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Showing posts with label 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014. Show all posts

Saturday, July 11, 2015

La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Toilette c2012

La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Toilette by Guerlain: launched in 2012.

From Guerlain:
"I am absolutely essential and utterly irresistible. I am the chic and very glamorous perfumed creation by Guerlain. My fragrance is a fresh and swirling floral lace, embroidered with sparkling fruity notes. My glass showcase is the legendary "heart-shaped" bottle, which has been boldly reinterpreted with a modern touch. Its crystalline transparency, tinged with a delicate, powdery pink, reveals a silhouette of my sophisticated little strapless dress, ready to dance! 


Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Idylle Love Blossom c2014

Idylle Love Blossom by Guerlain: launched in 2014. Created by Thierry Wasser. It is a limited edition fragrance found only at exclusive international airports.

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Le Bolshoi - Black Swan by Guerlain c2014

Le Bolshoi - Black Swan by Guerlain: launched in 2014. This year's edition is the third that Guerlain has created for the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. The flacon is the familiar quadrilobe shape, topped with the atomizer. However, we are told that the perfume contained therein will be different than the Les Secrets de Sophie perfume that was housed in the two previous editions. Monsieur Guerlain has mentioned that during the press party, it was revealed that the perfume will have a "woody, milky, fresh and sparkling" note and based on a prominent sandalwood note.

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral woody musk fragrance for women.

  • Top notes: milky accord, mandarin, lemon and bergamot
  • Middle notes: lily of the valley, violet, rose and jasmine
  • Base notes: white musk, vanilla, sandalwood and cedar


The perfume is only available limited quantities in Moscow and retails for 375 € for 60ml.




Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Guerlain's 2014 Holiday Beauty Collection

As you may have read on other blogs, this year Guerlain has brought back it's gorgeous gilded bowtie flacon for usage in it's limited edition shimmer powder for their luxurious 2014 Holiday Beauty Collection named A Night at the Opera. Included in this theme are several other limited edition products bearing the iconic Coque D'Or bow tie symbol.








'Coque d'Or' Iridescent Perfumed Powder (Limited Edition)

Graceful and feather-light, Guerlain Coque d'Or Iridescent Perfumed Powder is a subtle glitter for body and hair. For the first time since its creation, Guerlain has reproduced the original bottle and reinterpreted it in gold-lacquered glass. With a mere press of the bulb, the twirling, airy powder covers the hair and décolleté in a delicate sparkling veil. It's subtly scented with Coque d'Or's legendary chypre notes, recomposed in an exclusive variation.


Notes: bergamot, lavender, iris, rose and patchouli.





'Meteorites' Perles d'Etoile (Limited Edition)

Guerlain Meteorites Perles d'Etoile are light-revealing pearls of powder. The legendary pearls are available in a blend of six light and radiant tones specially designed to enhance your complexion after nightfall under the lights of evening. Its fragrant note of violet adds a light scent while a shimmering finish illuminates your complexion. It comes in a goldtone container with the famous bow inspired by Coque d'Or sculpted on the lid.





'Rouge G de Guerlain - 820 Rouge Parade' Jewel Lipstick Compact (Limited Edition)


Rouge G de Guerlain 820 Rouge Parade is a pure, French-style satin-finish bright red shade for gala evenings—luminous and distinctively elegant. Ready to go out, the exceptional lip color is adorned in red lacquer set off with a golden charm and mechanism. It's the shade worn by Natalia Vodianova in the campaign visual, attracting every eye from her balcony.
















'A Night at the Opera' Eyeshadow Duo

Guerlain’s Duo Eyeshadow palettes feature two stunning colors that work off each other to give your eyes a gorgeous glow. One hue is a pure matte and the other is a luminous veil with a glittering or metallic finish. Simply glide on the matte then layer the veil on top, or wear one at a time to create a look that’s yours alone.













'Petrouchka' Eye & Blush Palette (Limited Edition)

Petrouchka Eye and Blush Palette by Guerlain is filled with makeup essentials for your eyes and cheeks cleverly combined in a golden case adorned with a flat bow in red fabric, which can easily be transformed into a bracelet or hair tie. The limited-edition palette is filled with sophisticated hues, including five finely iridescent eyeshadow shades and four matte or pearlescent blushes.

















'A Night at the Opera - Maxi Shine' Gloss d'Enfer Lip Gloss

Maxi Shine Gloss d'Enfer guarantees lips a shimmering, radiant and plumping finish. Maxi Shine's oil composition creates a moisturizing barrier to ensure an intense softness. Additionally, each shade presents varying degrees of coverage and pigment intensity. The perfect partner for a desirable, appealing smile, Maxi Shine offers tailor-made effects for beautifully enhanced lips















'A Night at the Opera' Nail Lacquer

Guerlain's newest nail lacquers are indispensable allies for accomplished femininity. The ultra-vibrant shades incorporate adhesive resins to offer a perfectly even sheen that lasts for days. Using each shade's extra-flat and widened brush, the easy-to-use formula imparts a shiny, daring and immaculate finish.

















