Guerlain will introduce Jasmin Bonheur, a new addition to the brand’s L’Art et la Matière collection, in January. The last release in the series comprised Oud Nude, Cherry Oud and Oud Khôl…
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Rose Cherry ~ new fragrance
Guerlain has introduced La Petite Robe Noire Rose Cherry, a new fragrance for women. La Petite Robe Noire Rose Cherry is a flanker to the 2012 version of La Petite Robe Noire…
What to give the woman who has everything
What to give the woman who has everything? It’s a question that consumed Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain when he was tasked with creating a fragrance to commemorate Empress Eugénie’s marriage to Napoleon III, in 1853. While the perfumer got to work on blending notes of bergamot, lemon, neroli, and petitgrain, he turned to the master glassmaker Pochet du Courval to design a bottle that was as stylish and memorable as its spirited young recipient.
— Read more in The Surprisingly Rich History of Guerlain’s Bee Bottle at W Magazine.
It is me and it protected me
I picked this scent when was 13. Kids were bullying me because I was frumpy and short, and they made fun of my baby face and everything. This fragrance acted as my Superman disguise; it was like my shining armour. I disguised myself as a man because it was a manly man's scent and it never failed me.
So from 13 to 61, I wore that because it’s been a part of my success. It is me and it protected me. Speaking from experience, wearing a fragrance can be uplifting. It can be a way to be someone other than who you are. I think beauty – makeup and skincare – is a way to boost your self-esteem.
— Perfumer Thierry Wasser on Guerlain Habit Rouge. Read more in To Master Perfumer Thierry Wasser, Scent Is An Armour at L'Officiel Singapore.
The daily lemming
In case the L’Atelier Truscelli bee bottle of Guerlain Imagine was too mundane for you, here's the Abeille Noire Édition Prestige / Black Bee Prestige Edition of Imagine, made by Baccarat and French jeweler Lorenz Bäumer. 22 were made, €25,000, due to launch next week. You can read more at The New York Times or Luxe Packaging Insight.