The glass flacons look otherworldly and the labels bear designs that look vintage sufficient to be displayed within the Louvre. It has names like Relique d’Amour and L’Eau de Madame – take a single spritz and you’d be whisked to an period when perfumes had been an expensive necessity among the many the Aristocracy. This was a time of gilded halls, gleaming chandeliers, powdered wigs and when the male ruling class trotted round in heels.Such is the historical past {that a} small quantity of French fragrance houses command, many of which boast being suppliers to pre-guillotine French royalty. These manufacturers are nonetheless producing the identical scents for hundreds of years and have little or no presence exterior of (*7*). Relique d’Amour for example is from Oriza Legrand, a maison based in 1702 whereas L’Eau de Madame is produced by Féret Parfumeur, based in 1885.
That these impartial fragrance houses have survived via world wars, large political and societal upheaval whereas heading off an infinitely rising checklist of opponents is testomony to its high quality, and discreet recognition.Here, we highlight seven of (*7*)’s oldest fragrance manufacturers that may give you a whiff of historical past.
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