Guerlain is re-issuing their ultra-limited-edition of
Muguet perfume, each year with a new twist, for May 1st 2012, celebrating the good luck charm that is lily-of-the-valley given on that day. This year, Guerlain head perfumer Thierry Wasser signs a perfume adorned with a valuable "necklace" from the French house of Gripoix. This limited edition circulates in only 1250 flacons worldwide.
Guerlain Muguet 2012 includes fragrant notes of
lily of the valley, lilac and rose. The light green juice, symbolising freshness and coolness is held in a bottle that holds 60ml/2oz. The perfume is sold at Guerlain boutiques on April 30th ONLY.
Previous editions of Guerlain
Muguet can be seen in this collage photo below.And here is
a short guide into identifying the various editions of Guerlain Muguet perfume per year of release.
Mon Précieux Nectar by Guerlain is a re-edition of a previous extrait de parfum composition from 2009 which had been offered only in 1 litre Val Saint Lambert "urn" numbered bottles (1 L pure Parfum at the retail price of $9,000 or 6000 €!). Now the scent is presented encased in the classic "bee" bottles of the boutique exclusive Les Parisiennes line. (270$ for 125ml of Eau de Parfum extrait de parfum). *[NB. There is some discussion as to whether this is EDP or the actual exrait de parfum formula: Mr.Guerlain has posted a Facebook photo in which "extrait" is written on the tester bottle right besides the Parisienne bottle, which makes perfect sense. This is actually the case as confirmed, so then allow me to consider Guerlain was seriously ripping everyone off just 3 years ago....tsk tsk tsk....]
The fragrance itself is credited to Thierry Wasser and -as before- includes fragrant notes of
petit-grain, bitter almond,
orange blossom, jasmine,
sandalwood, gaiacwood, vanilla,
white musk and incense. (see the
description of Mon Précieux Nectar extrait de parfum from 2009 here).
Obviously the 1L parfum idea hasn't gone down as well as anticipated commercially....?
collage pic via www.perfumediary.com, other pics via mr.Guerlain facebook
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