Reminiscence to the salt scent of youthful skin during summer nights. The memories of summer, women curves and beach dunes.This fragrance constitutes a pure amber composition.
The Pura Esencia line is created following a proprietary artisanal process that does not include filtration. This product could present sedimentation or cloudiness, a normal sign which reflects the quality of the product and the nature of its ingredients.
A deep and smokey amber perfume with floral flourishes, inspired by this key design material of the era. A warm amber, spiced with aromatic and smokey blonde tobacco tells the story of Art Deco decadence. A riot of flourishing florals and dried fruits join the melee of fine ingredients, creating an indulgent blend.
A romantic and dynamic story of the Art Deco period is bought to life in pure perfume pleasure.
THE STORY: Famed as the Eighth Wonder of the World, The Amber Room was presented to Peter the Great by the King of Prussia. Glowing at the heart of Catherine Palace near St Petersburg, the chamber was lined entirely with amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors. When lit with more than five hundred candles it was reputed to glow like trapped sunshine and fiery gold. Created by melting together amber, Cognac and honey, its history and brilliance has inspired the creation of this fragrance.
THE FRAGRANCE: Smoky, warm and glowing, the heady amber, as seductive as its inspiration, is lit with Italian bergamot, sensual Turkish rose and warmed through with spices, cinnamon and cedar wood. Glowing.
A unique olfactory encounter between East and West.
To create the new fragrance in the Absolus d’Orient collection, Guerlain Perfumer Thierry Wasser drew his inspiration from the unique and precious Oud wood : Oud Essentiel. The fragrance is a majestic celebration of this rare ingredient which reveals its true strength and sensuality.
Both mellow and intense, this woody leather fragrance blends the mysterious notes of leather and Frankincense and the sweet notes of Bulgarian Rose in a subtle alchemy.
A unique olfactory encounter between East and West.
PERFUMERS SECRET
Oud wood is a rare and precious raw material carefully enclosed in the heart of Eden-like forests.
An ancient treasure hidden from view, its fortuitous formation in a handful of trees is nothing short of mystical.
This sacred gift imparts all its rich bounty to the new Guerlain fragrance.
A smoky effect, a divine emotion
An ethereal frankincense leaves only a fleeting mark on this fragrance, while rose imprints its fiery accents. But the endless sweetness and exceptional depth come from authentic and majestic ambergris of New Zealand, specially selected by Thierry Wasser for this fragrance. An enigmatic opus to sing the praises of a world devoted to eternity.
PERFUMERS SECRET
Ambergris gives this fragrance its intense character. Amber is one of the most luxurious raw materials in perfumery. Thierry Wasser used it to create an exceptional communelle by assembling blocks of amber according to their scent (salty, marine, warm, animal) to attain the perfect note. Ideal for men and women alike.
This bold and spicy oud rose is a powerful, rich statement scent befitting an emperor. The blend is bold, daring and refined.
Saffron, pink pepper and incense create a strong oriental tone and the smoky amber and rich velvety Bulgarian rose heart colour the powerful Iranian oud and leathery base.
INPSIRATION
Octavian, Emperor Augustus, first emperor of the Roman empire and Caesar’s chosen son and heir. He oversaw the greatest expansion of the Roman empire across the Silk Road, through east and west Europe, Iran, Persia, Egypt, and into China. His reign oversaw a time of great wealth, alliances, peace and success.
Bulgarian rose, Persian incense, Iranian oud and spices from the East combine to create the fragrance of an empire.
“I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble” Emperor Augustus
Celestial is an oriental woody floral with a heart of frankincense and exotic roses.
Complex, light and very wearable. The spices and frankincense lend a light oriental tone to the aromatic woody base and the triumvirate of roses featuring Bulgarian rose, Indian rose absolut and Turkish rose.
The olibanum at the heart of this scent is a light, lemony incense with a conifer undertone.
It settles into a light warm woody base with colour and complexity. Luminous, like the heavenly bodies that inspired it.
INSPIRATION
The Romans were keen astronomers naming the planets after gods, and such was their belief in the power and influence of the skies over their destiny that they were also keen devotees of astrology. Inspired by the glittering night skies, this fragrance heavenly, divine and fit for the gods.
SOLEIL BRULANT CAPTURES THE HIGH-SHINE BRILLIANCE OF THE GOLDEN SUN BEAMING ON A PRIVATE OASIS. THE SUNKISSED FRESHNESS OF MANDARIN AND BERGAMOT MINGLES WITH SPICY PINK PEPPERCORN, GIVING WAY TO AN ORNATE AND REGAL FLORAL HEART WHILE ORANGE FLOWER ABSOLUTE AND A NOTE OF RADIANT BLACK HONEY RELEASE A SEDUCTIVE VAPOR. THE BACKGROUND BRINGS THE BURNISHED WARMTH OF DECADENT AMBER EMBELLISHED WITH RESINS AND WOODS. AN AIR OF VETIVER AND LEATHER STOKES THE SMOKINESS OF EXTRAVAGANT INCENSE.
LEATHERY
Our Fashion Capitals collection takes it's inspiration from some of the world's most iconic cities, which also are regarded as luxury fashion, shopping and cultural destinations.
London, Paris, Milan and New York are the No.1 annual fashion show destinations that set the tone for international fashion and trends for the coming year and have launched careers of some of the most famous names in the industry from legendary fashion designers to tempestuous and iconic supermodels.
Milan, the City of style and the fashion capital of Italy where you can find rich history, art and culture.
The vision for a fragrance named after this great city was creating a fresh citrus a spicy top note using a mix of sicilian bergamot and orange adding saffron and thyme. Then comes the aromatic magic touch of the olibanum, jasmine and fruity notes to compose the character of the fragrance.
The long lasting base has woody notes, vanilla, musk and amber adding a generous amount of an exclusive leather accord.
INSPIRED BY TOM FORD'S LOVE OF FINE LEATHER, THIS ULTRA-SEXY INTERPRETATION CAPTURES THE PRIMAL, ANIMALISTIC SCENT OF LEATHER AND ITS SMOOTH VOLUPTUOUS QUALITIES. A MODERN CLASSIC, THE ADDITION OF OLIBANUM, NIGHT BLOOMING JASMINE, AND BLACK SUEDE GIVES IT A DISTINCTIVE, MODERN SPIN THAT IS RAW YET REFINED, SENSUAL YET SOPHISTICATED.
Woody
These Sombres Dessins have replaced a ‘g’ with an ‘s’, abandoning Machiavellian and slightly worrying dark designs to instead give free reign to draw on the consummate art of conquest. A dark and shadowy seducer, this perfume plays on emotions and is always three moves ahead on the chessboard of feelings. Hot and urbane, spicy and sensual, he kindles the fire that is under the ice. When finesse is coupled with unfailing instinct, resistance is futile.
LA LITURGIE DES HEURES
Aromatic, woody, oriental
A venerable Roman chapel in the south of Italy or a monastery lost in the perfumed hills of Greece… Here, time is of no importance. There is only eternity. On the cool flagstones, worn to a satiny polish over the centuries, the Mediterranean summer’s burning caress exalts an infinite love, almost holy. Suspended in the air is a perfume of mysticism and mystery, hinting at a torrid, almost violent fever. Incense, olibanum and myrrh, immemorial aromas for entire, impetuous passion, ready for communion.
Cypress, incense, musk
In a great shimmer, Ginger, Nutmeg and Cardamom provoke a verbal joust with the burst of a high and pretentious Rose in reaction to Olibanum’s retort. The response to a waft of Tabacco was not long in coming, so that in the end, Oud, who was roused by Patchouli, also understood his arrogance.
