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Pierre-François-Pascal
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In 1828, Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain opened his first shop street of Rivoli in Paris, he created different perfumes for each customer. In 1840, he was installed in buildings on the street of Peace, a place very the fashion has. He composed of the fragrances to measure for many personalities. he is assisted of him two sons, Aimé and Gabriel, he acquires a great reputation. He becomes official provider of the queen of Belgium. |
In 1853, the "EAU DE COLOGNE IMPERIALE", intends to the epouse of Napoléon III, is worth the patent of Royal Provider to him. Its bottle is flowering ash of the imperial furnished gold bees. It is always manufactures nowadays.
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Eau Impériale |
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Below, family tree of the Guerlain family
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Eau de Cologne du Coq |
With the death of Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain, the functions of manager and creator were distributed between his two sons Gabriel and Aimé. Aime took in hand the creation of new perfumes. In 1884, FLEUR D’ITALIE, in 1885, SKINE and in 1887, ROCOCO. In 1889, JICKY will transport Guerlain perfumery in one new era of modernity. Gabriel drew the bottle in homage to his father with a stopper representing a champagne stopper. After JICKY, Aimé created EXCELLENCE in 1890, BELLE-FRANCE in 1892 and CIPRICIME, EAU DE COLOGNE DU COQ in 1894.
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Aprés l'ondée |
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In 1895, Jacques Guerlain (son of Gabriel) created JARDIN DE MON CURE. In 1900, VOILA POURQUOI J’AIMAIS ROSINE and in 1904, CHAMPS ELYSEES and its Baccarat crystal bottle in the shape of tortoise. APRES L’ONDEE, always available to Guerlain, was launched in 1906. |
Mitsouko |
In 1912, It takes the succession of Aimé and invents l’HEURE BLEUE. This evoque perfume the favourite moment of the day of Jacques, when, says it, "the sun is layer, the night however did not fall. This is suspended hour. The hour when man is finally harmonizes some with the world of the light ". The bottle is imagined by Raymond Guerlain MITSOUKO ("mystery in Japanese ") will be born in 1919. |
Shalimar |
In 1925, at the time of the exposure of decorative arts, SHALIMAR an immense success will gain. The creation of this perfume holds of a very great chance. It appeared that Jacques Guerlain, would have poured some vanilla drops of synthesis in bottle JICKY "right to see". It Created SHALIMAR. Shalimar indicating the superb garden of Srinagar which the Jahan Shah created in homage to his late wife. |
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In 1929, creation of LIU.
In 1933, Jacques Guerlain imagines a new perfume: VOL DE NUIT, in homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Air France Company.
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Vol de Nuit |
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The Guerlain factories were victims of bombardments during the Second World war. This one remained quiet in after war.
In 1955, Jacques Guerlain created his last perfume ODE with the assistance of his grandson, Jean-Paul (18 years), heir to the "nose".
Jean Paul Guerlain and his grand
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Chant d'Arômes |
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Jean-Paul Guerlain created perfumes of the Company since 1956. In 1959, it composes VETIVER, in 1962, CHANT D’AROME and in 1965, HABIT ROUGE, his second male fragrance.
Parure |
In 1969, Raymond Guerlain composed CHAMADE, his last creation before dying following year. Launching of L’EAU DE GUERLAIN
Nahema |
in 1974, Jean-Paul Guerlain creates PARURE, in 1975 in homage to his mother, FIRST in 1976, SILENCES in 1978. For the creation of NAHEMA in 1979, Jean-Paul Guerlain took as a starting point Catherine Deneuve. JARDINS DE BAGATELLE in 1983, DERBY in 1985, SAMSARA in 1989, UN AIR DE SAMSARA and CHAMPS ELYSEES in 1996. |
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| Robert Granai drew all the Guerlain bottles since 1959 in particular CHAMPS ELYSEES. In 1997, Guerlain launched a new version of VEGA (left for the first time in 1936) in a bottle manufactured in series limited by Baccarat. In 1998, a perfume in limited edition, GUERLINADE, commemorates the bicentenary of the birth of the company. |
Guerlinade |
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Since the first shop, street of Rivoli, in 1928, the Guerlain house produced more than 300 perfumes.
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