Kadine, Guerlain’s heritage in a new version

Each year, Maison Guerlain revisits the treasures of its past, faithfully recreating each fragrance with the techniques of the present day. As part of the Les Pieces d’Exception line, the French Maison presents a re-edition of the 1911 Kadine classic.

Backed by nearly two centuries of service and nearly 1,100 creations, Maison Guerlain has chosen to revive its heritage, rediscovering icons with timeless traces. Every year, the reissue of a creation from the past represents a significant technical challenge for Maison Guerlain.

Guerlain chooses to rediscover its treasures of yesteryear by throwing a new light on them, while remaining absolutely faithful to the original creations, both in the composition and in the design of the flacon. In 2021 Kadine will celebrate her 110th birthday with great pomp and circumstance.

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Paris, 1911. The ‘City of Light’ vying for new ideas. The Art Deco movement is emerging with its pioneering forms. Styles from the East fascinate and captivate right up to the theaters of Paris, with their exoticism and shimmering colours; they are an infinite source of inspiration with their wealth of fabulous stories. From this outpouring of influences came Kadine: a composition conceived by Jacques Guerlain, which pays tribute to a modern vision of women – dual and complex.

Choosing the name Kadine – a Turkish word meaning ‘wife of the sultan’ or ‘princess of the palace’ – Maison Guerlain draws perfumery to the shores of exotic fantasy lands where dreams are born. Legend has it that during a trip to the Ottoman lands, Jacques Guerlain saw the portrait of a beautiful Kadine, who possessed impeccable senses of aroma and taste. Kadine takes us to other places, to the gates of the East, where a perfume takes shape for a sophisticated and sophisticated woman with multiple facets.

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Thierry Wasser, Master Perfumer of Guerlain, has reconstituted Kadine, strictly maintaining the original composition of Jacques Guerlain. As the torch is passed from one home perfumer to another, a never-ending story emerges; an eternal beginning in which the scents of yesterday (re)live today. Kadine, as the pinnacle of sophistication, is expressed as an Extrait de Parfum.

Top notes: bergamot, aromatic notes
Heart: rose, jasmine, iris
Base: leather, vanilla

The character of the new Kadine is expressed in the Extrait de Parfum concentration. Its composition is revealed in a contrast between the tenderness of the floral notes and the intensity of the rich and textured base. The powdery floral heart unites the two queens of perfumery, rose and jasmine, with the addition of iris. It is faceted with bergamot, Guerlain perfumer’s signature, and with aromatic notes. The base ends with leather and vanilla aromas.

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The flacon is the same as the original: the iconic quadrilobé named after the cap, which is divided into four parts. This flask, designed by Gabriel Guerlain in 1908, has a shape inspired by an alchemist’s flask. The bottle is decorated with the famous laurel label, the rim of which is adorned with graceful decorative foliage in a deep blue shade so dear to Guerlain.

To complete the Kadine flacon, the neck is finished with a beige silk barbichage, made by the Dames de Table of the Guerlain Ateliers, who have been perfectly doing the same handiwork for 110 years. A precise, painstaking gesture that takes at least five minutes, just for the barbichage. A gold seal accentuates the barbiche and provides the finishing touch.

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A perfect jewelery box for the perfume, the box pays tribute to the flacon, which is majestically visible through a small carved window revealing the label. The finest techniques of paper processing – embossing, multi-color printing (in shades of blue, black and gray) on silver satin-like paper – are incorporated in this incredibly meticulous work. This reissue of the historic pack features a beautifully enhanced fountain motif, reinterpreting images from the archive in a vintage, iconic Art Deco theme. Strikingly graphic are the swirling, stylized designs that cover the flacon, which once preceded the burgeoning artistic movement of the decorative arts.

Guerlain Kadine is available as a perfume extract in a 30 ml flacon. This limited edition is available in 691 numbered pieces at Guerlain boutiques (€690). Come into the beautiful world of Guerlain.

 

Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia

Shalimar was born in the middle of the Roaring Twenties, at a time when Paris was fascinated by the mysteries of the East. Inspired by the legendary love that united the Emperor Shah Jahan and Princess Mumtaz Mahal in 17th-century India, Jacques Guerlain composed a legendary fragrance with typical creative daring, using vanilla as the cornerstone of his creation. More than a perfume, Shalimar’s unprecedented and almost erotic sensuality was a revolution.

