Angel: futuristic haute couture for the very first gourmand fragrance Angel, or the signature of a truly legendary first Thierry Mugler perfume!
Thierry Mugler is a visionary designer who has always had his own universe, staying ahead of trends and forging his own path. This is precisely how one of his greatest perfumes was conceived. Angel is among the best-selling feminine fragrances on the planet. Considered by many to be the first gourmand perfume in history, it literally created an olfactory movement. So, how about revisiting its history, its composition and the beauty of its bottle? Here is our review on the subject.
Olfastory’s review
Angel by Thierry Mugler, the first gourmand perfume in women's perfumery
If Angel enjoys such renown, it is simply because no other perfume like it had ever been created before. When crafting this fragrance, Thierry Mugler wanted to make a perfume that could resonate with everyone, something close to tenderness, to childhood. He said he wanted to have a sensual connection with Angel, so that one would almost want to eat the person one loves. Yet when he developed his project, he met with the refusal of a great many perfumers, who at the time would not agree to create such a sugary scent. Olivier Cresp accepted, and success followed immediately. Angel by Thierry Mugler is a fragrance synonymous with tenderness, seduction and indulgent regression. Both innocent and glamorous, it is meant for a woman-child, half angel, half demon, which only makes her all the more alluring.
The sugary breath of Angel by Thierry Mugler
Angel by Thierry Mugler is the first juice in history to have dared use gourmand, sugary notes, which have given it an extremely powerful and legendary olfactory signature ever since. Broadly speaking, it is built around an oriental, suave patchouli, wrapped in a praline accord. Chocolate and caramel, for their part, also help to reinforce its tender, innocent and appetizing scent. Combined together, all these raw materials give it a scent close to that of cotton candy or candy apple. Thus, Angel by Thierry Mugler has the gift of taking us back to our fondest memories. It seems to come straight out of a funfair, while still being refreshed by a few fruity notes of peach, apricot, mandarin and bergamot. Finally, for an even more exotic, syrupy finish, vanilla further enhances its base notes.
Thierry Mugler's iconic star
Finally, it should also be noted that this perfume comes in a bottle of great beauty, a true work of craftsmanship in bottle design. Angel is presented in Thierry Mugler's iconic star. It sparkles with a celestial blue that immediately catches the eye. Moreover, since its creation, this star-shaped bottle has come in different formats over the course of the fragrance's flankers, becoming in turn a flatter star, a more vertical one, or even a shooting star. Since 1992, Thierry Mugler has continued to fascinate women, giving rise to a veritable galaxy of gourmand stars.