'Shalimar' Eau de Parfum Set

To celebrate the season, Guerlain invites you into its fairy universe to discover an enchanted Christmas tree, where every decoration is a wink to the House symbols.

Inspired by the passionate love story between an emperor and an Indian princess, Shalimar, which means “temple of love” in Sanskrit, symbolizes the promise of eternal love forevermore. It’s a fragrance of desire. With its smoldering and slightly impertinent character, the star oriental fragrance in perfumery embodies skin-caressing sensuality with a hint of the forbidden.
Set includes:
- Eau de Parfum (1.7 oz.)
- Eau de Parfum Purse Spray (0.5 oz.)

Monday, October 6, 2014

Le Trouble d’Eugénie - 160 Year Anniversary of the Bee Bottle c2013

Le Trouble d’Eugénie- was one of several special presentations created in 2013 to mark the 160th anniversary of the creation of the bee bottle, known as the Abeille flacon.




Guerlain commissioned nine “Maîtres d’art” of the Institut National des Métiers d’Art of France. Giving them full artistic freedom to create whatever they could envision to centre around a one litre bee bottle. The resulting incarnations are truly the epitome of one of a kind masterpieces.

The unique bottles were on display at the Maison Guerlain, 68, Champs-Élysées, from the 10th of December 2013 to the 14th of February 2014 and were showcased in photo and video exhibitions in Guerlain’s Exclusive Line Doors in 2014. They will be sold to help fund the “Maîtres d’art – Students” project, in which master artists pass down rare and exceptional skills to apprentices, overseen by the Institut National des Métiers d’Art (INMA). You can read more about the INMA online.

Emmanuel Barrois, Maître d’art – Class of 2010. This talented glass architect works on varied projects, from the monumental to the smaller-scaled creations, always trying to exceed the most limited of possibilities. These adept glassmaking concepts, backed by an extreme technical, prospective and futuristic vision, range from the Beijing Opera to the next canopy of the future Forum des Halles in Paris, measuring almost 30,000 square metres.

“Le Trouble d’Eugénie” (“Eugénie’s Confusion”) 
“Eugénie will be crowned Empress in just a matter of hours. As she is getting ready, the bottle drops. The fragrance spills out in absolute shapes. She loses herself in the dark reflections of this sparkling pool. Blood pounds through her temples. She sees something. It’s time. She is caught in a breath…” The transparent bottle has been knocked over on an opaque black glass tray. Splashes of fragrance in singular and crystal-clear shapes stand out against the unfathomable base. This enigmatic mise en abîme is both illusion and realism. Through this piece, a drama takes form, echoing the destiny of the Empress Eugénie. Movement comes face to face with suspended time."

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Santal Royal by Guerlain c2014

Santal Royal by Guerlain: launched in 2014. According to the October issue of the Harrod's magazine, the fragrance was created to herald the opening of the newly finished Salon de Parfums at the upscale Harrod's department store in London on Oct 16, 2014.


Wednesday, September 24, 2014

L’Å’uf Surprise - 160 Year Anniversary of the Bee Bottle c2013

L’Å’uf Surprise - was one of several special presentations created in 2013 to mark the 160th anniversary of the creation of the bee bottle, known as the Abeille flacon.



Guerlain commissioned nine “Maîtres d’art” of the Institut National des Métiers d’Art of France. Giving them full artistic freedom to create whatever they could envision to centre around a one litre bee bottle. The resulting incarnations are truly the epitome of one of a kind masterpieces.


The unique bottles were on display at the Maison Guerlain, 68, Champs-Élysées, from the 10th of December 2013 to the 14th of February 2014 and were showcased in photo and video exhibitions in Guerlain’s Exclusive Line Doors in 2014. They will be sold to help fund the “Maîtres d’art – Students” project, in which master artists pass down rare and exceptional skills to apprentices, overseen by the Institut National des Métiers d’Art (INMA). You can read more about the INMA online

Fabrice Gohard, Maître d’art – Class of 2010. This highly skilled ornamental gilder learned the familial trade from his father. His lavish water and oil gilding adorn woodwork, balconies and gates. But his superb expertise is also featured on the opulent façades of the Château de Versailles, the magnificent dome of the Invalides and the respendent flame of the Statue of Liberty.

From Guerlain:
“L’Å’uf Surprise” (“The Surprise Egg”)
Like a Fabergé, this is a majestic egg in blown glass whose gold-leaf gilding brings to mind an eggshell that has just been broken: an allegory of the imperial genesis, the bottle and its scent. Inside the object, the Bee bottle is enhanced and shimmers in the lustre of gold. The exquisite refinement of this egg shape is ensured by a floral design painted inside the shell, delivering its secrets to only the most curious of onlookers. Its grace and femininity pay a lovely tribute to the beauty of the Empress Eugénie.