The scent of Shalimar is extraordinary. It doesn’t just envelop you, it precedes you and remains after you are gone.

Thierry Wasser, Guerlain Master Perfumer

The latest iteration of the cult-classic Shalimar fragrance, the Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia Eau de Parfum has arrived, a limited edition flanker to 1925’s Shalimar, and follows 2020’s Shalimar Philtre de Parfum.

The new composition, by perfumer duo Thierry Wasser and Delphine Jelk, is dedicated to the beloved perfume ingredient vanilla. The Maison’s loving tribute to one of the most iconic and luxurious essences in its palette. Overdosed in the composition, Guerlain’s signature vanilla tincture reveals all its facets and enhances the sillage of the iconic oriental scent.

Millésime pays homage to the key note in Shalimar’s legendary trail: vanilla.

Part tribute, part innovation, Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia adopts the graphic codes of the bottle on a pedestal created by Raymond Guerlain in 1925. The famous ‘bat’ label is paired with typography in Art Deco-inspired geometric lines. A leather tie encircles the neck: an evocation of the fragrance notes of the Vanilla Planifolia tincture that distinguishes this unique composition.

Guerlain is one of the rare Perfume Houses to manufacture its own tincture of vanilla. This ancestral process is passed on to perfumers from generation to generation. Entirely produced in the factories of the House, the vanilla tincture is made from pods from organic farming of exceptional quality.

Coming from Madagascar, these are received fresh at the Orphin factory and then manually cut using a cutter – a tool that Jacques Guerlain was already using at the time of Shalimar’s creation… Finally, they are macerated in alcohol from organic wheat farming for several months. This process allows them to develop the absolutely unique richness of their aromas.

Guerlain Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia is available in 50 ml Eau de Parfum at Guerlain boutiques, selected stores worldwide and online. Come into the beautiful world of Guerlain.

Guerlain Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose Eau de Parfum

Early Spring French Maison Guerlain will launch Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose Eau de Parfum, one year after Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose Eau de Toilette was released as the newest in the Mon Guerlain line that combines lavender and vanilla notes.

The Mon Guerlain line includes the original 2017 Eau de Parfum; Mon Guerlain Florale and Mon Guerlain Eau de Toilette from 2018: and Guerlain Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose (Eau de Toilette) and Mon Guerlain Intense from 2019.

My invisible tattoo, my signature, my perfume, Mon Guerlain.

Mon Guerlain is a perfumed manifesto of today’s femininity. Women today are multi-faceted – simultaneously strong, free, and sensual. As is the fragrance’s ambassador, Angelina Jolie. With Bloom of Rose Eau de Parfum, Mon Guerlain is pursuing its exploration of the many facets of femininity showcasing passion. This fragrance invites women to share their passions and affirm their ardent personalities.

For five generations, the Guerlain perfumer has explored the planet in search of precious raw materials. For Bloom of Rose Eau de Parfum, Thierry Wasser and Delphine Jelk created an entire bouquet of flowers, with Bulgarian rose and Turkish rose taking pride of place. Exceptional French lavender and Sambac jasmine were also included in the blend, the latter of which features in every Mon Guerlain perfume. The spontaneity of the rose echoes the radiance of the jasmine. Together, they infuse the composition with light and passion.

Top: pear, bergamot, Bulgarian rose
Heart: lavender, jasmine sambac, Turkish rose
Base: vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood

A fruity floral, bright, delightful, and flamboyant perfume. In this Eau de Parfum, rose takes centre stage. It is present throughout the fragrance’s composition – from the top notes, which feature the fruity raspberry and litchi facets of Bulgarian rose, to the base notes, which are made more intense thanks to denser, honeyed Turkish rose absolute. Its fruity floral sillage is sure to set hearts aflame. Passion in a flacon.

 

This Mon Guerlain fragrance comes in its iconic ‘quadrilobé’ flacon. Featuring a contrasting mix of strong, straight lines and sensual curves, this flacon echoes the many facets of femininity itself. Mon Guerlain’s takes inspiration from the emblematic quatrefoil first designed by Gabriel Guerlain and made by Baccarat in 1908. From a fuchsia pink colour that smoulders on the Bloom of Rose Eau de Toilette decorative ring, to a red rose design that echoes the passion of the fragrance inside.

Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose Eau de Parfum is advertised as a perfume manifestation of today’s femininity and multi-faceted women: powerful, free, and sensual – all embodied by actress Angelina Jolie. The new campaign visual with Angelina Jolie is shot by Emmanuel Lubezki. For the snapshot, the artist Damien Blottière has created an exclusive collage that shows the red rose and the jar with a surrealist spirit.

Guerlain Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose Eau de Parfum is available as 30, 50, and 100 ml at Guerlain boutiques and selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Guarlain.

 

 

 

Precious Guerlain L’Heure Blanche

 

 

A collaboration between La Maison Guerlain and artist Claudine Drai, L’Heure Blanche follows in the footsteps of the Maison’s iconic perfume L’Heure Bleue, released in 1912. Pure, restrained, profound, L’Heure Blanche represents the promise of a blank canvas, the possibilities of a new beginning.

Top notes: watery notes
Heart: white flowers, milk
Base: iris, white musk, white amber

Perfumer Delphine Jelk was inspired by the unique, poetic world of the aforementioned French visual artist and created an ethereal, milky-musky fragrance with an iris note. Thierry Wasser also worked on the composition. The universe they conjure with this scent is ‘very white, soft, with figurines of women or angels, between dreams and reality’.

The iconic ‘bee’ flacon of L’Heure Blanche is completely white and matte, reflecting the artistic world of Claudine Drai. Guerlain L’Heure Blanche comes as a 125 ml Eau de Parfum with a 20 ml travel spray wrapped in white leather. It will be available in only 1888 pieces, at Guelain boutiques and selected stores worldwide for €600. Come into the beautiful world of Guerlain.

 

 

 

 

Guerlain Mon Guerlain Eau de Parfum Intense

Since 2017, American actress and activist, Angelina Jolie has been the muse of Mon Guerlain, the French Maison’s most recent feminine fragrance

After the Eau de Parfum original from 2017, Mon Guerlain Florale and Mon Guerlain Eau de Toilette from 2018, and the Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose edition from 2019, French Maison Guerlain launches Mon Guerlain Eau de Parfum Intense.

Actress Angelina Jolie is also the face of Mon Guerlain Eau de Parfum Intense. Since 2017, Ms Jolie has been the muse of Mon Guerlain, the Maison’s most recent feminine fragrance, created by the duo of Master Perfumer Thierry Wasser and Guerlain Perfumer Delphine Jelk. According to the brand, she is ‘a multi-faceted, strong, free, and sensual woman’ and is the perfect ambassador for the perfume.

Top notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Lavender
Heart: Sambac jasmine, Tahitian vanilla, Madagascar vanilla, Iris, Rose
Base: Sandalwood, Patchouli, White musk, Benzoin, Licorice, Coumarin

The Mon Guerlain perfume collection is recognizable for the combination of lavender and vanilla (tonka beans). In the new Eau de Parfum Intense version, the earthy aspect of the Mon Guerlain composition is emphasized by a patchouli note, which, along with vanilla and creamy sandalwood, creates an intense character of this fragrance with a focus on its base. Two types of vanilla are used in the fragrance – vanilla from Madagascar and vanilla from Tahiti.

 

Mon Guerlain Eau de Parfum Intense offers a special iteration of Guerlain’s ‘quadrilobé’ flacon and features a glass weight and copper band and a rose gold palette. The distinctive flacon was designed in 1908 and has been a constant reference point for Guerlain over the years. It takes its name from the stopper of an alchemist’s bottle – which is crafted from one piece of glass to resemble four lobes.

Guerlain Mon Guerlain Eau de Parfum Intense is available as a 30, 50, and 100 ml Eau de Parfum Intense. Come into the beautiful world of Guerlain.

 

 

 

 

Guerlain L’Homme Idéal Cool

French Maison Guerlain launched the new L’Homme Idéal Cool for summer 2019, a flanker of the Original L’Homme Idéal from 2014. The rest of the editions from the line include L’Homme Idéal Cologne from 2015, L’Homme Idéal Eau de Parfum from 2016, L’Homme Idéal Sport from 2017 and L’Homme Idéal L’Intense from 2018.

The ideal man is a myth. But with L’Homme Idéal Cool, Guerlain has made his fragrance a reality.

Now there is one more, with the release of the refreshing L’Homme Idéal Cool. Created by Thierry Wasser, with help from Guerlain perfumer Delphine Jelk, Guerlain L’Homme Idéal Cool is conceived as a woody scent that allows you to stay refreshed and cool no matter the heat. It is built on a surprising blend of mint, almonds and woody notes.

