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.
Bouquet de L'Exposition by Guerlain: launched in 1867. Created for Guerlain's exhibit at the 1867 World's Fair.
So what does it smell like? This charming floral fragrance fragrance contains rose, honeysuckle and Philadelphus.
Discontinued, date unknown.
Eau Aromatique de Montpellier by Guerlain: launched in 1840.
So what does it smell like? It has been described as "being in a garden full of flowers in full bloom."
Discontinued, date unknown.
Photo by Yoka, from a Guerlain exhibit.
Extrait de Gualtheria: launched in 1843.
So what does it smell like? Oil of wintergreen, true (Gualtheria procum- bens) — This is a plant of North America, known as the tea-berry or partridge-berry.
Extrait de Gualtheria. Photo by Yoka, from a Guerlain exhibit.
Flacon Mauresque (Moorish) c1910 - ?
Bottle created by Pochet et du Courval for various perfumes. Beautifully enameled decoration. Based on a 17th century Persian or Moorish perfume flacon in the Guerlain family collection. This flacon was also used for other Guerlain perfumes. Specifically tailored for custom perfume. Guests can choose perfume bottle shape, stopper shape, decoration and color of flowers.
- 250cc/250ml/8.4 oz - 22.5cm/8.86"
Arabian Cologne, photo by Yoka, bottle was from a Guerlain exhibit.
Young Princess by Guerlain: launched in 1892. This perfume was created for the Spanish King Alfonso XIII's daughter, Marie de Bourbon.
Flacon Lalique c1925-1963
Bottle created by Lalique to hold extraits of Bouquet de Faunes and Jasmin. The maiden’s face on the front of the bottle was taken from the entrance to the Guerlain boutique at 68 Avenue Champs-Elysées, Paris, France.
This bottle was catalogued by Lalique as "Vasque Louis XVI".
- 80ml/2.7 oz - 9.7cm/3.82" (1925-1963)
- 125ml/4.2 oz - 11cm/4.33" (1925-1958)
- 250ml/8.4 oz - 13.5cm/5,.31" (1925-1960)
- 1925-1940: 1st version with waves just below neck
- 1940-1963: 2nd flat version without waves, marked "Made in France" on the foot
Original presentation box, made up of leather. Photo by Drouot.
See how the baudruchage cords are threaded through the stopper and wrapped around the neck. Photos by Chanelle at parfumo
Atomizer, photo by Bonhams.
Photo showing the stopper and the label. Photo by mona lisa
