A very special episode this week with not one, but two hugely talented and in-demand perfumers. I am joined by (friend of the show!) Julien Rasquinet along with Paul Guerlain. 

The two of them were at Harrods in London to discuss ‘Lustre’, a fragrance they co-created for the house of Amouage. ‘Lustre’ is one of a trio of fragrances that make up ‘The Essences’ and each one is double-infused and aged for 6 months. The other two fragrances in the new collection are ‘Reasons’ and ‘Outlands.’ They have all been created using a high concentration of 30% perfume oil, along with many other technical and aesthetic innovations that we discuss during our conversation. 

We had chance to talk about ‘The Essences’, the opportunity to work with the prestigious Amouage, how they approached working as two perfumers on one fragrance and also (for Paul) what it means to be part of the Guerlain family.

Paul mentioned the following products in his routine:

Abeille Royale Day Cream - Guerlain

https://www.guerlain.com/uk/en-uk/p/abeille-royale-day-cream-P061500.html

Abeille Royale Night Cream - Guerlain 

https://www.guerlain.com/uk/en-uk/p/abeille-royale-honey-treatment-night-cream-P061850.html

Julien is a man of simple pleasures and uses bar soap and anti-dandruff shampoo!

You can find Amouage on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/amouageofficial/?hl=en

Online at: 

https://amouage.com/en-uk/pages/the-amouage-essences

‘The Essences’ are available in the UK at Harrods:

https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/amouage-lustre-essence-de-parfum-100ml-000000000007713693

Julien is on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/julienrasquinet/?hl=en

Paul is on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/paulguerlain/?hl=en

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