, Sylvaine Delacourte and Marie Salamagne.
Aqua Allegoria Cherry Blossom c2009
Aqua Allegoria Cherry Blossom: launched in 2009. Created by Thierry Wasser.
Aqua Allegoria Bouquet Numero 2 c2011
Aqua Allegoria Bouquet Numero 2: launched in 2011. Created by Thierry Wasser.
Aqua Allegoria Bouquet Numero 1 c2010
Aqua Allegoria Bouquet Numero 1: a fragrance inspired by spring floral-green garden in early morning, created in 2010 by Thierry Wasser.
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