Almond, the olfactory seal of the L’Homme Idéal line, is re-orchestrated by the freshness of three ‘waves’ of notes: Bergamot, sweet orange, aniseed and mint for a lively zest with an aromatic and slightly spicy character; heart notes of orange blossom water, aquatic notes and almond give a floral dimension and a long-lasting freshness; and base notes of patchouli, vetiver and ambroxan provide that underlying woody scent. and give character and depth to the scent.

Heading up the new L’Homme Idéal promotional campaign is French model Aurélien Muller, who can be seen striking a pose for each of its five fragrances.

 

The flacon of L’Homme Idéal Cool is square, faceted with clean lines and unique gray sides on a lacquered matt surface.

Guerlain L’Homme Idéal Cool is available as a 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette. Come into the beautifulw orld of French Maison Guerlain.

 

 

 

 

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Ma Robe Plissée

French Maison Guerlain has given us a beautiful collection of little black dresses over the years. Dresses you could wear any time of the day, and always chic and feminine. La Petite Robe Noire Ma Robe Plissée (Ma Robe Plissée/Pleated Dress) is a new little black dress that comes out in June within the La Petite Robe Noire collection. The fragrance La Petite Robe Noire from 2012 is the pillar for this line, with the most recent edition being La Petite Robe Noire Velours.

The new edition is announced as a ‘must-have’ of Parisian chic; worn as a casual, weightless and elegant, ‘athleisure’ style, pleated dress ideal for a weekend of cruising at the French Riviera.

Top notes: Mandarin, Cherry, Apricot
Heart: Rose, Almond, Black tea
Base: Patchouli, White musk

A green Eau de Toilette that whirls together the radiance of citrus fruit, the bite of green notes, and the indolence of almond and delicious apricot notes. A wave of exhilarating rose petals then makes an entrance. And last but not least, curls of white musk and patchouli distinguish its unforgettable sillage. Thierry Wasser has composed a bespoke piece: a creation that boasts an intoxicating delicacy and a rare elegance.

The legendary ‘inverted heart’ flacon has been given a bold, modern new spin. In its crystalline transparency tinted a delicate luminous pink, a deceptively casual, yet utterly chic dress is revealed – perfect for setting sail!

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Ma Robe Plissée will be available as a 30, 50, and 100 ml Eau de Toilette. Come into the wonderful world of Guerlain.

 

 

 

 

Guerlain Muguet Millésime 2019

French Maison Guerlain maintains their tradition of the annual limited edition of the Muguet perfume. The original version was created in 1908 by Jacques Guerlain, while its second saga began with the reinterpretation by Jean-Paul Guerlain in 1998. The latest version is Thierry Wasser’s, a modernized edition presented in 2016. Every year since 2006, Muguet Eau de Toilette has been showcased in a new limited edition and a special flacon, beautifully enhanced by the work of an artisan to become an exceptional piece.

Under the artisans’ attentive eye and expert hands, the silkworms create a ribbon of immaculate silk, which then becomes one with the iconic Bee flacon like a second skin.

This year, Guerlain has partnered with Sericyne, an innovative manufacture that possesses revolutionary know-how: natural non-woven 3D silk. Under the artisans’ attentive eye and expert hands, the silkworms create a ribbon of immaculate silk, which then becomes one with the iconic Bee bottle like a second skin.

 

Sericyne – established at the heart of the Cévennes, the historic cradle of French silk culture – has fashioned an incredibly delicate silk adornment. An innovative, meticulously crafted masterpiece born of unique patented know-how, it is produced by some twenty silkworms, then stamped with a scattering of 69 bees and gilded with the name of the perfume.

Top notes: Green notes
Heart notes: Note of lily of the valley, Lilac
Base notes: Rose, Jasmine

It adorns the Bee bottle, at the heart of which lies the fragrance Muguet, reinterpreted by Thierry Wasser in 2016 in a natural, modern version. Guerlain perpetuates the tradition of Muguet, a luxurious rendez vous that celebrates the arrival of spring. A limited and numbered edition (5019 pieces available worldwide), that pays tribute to lily-of-the-valley ’s little good-luck charm bell. The 2019 Millésime celebrates the poetic and sensory meeting between the bee and the silkworm.

A true collectors item. Guerlain Muguet Millésime 2019 is available as a 125 ml Eau de Toilette limited and numbered edition (5019 pieces available worldwide). Come into the beautiful worlds of Guerlain and Sericyne.

