Jacques Guerlain

What Are the Signature Fragrances from the Most Famous Perfumers?

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Who Are the Top Perfumers Crafting Award-Winning Scents? Maestros of Fragrance: The Top 12 Most Famous Perfumers and Their Award-Winning Creations. Perfume, often regarded as the invisible accessory of luxury, owes its allure to the creative geniuses behind the bottles. In this article, we pay homage to the top 10 most famous perfumers whose award-winning … Read more

Guerlain turned 190

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Guerlain celebrates 190 years of creation

For nearly two centuries, the Maison has explored the facets of beauty in fragrances, makeup and skincare. To celebrate its 190 years Guerlain is premiering extraordinary sagas that retrace its history to the origins of modern perfumery.

Guerlain celebrates 190 years of creation
” Guerlain celebrates 190 years of creation; photos: guerlain

Maison Guerlain began in 1828 thanks to the visionary creativity of Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain. Inspired by a desire to spark emotion, to surprise and amaze, Guerlain continued its story with Aimé Guerlain, who revolutionized the world of fragrances by combining natural and synthetic ingredients for the first time to create Jicky. Three generations of Guerlain perfumers followed: Jacques Guerlain, Jean-Paul Guerlain and today Thierry Wasser.

To celebrate this anniversary, Guerlain is unveiling a series of sagas, a special chance to discover or rediscover this mythic Maison throughout the year. Three sagas have already been released. This first is dedicated to Guerlain Perfumers, the second to the raw materials used in the composition of Guerlain fragrances, and a third reveals the secrets of lipstick, retracing the creation of Guerlain’s first modern lipstick.

 

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“My invisible tattoo, My Fragrance, Mon Guerlain” – Angelina Jolie

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Mon Guerlain is characterized by the freshness of Lavender Carla, an exceptional variety cultivated in Provence, which contrasts with the voluptuousness of the Sambac jasmine from India and the Australian Album Sandalwood, associated with the sensual Vanilla Tahitensis of Papua New Guinea.

Thierry Wasser and Angelina Jolie for Mon Guerlain perfume 2017 edition

“We always create a fragrance for a woman we admire” – Jacques Guerlain.

A perfumer tells a story or paints a portrait and in the case of the new Mon Guerlain perfume, it is the portrait of a woman. Thierry Wasser, Guerlain’s Master Perfumer, offers a tribute to feminity, to free and sensual women. This dreamed-up fantasy embodied by muse Angelina Jolie has a heart of Tahitensis vanilla – also present in Jicky, Shalimar and Habit Rouge. Vanilla is joined by lavender, Sambac jasmine and sandalwood. Melding fresh and sensual feminine and masculine notes, this audacious accord gives Mon Guerlain its power and modernity.

Notes of a Woman, the Mon Guerlain advertising film, was shot in France’s Provence region with Terrence Malick and Angelina Jolie. The film recounts the story of how the fragrance was created, focusing the spotlight for the first time on the perfumer.

My invisible tattoo, My Fragrance, Mon Guerlain Thierry Wasser and Angelina Jolie for Mon Guerlain 2017

The bottle for the new fragrance revisits the celebrated quadrilobe bottle, inspired by an alchemist’s flacon, designed by Gabriel Guerlain and crafted by Baccarat in 1908. The sleek and sober graphic lines celebrate a modern femininity, sincere and authentic.

Thierry Wasser has created many notable perfumes including: Addict for Christian Dior, Diesel Fuel for Life for Her, Guerlain Quand Vient La Pluie, Lancôme Hypnose, Guerlain Idylle, Guerlain Aqua Allegoria, Guerlain Flora Nymphea, Jil Sander Man absolute, Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire, Guerlain L’Homme Ideal.

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Thierry Wasser and Angelina Jolie for Mon Guerlain

 

Guerlain Mitsouko x Arita Porcelain Lab

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A new interpretation of the Mitsouko perfume bottle.  In 1919, Europe was fascinated by Japan and the culture of the Far East. This was the moment when Jacques Guerlain named his new fragrance Mitsouko. Mitsouko, the mythic Guerlain perfume whose name means “mystery” in Japanese. Composed in 1919 by Jacques Guerlain, Mitsouko is known as … Read more

Mon Exclusif, a Guerlain personalized fragrance you name yourself

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How do you imagine the ultimate expression of the intimate and carnal link between a woman and her perfume. Guerlain’s answer is a fragrance you must name yourself. In fact, the new perfume expressing audacity and freedom has a name. It is called Mon Exclusif and comes in the Coque d’Or bottle designed by Jacques … Read more

Shalimar. The legend.

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The Shalimar legend has been materialized by French beauty brand Guerlain, one of the oldest perfume houses in the world. . The new short film directed by French filmmaker Bruno Aveillan stars supermodel and actress Natalia Vodianova in the role of an Indian princess. Vodianova plays the role of princess Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of the emperor … Read more