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Guerlain Insolence in packaging dispute

Posted by Robin on 24 October 2006 8 Comments

A French court has ordered Guerlain to stop marketing Insolence in its current packaging:

Judge Claude Vallet, who deals with urgent cases at Paris’s Court of First Instance, found that the packaging by Serge Mansau, composed of three half-spheres atop each other, was too similar to a design registered by Jean-Claude Cardiet of Paris firm Cardiet Design…

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Guerlain Nuit d'Amour ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 23 October 2006 4 Comments

Guerlain Nuit d'Amour perfume

Guerlain has launched Nuit d’Amour, a new fragrance by perfumer Jean-Paul Guerlain.

Nuit d’Amour was inspired by the Klimt painting Dame au Chapeau et Boa de Plumes…

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Guerlain Eau de Lit: new home fragrance

Posted by Robin on 12 October 2006 4 Comments

Guerlain Eau de Lit home fragrance

Guerlain's Eau de Lit is a new bedding spray created by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian.

The fragrance notes include bergamot, star anise, coriander leaves, sage, neroli, vanilla and musk.

(via aufeminin, absolufeminin)

Guerlain Insolence perfume review

Posted by Robin on 17 August 2006 77 Comments

Guerlain Insolence advert with Hilary Swank

Insolence is the latest fragrance release from Guerlain. Insolence was created by Maurice Roucel, and the notes include violet, raspberry, red fruit pulp, rose, orange blossom, iris, tonka bean, musk and sandalwood. According to Escentual…

In a break away from the traditional pyramid structure, Insolence is contructed around the first olfactive spiral. Rather than a slow progression from head to base, the notes spiral and continue to circulate so that your favourite notes remain prominent from flight to finish.

The perfume is fronted by actress Hilary Swank, in keeping with Guerlain’s stated aim “…to attract women who like Guerlain, but don’t feel ready for it yet, which translates into a younger target…” (via cosmeticnews). I would have thought that aim had already been accomplished with L’Instant (2003, and also by Maurice Roucel), but perhaps the target age here is younger still…

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Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely Liquid Satin, Esprit Horizon, Guerlain Lights of Champs Elysees: new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 12 August 2006 14 Comments

Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely Liquid Satin fragrance

Sarah Jessica Parker will launch Lovely Liquid Satin, “an alcohol-free, silicone-based sprayable scent”, in September:

Liquid Satin has top notes of mandarin, rosewood, lavender and apple martini; a heart of patchouli, paperwhites and orchid, and a drydown of cedar, white amber and musk…

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