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jacques guerlain

Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.

Credits21 perfumes
Houses1
SignatureFloral
Catalog · 21

The compositions

1912 · other
iri·iri·ton·van
Guerlain · 1912

L’Heure Bleue Extract

The anise appears immediately—not as absinthe's sharpness but as a soft aromatic haze softening the bergamot.

1925 · parfum
ton·van·amb·jas
Guerlain · 1925

Shalimar Parfum

Shalimar opens with a brief flash of bright bergamot before surrendering almost immediately to its true architecture: a pillowy, amber-laced warmth built on tonka bean and vanilla.

2008 · other
Guerlain · 2008

Shalimar Yellow Gold Limited Edition

1919 · other
oak·pea·vet·jas
Guerlain · 1919

Mitsouko Extract

The legendary chypre that taught the world what a chypre could be.

1919 · edc
Guerlain · 1919

Mitsouko Eau de Cologne

1996 · other
Guerlain · 1996

Champs Elysees Extract

1904 · other
Guerlain · 1904

Mouchoir de Monsieur

2009 · other
Guerlain · 2009

Shalimar Oiseau de Paradis

1933 · other
oak·ber·jas·iri
Guerlain · 1933

Vol de Nuit

Vol de Nuit opens with a tense brightness—citrus and galbanum cut through the darkness like runway lights, while narcissus adds a green, almost medicinal edge.

1921 · other
Guerlain · 1921

Guerlinade

1933 · other
Guerlain · 1933

Sous le Vent

1936 · other
Guerlain · 1936

Vega

2010 · parfum
Guerlain · 2010

Shalimar Edition Charms Eau de Parfum

1929 · other
amb·ber·ros·jas
Guerlain · 1929

Liu

Liu arrived in 1929 as a tribute to the Puccini heroine — and carries that operatic pedigree in its bones.

1912 · other
ton·van·iri·ber
Guerlain · 1912

L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette

L'Heure Bleue opens with a fleeting brightness—bergamot softened by anise's herbal sweetness—before sinking into something deeper and more melancholic.

1906 · other
iri·ber·san·iri
Guerlain · 1906

Apres l'Ondee

The first breath is powdery iris dusted with anise and soft citrus, an odd sweetness like violets after rain.

1912 · parfum
iri·iri·ton·van
Guerlain · 1912

L'Heure Bleue Eau de Parfum

L'Heure Bleue opens with a shimmer of citrus and anise that quickly gives way to its true nature: a twilight meditation on powder and flowers.

1925 · other
ton·van·jas·ber
Guerlain · 1925

Shalimar Eau de Toilette

The first spray is a bright citrus flare—bergamot and lemon cutting through warm air—but it doesn't linger alone.

1919 · parfum
oak·ber·pea·ros
Guerlain · 1919

Mitsouko Eau de Parfum

The oakmoss arrives first, dense and shadowed, followed by a bright slash of bergamot that never quite disperses the gloom.

1919 · other
oak·pea·ber·jas
Guerlain · 1919

Mitsouko Eau de Toilette

The first spray reveals a tart brightness—bergamot cutting through ripe peach and rose, the classic chypre tension already apparent.

1990 · parfum
van·ton·inc·amb
Guerlain · 1990

Shalimar Eau de Parfum

The opening is bright but brief—bergamot and lemon barely settle before giving way to something darker and more layered.

jacques guerlain — perfumer · Sillage