The nine exclusive works of art will be on display at the Maison Guerlain, 68, Champs-Élysées, from the 10th of December 2013 to the 14th of February 2014 and will be showcased in photo and video exhibitions in Guerlain’s Exclusive Line Doors in 2014. They will be sold to help fund the “Maîtres d’art – Students” project, in which master artists pass down rare and exceptional skills to apprentices, overseen by the Institut National des Métiers d’Art (INMA).


Saturday, September 13, 2014

La Petite Robe Noire - Exceptional Limited Edition Collector's Flacon 2014

La Petite Robe Noire - Exceptional Limited Edition Collector's Bottle for Christmas 2014.

Little Black Dress extract (perfume) is housed inside of a monumental black Baccarat crystal bottle 250 ml adorned with Macon Lesquoy and embroidered flower ornamentation. It retails for € 12,000. No change in the perfume formula.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Coque D'Or by Guerlain c2014 Limited Edition Collector's Flacon

Coque D'Or by Guerlain: available in September 2014 as a limited edition collector's flacon filled with a reformulated version of the Coque D'Or perfume originally launched in 1937. Thierry Wasser has successfully recreated this long forgotten fragrance using safer ingredients and perfume materials due to IFRA's regulations (read: without oakmoss, as in the original formula).

Sunday, August 24, 2014

French Kiss c2014

French Kiss by Guerlain: launched in October 2014. Created by Thierry Wasser as an homage to the successful KissKiss lipstick range, which is celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year. French Kiss joins the Les Elixirs Charnels collection of haute fragrances. In keeping the with the feminine lipstick theme, the juice is colored a beautiful shade of pink, which contrasts beautifully against the silver trim of the bottle.

Friday, June 27, 2014

Shalimar Souffle de Parfum c2014

Shalimar Souffle de Parfum by Guerlain: launched in October 2014. Created by Thierry Wasser as limited edition a flanker scent to Shalimar.





Wednesday, April 23, 2014

La Petite Robe Noire 2014 Silver Lace Limited Edition Baccarat Flacon

La Petite Robe Noire by Guerlain: 2014 Silver Lace Limited Edition Baccarat Flacon.

100ml Extrait retailing for $10,100 at the Guerlain boutique. Housed in a vintage Baccarat flacon adorned with lacy silver filigree by Sara Bran.




From Guerlain's website:
"When searching in the archives of the House of Guerlain , fifty vintage "inverted heart" bottles  - hand-made by Baccarat workshops according to the original plan of 1912 - were found . Guerlain has chosen to entrust the last twenty to a craftsman possessing a unique and rare skill: Sara Bran, gold and silver on lace.  
Combining precision , creativity and refinement, her work is inspired by lace textile heritage. For this exceptional limited edition of  La Petite Robe Noire, Sara Bran revives the ancient tradition of the ornamental perfume bottle holder. From massive plates of extremely fine silver, pierced, soldered and polished by hand for many hours. Delicate lace volutes arabesques and interlacing twirling comes conformability vial as would fabric a LBD."


Only 21 numbered pieces are available worldwide.

Muguet by Guerlain 2014 Limited Edition Flacon

Muguet by Guerlain: launched in the 2014 Limited Edition Collector's Flacon. This year's limited edition of the Muguet fragrance is housed in the white bee flacon and rests inside of an elegant bisque holder molded with lilies of the valley motifs. The bottle is adorned with an ivory label and matching ribbon tied around the neck.

Retails for €400.00 for 125ml Eau de Toilette.



From Guerlain's website:

"More than a tradition, it is a real appointment Guerlain proposes each year to celebrate the merry month of May: a new limited and numbered edition of Muguet.  
For this 2014 vintage Guerlain Paris, invites ceramic designer Brigitte Bazelaire, to express her talent, creativity and expertise around the iconic Bees bottle. Artist, poetic and refined creations, she revisits the delicate strands of Muguet in a lovely bisque bottle holder, drawing the contours and playing with a pure and pristine white reliefs. To achieve these pieces of incredible finesse, it is associated with the Porcelain Factory. In their workshops, porcelain of the highest quality is shaped and baked using traditional techniques passed down from generation to generation. The bisque bottle holder appears as the ceramist had imagined, fruit of the mysterious alchemy of earth, water and fire. 
Muguet is part of the Exclusive Collections, fragrances for enthusiasts of rare perfumes, sensitive to noble materials and refined details. It is a piece of Exception and available in France exclusively at Guerlain Boutiques Paris."

Eau de Cashmere c2014

A unisex fragrance to spray directly on your favorite sweaters and cashmere stoles for a cocooning effect of the smartest.


Royal Extract by Guerlain c2014

Royal Extract by Guerlain: launched in 2014 as a limited edition for the famous Harrod's department store in England. The name is a direct tribute to the 1828 perfume, Royal Extract of Flowers, created by Guerlain's founder Pierre-Francois-Pascal, the same year that he established the illustrious company.