Les Légendaires L'Heure Bleue 1912
Guerlain L'Heure Bleue was composed in 1912 and is one of the most important fragrances ever made. This is the historic composition, kept in the Légendaires collection.
Anise opens it with neroli, coriander, bergamot and lemon. The anise is the shock: cool, liquorice-like and slightly medicinal, and it tells you immediately that this is not a conventional pretty floral.
The heart is enormous. Heliotrope and carnation lead, powdery and spicy together, with violet, clove, ylang ylang, Bulgarian rose, jasmine, orchid, tuberose and more neroli filling it out. The effect is a dense, slightly melancholy bouquet rather than any single flower.
Iris, vanilla, benzoin, sandalwood, tonka bean, musk and vetiver finish it. This is the famous part: a soft, sweet, powdery base that smells of face powder and old velvet, and which influenced nearly every oriental fragrance that came after it.
How L'Heure Bleue wears
It lasts a long time and projects strongly. Cold weather suits it, and it rewards patience more than any fragrance in the Guerlain range.
L'Heure Bleue Eau de Parfum, 75ml, created by Jacques Guerlain in 1912 for Guerlain, the Paris house founded in 1828.
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