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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.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Aux Bon Vieux Temps c1890
Au Bon Vieux Temps by Guerlain: launched in 1890. Created by Jacques Guerlain. The name means "The Good Old Times" and recalls the scents of the old potpourri jars (sweet jars) found in homes and the heavy musk worn by so many in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Monday, September 18, 2017
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017
Strange Shalimar Perfume Bottle c1970s
I came across this unusual vintage Shalimar extrait bottle on ebay a few weeks ago and felt it was highly suspect. I have never seen this bottle shape before in any Guerlain advertising and wondered if perhaps it was a well crafted vintage fake or if it was an item made only for sale in the United States or Canada.
The Shalimar label on the bottle is askew and just looks weird. The bottle sits inside of a cardboard insert. There is a weird little sign underneath the bottle of which I have never seen before. There is a price of $35.00 printed on the box where the Ref # (Catalog #) should be.
The price would be about right for the time period for a 1 oz bottle as it was retailing for $30 in 1973 and the price went up to $40 and ounce in 1976.
Why would extrait be housed in this ugly bottle. It appears that it could be used for travel.
The Shalimar label on the bottle is askew and just looks weird. The bottle sits inside of a cardboard insert. There is a weird little sign underneath the bottle of which I have never seen before. There is a price of $35.00 printed on the box where the Ref # (Catalog #) should be.
The price would be about right for the time period for a 1 oz bottle as it was retailing for $30 in 1973 and the price went up to $40 and ounce in 1976.
Why would extrait be housed in this ugly bottle. It appears that it could be used for travel.
Friday, January 27, 2017
Stilboide Fluide
Stilboide Fluide was a liquid hair groom and beard groom scented with various Guerlain fragrances over the years. It was also made "to maintain the curl of the so-called English papillotes." Papillotes was paper that was used to curl the hair, and thus the curly hair obtained with this method is known as "papillotes."
Stilboide Fluid is similar to brilliantine and was mainly an alcohol mixture scented with perfume oils. You might come across these today and notice that the contents have separated leaving the alcohol mixture at the bottom of the bottle while the scented oils rose to the top of the bottle.
I found an ad for the Stilboide Fluide as early as 1875.
Some of the earliest Stilboide Fluid scents were:
Stilboide Fluide was available in the following scents:
Stilboide Fluid is similar to brilliantine and was mainly an alcohol mixture scented with perfume oils. You might come across these today and notice that the contents have separated leaving the alcohol mixture at the bottom of the bottle while the scented oils rose to the top of the bottle.
I found an ad for the Stilboide Fluide as early as 1875.
1875 ad
- Bouquet
- Chypre
- Coq Gaulois
- Derniere Cri
- Des Pages
- Fragrans
- Heliotrope
- Jicky
- Makis
- New Mown Hay
- Pepita
- Rex
- Simplex
- Sornette
- Violette
- Ylang Ylang
Stilboide Fluide was available in the following scents:
- Champs Elysees
- Cuir de Russie
- Guerlilas
- Hegemonienne
- Jicky
- L'Heure Bleue
- Liu
- Mitsouko
- Shalimar
- Sous Le Vent
- Vague Souvenir
- Vol de Nuit
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Colored Crystal Quadrilobe Bottles
In 2016, Guerlain introduced a line of limited edition crystal quadrilobe flacons in dazzling jewel like colors, inspired by the principle of synesthesia (the idea that color has a scent). Dubbed the Color Collection it is comprised of five bottles, each decorated with the fluffed barbichage tassel performed by hand by the Dames du Table. Each bottle retails for 650,00 €.
Looking to buy someone a personal gift? These bottles can also represent the various birthstones and would make an appropriate present for someone's birthday or anniversary.
Spiritueuse Double Vanille is housed in a fiery shade evocative of a Padparadscha sapphire.
The Padparadscha and blue sapphires correspond to the month of September and the Taurus zodiac sign.
