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.

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Showing posts with label perfume. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 7, 2023

Terracotta Voile d`Ete c1999

Terracotta Voile d`Ete by Guerlain: launched in 1999. Created by Mathilde Laurent based on the vintage formula of Quand Vient l'Été by Jacques Guerlain.



Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Un Air de Samsara c1995

Un Air de Samsara: launched in 1995.  It was created by Jean-Paul Guerlain as a lighter and fresher version of the successful oriental perfume 'Samara'.




Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Muguet Millesime c2016

Muguet Millesime 2016: launched in 2016. Created by Thierry Wasser.

From Guerlain:
"Every year since 2006, the Exclusive Muguet Eau de Toilette by Guerlain blossoms anew on 1st May in a luxurious numbered limited edition..A wonderful gift idea for a loved one."



Friday, June 3, 2016

Shalimar Souffle de Parfum Collector Flacon c2016

Shalimar Souffle de Parfum Collector Flacon: launched in 2016 as a limited edition collector's bottle, the fragrance remains the same.



Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Le Bouquet de la Reine c2016

Le Bouquet de la Reine by Guerlain: launched in 2016.

Created by Thierry Wasser as a limited edition to be sold only through subscription from February 17, 2016 until May 17, 2016. Funds collected from the sale of this perfume will help with the restoration of the royal apartments in the Palace of Versailles in France.





Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Promenade des Anglais c2016

Promenade des Anglais by Guerlain: launched in 2016 as part of the Les Parisiennes line. Interpreted as "a chic escape in Provence."


Friday, December 11, 2015

Ambre Eternel c2016

Ambre Éternel by Guerlain: to be launched in January 2016. Created by Thierry Wasser as a companion piece to Santal Royal. These are part of a new fragrance series called "Les Absolus d'Orient", a name which Guerlain trademarked on Oct 29, 2015. The next fragrance in this series may be Oud Essentiel, as Guerlain trademarked this name on Dec 1, 2015.








Wednesday, November 4, 2015

c2008 180 Year Anniversary Flacon (Shalimar Yellow Gold)

To celebrate 180 years in business, Guerlain presented Shalimar in a limited edition flacon. In the year of the 180th anniversary of existence of Guerlain (2008), beautiful flacon titled "Shalimar Yellow Gold" and is in eau de toilette concentration.


Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Guerlain Bath Salts Bottle c1920s

This 7" tall, clear glass, square shaped bottle was used to hold bath salts. The stopper was molded into the shape of a cup, so that you could precisely measure the amount of recommended salt crystals to be poured into your bath water. Some people have confused this bottle with being an eye wash container and eye bath. The base of the bottle is molded with "Guerlain France Paris".

You can see the exact image shown in a 1924 Park & Tilford advertisement for Guerlain talc and bath salts. The top of the stopper looks kinda funny as the sealing membrane is covering the cup and making it slightly hard to see in the ad. Also, note that in the advertisement, the bath salts were available in only the L'Heure Bleue and Rue de la Paix scents at the time of printing. The frosted glass talcum powder bottle was available in Mitsouko, L'Heure Bleue, Rue de la Paix and Guerlinade.


Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Vintage 1990s Limited Edition Mitsouko 50ml EDT & Silk Chiffon Handkerchief

Vintage 1990s Limited Edition Mitsouko 50ml Eau de Toilette Spray + Silk Chiffon Handkerchief.

Interesting presentation box in cream with "sponge" type gilded accents. The box has a circular "window" on the front revealing the label on the bottle. Inside the lid of the box is a small slot where the handkerchief is stored.

The silk chiffon handkerchief is printed with the woodcut image usually found on the presentation box for Mitsouko and L'Heure Bleue parfum.

The box is marked "Guerlain Copyright 1995".




images: ebay seller us-sport-mitte

Monday, October 5, 2015

Flacon Tortue Parfum Exceptional Edition c2015

For the 2015 Holiday season, Guerlain issued a new limited edition luxury perfume bottle called the "Flacon Tortue Parfum Exceptional Edition." 

This year we are treated to a reissue of the exclusive Baccarat turtle bottle, first used in 1914 for the perfume Parfum des Champs Elysees. The front of the bottle is emblazoned with a gold foil label featuring the vintage style font for "Guerlain Paris" and familiar sun king image. Black and gold silk baudruchage is wound tightly around the neck and stopper of the bottle terminating in a wide swath of silk tassel held in place by the gold Guerlain G seal.

Housed inside this new edition is a special edition of the Le Parfum du 69 perfume. Only 47 numbered pieces will be available for sale. The exclusive flacon holding 60 ml of Parfum will retail for an astounding price of 9,500 €.