 

 

 

 

Inspired by the treasures of the Oriënt Guerlain Cuir Intense

French Maison Guerlain one of the leading perfume and cosmetic houses in the world today launching acclaimed and praised perfumes with irresistible charms. This year, a new unisex perfume appears on the market, Guerlain Cuir Intense as a pleasant and intense spicy/oriental perfume. This new perfume comes as a limited edition and is part of the brand’s exquisite Les Absolus d’Orient Collection. Guerlain Cuir Intense is intense, long-lasting, more masculine, but sexy enough to please both men and women. 

Inspired by the treasures of the Oriënt, in its creation, the perfumer builds diversity between the powerful woody notes and leather harmonise, that giving way to the luminous osmanthus flower, shining a light upon its fruity apricot facets.

Created from the quest of the most noble raw materials, the Absolus d’Orient Collection is an invitation to a journey of the senses with unique oriental fragrances. Get a glimpse of a captivating region that unveils a few of its secrets through woody, ambery or spicy scents. Created by their Master Perfumer, these warm and heady fragrances bring together all the power and beauty of the Orient with the French elegance, their Perfume House signature since 1828.

For the sixth release of the Absolus d’Orient collection, Thierry Wasser created a bewitching fragrance with the powerful leather note. For this powerful and contrasted creation, Guerlain’s master Perfumer, drew inspiration from the noble material. As an exclusive raw material, leather is part of a thousand-year tradition in the Orient. With this fragrance, Thierry Wasser pays tribute to its strength, its softness and its sensuality.

Top notes: Osmanthus, Ylang Ylang
Hart: Leather, Musk
Basis: Virginia cedarwood, Sandalwood, Tobacco

The Virginian cedarwood adds structure to the deep and mysterious creation with the woody note that sublimates and unveils the diversity between the raw materials. while the osmanthus flower brings a sweet and apricot facet.

 

Guerlain Cuir Intense comes in brand’s iconic bottle shape, yet colored in sparkling brown color adorned with a gold cap and ribbon to make this perfume not only smell expensive but also to look attractive and expensive. This perfume opens with a hint of intense spicy oriental aroma, but quickly and nicely calms with sweet vanilla notes. 

Guerlain Cuir Intense is available as 125ml Eau de Parfum. Come into the wonderful world of Guerlain.

 

 

 

 

Guerlain Shalimar Souffle d’Orange

French Maison Guerlain is one of the most famous perfume houses in the world today. Founded in 1828 by French designer Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain, Guerlain is one of the oldest perfume houses that still remain to win a lot of women and men’s hearts.

Every Guerlain perfume is created with attention to details. All of them are mainly floral and sensual fragrances with a mysterious power to seduce. First Guerlain perfume, Eau de Cologne Impériale, was launched in 1850 and since then it has launched over 300 perfumes for both men and women. Some of the well-known ‘classic’ perfumes of the Maison that are still available, besides Eau de Cologne Impériale, are L’Heure Blue (1912), Mitsouko (1919), and Shalimar (1925), which is one of the best loved perfumes of all time.

Guerlain introduces a new version of the Maison’s iconic Shalimar perfume, this time with a more fresher composition, Shalimar Souffle d’Orange. Guerlain Shalimar Souffle d’Orange is another luxurious and eponymous perfume for women and the new flanker to the original and iconic Shalimar.

 

This time, the perfumer of the perfume is Thierry Wasser – who created a breath-taking aroma made of fresh orange blossom notes nice mixed with flowers. This fragrance is as exclusive and unique as the precious ingredients it blends, a nice moment that simply turns into eternity. Guerlain Shalimar Souffle d’Orange opens with fresh notes of bergamot, mandarin, and petitgrain along with Calabrian neroli and Sambac jasmine notes. The base calms down with sandalwood, vanilla, and orange blossom absolute.

Top notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Petitgrain
Heart notes: Neroli, Jasmine sambac
Base notes: Orange blossom, absolute, Sandalwood, Vanilla

Like all earlier Shalimar versions, Shalimar Souffle Souffle d’Orange also comes in a beautiful fountain inspired flacon. This time the eye-catching flacon is very nicely and brightly decorated made of fresh ingredients to leave an unusual, long-lasting, tempting aroma.

Guerlain Shalimar Souffle d’Orange is available as 50ml Eau de Parfum. Come into the wonderful world of Guerlain.