Le Bouquet de La Reine

Thus, to further extend its prestigious image, Guerlain decided to partner with the Château de Versailles to offer an unprecedented fragrance in limited edition named Le Bouquet de la Reine.

Guerlain partners with the Château de Versailles

The Château de Versailles and the house of Guerlain chose to collaborate to create an exceptional piece paying tribute to the Haute Parfumerie of days gone by. It is somewhat as if the fragrance were reclaiming its noble status, although this had not really diminished over time. This juice is intended more specifically for collectors and each bottle of Le Bouquet de la Reine is thus numbered. This extraordinary and unprecedented initiative will notably help raise funds to restore the royal apartments. Thus, this is an excellent way to preserve heritage while writing the history of perfumery. Both of these prestigious houses embody an extraordinary French savoir-faire and excellence. Accordingly, a perfumer worthy of this renown was placed in charge of creating this fragrance. This is the exclusive nose of the house of Guerlain, Thierry Wasser.

Le Bouquet de la Reine, a precious fragrance

To compose his majestic fragrance, Thierry Wasser selected the finest flowers. In this instance, he placed jasmine at the center of his composition. Indeed, it was one of Queen Marie-Antoinette's favorite flowers. Le Bouquet de la Reine opens on a green and light scent. Galbanum and bergamot give it an intense freshness while jasmine comes into play to reveal all its sensuality. Other fresh, springlike flowers accompany it. In addition, Le Bouquet de la Reine contains cyclamen, lily of the valley and freesia. Its base, meanwhile, is more sensual and enveloping. It revolves around a majestic sillage of amber and musk. The whole is also housed in a bottle of great beauty. This is the Quadrilobé bottle from the house of Guerlain, created in 1908. A true sculpture, it is offered in a generous size of 125 ml. In tribute to Versailles, it is adorned with a jewel signed by the Haute Couture jeweler Desrues, a French house founded in 1929. The whole takes the form of a sculptural star gilded with 23-carat fine gold and shaped by artisan goldsmiths. Likewise, the glass of this bottle is crafted at the Verrerie Brosse, founded in 1892. Finally, the whole is enhanced with a silk cord hand-whipped at the neck. This is a finish typical of the craftsmanship of the house of Guerlain, recognized for this as a Living Heritage Company. In other words, Le Bouquet de la Reine is a distillation of age-old savoir-faire. Nevertheless, such quality comes at a cost, and it is priced at €550.