Monday, September 21, 2015

Shalimar 90th Anniversary Exceptional Edition Flacon c2015

This year Guerlain treats us to another exceptional collector's flacon just in time for the holidays. To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Shalimar, a gorgeous deep cobalt blue crystal flacon has been created by famed glass works Waltersperger. The flacon is adorned with a 22kt gilded branch which is attached around the neck of the bottle. Two blown glass birds, symbolizing the eternal love between Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, perched upon the branch are handmade by Maison Desrues and richly covered in silver, blue and gold enamel. The bottle holds an impressive 1.5 litres of Shalimar extrait. Only 17 of these limited edition flacons are available this year.


Friday, September 18, 2015

Shalimar Souffle de Parfum Collectible Flacon c2015

Shalimar Souffle de Parfum Collectible Flacon by Guerlain: launched in 2015. This is only a limited edition collectible flacon, with no change to the perfume.



Thursday, September 17, 2015

Carmen Le Bolshoï c2015

Carmen Le Bolshoï by Guerlain: to be launched in October 2015. Created by Thierry Wasser. Presented as a limited edition made expressly for Russia's Le Bolshoï theater in Moscow. Celebrating Le Bolshoï's 240th anniversary, the theatre is presenting a special perfume, Carmen along with a performance of the opera of the same name (which is also celebrating an anniversary, it's 140th).



BEWARE!!! COUNTERFEIT GUERLAIN FRAGRANCES

I hate to break it to you, but Guerlain is being counterfeited. These perfumes are being sold on various websites as "manufacturer's rejects" or "defective" perfumes, they are unboxed and "may have defects".

Also sold as:
  • "sephora dubai"
  • "Dubai AAA"
  • "Gred AAA"
  • "1-1 Copy" 
  • "1:1"
  • "1-1"
  • "1:1 AAA"
  • "1VS1"
  • "Grade AAA"
  • "AAA Quality"
  • "Grade AA"
  • "Grade AAA Replica"
  • "Super AAA"
  •  "Super A"
  • "Super Gred"
  • "5A Gred"
  • "One Drop Perfume"
  • "Original Reject Perfume"
  • "Similarity: 95%-99% Same As Original"
  • "90%LIKE ORIGINAL DUBAI GRED 5A"
Also some wholesaler's of COUNTERFEIT PERFUME TESTERS are describing their goods as follows:
"All perfume ingredients are imported from France. So quality will be much better than other suppliers'. And we put more fragrance capacity into every perfumes and freezing it for a long time, so smell can last for a long time. Normally it can keeps 1-2 days, even some Super AAA quality and 1-1 Copies can last more than 3 days."
This was also found on a counterfeiters site:
"1. What is Is 1VS1 fragrance ?                                              
The best quality copy fragrance!!!
2. What is 1VS1 fragrance?                                      
1VS1 fragrance, of good quality, is similar to the origin and smell 70% - 90% same."



 Here is more from other sites:


"Grade AAA Sephora Dubai | 99% Like Original
Not From China | Not From Indonesia
Odor Remained Up To 8 Hours
Perfume & Bottle - BEST QUALITY in Town"
"Grade AAA Sephora Dubai | 99% Bau Sama Seperti Original
Bukan Perfume China | Bukan Perfume Indonesia
Bau Mampu Bertahan Sehingga 8 Jam
Kualiti Bukan Seperti Di Pasar Malam"

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Ne M'Oubliez Pas c2015

Ne M'Oubliez Pas by Guerlain: will be launched around September 21, 2015. Created by Thierry Wasser as a limited edition fragrance for women. The name derives from one of Guerlain's earliest lipstick lines, created in 1870 and known as the first modern day lipstick sold in a tube.



Monday, August 17, 2015

Flacon L'Urne Antique c1830

1830 Guerlain perfume bottle and stopper, used for various scents, clear glass, molded address label., edge chipping on stopper plug. Bottle stands 4" tall.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Magnum Import Perfume Bottles

The Magnum Import Company was an importer from New York who repackaged French perfumes for sale to the American market during the early 1920s.

You can find Magnum bottles with name of Caron, Guerlain, Coty, Grenoville, Rosine, D'Orsay, Roger et Gallet, Houbigant, Dedon

Magnum was wholly independent from these companies.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Mon Exclusif c2015

Mon Exclusif by Guerlain: launched in 2015. Created by Thierry Wasser.

To make a customized fragrance more accessible to those without unlimited purse strings, Guerlain has introduced Mon Exclusif, a fragrance that you can rename yourself.