Gellé Frères
Paris perfumery since 1826.
Gellé Frères was founded in Paris in 1826 by brothers Jean-Baptiste and Augustin Willeborde Gellé, establishing what is among the oldest continuously operating fragrance brands in France. The house became particularly noted in the nineteenth century for producing perfumed grooming products—notably Eau des Sirènes—that reached aristocratic and bourgeois customers across Europe at a time when Paris perfumery was asserting its global dominance. Operating for nearly two centuries has meant surviving revolutions, wars, and wholesale industry transformation; Gellé Frères persists today as an independent house, recently revived with updated packaging while maintaining its historical formulas as the core of its identity. The brand appeals to fragrance historians, collectors, and consumers drawn to authentic archival perfumery rather than contemporary house releases. Gellé Frères occupies a singular niche: genuine historical depth in a category where most heritage claims are marketing constructions rather than operational fact.
Releases
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