Incidentally, the sapphire is given as a 65th wedding anniversary.
Santal Royal is housed in a verdant emerald green bottle.
Emerald is the birthstone for May, the stone for the star sign Cancer and is the traditional gift for a 20th wedding anniversary.
L'Heure de Nuit is dressed in the finest shade akin to a blue Kashmir sapphire.
The sapphire corresponds to the birth month of September and the stone for Taurus.
The sapphire is also a traditional gift for a 45th wedding anniversary.
Oriental Brulant is presented in a crystal flacon of the precious pigeon blood red Burmese ruby.
The ruby is representative of the month of July and is the stone for Capricorn.
The ruby is also given as a present for a 40th wedding anniversary.
L’Eau de Parfum du 68 is contained in a bicolor crystal shade recalling the purple and deep yellow of the ametrine (amethyst & citrine).
Though ametrine itself is not a birthstone it can be considered the birthstone of February, the birthstone of November or the Pisces birthstone because it is part amethyst, part citrine.
It could also be given for the 6th (amethyst) and 13th (citrine) wedding anniversaries.
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Looking to buy someone a personal gift? These bottles can also represent the various birthstones and would make an appropriate present for someone's birthday or anniversary.
Spiritueuse Double Vanille is housed in a fiery shade evocative of a Padparadscha sapphire.
The Padparadscha and blue sapphires correspond to the month of September and the Taurus zodiac sign.
Incidentally, the sapphire is given as a 65th wedding anniversary.
Santal Royal is housed in a verdant emerald green bottle.
Emerald is the birthstone for May, the stone for the star sign Cancer and is the traditional gift for a 20th wedding anniversary.
L'Heure de Nuit is dressed in the finest shade akin to a blue Kashmir sapphire.
The sapphire corresponds to the birth month of September and the stone for Taurus.
The sapphire is also a traditional gift for a 45th wedding anniversary.
Oriental Brulant is presented in a crystal flacon of the precious pigeon blood red Burmese ruby.
The ruby is representative of the month of July and is the stone for Capricorn.
The ruby is also given as a present for a 40th wedding anniversary.
L’Eau de Parfum du 68 is contained in a bicolor crystal shade recalling the purple and deep yellow of the ametrine (amethyst & citrine).
Though ametrine itself is not a birthstone it can be considered the birthstone of February, the birthstone of November or the Pisces birthstone because it is part amethyst, part citrine.
It could also be given for the 6th (amethyst) and 13th (citrine) wedding anniversaries.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Friday, June 3, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Guerlain Rarities 4/5/2016 - 4/12/2016
Vintage Djedi Parfum Bottle and Box
Click here to see the DJEDI auction
Vintage Guerlain Shalimar 4.2oz Extrait Perfume No. 91 Unopened Bottle
Click here to see the SHALIMAR auction
Les Coeurs de Chamade Limited Edition Set:
Click here to see the LES COEURS DE CHAMADE auction
Fol Arome 8.4 oz Extrait
Click here to see the FOL AROME auction
Monday, March 14, 2016
Guerlain Rarities 3/14 - 3/21
Very rare antique Guerlain Musc Parfum in Carre Flacon. 10.3 cm.
Vintage "Dawamesk" by Guerlain, Baccarat Crystal bottle. Height : 10 cm (4 inches). 80 ml.
Vintage "Dawamesk" by Guerlain, Baccarat Crystal bottle. Height : 10 cm (4 inches). 80 ml.
Rare huge vintage "Fol Arôme" by Guerlain, Baccarat crystal perfume bottle. Height : 16,5 cm (6 1/2 inches). 250 ml.
Rare vintage "Fleur de Feu" by Guerlain, glass perfume bottle. Height : 13,8 cm (5 1/2 inches). 40 ml.
Vintage 1960s acrylic display stand for Chant D'Aromes. It is 9-3/4" tall and 8-1/2" across.
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